Arizona
Join James Hill, intern at the U.S. Embassy, talking about Arizona, the Grand Canyon State. Learn about Hopi kachina dolls and religion and find out which five Cs represent Arizona's economy. Transcript: Hello, my name is Cody Hill. I would like to share some information with you about the state I was born in, Arizona. Before the first Europeans set foot in what would be known as Arizona, the land was inhabited by many different tribes of people. The Navajo, Hopi, Apache, and Pima are just four of the twenty-one federally recognized tribes of Arizona. When my father was 2 years old, his family moved to Keams Canyon, Arizona. It is located on the Navajo Nation Indian Reservation, in north-eastern Arizona. He lived there until he was 17. During these 15 years, the Hill family became very close to the Navajo, Hopi and Tewa people. My grandfather, or Papa, as I have always called him, ran the trading post, gas station, and service station. My grandmother ran the motel. Before they left