Peter Whiteley

Peter Whiteley is a curator at the American Museum of Natural History & teaches anthropology at Columbia and the City University of New York. His latest book is The Orayvi Split: a Hopi Transformation (2008).

Written by Peter Whiteley

A man in Native American attire with a green and white beaded headband, feathered headpiece, and patterned garment.

essayRituals and celebrations

The fire burns yet

Native American peoples are still here and still caring for their land. Can their conquerors say the same?

Peter Whiteley