Corn goes back to their very creation story. As the Hopi people emerged into this world, the Creator gave them three things: a gourd of water, a planting stick and a short ear of blue corn. “And he ...

KYKOTSMOVI — In the spring, as Mike Koiyaquaptewa prepared to plant corn, gusty winds whipped across the land, sending dust and sand billowing. He waited for a morning when the winds had died down, ...

Through two decades of drought, Mike Koiyaquaptewa and other Hopi farmers face challenges using their traditional method of dry farming.

This story was originally published by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. In September 2020, the Hopi Tribe’s four-decade effort to secure its right to water ...

Corn goes back to their very creation story. As the Hopi people emerged into this world, the Creator gave them three things: a gourd of water, a planting stick and a short ear of blue corn. Expand ...