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Hopi Tribe Faces Stark Realities of COVID-19
The Hopi Tribal Government Programs and Offices Experience
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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
Tribe Department of Health & Human Services (928)
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

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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.

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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
Regarding Wood Permits

Department of Natural Resources
of the Honahni Building to provide Hopi
Schedule of Hopi Non-Commercial Wood Permits. To ensure we expedite the
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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.

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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.

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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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Call for petitioners election AND
for 7 local attendance areas and
at large members
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MEMBERS
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

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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.

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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
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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
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When will we know the results of
the 2020 presidential election?
Final election results could be delayed by
several days

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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
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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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Here are a few small tweaks and essen- is being enjoyed at home most mornings,
other group events.
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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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.

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‘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!!”

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Dueling
proclamations
from Donald
Trump

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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.”

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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.

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Employment Package for Full-Time Employees:
Fringe Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance
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For Inquiries or employment application, contact:
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HDS is an Equal Opportunity/Hopi Preference
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ALL APPLICANTS MUST COMPLETE AN
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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.

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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)

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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.

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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
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•Ability to work with minimal supervision
•Ability to communicate effectively with management
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•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
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•Must be able to stand for long periods of time
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•Must be able to lift between 30-50 lbs.
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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.

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Tsaatsayom - Children
Noovata - Cook
Wutnova - Corn Bread
Tutkita - Cut
Kwangwa - Delicious
U’utspi - Dessert
Nöönösa - Eat
Nà’am - Father
Naasana - Feast
Nopna - Feed
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Lewìipi - Jam
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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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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.

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/tribal%3Ahopi_arizona%3A06e0c72cb26101ae. Public record. Not legal advice.