People of the Corn: Teachings in Hopi Traditional Agriculture, Spirituality, and Sustainability
People of the Corn: Teachings in Hopi Traditional Agriculture, Spirituality, and Sustainability
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玉米人：霍皮传统农业、灵性和可持续性的教学
DOI：
10.1353/aiq.2004.0109
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发表时间：
2005
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通讯作者：
Virgil Masayesva
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作者：
Dennis Wall;Virgil Masayesva
本文描述了古代农业实践与其所维系的文化之间的独特关系。霍皮农业，被称为“旱作农业”，因为它严格依赖降水和径流水（沿着辛勤劳动和祈祷），保持了霍皮文化完整近千年。但是，除了它为亚利桑那州北方高沙漠的人们提供的食物外，玉米几乎进入了传统霍皮人生活的方方面面，有助于价值观的发展，传统的分享和传承，以及与伟大的神秘的庆祝和联系。本文的作者是部落环境专业人员研究所（itep）的工作人员，这是一个位于弗拉格斯塔夫的北方亚利桑那大学的部落培训和支持组织。该项目的工作包括帮助各部落建立环境管理方案的能力。该研究所的工作重点是空气质量管理培训，但也涉及其他媒体，包括饮用水，废水和固体废物，以及部落面临的环境毒素，如核废料和重金属沉积的挑战。itep的负责人Virgil Masayesva是霍皮部落的成员，在第三梅萨的Hotevilla村长大，他的家庭农场（见下文）位于一个山谷，他的家人称之为Hopaq。丹尼斯·沃尔，亚利桑那州人，是一位作家，长期的自由撰稿人和摄影师，也是itep的编辑。
This article describes aspects of a unique relationship between an ancient agricultural practice and the culture that it sustains. Hopi agriculture, known as “dry farming” because it relies strictly on precipitation and runoff water (along with hard work and prayer), has kept the Hopi culture intact for nearly a thousand years. But aside from the sustenance it provides the people of the high desert of northern Arizona, corn enters into nearly every aspect of traditional Hopi life, contributing to values development, the sharing and passing on of tradition, and the celebration and connection with the Great Mystery. The authors of this article are members of the staff of the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (itep), a tribal training and support organization based at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. itep’s work involves helping tribes to build capacity in their environmental management programs. The institute’s work centers on air quality management training but also addresses other media, including drinking water, wastewater, and solid waste, as well as challenges that tribes face with environmental toxins such as nuclear waste and heavy-metal deposition. Virgil Masayesva, director of itep is a member of the Hopi Tribe and was raised in the village of Hotevilla on Third Mesa on his family’s farm (mentioned below), located in a valley that his family calls Hopaq. Dennis Wall, an Arizona native, is an author, longtime freelance writerphotographer, and itep’s editor.