Hopilavayi Project

The Hopilavayi Project
The Hopilavayi Project is a Hopi (Four Corners Area, Uto-Aztecan) language preservation project begun by the Hopi Cultural Preservation Office after a grant from the Administration for Native Americans allowed the Hopi to begin the Hopi Language Assessment Project in 1997, to quantify, for the first time, the status of Hopi language fluency in the Hopi community. The assessment project concluded and allowed for the creation of the Hopi Language Education and Preservation Plan, which asserts that the continued use of the Hopi language is vital, and that Hopi should be taught at home and in the 12 Hopi villages by knowledgeable speakers.

By developing, implementing, and evaluating pilot programs in different settings and among different ages, the Hopilavayi Project gives the community and school system the experience, resources and flexibility to design grassroots programs for language revitalization that fits their own needs. The Hopilavayi Project targets both adults and children, offering classes and resources where needed, and attempts to teach the Hopi language to classes of no more than 15.

As of 2009, the Hopi Cultural Preservation Office website listed the Hopilavayi Project under their "Past Projects" page, though ongoing efforts at Hopi language education and revitalization are still underway. Hopilavayi means "Hopi Language" in Hopi.

Links for the Hopilavayi Project
Hopilavayi Project's website