(fire crackling)
(singing in native language)
WOMAN (speaking Hopi):
(singing continues)
(singing continues)
WOMAN (speaking Hopi):
WOMAN (speaking Hopi):
(fire bursts)
♪ ♪
WOMAN (speaking Hopi):
♪ ♪
WOMAN (speaking Hopi):
♪ ♪
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.
