View Larger Image The Southern Illinoisan: Returning home: Sacred artifacts held by SIU Carbondale reburied with Hopi, Navajo ancestors CARBONDALE — In the spiritual tradition of the Hopi Tribe, which, along with its Puebloan ancestors, has populated the American Southwest for centuries, death is the beginning of two journeys, “distinct but inseparable,” according to former Hopi Tribal Archaeologist Kurt Dongoske. by Gabriel Neely-Streit Jan 2, 2020 February 25th, 2020|News| Share with friends. FacebookX