![]() Nabokov traveled throughout the country and wrote about worship sites of Indian tribes. Other anthropologists list canyons, dawn and other things. The linkages between these spirits, their habitats and early Indian communities determined everyone's health and success or failure in life," Nabokov wrote in "Where Lighting Strikes," published in 2006. "Their spirits of place dwelled among, could be identified with, or were embodied by stars, planets, clouds, mountains, caves, trees, lakes, rivers, springs, rocks and plants. Peter Nabokov, a professor of American Indian Studies and World Arts and Cultures at UCLA, puts it this way: "The importance, significance and reverence we have concerning these sites does need to be passed on to our families, especially our youth, so we can continue to practice our traditional ways, and further protect these sites."Īrcheologists and cultural experts define significant cultural places in various ways. "The O'odham and Piipaash (Pima and Maricopa) believe all mountain forms to be 'significant' in some way or manner," Anton said. Though the classic faith has changed because of the Christian influence, that doesn't mean the tribes no longer practice their traditional beliefs, said Shane Anton, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community's cultural preservation program manager. The Hohokams farmed the Salt River Valley, created elaborate canal irrigation systems and left behind worship space, according to city archeologists. The Piman-speaking people - including Akimal O'odham or Pima and the Tohono O'odham or Papago and others - were here when the first Europeans arrived in the Southwest in the 16th century. The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, a tribe that lives on the Salt River Reservation east of Scottsdale, claims to be descendants of the prehistoric Hohokams, who lived in the Valley dating as far back as 300 B.C. Centuries before the metropolis exploded in the Valley, descendants of Phoenix's neighboring tribes left behind culturally significant sites where they practiced their earth-based faith.
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