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1991 Map of Shungopavi

Name: 1991 Topographic Map of Shungopavi
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

The Hopi Indian Reservation landscape is defined by the elevation of Second Mesa, where traditional villages like Shungopavi stand as centers of cultural endurance. Based on fieldwork from 1966 and 1986, this record identifies a complex network of life-sustaining water sources scattered among the arid bluffs, including Stinkbug Spring, Bluebird Spring, and Whitewall Springs. The proximity of the Hopi Cultural Center and Hopi Civic Center to the residential clusters of Kykotsmovi and Second Mesa illustrates the integration of modern civic life within an ancestral homeland.

Industrial activity is limited to a few prospects and a Gravel Pit, leaving the majority of the terrain to its natural drainage patterns, most notably the Oraibi Wash. This map is particularly valuable for its naming of specific natural springs and terrain features like Taawaki, which provided the essential geography for daily life and agriculture in this high-desert environment before the turn of the millennium.