Hopi Kinship and Culture

The Hopi Kinship and Culture video series includes three videos designed for educational use told through the words of Judy Butzine, project designer, writer, and director with additional content from participating artists.

Part 1: Honoring the Earth Honors Us All! Art History Lesson

This is Video 1 of the story of Hopi community sustainability, seeing Hopi culture through the work of Hopi artists and teachers. Special thanks to Debbie Drye, Hopi Badger Clan Mother.

Hopi kinship with and stewardship of the earth reflect a way of living that honors and sustains the earth. In this video the life and work of Arizona Hopi artist and architect Dennis Numkena is explored in particular. The narrative is brought to life by Ben Boomer, who spent time traveling the Southwest and Mexico with Numkena.

  • Music by Diné artist Michael D. Goodluck
  • Hopi Artists: Dennis Numkena, Pliny Draper, Michael Kabotie, Coochsiwukioma-Delbridge, Dalawepi Ergil Vallo, Stanley Honahili, Duane Koyawena, Jean Sahmie
  • Videography and Video Production by Financial Potion, Taylor and Eric Wellman

Part 2: Art Making Lesson Examining Hopi Culture and Environmental Sustainability through the Work of Anne Elizabeth Coe

This is Video 2 of the story of Hopi community sustainability. The curriculum is designed by Judy Butzine, MSW, in collaboration with Hopi educators and artists along with other Native Peoples.

 Hopi kinship with and stewardship of the earth reflect a way of living that honors and sustains the earth. In this video the life and work of Arizona artist and conservation activist Anne Coe are seen as an honoring of the earth and its inhabitants. Anne Coe founded the Superstition Land Trust and uses her artwork as a form of advocacy for the environment. Told through the words of Anne Coe and Judy Butzine and brought to life by Ben Boomer.

  • Music by Artist Oliverio Balcells 
  • Artists Anne Elizabeth Coe and Dennis Numkena 
  • Videography and Video Production by Financial Potion, Taylor and Eric Wellman

Part 3: Making Meaning the Indigenous Way: A Virtual Exhibition

This video revisits the work of Dennis Numkena and Anne Elizabeth Coe, and features an interview with artist Hector Gonzales, who discusses the meaning of two of his paintings. The narrative is brought to life by Ben Boomer and Taylor Wellman.

 The Cultural Arts Coalition dedicates this third video in the series to Debbie Drye, Hopi Badger Clan Mother, with gratitude for her two years of research and documentation assistance with the Hopi Kinship and Culture video series. Ms. Drye is a Heard American Indian Museum educator of more than two decades. For further learning, she guides us to the Hopi Cultural Preservation Office’s Recommended Readings.

  •  Music by Artist Oliverio Balcells 
  • Artists Anne Elizabeth Coe, Dennis Numkena, Hector Gonzales, Pliny Draper, Michael Kabotie, Coochsiwukioma-Delbridge, Honanie, Duane Koyawena, Sarah Cordova, Reggie Casillas, Gloria Martinez, Stanley Honahili, South Mountain High School student Tyler 
  • Videography by Michael Butzine
  • Video Production by Financial Potion, Taylor and Eric Wellman

This video series, Hopi Kinship and Culture, may be copied, downloaded and freely distributed in classrooms and for other noncommercial uses. No alteration of these videos is permitted.

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