(fire crackling)
(singing in native language)
WOMAN (speaking Hopi):
(singing continues)
WOMAN (speaking Hopi):
(fire bursts)
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WOMAN (speaking Hopi):
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WOMAN (speaking Hopi):
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NARRATOR: In their origin story,
after they emerge from the earth,
the Pueblo are given a sacred quest--
find the Center Place.
LEIGH KUWANWISIWMA: So, some clans went clockwise
and some clans went counterclockwise.
And as the clans migrated, they placed an insignia
where they were at that particular time and place,
which is a spiral.
♪ ♪
WOMAN (speaking Hopi):
♪ ♪
(men chanting, fire crackling)
(scraping)
♪ ♪
NARRATOR: Chaco was a place where people came together
from vast distances.
KUWANWISIWMA: Chaco was a culmination of many years
of learning and knowledge,
and perfecting their ceremonies.
NARRATOR: People share knowledge and beliefs
based on thousands of years of observing their world.
Ceremonies to influence the very forces of nature.
They are still practiced today.