[Felicia-Salais]

I myself am not Native, but my husband is Hopi so I will try to answer this question on his behalf. In the Hopi culture, all of those things are very important in preserving the ‘old ways’ as they are called in tribal society. Many Natives who move off the reservation to live city lives are often put down because they choose to live an ‘easy’ life as opposed to, say, growing their own food, living without running water, electricity and so on and so forth. However, the split between the city people and the rez people isn’t enough to destroy the one thing they hold dear above all else: family. There is also some distress about the breeding of other races into the Hopi community and keeping the blood pure. To answer your question simply, language, religion, and custom are all extremely important to Native Americans in preserving who they are.

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Name : Felicia-Salais, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Hispanic and White, Religion : I just believe in God :), Age : 23, City : Phoenix, State : AZ, Country : United States, Occupation : Homemaker/Mother, Education level : High School Diploma, Social class : Lower middle class, 

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