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That was the building material that was available to them.

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The Hopi Indians lived in sod huts because that was the material available to them at the time. Sod buildings were inexpensive, the only cost being for windows, hinges, and perhaps boards for a door and framing.

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The Hopi Tribe has lived in Arizona for hundreds of years. There is no records concerning how or why the tribe made the desert its home.

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They believed that that was where their spiritual leaders wanted them to stay.

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