Visiting The Mesas - Dave and Sian
683 views · Published 24 February 2017 · 6:18 · Indexed 16 October 2026
Channel: Life The Basic Manual · 2017 · Education
In the final video clip of this playlist, Dave and Sian share with us and each other some of their thoughts on their visit to the Hopi mesas. Both of them feel that the Hopi people they met touched their hearts with their kindness and their creativity. Dave and Sian were both reminded of their respective grandmothers by the Hopi potters they met on First Mesa, and both of them were humbled and honoured to spend time with award-winning silversmith, Duane Tawahongva, on Second Mesa. They reflect on what the visit taught them about a dynamic tension in their own relationship - in terms of their differing perspectives on money, and ultimately, abundance and scarcity. Dave and Sian are united by their admiration for the strength and resilience of the Hopi tribe in living and thriving in a marginal environment. Dry farming techniques allow the Hopi people to grow their own crops, despite the very scanty annual rainfall. In addition to this, the Hopi people have kept alive their own culture, despite colonisation and the inherent difficulty of surviving on a reservation. Dave describes how walking into the house of Zoyra, one of the Hopi potters on First Mesa that he visited with, reminded him of a cottage he used to own in a small Welsh village called Ysbyty Ifan, which is the village Abraham Lincoln’s grandmother came from. SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS https://www.youtube.com/c/lifethebasicmanual?sub_confirmation=1 FIND LIFE THE BASIC MANUAL HERE http://lifethebasicmanual.com http://www.facebook.com/lifethebasicmanual http://instagram.com/lifethebasicmanual http://twitter.com/BasicManual
