Note 59 — Chapter IX · THE HOMES OF THE HOPIS, LITTLE PEOPLE OF PEACE
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The myth has to do with the arrival of the Flute clan at Walpi bringing with them effective paraphernalia for compelling rain to fall. The Walpians opposed the entrance of the stranger, and this is symbolized in the ceremony by lines of white corn meal successively sprinkled by priests across the trail, as the procession advances towards the village.