In May 2005, my wife and I went to the United States and visited the Hopi People, one of the North American indigenous tribes. We were invited by Mr. Thomas Banyacya Jr., to his home in Kykotsmovi, AZ, and visited with him and his wife for more than 1½ hours. One of the subjects we discussed was the message that the Hopi People have to tell the world as a whole. Thomas' father has been travelling the globe for many years to present these words to a great number of world leaders and through them to the world. From him I received the expressed consent to share the messages from his father in particular, and those of the Hopi People in general, to you, reader. I am especially grateful for this. The next day we unexpectedly experienced a tour by a proud local police officer through Walpi, the oldest Hopi village in existence. This village on Second Mesa is a place where white people are not generally welcomed. Later that day we attended a 'Chu'tiva', the 'snake dance', one of the most important ceremonies in the Hopi spiritual year. In this index, dedicated to the Native Peoples of North America, a number of texts and other material is presented - the inheritance of several of the peoples. Other than texts by the Hopi, there are other tribes represented such as the Navajo, Nez Pierce, Lakota etc. Hans Brockhuis/Running Fox.
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