Lenaytupqa

Lenaytupqa, or Tsegi Canyon, cuts through the sandstone country north of the Hopi mesas. Ancestral Pueblo people built clusters of stone rooms in sheltered alcoves in its cliffs, including the dwelling known as Betatakin. The canyon remains important in Hopi tradition: members of the Flute Clan describe it as a stopping place on a ceremonial route taken by the katsinam, ancestral spirits, toward the Hopi mesas.