The Museum of Northern ArizonaHopi Ceremonies - Ceremonies of Hopi indigenous Native are taught from the Kiva.

Natural building material is made from water, dirt and straw.The walls of each room were made from stones and covered with smooth adobe.The Kivas had an enclosing wall with a built-in bench.

What does Sipapu mean?There is a small hole in the floor of a kiva.The Ancestral Puebloans used kias and continue to use them today.Their ancient ancestors first emerged to enter the present world through the sipapu.

The colourful mural paintings decorating the walls are notable for the subterranean ceremonial and social chamber built by the Pueblo Indians of the southwestern United States.

The Anasazi were located in Northern New Mexico west of the Pecos River, southwestern Colorado, most of southern Utah, and northern Arizona south to the Little Colorado River.