From Sipapu to Mesa: Tracing Hopi origins through story and science
The Hopi people describe their presence in the Southwest not as a migration from elsewhere, but as an emergence — a sacred unfolding from one world into another. Through the sipapu, a symbolic portal located in the Grand Canyon and replicated in kiva floors, they entered the Fourth World. This narrative is not simply a myth of beginnings. It serves as a spiritual compass, guiding generations to live in balance with the Earth and the Creator’s instructions. ...