Anasazi ancient ancestors?

[falcon9]

"According to legend, the ancestors of the Hopi tribe migrated from various locations and settled near the Grand Canyon. Legend also portrays a peaceful people, willing to cooperate with others to improve their life. 

Classified as Pueblo Indians they most likely descended from the Anasazi. The Hopi were the only Pueblo Indians that spoke a dialect of the Uto-Aztecan language family called Shoshone. Archaeological evidence indicates that the Navajos migrated from the north about 1025 A.D. "
 -- unverified excerpt from "Purple Hawk", Apache, band not listed

[walksalone11]

I have been looking in some books and various websites but I think my initial comment is going to be by way of an instant message conversation with a friend of mine, yesterday. Shanna is Dine(Navajo):

Me:
Hiya

Shanna Mitchell
HEY WALKS! GOOD AFTERNOON

Me:
Hi

Me:
was wanting to ask you about something I have been studying
maybe you can explain something to me
The word Anasazi is Navajo but I'm finding two separate and conflicting translations

Shanna Mitchell
WHICH ARE?

Me:
One site I looked at claimed it was something to the effect of Ancient ones who are not us. another says enemy ancestors

Shanna Mitchell
what my grandma told me was Anasazis were our ancestors, ancient times

Me:
I thought I had heard that before. Thanks, I guess the Pueblos up here are also decended so that would be like what, cousins to the Dine?

Shanna Mitchell
most definitely.

Me
kool, and how about Hopi and Zuni?

Shanna Mitchell
YEP...





I have a Niece (honorary) who is Dine, and also graduated last year with honors from Stanford University with a degree in Anthropology.

I am hoping to speak to her soon however right now she is "unavailable". Not sure when I will speak with her.

[walksalone11]

From "Signs of Life, rock art of the upper Rio Grande" by Dennis Slifer

"The people we call Anasazis( a Navajo word meaning "Ancient Ones," or Ancient Enemies") originated on the Colorado Plateau from Desert Archaic people about 2,000 years ago.Their culture became the largest and best known of all prehistoric southwestern cultures. They were primarily a horticultural society, growing corn, beans, and squash for their food staples. The Basketmaker Period of the Anasazis preceded the Pueblo Period, the latter commencing around A.D. 700. Spectacular cliff dwellings and multistoried masonry pueblos with underground ceremonial chambers, known as Kivas, are the architectural characteristics of the classic Anasazi period. The Anasazi tradition spans a period from at least 200 B.C. to approximately A.D. 1540, when the Spanish entered the Southwest. Modern Pueblo peoples living along the Rio Grande, and at Hopi, Zuni, and Acoma, are descendants of the Anasazis.

Unlike many of their neighbors who shared common Desert Archaic origin and lifestyles, the Anasazi people exhibited a tendency to radical change throughout their history. Their culture became more complex with time, perhaps due in part to the well-documented contacts with the cultures of Mexico across the desert to the south, where maize, beans, and squash were first domesticated. These foods became the staples of village life throughout the southwest, and Anasazi civilization was supported by them. Many other developments from Mexico, and elsewhere, shaped Anasazi culture, including pottery, irrigation techniques, the bow and arrow, cotton and loom weaving, as well as esoteric knowledge and religious ideas...............


..........Today, there are 19 Pueblo Indian tribes with a combined population of 50,000. The Anasazis are alive and well in the Rio Grande Valley and at Acoma, Zuni, and Hopi, although some Pueblo people prefer the Hopi term "Hisatsinom" (Ancient People) to describe their ancestors.Despite four centuries of political domination by European- derived cultures, the Pueblo people still thrive and have preserved much of their ancient heritage."

[walksalone11]

"
850-1250 A.D.

The first people to inhabit this region, the Anasazi, or "Ancient Ones", resided in communities from 850 - 1200 A.D. Chaco Canyon served as a major urban center of ancestral Puebloan culture. Thousands congregated around the area to trade and hold ceremonies. Various ruins located at Chaco Canyon National Historical Park, Mesa Verde National Park, Aztec Ruins National Park, Salmon Ruins & Heritage Park, and Canyon de Chelly......."

http://www.indiancountrynm.org/default.aspx

[jaymz462]

The Anasazi were down with ancient aliens, right?

[falcon9]

The Anasazi were down with ancient aliens, right?

That name means "ancient enemies" in the Pueblo tongues, (Navajo and Hopi, for instance).  There are various legends however, most likely they migrated from Asia via the "Beringia" land/ice-bridge which was extant millenia ago.

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