(fire crackling)

(singing in native language)

WOMAN (speaking Hopi):

(singing continues)

(singing continues)

WOMAN (speaking Hopi):

WOMAN (speaking Hopi):

(fire bursts)

♪ ♪

WOMAN (speaking Hopi):

♪ ♪

WOMAN (speaking Hopi):

♪ ♪

NARRATOR:
In their origin story,

after they emerge
from the earth,

the Pueblo are given
a sacred quest--

find the Center Place.

LEIGH KUWANWISIWMA:
So, some clans went clockwise

and some clans
went counterclockwise.

And as the clans migrated,
they placed an insignia

where they were at that
particular time and place,

which is a spiral.

♪ ♪

WOMAN (speaking Hopi):

♪ ♪

(men chanting, fire crackling)

(scraping)

♪ ♪

NARRATOR: Chaco was a place
where people came together

from vast distances.

KUWANWISIWMA: Chaco was
a culmination of many years

of learning and knowledge,

and perfecting their ceremonies.

NARRATOR: People share knowledge
and beliefs

based on thousands of years
of observing their world.

Ceremonies to influence
the very forces of nature.

They are still practiced today.