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plural Hopi or Hopis
: a member of an Indigenous people of northeastern Arizona
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: the Uto-Aztecan language of the Hopi people
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An avid jewelry collector herself, Glasses also curated turquoise and silver jewelry from six artisan families from the Navajo Nation, Hopi Pueblo, San Felipe Pueblo and Zuni Pueblo to style with the clothes, and sell in Ralph Lauren stores and on RalphLauren.com.
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Booth Moore, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
In the past, parents who refused to send their kids faced jail time, including 19 Hopi men who were imprisoned at Alcatraz for the crime of not letting go of their children.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 25 Oct. 2024
Plus, Stanley claimed at his 1893 show to have learned the mysterious healing powers of snake oil from the Hopi tribe, a statement that has gone unverified.
—Jordan Friedman, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
During this election, it was reported that President Joe Biden received nearly 60,000 ballots from voters on the Hopi and Navajo reservations in northeastern Arizona.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2024
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Booth Moore, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
In the past, parents who refused to send their kids faced jail time, including 19 Hopi men who were imprisoned at Alcatraz for the crime of not letting go of their children.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 25 Oct. 2024
Plus, Stanley claimed at his 1893 show to have learned the mysterious healing powers of snake oil from the Hopi tribe, a statement that has gone unverified.
—Jordan Friedman, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
During this election, it was reported that President Joe Biden received nearly 60,000 ballots from voters on the Hopi and Navajo reservations in northeastern Arizona.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Hopi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hopi. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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Hopi
noun
Ho·pi
ˈhō-pē 
plural Hopi or Hopis
: a member of an Indigenous people of northeastern Arizona
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: the language of the Hopi people
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