1928: Fully engaged in cultural appropriation, the Prescott paper says "The genuine Smokis and Hopis are of the same tribe and the names are used interchangeably."
1927 - Hopi continue to tour and dance across the country, in an effort to raise awareness to indigenous ceremonial rites. Of course, there's also a lot of puns, cliches and "jokes" about scalping.
1927, March 12 The Honolulu Advertiser |
Almost none of that is true.
1927, June 10 Shamokin News Dispatch |
1927, Aug 21 Arizona Republic |
Basically, the origin of the "ancient Smoki" is either tongue-in-cheek or it's bullcrap, because the article tells a creation story and then ends it, saying. that it wasn't until 1920 that the Smokis could be revealed to the world, and they were discovered.
I'm not even going to waste my time telling any more than that because it was so incredibly stupid.
1928, Feb 5 Arizona Republic |
This article from Prescott, Az (1928, March 20 The Evening Journal)
"Out of the dance have grown various ceremonials adopted by white men, some of them in burlesque. Recently in Phoenix a group of 50 white men held such a dance, dressed in tropical garb and using live snakes. The dancers were prosaic [ordinary] business men of Prescott, organized as members of "the Smoki clan." They presented the dance on behalf of charity.The genuine Smokis and Hopis are of the same tribe and the names are used interchangeably."
1928, March 20 The Evening Journal |
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What I assume by this is that the Smokis have truly crossed a line, and now THEY are real HOPI INDIANS and this snake dance is theirs.Only took 7 years.
1928, May 20 Arizona Daily Star |
The real Hopi are still performing.
1928, June 22 The Morning Call |
1928, Aug 24 Chicago Tribune |
1928, Sep 2 The Morning Call |