ABSTRACT
Collaboration among the Hopi Tribe’s Cultural Preservation Office, Northern Arizona University, and the Museum of Northern Arizona created a Hopi youth exhibit that was a capstone experience for a long-term cultural preservation project. The story of Hopi cultural continuity and the challenges for sustaining these traditions reflects today’s Hopi youth as grounded in their traditional cultural roots yet living with the pressures of the modern world. Hopi youth used personal narratives to communicate their ideas, realities, and hopes for the future. They create significant long-term impacts that revolve around cultural connections, personal and cultural inspiration, and intergenerational learning.
