Hisatsinom
Academic literature has referred to ancestors of the Hopi as
"Anasazi" for decades. The Hopi strongly object to the term
"Anasazi". "Anasazi" is a Navajo word meaning "enemy of long ago"
[Anai'=enemy; shazi=old or long ago], that was used by the Navajo
in reference to the Hopi. It is offensive and derogatory to Hopis
since the Hopi never call anyone enemy. The Hopi term for their
ancestors is Hisatsinom. It is a generic term for all
Hopi ancestors and replaces the term "Anasazi" throughout
this site.
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