Introduction.
Hopi culture is a cultural religion and spirituality of the Hopi people who primarily are the Native American tribe. They are believed to have originated from the people of the ancient Pueblo where they inhabited the regions of Mexico, part of Arizona and Colorado. The authentic meaning of Hopi is one who strictly adheres to the way of Hopi, a mannered, peaceable, polite and civilized one. They are believed to be deeply rooted in their cultural spirituality and morals, religion and their attributed ethics. They exhibit total reverence, respect, peace for all things and their livelihood is in accordance with Maasaw (Creator) instructions and regulations. Moral ecology describes a scenario where all the behavioral strategies are geared toward promoting high standards of cooperation within different groups and this becomes a moral norm to the people whereas ecological morality signifies to the principle set to govern the human perception and attitude
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They observe their traditional ceremonies and practices for an added advantage to the entire world. The Hopi live in respect and peaceful live amongst themselves. Their great source of influence is the Christianity and missionary practices in their religion. The primary focus of this people is on responsibilities to their religious societies, to their immediate family, to their clan and the entire tribe. They economic source is agri-production of crops and animals. Their natural world is one in which Hopi inhabit in the same moral and natural world with all their organisms which is central to what the Western science advocates that is unconscious animals and plans and spiritless. This is very different view according to the Euro- American people whose emphasis is on the individual, civil and property rights. This holistic and ancient orientation to natural worlds often seems out of balance in reference to the Euro- American society. (Greaves,