James, Harry Pages From Hopi History McPherson, Robert Sacred Land, Sacred View. This course is focussed on how Indian people perceive their origins. There is often a debate with each community about these issues, but in this course we will provide what is generally agreed to by the people. Multiple origins exist for all tribes. This is another issue and does not reflect disagreements over origins.
Origins stories tie people to the land - specific portions of the land.
Such lands have been called Holy Lands - which is a similar concept coming from western cultures. Holy Lands are often overlapping and to some extent may be disputed. The point here is that oral tradition is not exclusively an oral means of communication. In some societies, names have to do with occupation, character, etc. Every individual in Hopi society belongs to a larger family than their natural family the clan.