A Hopi Flute Clan Migration Story: A Hopi Elder Interprets Rock Art Through Clan Tradition - Paperback

by Leroy Pantema Lewis (Author), Terry Swanson (Photographer), Lorna Gail Ladage (Author)

Hopi Elder Leroy Lewis, of First Mesa, tells his personal story of the Flute clan migrations using rock art images from his native Hopi mesas and beyond. As a Flute clan member his interpretations of both petroglyph and pictograph panels, often featuring the flute player, offer a unique perspective on his clan history. Accompanied by the stunning rock art photography of Terry Swanson and line drawings by author and artist L.G. LaDage, the reader will delight in this intimate journey shared for the first time by a Native American.

Author Biography

Hopi elder Leroy Lewis grew up in the village of Sichomovi on First Mesa, learning from his elders in the traditional ways of the Flute Clan. As a small child, Leroy became immersed in the clan history, language and culture of his people. He became a practitioner of his clan by way of initiation as a young boy. A key mentor in his life, who shared the old ways, was his grandfather of the Butterfly Clan. Leroy's mother is from the Flute Clan and his father is of the Kachina Clan. Other clan chiefs gave him guidance, support and knowledge of the Hopi ways, which he continues to value and practice.