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Hopi Tribe Faces Stark Realities of COVID-19

The Hopi Tribal Government Programs and Offices

Experience Safety Breach

Office of the Chairman - Hopi Tribe

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – October 26, 2020 a member of

the Hopi Tribal Chairman’s office staff tested positive for

COVID-19 this week and current coronavirus protocols

were implemented. Contact tracing has begun and close

contacts have been identified. The staff member had not

interacted with other members outside of the community

or with other staff that routinely interacts with Chairman

Timothy Nuvangyaoma, except with the Chief of Staff

and a limited amount of employees.

The Hopi Tribe’s Department of Health and Human

Services (DHHS) Director and the Public Health Authority were contacted immediately, in the early hours

on Monday morning, with initial steps and protocols for

response were put into motion. DHHS will move forward

with investigating on campus, and specifically identified

offices in the Legislative building will go through a thorough disinfecting and sanitization process. The facilities

will be closed to employees for the next 48 hours. Hopi

Chairman Nuvangyaoma and his Chief of Staff have already been tested and the initial viral swab tests have returned negative results for COVID-19.

“This is a good reminder for us all to remain vigilant

and to follow all the guidelines we have been sharing

throughout the pandemic,” says Chairman Nuvangyaoma. “It’s always a scary experience to know this virus is

always knocking at our doorstep, but we have to know

that every single one of us is susceptible especially when

we lower our guards.”

Separately, on recent occasions other Hopi Tribal government employees who work in a space shared with

some staff from the administration building also tested

positive for COVID-19, however, none of the individuals

interacted directly with the Chairman or his close staff,

the office said. The same way all employees were contacted, tested and provided with guidelines during that

instance, all employees in close proximity to the Chairman’s office will be in quarantine and self-monitoring.

These recent situations, and other instances similar to

this occasion, are stark reminders of the realities we are

all facing on the Hopi reservation. In epidemiology, a susceptible individual is a member of a population who is at

risk of becoming infected by coronavirus or any disease

impacting our vulnerable population. A large portion of

the Hopi population experiences underlying conditions

that causes individuals to become more susceptible to

COVID-19.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

has offered recommendations to help tribal communities, elders, and tribal leaders decide how best to keep

their communities safe and work to prevent the spread of

COVID-19 at the workplace, out in public, during cultural events and activities. For Hopi tribal leadership and

the public health experts, there is nothing more important

than the overall health and safety of the community.

It is very important for Hopi Tribal government employees, local businesses and vendors engaging with the

public to take steps to protect any and all Hopi commu-

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nity members from getting sick. This is especially true

for Hopi community members who may be part of the

vulnerable population and at higher risk such as tribal

elders and people with underlying medical conditions.

COVID-19 does not pick and choose who will contract

the virus. If your household includes one or more people

who are at higher risk then all family members should act

as if they, themselves, are at higher risk.

Any actions that compromises the overall health and

safety of the community affects multiple generations – especially now when many family members live in a single

household and within tight living quarters. Consequently,

people who live in multi-generational tribal households

may find it difficult to take precautions to protect themselves from COVID-19 or isolate those who are sick.

“Just as everyone in a Hopi household should take

steps to stay healthy and protect each other from getting

sick, every participant in a Hopi ceremony or social gathering should take precautions to stay healthy and protect

others from getting sick,” added Royce Jenkins, Director

of DHHS and the Hopi Tribe’s Public Health Authority.

“This is all just another reminder of how easily transmittable this disease is on multiple levels and how it plays

a part in community spread. We all have to remain vigilant.”

For questions or more information, please call the Hopi

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734-3402.

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Hopi Tribal Council Fourth Quarter Session

Coronavirus Relief Fund September

1, 2020 Agenda Month of November

- Proposed

Application Deadlines

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

KYKOTSMOVI, ARIZ. - November

3, 2020 A number of project champions

have asked what the deadline is to apply

for assistance from the various Hopi Tribe

Coronavirus Relief Fund (“CRF”) Programs in which they are seeking federal

funds. Rumor has it that the deadline was

October 30, 2020, but the Committee never established an official deadline. There

are two paths that applicants may follow

and different considerations for each.

Applicants Seeking Advances

The recommended approach is to work

backward from the deadline for project

completion. Recipients and subrecipients

are advised to enter into contracts with

providers of goods or services that require

delivery of goods or performance of services such that the project will be placed

into service by December 30, 2020. As a

practical matter, it should be sufficient that

the project is substantially complete, as

long as it is placed into service. Punch list

items can be addressed in January 2021,

again provided that the project is substantially placed into service by December 30,

2020.

The Committee, the Tribal Treasurer and Office of Financial Management

are working together to process successful applications as quickly as possible

but there are several steps and a number

of documents to be completed along the

way. Applicants are advised to allow two

to three weeks after applying for funds to

be released.

What does this all add up to? The Committee is now setting a deadline of Friday,

November 6, 2020 for applications that

are seeking advances of funds. All applications received by that date will be

reviewed and action taken. Applications

received after that date will be accepted

but may or may not be reviewed on a case

by case basis.

One other note: the subrecipient agreement must be fully executed before an applicant can receive an advance of funds.

Some subrecipients have already received

advances without an agreement in place

but the Committee has instructed the

Treasurer not to release additional funds

until the subrecipient agreement is fully

executed.

Cost Reimbursement

Some applicants have the resources to

initiate projects or procurement actions

using other resources and seek reimbursement from the Fund. This approach has

the benefit of streamlining the process but

carries the risk that the Committee will

disallow costs of new projects as not eligible from the Fund. When seeking reimbursement for a project that was already

approved the subrecipient should provide

documents that tie the reimbursement request to the previously approved application.

All goods or services must be received

and projects must be placed into service

by December 30, 2020 as stated above,

but the applicant can pay the related invoices in January 2021 and apply for reimbursement. The Committee will accept

applications for reimbursement through

January 30, 2021.

Please note that applicants must use the

appropriate application form and provide

the required supporting documents for

their applications to be considered.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

1.Action Item #026-2020 – To approve the Charter of Incorporation for the Tawa’ovi Community Development Corporation to establish a federally chartered

corporation – Author/Andrew Gashwazra, Director, Office of Community Planning & Economic Development – TABLED

2.Action Item #061-2020 – To approve the settlement agreement in the Hopi Tribe v.

United States of America, No. 06-0941 (Fed. Ct of Claims) – Author/Fred Lomayesva,

General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel - TABLED

NEW BUSINESS

1.Action Item #082-2020 – To approve the appointment of Judge Justin Richland

as Hopi Appellate Court Justice – Author/Timothy L. Nuvangyaoma, Chairman,

The Hopi Tribe

2.Action Item #083-2020 – To approve the Hopi Project Namitunatya information

to be included in a new publication on improving indigenous peoples health – Author/

Dana Russell, Manager, Hopi Cancer Support Services

3.Action Item #084-2020 – To clarify the duties and authorities of the Law and

Order Committee – Author/Clifford B. Qotsaquahu, Vice Chairman, Law and Order Committee

4.Action Item #085-2020 – To approve and accept $279,601.00 from the Office of

Justice Programs for the SMART FY 2020 Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program – Author/Virgil Pinto, Chief, Hopi Law Enforcement Services

5.Action Item #086-2020 – To approve the ICWA Attorney Contract with Brian

Webb – Author/Norma Sekayumptewa, Acting Supervisor, Social Services Department

6.Action Item #087-2020 – To authorize Hopi’s Tribally Controlled Schools to request waivers of certain federal regulatory and reporting requirements for the school

year 2020-2021 – Author/Alban Naha, Interim Superintendent, Hopi Junior Senior High

School

7.Action Item #088-2020 – To approve and authorize land access and use, consistent with previously approved HAMP design, planning and surveys, for construction and operation of the HAMP water system and powerline – Author/ Carroll

Onsae, General Manager, Hopi Utilities Corporation

8.Discussion – Seawall Properties Foreclosure – Wilfred Gaseoma, Chairman, Hopi

Investment Committee - **Time Certain – November 2, 2020 @ 1:00 p.m.

9.Budget Oversight Team’s collective recommendations for the FY 2021 Budget – Clark W. Tenakhongva, Vice Chairman, The Hopi Tribe/Chairman, Budget

Oversight Team - **Time Certain – November 3, 2020 – 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.

10.Presentation re: Approval of Quarters to be built on the current Indian Health Service Hopi Health Care Center (HHCC) leasehold to house HHCC staff – Scott Fillerup,

PE, MBA, CEM, CHFM, Commander, US Public Health Service **Time Certain –

November 3, 2020 @ 1:00 p.m.

11.BIA FY 2023 Tribal Budget Formulation by Gerald Calnimptewa, Tribal Operations Officer, Office of Tribal Operations – Dwayne Secakuku, Tribal Council

Representative, Village of Bacavi

12.Discussion – Mine Reclamation on Black Mesa and Kayenta Mines by Benjamin

Nuvamsa – Merwin Kooyahoema, Tribal Council Representative, Village of Mishongnovi

13.Discussion – Vehicle Insurance purchased through the Hopi Tribe by Mildred

Talashoma, Board Chair, Village of Walpi – Dale Sinquah, Tribal Council Representative, First Mesa Consolidated Villages

14.Discussion/Possible Action to approve announcement of vacancies on the Hopi

Tribal Housing Authority Board of Commissioners – Albert T. Sinquah, Tribal Council

Representative, First Mesa Consolidated Villages

Hopi Tutuveni November 4, 2020

Future Hopi Culture Will Depend on Reliable Clean Water

The Hopi Tribe Clarifies the Importance of Access to Healthy Water for Future

Generations

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Submitted by: Water & Energy Committee – Hopi

Tribe

Phoenix, Ariz. – November 02, 2020, the Hopi villages

and communities will need access to healthy, clean, reliable water for all future generations. As we move into the

eighth week of the second phase of the Little Colorado

(LCR) Adjudication trials, the Hopi Tribe continues with

showcasing how the culture, economic development and

future planning of Hopi livelihood is deeply connected

to having access to water. As the proceedings continue,

Hopi has engaged with several fact witnesses to testify

on behalf of the Hopi Tribe. The fact witnesses include

individuals who can speak about the future cultural connection to water, the uses for domestic, municipal, commercial and light industrial (DCMI) economic development needs.

Hopi Tribe presented expert testimony on restoration

of the washes and springs; a future plan to create irrigated gardens near the villages based upon the gardens

at Hotevilla, Wepo and Talahogan Canyon; and further

evidence on Hopi’s need for water for DCMI uses. The

Hopi Tribe is seeking the right to divert water from the

Northern Washes for native agriculture. After the past

and present trial, the Special Master entered a proposed

finding that the Hopi Tribe could divert 18,000 acre feet

of water from the Northern Washes for agriculture. With

a growing population, the Hopi Tribe is asking for additional water in the future; that is, to allow the Hopi Tribe

to divert 28,000 acre feet from the Northern Washes.

“Our own Hopi culture has been very dependent on

this pa’hu since time immemorial. The river basin of the

Little Colorado River is sacred to Hopi. All the springs,

streams and washes that flow into the Little Colorado

River is a part of the life on Hopi,” says Craig Andrews,

Hopi Tribal Council Representative. “We will always depend on the very little water we have, and continue to turn

to our prayers for the rain. It’s important to conserve and

protect the water.”

Having the right to divert water from the Northern

Washes does not mean that it will rain. The Hopi Reservation remains in drought conditions along with the rest

of Arizona and the Colorado River Basin. To preserve the

ability to farm in drought conditions, the Hopi Tribe is

asking for groundwater that can be stored in reservoirs

near the villages and channeled into gardens (0.8-acre

plots) for growing corn, beans, squash, and other vege-

tables. The design is based upon the historic gardens at

Hotevilla, Wepo and Talahogan Canyon, where water

from springs has been held in reservoirs and channeled

to agriculture.

One of the purposes of the Hopi Future Trial is for

the Court to determine how much future water the Tribe

needs for planning future uses and development of businesses. The Hopi claim for future water includes claims

for economic development of the Hopi livestock industry.

To obtain water, Hopi must present economic development proposals that are reasonably feasible. Hopi is not

locked into building specific projects as the market may

change, but it must show a reasonably feasible way to put

the water to use. The Hopi Tribe will present further evidence on livestock claims; a claim for water for a feedlot

to fatten cattle and for water to grow alfalfa at the Oraibi

Delta. The Hopi Tribe will present economic development plans and village master plans, as well as testimony

to Hopi government management and planning.

Carroll Onsae is the President and Manager of Hopi

Telecommunications Inc. and the Hopi Utilities Corporation. He testified about the construction of a fiber optics

line for internet on the Hopi Reservation, and planning

to upgrade connections of the internet to homes. Mr. Onsae also testified on the Hopi Arsenic Mitigation Project

(HAMP), which will replace water from current municipal wells to First Mesa and Second Mesa with water from

the Turquoise Trail wells located north of the mesas.

HAMP is a multi-year project, near ready to move to construction, to provide arsenic-free water to the Tribe and

upgrade the water delivery system on Hopi. It is an example of EPA, IHS, and Hopi working together to deliver

safe water to the Hopi people. Mr. Onsae also discussed

how the Hopi Utilities Corporation is gathering data on

the electrical grid on Hopi to propose advancements to

the electrical system.

“Today, the water resources available to Hopi are very

limited especially with the on-going drought we all face.

We have projects in development to help us bring some of

that water to the villages,” expressed Rosa Honani, Hopi

Tribal Council Representative. “However, the water infrastructure that will be necessary to deliver water from

other resources to the Hopi villages is very expensive but

very possible as we look to the future in our planning and

economic development.”

Dr. Michael Hanemann, one of the expert witnesses,

testified recently on the Hopi Tribe’s claim for domestic, commercial, municipal, and industrial water. This is a

measure of water needed for the villages. Hopi is seeking

the same amounts of water that non-Indian communities

use; Hopi requests 160 gallons per person per day (gpcd).

The U.S. Government is seeking 150 gpcd. Flagstaff is

the most vocal opponent of this claim. Flagstaff claims

that its water usage is only 100 gpcd. That would be true

if you ignored the reclaimed water they use, the leakages

in their water system, and the number of people they have

in multi-residential housing which has a lower water use

than single family homes. Dr. Hanemann testified that if

you factored in all these other uses, Flagstaff’s water use

would exceed 160 gpcd.

One of the most important developments in the trials,

recently, is the introduction into evidence of the 2011,

2016, 2018, and 2019 Economic Development Plans for

the Hopi communities. The ultimate goal of this litigation

is to obtain water to implement these plans. These plans

were the subject of testimony this week and will be the

subject of testimony of future Hopi witnesses. In the next

two weeks the Hopi will introduce the 2011 strategic land

plans and the master plans of the villages.

“The future economic plans for Hopi always includes

considerations and conversations around how much water we will need to sustain the business ideas and the

communities we serve,” claimed Hopi Chairman Timothy Nuvangyaoma. “We need water for everything we do,

from ceremonies to running our stores, from small baby

naming events to providing clean reliable water for villages at large dances.”

The Little Colorado River Adjudication ‘Virtual Trial’

of the Hopi Tribe’s water rights claims started on Monday

September 14, 2020, at 9:00 am, with opening statements

by the attorneys representing Hopi and the statements

from other parties opposing the Hopi Tribe’s water rights

claims. The trials will continue into next year. The LCR

adjudication will continue using an online platform with

all entities engaging through video conferencing including cross-examination of key witnesses and experts using

technology. The public and Hopi community is encouraged to join the trials by calling the bridge line provided

by the Special Master, and the most current toll free information for listening to the trials is (855) 506-9695 with a

prompt for the passcode: 357264#.

For questions or more information, please call the Hopi

Tribe; Office of the Chairman at (928) 734-3102 or Office

of the Vice Chairman (928) 734-3113.

Hopi Tutuveni November 4, 2020

Updated Public Information from November is Diabetes Awareness

the Hopi Judicial Branch

Month

Effective November 2, 2020 through

December 21, 2020, the Court Administration Building aka: Courtroom II, will

be closed temporarily. All business and

Court operations will be conducted at the

Main Court Building. The exterior doors

to the Court will remain closed to the public. Limited staff are in the offices to protect the public and our employees.

Office hours: Monday through Thursday

8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and closed from 12

p.m. to 1 p.m. The Court is Closed on Fridays. All Court hearings will be conducted

by telephone only. The telephone number

is (928) 738-5171.

Filings and motions can be emailed to

hopicourtclerk@gmail.com or mailed to

PO Hopi Trial Court, PO Box 156 Keams

Canyon AZ 86034.

Criminal and Civil traffic fines may

be paid online at WWW.CITEPAYUSA.COM OR mailed to: HOPI TRIAL

COURTS, P.O. Box 156, Keams Canyon,

AZ 86034.

Hearings involving children will be

held by telephone according to court notices. Call the Court at 928-738-5171.

Probation/Pre-Trial check-ins will continue through telephone contact at 928205-3742 or (928) 738-5171.

Public Notice from the WEMP Office

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WEMP staff will be stationed outside of the Honahni Building to provide Hopi Wood Permits.

To ensure we expedite the process, please have your Hopi Tribal Enrollment number, the

location you plan to harvest wood from, and your old/expired permit.

WEMP will only issue permits to those who will actually be harvesting the wood and we will

not issue a permit to anyone to harvest wood, on your behalf. This ensures the permitted

individual complies with all laws, ordinance and regulations.

Sandra Ovah, Hopi Wellness Center

Staff

For Hopi Tutuveni

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. - October 28, 2020

Greetings from the Hopi Wellness Center!

We do hope our communities are doing

well and staying safe during these trying

times. The team has been adjusting to the

current Covid-19 pandemic; and has been

developing programs and activities to get

you moving and providing you with continued health and wellness activities.

November is Diabetes Awareness

month; the Hopi Wellness Center team is

working hard to join in the fight against

diabetes. During this month, communities come together to bring awareness to

the diabetes epidemic. Like the current

Covid-19 pandemic, diabetes does not

discriminate, however, it can be prevented by taking and making healthier choices. This is the time to get educated, find

resources and make sure all those around

us are aware of their risk. There are three

types of diabetes; Type 1 diabetes is when

the body does not produce insulin, it is not

preventable but can be managed with insulin injections, Type 2 is the most common form of diabetes; Type 2 is when

your body does not use insulin properly.

It is a largely preventable and treatable

non-communicable disease that is rapidly increasing in numbers worldwide and

there is gestational diabetes; it is diabetes

diagnosed for the first-time during pregnancy. Throughout the month of November, awareness is shared through education

and simple reminders to allow us to get

back on track with blood glucose checks,

taking your medication, making healthy

food choices and incorporating some type

of physical activity.

For the month of November, the HWC

team put together a number of activities

to bring awareness to the Hopi community regarding diabetes. Join the team in a

month-long calendar of events. You may

visit the Hopi Wellness Center Facebook

page to follow along. Activities began on

November 1 with a Diabetes Awareness

Virtual Kick-Off Walk/Run. Throughout

the month there will be daily physical activities with our Fitness Center team, personal testimonies, nutrition education and

cooking videos. We will also be joining

the Notah Begay NB3 activities beginning

the week of November 2-8, 2020. We look

forward to you and your family joining in

the events! Do not forget to mask up, wash

your hands frequently and practice social

distancing.

Hopi Tutuveni November 4, 2020

Hopi Community Health Representative (CHR) Program Continues

Essential Program Work throughout COVID-19 Pandemic

Department of Health and Human Services staff huddle before village canvass outreach (CHR, WIC, Oral Health and Wellness Center staff) (photo credit to original sender)

Cindi Polingyumptewa, Kanesha Quanimptewa and Felicia Mata (photo credit to original

sender)

Joyce Hamilton, CHR Manager - The Hopi Tribe

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – October 28, 2020 In April, despite

the Hopi Tribal Government shut-down, the Hopi Community Health Representative (CHR) program continued

working week to week since being identified as an Essential Program to assist in the COVID-19 pandemic. Since

then, alongside the Hopi Health Care Center (HHCC),

our dedicated Hopi CHRs: Lori Monongye-Russell,

Rose Namoki, Kanesha Quanimptewa, Ruth Ami, Felicia Mata, Elyse Monroe and Cindi Polingyumptewa, fulfill demanding roles while on the front lines in the fight

against COVID-19.

Roles such as providing direct assistance to the HHCC

Outpatient Department with weekly COVID-19 public

screenings and assisting HHCC’s Public Health Nursing in their role of active surveillance and case management for COVID-19 positive patients and contacts.

During the grueling hot summers, the Hopi Wellness

Center, WIC, and Public Health Compliance programs,

and partners from the Hopi Tribe Department of Health

CHR Door Hanger, education on preventative measures against COVID, hangers for people

NOT home (photo credit to original sender)

Services, joined the Hopi CHRs in cooling off the Hopi/

Tewa communities by providing outreach, health education, COVID-19 assessments, testing information and

addressing questions and concerns. Due to this collaboration, along with support from Hopi Health Care Center’s Director of Community Health, Dr. Hirschman, the

canvassing of these communities was a SUCCESS! The

CHRs’ presence was welcomed and greatly appreciated.

The Hopi Tribe’s CHR program strives to continually direct efforts in having well-trained community based

health care personnel to provide Health Promotion/Disease Prevention as well as other standards of practice

for individuals, families and the community. Even in the

midst of a National Pandemic, the passion to enhance

current skillsets and knowledge in health care continues

to burn.

Hopi CHRs Lori Monongye-Russell, Felicia Mata and

Kanesha Quanimptewa tackled online classes through

Central Arizona College to attain a Community Health

Worker Certificate. Being a full-time student and a fulltime employee, as well as the added stress and fear of

personal protection while also working on the Front

Lines, created the urgency to quickly adapt to both the

Hopi Tribe’s and IHS’s new demands in response to the

COVID-19 pandemic. A new twist to time management

also posed challenges in participating in back-to-back

COVID-19 seminars/trainings, monitoring clientele,

making up on-line class sessions, and the added strain

on their families. Being “in school” again took some

adapting to, but, they did it! Congratulations to Mrs. Lori

Monongye-Russell, CNA/CHW, Ms. Kanesha Quanimptewa, CNA/CHW and Mrs. Felicia Mata, CHW!

At times like this, with previous Executive Orders by

Hopi Leadership related to emergency declarations, the

Hopi CHR staff has been called upon to assist in various

capacities throughout each unique emergency declaration. The CHR staff workforce brings with them a “fighting power” against preventable diseases and assistance

of various needs for their clientele and the community.

The CHR program wants to remind everyone to remain

attentive to the preventative measures shared against the

fight of the COVID-19 virus.

Hopi Tutuveni November 4, 2020

NAU community invited to Native American Heritage

Month events throughout November

Flagstaff, Ariz. – October 30, 2020,Native American Heritage Month is celebrated each November, a particularly

important celebration for Northern Arizona University, which is located near the

Navajo and Hopi reservations and serves

students from more than 110 tribal nations. Every year, NAU hosts a number of

events throughout the month to celebrate

and foster awareness of Indigenous cultures and contributions. Everyone in the

NAU community is invited to the events,

which are happening virtually.

Nov. 4

Movie screening: “Gather,” 5:45 p.m.

The Department of Anthropology, Native American Cultural Center, Department of Applied Indigenous Studies and

Cline Library are sponsoring a screening

of “Gather,” followed by a facilitated conversation with NAU faculty.

“Gather” follows three Native Americans stories: Nephi Craig, a chef from

the White Mountain Apache Nation in

Arizona, as he opens an Indigenous café;

Elsie Dubray, a scientist from the Cheyenne River Sioux Nation in South Dakota

who is studying bison; and the Ancestral

Guard, who are environmental activists

from the Yurok Nation in northern California as they try to save the Klamath River.

The screening is available online at

no charge, but participants must register

online (https://story-spaces.com/events/

gather-mj8fqg) For more information

about the event, visit the library’s website

(https://libraryguides.nau.edu/Gather).

Nov. 6

Virtual StewFest 2020, 1 p.m.

Connect to watch videos, share recipes

and learn how to cook frybread! To participate via Zoom: https://nau.zoom.us

Meeting ID: 814 0948 6210, password:

stew

First-Gen Native Stories, 3-4:30 pm

Indigenous NAU alumni will be sharing

their first-generation stories of overcoming challenges and succeeding. NAU First

Gen Programs, NACC and OISS are sponsoring the event. The meeting information

is forthcoming. Participate on Zoom:

https://bit.ly/1STGENWeek

Nov. 12

Learning From Our Elders Series, noon

Lorenzo Max, who is Diné and one

of NAU’s elders, will share his knowledge and stories. To participate virtually: https://nau.zoom.us Meeting ID: 970

0707 3152 Password: Elders

Nov. 16

Community Speaker featuring Rose

Toehe, Diné/Ute, City of Flagstaff coordinator of Indigenous Initiatives, 5:30 p.m.

Hear about Toehe’s experience and

philosophy as an Indigenous community advocate and participate in a discussion about participation and action in

your community. To participate virtually:

https://nau.zoom.us Meeting ID: 831 3611

8869 Password: NAHM20

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PETITIONS can be picked up at all Local Hopi Schools and at

Hopi Elections Office, Kykotsmovi, AZ from October 27, 2020

Submission of Petitions to the Hopi Elections Office

NEW Deadline Date November 6, 2020 5:00 p.m.

Absentee Ballot Request Begins

November 2, 2020

Call Hopi Elections Office at

1-928-734-2507/2508 or email

kshupla@hopi.nsn.us

Last Day to Request for an Absentee Ballot

December 1, 2020

Early Voting Begins

December 21-24, 2020

8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Hopi Elections Office

Kykotsmovi, AZ

Election Day

December 30, 2020

7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL HOPI ELECTIONS OFFICE AT

1-928-734-2507/2508

OR EMAIL kshupla@hopi.nsn.us

1-928-734-2507/2508 OR EMAIL kshupla@hopi.nsn.us

10-27-20 Hopi Election Board

Call for Hopi Board of Education Candidates

The new Hopi Education Code unifies all seven of Hopi’s Tribally Controlled Schools

into a single, comprehensive Hopi School System under the oversight of an

independently elected Hopi Board of Education.

CANDIDATE PACKETS:

• Candidate Packets are available beginning Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at the Hopi

Elections Office and Hopi’s Tribally Controlled Schools.

• Deadline Date to turn in Candidate Packets is Friday, November 6, 2020 by 5:00 p.m.

• Candidate Packets must be turned into Hopi Elections Office, Highway 264

(Leupp Road), Kykotsmovi, AZ.

MEMBERSHIP: Nine members will be elected - 1 from each of the 7 Hopi School

Attendance Areas and 2 at large Hopi enrolled members.

ElectionQ’s:KarenShupla,HopiElectionsOffice

P: 928-734-2507/2508

E: kshupla@hopi.nsn.us

HopiBoardofEducationQ’s: Noreen Sakiestewa

P: 928-734-3501

E: NSakiestewa@hopi.nsn.us

Notice of Election Call for Petitioners for

New Election Date December 30, 2020

Hopi Education Code -To Establish a

Comprehensive Hopi Education System

-Enacted August 7, 2019

Election For Hopi Board Of Education

For The New Hopi School System - Chapter 4. Hopi Board Of Education Sec. 4.1.C

& Sec. 4.2.A

7- Member Positions one for each of the

ATTENDANCE AREAS

Chapter 3, Hopi School System Sec.

3.1.B

First Mesa Elementary School

Hopi Day School

Hotevilla/Bacavi Community School

Keams Canyon Elementary School

Moencopi Day School

Second Mesa Day School

Hopi Junior Senior High School

2 -Member Positions- AT-LARGE

MEMBERS

Hopi Tribal Member

Petitioner’s Packets available beginning

October 27, 2020

At: Tribally Controlled Schools, Hopi

Elections Office and On-line at www.hopi-nsn.gov/tribal-government/hopi-elections-office/.

NEW DEADLINE DATE for submittal of petitions on or before NOVEMBER

6, 2020 @ 5:00 p.m. to the Hopi Election

Office.

4.2.D (1) Hold at least an Associate’s

degree in any field from an accredited institution with a preference of an education

degree;

4.2.D(2) At least twenty-five (25) years

of age;

4.2.D(3) Preferred to be an enrolled

Hopi Tribal member, but it is not required;

4.2.D(4) Not a member of the Hopi

Tribal Council or a local school board;

4.2.D(5) Successfully pass a background check as defined in this Code; and

4.2.D(6) Not a current employee or direct relative of an employee of the Central

Administration Office, the Department,

local school, or preschool of the Hopi

School System.

AT-LARGE MEMBER QUALIFICATIONS

4.2.E(1) Hold at least a Bachelor’s degree in education or education-related

field from an accredited institution;

4.2.E (2) At least twenty-five (25) years

of age;

4.2.E(3) An enrolled member of the

Hopi Tribe;

4.2.E(4) Not a member of the Hopi

Tribal Council or a local school board;

4.2.E(5) Successfully pass a background check as defined in this Code; and

4.2.E(6) Not a current employee or direct relative of an employee of the Central

Administration Office, the Department,

local school, or preschool of the Hopi

School System.

All Petitioners shall go through a background check AND qualify before names

are put on the ballot.

Hopi Election Office located at Highway 264, BIA Route 2 (Leupp Road)

Kykotsmovi, Az 86039.

For more information call the Hopi

Elections Office

@ 928- 734- 2507/2508

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Every four years, Americans cast their

ballots in the presidential election and in

most cases (remember 2000?), they’re

used to learning the results of the election

later that night. This time, that is not expected to be the case.

Because of an influx of absentee ballots in this election amid the coronavirus

pandemic, some states have made adjustments to tally the votes more quickly,

while others will not have enough of the

votes counted to declare a winner by Tuesday night.

In Michigan, for example, smaller jurisdictions cannot begin processing mail-in

ballots until Election Day. State officials

there have said they expect unofficial results to be available three days after the

election.

States like Wisconsin and Pennsylvania have similar rules, meaning that vote

counting could potentially take days.

In Texas, election officials in bigger

counties, including Bexar, have already

started processing mail-in ballots. The

early vote results will be released first

around 7 p.m. Tuesday, which you can

find on KSAT.com. Most counties expect

to have a mostly complete result by Tuesday night, but competitive races may take

an extra day or two before they are decided.

Counting mail-in votes can take longer

because they undergo a review process to

determine that the ballot is valid. Many

states also allow voters to fix potential errors with their mail-in ballot, which could

lengthen the time it takes to tally the votes.

With lags expected in battleground

states like Michigan and Pennsylvania,

it’s possible that both Joe Biden and President Donald Trump may not end up with

the 270 electoral votes needed to win the

presidency by the end of the night. News

organizations will keep the lags in mind

before projecting the winner.

Political experts are also expecting legal

battles to ensue, which could draw out the

election process even further.

While it’s unlikely that the election will

play out as it did in 2000 — when the Supreme Court issued its decision to block

a recount, handing the election to George

W. Bush — it is likely that a number of

races up and down the ballot won’t be decided by Tuesday night.

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Please if you are sick, stay home, except to

get medical care. Even if you are not sick

please remember to:

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tials to consider:

consider upgrading your coffee mak• Scene change: Is your home “office” er to fit your tastes and your demanding

•Cover your mouth and nose with a cloth

actually the kitchen table or a couch? Keep schedule. If you miss the latte or cappuca healthy boundary between your personal cino you used to grab on your morning

face cover when you are around others or

and professional life with a visual cue that commute, it may be time to replace your

indicates when the work day has started standard drip machine with a full-fledged

when you go out in public.

and when it’s ended. That cue could be cappuccino and café latte maker. Or, conthe strategic use of a room divider to hide sider going high-tech. New coffee maker

personal items and keep you focused. Or, models employing smart technology let

•Wash your hands often with soap and wait could be as simple as plopping a desk you brew from bed using just your phone

lamp onto the kitchen table during work for a guaranteed caffeine fix by your early

ter for at least 20 seconds, or hand sanitizer

hours to give the surface a professional, morning call.

task-oriented feel.

• Get the full picture: If you were acwith at least 60% alcohol if you can’t use

• Number crunching: Make number customed to a full-sized desktop monitor

crunching and recordkeeping easy with a at work, but have working on a laptop at

soap and water.

printing calculator. With Cost/Sell/Margin home, you may find you are more producfunctionality as well as the ability to check tive by adding an external monitor to your

•Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue,

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COVID-19 Emergency Response – November 2, 2020 Report

Hopi Tribe – Department of Health and Human Services

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – November 2, 2020 If you are not

taking COVID-19 seriously at this point, here is a strong

message for you – you could very well be responsible for

your own family’s fate and for those in your community.

This week, the United States passed a grim milestone –

a record 500,000 COVID-19 cases in seven days – according to national health experts that means that we had

an American testing positive every 1.2 seconds. And it’s

more than that, because these are only the people who

went out and got tested. We know there are people with

asymptomatic and milder cases who don’t always get

tested, but they are out there and can pass the virus to

others, who can get seriously ill.

Things are not looking good going into the winter season. From a practical standpoint it’s becoming almost

out of control, tragic really. The second massive wave

of COVID-19 is here, and it’s dark. It’s different from

the spring, where the virus was more localized: now,

it’s widespread all over the country and in remote rural

communities. Every single person needs to be a part of

controlling the virus. Wash your hands often. Watch your

distance from others. Wear a mask – always. In some of

the surrounding cities and towns ICUs are overflowing

with patients. That means that getting properly treated for

COVID will become harder, and more people who might

have survived will die. It means that people who need

to go to the hospital for other procedures may be turned

away or receive less than optimal care. Please be mindful

of the precautions. Don’t be complacent.

Here is a quick overview of the COVID-19 statistics on

a national, state, and local level:

As of this date – November 2, 2020

The United Sates now has over 9.1 million confirmed

positive cases with 77,398 new cases and over 230,383

deaths reported.

Over 248,139 confirmed positive cases now exist in

Arizona. Of those, close to 6,545 are in Navajo County

alone.

The Hopi Health Care Center has tested over 5,046 patients to this date. Over 518 of those tests at Hopi Health

Care Center came back positive with 369 from Hopi

Tribal members. Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation reported 56 positives for Hopi Villages with a

combined number of 425 positive Hopi Tribal members.

* The information by villages presented above is released by the Hopi Department of Health & Human Services, and the data shown reflects patients tested at the

Hopi Health Care Center and at the Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation specifically on Hopi tribal

members. The data from Lower and Upper Munqapi is

consolidated until specific data can be re-verified. (+)

number decreased due to individual being identified from

another village. The community of residence for one

Hopi Tribal member who tested positive at HHCC is in

the Phoenix metropolitan area. The community of residence for four Hopi Tribal members who tested positive

at HHCC is in Winslow. The data here does not include

all state-wide data from other facilities such as Flagstaff,

Winslow, Phoenix or other hospitals.

** A total of 425+ individuals who tested positive are

members of the Hopi Tribe.

+ Includes Village member(s) retested positive

Prevention:

Watch for symptoms. People with COVID-19 have

had a wide range of symptoms reported – ranging from

mild symptoms to severe illness.

Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the

virus. People with these symptoms or combinations of

symptoms may have COVID-19:

•

Cough

•

Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing

•

Or at least two of these symptoms:

•

Fever

•

Chills

•

Repeated shaking with chills

•

Muscle pain

•

Headache

•

Sore throat

•

Congestion or runny nose

•

Nausea or vomiting

•

Diarrhea

•

New loss of taste or smell

Children have similar symptoms to adults and generally have mild illness.

This list is not all inclusive. Please consult your medical provider for any other symptoms that are severe or

concerning to you.

For questions or more information, please call the Hopi

Tribe, Office of the Chairman at (928) 734-3102, or Office of the Vice Chairman (928) 734-3113

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Hopi H.E.O.C Updates

COVID-19 Emergency Response – November 2, 2020

Report Hopi Tribe – Department of Health and

Human Services, Cont.

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COMMUNITY

As COVID Anxiety Grows, Tips

to Avoid Crisis and Conflict

(StatePoint) Among mask mandates,

social distancing, outspoken political

views and personal challenges from the

COVID-19 pandemic, there is a heightened risk for public spaces turning into

places of conflict.

According to experts at the Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI), the global leader in de-escalation training for over 40

years, mentally preparing and practicing

responses can best ensure non-confrontational experiences. Potential challenging

situations could include disagreements

over mask requirements or social distancing, family gatherings, shopping lines,

acclimating to more densely populated

work environments or navigating political

discussions.

“Having trained teachers, nurses and

others who interact with the public, and

being a social worker myself, I know the

immense need for de-escalation training

in the workplace and in everyday life,”

says Amber Belle, a global CPI trainer.

“Learning conflict-prevention techniques

can help ensure you have positive experiences in your community.”

CPI has identified probable areas of

conflict and how to best mitigate tension.

They recommend embracing four simple

techniques to prevent and reduce conflict:

1. Avoid judgment. Understand that everyone has different life experiences and

may be overwhelmed with struggles and

anxiety from things you know nothing

about. Listen and focus on the feelings behind the message.

2. Don’t take it personally. Another person’s behavior is not about you. You are

likely not the true target of someone’s

behavior. Tell yourself, “This may not be

about the two of us; it may be about other

issues in their life.” Or repeat to yourself,

“I’m going to be respectful. I’m going to

be respectful.”

3. Control your reactions. You can’t

control another person’s behavior, but you

can control how you react. Avoid using

facial expressions, gestures and language

that could make another person feel anxious or defensive.

4. Be prepared if you have to engage.

Have a plan to acknowledge and redirect.

Here are some things you could potentially say:

• “Yeah. This year has been difficult on

everyone.”

• “I can understand where you’re coming from.”

• “We’ll all be glad to have this pandemic behind us.”

Over four decades, CPI has trained

more than 15 million individuals in its

techniques, spanning many industries and

professions, especially health care and

education. CPI tracks violent incidents in

the industries it trains, and data shows that

de-escalation skills, when used correctly,

can quickly decrease violence regardless

of the industry.

For more de-escalation tips and information on de-escalation, visit www.crisisprevention.com.

During a particularly tense time in our

nation’s history, having a few techniques

at the ready can help you avoid conflict

wherever you are.

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Hopi and the Story of Trash...

We’re trashy people, and by that I mean

Hopis seem to be trashy people to some

folks passing through Hopi. No. I don’t

mean trashy like the “Living in trailers

with a broken truck outside of their trailer” kind of trash...oh wait, some of us are

like that...but that’s another story. I mean

actual trash, like “Buy something at the

local store and unwrap it in the parking

lot only to throw the wrapper out the car

window in the parking lot hoping the wind

will take it away kind of...trash.

”Hopis love to talk about the beauty of

their land and how we should protect it by

teaching our youth that this is our home

and we should take care of it. Plus, there

are some fully functioning adults who talk

about protecting “Our Land” and make efforts to clean up while right next to them

might be a fully function adult who is

throwing trash off the side of the mesa in

the same spot that the others just cleaned

up. Its kind of hard to believe that adults

know that this is happening on the Hopi

reservation still do the opposite of preserving our land.

I was running around several mesas this

past weekend and I have to tell you that,

we sure love soda pop. I saw pop cans,

beer cans, broken cars in the middle of

nowhere, and in all that, I saw that Hopis

would travel great distances to the middle

of no-where just to throw a bag of trash in

the middle of that “nowhere.”

Now, I try my best and collect the trash,

but my trash bag fills up before I traveled

off the mesa to the bottom. So it made me

wonder that some Hopis don’t care about

their land, they don’t want to protect it,

and they don’t want to teach the youth

about how we should take care of Mother

Nature. Some of us have become so colonized and satisfied to a certain point that

we are hoping that someone will take the

responsible part and clean up after others

and us.

Now don’t get me wrong, there are

some people that are trying their hardest

with faith filled efforts and hope to teach

our youth how to be mindful of their land,

and believe me some youth are trying their

best to keep this Hopi land clean, too.

Last year I was at a traditional Hopi

dance, and let me tell you that it was so

nice to hear the songs, to see the colors,

to see the people enjoying a two-day festival of songs, heat, and gifts. But when

the dance was over I saw the amount of

trash that was left behind in the dance plaza, wrappers, corn cobs, orange peels, and

plastic water bottles were left inside of the

most sacred place in the village it looked

like a waste landfill. I waited around to see

if some of the people would comeback and

cleanup after themselves, but no one came

back, it was like we didn’t care about the

aftermath of the dance. Now, I don’t know

who cleans up after the dance, but I’m

pretty sure it’s the people who have houses around the plaza area, so I praise them.

Now, I’m sure that all villages have this

problem with trash because we complain

about being a trashy village.

It’s like a stereotypical Native American

movie where you live in a run down reservation, and your dad left you when you

were a kid, so you try to find him ‘cause

he died in Arizona and your traveling with

Thomas cause he has money. You know...

the typical “Indian” movie... and that’s reality, so I picture our village looking like

that and I’m Victor looking for my dad...

but that’s another story...Our trash company out here on the Hopi reservation is

trying its hardest to try to provide services

to the Hopi people, but with the lack of

funding its very hard for them to try to

provide the best services for the people.

So how can we help?

Maybe we can have a bake sale for them

so they can fix up their truck so I can have

my trash emptied on a regular basis, see

the idea is to quit complaining and start

helping out with your and our community,

if you see trash, pick it up throw it in a trash

can, but if we continue to complain about

our “trashy” reservation we will never

find a solution to our problems. When

you live on a reservation and poverty is

all you know, young and old people seem

to not care about what the consequences

of living like this. There are programs that

are trying to get started in collecting recyclables but when the Hopi Tribe is not

supporting it enough it tends to be lost in

the world of Hopi bureaucracy.

So how do we help? Easy...just start

picking up trash and throwing it away in

the trash can, I do it all the time, when I

can reach the top of the trash bin. We can’t

blame anyone for trash; it seems we all

just became lazy to throw our trash away

so we just leave it everywhere. I say the

Hopi Tribal hall should provide free trash

bags to everyone who wants to clean up

their yard, plaza, roadside, or community, because in my mind we spend money

on trash bags only to throw the trash bags

away and that seems kind of redundant. If

the Hopi Tribe wants to help its people,

I say start by providing the simple things

like trash bags, in hopes it will elevate

people’s hopes to clean Mother Earth. We

can solve simple problems like this if we

just all pitch in and pick up a beer can or

pick up your drunken uncle with his beer

cans and throw the cans away...but not

your uncle. If we start with simple problems like this and solve them easily, we

can start to solve more complex problems

and start to realize that our problems can

be solved by simple solutions.

My advice to you is that, we can sit

around and look at the trash hoping someone will come and pick it up or we can just

go pick it up and throw it away ourselves.

What I’m saying is that we have the power to make change, but are we willing to

change it? That question is totally up to

you...if you want to change.

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Navajo company to acquire shares in coal power plant

This 2006 photo shows the Four Corners Power Plant in Waterflow, N.M. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File)

Susan Montoya Bryan

Associated Press

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Navajo Nation

would expand its investment in coal-fired electricity generation as part of a plan announced Monday to acquire

more shares in one of the Southwest's last remaining coal

power plants.

The Navajo Transitional Energy Co. has negotiated an

agreement in which Public Service Co. of New Mexico

would divest from the Four Corners Power Plant in 2024

with the tribal company taking over PNM's 13 percent

share. The agreement would call for the utility to pay to

$75 million to the tribal company for breaking current

coal contract obligations at Four Corners.

If approved by state regulators, the transaction would

preserve jobs at the plant and the adjacent tribally owned

mine for at least a few more years as the tribe and the

Four Corners region — spanning parts of New Mexico,

Arizona, Utah and Colorado — adjust to a changing energy economy and mandates for more renewable energy.

Many of the workers at the mine and the power plant

are Navajo.

The deal also would allow the New Mexico utility a

faster exit from coal. PNM already has regulatory approval to exit the neighboring coal-fired San Juan Generating Station in 2022. The workforce there also includes

many tribal members.

PNM said in a statement issued early Monday that it

plans to file with New Mexico regulators early next year

its proposal for abandonment and securitization of the unrecovered investment in the Four Corners plant.

PNM has predicted its customers could collectively

save about $100 million on their bills with the utility's

exit from Four Corners seven years earlier than planned.

However, customers would still pick up the costs of pending liabilities after 2031, plus the cost of replacing Four

Corners electricity with other resources.

"This is a major step in our vision to create a clean

and bright energy future and achieve our industry-leading

goal of emissions-free energy by 2040," Pat Vincent-Collawn, PNM Resources' chairman, president and CEO,

said in the statement.

NTEC officials said the primary goal is to facilitate an

orderly and successful exit by PNM, thereby preventing

near-term job and revenue losses for the Navajo Nation.

Ensuring the plant remains open until 2031 is "completely aligned with NTEC's charter and responsibility

to preserve jobs and revenue for the Navajo people," the

company said in a statement. "The contemplated deal

does not increase the planned operating life of the facility and does not increase liability to any of the owners,

including NTEC."

NTEC also said it has kept the Navajo leadership updated on negotiations for the past year.

In an Oct. 16 email, NTEC CEO Clark Moseley indicated that PNM would remain liable for its share of future

plant decommissioning and that an audit would be performed to ensure the utility can fund its portion of final

mine reclamation expenses.

PNM officials confirmed during a news conference

that the utility will retain liability for coal reclamation

and plant decommissioning, which could total about $45

million.

NTEC is owned by the tribal government but run independently by a non-Native executive team in Colorado. It

has invested heavily in coal in recent years — acquiring

the Navajo Mine in 2017, its current 7 percent stake in

Four Corners in 2018 and three coal mines in Wyoming

and Montana last year.

Arizona Public Service Co. is the owner and operator

of the Four Corners plant, with a 63 percent stake. The

Salt River Project owns 10 percent and Tucson Electric

Power has 7 percent. PNM's stake represents 200 megawatts that make up less than 10 percent of the utility's

generation portfolio.

Under New Mexico's Energy Transition Act, PNM

must replace its coal and natural gas plants with renewables over the next two decades.

The law also allows the utility to recover investments

in abandoned fossil fuel plants through bonds that would

be paid off by customers. The bonds could include about

$16 million in economic development assistance for the

Four Corners area to offset job and tax revenue losses.

"This is a big step for PNM and for New Mexico," said

Tom Fallgren, vice president of generation. "Our step out

of coal though is not a step out of communities that we

have been serving and have been a part of for so long.

We will continue to identify innovative ways to support

economic development in those areas impacted by this

transition."

An early exit also would meet conditions included in

PNM Resources' recently announced plan to merge with

Avangrid, a U.S. subsidiary of global energy giant Iberdrola.

Environmentalists have concerns about the Four Corners proposal, saying it would deepen the Navajo Nation's reliance on fossil fuels.

Hopi Tutuveni November 4, 2020

WORLD INDIAN NEWS

‘Sovereign,’ the First Native TV Drama, in Development at NBC

NBC’s TV drama chronicling a Native American family will be executively produced by Ava DuVernay (left) and Bird Runningwater (right).

By Monica Whitepigeon

October 28, 2020

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Last week, NBC announced the development of a new TV drama titled

“Sovereign,” from award-winning executive producers

Ava DuVernay (“When They See Us,” “Selma”) and

Cheyenne, Mescalero Apache member Bird Runningwater along with writers and directors Sydney Freeland

(“Drunktown’s Finest”), a Navajo Nation citizen, and

Shaz Bennett (“Sugar Queen”).

“Sovereign” marks the first Native family drama developed for network television, which chronicles the lives,

loves and loyalties of a sprawling Indigenous family

struggling to control the future of their tribe against outside forces and themselves.

This collaborative and groundbreaking project offers a

different perspective into the lives of Native people and

emphasizes the importance of representation both on and

off screen.

Freeland, an Emmy-nominated transgender filmmaker,

actively seeks projects that challenge audiences’ preconceived notions.

“A lot of times in TV shows and movies, Native Americans are either the wise elder or the noble maiden or some

sort of caricature or stereotype. And the same thing with

trans women; it’s certainly changed, but they tended to be

more marginalized — caricatures as opposed to characters,” Freeland said in a 2019 interview with High Country News.

“If there’s any chance to portray a character with humanity that comes from a marginalized community, I

love doing that kind of stuff.”

Last year, TIME featured Runningwater among its “12

Leaders Who Are Shaping the Next Generation of Artists.” As director of the Native Program at the Sundance

Institute, Runningwater has spent nearly two decades

coaching and mentoring more than 140 different Indigenous filmmakers.

“Native Americans are invisible in American culture.

Because we have a visibility issue, we have to establish

the narrative,” Runningwater said of the storytelling process in film and television.

For groups such as the Native American and Indigenous Writers Committee (NAIWC), a subcommittee of

the Writers Guild of America West, Native representation

on network television is long overdue.

In an open letter to the entertainment industry, NAIWC

called out Hollywood’s history of misrepresentation of

Native peoples and the necessity for Indigenous peoples

to tell their own stories. The letter says such representation only accounts for 0.04 percent of all media. Signatories included established professionals like Sterlin Harjo

(Seminole, Mvskoke-Creek), Bobby D Wilson (Sisseton

Wahpeton Dakota), Marilyn Thomas (Saulteaux, Cree),

and Skye Knight Dent (Mississippi Choctaw).

“We call on our colleagues to move beyond the limiting practice of only hiring us as cultural consultants. We

are not in the business of legitimizing scripts for free, or

authorizing our stories for others to tell. We have seen

this for more than a century, and it has only perpetuated racism toward our community by way of erasure and

harmful stereotypes,” the letter from NAIWC said. “We

need you to zealously push for scripts written by Indigenous writers, TV shows run by Indigenous show-runners,

filmed by Indigenous directors and portrayed by Indigenous actors to ensure we have the primary opportunity to

portray our communities.”

There is no set release date for “Sovereign,” but Runningwater seems hopeful for its momentous debut.

In a recent Instagram post, Runningwater remarked,

“These moments don’t happen without ALLIES willing

to risk their names and relationships to open the door

for other communities, voices, stories and artists. @ava

DuVernay is THAT friend and ALLY taking a chance

on this exciting story and standing with the Indigenous

community to center Indigenous voices on-screen. Ixehe

Sister Ava, we are beyond grateful and we want to do you

proud!!”

Dueling

proclamations

from Donald

Trump

WORLD INDIAN NEWS

Hopi Tutuveni November 4, 2020

Minnesota State Troopers surrounded a Christopher Columbus statue of after it was toppled in front of the Minnesota State Capitol on June 10 in St. Paul. The statue was later towed away. (Leila

Navidi/Star Tribune via AP, File)

Mary Annette Pember

Indian Country Today

President Donald Trump has signed two

history-related proclamations, National

Native American Heritage Month and National American History Founders Month.

He created the latter for the first time last

year.

The 2019 and 2020 National Native

American Heritage Month proclamations

are similar, both celebrating the contributions of Native Americans to the United

States and touting the president’s commitment to Indian Country by listing legislation and funding he has supported that

benefit Native people.

The National American History Founders Month 2020 proclamation, however,

differs starkly from the inaugural proclamation in 2019. Trump signed the latest

proclamations on Friday.

This year has been marked by increased

momentum in the Black Lives Matter

movement and protests against police brutality aimed at people of color as well as

calls for public reckoning with systemic

racism that many claim permeates U.S.

institutions and society.

During civil unrest following the May

2020 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Confederate statues and monuments,

as well as statues of Christopher Columbus and other historical figures with

fraught history relating to Native Americans, have been torn down or removed

from public places.

“A fringe element of radical politicians,

media voices, corporate executives and

other activists seek to use their immense

power to obscure the ideals of our country, rewrite our Nation’s proud history and

desecrate the memory of our founders,”

the National American History Founders

proclamation reads.

“Statues have been torn down and destroyed, violent mobs have masqueraded

under the false banner of peaceful protests,

and free speech has come under siege in

the public square and online platforms.”

Trump goes on to describe adherents to

critical race theory as seeking to strip individual agency from all Americans.

Critical race theory is a social sciences

framework that examines society and culture as they relate to race, law and power.

He also reiterates his signing of an executive order banning executive departments and agencies and federal contractors from teaching critical race theory.

According to some Native American

advocates, Trump’s National American

History Founders Month and Columbus

Day proclamations have dangerous similarities.

“These proclamations are in line with

his (the president’s) latest very overt push

for White nationalists to stand by; it feels

super inflammatory,” said Tara Houska,

tribal attorney and founder of Ginew Collective, a frontline group working to protect Native territory from destructive fos-

sil fuels in Minnesota. Houska is a citizen

of Couchiching First Nation.

In his Oct. 9 Columbus Day Proclamation, Trump wrote: “Sadly, in recent years,

radical activists have sought to undermine

Christopher Columbus’s legacy. These

extremists seek to replace discussion of

his vast contributions with talk of failings,

his discoveries with atrocities, and his

achievements with transgressions. Rather

than learn from our history, this radical

ideology and its adherents seek to revise

it, deprive it of any splendor, and mark it

as inherently sinister. We must not give in

to these tactics or consent to such a bleak

view of our history. We must teach future

generations about our storied heritage,

starting with the protection of monuments

to our intrepid heroes like Columbus. This

June, I signed an Executive Order to ensure that any person or group destroying

or vandalizing a Federal monument, memorial, or statue is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”

He goes on to reference his opposition

to teaching critical race theory as stated in

the National American History Founder’s

Month Proclamation.

“In addition, last month I signed an Executive Order to root out the teaching of

racially divisive concepts from the Federal workplace, many of which are grounded in the same type of revisionist history

that is trying to erase Christopher Columbus from our national heritage. Together,

we must safeguard our history and stop

this new wave of iconoclasm by standing

against those who spread hate and division.”

“It seems to me if the president was truly interested in honoring and respecting

Indigenous peoples and sovereignty, then

he wouldn’t push rhetoric that revises

American history by painting Columbus

as a hero; Columbus was a mass murderer

of Indigenous peoples,” Houska said.

At a campaign rally last month in Muskegon, Michigan, Trump encouraged the

crowd to boo the idea of replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day.

“The radical left is eradicating our history,” he said during his speech.

Trump’s campaign leaders did not respond to emails from Indian Country Today seeking comment on his recent proclamations.

Several states and over 130 cities have

dropped Columbus Day in favor of Indigenous People’s Day. Columbus Day, however, is still a federal holiday.

Houska said Americans are grappling

with a conversation on race that needs to

happen at a large-scale level.

“We are looking at things like the celebration of genocide, the celebration of

slavery, and what that means to the fabric

of America,” she said.

“Trump has found his niche by absolutely opposing that, but truth-telling that

needs to happen so we can move forward

together.”

Hopi Tutuveni November 4, 2020

CLASSIFIEDS

Reqest for RFQ’s

Job Vacancy

Hopi Health Care Center

Renovation project

Request for Qualification (RFQ)

Hopi Day School - Job Vacancies

SY 2020-2021

The Hopi Tribe located in Kykotsmovi, Arizona is

requesting Qualifications from companies to provide

Construction services inclusive of commissioning and

construction phase services for proposed renovation and

expansion to the existing Hopi Health Care Center facility, located in Polacca, AZ.

The health care programs and services affected by this

project are the Outpatient clinic, the level-V Emergency

Department, Pharmacy, Laboratory, and Administrative

programs. The preliminary gross size of the renovation is

11,170 sf of existing space and 15,200 sf of new construction. The total building project is approximately, 26,370

sf with the construction to include selective demolition,

Landscaping, Parking and Sidewalk Improvements and

miscellaneous Site Utility work.

A digital packet of the Request for Qualifications may

be obtained at the Hopi Tribe, Office of Financial Management upon request after October 27, 2020. All complete qualification proposals must be received at The

Hopi Tribe PO Box 123 Kykotsmovi, AZ 86039, attention Cheryl Tootsie, Contracting Officer, 928-734-3000,

x3351, CTootsie@Hopi.nsn.us, no later than 4:00 PM

MST, on December 22, 2020. The Hopi Tribe reserves

the right to reject any or all Request for Qualifications

received.

Would you like to put your

legals into the Newspaper?

For a single price you can

put your legals into the

Hopi

Tutuveni

Call 928-734-3283

10 Month Contract

SPED Teacher - Certified OTF

Teacher - Certified OTF

PE Teacher/Technician - Certified/Paraprofessional

OTF

Bus Driver (2) - Classified OTF

Bus Monitor (2) - Classified

November 13, 2020

Sign-On Bonuses for all positions!

$4,000.00: Certified positions

$2,500.00: Classified/Paraprofessional positions

Employment Package for Full-Time Employees:

Fringe Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance

& 401K Retirement

Low Rental Housing Units on campus.

For Inquiries or employment application, contact:

Alvanessa Waters, HR Technician: awaters@hdshawks.org 928.734.2467

WWW.hdshawks.org

HDS is an Equal Opportunity/Hopi Preference

Employer

ALL APPLICANTS MUST COMPLETE AN

EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND CHECK

IN ADHERENCE TO P.L. 101-630 & P.L. 101-647

Hopi Tribe Economic Development

Corporation

Board of Director Member (HTEDC)

The Hopi Tribe Economic Development Corporation

(HTEDC) in Flagstaff, AZ. is seeking applications to fill

a position of its Board of Directors.

The HTEDC is a federally chartered corporation wholly owned by the Hopi Tribe. The HTEDC is established

under federal charter provisions making it distinct and

separate from the Hopi Tribe. A board of seven (7) directors governs the HTEDC. Board members are appointed

by the Hopi Tribal Council, representing the sole shareholder.

Currently there is 1 (one) vacancy for a three-year term

position, the term begins November 9th, 2020. It is required to be filled by a Hopi Tribal Member only.

Job Description:

All Directors must meet the required qualifications as

set forth in the HTEDC By-Laws and must pass a mandatory full background check.

Information for prospective board members may be

sent via email or USPS mail. The packet includes information about the HTEDC and its mission, as well as information about the roles and responsibilities of a Board

of Director member.

If you are interested and would like more information,

please contact Stephanie Mejia, Administrative Assistant

at 928-522-8675 or smejia@htedc.net.

The Hopi Tribe P.O. Box 123 Kykotsmovi, AZ 86039

Ph: (928) 734-3281 • Ph: (928) 734-3283

Editorial Board of the Hopi Tutuveni

Kyle Knox , Gary LaRance, George Mase

Hopi Tutuveni Staff

Managing Editor - Romalita Laban

RLaban@hopi.nsn.us

Assistant Editor - Carl Onsae

Consae@hopi.nsn.us

ARTICLES:

The Hopi Tutuveni welcomes

original articles reporting on

local, state and national news

items on issues related to Hopi

or of interest to Tutuveni readers.

We are especially interested

in articles reporting on issues

impacting the Hopi community or on events and activities

involving members of the Hopi

Tribe. Articles should not exceed

750 words and should follow

Associated Press (AP) style and

formatting. The Managing Editor

reserves the right to edit articles

for style, length and clarity. If

significant editing is required, the

Managing Editor will communicate with the author prior to

publication.

PRESS RELEASES:

Press releases must be submitted

on official letterhead and include

the name of the organization,

contact person, telephone

number and email address. Press

releases should not exceed 500

words and submissions may be

edited for length and clarity at

the discretion of the Managing

Editor.

LETTERS TO THE

EDITOR:

Letters should not exceed 250

words and must include the

name of the author and complete

contact information (address,

phone number or email address)

CIRCULATION

and the headline and date of

the article on which you are

commenting. Anonymous letters

and letters written under pseudonyms will not be published.

The Tutuveni Editorial Board

reviews all submissions and

reserves the right not to publish

letters it considers to be highly

sensitive or potentially offensive

to readers, or that may be libelous

or slanderous in nature.

OPINION EDITORIALS:

Submissions must be exclusive

to Hopi Tutuveni and should not

exceed 1,000 words. Include with

your submission your name and

complete contact information,

along with a short 2-3-sentence

bio.

SUBMISSION

INSTRUCTIONS:

All press releases, articles, letters

to the editor and Opinion Editorials electronically as a Word

document or as plain text in the

body of an email to the Managing Editor, Romalita Laban. Articles, press releases and editorials

that include photographs must

be in high resolution, 300dpi

or more and must be your own.

All photographs must include

photo credit and a caption for

each photo listing the names of

all persons included in the photo

and description of what the photo is about. (call 928-734-3283

for deadline schedule).

The Hopi Tutuveni is published twice a month, with a circulation

of 2,500 copies throughout the entire Hopi Reservation. The paper

is delivered on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month to the

following locations: Moenkopi Travel Center, Moenkopi Legacy

Inn, Hotevilla Store, Kykotsmovi Village Store, Tribal Government

Complex, Hopi Cultural Center, Hopi Health Care Center, Polacca

Circle M, Keams Canyon Store.

CLASSIFIEDS

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Corporation

JOB OPENING

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Job Title: Maintenance Technician (2)

Department: Maintenance

Location: Walpi Housing

Reports to: General Manager/Maintenance Manager

How to apply: www.htedc.com; Fill out the online application or download the application and return to Walpi

Housing

GENERAL PURPOSE

The Maintenance Technician is responsible for the

general repairs and daily preventative maintenance of the

entire property.

KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

•Establishes and maintains a professional, positive attitude with management, co-workers and general public

•Provides excellent customer service at all times

•Maintains a neat and clean professional appearance

•Identifies and reports all maintenance/repair issues to

management

•Ensures all areas of the facilities and grounds are kept

in a clean and organized manner

•Rotates and stocks all products in both stores and

restaurant cleaning closet Completes all daily work orders

•Provides continual communication with the front office and/or supervisor

•Performs other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor and/or general manager

•Fulfill guest/customer issues in a timely manner

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Possess a high school diploma or GED

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

•Minimum 6 months of maintenance experience

•Knowledge in carpentry, plumbing electrical preferred

•Ability to operate electrical power tools

CORE COMPETENCES

•Ability to work with minimal supervision

•Ability to communicate effectively with management

and clients

•Ability to understand written and verbal work orders

•Ability to pass a background check and driver's abstract

•Possess a valid Arizona driver's license

•Demonstrate ability for time management

WORKING CONDITIONS

•Must be able to stand for long periods of time

•Must be able to bend and twist on a regular basis

•Must be able to lift between 30-50 lbs.

•Must be able to tolerate working in both hot and cold

weather conditions

PAY RATE

•DOE

•Full time

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Job Vacancy

Hopi Tribal Council

Timothy L. Nuvangyaoma,

Chairman

Clark W. Tenakhongva,

Vice Chairman

Request for Proposal for Financial Audit

Service

Opening Date: 8:00am–October 12, 2020

Closing Date: 5:00pm–November 20, 2020

The Hopi Foundation–Lomasumi’nangwtukwsiwmani is accepting proposals for multi-year engagement

from qualified & independent CPAs to perform annual

financial & compliance audits for purpose of expressing an opinion on financial statements for a tax-exempt

charitable nonprofit.

The multi-year engagement shall be for fiscal years

2020-2022 with each annual audit to cover calendar year

Jan. 1 – Dec. 31. Scope of audit shall be applicable to:

A.Nonprofit 501(c)3 financial audit and 990 statements

in accordance with IRS standards;

B.Public Radio audited financial statements in accordance with Corporation for Public Broadcasting standards.

All proposals must include:

1.Proposal letter from qualified CPA firm including detailed cost breakdown;

2.Quote of all costs associated with Part A & Part B

proposed scope of work, with Part B radio audit costs listed separately;

3.Credentials & references including references from

tax-exempt charitable organization clients and public radio clients.

Completed proposals must be received by The Hopi

Foundation or post-marked by 5:00 pm, November 20,

2020.

Proposals may be submitted to:

The Hopi Foundation

P. O. Box 301 Kykotsmovi, AZ 86039

For questions, please contact: Angie Harris, Financial

Director (928) 853-7527, cell

angie.harris@hopifoundation.org

About The Hopi Foundation

The Hopi Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)3 tax-exempt

organization established in 1987 and located on the Hopi

Reservation in northeastern Arizona. The Hopi Foundation is a Grantmaking organization and a host of nonprofit

programs including a Native American community-based

public radio station.

Dwayne Secakuku,

Interim Tribal Secretary

Wilfred Gaseoma, Tribal

Treasurer

Violet Sinquah, SergeantAt-Arms

Village of Upper

Moenkopi

Robert Charley

Philton Talahytewa, Sr.

Hubert Lewis, Sr.

Michael Elmer

Village of Bakabi

Dwayne Secakuku

Clifford Qotsaquahu

Village of Kyakotsmovi

David Talayumptewa

Phillip Quochytewa, Sr.

Danny Honanie

Herman G. Honanie

Village of Sipaulavi

Rosa Honanie

Alverna Poneoma

Dennis Koeyahongva

Village of Mishongnovi

Craig Andrews

Ronald Humeyestewa

Merwin Kooyahoema

Annette F. Talayumptewa

First Mesa Consolidated

Villages

Albert T. Sinquah

Dale Sinquah

Wallace Youvella, Sr.

Wallace Youvella, Jr.

Hopi Tutuveni November 4, 2020

GAMES AND PUZZLES

Hopilavit - Happy November

Answers for October 21

HOPI WORDS

Niitiwta - Abound

Tsùyaki - Appreciation

Kyatku - Bite

Pekyenvölaviki Bread

Kyeeso - Butter

Tsaatsayom - Children

Noovata - Cook

Wutnova - Corn Bread

Tutkita - Cut

Kwangwa - Delicious

U’utspi - Dessert

Nöönösa - Eat

Nà’am - Father

Naasana - Feast

Nopna - Feed

Noova - Food

Ooyi - Full

A I S O

A N G W

X A V O

Z T L P

Q W N A

I A A T

J N S N

N I F G

N W V A

Z I D B

X I P S

A S O N

O S M O

S A Y O

N T U U

A N G W

A V I K

O H O S

N O V A

N M U M

U U F A

Z K X S

K T U T

B A K U

F Y J U

E K U T

F J K S

U U Y O

O N A N

I J W G

D F A M

E B W O

Z X O K

L A S I

Tunösmoki - Gizzard

Sowawàyku - Gobble

Wìipala - Gravy

Tsöngmoki - Hungry

Hàalay’unangwa Happiness

Tuutsama - Invite

Lewìipi - Jam

Mùmtsi - Knead

(Dough)

Yu’am - Mother

Tuupe - Roast (Meat)

Öönga - Salt

Sölö - Savor (Spec.

Taste)

Ènangwa - Side Dish

Kwangwanova Sweets

Kìvingtota - Thanksgiving Cele.

Koyongsikwi - Turkey

Meat

Natwani - Vegetables

Kyelmuyaw - November

Siiwi - Onion

Qopqo - Oven

Muupi - Piki (Rolled)

Tumna - Potato

Patnga - Pumpkin

Muki - Warm

Söhövosi - Wheat

Isali - YUMMY!

TICK-TACK-TOE

U.S. CURRENTS

Hopi Tutuveni November 4, 2020

Just before the election, poll on climate change suggests

Arizona voters want more federal action

Huge wildfires in the West and record breaking heat this summer in Arizona may have fueled voters interest in climate change and environmental policy this election cycle, Daniela Campos with

Climate Power 2020 (file photo by Jordan Evans/ Cronkite News)

By Danya Gainor/Cronkite News

PHOENIX – Twenty-four hours after

Tuesday’s election, the U.S. officially

will exit the Paris Agreement, an effort by

nearly 200 countries to reduce the threat

of man-made climate change. This comes

as Arizona voters are expressing a growing interest in climate change and environmental policy.

A new survey of voters indicates Arizonans are becoming more concerned about

climate change, which could influence

their choices between two presidential

candidates with starkly different strategies

for tackling environmental issues.

The Morrison Institute for Public Policy

at Arizona State University and the Nina

Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust surveyed

800 Arizona voters in 2017 and followed

up in January 2020 to gauge Arizonans’

evolving beliefs about environmental protection.

“Arizona voters are as interested or

more interested in and concerned about

the environment in 2020 as they were in

2017,” the survey said. “This includes

attitudes toward and opinions about wildlife, land use, rivers and streams, global

warming, preservation of water, air and

water quality, and government spending

on and attention to the environment.”

In 2020, the survey found, 87% of Arizona voters believe the environmental

issues facing the state are either “very serious” or “serious,” up from 81% in 2017.

Stephen Kilar of the Morrison Institute

said the survey demonstrated a striking

shift in climate change beliefs.

“Nearly 70% of respondents said that

the state government has to do more to

combat climate change,” Kilar said. “Of

that 70%, 45% said that they strongly

agree that the state government needs to

do more. That is up from 33% just three

years ago.

“More and more people are wanting action.”

But why now?

“The climate crisis is here and it is affecting all of us right now,” said Daniela

Campos, Climate Power 2020’s spokesperson in Arizona. “This summer, Phoenix hit another historical record of extreme heat, wildfires are still burning in

the West, and the Atlantic is dealing with

a supercharged hurricane season.

“Our country needs bold, transformative, science-based climate action. This is

why climate is a critical issue for a majority of voters in Arizona in 2020.”

Historically, the topic of climate change

hasn’t weighed heavily on the minds of

Arizona voters until now, the new survey suggests. Although more white and

Hispanic voters have prioritized environmental issues higher in the last few years,

some climate activists say marginalized

communities that experience the disproportionate effects of climate change have

conducted much of the activism for decades.

“Not since the Apollo project, I don’t

think we’ve ever seen science front and

center in a national campaign before,”

said Shaughnessy Naughton, president

of 314 Action, a grassroots network that

advocates for the election of scientists to

public office. “It is because of the pandemic that we are going through, but it

has exposed a lot of things that need to be

fixed in our society and, you know, from

racial injustice to health inequities.”

The Morrison-Pulliman survey broke

down opinions on the environment by

age, political affiliation and race, but only

included white and Hispanic to reflect the

majority populations in Arizona.

Sinobia Aiden, civic engagement chair

at the Black African Coalition of ASU,

said racial inclusion is critical because climate change more severely affects communities of color.

“All things considered, the way that Native American and black people in America vote isn’t necessarily changing this

year,” Aiden said. “When we take care of

water issues that Native communities are

facing, we’re taking care of the world’s

water issues. We’re figuring out innovative ways to make water accessible to everyone, every single person on this planet.

Environmental justice is racial justice.”

For others, including first-time voter

Taylor Ens, 24, of California, environmental issues are a relatively new interest.

His concern for the climate was low in

past years, he said, but now it’s a factor in

his choice for president.

“Climate change is really important and

really scary to me because it’s something

that impacts the rest of my life, and the

people that are making decisions on it really don’t seem to care that much,” Ens

said.

Sarah Oven, 19, of Phoenix, another

first-time voter, is frustrated with politicians who don’t deliver on promises.

“I want to see California actually getting

aid for fires. I want to see Maricopa County actually make good on the heat island

policies,” Oven said. “Climate change is

up on my list because we are running out

of time.”

Arizona’s U.S. Senate race and climate

change

If challenger Mark Kelly defeats Republican Sen. Martha McSally, Democrats

will be one seat closer to flipping the Senate and declaring climate change a national priority.

In their only debate on Oct. 6, McSally, who was appointed to fill the late John

McCain’s term, and Kelly highlighted disparities between them on climate change.

“The climate is changing and there is a

human element to it … I’ve been leading

on efforts to ensure we have an all-of-theabove energy strategy,” she said. “We’re

finally in a place where we’re energy independent. Let’s use innovation, not what

the left is offering.”

McSally also referred to the Green New

Deal, a congressional resolution to shift

away from fossil fuels and toward clean

energy resources and jobs, as the “green

bad deal.”

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Just before the election, poll on climate change suggests

Arizona voters want more federal action, Cont.

Kelly said Congress must extend the

Solar Investment Tax Credit to create jobs

and manufacture solar technology in-state.

“When this administration rolled back

emission standards, and also clean air

regulations and clean water regulations,

we’re going to have more polluted air and

more polluted water,” he said.

U.S. and the Paris Agreement

This month, the U.S. will officially

withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement. In the final presidential debate on

Oct. 22, Democratic challenger Joe Biden

and President Donald Trump defended

their vastly different opinions on climate

change.

Trump defended his decision to leave

the Paris Agreement, saying it was unfair

and would cost the U.S. “trillions of dollars.”

“I will not sacrifice tens of millions of

jobs, thousands and thousands of companies because of the Paris accord,” he said.

Trump in the past has dubbed manmade climate change a hoax invented by

the Chinese but has since shifted to declaring “science doesn’t know” what may lie

ahead for the planet.

“We have so many different (environmental) programs,” Trump said at the debate. “I do love the environment, but what

I want is crystal clear water, the cleanest

air. We have the best, lowest number in

carbon emissions.”

The U.S. did see a drop in emissions

after the COVID-19 pandemic started in

March, but emissions are back up. In fact,

the U.S. ranks second for global carbon

emissions behind China, according to the

Union of Concerned Scientists.

“Arizonans recognize climate change as

a national priority and are looking for candidates that have a bold plan on climate.

One that also invests in clean energy jobs

and infrastructure.” Campos said. “These

voters know that there is literally no time

to waste on climate.”

Biden promised he will have the U.S.

“rejoin the Paris accord and make China

abide by what they agreed to” in regard to

keeping emissions low.

He said he plans to achieve net-zero

emissions by 2050, work with every country on sustainable practices and “stand up

to the abuse of power by polluters who

disproportionately harm communities of

color and low-income communities,” according to his climate plan.

“It really has brought into stark relief for

a lot of Americans the danger of ignoring

science and expertise, which we’ve seen

over and over again,” said Naughton of

314 Action. “Ultimately, Americans look

to scientists, they look at them as honest

brokers, people who will base their conclusions on the facts and evidence. That

really is what people are looking for this

year.

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Social Media and Kids: What

Parents Can Do to Ensure

Safe Use

(StatePoint) The negative effects of

social media have been much discussed

as of late, thanks to the recently released

documentary on Netflix, “The Social Dilemma.”

The documentary argues that while

platforms like Twitter, Instagram, and

Facebook have at times been used to facilitate social movements and meaningful

change, they can also make people more

anxious, polarized, and inclined to believe

misinformation. What’s more, according

to the documentary, these apps are structured to make their users obsessed with

them.

As many parents know, children can be

susceptible to the most common pitfalls of

social media, but there are some key steps

that they can take to help ensure that children’s usage remains balanced, healthy

and safe:

• Sorting fact from fiction: Information

about the world is often delivered via social media tools. Unfortunately, much of

that content is actually misinformation.

Parents can help stem the tide of “fake

news” by teaching kids how to sort fact

from fiction and pointing them in the direction of trusted sources of information.

• Privacy measures: An enormous

amount of data is gathered by social media companies. Parents should teach kids

to be wary of sharing private information

and opinions online. They can also add

privacy settings to children’s profiles to

ensure they are connected only to their

friends and family.

• Social media and feelings: Social

media usage can be an emotional roller

coaster. Parents should consider having a

conversation with children about the way

social media makes them feel. As part of

this discussion, parents can remind kids

that while “likes” and nice comments

may make them feel good, it’s important

not to rely too heavily on social media for

emotional validation or real connection

with friends. Unfortunately, cyberbullies

and online “trolls” are active social media users, too, making social media apps a

sometimes unfriendly place.

• Monitoring usage: New tools are helping parents seamlessly monitor social

media usage and protect kids from unsafe

content. In fact, over 1.2 million families

use the screen time management solution,

OurPact. The app, which allows parents

to block or limit app access automatically,

gives families the flexibility to set schedules for usage around recurring activities

like school and bedtime, keeping access

well-balanced. Parents can even view

screenshots of kids’ digital activity. Available at the iOS App Store and Google Play

Store, parents can also sign up for an account at www.ourpact.com.

While the ever-evolving social media

landscape can make it difficult for adults

to keep up with the way their children are

interacting with these platforms, parents

can help protect their kids by communicating regularly and by using new tools.

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ARIZONA CURRENTS

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11 Arizona tribes among broadband license

winners

Photo by original poster.

Calah Schlabach

Cronkite News

WASHINGTON – The Federal Communications Commission has granted broadband spectrum licenses to 11

Arizona tribes in what FCC Chairman Ajit Pai called a

"major step forward in our efforts to close the digital divide on tribal lands.”

The awards, announced last week, were the result of a

“first of its kind” Rural Tribal Priority Window that gave

tribes the chance to apply for and receive spectrum licenses at no cost. Those licenses – which can be used for

high-speed wireless broadband – are usually auctioned

off to the highest bidder.

The licenses “will open the door to economic growth

and allow tribal families to work and learn remotely,

access telehealth services, and stay connected to loved

ones,” Democratic Rep. Tom O’Halleran of Sedona said

in a statement Wednesday.

The licenses give tribes “exclusive use of up to 117.5

megahertz of 2.5 GHz (gigahertz) band spectrum” they

can use to get their communities connected. They will

also give tribes a potential revenue stream, making them

less dependent on private firms that are not always interested in developing the infrastructure to extend access to

rural areas.

Tribes will be able to use the licenses to implement

broadband infrastructure themselves or lease the rights to

a third-party company to do the work. Either way, they

have to meet certain benchmarks to retain the licenses:

Half the population area covered by the license must have

access to service within two years, and 80% within five.

Tribes may not sell or transfer their licenses before they

meet the benchmarks.

The FCC announced the tribal priority window after

tribal representatives last year complained to Congress

that the agency was not doing enough to close the digital

divide on tribal lands – a claim backed up by a report

from the Government Accountability Office. The GAO

report said 35 percent of people living on tribal lands

lacked access to broadband in 2018, compared to 8 percent for Americans overall.

“Few communities face the digital connectivity challenges faced by rural tribes,” Pai said in a statement on

the license awards.

The National Congress of American Indians this summer hailed the tribal priority window as “one of the few

inexpensive solutions to overcoming the numerous barriers that have prevented better connection to tribal areas,

as well as preparing them for future high-speed connections.”

The window was open from Feb. 3 to Sept. 2 – including a month-long extension due to the COVID-19 pandemic – and gave eligible rural tribes a shot at applying

for broadband licenses before the rest of the available licenses were auctioned off.

In a Senate hearing last year, Arizona lawmakers promised to keep the pressure on the FCC, and this week, some

applauded the FCC for its action.

“Increasing access to high-speed broadband improves

tribal and rural communities’ access to health care, education, and jobs,” said Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema

of Arizona in a statement Wednesday.

The FCC granted licenses to 154 tribes of the more

than 400 that applied nationally.

In Arizona, winning tribes were the Colorado River Indian Tribes, Gila River Indian Community, Havasupai Tribe, Hopi Tribe, Hualapai Indian Tribe, Kaibab

Band of Paiute Indians, San Carlos Apache Tribe, Tohono O’odham Nation, White Mountain Apache Tribe,

Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe and the Zuni Tribe.

There’s still hope for the three Arizona tribes who applied and did not get licenses this round: the Navajo Nation, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and

the Fort Yuma Quechan Tribe. The FCC is still reviewing

applications and more licenses are likely to be forthcoming.

O’Halleran, whose rural district includes a large swath

of reservation lands, said in a statement Wednesday that

“families across rural and tribal Arizona … often face the

most significant barriers to digital connectivity.”

“This year, the coronavirus pandemic has laid bare

the digital divide that rural and tribal communities have

struggled with for years,” said O’Halleran.

This is a copy of a public record, reproduced as it was published. It is not legal advice, and it may not be the version a court would rely on. Check the official source before you cite it.