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Volume 21 Number 13

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Hopi Tribe Gets

Extended Holiday

for Independence

Day Weekend

In thanks for your tireless service

to the Hopi Tribe, the Chairman has

declared Friday, July 5th, an extended

Independence Day Holiday for all

Hopi Tribal Employees.

“Enjoy this extra time with your

families and remember to stay hydrated

in this hot weather. As always, be safe,

and have a wonderful weekend,” Hopi

Chairman LeRoy N. Shingoitewa.

19 Firefighters

From Arizona

Lose Their Lives

in Wildland Fire

Tragedy

Hopi Tribe Posts Flag at

Half Mast in Honor of

Firefighters

Hopi Tutuveni

Nineteen members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, part of the

Prescott Fire Department, lost their

lives Sunday while battling the 2,000acre Yarnell Fire that ignited Friday

south of Prescott. This has been the

worst wildland firefighter tragedy in

the United States since the 1933 Griffith Park Fire in Los Angeles.

The 19 firefighters were found in

an area that had 19 emergency fire

shelters deployed. Some of them were

found inside their shelters: tent-like

structures meant to shield flames and

heat. They are typically used as a last

resort. The lone survivor of the hotshot

team escaped because he was moving

a crew truck when the fire engulfed

the rest of the crew. These men

trained intensely and were the best

trained, fit and knowledgeable, but

the unpredictable intensity of the wild

fire became too much to handle. The

crew and commanders were following

safety protocols, but appears the fire’s

erratic nature simply overwhelmed

them.

“What happened was a hard

loss within the firefighting world,”

said Sam Yazzie Hopi Agency Fire

Management Officer. “I send my

condolences to the family members of

the Firefighters and the Prescott Fire

Organization. This was a fast moving

fire driven by topography, fleshy fuels

and weather. These types of fires are

unpredictable, even with aerial and

engine resources on hand, it’s hard to

predict or control the fire”.

Four firefighters from the Hopi

Agency were detailed to Prescott

to help out with the Initial Attack

and are doing well. The guys are in

good spirits and are completing their

fourteen day tour and will be coming

home soon.

“We mobilized a handcrew to

Kingman on Saturday and they are

working the Dean Peak fire. A Hopi

camp crew is assigned to West Fork

fire in Colorado and they will also be

coming home sometime this week.

When we send out a handcrew, they

are aware of the danger they are going

into. They become family and support

and look out for one another. Their

main concern is to come home to their

loved ones. That is the heart of a Hopi

Wildland firefighter” said Yazzie.

“In honor and respect of the 19 Fire

Fighters who lost their lives yesterday

while battling the fire in Yarnell, the

Hopi Tribe is flying the flag at half

mast today”, said Vice Chairman of

the Hopi Tribe Herman G. Honanie. “I

know our own Hopi men and women

are involved in fighting fires, and we

need to keep them in mind as they

engage in their duties. Pray for their

safety and their safe return home.”

Photo by Jack Penn/Hopi Probation Office

Hopi Probation Office Implements SCRAM-X

Ankle Devices to Monitor Alcohol Offenders

Crystal Dee

Hopi Tutuveni

In an effort to deter

intoxication arrests on

the Hopi reservation,

the

Hopi

Tribal

Court began looking

for an innovative

way to alleviate the

problem. According

to Hopi Tribal Court

Administrator, Wilbur

Maho, 91 percent of

arrests on the Hopi

reservation are for

intoxication and for

the month of January

alone, 124 cases were

filed and of those

90 cases were for

intoxication.

Jack Penn, Chief

Probation Officer and

Maho began looking

at other tribal court

systems and researched

companies that make

alcohol

monitoring

bracelets. They found

that the SCRAM-X,

Secure

Continuous

Remote

Alcohol

Monitor was popularly

used. With the help

of Tricia Tingle who

helped the Hopi Courts

establish a BIA 638

grant in the amount of

$160,000 they were

able to purchase 15

monitors and hire an

additional Probation

Officer.

The SCRAM-X is

an alcohol monitor

that is put on the ankle

of a defendant who is

put on probation for

intoxication charges.

This monitor has the

same capability as

a bracelet used for

house arrests, but

this monitor tests for

alcohol through sweat

on the skin. This

type of test is called

Trans-dermal Alcohol

Content (TAC). The

monitor has a small

hole called a breather

that sucks the sweat

and analyzes it inside

the monitor. After it

analyzes the sweat, the

information is then sent

to the computer where

the Probation Officer

will see the results.

“We are optimistic

about

SCRAM-X

and feel it is a good

deterrent to keep nonviolent offenders out

of jail and alleviate the

number of jail space,”

said Penn. “It costs

$4.40 a day to operate

the bracelet monitors

versus $100-150 a

day.”

defendant

violates

his/her

probation,

the

Probation Officer will

send a recommendation

to the Prosecutor’s

Office to not put the

Defendant in jail. The

Defendant is given

an option to revoke

their probation for the

violation or modify

their probation where

they must successfully

complete

30,

or 90 days on the

bracelet monitor. The

Prosecutor will modify

the Probation for the

Judge to approve.

It must be alcohol

related, a violation

of their probation,

or breaking the law

with

intoxication

to be placed on the

SCRAM-X program.

“They

generally

opt for the program

because they don’t

want to be in jail,”

said Penn. “In most

cases they have a

lot of days hanging

over

their

head.”

Once they accept

to have the bracelet

monitor they must

sign a waiver saying

they are responsible

for any damages they

may cause to the

bracelet. Once the

bracelet is connected

the Probation Officers

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Mesa Media Hosts Workshop to Sustain Hopi Lavayi

Crystal Dee

Hopi Tutuveni

than

participants took part in

a free Hopi Language

workshop sponsored

by Mesa Media Inc.

on June 18 at the

Hopi Wellness Center

Conference room in

Kykotsmovi.

Anita

Poleahla,

founder

of Mesa Media Inc.

headed the workshop

for individuals who are

working to teach and

keep the Hopi language

alive. Hopi speakers,

program coordinators,

teacher

assistants

and

parents

were

given the opportunity

to make their own

teaching materials they

could utilize in their

classrooms.

The

first

registered participants

received a bag of Hopi

language

materials

that included five

CD’s titled: “Learning

through

Hopi

Songs”,

“Teaching

through Hopi Songs”,

“Hopilavayvenpi:

The Hopi Alphabet in

Conversation”, “Living

Through Hopi Songs”,

“Taatawi Puwvitstawi

tiitaptawi:Hopi

lullaby and game

songs”, a three volume

DVD titled, “Itam

Hopi

yu’a’atotani!”

(Lets speak Hopi!),

and three Hopi Lavayi

crossword,

word

and

word

scramble puzzle books

with solution manuals.

Other items included

in the packages were

colored

pencils,

scissors, glue stick

and construction paper

to make the learning

materials. The Hopi

language

material

package

was

estimated value of over

$200.

Poleahla

showed

the participants how

they could use the

Hopi CD’s, DVD’s

and puzzle books in

developing activities

for children to suite

all age levels. They

created learning tools

such as picture flash

cards to be used in

their classrooms. Mesa

Media’s overall goal

for the workshop is to

have the participants

leave with teaching

tools and the basic

Tutuveni/Mihio Manus

Elgean Joshevama holds a cardboard doll he created that he will use as a tool in teaching Hopi

Lavayi.

knowledge

least five classroom

activities that can

be used in their

respective classrooms

or programs.

“I thought it was

a great turnout, all

the

villages

were

represented so we

were able to hear all

the dialects of each

village,” said Poleahla.

“I would like to see

these participants start

teaching the Hopi

language as they were

given the materials to

teach.”

After lunch, Kayden

Mahle, 12 years old of

Sichomovi performed

three songs in Hopi

that crowned him

First Mesa Elementary

School Brave two

times in a row and Hopi

Jr. High Brave. Mahle

sang; “Hehey’ atawi

–

tuwapongnawit”,

“Huuhuwa

niqw

Ho’e” and “Tsangaw

Itam Tsaatsahoyamu”.

Mahle, whose Hopi

name is Lomauhyie, is

in the seventh grade,

his parents are the late

Randall Mahle Jr. and

Onita Jackson. He is

Hopi, Tewa and Pima;

he is snake and sand

clan.

As the end of the

workshop

neared,

participants

were

given the opportunity

to reflect on what they

learned and share their

thoughts and ideas on

Hopi lavayi.

Elgean Joshevama

of Bacavi said he was

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CPO Director, Kuwanwisiwma,

receives Governor’s Public

Archaeology Award

Ed Kabotie Brings his Music

Live and Direct to MNA Hopi

Festival

Tips to Keep Crows Out of

Your Corn Fields

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2 TUESDAY,JULY 2, 2013 | HOPI TUTUVENI

LOCAL NEWS/EVENTS

Hopi Director of CPO receives Governor’s Public Archaeology Award

By Louella Nahsonhoya

Hopi Tutuveni Staff

At the 11 Annual Arizona Statewide Historic

Preservation Partnership

Conference held in Mesa

on Friday, June 14, Leigh

Kuwanwisiwma, Director

of the Hopi Tribe Cultural

Preservation Office was

recognized and awarded

the Public Archaeology

award, in the Tribes category, by the Governor’s

Archaeology

Advisory

Commission (GAAC).

The Commission is a

statutory board that advises the State Historic

Preservation Officer on

issues relevant to Arizona

archaeology. The Awards

are presented to individuals and/or organizations

that have significantly

contributed to the protection, preservation and

education about Arizona’s

archaeological resources

and are worthy of recognition for their efforts.

“We are pleased to

present the award for an

Indian Tribe to Leigh

Kuwanwisiwma (Director

of the Hopi Tribe Cultural

Preservation

Office)”,

said the Commissioner.

“As a long-time advocate

for archaeological site

protection and cultural

heritage preservation, he

has championed these

causes

well

beyond

the

current

political

boundaries of the Hopi

Tribe. Leigh has worked

with Northern Arizona

University, Arizona State

University and others

to support innovative

research projects that rely

on cooperative efforts

of archaeologists and

the Tribe. These efforts

have ensured that tribal

perspectives and oral

histories play a prominent

role in archaeological

research. In 2012, Leigh

was among several Hopi

co-authors of chapters in

the award-winning book

Hisat’sinom—Ancient

Peoples in a Land without

Water. In 2013, the

Society for American

Archaeology recognized

these accomplishments

with a symposium in

his honor at its annual

meeting. Leigh has also

served as a member of the

Governor’s Archaeology

Advisory Commission.”

Upon

hearing

this award, Herman G.

Honanie Vice Chairman

of the Hopi Tribe

said “I am happy Mr.

Kuwanwisiwma

was

recognized for his tireless

efforts and advocacy

for the protection and

preservation of cultural

resources and assets. He

has set high standards

and priorities and is an

outstanding

advocate

and spokesperson for

tribal resources.

His

efforts are driven in part

by his own personal

understanding and beliefs

in Hopi customs and

traditions; hence, he has

a natural drive to direct

THE HOPI TUTUVENI

STAFF

Managing Editor:

Mihio Manus

(928)734-3281

mmanus@hopi.nsn.us

Marketing Manager:

Louella Nahsonhoya

(928)734-3283

lnahsonhoya@hopi.nsn.us

Reporter:

Crystal Dee

(928)734-3284

cdee@hopi.nsn.us

Secretary:

Vernita Selestewa

(928)734-3282

vselestewa@hopi.nsn.us

Tutuveni/Mihio Manus

Leigh Kuwanwisiwma, Director of the Hopi Tribe’s Cultural Preservation Office, has also served as a member of the

Governor’s Archaeology Advisory Commission.

efforts to preserve and

serve as an effective

advocate. He deserves

this recognition.”

“The AZ Governor’s

2013 Archaeology Commission Award came to

me as a surprise” said

Kuwanwisiwma. “This

award was presented to

me at the July 14th AZ

Historic

Preservation

Conference in Mesa, AZ.

This award comes on the

heels of the 2012 Governor’s Arizona Centennial Historic Preservation

Award given to me last

year; which was also a

surprise. This is quite an

honor to be chosen two

years in a row. I humbly

acknowledge the Hopi

Cultural Preservation Office staff, the Hopi Cultural Resources Advisory

Team, all the Hopi and

“T

he AZ Governor’s 2013

Archaeology Commis- CIRCULATION

Hopi Tutuveni is published twice

sion Award came to me as a The

a month, with a circulation of 6,000

throughout the entire Hopi

surprise,” Kuwanwisiwma said. copies

Reservation. The paper is delivered

Tewa clans, religious societies and village leaders who have continued

to support our efforts.

Kwak’wha to the present

and previous Chairmen,

Vice Chairmen and members of the Hopi tribal

council for the political

and personal support provided to my staff and I.”

“Much heartfelt thanks

to my family, especially my children Robert

“Beep” Jenkins, Sonwy

Kuwanwisiwma, Tevesie

Jenkins, and Posiwmana Jenkins; To my sisters

Ethelyn Jenkins and Kar-

en Kavena and To my parents, Marshall and Polly

Jenkins, both who have

passed on. All have given

me the emotional support

and guidance during my

tenure as the Director of

HCPO,” said Kuwanwisiwma. “Kwak’wha to the

Hopi and Tewa people

who we try to represent as

best as we can.”

Congratulations on

your Award and the

recognition of your efforts, Leigh. It is well

deserved. Thank you

for your advocacy. The

Tutuveni Staff.

Hopi people deserved the

opportunity to understand

the richness of the Hopi

language. Mesa Media

Board

members

are

Bonnie Secakuku, George

Mase, Kristin Harned,

Violet Leslie and advisory

members

are

Peter

Bungaard and Joycelyn

Secakuku.

Poleahla is an Arizona

State

certified

Hopi

Language Teacher for the

Hopi Jr. /Sr. High School

where she teaches the Hopi

Language to junior high

and high school students.

The Hopi language class

she teaches to high school

students can be used

towards college credits as

a foreign language.

Mesa Media Inc. would

like to thank their grantors

from the Christensen

Fund,

the

Flagstaff

Community Foundation,

and the First Nation’s

Development Institutions

(Native Youth Culture

Fund).

Mesa Media Hosts Workshop From Cover

disappointed when he

encountered a situation at

a tiikive (Kachina dance)

at Shungopavi and the

lack of hospitality from

young Hopi people.

“I went to one of our

relatives’ house and there

were no adults around,

but young kids. As I

walked into the house

they just stared at me

and didn’t say anything.

If someone comes into

your house don’t be

afraid to greet them. As

Hopi people, we talk

about sumi’nangwa and

nami’nangwa but it seems

like we don’t know what

that means anymore,” said

Joshevama. “I tried to get

them to start thinking in

a way where they should

invite people into their

house and feed the people.

Out of the kindness of my

heart I am sharing these

thoughts.”

Iva Honyestewa of

Shungopavi used herself

as an example and said,

“It’s not too late to learn

how to speak Hopi. I was

laughed at and criticized

but I kept trying and then

my family saw that I was

serious about learning

Hopi lavayi and they

began helping me out.”

Cecelia Poneoma from

the village of Shungopavi

said she took the Hopi

language for granted.

Now that she is an adult

she is initiated into some

of the women societies in

her village and said Hopi

lavayi plays a dominant

role in all our ceremonies.

It is people like

Joshevama, Honyestewa

and Poneoma who are

benefiting

from

this

workshop

teach

children the Hopi lavayi in

their villages and schools.

Mesa Media Inc. stressed

that they have got to get to

the kids because they are

the last generation who

are going to be able to

have these fluent speakers

as their teachers.

Kristin

Harned,

treasurer and grants officer

for Mesa Media Inc. said

they were awarded three

grants to fund a series of

workshops this spring

and summer, all of which

were focused on teaching

agricultural vocabulary,

sentence structure and

songs.

Anita Poleahla and

the late Ferrell Secakuku

founded Mesa Media

Inc. in 2004 to help

Hopi people learn their

language and produced a

culturally related learning

material that will teach

the Hopi language. Their

mission is to revitalize the

Hopi language and they

both believed that all the

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LOCAL NEWS/EVENTS

SCRAM-X Ankle Devices From Cover

have access to all the

Defendants information

and files online.

The Defendant is given

two options on how they

want to be monitored;

Indirect or Direct connect.

Indirect connect is having

the bay station placed in

their home with a land

line to pair the base and

the monitor. If they do not

have a land line, but want

that option, a land line

will be installed for that

purpose without costing

the defendant. The results

are automatically sent to

the bay station through the

land line to the website.

If they test positive for

alcohol it will set off the

alarm on the bay station

and the Probation Officers

are immediately alerted.

With Direct connect;

the defendant must come

to the Probation Office

once a week to download

their test results. The

Probation Officer will not

know if the Defendant

has consumed alcohol

or if the bracelet has

been altered until the

Defendant comes to the

office. The bracelet stores

up to 4,000 tests that are

taken every 30 minutes

through the breather.

The Probation Officers

will know if the bracelets

are being tampered with.

The Defendants cannot

put anything between

the bracelet and the skin

or it will send an alert to

the Probation Officers.

This is detected with an

infrared light that bounces

between the bracelet and

the skin. There is a metal

band inside the bracelet

that lets the Probation

Officers know that it is

connected, and if it is cut

it will send an alert too.

bracelet

damaged, there will be

legal repercussions and a

defendant will be charged

with damage to property,

injury to property and

theft. These charges

will include probation

violation and revocation.

They will serve time in jail

and will be responsible

for the replacing the

monitors that cost $1,500.

They will not be given

the option to serve time

in jail for the cost of the

monitors; it must be paid

through the court. If the

band is cut it will cost

$150. This is included in

the waiver they sign.

“The Defendants can go

anywhere they want while

they have the monitor

on”, said Penn. “One of

the Defendants actually

asked if they could go

to Phoenix. They can go

Tutuveni/Crystal Dee

Chief Probation Officer Jack Penn monitors a defendants alcohol intake on his computer.

about the country and we

will know if they have

been drinking or not.”

The Defendants can

take a shower with the

monitors, but they cannot

submerge it in water.

They cannot take a bath

or go swimming. They

also cannot use perfumes,

cologne, scented lotions

or hairspray. The alcohol

in these items will be

detected by the monitor

and will send an alert to

the Probation Officers.

They can determine if it is

an environmental fume if

it is detected.

The Probation Officers

also have the ability to

disconnect a bracelet

for a short period of

time for Defendants

who are participating

in ceremonies. Leon

Beatty, Probation Officer

is knowledgeable in

Hopi ceremonies and

will find out what the

Defendants role is before

he disconnects. However,

the amount of days

the bracelet is off the

Defendant will have that

amount added.

While they are on

probation

they

will

receive court ordered

counseling so that they

will not be reliant on the

monitors to keep them

sober.

When the first monitor

was put on a defendant

on May 21, none of them

have consumed alcohol

since. The Defendants

have had nothing but

good comments about the

monitors and how it has

helped them to stay sober.

“It helps me stay sober

and I would recommend

everyone on probation to

wear one,” said one of the

defendants.

Another said, “It’s

helping me maintain my

sobriety.”

Family members of the

Defendants are noticing

a change in them as

well. They don’t have

anxiety attacks; they are

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A defendant who chose Direct Connect is getting her test results

downloaded unto to the computer.

calmer and more decisive.

The Defendants have

noticed a change in their

appearances, attitude and

mentality. They were

skeptical in the beginning

but they are now receiving

support from family and

friends.

This is a win, win

situation. The courts, jail

and Probation Officers

will benefit from this.

They

have

received

compliments from one of

the Judges and the Chief

Prosecutor said she is

open to the idea.

The Probation Office

will eventually look into

different aspects of using

the SCRAM-X. It has the

ability to put a defendant

on house arrest where

the parameters can be set

on the computer by the

Probation Officer. The

defendant would have to

stay within that parameter.

It could also be used

in domestic violence

situations to keep an

offender from attacking

the victim. The bay

station can be placed in

the victim’s home where

the parameter is set to as

many feet away from the

home. The offender will

have the bracelet on. If

the offender crosses the

boundary it will alert the

victim that the offender

is near. It would also

be useful in Protection

Orders as well.

“This could be used for

DUI offenders, too,” said

Penn. “In state court they

are put on the interlock

device that only keeps

them sober while they are

in their vehicles. This is

actually better than that

because this will keep

them sober 24/7.”

Right now the Hopi

Courts is covering the cost

of the monitors, but in the

future a defendant will be

responsible for charges

and fees associated with

the monitors. In other

courts and jurisdictions

the defendants must

pay a Probation Officer

for service fees. This

is something the Hopi

Courts is looking into.

“We want to get this

knowledge out to the

people and let them know

we are using the ankle

monitor, SCRAM-X. We

try to help people who

have alcohol problems.

The monitor may not

solve everything but it

helps,” said Penn.

Probation

Officers

cannot

monitor

Defendants on probation

24/7. They do check on

Defendants but as soon

as they leave they start

drinking

again.

The

monitors will eliminate

that.

The

Hopi

Tribal

Probations

Officers

are: Jack Penn, Chief

Probation Officer; Leon

Beatty; Dora Pavatea and

Tracey Honani.

The community is

welcomed to call the

Probation Office with

questions regarding the

SCRAM-X at (928) 7385171.

Tutuveni/Crystal Dee

On June 20 the USA-Colombian Bi-Cultural Road Show performed at

the Hopi Cultural Center in front of a crowd of more than 100 people.

The show began in the parking lot where performers on stilts

dressed in white gathered on the Hopi Cultural Center sign. There were

a total of seven performers on stilts and three who played the flute as

they followed the performers, and one who played the main character

or the lead. They made their way into the plaza of the Cultural Center

where the performance ended with Spoken Word poetry.

The show was sponsored by the Hopitutuqaiki Art School and the

Hopi Cultural Center.

The three day performances were made possible with support from

the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, The Hopi Cultural Center,

Flagstaff Cultural Partners, and National Endowment for the Arts,

Southern Exposure and other sponsors

CALENDAR

6th Annual Disabilities Conference at Talking Stick

Resort & Casino in Scottsdale on August 23,

2013 from 7:30 am to 4:30 pm. For registration

and fee information contact Rudy Buchanan at

(9480) 577-5780 or email at rudy.buchanan@

srpmic-nsn.gov

Coconino County Schools and Grant Writing

USA present a 2-day Grants Training in Flagstaff,

Arizona. Learn to find grants and write winning

grant proposals. For registration and fee

information contact Client Service Team at 1-800814-8191 or Cathleen Garrison at (928) 6798070

SEPTEMBER 2013:

Hopi Cancer Assistance Fund “Climb the Mesa”

6 mile walk/run event, September 8, 2013. This

event is to raise funds to assist cancer patients

with some of their essential needs as they

undergo treatment off the reservation. For more

information contact (928) 734-1150 or email

MLHonwytewa@hopi.nsn.us

Hopi Office of Special Needs 18th Annual Special

Needs Activity Day on September 10, 2013 at

the Hopi Veterans Memorial Center from 9 am to

3 pm. This is annual event to promote disability

awareness and education in our community. For

information contact (928) 734-3418

MISCELLANEOUS

100% Tuition Assistance for Veterans in Solar

Renewal Energy Training. For information

contact your local Veterans Office or Tony Hersh

at (970) 668-5360 or email Anthony at Anthony.

hersh@state.co.us

Mobile Vet Center Counseling Services for

Veterans. For schedule information contact (928)

499-7759 or (928) 899-6483

Department of Veteran Affairs has launched a

new hotline available to women Veterans. More

information contact 1-855-VA-WOMEN or go

online www.eBenefits.va.gov

Group Fitness Classes @ Hopi Fitness Center

For monthly schedule call (928) 734-3432

June 2013 Hopi Sikisve Schedule – For

information call (928) 734-4500

Need help with Child Care Costs? Hopi Child

Care Program can assist. For more information

contact (928) 734-1002

Hopi Head Start Recruitment for SY 2013-2014

for children between ages of 3-5 years. More

information contact (928) 734-7125

4 TUESDAY, JULY 2 2013 | HOPI TUTUVENI

LOCAL NEWS/EVENTS

Hopi Group Vacation at Six Flags Magic Mountain

By Louella Nahsonhoya

Hopi Tutuveni Staff

A group sponsored by

the First Mesa Baptist

Church, ranging from

children

elderly,

recently took a trip to Six

Flags Magic Mountain in

Valencia, California, as

a part of the American

Baptist Day gathering.

The ambitious group

held several fund raisers

to finance their trip,

which included an air

conditioned

chartered

49 passenger Navajo

Transit bus, with spacious

seats and TV’s to watch

movies. The trip also

included meals, lodging

and admission to the Six

Flags theme park.

The

first

day’s

activities included a

visit to Hollywood and

a walk down Hollywood

Boulevard to stand on the

“Stars of the famous”,

as well as visiting

various other attractions.

The most memorable

experience of the first day,

especially for the youth,

was spending time at

Malibu Beach in the late

evening. As huge waves

rolled up shore, children

and youth, bravely got

caught up in the waves

and screamed and shouted

with excitement as the

waves slapped against

them pushing them back

and knocking them down.

They would jump up and

excitedly go through the

same motions. Adults

also got their feet wet and

sandy and shared the same

excitement, just watching

the youth.

The second day was an

early rise for breakfast,

generously provided by

the host Valley Hanaro

Church where the group

stayed; and then, the

long awaited trip down

to Magic Mountain for a

fun-filled day.

All rides at Six Flags

were paid for and

everyone had their fill of

thrills and chills on some

of the craziest rides. The

rides were categorized at

mild, moderate and max

and there were some of

the tallest, fastest and

wildest rides.

Children and youth

never exhausted their

energy and vitality, but

wanted more and more

of the ‘heart dropping’

rides. It was crazy. At

one point I looked up at

a ride, towering several

stories high, and started

screaming as I was

feeling dizzy and could

actually feel the emotions

of excitement and fear by

the riders just from the

sounds of the machine.

This breathtaking ride is

the tallest vertical drop

ride that plunges 400’ at

85 mph.

There were speedy

roller coasters, circular

rides and rides that swung

back and forth, rides with

fast spinning action, and

high speed rides that made

fast turns, steep drops and

made sudden stops; and

of course, the water rides

where everyone dropped

and splashed into the

water. This was a popular

one for our adults.

Adults and elderly also

enjoyed their time on the

“scary” rides with the

children on their rides.

An all-u-can-eat picnic

lunch was provided by

the California American

Baptist Association at

MM. Several drawings

were held, with the group

from

Hopi

winning

several of the raffles.

Most of the youth did not

want to eat and continued

their thrills on the rides.

Finally, after a hilarious

Tutuveni/Louella Nahsonhoya

A group photo of the First Mesa Baptist Church group who fund raised to take a trip to Six Flags Magic Mountian in Valencia, Calif.

and exhausting day at the

park, everyone lugged

their bags filled with

t-shirts, souvenirs, stuffed

animals and other park

items, a quarter mile to

the bus loading zone.

Most adults were tired,

but youth still had the

desire for more; and as

though stomachs were not

churning and queasy from

the day’s long activities,

the group still enjoyed a

late evening treat of pizza

and wings at Shakey’s.

Once back at Valley

Hanaro,

the

group

extended their activity

well into midnight with

a challenge game of

basketball.

Whew!

Exhausting Day, but Fun!

The next day was the

long trip back to Polacca

in the Navajo Transit

bus. All energy was

left behind in Cali and

everyone slept on the bus.

The trip was short, with

travelling taking most

of the time. The drivers

were, however, were very

accommodating, but put

Attention Food Handlers!

By Catherine Wright

Department of Health and Human Services

Please handle food carefully!! Now that the weather is getting hot, the

instances of food-borne illnesses [or “food poisoning”] tend to increase.

Most food-borne bacteria grow fastest at temperatures from 90° to 110°.

Since no one wants to get sick or make anyone sick from their cooking, it

is important to follow these simple steps for safer food in the summertime:

•

Keep it clean. Remember to wash your hands OFTEN with warm

soapy water before, during and after preparing food! Unwashed

hands are a prime cause of food-borne illness. When serving

food, remember to wear gloves or use clean utensils. NO BARE

HAND CONTACT!

Be sure to wash plates, utensils and cutting boards that have

touched raw meat, eggs, poultry and dairy products before using

again for cooked food. Don’t cross contaminate!

Keep hot foods hot! [135° or higher] Temperatures between 160°

to 212°F destroy most bacteria. Be sure to cook all foods to their

safe internal temperature:

•

Poultry and fish

165°

•

Ground beef, pork, veal, lamb

155°

•

Raw beef, pork chops and roasts 145°.

Keep cold foods cold! [41° or colder]. Pack perishable foods in

an insulated cooler surrounded by several inches of ice.

When in doubt, throw it out! Any food that hasn’t been eaten or

sold within 2 hours of preparation needs to be thrown out to avoid

making any one sick. In fact, when the temperature outside is

above 90° outside, foods left out for more than one hour should be

considered unsafe to eat.

The Office of Environmental Health and Engineering located at the Hopi

Health Care Center provides monthly Food Handler’s Training at different

locations on the Hopi Reservation as well as the Challenge Test. The Hopi

Tribe’s Department of Health and Human Services prepares Hopi Food

Handler’s cards after the class and can also provide an individual with

a replacement Hopi Food Handler’s card upon request. If you have any

questions or require additional information, please feel free to contact Elaine

Masungyaoma, IHS OEHE at 737-6283 or Cathy Wright, Hopi Tribe, DHHS

at 734-3403.

themselves in jeopardy,

by allowing the group to

visit other side attractions

not already in the itinerary

and grumbled when the

group did not adhere

to the set schedule and

timelines. Once back on

the Rez, everyone was

happy to be back home!

Many thanks to the First

Mesa Baptist Church

ladies for the special

fund raisers making the

trip possible; to Valley

Hanaro

Churcha

Korean Methodist Church

in Resedo, California

for lodging, dinner and

breakfast meals; to the

American Baptist Church

for hosting Six Flags Day

and providing the picnic

meal; to the Navajo

Transportation

System

for the comfortable Bus;

and Much Thanks to

the Drivers- Justin and

Ernest who got us safely

to and from California,

and put up with us during

the trip. Thank You!

EDUCATION NOTES

NPC to offer kiln-fi red glass classes

Beginning and intermediate instruction in creating kiln-fired glass artwork

will be presented on Tuesdays and

Thursdays, July 16 through 30, from

8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at Northland

Pioneer College’s Show Low – White

Mountain Campus, in the Aspen Center,

room 103.

Sandy Pendleton will guide students

in the selection of glass, kiln operation

and forming techniques, such as fusing,

slumping, laminating and inclusion.

“The beginning classes require no

previous experience with glass,” noted

Pendleton. “Fusing glass is a process

where layers of glass are combined and

heated in a kiln until they are melted together. Glass artists can create decorative or functional items using these techniques,” explains Pendleton.

Her piece in the photo won first place

in the 2010 Locally Grown Juried Art

Show at NPC.

The cost for each one-credit class is

$62 plus a $10 course fee. Seniors, those

60 and older, qualify for half price tuition.

ART 199-50141) or Intermediate (reference ART 199-50142) Kiln-fired Glass

classes at least a week before the class

starts to ensure it is not cancelled due to

insufficient enrollment by phone, 524-

7459 or (800) 266-7845 ext. 7459, or at

any NPC location during regular business hours, 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. NPC is closed on

Fridays during the summer. As part of

the registration process, you may need to

verify your U.S. residency status. Your

local NPC campus or center will provide

details about required documentation.

Northland Pioneer College serves the

residents of Navajo and Apache counties

through four regional campuses and five

centers with a variety of educational options for academic, career and technical

and personal enrichment. NPC supports

each student’s educational goals through

affordable tuition, small class sizes and

caring, professional instructors. For

more information about NPC programs

and services, visit www.npc.edu or call

(800) 266-7845.

HOPI TUTUVENI | TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013 5

NATIONAL/LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Indian Child Welfare Act in Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl

National Congress of American

Indian

Reno, NV – In a decision

made on Tue, Jun. 25,

2013, in Adoptive Couple

v. Baby Girl the United

States Supreme Court

upheld the Indian Child

Welfare Act (ICWA), but

reversed and remanded

this case back to the

South Carolina courts on

a technicality. The narrow

decision focused on the

standard to determine

whether this particular

father’s parental rights

could be terminated.

Jefferson

Keel,

President of the National

Congress of American

Indians delivered the

following statement from

the organization’s Mid

Year Conference in Reno,

Nevada:

“Today’s decision sends

a clear message that there

is no question of ICWA’s

role as the most important

law to protect Native

children and families.

The decision also affirms

Congressional authority

to protect Indian Children.

While we are pleased the

court has upheld ICWA,

we’re very disappointed

for Dusten, Veronica, and

the Brown family that the

court has ruled to send

the case back to the South

Carolina courts on a

technicality. However, the

courts in South Carolina

have previously affirmed

that Dusten Brown is

Veronica’s father and that

he is a fit parent. We are

confident that his parental

rights will be upheld, and

that Veronica will stay

with her family.

We remain committed

to Native families and

we will continue to

support Dusten Brown’s

fight for his rights as a

father and for Veronica

to remain with her loving

father, grandparents, and

community. Dusten loves

his daughter and has never

given up in this process,

and neither will we. “

Background

In mid-April of 2013,

the

Supreme

Court

Justices considered an

appeal by the South

Carolina couple and their

lawyers to the South

Carolina Supreme Court

decision which held the

following;

that it was in

Veronica’s

best

interests to be placed

with her father;

that ICWA applied

and

was

not

unconstitutional;

the “Existing Indian

Family”

doctrine

was inapplicable as

an exception to the

application of the

ICWA in this case;

that the father did not

voluntarily consent

to the termination of

his parental rights or

the adoption;

the Appellants failed

to prove by clear and

convincing evidence

that Father’s parental

rights should be

terminated or that

granting custody of

Baby Girl to Father

would likely result in

serious emotional or

physical damage to

Baby Girl.

In advance of the oral

arguments, support for

the position to uphold

the lower court rulings

and the protections of

ICWA was characterized

as historic. U.S. Solicitor

General Donald Verrilli

and 19 states and state

attorneys general were

joined by a large array of

groups who submitted 24

separate briefs in all. Not

one state submitted briefs

in support of Adoptive

Couple.

The

overwhelming

support included 17

former

and

current

members of Congress;

Casey Family Programs,

the Children’s Defense

Fund, and 16 other child

welfare organizations; the

American Civil Liberties

Union; broad coalitions of

psychology associations,

child advocates, and legal

experts; adult Native

American adoptees; and

tribal amicus briefs which

include 333 American

Indian tribes.

Two national tribal

amicus

briefs

were

submitted. The first,

focused on the legislative

history and importance

of ICWA, was submitted

by the Association on

American Indian Affairs,

NCAI, and the National

Indian Child Welfare

Association (NICWA),

who were joined by 30

Indian tribes and five

Indian organizations. A

second national tribal

amicus brief addresses

the constitutional issues

raised by the petitioners

and also includes 24 tribal

nations and organizations.

The members of the

Tribal Supreme Court

Project-Native American

Rights Fund (NARF) and

NCAI-in partnership with

NICWA, joined together

to organize the briefs in

support of the father.

Hopi Youth Travels to Alabama Football Camp

Crystal Dee

Hopi Tutuveni

Isiah

Talashie

DeJesus, 12 years

old,

Hopi/

Lakota/Filipino

who is a middle

linebacker

and

fullback

for

the

Arizona

Crush

Football

Organization.

Isiah

attended

the University of

Alabama football

camp for youth 14

years and under.

Isiah and another

teammate

were

chosen by his

football coach to

attend the camp

because he saw

their interest and

dedication.

The

annual

camp is held at

the

University

of Alabama with

more than 1,000

kids

attending

and of that 99

percent are east

coast natives. The

camp is held under

the direction of

Nick Saban, Head

Football Coach for

the Crimson Tides

who have won two

championships in

a row including 15

titles total.

The

camp

training

agenda

began at 8am and

ended at 8:30

in the evening.

However,

that

didn’t bother Isiah

as he learned a

lot and said it

was very tough.

He liked that he

was able to meet

the

Defensive

Coordinator and

the Head Coach

who were at the

camp throughout

the day. Isiah said

he really enjoyed

the food. He was

told if he decided

to go to school

there, that is how

he would be fed.

Isiah

was

awarded the AllSaban Team for the

inside Linebacker

position out of 50

kids who were in

that same position.

Each position had

three awards given

to the top players.

When

his

Isiah’s

father

was stationed in

Pearl City, HI in

2005, Isiah’s love

for the game of

football started.

On the surface,

he is a very shy

boy and he loves

to play his Xbox

and

basketball.

He will be an 8th

grader at Altadena

Middle School in

Awautukee, AZ

where he holds a

3.7 GPA.

His parents are Ira

and Tanya DeJesus

Ahwatukee,

and

his

grandparents are

Isadore “VA” and

Cecelia Talashie

of Polacca,AZ.

Isiah’s mom said

she is proud of

Isiah for going

there and brining

back an award.

She would like

to thank those

who helped her

with

donations

and raising funds

for his trip that

was

partially