Hopi

But as significant is the list of groups excluded from the process, including NPCA, the Hopi tribe, and indigenous environmental organizations.

While the glitzy development would bring in new revenue for the Navajo people, critics say the canyon would be "doomed," and members of the neighboring Hopi tribe worry because the proposed site at the confluence of the Colorado and Little Colorado rivers is considered sacred.

Humetewa, a member of the Hopi tribe, was born and raised in Arizona.

It was a happy ending for the Hopi tribe following a series of legal setbacks in efforts to delay the sale of the masks, arguing that they represent ancestral spirits and shouldn't be sold.

James Anaya, now UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; The Honorable Chief Ferrell Sekakuku of the Hopi Tribe; Keller George, Chairman of the United South and Eastern Tribes; the Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, The Honorable Ross Swimmer; The Honorable Ray Halbritter, Representative of the Oneida Indian Nation; Comanche leader LaDonna Harris; Oren Lyons, spiritual leader of the Onondaga Nation; the leaders of the Florida Tribes of the Seminole and Miccosukee; and Erica Daes, charismatic Chair of the UN Working Group on the Rights of Indigenous Populations.

The Hopi Tribe of northern Arizona has said that Wachovia has cheated the tribe.

A FRENCH court has ruled to allow an auction of dozens of Native American tribal masks which had been opposed by the Hopi tribe.

"Our philosophy isn't really what we do in sales numbers that day, but how we strengthen our relationship with the government entities and the Hopi tribe," Callan says.

The inclusion of the private properties owned by the Hopi tribe in the PEA will necessitate delaying the release of the PEA for 60 to 90 days to allow ERCOSPLAN to incorporate the Hopi data.

"This is one of the hot spots we've found at the dump," said Lionel Puhuyesva, director of the Hopi Tribe's Water Resources Program, pointing to a well that monitors groundwater under the dump.

Homolovi State Park re-opened thanks to $175,000 from the Hopi Tribe. The agreement gives the tribe a significant say in the operation of the park, which is a culturally and religiously important site for the tribe.

because I honestly feel these are religious spiritually related items and selling fake Kachinas damages the market, takes money from the sell [sic] of real Kachinas made by the Hopi Tribe and ultimately siphens [sic] money form [sic] the Hopi people themselves.

As part of his talks in the United States, Caglayan met with officials from the Indian Hopi tribe in the State of Arizona.

"Alot of people say afterwards that they feel lighter and can breathe properly." Like many complementary and 'alternative' ear candling does have its critics - not least from the Hopi tribe who say the practice does not actually originate from them.