 Although the situation was in some sense settled by a 1996 law, the issues continue to this day.The Hopi have lived in this large area for thousands of years, arriving before the Navajo.Further, the people of each tribe have different patterns of settlement (Navajo are dispersed over larger amount of land, originally from their occupation as sheepherders, while the Hopi are generally settled in villages, raise corn, make art and jewelry).