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Volume 21 Number 10

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Engines Roar as the Navajo-Hopi Honor Run Blazes

Through the Hopi Reservation

Hopi Low Stress

Livestock Handling

Workshop

The Hopi Low Stress Livestock Handling Workshop will be held on June

5-6, 2013. The workshop will start at

the Tewa Village Community Center

in Polacca, AZ at 8:30 am with registration; the program will start at 9:00

am. Lunch will be provided and the

workshop is free of charge and open to

everyone. The Wednesday afternoon

session and Thursday morning sessions

will take place at the Rainy Naha & Rod

Pongyesva Corral – Talahogan Range

Unit. Topics will include Low Stress

Livestock Handling, Safety for Corrals,

Modern Designs for Livestock Corrals,

Bad Habits while handling livestock in

corrals. The sessions that will be held

at the corral will be hands-on demonstrations for participants – pasture and

corrals settings, chute demonstration,

and herd health and proper vaccination

techniques.

The Hopi Low Stress Livestock Handling Workshop will educate producers

on how to handle livestock in a low

stress manner both on the open range

and in corral situations. It will discuss

maintenance of corrals and current

ideas on corral design. Included will a

session on herd health and proper vaccination techniques of livestock. This

workshop is designed to give ranchers

ideas on how possibly they can improve their livestock handling methods

with an aim to improving safety and

lessen risk for both themselves and

their livestock.

The need for handling livestock in a

quiet, low stress manner is important

for the producer, the feedlot operator,

and the beef processors. Dr. Temple

Grandin of Colorado State University,

an expert in this area writes, “Reducing stress is important. Stress reduces

the ability to fight disease and weight

gain. The principles discussed apply

to all types of grazing animals. Stress

increases weight loss, damages rumen

Continued on Page 5

Hopi WEMP Announces

Application for Deer Hunt

Permits

The Hopi Wildlife & Ecosystem

Management Program has received

the 2013-2014 Arizona Hunting Regulations and applications, for the Hopi

Deer Hunts in GMU 5A/5B and 4A/4B.

Reminder, please read regulations

carefully as there have been some

changes in state regulations and laws.

Draw Deadline is Tuesday, June 11,

2013. The Hopi WEMP will review

unsealed applications and submit applications to AZGFD Region II Office

in Flagstaff, Arizona. Please submit

applications by 3pm on Tuesday, June

11, 2013 at the Wildlife & Ecosystems

Management Program office located in

the Honanie Building of the Hopi Tribal Complex in Kykotsmovi, Arizona.

AZGFD Hopi Hunt numbers for Deer

are for Enrolled Hopi Tribal Members

ONLY. Applications and Regulations

are available to pick up here in the

Honanie Building. Please stop by or

call (928) 734-3605/3606/3608 for

hunt numbers.

Mihio Manus

Hopi Tutuveni

The roar of motorcycle engines cut the

silence across Second Mesa as the 11th Annual Navajo-Hopi Honor Run traversed

the Hopi Reservation making a stop at the

Hopi Cultural Center on Tue, May 14.

For the uninitiated, catching a glimpse

of the honor riders could draw references

to a rough and tumble biker gang, which

in its essence is probably close to the

mark. But the honor riders gather and ride

in unity to serve a purpose in honoring our

Navajo and Hopi veterans.

The annual Navajo-Hopi Honor Run

serves to honor fallen warriors both past

and present, support all active military

personnel and their families, and in general to honor all military veterans.

The Navajo-Hopi Honor Riders also

provide escort services for military homecomings, celebrations, deployments, memorials and funerals.

This year the Honor Run started at the

Window Rock Veterans Park and headed

to Ganado before making a stop in Polacca at the Hopi Police Department for Hopi

Law Day. From there they made the trek

to the Hopi Cultural Center where they

were greeted by members of Hopi Veteran’s Services, the VA Outreach Office,

and also members of the Lori Piestewa

Post #80.

Geno Talas, Director of the Office of

Hopi Veterans Services, welcomed the

riders to the Hopi Reservation and let

the gathered crowd know that this ride

was to honor Hopi and Navajo veterans.

The Navajo-Hopi Honor Riders are not

exclusionary and welcome anyone who

supports Navajo and Hopi warriors both

fallen and currently serving.

During the welcoming ceremony, riders

were also able to witness the crowning of

the new Lori Piestewa Post #80 Princess,

Telisha Poleahla. Larry Begay, a leader

within the honor riders, was given the

honor of crowning the new princess.

Poleahla is from Shungopavi and is a

member of the Sun Forehead Clan. She is

a sophomore at Hopi Jr./Sr. High School.

She said her sister and two uncles are military veterans.

“I appreciate the services of the military,”

she said. “We wouldn’t have peace

Clockwise from Top: Navajo/Hopi Honor Riders ascend Second Mesa as they make their way to the Cultural

Center where they were provided water and snacks from donations taken by Hopi Veterans Services. Newly today without them. They are strong to

crowned Princess of Hopi Post 80 delivers encouraging words to the riders as they gathered just west of leave their families behind to sacrifice for

the Cultural Center. A mass of bikes await their riders as the Honor Run stops in Second Mesa for a brief

presentation. Keithetta “Bunny” Boyd cruises up the curvy road to Shungopavi.

Continued on Page 5

Law Enforcement Day Recognizes Fallen and Retired Hopi Officers

Crystal Dee

Hopi Tutuveni

Police Officers make

sacrifices

everyday

when they leave home

to serve and protect our

communities to enforce

laws. Being a police officer is a thankless job

and the services they

provide go unrecognized.

One of our own Hopi

Police Officers was the

last known fatality of a

Hopi police officer who

was killed in the line of

duty. Officer Dean M.

James of Kykotsmovi

was killed in the line of

duty on Sept. 17, 1988

on Highway 264 near

the Dinnebito wash.

Officer James began

his shift when en route

to his station in Tuba

City when he passed

some hitchhikers and

recognized one of them

was an escapee from

the Hopi jail. He called

for back-up and began

to pursue the suspect.

Two of the men ran towards the wash while

the escapee hid in a

bush. James didn’t realize he was there until

the suspect told him he

wasn’t going back to

jail and shot at Officer

James. James was shot

below the belt and died

from his injuries at the

scene.

Retired Hopi Police Officers (l-r): Hilton Polacca, Stanley Adams, Chief Kootswatewa, Randall

Mahle, Phillip Quochytewa Sr. and Albert Silas Sr.

Before Officer James

went down he shot the

suspect in the shoulder.

Officer James was doing his job by serving

his community to make

it a safer place for his

people. His services

will never be forgotten as he is always remembered during Law

Week.

Pres. John F. Kennedy first signed into law

a declaration making

May 15, National Law

Enforcement Day. It is

set aside each year as

a day for the public to

Continued on Page 5

Young Native Philanthropists Donate to Invest in their Community

Hopi Jr/Sr. High School

Tenakhongva

members have voted to order to help someone

Summer Food Service Program Sam

Hopi Education Endowment

donate $500 to the Hopi on their own commuThe Hopi Jr/Sr. High School announces the sponsorship of the Summer

Food Service Program for Children.

Meals will be made available FREE To

All Children 18 years of age and under

within the approved geographical area

without regard to sex, race, color, age,

handicap or national origin.

Listed below are the dates, times and

locations meals will be provided:

6/3/13 – 6/27/13, from 11:30am to

1:00pm, in the Hopi Jr/Sr. High School

Cafeteria. Meals will be served Monday

through Thursday.

Any person who believes that he/she

has been discriminated against in any

USDA related activity should write immediately to the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250.

Fund

Actively fundraising throughout the

school year through

food sales, raffles and

other avenues, to support their activities,

students ages 13-15

from the Hopi Junior

High School National

Junior Honor Society

(HNJHS) also allocate

a portion of their fundraising revenue to support a local community

organization. For the

fourth year, the HNJHS

Education Endowment

Fund (HEEF).

With an overall total of $2,000 donated

since 2010, the HNJHS

members view the donation not only as in

investment in community, but also an investment in their future.

HNJHS sponsor Mrs.

Rita Keith, a Language

Arts teacher, shared,

“when the members

were deciding to donate to a worthy cause,

they wanted to make

their donation local in

nity. Their contribution

reinforces the principles of the HNJHS.”

Further sharing, “the

students made this decision because they felt

that someday, they may

be recipients of funding from the HEEF if

they chose to further

their educational goals

and they view their gift

to the HEEF as an investment in their own

future.”

HEEF staff member Sam Tenakhongva

said, “the service and

Photo Courtesy of HEEF: Pictured left to right are: Mrs. Rita Keith HJNHS Sponsor, Kyle Honvantewa, HNJHS Treasurer, Chorosi Honie, HNJHS

Vice-President, Kursheena Yazzie, HNJHS Secretary, Darion Fredericks,

HNJHS President and HEEF Staff Member Sam Tenakhongva

work the HNJHS members do on behalf of the

community is great and

should be recognized.

Through their contribution to the HEEF, they

Continued on Page 5

2 TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2013 | HOPI TUTUVENI

Local Events

THE HOPI TUTUVENI

Moencopi Day School proves Earth Day is More than Annual Event

David Moore

Chief School Administrator

Moencopi Day School

Earth Day is an annual

event, celebrated on

April 22, on which events

are held worldwide to

demonstrate support for

environmental protection.

It was first celebrated

in 1970, and is now

coordinated

globally

and celebrated in more

than 192 countries each

year. But “Earth Day”

is nothing new to Hopi

students at Moencopi Day

School as they’ve made

conservation a regular part

of their daily education.

Two of the ongoing

activities at Moencopi

are the manufacturing

of paper bricks and a

horticulture program that

is figuratively and literally

growing.

“These two programs

are the beginning of

service learning projects

at our school,” says David

Moore, Principal at MDS.

To kick off the brick

making

projects,

students and parents

participated in a Saturday

brickmaking activity. In

this process, many pounds

of recycled, shredded

paper are soaked in water,

then pressed to form paper

“bricks” that will then be

donated to the elderly in

the community for winter

fuel.

“The paper was sticky

when it came out of the

water but we had fun

pressing scrap paper into

bricks that will be used to

help my So’ oh stay warm

during the cold evenings,”

said Bella Flores, student

at MDS.

The school

currently has plans to

continue the activities

on an ongoing basis and

hopes to involve more

students and community

members as they move

forward.

In addition to recycling,

students at Moencopi Day

School also participate

in a horticulture program

that teaches students the

value of growing and

preserving their own

food, while more deeply

understanding

their

Native American roots.

facilitate

this

program, the school

has recently purchased

Tower Gardens for the

existing greenhouse. In

this system of gardening,

fruits and vegetables are

grown vertically using

aeroponics as its main

technology.

Aeroponics

the

process

growing

plants in an air or mist

environment

without

the use of soil. “Desert

soil such as that found

at Moencopi can be

challenging to grow some

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

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the Hopi Tribe

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fruits and vegetables.

The Gardens don’t use

soil, thus the problem is

solved,” said Moore.

The school still plans

doing

traditional

gardening, but hopes to

blend new technologies

with Hopi agricultural

practices from long ago.

“Students will learn the

many benefits of growing

technologies in the field

of agriculture,” said Mr.

Lomadafkie, the MDS

Greenhouse

Manager.

Once the fruits and

vegetables are harvested,

the school plans to teach

students how to preserve

the crops through canning

and dehydrating for long-

term storage. Moencopi

Day School plans to

involve

community

members in this process

as well.

For more information

on these and other

programs, please contact

Moencopi Day School at:

(928) 283-5361.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS: MAY/JUNE 2013

MAY – WOMEN’S

HEALTH MONTH

Hopi Veterinary Services

are now scheduling appointments for your animals for May 22, 2013

from 9 a.m., to 5 p.m. For

more information contact

(928) 738-5251

Veterans Services Operation Homefront, in partnership with a generous

corporate partner, is covering the cost of travel this

Father’s Day to join active

duty service members together with their families.

For more information contact (210) 659-7756 or online at www.operationhomefront.net

Honor Flight Movie Showing in Phoenix Area May

28-29, 2013. The movie

is a heartwarming documentary about four living

World War II veterans.

More information contact

www.honorflightthemovie.

com

United Blood Services

Blood Drive on May 30,

2013 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

at the Hopi Health Care

Center Parking Lot (Blood

mobile). For information

contact 1-877-827-4376

or email www.UnitedBloodServicesAZ.org

Camp on June 4, 2013

at Hopi Day School from

9am. to 3pm for all youth

ages 10 – 18, residing on

the Hopi Reservation. Educational booths & hands

on activities to educate on

home hazards & provide

strategies for creating

healthier living environments. For information

contact Joe Seidenberg

at (928) 207-0592 or Elfina Kalemsa at (928) 7372556

Low Stress Livestock Handling Workshop on June

5-6 at the Tewa Community Center and Rainy Naha’s corral in Talahogan.

For information contact

(928) 738-5251

Arizona Veterans Benefits

Assistance for Veterans

and Widows who reside

on the Hopi Reservation

is scheduled for June 13,

2013 from 9 a.m. to 12

noon (MST at the Hopi

Guidance Center. For information contact Geno,

Tara or Hanna at (928)

737-1834/1836

STAFF

Managing Editor:

Mihio Manus

(928)734-3281

mmanus@hopi.nsn.us

Veterans Office of Tribal

Governtal Relations announces Veterans Summon on June 19-20, 2013

at Moenkopi Legacy Inn.

For information contact

LoRae HoMana Pawiki at

(928) 776-5306 on online

at Lorae.Pawiki@va.gov

National Veterans Small

Business Conference August 6-8, 2013 at St. Louis’ America’s Center. For

information contact www.

nationalveteransconference.com and www.

va.gov/OSDBU

6th Annual Disabilities

Conference at Talking

Stick Resort & Casino in

Scottsdale on August 23,

2013 from 7:30 a.m. to

4:30 p.m. For Registration and fee information

contact Rudy Buchanan

at (480) 577-5780 or email

rudy.buchanan@srpmic-nsn.gov

women Veterans. More

information

contact

1-855-VA-WOMEN or go

online

www.eBenefits.

va.gov

more information contact

(928) 734-1002

Fuel Wood Permits available in Cameron.

For

more information contact

Mae Franklin at (928) 6792037

18th

Annual

Special

Needs

Activity

Day

(Scheduled for September 2013) Planning Meetings, for dates/time/place

contact (928) 734-3418

CIRCULATION

The Hopi Tutuveni is published twice

a month, with a circulation of 6,000

copies throughout the entire Hopi

Reservation. The paper is delivered

on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each

month to the following locations:

Keams Canyon Store, Polacca Circle

M, Ponsi Hall, Hopi Health Care

Center, Tsakursovi, Hopi Cultural

Center, Kykotsmovi Village Store,

Hotevilla Store, Moenkopi Travel

Center, Moenkopi Legacy Inn, Tribal

Government Complex and all Village

Administration offices. The Tutuveni

is also available at the following

border town locations: Flagstaff-outside Hopi Heritage Square (newspapers), N.A.C.A office on Steves Blvd.,

Mt. View Store. Winslow-Caseys,

Winslow Library, Brown Mug, Alphonso’s; and Holbrook- Hopi Travel

Plaza, Tuba City Bashas, Joe and

Aggie’s Restaurant, Dilkon - Bashas.

Whitecone - Giant Gas Station.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

The Tutuveni welcomes letters from

readers. A full name, complete address and phone number is required

to verify authenticity of the author.

Anonymous letters will not be printed. The Tutuveni reserves the right

to edit for clarity and may decline

to print Letters that are potentially

libelous and slanderous. Letters will

be run on a space available basis.

Letters may be sent to:

Mihio Manus

Managing Editor

P.O. Box 123

Kykotsmovi, AZ 86039

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For monthly schedule call

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MISCELLANEOUS

Department of Veteran

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new hotline available to

Hopi Tribal Council 2013

LeRoy N. Shingoitewa, Chairman

Herman G. Honanie, Vice

Chairman

Martha A. Mase, Tribal Secretary

Robert Sumatzkuku, Tribal

Treasurer

Violet Sinquah, Sergeant-At-Arms

Yavapai College – FREE

– Early Child Care Professional Training at the Sunnyside Head Start Training Center in Flagstaff,

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For more information contact 1-866-219-1021

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Hopi Special Diabetes

Program Diabetes Wellness Camp in Prescott

(Transportation provided)

June 3-7, 2013 for ages

10-15.

For information

contact (928) 734-3432

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HOPI TUTUVENI | TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2013 3

Letters To The Editor

Former Vice Chairman Nuvumsa, Special Master Report Restricts ‘Implied’ Reserved Water Rights to Areas in District 6

To the Editor

An article “Special Master’s Report in the Little

Colorado River Adjudication Favors Hopi Water Rights,” submitted by

the Office of Hopi Chairman, appeared in the May

7, 2013, edition of the

Hopi Tutuveni. This article quotes Hopi Chairman

Shingoitewa as follows:

“Having time immemorial water rights for Hopi

villages and implied water

rights for the Partitioned

Lands and Moenkopi are

an essential part of guaranteeing water for the Hopi

people”. It goes on to quote

Shingoitewa: “We will continue to vigorously assert

all Hopi water rights”.

But let us all remember that it was Shingoitewa, George Mase, certain

members of the Hopi Tribal

Council and their attorneys

Robert Lyttle, Richard

Monette and Joe Mentor

who were all too eager

to waive all of our water

rights to the Little Colorado

River by supporting former

Arizona Senator Jon Kyl’s

infamous Senate Bill 2109,

“Navajo-Hopi Little Colorado River Water Rights

Settlement Act of 2012”.

Kyl’s bill required Hopi to

agree to waive and release

all “past, present and future

claims for water rights” to

the Little Colorado River,

among other waivers. Shingoitewa, Mase and others

had already agreed to the

waivers before “consulting” with the Hopi people.

In fact, they had Joe Mentor

sign an Agreement-in-Principle, dated March 8, 2012,

on behalf of Hopi to “…

express our support for the

Settlement Documents”.

And remember, Hopi

villages, traditional leaders

and tribal members all rejected S.2109 and in fact,

required the tribal council

to formally adopt a council

resolution, H-072-2012, to

reject Kyl’s bill. But Shingoitewa and Mase later had

the tribal council rescind

this resolution, without

having the authority to do

so. Shingoitewa, Mase and

their attorneys continued

to negotiate the Settlement

Agreement over the objection of the Hopi people.

Just a few facts to put

this matter into proper perspective. Now, about the

Special Master’s report on

Hopi’s water rights claim to

the Little Colorado River.

Special Master, George

A. Schade, Jr’s., Report is

not as great as Shingoitewa’s office is leading Hopi

readers to believe. Shingoitewa’s article only gives

political overtones and

does not give Hopi readers

a complete and true picture.

In fact, the Special Master restricts Hopi’s priority

time immemorial rights to

Hopi lands within District

6; and limits Hopi’s other

time immemorial rights,

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo rights, and federal

reserved rights claims.

Schade said in his Report:

•

Hopi holds water right

with a priority of time

immemorial only in

the area within District 6. Hopi does not

hold time immemorial

water rights on lands

within the 1882 Executive Order Reservation, or Moenkopi

Island.

Hopi’s

aboriginal

water rights were incidents of aboriginal

title, and the extinguishment of the Ho-

pi’s aboriginal title,

as determined by the

Indian Land Claims

Commission, terminated aboriginal water

rights to those lands.

•

Hopi does not hold

water rights with a priority date of 1848 as a

result of the Treaty of

Guadalupe Hidalgo.

The Treaty did not create or establish water

rights. It only protected existing property

rights within the lands

acquired by the United

States.

•

Hopi only holds “implied” reserved water

rights with a priority

date of December 16,

1882, to the Hopi Partitioned Lands within

the 1882 Executive

Order Reservation.

•

Hopi only holds “implied” reserved water

rights to Moenkopi

Island with a priority

date of June 14, 1934.

Schade did not make a finding on Hopi water rights on

the Hopi Industrial Park;

and Aja and Clear Creek,

Drye and Hart ranches.

What does this mean?

Schade said Hopi only

owns time immemorial water rights to a confined area

in District 6 that is within

the 1882 Hopi Executive

Order Reservation. And he

said Hopi only holds “implied” reserved water rights

to the HPL within the 1882

Executive Order Reservation and Moenkopi Island.

Otherwise, Hopi does not

hold time immemorial

water rights to other areas

within the 1882 Executive

Order Reservation. Schade

also said Hopi does not

hold time immemorial water rights to its aboriginal

lands outside the 1882 reservation.

A brief history: The

original federal reservation

was created for Hopi by

President Chester A. Arthur through an Executive

Order on December 16,

1882. It was created “for

use and occupancy of the

Moqui and other such Indians”. The 1882 reservation

was rectangular in shape,

about 70 miles long and 55

miles wide. Because of the

language “and other such

Indians”, there was a need

to define Hopi’s exclusive

lands. On April 24, 1943,

the BIA issued land management regulations which

effectively set up the District 6 Land Management

District within the 1882

Executive Order Reservation. This action drastically decreased Hopi lands to

only about . of the original

1882 reservation. Schade

said because of the limited

area of District 6 and the

adoption of federal grazing regulations, Hopi does

not have time immemorial

water rights to other areas

within the 1882 reservation.

Hopi lands claim. Hopi

filed a claim with the Indian Land Claims Commission in 1951 to claim its

time immemorial title and

rights to an area within the

boundaries of the Colorado, Little Colorado, Zuni

and San Juan Rivers. But

Schade asserts the Indian

Land Claims Commission

determined that Hopi’s title

to its aboriginal lands was

terminated when the 1882

reservation was created by

President Arthur.

The net effect. Hopi

stands to lose a considerable amount if Schade’s

report is accepted by the

Apache County Superior

Court. I recommend those

of you with computers, to

Google Hopi aboriginal

territory map to get a picture of the area originally

claimed by Hopi. Then look

closer to the District 6 area

within the 1882 reservation

and you will see what Hopi

stands to lose.

So where do we go from

here? Those who have

claims to the Little Colorado River and who want

to oppose Schade’s Report

must file their opposition

by July 1, 2013, in the

Apache County Superior

Court. There is not much

time.

Water rights belong to

our villages. So an idea

might be to have our villages and traditional leaders file objections to the

Apache County Superior

Court. After all, if you read

the annals of Hopi history,

you will find that our traditional leaders were very active in opposing the federal

government’s attack on our

tribal sovereignty, and the

taking of our lands, water

and coal. Filing objections

by our villages and traditional leaders will be a true

exercise of our village sovereignty.

Some of us question

the expertise of the Hopi

Tribe’s attorneys in water

law. Joe Mentor represented Hopi at a hearing in

Phoenix on this matter last

year. We understand he did

not do a good job. We question their loyalty to represent our best interests. You

should know that Mentor is

a major campaign contributor to Senator John McCain.

McCain was co-sponsor of

Senate Bill 2109. Shingoitewa and Robert Lyttle fired

long time Hopi tribal water

rights attorney, Reid Chambers, so now Hopi is at a

great disadvantage. This

is what Robert Lyttle does

when he lands a job with a

tribe. He fires a tribe’s current attorneys then brings

in his own attorney friends.

This is exactly what he did

at Hopi.

Water rights are most important for our future generations. We rejected the

dangerous S.2109 and protected our rights to the Little

Colorado River. We must

continue to do everything

in our power to protect our

rights. This means we must

field the most knowledgeable and experienced water

rights attorneys to protect

our rights – those that will

truly represent our rights

and interests.

Benjamin H. Nuvamsa

Former Tribal Chairman/

Village of Shungopavi

Opinion

Issues and Concerns Expressed about the Newly Adopted Hopi Tribal Code From Former Vice Chairman Honyaoma Sr.

Lolma Hopi Senom:

I would like to take

this opportunity to express

my concerns and possible

sovereignty issues which

the Hopi Tribal Council

may have created when

they adopted HTC Resolution H-086-2012, the

new Hopi Tribal Code and

Rules of Civil and Criminal Procedures, on August

28, 2012. I know we need

laws to govern us, which I

don’t see a problem with;

It is what is contained in

the New Hopi Code that

I would like to bring to

your attention. This is my

opinion on how the Tribal

Council proceeded in their

approval of the new law.

The New Code adopted

on August 28, 2013 became

effective 30 days from its

adoption which was September 28, 2012. Votes

were 16 in favor, 2 oppose,

0 oppose. The new law superseded the old Ordinance

21.

Having sat on Tribal

Council in the past, it has

been or was a general practice and/or process to seek

input by public presentations throughout the nine

villages in order to make

amendments, changes, or

adoptions of laws by Tribal

Council or its Task Teams.

This was never followed.

The new code was never

presented to the villages for

their input, nor was there

any explanation on what

the law contains. No public

education was conducted,

except for one at HVMC.

Practitioners, Attorneys,

Lay Counsels who are

members of the Hopi Tribal Bar Association were

never given an opportunity to make comments.

Hopi Police Department,

and Courts personnel were

never educated on the new

law. From information obtained, I believe HTC adopted the wrong code, not

the original final version.

Now counsel is trying to

make changes to the code.

I understand Tribal Prosecutor Jill Engle and Chief

Judge Trujillo worked on

this law. How much input

did the Law Enforcement

Task Team have into this

law, I hope when HTC adopted this Code, they fully

understood the contents of

this code. I strongly believe

that by the Prosecutor and

Chief Judge drafting the

code, is a conflict of interest.

Hopi Tribal Council

adopting the passage of The

Tribal Law and Order Act

of 2010 through the U.S.

Congress

acknowledges

the right of Indian tribes

to impose increased criminal penalties if the tribes

provide a comprehensive

system of criminal laws

and procedures, including rules of evidence. The

Tribal Law and Order Code

is intended to improve the

efficiency and effectiveness of the justice system

on Indian Lands. It seems

that our judicial prosecution and law enforcement

system is in worst condition than before: detention

overcrowding, inmates being transported off reservation to outside detention

facilities, no inmate visitation nor right to telephone

calls at the police department, excessive bail/bonds,

individuals on warrants

not picked up, eight hour

holds on minor offenses,

some judges conducting arraignments/pre-trials/trials

through teleconference and

excessive and cruel punishment to defendants.

As a practicing Advocate

and member of the Hopi

Tribal Bar Association, I

experienced these proceedings. I strongly feel this is

not a good practice of law.

By adopting this code,

HTC gave broad power

and authority to the courts,

judges and the Chairman.

Following are concerns I

have on this law:

APPELLATE COURTS;

Three Justices to be appointed by the Chairman,

approved by the council

with four year staggered

terms (should be elected).

CHIEF JUDGE; Chairman shall designate and

shall hold such position

until expiration of his appointment, (no term limits

and is indefinite).

JURISDICTION; Court

of Appeals has original

jurisdiction and exclusive

jurisdiction over disputes

between villages, (this is

a constitutional issue and

rests with the HTC and the

villages, not for the courts

to decide. We must remember Villages have their

aboriginal sovereign authority and the right to self

govern, too much authority

given to the courts).

ORDERS AND REMEDIES; Appellate Courts

have the power to invalidate the laws of the tribe

if such laws are in conflict

with the constitution, (only

the HTC has the power and

authority to invalidate their

own laws or rescind. They

are the law making body,

not the courts).

APPELLATE PROCEDURES; there shall be no

right to a trial de novo

(new trial) on appeal from

the trial court to the appellate court, (old ordinance

21 provided for appeals,

it’s the right of individual to file an appeal if they

feel that there was injustice

served, prejudice, or bias,

etc. Individuals should not

be denied this process).

QUALIFICATIONS OF

CHIEF JUDGE AND SENIOR JUDGE; any person admitted to practice in

the Supreme Courts of the

United States, or any United States Circuit Court of

Appeals or the Supreme

Court of any State of the

United States is eligible

for appointment to the trial

courts, (this is prejudiced

and biased, as this leaves

out our Hopi Law students.

Hopi preference needs to

be considered). We need

Judges who understand our

Tradition and Culture.

ASSOCIATE JUDGES;

any member of the Hopi

Tribe over the age of 25

years and never been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor involving fraud and

dishonesty is eligible for

appointment,(there is no

mention of qualifications

for these individuals- need

to held to high standards).

PRO-TEM

JUDGES;

allows the Chairman to appoint, who maybe a member or non member of the

Hopi Tribe, appointments

on as needed or part-time

basis, (there is no mention of these appointments

whether they are to be approved by the HTC or not.

This may get out of control.

There needs to be accountability by the HTC).

CIVIL JURISDICTION;

trial courts has original

jurisdiction over all civil

actions or controversies,

whether at law or equity,

arising under the constitution, laws, or customs and

traditions of the tribe, (all

issues dealing with tradition and customs rests with

the villages, its societies

and not the courts decidetoo much authority given to

the courts).

COMMENCEMENT

OF CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS; (there is no

mention of any statute of

limitations in this code,

open ended. Old ordinance

had this included with language, which was one year

after the commission of the

offence).

WARRANT OF ARREST; a warrant of arrest

shall not be valid outside

the limits of the Hopi

Tribe’s jurisdiction, but

shall be subject to extradi-

tion as agreed to between

the Hopi Tribe and the varies states, (this would and

can be a sovereignty issue,

jurisdictional issue, especially dealing with different

states, opening ourselves to

waiver of sovereign immunity. Hopi Tribal Council is

a governing body, not a law

enforcement agency).

ARREST, EXECUTION

OF WARRANT; warrant

shall be executed by the

arrest of the person, the

peace officer need not have

the warrant in possession at

the time of the arrest, but

must be satisfied that this

the person identified in the

warrant,(individuals have

the right to know why a

warrant is issued, as soon

as possible, show it to the

defendant, same goes with

a search warrant, it should

state where to search and

what to search for, Officers

should know who they are

arresting not going on suspicion).

RECOGNITION

AND ENFORCEMENT

OF FOREIGN COURT

JUDGEMENTS; Definitions, “Foreign Court” any

court other than the Trial

court or Appellate court

of the Hopi Tribe, including federal, state, tribal, or

court of foreign country.

“Foreign Judgments” any

final judgment, decree, or

order by any foreign court,

regardless of whether the

judgment is for money,

injunctive, declaratory or

any other relief. “Judgment

Creditor and Judgment

Holder” means one who

has a judgment rendered in

his or her favor. “Judgment

Debtor” means the party

against whom a judgment

has been rendered. “Rendering Jurisdiction” means

the jurisdiction in which

the foreign judgment was

entered. (this whole section could and will lead to

our waiver of sovereign

immunity, whether as indi-

viduals, villages, businesses, tribal organization, etc.

This section should not be

in the law, very dangerous.

HTC says they’re immune

from law suits- not true. If

their operating outside their

scope of authority, they can

be sued. Through this language HTC is opening its

people to law suits by outsiders. This will eventually

lead up to seizing property,

personal belongings, seizing our land. Hopi prophecy says that one day pahana

(federal government) will

come in and start taking

away our land. The Hopi

Tribe should protect its

people, not sell them out).

There is much contained

in this new law and our

people need to be educated

on it. I further learned, that

Kykotsmovi Rep. Danny

Honanie, introduced another set of amendments to

this new law. I don’t know

what these amendments

are. Again not letting the

people know of what council is doing.

In closing, it is my opinion that there is too much

power and authority given

to the Trial Courts, Appellate Courts, Judges, and the

Hopi Tribal Chairman. This

code needs to be explained

to the people and make sure

they understand the code,

as they will be the ones

impacted and having to

deal with the consequences. It is already happening

by defendants getting high

bonds. Villages need the

least interference from the

Hopi Tribe and the Tribal Courts. Tthank you for

your time and attention to

this matter.

Kwak-hai

Todd D. Honyaoma Sr.

Former Hopi Vice Chairman

4 TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2013 | HOPI TUTUVENI

Local Events

HHCC Celebrates Nurse’s Week with a Community Health Fair

Crystal Dee

Hopi Tutuveni

The Hopi Health Care

Center (HHCC) celebrated Nurse’s Week, an

annual event that emphasizes attention on the

diverse ways America’s

Registered Nurses work

to save lives and improve

the health of millions of

individuals.

Nurse’s week is celebrated on May 6, beginning with Registered

Nurses day, ending on

May 12, Florence Nightingales’ birthday. Nightingale, a nurse, is the

founder of nursing as

a profession and was

known for spending her

nightly rounds giving personal care to the wounded

where she established her

image as the ‘Lady with

the Lamp.

Nurse’s week helps to

raise awareness on the

value of nursing and to

help educate the public

about the role nurses play

in meeting health care

needs of the American

people. The theme that the

American Nurses Association (ANA) has chosen

for this year is, “Delivering Quality and Innovation in Patient Care”.

During the week the

registered nurses sponsored

Community

Health Fair on Wed. May

8 in the front parking lot

of the HHCC. There were

25 informational booths,

including Guardian Air

and Guardian Transport of

Flagstaff, “Nolan the Colon” from the Colon Cancer Alliance and programs

and departments within

the HHCC.

Kristina Donnay, a Registered Nurse (RN) at the

HHCC, and other nurses

coordinated the Health

Fair with the support of

their supervisor Capt. V.

Medina, Chief Nurse Executive.

The theme for the

1ST Annual Community

Health Fair was “Prevention is Key”.

Anne Bergersen, Chairperson for the local chapter of the Colon Cancer

Alliance said they were

glad to have been invited

and to raise awareness for

colon cancer.

The Colon Cancer

Alliance is a National

non-profit organization

that was established nationally in 1999, and established in Arizona in

2008. They are dedicated to raising awareness

and prevention for colon

cancer. They are located

in Phoenix and serve the

state of Arizona. Hopi

is the farthest they have

traveled for a health fair.

They travel with a walk

through colon called,

“Nolan the Colon” that

shows illustrations of a

healthy colon and the various stages of colon cancer to make learning fun

and interactive. In order to

prevent colon cancer you

should learn the signs and

symptoms of colon cancer

and know the importance

of getting a colonoscopy,

and have proper nutrition,

drink plenty of water, eat

a lot of fiber and do not

smoke.

“I enjoyed myself here

and guiding the Hopi

Royalties through the colon was the highlight of

my day”, said Bergersen.

Mark Venuti, Director of Guardian Medical

Transport drove the Critical Care Ambulance to

the HHCC for the Health

Fair. The Critical Care

Ambulance is as big as a

fire engine truck and is the

first of its kind in the Nation. It is equipped with

everything that is needed

to help stabilize a patient.

The ambulance assists

with Emergency Response, Bariatric and Critical Care. It is equipped

with a bariatric gurney

that can hold a 1600lb. patient. The cab of the truck

has room for up to five

people. This ambulance is

a Wi-Fi hot spot and has

satellite communications.

There is an intercom in

the ambulance so the

driver and paramedics can

talk to one another. The

ambulance is equipped

with automatic chains

that are activated with the

touch of a button so they

don’t have to stop to put

chains on while on a call.

The health fair was

busy throughout the day

with patients and community members coming

through looking at booths

and asking questions.

Shawn Namoki, a Mentor with the Hopi Substance Abuse Prevention

Center said, “There are a

lot of good information

at all the booths, a lot of

people and great location

for an event like this. It

turned out good.”

RN Donnay was very

happy with the outcome

of the event saying that it

was fantastic and a collaborative event being it was

their first health fair. Seeing people enjoy themselves and engaged in the

booths was phenomenal.

“This was the nurses giving back to the community; we couldn’t have

pulled this off without

the enormous donations

we received. People just

wanted to help us out,”

said RN Donnay. She also

went on to say that this

event wouldn’t have been

made possible without the

support of her supervisor,

Lt. Capt. V. Medina.

“Other health care facilities will not allow events

like this to be held, but

fortunately the HHCC is

not like other facilities”,

said Donnay.

Lt. Capt. V. Medina

said there are 40-50 nurses who work at the HHCC

and they have filled most

of their vacancy positions.

“There are always job

openings for nurses here

at the HHCC and the pay

here is competitive and

the best I have seen for a

reservation,” said Medina.

Medina has worked

with the HHCC for seven years and she travels

from Winslow everyday

and moonlights as a flight

nurse with Guardian Air.

Of all the places she has

worked, she worked at the

HHCC the longest. “I love

being a nurse, especially

here at the HHCC because

there is great teamwork,

staff and patients are gracious,” said Medina.

Nurse’s week ended

with a luncheon held on

Friday at the Hopi Health

Care Center. Some of the

nurses had the opportunity to share some of their

personal stories and others who no longer work in

nursing shared their stories of the “pioneer days”

as they called it.

Margie Saucedo is a

Registered Nurse and has

worked at the HHCC for

10 years. She graduated

from Northland Pioneer

College in 2002. She is

Hopi and Navajo from

Kykotsmovi and Ganado.

She currently works in the

emergency department.

She comes from a family

of healers and that is what

inspired her to become a

nurse.

Daniel Jenkins is a Registered Nurse at the HHCC

and has been working

here for almost 10 years.

His sister was working in

the Emergency Room at

the HHCC when he came

to visit her. He saw the

things that were happening here and he liked what

he saw and decided to

work here. He was in the

military for 20 years and

went to school on the GI

Bill for nursing. He is currently running the wound

clinic and it has taken off.

“I really enjoy my job. I

love helping people out

and this job fulfilling. Being the only male nurse

in my department I don’t

see any barriers. There are

some things that females

do better than me and

likewise,” said Daniel.

Ethelyn Jenkins and

Linda Luke are Registered

Nurses who worked at the

hospital in Keams Canyon back in the 1970’s.

Top to Bottom: A group of nurses from the Hopi Health Care Center gather for a photo at the Nurse’s

Luncheon. Ethelyn Jenkins and Linda Luke, who have worked as Registered Nurses, were recognized for

their services. Nolan the Colan, a giant inflatable replica of a colon, gives a visual example of various stages

of colon cancer.

They spoke of how things

were different compared

to now.

“Back in those days we

had to fly out with our patients. The airplanes were

single engine planes and

it was very risky. Our IV

bags would be swinging

back and forth,” said Jenkins.

“There were only a

few nurses who worked

at the hospital and when

we were called out, we

had to drop everything

we were doing and leave.

And back then we didn’t

have certified EMS drivers. Our janitors drove us

to the scene of an accident

HEEF Accepting Nominations for Members

Sam Tenakhongva

Hopi Education Endowment Fund

The Hopi Education Endowment

Fund

(HEEF)

accepting

nominations for individuals to

serve on the HEEF Board. Dr.

Matthew Sakiestewa Gilbert, HEEF

Nomination Committee Chairperson

stated that “We are looking for

nominees who are dynamic and

willing to serve as ambassadors of the

HEEF, and who enjoy participating

on committees and contributing to

the HEEF by sharing their time and

resources.”

There are currently 24 Members

serving on the Board with capacity

up to 30 Members. Sakiestewa

Gilbert again noted that, “Nominees

must have a vested interest in helping

to fulfill the HEEF mission of

Cultivating and nurturing the future

of our Hopi people through education

by growing and safeguarding a

perpetual source of funding.” He

went on to share that “The role of a

Member is important as they provide

governance and guidance for the

Fund and in return, they are rewarded

by knowing that their efforts have

helped to sustain educational

opportunities for future generations

of Hopi students and the community

as a whole.”

Once elected, Members serve

three-year terms and are provided

opportunities to actively engage with

the HEEF in a variety of capacities

such as serving on committees,

volunteering,

networking,

and

supporting special events. HEEF

Executive Director, LuAnn Leonard

remarked that “The growth and

success of the organization over the

past twelve years speaks volumes

about the skills, expertise and

commitment past members have

shown”. She added, “Our continued

focus is foremost to work with the

members to grow the fund and expand

our services to meet the increasing

needs of the Hopi people.” Funds

raised by the HEEF support various

educational programs and endeavors

of the Hopi Tribe such as the Hopi

Tribe Grants & Scholarship Program,

which awards grants and scholarships

to Hopi students across the U.S.,

including past HEEF IMAGINE

Grant recipients such as the KUYI

Hopilavayi (Hopi Language) Radio

Program, Songoopavi Kitsoki Youth

Enrichment and the HopitutuqaikiHopi Language Arts Based Preschool.

Any Hopi tribal member or current

HEEF Member may nominate a

person for election to the HEEF

Board. Nominations will be accepted

until May 31, 2013 5:00 p.m.

(MST). To submit a nomination,

contact Sam Tenakhongva at samt@

hopieducationfund.org or call 928734-2275. The HEEF is a non-profit

entity of the Hopi Tribe, for more

information on the HEEF visit our

website at www.hopieducationfund.

org

and we would psych ourselves,” said Luke.

Both Luke and Jenkins

have seen how nursing

has evolved, especially in a remote place like

the Hopi Reservation and

they were a part of it all

the way. They don’t work

as Registered Nurses anymore but still work in the

medical field. Luke works

in Case Management and

Jenkins is in Quality Management.

Capt. Dealva Honanie,

Chief Executive Officer

of HHCC said, “It’s a

very important time for

nurses and what they provide to health care. As a

nurse myself, I value the

contributions that nurses

make.”

Some of the nurses at

the HHCC come from

all over the U.S. such at

Baltimore, Atlanta and

Florida. They leave the

comfort of their home and

chose to work in a rural

area like the reservation.

“We have an excellent

staff of nurses. They take

pride in working with

their own people and others who have come from

the cities. To me that is a

huge gift they give to the

Hopi, Tewa and Navajo

people,” said Honanie.

Fire Restriction for Apache and Navajo

County

Springerville, AZ Campfire andsmoking restrictions will be implemented

at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, May 23 in Apache

and Navajo Counties,

Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, and within

local fire districts located

in both counties.

With extremely dry

vegetation, the risk of

wildland fire is extremely

high. People who enjoy

public lands in Apache

and Navajo Counties can

reduce the risk of fire by

practicing fire safety and

by adhering to fire prevention restrictions. The

criteria officials consider

before implementing fire

restrictions include current and predicted weather, fuel conditions, fire

activity levels, and avail-

able resources. Due to

increasing fire danger, the

following fire restrictions

are deemed necessary to

prevent

human-caused

wildfires and protect public health and safety:

• Fires, campfires,

charcoal, coal and wood

stoves are allowed in developed

campgrounds

only.

•These

restrictions

limit smoking to within

enclosed vehicles, buildings, or in developed

campgrounds.

• Pressurized liquid or

gas stoves, lanterns, and

heaters that can be turned

off are allowed.

For more information

about restrictions on public lands by calling (928)

333-3412 or toll free

1-877-864-6985

HOPI TUTUVENI | TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2013 5

Navajo-Hopi Honor Run from Page 1

everything we have today.”

The outgoing Lori Piestewa Post #80 Princess

was

Kelleigh

Lynch-Sewequaptewa.

Begay thanked the organizers of the event for

inviting the Honor Riders

to the Hopi Reservation

and for being such gracious hosts in providing

drinks and snacks.

With every stop along

the path of the Honor Run,

the Navajo-Hopi Honor

Riders picked up more

and more bikers who

wanted to participate.

Many of the riders are

common folk who hold

down day jobs and dress

in business attire during

the workweek. In speaking with a few of them,

it was apparent that they

a camaraderie that exists

between them and it’s apparent when you talk to

them and walk amongst

the masses of parked

Harleys and other bikes.

They look out for each

other and make sure they

get from one destination

to another as a complete

group.

With the event’s agenda coming to a close,

the Navajo-Hopi Honor

Riders got back on their

bikes and secured their

leather chaps and vests in

preparation of hitting the

road to Birdsprings where

they would honor a Blue

Star mother. Their day

would end in Flagstaff at

the home of fallen Hopi

veteran, Lori Piestewa,

where they would have

dinner.

Watching them leave

in a mass exodus of bikes

and leather as the engines

roared and the headbands

streamed through the

warm high desert air, was

an exhilarating sight to

behold.

ganization which honors

deserving students in 7th

– 9th grade at Hopi Junior-Senior High School.

The students are nominated then selected by a

Faculty Council based

on scholarship, character,

service, citizenship and

leadership.

The HEEF is a Hopi

Tribal

government

non-profit program qualified under section 7871

(a) of the Internal Revenue Service Code. All

contributions to the HEEF

are tax deductible. To

learn more about us contact the HEEF at heef@

hopieducationfund.org,

928-734-2275 or visit

www.hopieducationfund.

org

operative Extension, The

Hopi Tribe, the Western

Center for Risk Management Education, and the

USDA – National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Grant funding

provided by The Western

Center for Risk Management Education.

If you have a disability for which you seek an

accommodation, contact

the University of Arizona

Cooperative

Extension

Office @ 928-734-3708.

For more information

please feel free to contact:

The University of Arizona

Cooperative Extension @

928-734-3708, Hopi Vet-

erinary Services @ 928738-5251, or Office of

Range Management/Land

Operations @ 928-7380014 for information.

“Whether or not you

have someone who is in

law enforcement, it is always encouraging for the

people that do work in

these fields to get support.

When we signed up we

weren’t looking for praise

or credit and certainly not

looking to get rich. We

genuinely want to serve

and protect our communities,” Kootwatewa said.

During the ceremony

there was a moment of

silence as the family of

Officer James placed a

wreath and flowers on the

monument in his memory.

It was a somber moment

as everyone there paid

their respects.

A few retired Police

Officers were in attendance. They shared stories of what it was like to

be an officer during their

time. They were recognized for their services

and putting their lives on

line.

Ivan Sidney Sr. spoke a

few words of encouragement for the Police Officers reminiscing on what

it was like for him as a

police officer. Sidney was

the Hopi Chairman when

Officer Dean James was

killed.

“You saw the former

officers here today and

the humor is still with us.

How and why were we

still able to do that? We

had family back then,

we worked together, and

we cried with each other. We helped each other. All the laughter in the

squad room, we were a

family. It breaks my heart

I don’t see that anymore.

Chief, I think you should

make that one of your

objectives and make this

a family. Work with each

other, support one another

because you have much

more then we had back

then,” said Sidney Sr.

With the support from

other agencies that were

in attendance, Sidney Sr.,

said they didn’t have that

support back then with the

EMS, fire department and

the DPS helicopter. “We

were everything, the ambulance, the fire department and so forth.”

In closing Sidney Sr.,

said to Chief Kootwatewa, “I think our tribe

and others need to start

recognizing our law enforcement. I’m glad that is

what you’re doing today.”

Ernest Nahnacassia was

a Hopi Police Officer for

24 years during the “wild

west days” as he called it.

It was during the Navajo/

Hopi land dispute and at

that time they were having

shoot-outs with Navajos.

“When I was an officer,

we were poorly situated

in a barn-like office below the Keams Canyon

hospital. We had no dispatcher. When we moved

into the new facility, we

rotated six police vehicles

24 hours a day, 7 days a

week. We had no funding and because of that

we had “hand me down”

uniforms. Some of them

were high waters and big

Hopi Detention Officers.

shirts, but we managed to

survive on what we had,”

said Nahnacassia.

Like Ivan said, they

had humor to get them

through hard times and

Ernest shared one of his

memorable moments. He

recalled responding to a

rollover accident above

Keams Canyon. An elderly Navajo woman

was experiencing pain

in her arm. Nahnacassia

bandaged her arm with

a splint and then transported her to the hospital. Hopi American Legion posting colors at Law Enforcement Day.

There at the hospital, the

doctor told Nahnacassia

he did a really good job.

However, the patient had

a broken collar bone instead of a broken arm.

Many of the former officers had impacting stories. One such officer was

Randall Mahle. He served

as a Hopi police officer for

21 years. He was awarded

the Life Saving Badge for

saving the life of a child Navajo/Hopi Honor Riders take a picture with the Hopi Police Officers

who was given Mahle’s and Miss Hopi Royalty.

first name. He was the of- Apache Unit has two bite their motorcycles to pay

ficer who found the body dogs and two hound dogs. their respects to the Police

of a little girl who went Sgt. Sauceda, Sgt. Mo- Officers as they were ridmissing for 14 days.

rales and Sgt. Sweet were ing to honor Veterans who

As part of Law Day, on hand to handle the are serving or who were

there were other Law en- dogs. They happy to have killed in Action.

forcement agencies that been invited and thought

The James Family was

joined the Hopi Police in the event was awesome.

a big part in coordinating

celebrating in the event.

The Hopi EMS did Hopi Law Enforcement

The Arizona Department a demonstration of the Day and they provided

of Corrections K-9 Unit, “Jaws of Life” on a mock lunch for everyone.

Navajo Nation Police De- rollover accident in the

The Hopi Police Department, Navajo County parking lot of the Hopi partment currently has 12

Sheriff Department, the Police Department. The officers on the force and

Department of Public vehicle used was a double that includes the Chief,

Safety Bomb Squad and cab truck placed on its cab Special Agent and three

Helicopter unit and many to look as if it had rolled Sergeants. There are sevothers were on hand to over. Hopi EMS crews en patrol officers and bedemonstrate their stuff.

began by assessing the cause of the limited staff

The Arizona Depart- vehicle to make sure there the Hopi Police has had to

ment of Corrections K-9 was no fire danger by prioritize their calls.

unit held a demonstra- checking for gas leaks and

“I just want the comtion of what their K-9’s then disabling the battery. munity to understand that

are capable of doing. The Then they stabilized the we have to prioritize our

unit itself reduces contra- vehicle by placing blocks calls, but I don’t want

band entering the prison. under the vehicle to keep that to be a barrier,” said

The K-9 dogs are trained it from moving while the Kootswatewa. He added

to find narcotics, hero- Jaws of Life was in use. that he was pleased and

in, marijuana and cell It took the crew under 10 proud with the turnout of

phones, items that are minutes to get the door the day’s events.

not allowed in the prison. open to remove an injured

“We had a successful

They also have a hound person.

turnout and it was just a

dog unit that helps find

Hopi Law Enforcement great day overall to show

lost kids, hunters, hikers day ended in success as some support and appreor an escapee from prison. there were many who ciation for the Law EnIn the Winslow Unit there came by and paid their forcement program and

are four dual purpose dogs respects to the Police Of- public safety programs,”

for narcotics and bite pro- ficers and Detention Of- said Chief Kootswatewa.

tection, one cellphone dog ficers. The Navajo/Hopi

and two hound dogs. The Honor Riders rode in on

planned in advance to attend the Honor Run and

had to take annual leave

from their jobs. Sometimes there is polish beneath the gruff exterior.

The thrill of the Honor

Run unites the motorcycle enthusiasts to come

together as a group and

hit the reservation roads

and highways as a united

force of bikers. There is

Young Philanthropist Donate From Page 1

know their hard work and

donation will help other Hopi students achieve

their educational goals.”

HEEF Executive Director

LuAnn Leonard added,

“the HEEF is honored by

the HNJHS members for

their generous donation.

It is always a wonderful

feeling to know young

members of the community are engaged in service

to their community and

giving back.” She added,

“it wasn’t surprising that

in recognition of their

work, the HNJHS was

also named the Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy - Group Achievement

by the Association of

Fundraising Professionals

Northern Arizona Chapter

in 2012.”

The HNJHS is a chapter of a larger national or-

Low Stress Livestock Handling from Page 1

function, and can interfere

with reproduction.” Handling livestock in a low

stress way can reduce the

risk of injury to the animals and to producers. It

can also help reduce wear

and tear to corrals and

trailer used to transport

livestock. This all affects

the financial bottom line

for producers.

It is sponsored by: The

University of Arizona Co-

Hopi Law Enforcement Day From Page 1

remember the sacrifices

made by law enforcement

officers and to pay tribute

to those who gave their

lives in the line of duty.

The Hopi Police Department has hosted several Law Enforcement

Days in the past with the

last one in 2001.

Officer Dean James

was honored when the

first Law Day took place

because the Bureau of

Indian Affairs Office of

Justice Services established a monument to

honor officers who lost

their lives in the line of

duty while serving in Indian Country. It was in

1992 when a monument

was dedicated to those

officers and placed at the

United States Indian Police Academy in Marana,

AZ. The following year

the monument was moved

to Artesia, NM where the

academy moved.

The Hopi Police Department has hosted Law

Enforcement Day to recognize local law enforcement officers who have

retired and to remember

Officer James. Hopi Law

Enforcement week began

with a Memorial Run/

Walk in Honor of Officer

Dean M. James on Sun.

May 12.

The Dean James Memorial run/walk began at

8am at the Hopi Police

Department with over 50

people who registered to

run or walk the 8.09 mile

course. The miles represented Officer James’

badge number 809. The

family of Officer James

helped coordinate the

event and spoke of Dean

as being dedicated to his

job and spending time at

The Following officers

were recognized and

honored:

Randall Mahle

Stanley Adams

Albert Silas Jr.

Alphonso Sakeva

Ernest Nahnacassia

Kenneth Mahle

Hilton Polacca

Phillip Collateta

Phillip Quochytewa

Ivan Sidney Sr.

John Poleahla Sr.

Homer Kooyaquaptewa

Anthony Pablo

Louie Quanimptewa

Loren Lomayatewa

Edward Koruh

Oscar Lalo

Bennett Chatter

Ambrose Namokie Sr.

Hensen Tootsie

Matthew Silas Sr.

Wayne Kuwanhyoima

Dewayne Honanie Sr.

Jerry Surveyor

Stanley Honanie

the ranch with his kids.

“Dean was a relative

and I participated because

I’m involved with a lot of

Law Enforcement teams

such as Amber Alert,

SORNA, Adam Walsh

and my department provides technical support

to the Police Department;

and for my own personal

health. I run for those who

can’t run,” said Jerolyn

Takala of Kykotsmovi,

Director of Hopi Management Information Systems.

Some of the runners

knew Officer James personally and were related to him. Others ran to

support the family and

law enforcement officers.

Runners received a shirt

with a picture of Officer

James printed on the back.

“The Dean James Memorial run was in honor of

Officer James and to provide support back to the

family and try to rebuild

that relationship again.

With the help of Officer

Dubray and the family,

one of our goals was to

re-establish that relationship with the family and

bring back the support of

the community for our officers currently serving,”

said Chief of Police Jamie

Kootswatewa.

Kootwatewa hopes to

have the memorial run

annually to honor Officer

James and to provide support to all the Hopi Police

Officers for the services

they provide putting their

lives on the line for the

safety of everyone.

“Some people don’t

understand that the police officers are a part of

the community and we

have families as well. We

join the force to make our

communities a safer place

and it’s not every day we

get encouragement. We

don’t do it to get praised,”

said Chief Kootwatewa.

He hopes to get more people to come to next year’s

run as this was the First

Annual.

Hopi Law Day began

at 9 a.m. on Tues. May 14

in front of the Hopi Police Department with the

Posting of Colors by the

Hopi American Legion;

Governor of Bacavi, Alfred Lomaquhu, Phillip

Quochytewa,

Leonard

Talaswaima and Officer

Randall Begay. Miss Hopi

Jacqueline Poleahla was

in attendance with Second

Attendant, Rachelle Antone to honor the Police

Officers. Jamie Kootswatewa, Chief of Police

served as Master of Ceremony and presented the

welcoming address.

6 TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2013 | HOPI TUTUVENI

NAU Dental Hygiene Students Extend Thanks to Hopi Health Care Center

As the Northern Arizona University Department

of Dental Hygiene approaches university graduation in May, the students and faculty would

like to thank the Hopi

people and especially the

administration and staff

of the Hopi Health Care

Center for a school year

packed full of valuable

experiences.

For the eleventh school

year in a row, dental hygiene students spent

three days a week volunteering their services in

the HHCC dental clinic.

Through the generosity

of the John and Sophie

Ottens Foundation, which

underwrites this program,

and the willingness of the

administration, staff, and

tribal leaders to welcome

us to Hopiland, we are

able to help make several

significant things happen.

Most importantly we

are able to help extend

preventive dental services

into the Hopi community.

Our time is spent mainly

in the dental clinic treating patients. Because we

are there staff hygienists

are able to be out in the

schools, expanding and

improving their schoolbased program. In the

past nine months, NAU

student dental hygienists

treated about 450 patients

in the clinic while I.H.S.

hygienists placed nearly 3,000 sealants in students’ teeth in the schools.

(Sealants are a permanent

protective coating applied

to the chewing surfaces

of back teeth which help

prevent the decay that often leads to tooth loss.)

We have also had the

privilege of screening

Head Start children and

placing fluoride varnish,

which helps strengthen

their teeth, and arranging

to have children appointed with the HHCC children’s specialist if they

have decay that needs

treatment. We were part

of the “Values of a Hopi

Woman” health fair as

well as the Special Needs

Health Fair, the “Man

Up” oral cancer screening event and KUYI Hopi

radio’s noontime “Health

Matters” live broadcast.

This July dental hygiene

students will be part of

an expanded summer externship that will bring

in them into the clinic

to provide several more

weeks of services. We

will be looking for even

more ways to expand

dental health outreach

into the Hopi communi-

ty next year beginning in

September.

Our students gain valuable experiences during

their time working and

living at Hopi, both in the

clinic and in the community. We are grateful for the

skills they develop while

working here and they

often tell us how grateful

they are for the chance to

learn about Hopi culture

and traditions firsthand.

“I’ve lived in Arizona my

whole life,” one student

said, “and I learned more

about Hopi in one week

than in all the rest of that

time put together.”

It takes the cooperation,

effort, time, and attention

of many people to make a

program such as this successful and sustainable as

we look forward to the

beginning of our twelfth

year at Hopi next September. We appreciate

all the ways in which our

Hopi and Navajo friends

support us, assist us, and

teach us . “It’s true, isn’t

it?” another student commented. “When you volunteer to help someone,

you always get more than

you give.”

That was only one of

the many important things

she learned at Hopi this

year. Asquali.

Safe Farm Tractor Operation

By Matt Livingston, Agent

University of Arizona Cooperative

Extension

Hopi Reservation Office

Before operating the tractor

take time to check the lubrication, fuel, coolant and hydraulic

fluid levels. Checking coolant

in the radiator is best done while

the engine is cold. Make sure

you follow your owner’s manual

recommendations to the type of

fluids you use in your tractor.

If you must refuel the tractor

during operations turn it off and

lower the tool you are using to

the ground. This lessens the

likelihood of sparks from static

electricity when you are refueling.

It is recommended that you

carry a five pound dry fire extinguisher. Carrying a first aid kit

is also recommended.

The planting season is coming

up on the Hopi Reservation very

soon and one tool that many

farmers use here is the tractor.

It is use to clear fields, to plow

them up, and to plant. During

the growing season it will be

used for weed control. This

piece of equipment has become

very important for many Hopi

farmers, replacing the human

labor that is no longer available.

Like any tool there are rules to

ensure its safe operation and use.

These rules exist for a reason - to

make sure that the operator remains safe and the equipment remains in good condition. There

Operating the Tractor

are things you MUST pay attention to or you certainly will inThe tractor is a one-person

jure yourself or another person. piece of equipment. It is not designed for multiple riders’ espeMaintenance of the Tractor cially small children. Children

are killed every year from falling

from tractors.

It is possible to adjust the

wheel width of tractor. The recommendation is to operate with

the wheels set far apart as this

improves stability

Slow down when turning to

avoid potential overturning.

Paul Ayers at Colorado State

University writes, “Doubling the

speed of a farm tractor quadruples the danger of upsetting sideways. Centrifugal force tries to

keep the tractor in a straight line.

If you try to turn at a high rate

of speed, the tractor will attempt

to go straight rather than turn.”

In other words you could flip the

tractor.

If you are using a front-end

loader reduce your operating

speed. As you raise the loader

higher the center of gravity is

changing. Keep the bucket as

close to the ground as possible

and be aware of rocks, holes and

unlevel ground that you might

be travel over.

Turn off the engine before getting off a tractor.

If you must hitch a cable or

chain to tractor always attach

it to the drawbar. Avoid nylon

rope because if it breaks while

under strain it can injure or kill

the operator or others who are

close to it.

When driving up a slope be

careful as the center of gravity

changes. If a slope is too steep

you can flip a tractor over backwards. It might be safer to back

up a slope.

Make sure your power take off

is disengage when you are not

using and that protective shields

are in place.

Avoid wearing loose clothing.

You do not want to get caught on

the equipment.

Please keep your tractor in

gear when going downhill. The

engine can assist in the braking.

To prevent excessive wear

on the clutch and transmission

Clarice Tafoya Joins the HTDEC as Explore Hopi Director

Jason Bird

Hopi Tribe Economic Development

Corporation

Flagstaff, Ariz. – The

Hopi Tribe Economic

Development Corporation

is proud to announce

Clarice Tafoya will be

joining the Corporation

Explore

Hopi

Director. Her position

will focus on events

planning,

coordination

and marketing/promotion

for the Hopi Tribe

Economic Development

Corporation’s enterprises,

both on and off the

reservation.

Clarice

comes

the

HTEDC

with

experience in program

and

event

planning,

business

management,

and promoting Hopi

Culture at the Native

American

Learning

Center at Hyatt Regency

Scottsdale. In the past

Ms. Tafoya successfully

planned events such as

conferences, an annual

community Christmas gift

drive for youth, and the

annual pueblo foot race.

Ms. Tafoya also organized

many annual Native

American concerts with

artists such as Casper,

Ed Kabote, Keith Secola,

Robert Mirabal, and

developed

community

health promotion disease

prevention activities and

secured grants from the

New Mexico Department

of Health to fund the youth

programs. Her experience

working with the youth

in a tobacco prevention

program eventually led

to publication in Gen 7

magazine.

Clarice is a Hopi Tribal

member from the village

of Oraibi, and is grateful

for the opportunity to

work with the Hopi/Tewa

people.

The Hopi Tribe Economic

Development Corporation

was formed in 2005 by

the Hopi Tribal Council

to create and harness an

economic environment

that will blossom, by

securing resources, and

providing the guidance

and training that allows

Hopi Tribe members to

prosper and preserve

their

homeland

and

culture.

Headquartered

in Flagstaff, the HTEDC

owns and operates, on

behalf of the Hopi Tribe,

the following enterprises:

Hopi Cultural Center

Restaurant and Inn on

Second Mesa; Days Inn

Kokopelli in the Village

of Oak Creek; the Hopi

Travel Plaza off I-40

near Holbrook; Hopi 3

Canyon Ranches near

Winslow, Springerville

and Flagstaff; and the

commercial properties of

Heritage

Square, Continental Plaza

and Kachina Square in

Flagstaff.

avoid “jackrabbit” starts. Operate smoothly and you will have

a tractor that last longer and you

will have less maintenance cost.

Raise and lower your tools

slowly and smoothly. This will

insure that your hydraulics will

last longer. Make sure you follow owner manuel recommendations to the type of luids you

use in tracotors

If you manage to get stuck

in mud try backing out. If that

doesn’t work get another tractor

to pull you out.

The information above comes

from GENERAL TRACTOR

SAFETY, Paul D. Ayers, Agricultural Engineer and Professor,

Chemical and Bioresource Engineering, Colorado State University Cooperative Extension.

I hope that this information is

a useful reminder for all tractor

users here on Hopi. Tractors are

tools not toys.

Dear Community Member,

All youth residing on the Hopi reservation between the

ages of 10-18 are cordially invited to attend a Healthy

Homes Youth Day Camp on Tuesday, June 4, 2013,

from 9am-3pm at the Hopi Day School in Kykotsmovi.

The event will have educational booths and hands-on

activities related to home health topics, guest speakers,

continental breakfast, picnic lunch, and door prizes.

Topics to be covered at event included:

•Energy Efficiency

•Fire Safety

•Hazardous Chemicals

• Indoor Air Quality (asthma/allergies; CO poisoning;

smoking)

• Insect and Rodents and Pesticide Dangers

• Lead Paint

• Prescription Drugs

•Recycling

• Domestic Violence & Abuse

Following the event, interested youth, school groups,

journalism and language classes, and other participants

will be invited to develop public service announcements

(PSAs) on one or more of the above topics. The PSAs

will provide a unique opportunity for local youth

to learn new skills, maintain traditional values, and

have positive impact on the overall wellness of the

community.

The event is being organized by the Hopi Healthy

Homes Collaborative, a coalition of tribal departments,

federal agencies, villages, and local organizations

dedicated to building awareness about potential health

threats from home hazards and providing strategies for

creating healthier living environments.

If you would like more information, please contact, Joe

Seidenberg with Red Feather Development Group at

email joe@redfeather.org or phone 928-207-0592.

SECOND MESA DAY SCHOOL

May Activities

(Activities are subject to change)

5/6

5/7

5/8

5/9

5/13

5/14

5/17

5/20

5/21

5/23

5/24

Spring Book Fair 5-7pm Cash Only

PTO Meeting 6:30pm

Spring Book Fair 5-7pm Cash Only

Kindergarten Transition Day 9am-

12pm

School Assembly @2pm

Kindergarten Transition Day 9am-

12pm

End of 4th Quarter

School Board Meeting @6pm

6th Grade Promotion

End of Year Assembly

Field Day

Students’ Last Day of School

Last day for SMDS Teaching Staff

HOPI TUTUVENI | TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2013 7

The Hopi Tribe and WEMP host the NAFWS National Conference in Ft. McDowell

By Darren Talayumptewa

Director WEMP

The Native American

Fish & Wildlife Society

is a non-profit organization. The Society’s mission is to assist Native

American and Alaskan

Native Tribes with the

conservation, protection,

and enhancement of their

fish, wildlife, habitat,

and cultural resources.

The Hopi Tribe has been

a member since the early

80s and the Wildlife and

Ecosystems Management

Program (WEMP) has

been an active member

since 2003 and hosted the

SW Regional Conference

in 2008 in Flagstaff, Arizona.

This year, the Hopi

Tribe and WEMP were

honored to host the 31st

Annual Native American

Fish & Wildlife Society’s (NAFWS) National

Conference at the Ft. McDowell Radisson Resort

and Casino in Scottsdale,

Arizona on May 7-9,

2013. The conference was