Hano, Arizona

Hano is a populated place situated in the First Mesa CDP in Navajo County, Arizona, United States, on the Hopi Reservation.
It is located on the southern end of First Mesa, approximately west of Polacca.

History

The village was settled by the Hopi-Tewa, a band of Tewa people, in the early 17th century on First Mesa.

Name

The village has been known by a plethora of names, including Ha-no-me, Hanoki, Janogualpa, Na-ca-ci-kin, Tanoquevi, Tanus, Te-e-wun-na, and Tewa. In 1915, the Board on Geographic Names officially named it Tegua, before changing their decision in 1989 to the current Hano. Hano is a Hopi term meaning "eastern people".