March, 1905. The Traditions of the Hopi • — Voth. 25 



Flute cult by the Spider clan. The Lizard, which also arrived from 

 the north-west, brought the Marau cult, and the Parrot clan the Lag6n 

 cult. Others came later. Small bands living throughout the country 

 when they could hear about the people living in Oraibi would some- 

 times move up towards Oraibi and ask for admission to live in the 

 village. In this way the villages were built up slowly. 



At that time everything was good yet. No wicked ones were 

 living in the village at that time. When the Katcinas danced it 

 would rain, and if it did not rain while they danced, it always rained 

 when the dance was over, and when the people would have their kiva 

 ceremonies it would also rain. But at that time they had not so 

 many Katcinas. There were only the Hopi Katcinas, which the Hopi 

 brought with them from the under-world. They were very simple 

 but very good. People at that time lived happily, but by this time 

 the P6pwaktu had increased at Palatkwapi. The one Powd,ka 

 maiden that had come with these people from the under-world had 

 taught others her evil arts. And so these wicked ones had increased 

 very much until finally Palatkwapi was destroyed by a great water 

 produced by the Balolookongs. Nearly all the people were destroyed, 

 but a few succeeded in reaching dry land in the flood and they were 

 saved. 



They traveled northeastward and finally came to Mat6vi, and 

 from there to Wd,lpi. From Walpi they scattered to the different 

 villages, teaching their evil arts to others. They would put sickness 

 into the people so that the people contracted diseases and died. 

 They also turned the Ute Indians and the Apache, who used to be 

 friends of the Hopi, into their enemies, so that after that these tribes 

 would make wars on the Hopi. They also caused contentions among 

 the Hopi. The Navaho also used to be friends of the Hopi, but these 

 P6pwaktu would occasionally call the Ute and the Apache to make 

 raids on the Hopi. They also turned the Navaho into our enemies, 

 and then the White Men came and made demands of the Hopi. The 

 White Men are also called here by these P6pwaktu, and now the White 

 Men are worrying the Hopi also. 



But the Hopi are still looking towards their elder brother, the 

 one that arrived at the sunrise first, and he is looking from there this 

 way to the Hopi, watching and listening how they are getting along. 

 Our old men and ancestors (w6wuyom) have said that some White 

 Men would be coming to them, but they would not be the White Men 

 like our elder brother, and they would be worrying us. They would 

 ask for our children. They would ask us to have our heads washed 

 (baptized), and if we would not do what they asked us they would 



