Education beyond the Mesas: Hopi Students at Sherman Institute, 1902-1929

Acknowledgments

The completion of this manuscript is credited to my wife, Kylene, and my daughters, Hannah, Meaghan, and Noelle, who sacrificed more than I could have asked or imagined as I completed this project. In addition to my wife and children, I am grateful for the support of my parents, Willard and Christine Gilbert, my siblings, Christopher and Angela and their spouses, Chrissy and Mitch, my grandparents, Ethel Sakiestewa Gilbert and Lloyd Gilbert of Upper Moencopi, Tio Tachias and Liz Fajardo, and other extended family members, including the Warner, Gmur, Hopewell, and Carl families. I also remain indebted to the Hopi Tribe, the Hopi Tribe Grants and Scholarship Program (htgsp), and the Hopi Education Endowment Fund (heef). Without the patience, inspiration, encouragement , and financial assistance of the Hopi Tribe, I would not have been able to pursue or complete my education beyond the Hopi mesas. Furthermore, I am greatly appreciative of the cooperation and involvement of the Hopi Cultural Preservation Office in Kykotsmovi, Arizona. The Hopi Tribe had a critical role in my research, and its guidance in this project provided meaning and depth to my work that would not have existed otherwise. I extend my sincere appreciation to Leigh J. Kuwanwisiwma , director of the Hopi Cultural Preservation Office, Stewart B. Koyiyumptewa, author and archivist for the Hopi Acknowledgments Acknowledgments xiv Tribe, Terry Morgart, Marvin Lalo, Lee Wayne Lomayestewa, and Dawa Taylor. I am also grateful for the help and assistance of Lorene Sisquoc , curator of the Sherman Indian Museum in Riverside, California, Paul Wormser and Gwen Granados of the National Archives Pacific Branch in Laguna Niguel, California, and Karen Underhill of Northern Arizona University’s Cline Library Special Collections. The many Hopi-related documents that they provided for my research allowed the “Hopi voice” in this project to be heard to an even greater extent. Furthermore, incredible support for this manuscript came from my colleagues at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, including Robert Warrior, Antoinette Burton, Frederick E. Hoxie, LeAnne Howe, Debbie Reese, Jodi Byrd, David Anthony Clark, Robert Dale Parker, Brenda Farnell, Teresa Barnes, Augusto Espiritu, Adrian Burgos, Kenneth M. Cuno, John Randolph, David R. Roediger, Diane P. Koenker, James Brennan, James R. Barrett, Kathryn J. Oberdeck, Dana Rabin, R. Jovita Baber, Clarence Lang, Kristin Hoganson, Bruce Levine, Karen Carney, Ruth Watkins, Anna Gonzales, Durango Mendoza, John McKinn, and Wanda Pillow. In my first year at the University of Illinois, I served as a postdoctoral research associate of American Indian studies, which provided me with much needed time to work on my book. Additional gratitude is extended to Simon J. Ortiz, Rebecca (Monte) Kugel, Michelle Rahejah, Victoria Bomberry, Kristina Ackley, Gerald Vizenor, Joseph Bauerkemper, Jill Doerfler, Tol Foster, Dustin Tamahkerah, Keith Camacho, Louellyn White, John W. Troutman, Laurie Arnold, David Delgado Shorter, John Low, MariJo Moore, Jennifer Nez Denetdale, Lloyd Lee, Frances A. Washburn, Myla Vicenti Carpio, Evelina Zuni Lucero, Melissa K. Nelson, Lisa S. Pacheco, Ned Blackhawk, Alyssa Mt. Pleasant, Acknowledgments xv Shelly Lowe, Brian Klopotek, Devon A. Mihesuah, José Medina, Barbara Landis, William Medina, Jean A. Keller, Robert Oberhardt , Larry Burgess, Daniel Palm, John Hughes, Paul T. Plew, J. Gregory Behle, James D. Owen, Clyde P. Greer Jr., and John Stead. I am especially grateful for my friend and former graduate advisor, Clifford E. Trafzer, who provided me with mentoring and encouragement, and instilled in me a desire to “publish, publish, publish.” Furthermore, I remain indebted and thankful for the support of Thomas Biolsi, David Wallace Adams, Brenda J. Child, Jacqueline Fear-Segal, Margaret D. Jacobs, Margaret ConnellSzasz , Jon Reyhner, Denis F. Viri, Bruce J. Dinges, Tom Holm, Wesley Bernardini, Justin B. Richland, and Peter M. Whiteley, whose scholarship on the Orayvi Split has great meaning for the Hopi people. Critical support and assistance came from Hopi scholars and educators Lomayumtewa C. Ishii, Angela A. Gonzales , Sheilah E. Nicholas, the late Emory Sekaquaptewa, LeRoy Shingoitewa, Noreen Sakiestewa, the late Hartman Lomawaima, Patricia Sekaquaptewa, LuAnn Leonard, Barbara Poley, Theresa Lomakema, Loris Taylor, and the late Ferrell Sekacucu. I extend further gratitude to Samuel Shingoitewa of Upper Moencopi and Bessie Humetewa of Bacavi, who so generously shared with me about their “Sherman days” before their passing. Additional appreciation goes to Stewart Nicholas of the Hopi Tutuveni, Marsah Balenquah, Bradley Balenquah, Leslie Robledo and Eileen Randolph of Bacavi, and Nick Brokeshoulder of Hotevilla. A special thanks is extended to film director...