| Emory Sekaquaptewa, Research Anthropologist
(J.D. Arizona 1970)
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Emory Sekaquaptewa was born on the Third Mesa, Hopi Reservation in Arizona. He graduated from the University of Arizona School of Law with the degree of Juris Doctor.
Being Hopi is a way of life. Among the key pillars of Hopi are cooperation, respect, stewardship, compassion, and humility; humility perhaps is the greatest. Emory's life and work represented these values.
Emory worked at the University of Arizona for thirty-four years in teaching, research and service. In 1998 University of Arizona Press published the Hopi Dictionary, completing a project Emory had worked on for 10 years.
When Emory died on Dec. 14, 2007, he was in the middle of creating a Hopi Children’s Word Book. His colleagues and supporters are determined to realize his vision for this project..
Emory was long involved laying down foundations for Hopi literacy programs at Hopi High School and other schools on the Reservation. Emory was also involved in the Hopi Murals Project, funded by the Getty foundation to the Museum of Northern Arizona.
A recent revision of the Hopi Dictionary was completed in February 2004. Emoy's most recent publication "Reconstructing the Hopi Past from Ritual Metaphors in Song and Image", written with Dorothy Washburn, has been accepted for publication in 'American Antiquity.'
Emory was a member of the faculty in BARA and American Indian Studies. He served as Director of American Indian Studies Programs from 1987 to 1988 at the U of A. Emory was also an Appellate Court Judge of the Hopi Tribe. He was an active member of the Hopi community in all of its activities, both modern and traditional.
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