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'Everything is drying.' Springs on Hopi Land Decline. Sacred Connection Lost.

12/7/2020

 
MISHONGNOVI — At the base of a sandstone mesa, the ground descends in a series of stone terraces and steps, forming an oval-shaped ceremonial gathering place with flat rocks arranged around a central pit. At the bottom, a pool of water shimmers in the sun. This natural spring, called Toreva Spring, is a sacred place for Hopi people. For centuries, they have held religious ceremonies here while looking into its serene waters.  When he was a boy, Howard Dennis sat by the water during ceremonies and dangled his feet in the cool spring. “See that little ledge right there? At the bottom, that’s how high it used to be,” Dennis said, motioning to the dry edge of the pit.  Over the past four decades, he said, the water level in the spring has dropped 8 to 10 feet. - AZ Central
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Olivia Clegg link
12/12/2020 09:57:43 pm

It's sad to see that not only have the Hopi been affected by climate change as a result of fossil fuels, but they were unjustly treated by Coal companies who only care about money. The quote, "To Hopi, water is not a commodity. It's life. It's sacred,” really struck me and says a lot about how differently people view life and the planet.

Prof Jeff
12/23/2020 08:07:23 pm

Olivia, so true.

To be fair, the tribes DID vote to allow the coal companies.

To be more fair the tribes were deceivedby their attorney from Utah who unknown to the Navajo and Hopi was secretly working for the coal companies. This is the power of fossil fuels. Want to see more of this? Read about Randazzo and Householder of Ohio and how they took bribes to support coal and nuclear and sabotage cheaper and cleaner renewable energy.

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ohio-puc-chairman-samuel-randazzo-abruptly-resigns-four-days-after-fbi-sear/589494/


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