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HOPI TUTUVENI

PO BOX 123

KYKOTSMOVI, AZ 86039

Published by Flagstaff Publishing

Co. /AZ Daily Sun

1751 Thompson Street

Flagstaff, AZ 86001

HOPI TUTUVENI

IATE RELEASE

Volume 24, Number 07

MEDIATE RELEASE

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Carlene Tenakhongva

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Chief of Staff, Office of the Chairman

Office of the President and Vic

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Hopi Senom Transit

receives three new buses

Registration: 928- 734-3412

Spring Carnival

Hopi Veterans Memorial Ctr

5/6: 5-10pm

Contact 928-734-3432

Windmill Solar Project

ribbon cutting ceremony

Teen/Youth Parent Conf.

5/5-5/6 Phoenix Hilton Hotel

480-833-5007

conference@aznatta.org

Youth Wellness Camp

6/5-6/10: Prescott, AZ

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Natural Resource Youth

Conservation Workshops Solar panels supply energy to the pump which then pumps water into the tank.

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kimm@cals.arizona.edu.

Crytal Dee, Hopi Tutuveni doned for many years provide water for their

and is now operational livestock,” said LomayesPueblo Grande Museum

In joint partnership, for ranchers and farmers. tewa.

March - May, 2016

Lomayestewa said it

the Hopi Renewable En- Kendrick Lomayestewa,

(602) 495-0901

ergy Office, Office of Director of Hopi Renew- was an open grant and the

Range Management, Hopi able Energy Office said amount was based on the

Windmill Construction & the Project was funded size of the project. Before

Maintenance Program and by Tolani Lake Enterprise the funds were released

the Tolani Lake Enterprise through a grant from the to the tribe, LomayesteHOPI TUTUVENI

co-sponsored a ribbon cut- United States Department wa said they met with the

third mesa villages and

PO Box 123

ting ceremony on Mar. 14 of Agriculture (USDA).

“The

grant

intended

the Community Services

Kykotsmovi, AZ 86039

of Windmill Solar Project

for farmers and ranchers Administrators to get their

Well #63NO1.

The windmill was aban- to irrigate their fields and approval.

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www.hopi-nsn.gov

Hopi Tutuveni

The Hopi Senom Transit received three brand

new 16 passenger buses largely due to a grant

made available through

the Arizona Department

of Transportation from the

Federal Transit Administration. The buses were

purchased from Creative

Buses of Phoenix at a cost

of $81K each for a grand

total of $244K. “The tribe

only paid $17K total for

the buses,” said Donovan

Gomez, Director of Hopi

Senom Transit. “We are

happy and glad these bus-

es have finally arrived because the other buses were

on their last leg.”

The current buses in

use have over several hundred miles on them and

the Hopi transit program

has spent a lot of money

on maintenance and towing fees.

Gomez said they were

informed that if one of the

buses breaks down again,

it would need a new engine

replacement. He credits

Shawn Silas, Transit Supervisor for keeping the

buses in good condition to

keep them on the road.

Staff sit inside one of the new buses

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2 TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2016 | HOPI TUTUVENI

THE HOPI

TUTUVENI

LOCAL NEWS

Hopi Tribal Council amends 2016

General Fund Operating Budget

Louella Nahsonhoya

Hopi Tutuveni

As published in the January 19 edition of the Hopi

Tutuveni, the Hopi Tribal

Council by majority vote

adopted Resolution H-0032016 approving the Fiscal

Year 2016 General Fund

Budget in the amount of

$21,154,750, for the period

January 1, through December 31, 2016.

The Resolution also directed the Tribal Treasurer

to carry out the intent of

the approved Resolution in

accordance with the established Hopi Tribe’s Fiscal

Management Policy. The

resolution also included a

final enacting clause which

reads: “Be It Finally Resolved that the Fiscal Year

2016 General Fund Budget

be amended only by Hopi

Tribal Council Resolution.”

Prior to approval of the

budget on December 23,

2015, the Budget Oversight

Team (BOT) presented

supporting documents to

the Tribal Council, showing a summary of the budget proposals by programs.

The BOT also explained to

Council that a new 23.10%

Fringe Benefit Adjustment

needed to be made to the

program budgets, which

would be less $86,000 to

the Total overall Budget.

Although the Tribal

Council discussed the necessary adjustment as presented by BOT, a motion

was made and approved by

majority, to approve the FY

2016 Budget in the amount

of $21,154,750.

Once approved, Chart

of Accounts were prepared

and sent to Tribal Programs

showing their new Budget,

with the adjusted amounts.

This adjustment to program

budgets was not received

well by Program Directors

and a Clarification/Discussion session was placed on

the Tribal Council’s agenda

to be heard on March 21.

During the March 21

session, Council seemed

to be split on the issue and

debated the issue at length.

After much back and forth

discussion, the Council,

through a simple vote directed the Executive Director to write a memo to

the Departments, Programs

and Entities explaining the

difference of the approved

budget and the amounts

provided to the Programs

in their Budget Chart of

Accounts.

The vote was nearly split

Do you have an opinion or perspective you

would like to share with Tutuveni readers? Do

you, your group or organization have a newsworthy event or activity of interest to the Hopi

community that you want to report on? The Editorial Board and Managing Editor for the Hopi

with 10 members voting in Tutuveni extend an invitation to readers to subfavor, 8 no, 2 abstaining mit letters and articles you feel are of interest

and 2 absent.

to the Hopi community. Although submission

Council Representatives

Lamar Keevama and Nada does not guarantee publication, we will do our

Talayumptewa, who vot- best to read all submissions promptly and coned “No” to this action by tact you within one week if we are interested

Council, remained adamant

that any amendments to the in publishing your letter or article. The followapproved Resolution (or ing guidelines are provided to help you prepare

any approved Resolution), your submission and to increase the likelihood

can only be amended by

that it will be published.

another Resolution, either

rescinding or making an

amendment.

This action by Council

is contrary to the language

in the Budget Resolution

they approved on Dec. 23,

2015, which reads:..Be It

Finally Resolved that the

Fiscal Year 2016 General

Fund Budget be amended

only by Hopi Tribal Council Resolution.”

Hopi Code Talker Recognition Day

scheduled for April 23

EDITORIAL GUIDELINES:

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Letters to the editor should be of concern or interest to

Tutuveni readers. Letters must be original, previously unpublished and written by the person whose name

appears with the letter. The writer’s name must be included with the letter, along with the writer’s address

and daytime phone number to aid with verification; the

phone number will not be published. Anonymous letters and letters written under pseudonyms will not be

published. The Tutuveni reserves the right to edit letters for length and clarity, and may decline to print

letters considered potentially libelous or slanderous

in nature. Letters should not exceed 500 words.

NEWS ARTICLES

The Hopi Tutuveni welcomes non-commissioned,

self-generated articles reporting local, state and

national news items of interest to members of the

Hopi Tribe. We are especially interested in articles

reporting on local events and activities involving

members of the Hopi Tribe. Submission does not

guarantee publication. Articles may be edited for

style, length and clarity. If significant editing in reout of every four message runners,

quired, the Managing Editor will communicate with

a number of Choctaw were placed

the writer prior to publication. Article submissions

on company phones to send military

messages in their native language. should not exceed 1500 words.

“Serving Our Nation; A Legacy For Our Youth”

By Eugene “Geno” Talas

Hopi Veterans Services

Planning for this year’s Hopi Code

Talker Recognition Day have begun

and is coming together to celebrate

the military legacy of the ten Hopi

Code Talkers and the over 30 Tribes/

Nations who had Native American

Code Talkers during World Wars I

and II. This year’s theme is “Serving Our Nation; A Legacy For Our

Youth”.

The Hopi Code Talkers Recognition Day will be on Saturday, April

23, 2016, at the Hopi Veterans Memorial Center, near Kykotsmovi, AZ,

and will be from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00

p.m. (MST). Keynote speaker will

be Ms. Stephanie Elaine Birdwell,

Director, from the U.S. Department

of Veterans Affairs, Office of Tribal

Government Relations, located in

Washington D.C. Tentatively, Code

Talkers from the Comanche and

Apache Tribes will be highlighted

at this year’s event and a short film

will be shown about the Comanche

Code Talkers. A meal and lapel pins

(limited quantity) will be provided

for all attendees. All veterans and

tribal color guards are welcome to

march in during the posting of colors. The committee is seeking public

donations of Hopi yeast bread and/or

pastries to add to the meal.

Since this year’s theme is based

on the youth, the committee has sent

letters to all the local Hopi schools

to sponsor similar events within their schools to showcase Hopi

Code Talkers and other Code Talkers. Recommended activities can

include displaying posters in classes

or hallways, having an essay contest

to highlight the significance of native language or invite family members of Code Talkers to speak at their

schools.

Additionally, there will be a Hopi

Code Talker one and two mile Honor Run/Walk on Tuesday, April 12,

2016, at the H.O.P.I. Cancer Support

Services parking lot to kick-off the

month’s salute to all Native American Code Talkers. Public registration will begin at 5:00 p.m. and the

run/walk will start at 6:00 p.m. The

committee is seeking public donations of bottled water to provide to

the participants.

On June 15, 1942, the eight Hopi

Code Talkers, Franklin Shupla, Warren Kooyaquaptewa, Frank Chapella,

Travis Yaiva, Floyd Dann, Charles

Lomakema, Percival Navenma, and

Perry Honani, Sr., were organized

at Camp Rucker, Alabama, and assigned to the 81st Infantry Division,

U.S. Army, the famed “Wild Cat Division”. Subsequently the U.S. Army

Air Force selected various Native

Americans assigned to the Fifth Air

Force flying B-24 Liberator bomber

missions in the Pacific area. Two

Hopis, Rex Pooyouma, assigned to

the 380th Bombardment Group and

Orville Wadsworth, assigned to the

90th Bombardment Group, were later

identified in 2010 as part of a secret

communications team consisting of

members from the Acoma, Apache,

Crow, Chippewa, Laguna and Sioux

tribes.

The ten young Hopi men from

their ancient villages on the remote

mesas of northeastern Arizona created a formal military code, known

as Type I, using their Hopi language

to transmit secret field radio communications during combat operations. The Hopi Code baffled Japanese intelligence and helped to turn

the course of the war in favor of the

United States since the sneak attack

on Pearl Harbor on December 7,

1941.

According to military records,

during their time of induction into

the military, these simple Hopi men

ranged in age from 20 years old to 38

years old. Most had a middle school

or high school education, while two

only had 2nd or 3rd grade education.

One Hopi enlisted prior to the start

of World War II. Two men were

awarded Bronze Star Medals and

one received the Purple Heart Medal.

Following the end of World War II,

all ten Hopi Code Talkers returned

home safely with honorable discharges and military decorations.

Discharged from the military, the

ten Hopi men returned home and never spoke of their duties as Code Talkers, until the 1970’s when the Navajo

Code Talkers were first recognized

for their service during World War II

in the U.S. Marine Corps. In later

years more Native American Code

Talkers were being honored by their

state and tribal governments as Code

Talkers during World Wars I and II.

In his article, “The Code Talker

Recognition Act of 2008 (Public Law

110-420)”, Dr. William C. Meadows,

Missouri State University, writes

Native American Code Talking began in World War I with the Oklahoma Choctaw in Company E, 142d

Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry

Division. To counter German interception of American telephone lines

and the shooting or capture of one

Soon thereafter special code words SUBMISSIONS

were developed for items that did

Letters and articles may be submitted in person, by

not exist in the Choctaw language.

mail, email or fax to: Louella Nahsonhoya, ManMembers of other tribes were soon

aging Editor, P.O. Box 123, Kykotsmovi, A 86039;

used in similar fashion. Because the

native languages were not based on email address: Lnahsonhoya@hopi.nsn.us; fax:

European languages or mathematical (928) 734-0734. All articles and letters to the editor

progressions, the Germans were nev- should be submitted one week prior to publication

er able to understand the transmis- date (call 928-734-3282 for deadline schedule).

sions. The Choctaw and other groups

proved instrumental in helping the COPYRIGHT

AEF win several key battles in the The Tutuveni holds the copyright to all articles and

Meuse-Argonne Campaign and, in photos published in the newspaper. Articles published

their respective divisions, helping in the Tutuveni may be reprinted in other media pubto hasten the war’s end (Meadows lications as long as the following conditions are met.

2002:22-26).

• The Hopi Tutuveni must first be contacted to obtain

Beginning in 2007, the Hopi Trib- permission to reprint.

al Council formally recognized the

eight Hopi Code Talkers assigned to • Articles may not be abridged, edited or altered in

the 81st Infantry Division. In 2008, any way without the expressed consent of the authe Hopi Tribal Council advocated thor and the Hopi Tutuveni.

for gold medals be awarded to the • The redistributed article may not be sold for profit

Hopi Code Talkers by the U.S. Gov- or included in another media or publication that is

ernment. In 2011, the Hopi Tribal

sold for a profit.

Council formally recognized the

additionally two Hopi Code Talkers PUBLICATION/CIRCULATION

assigned to the U.S. Army Air Force. The Hopi Tutuveni is published twice a month, with

Later on May 23, 2011, the Arizona a circulation of 3,400 copies throughout the entire

State Senate recognized the Hopi Hopi Reservation. The paper is delivered on the 1st

Code Talkers by formal resolution. and 3rd Tuesday of the month to the following loOn March 21, 2012, Hopi Tribal cations: Keams Canyon Store, Polacca Circle M,

Council passed a resolution declaring

Hopi Health Care Center, Tsakursovi, Hopi Cultural

April 23rd of each year as Hopi Code

Center, Kykotsmovi Village Store, Hotevilla Store,

Talker’s Recognition Day to celebrate

Moenkopi Travel Center, Moenkopi Legacy Inn,

and honor the ten Hopi Code Talkers.

Finally, on November 20, 2013, the Tribal Government Complex and all Village AdUnited States Congress formally rec- ministration offices. The Hopi Tutuveni is mailed to

ognized all Native American Code subscribers on the day of publication.

Talkers, including the Hopi Code

Talkers with presentation of a Gold SUBSCRIPTION RATE:

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TUTUVENI EDITORIAL BOARD:

last Hopi Code Talker passed away in

Belma

Berni Navakuku

October 2010.

Dr.

Angela

Gonzales

This event is free and open to the

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and thanks the following companies:

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committee invites all to join us in CPolingyumptewa@hopi.nsn.us

honoring, remembering and celebrat- Temporary: Vernita Selestewa

ing the heroic military accomplish- VSelestewa@hopi.nsn.us

ments of all our Native American

Code Talkers. For scheduled events Reporter: Crystal Dee

or for additional questions, you can CDee@hopi.nsn.us

contact the Hopi Veterans Services at

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Kykotsmovi, AZ 86039

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HOPI TRIBAL COUNCIL

Windmill Solar Project from P1

New Buses from P1

The new buses are equipped with cameras

inside and destination signs on the exterior

of the bus. The destination signs lets the rider know where the bus will be traveling to.

The program is currently waiting on the

Procurement /Risk Management Office to

process the insurance cards.

“Once we get the insurance cards we will

put the buses on the road,” said Gomez.

“The three buses will be used for each of the

routes: local, Winslow and Flagstaff.”

Several Hopi Tribal programs, including the Windmill Construction program

who used their equipment

to construct the windmill,

helped bring the Solar

Windmill Project to fruition. Daniel Snyder, President of Westwind Solar and

contractor for the project,

said the total cost of the

Project was $29K and was

funded through the USDA

grant administered by the

Tolani Lake Enterprise.

Gomez said they are also currently working

on purchasing a 32 passenger bus for the Flag- Bill Edwards, Board

staff route because that is where they get a lot President of Tolani Lake

Navajo

of riders. “We are planning an open house that Enterprise,

will be held in May,” said Gomez. “We will owned organization of Toserve lunch, have door prizes and entertain- lani Lake, said the funding

for the project was very

ment.”

Gomez said he hopes to see the Hopi com- interesting because they

munity and tribal employees attend the Open received it from USDA

House. For more information, call the Hopi through their innovation

Senom Transit at 928-734-3232.

grant sources.

“When USDA receives

their money, they set

aside 10% for innovative

ideas and that is what we

applied under,” said Edwards. “They do not fund

solar power for irrigational

purposes, but they do fund

solar power for livestock.

First Mesa Consolidated

Village (FMCV) News

Crytal Dee, Hopi Tutuveni

During an interview with First Mesa

Consolidated Village (FMCV) Business

Manager Ivan Sidney, Sr., regarding First

Mesa Village development projects, he

referred to the Hopi Constitution and Bylaws, in which it recognizes First Mesa

as the consolidated villages of Walpi,

Shitchumovi and Tewa.

Village Council Representatives:

Recently, the kik’mongwi seated four

Council Representatives: Celestino Youvella, Wallace Youvella, Sr., Dale Sinquah and Albert T. Sinquah.

“Some people don’t agree with the

selections and want an election,” said

Sidney. “The reason it hasn’t been addressed is because the Villages have been

in dispute over certain issues, but at some

point, need to come together to address

this. Recently villages came together to

discuss future development projects for

the community. The meetings were well

attended and I am happy about the support shown by the various village members and their inidividual village leaders.”

Community Service Administrator:

FMCV does not have a Community Service Administrator (CSA). Sidney was

appointed to the position of Business

Manager four years ago - which was supposed to be a one year appointment.

“My positon as Business Manager is like

a City Manager’s position,” said Sidney.

Village Funding:

The three villages of Tewa, Sitchumovi and Walpi receive funding from

the Hopi Tribal Government; but, FMCV

does not receive any money from the

Tribe. FMCV receives operational funds

from private business leases and water

bill payments. Sidney said their yearly

operational budget fluctuates depending

on how much money they receive from

leases and water payments because not

everyone pays their monthly bills.

“I have over ten leases that have not

been paid and I’m working on getting

payment for those right now,” said Sidney. “Every month I worry that we will

run out of money because of non-payment.”

A majority of the money received from

leases and water payments is used on

water operations. It costs FMCV close

to $13k a month for water operations.

The village has a total of three wells that

supports the three villages, all the federal

buildings, private businesses and schools

on First Mesa lands.

The monthly water fees are not adequate to support the cost of the water

program. The monthly water fee was

$15 that covered half of the actual cost to

operate the water program. The fee was

raised to $25 and now covers a majority of the water operations with a deficit

of $2k. They do not receive assistance or

funds from the three villages for water

operational costs.

Priority Social Issues to be addressed:

Sidney said there are many issues at

First Mesa such as arsenic in the water, il-

This is what we applied

for.”

The Tolani Lake Enterprise applied for the grant

through the innovative

program and were given a

three year grant where they

put up three solar systems;

two on Navajo and one on

Hopi.

Edwards said they wanted to reach out to the Hopi

Tribe as a part of their

overall concerns of what

has taken place in the past

with the artificially induced discord caused by

outside interests.

“We saw this as a great

opportunity to step across

that bridge and bring

some healing between the

tribes,” said Edwards.

“The windmill produces six gallons of water per

minute stored in the 10,000

gallon tank,” said Snyder.

The windmill pumps water every day, as long as the

sun is providing energy,

until the tank is filled and a

switch turns off the system.

“When someone comes

and fills up their wa-

ter tank, the float switch

comes on to pump water

again,” said Snyder.

The solar well will be

monitored for data which

will be sent to the Natural

Resource

Conservation

Service (NRCS). If they

approve of the data, they

will fund solar irrigation

projects across the nation.

The solar well is part of an

important pilot project.

Lomayestewa said there

is no funding for the maintenance of the windmill

and hopes everyone will

use it correctly and that

it will not be vandalized.

The water from the well

is being tested for household use; however, it is not

recommended because it is

not potable water.

“Tolani Lake Enterprise

managed the funds and

we worked through them

to make sure designs were

approved by them,” said

Lomayestewa. “They were

able to deliver whatever

we asked for. It was a good

partnership.”

legal dumping on the mesa, and social issues such as drugs, alcohol and domestic

violence that are a priority and need to be

addressed immediately. Sidney also said

the tribe needs a rehabilitation treatment

center and not a bigger jail.

“We need to create more jobs and public services for our people,” said Sidney.

“That is why we are bringing development into First Mesa.”

Future Development Projects:

Sidney said the three villages recently came together to talk about the First

Mesa Business Development projects to

be funded by the Native American HousEditor,

ing Assistance and Self Determination

In the March 6, 2016 issue of Tutuveni, I read the report of the Gaming Task Team

Act (NAHASDA). The grant will fund to the Tribal Council. I thought that the Hopi Sinom has voted in 1955 and in 2004

the construction part of the project and to reject gaming, that we as the Hopi Sinom are finished with gaming. Yet, it is here

will be made available through the Hopi again.

Tribal Housing Authority in the amount

On my last year in Council as a Representative, one morning, Norman Honanie

of $560k.

asked why gaming was not considered. A few days later, the former Attorney General

The development will include 40 unit Mr. Frederick Lomayesva gave us a thick document on gaming.

residential development, FMCV commuWhen Norman was re-elected for another two year term, I felt he and Chairman will

nity center, child care center, fire sub-sta- try to bring gaming to the Hopi Sinom again.

tion, business offices, convenience store,

In our village of Kykotsmovi, we voted down gaming by a majority vote, twice. In

RV Park and an Assisted Living Com- 1995, 41 were for and 210 against. In 2004, 114 were for and 176 against. Therefore

plex. Other developments include a solar the village policy on gaming is that by majority vote, twice, we are against gaming.

farm, wellness center, additional housing

This brings up the question: Why are two of our Village Representatives working to

near the Hopi Health Care Center, new air bring gaming to our village again. Rep. Kaping is the Chair of the Gaming Task Team

strip and cemetery.

and Norman Honanie started the whole thing.

“I really don’t like to talk about the

My opinion is the village reps must represent village policy. If they cannot or are

cemetery because it’s a sensitive topic, unable to, they should resign or be taken off the council by the Board. Otherwise, our

but the cemetery is almost filled to ca- village majority votes mean nothing.

pacity. Although it is something we don’t

If gaming is going to keep coming up on the Council agenda, we need to make sure

like to talk about, it is a part of our life our candidates reflect what the village policy is on gaming. Those villages that reject

cycle,” said Sidney. “The new cemetery gaming need to elect individuals who are against gaming. Unless we do this, this

will also have a designated area for our gaming issue will keep coming up.

Hopi veterans.”

Caleb Johnson, Kykotsmovi Village Member

Sidney said the traditional leaders at

First Mesa have been generous in giving

land for services that benefit the Hopi

people and feels that is a great service.

“Only private businesses pay leases,

but businesses that provide services to

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FMCV provides village members with

water services and security. The security,

known as Community Service Officers

Name:checks in the

Make Check or Money order

assist with routine security

Address:

payable to:

villages, traffic control

during ceremonies

and assist Law Enforcement in reporting

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crimes. Sidney said he hopes to increase

City:

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security so he can apply for the Community Oriented Policing

Services (COPS)

State:

Zip Code:

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grant. He wants the security

officers

Email:

Phone #:

able to have certification where they can

do basic policing and carry Tasers.

Village Tourism program:

FMCV offers village tours to tourists

who visit the reservation.

CALL 1.928.734.3283

Other services:

The FMCV offers assistance with

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paperwork, utility payments and cellphone payments, specifically Flex phone

through Cellular One.

Sidney said his position as Business Name:

Manager has been the most challenging Address:

position he has ever had, while proactively

pursuing development for the community.

“This is my job and I can’t wait on the

City:

tribe anymore,” said Sidney.

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LOCAL NEWS

APRIL IS HOPI SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS & PREVENTION MONTH

Hopi-Tewa Women’s Coalition

Emphasizes Prevention and Training

By Yolanda L. Polequaptewa

Hopi-Tewa Women’s Coalition

APRIL

2016

“PREVENTION IS POSSIBLE:

SPRING INTO ACTION!”

• Friday, April 8 - Wear Teal Day: Community Outreach Day and Find us on

Facebook! www.facebook.com/HopiTewaWomensCoalition #HopiTealDay2016

• Monday, April 11 - Fun Run/Walk at Hopi Wellness Center, 5:30pm

• Friday and Saturday, April 15-16 - Women’s Retreat (By Application Only)

• Tuesday, April 19 - Engaging Community Leadership Institute, Hopi Wellness

Center, 9am-4pm Limited Seats Available. Call to reserve your seat.

ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

HTWCEACOALITION@YAHOO.COM (928) 380-2119

THIS EVENT IS SUPPORTED BY GRANT NO. 2013-IW-AX-007 (TRIBAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT COALITIONS

PROGRAM) AWARDED BY THE OFFICE OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. THE OPINIONS, FINDINGS,

CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS, EXPRESSED IN THIS PUBLICATION ARE THOSE OF THE AUTHOR(S) AND DO NOT

NECESSARILY REFLECT THE VIEWS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, OFFICE OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN.

April 1, 2016 marked the beginning of

Hopi Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. Activities will be hosted

throughout the month by the Hopi-Tewa

Women’s Coalition to End Abuse, along

with their partner organizations, the

Hopi Domestic Violence Program, Hopi

Law Enforcement, the Hopi Health Care

Center and the Hopi Wellness Center.

HTWCEA began the month with their

Kick-Off Fun Run at the Hopi Health

Care Center. Participants ran the 1 mile,

2 mile, or 5K courses and heard speakers

discuss the importance of listening, supporting victims, and taking preventative

measures. The theme for the 2016 Hopi

Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention

Month is “Prevention is Possible: Spring

Into Action!” emphasizing the importance

of precautionary measures that can be taken on an individual and community level

to prevent sexual assault.

The Hopi-Tewa Women’s Coalition

will be taking a proactive stance towards

prevention, coalition-building, and training. The Coalition will also be engaging

community members via the opportunity

for membership with the Coalition, participation in the KYAPTSI project, and

recurring support services for Hopi and

Tewa families. In order to provide training support services for professional staff

and educational curriculum for young

people, the coalition has hired a new Di-

rector of Technical Assistance and Training and will soon be hiring a new Project

Coordinator for the KYAPTSI Project.

The new coordinator will provide educational curriculum and lessons in the area

of domestic violence, sexual assault, teen

dating and violence, and stalking. This

curriculum will be created in a culturally appropriate manner to the target population of young adults aged 18-30 in the

Hopi and Tewa communities.

Upcoming Sexual Assault Awareness

and Prevention Month activities are as

follows. During Wear Teal Day on Friday,

April 8, HTWCEA staff will be at various

locations on the Hopi Reservation providing information to the general public and

giving away prizes to those wearing teal.

A fun run/walk on Monday, April 11 will

also take place in conjunction with the

Hopi Wellness Center at 5:30pm. Other

events are the Hopi-Tewa Women’s Wellness Retreat on April 15-17 and the Engaging Community Leadership Institute

on Tuesday, April 19. The Women’s Wellness Retreat has limited space available

and an application is required of those

who want to participate in this event. The

Leadership Institute will take place at the

Hopi Wellness Center Conference Room

from 9am-4pm. For more information on

these events or the Hopi-Tewa Women’s

Coalition, contact info@htwcea.org

Cornell Course Connects Students

with Local Community Organizations

Back L-R: Cecilia Shortman, Kathleen Sumatzkuku,

Romalita Laban. Front: Kyle Knox, Bruce Talawyma

Hopi Tutuveni

When Dr. Angela Gonzales, Associate Professor

of Development Sociology at Cornell University,

was tasked with teaching

her department’s new senior capstone course, she

wanted to provide students

an opportunity to apply the

knowledge, theories and

methods they’d learned as

students to service-learning projects addressing the

needs of Native communities. A tribal member from

the village of Shungopavi,

Gonzales used the opportunity to connect her students

with organizations on the

Hopi Reservation.

Using online technologies to enable her students

to engage in real-time,

virtual ‘face-to-face’ collaboration, Gonzales is

partnering with the Hopi

Opportunity Youth Initiative (HOYI), Hopi Edu-

cation Endowment Fund

(HEEF), and Hopi Department of Education on three

interconnected projects addressing local educational

needs.

Kyle Knox, program

manager for HOYI, wanted

help developing a mentoring program to encourage

and support at-risk Hopi

youth.

“We [HOYI] recognize

that mentoring the next

generation of Hopi and

Tewa youth is critical to

the future health and prosperity of the Hopi Nation.

A history of colonization

has resulted in many of

our young people feeling

disconnected from their

culture and community and

without the guidance and

support needed to prepare

them to become active,

engaged and contributing

members of Hopi society,”

said Knox.

A team of five students

are helping Knox to re-

search the components of

successful mentoring programs, including the development of curriculum

and training material for

new mentors, intake tools

to identify the interests and

needs of both prospective

mentors and mentees, and

an assessment plan to measure the success of the program and to identify areas

for improvement.

“The partnership with

students in the capstone

course has helped me, as

a one-person program, to

gather and assess information about various types of

mentoring programs,” said

Knox.

Other students are working with the Hopi Education Endowment Fund

(HEEF) to assess the experiences of Hopi college

students, many of whom

are first generation, and to

develop a plan to establish

a Hopi alumni association.

LuAnn Leonard, HEEF

Executive Director, explained, “Many of our students are the first in their

family to attend college.

We know that most Hopi

students begin their college experience with little

or no knowledge of the

expectations, resources, or

jargon associated with a

college campus. This lack

of knowledge may prevent

them from fully taking advantage of the academic

and social benefits of higher education, and may contribute to students leaving

school before graduating.”

The creation of a Hopi

Alumni Association will

provide opportunities for

Hopi college graduates to

network with fellow Hopi

alumni and connect with

local programs working to

support the educational aspiration of Hopi students.

“An alumni association

will help strengthen the relationship between HEEF

and students who have

benefited from tribal financial support of their education. We also hope that

an alumni association will

encourage Hopi college

graduates to connect with

and encourage our high

school students thinking

about attending college,”

said HEEF Vice-President,

Romalita Laban.

Other students are working with the Hopi Department of Education on a

survey instrument to gather, analyze, and interpret

data on the effectiveness

of its higher education

programs, including the

Workforce Innovation and

Opportunity Act (WIOA),

Adult Vocational Training

Program (AVTP) and Hopi

Tribe Grants and Scholarships Program (HTGSP).

Kathlene Sumatzkuku,

Program

Administrator

for the WIOA, AVTP and

HTGSP explained, “Although the three higher

education programs have

supported many participants, there has never been

a comprehensive assessment of any of the programs. The development

of an assessment plan and

survey instrument will assist us in determining what

we can do better to serve

our tribally enrolled members.”

Students working on this

project are developing both

online and paper survey

instruments, with plans to

begin data collection in

early May.

“With the skills, knowledge, and experience of

students in the capstone

course, we are confident

that the survey will ensure

the collection of quality

data that will help to inform the future direction

and development of all

three programs,” said Sumatzkuku.

On March 22, 2016,

representatives from the

three programs travelled

to Cornell University to

meet with students. Making the trip to Ithaca, NY

were Bruce Talawyma, Romalita Laban, Kyle Knox,

Kathlene

Sumatzkuku,

and Cecilia Shortman. For

Talawyma, the trip was

the second time he visited

Cornell University as part

of the capstone course. “I

cannot say enough about

how fortunate I am to make

another visit to Cornell.

The energy and enthusiasm

of the students in wanting

to help support the work of

the three programs is awesome,” said Talawyma.

For Laban, the trip provided an opportunity to

contribute her knowledge,

skills and expertise to support the education goals for

students. “As both a HEEF

board member and newly

appointed member of the

Hopi Jr./Sr. High School

board, this work is part of

my commitment to cultivating and nurturing the

future of our Hopi people

through education,” said

Laban.

For Shortman, the HTGSP higher education advisor, the trip to Ithaca made

her aware of the opportunities available at Cornell for

American Indian students.

During her visit, Shortman

met with staff and students

in Cornell’s American Indian Program. “I was re-

ally impressed with the resources the university has

to support Native students

and I hope that some of

our students will consider

applying to Cornell,” said

Shortman.

In addition to meeting

with students in the capstone course, the group

also attended Dr. Sarah

Murray’s Native American Languages course. The

course explores the social,

historical, and political

perspectives of the hundreds of indigenous languages still spoken today.

To demonstrate the innovative and ongoing efforts

to teach the Hopi language,

Bruce Talawyma, DJ for

KUYI, called into the studio to broadcast live from

the class.

“The students were surprised to learn that Hopi

had their own radio station. The excitement grew

when Tim and I went live

on KUYI right in the classroom. Both Dr. Murray

and the students told us

how fortunate we are to

have our own radio station

and to be able to broadcast

in the Hopi language,” said

Talawyma.

For Gonzales, the visit

by representatives from the

three programs was an opportunity for her to “play

it forward” by supporting

local programs working to

advance educational opportunities for Hopi students. “As a recipient of

HTGSP funding, I’m fortunate for the many opportunities I have been afforded

because of my education

and I want to do all I can to

ensure the same opportunities are available to future

generations of Hopi students,” said Gonzales.

HOPI TUTUVENI | TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2016 5

LOCAL NEWS

2016 Youth Wellness Camp

Whispering Pines Prescott

By: Jessica Quamahongnewa, Diabetes

Prevention Educator, Hopi Special Diabetes Program

Greetings, Hopi/Tewa sinom and the

surrounding communities from the Hopi

Special Diabetes Program (SDPI)! With

the renewing season upon us, and the graciousness of our culture for new beginnings, the Hopi Special Diabetes Program

introduces an activity that we hope you

will find of interest for your youth.

The Native American Research and

Training Center (NARTC) is composed

of various agencies, including various

tribal health programs, that coordinate

this week-long wellness camp for American Indian children. This camp, initiated

in 1991, gives Indian children a chance to

have fun while learning about health promotion, nutrition and exercise.

In the past three years; the Hopi Special Diabetes Program has participated in

the camp by providing transportation to

and from the Hopi Reservation for several Hopi children that participated in the

camp, and, the SDPI staff served as counselors at the camp. Our Hopi campers were

able to share a bit of their cultural background with the other tribes represented.

The camp will be held at the Whispering Pines Campground in Prescott, Arizona from June 5 – 10, 2016. The campgrounds include a multipurpose building,

an open air pavilion, a nurse’s cabin, two

deluxe cabins, 12 bunk houses, a basketball court, baseball field and a volleyball

court. Here is some important need-toknow information:

 The fee for the 2016 Youth Wellness

Camp is $330.00, which covers meals,

room and board.

 The following forms are required to be

completed and signed:

1. Registration form

2. Medical authorization form

Preventing diabetes

complications

“It is in our hands”

gestational diabetes.

feet and legs. The longer

By Valerie Nuvayestewa

Hopi Special Diabetes Program a person has diabetes, the  Diabetes kills more

greater the risk of neuropaAmericans every year

thy. Good foot care is manthan AIDS and breast

Dr. Kham Vay Ung is a datory, and treatment of

cancer combined.

doctor of Podiatric Medi- diabetic neuropathy prin- Diabetes is taking its toll at

cine, Foot and Ankle Sur- cipally involves bringing an alarming rate. When are

geon and Diabetic Foot the blood glucose into the we going to start waking

Specialist. He is on the cut- normal range.

up and seriously addressting edge of wound man- Here are some

ing diabetes and obesity?

agement where he works mind-blowing facts:

How many of our Hopi/

extensively with chronic  Almost 30 million chil- Tewa families have been

and diabetic foot comdren and adults in the directly affected by the loss

plications to prevent amUnited States have dia- of a loved one to diabetes?

putations. Ung is known

betes.

Every day, another life is

worldwide for the develop-  208,000 people younger being affected by diabetes.

ment of the Limb Salvage

than 20 years have dia- What can you do in your

Procedure.

betes (type 1 or type 2). life to affect change? We

Ung spoke at a recent di-  18,436 youth are newly aren’t the best at empowdiagnosed with type 1 ering each other to change,

3. Physical examination form (to be com- abetes conference, and said

there are about 16 million

diabetes annually.

grow, and realize the powpleted by your family physician)

diabetics in the U.S. today,  Among American In- er of our full potential. Our

4. Camp medical authorization form

with about 600,000 new didian and Alaska Native “I don’t care” attitude is

5. Camp conduct form (a description of agnoses each year. He said

adults, the age-adjusted the reason that we find ourassessments to be completed)

that for every person dirate of diagnosed dia- selves where we are at to6. Permission form (for photographs to be agnosed, there is one who

betes varied by region day. If we are to grow and

used for promotional purposes).

is not. He pointed out that

from 6% among Alaska have self-esteem, we must

 The child(ren) will be required to bring there is no such thing as a

Natives to 24.1% among have a sense of belongtheir prescription medication that he/she borderline diabetic, saying,

American Indians in ing. We all need to create

takes daily. The medication will be left “either you’re pregnant or

southern Arizona.

and do things to make this

with the medical team at the camp, and not.” He believes it is im-  Diabetes is the leading world a better place. Begiven to the child(ren) as prescribed. The portant to “never give up.”

cause of kidney failure, come strong in your powmedicine will be sent home with the child Many diabetics give up

accounting for 44% of er! Believe and establish

thinking that this is part of

at the end of the camp.

all new cases of kidney your uniqueness. Allow

failure.

your gifts to surface. We

 Information on transportation will be the disease. It is not, and

doesn’t

always

have

end



Annually,

49,677

Ameriall have talents and abiliavailable from your local camp coordinators.

in limb amputation.

cans

begin

treatment

for

ties. Most of all have faith

 Cell phones and any other electronic

The disease Ung is referkidney

failure

due

diin our creator and ask for

devices are not permitted.

ring to is known as diabetic

abetes.

strength to guide you on

The first day of camp will include ori- neuropathy. Diabetic neu

$322

billion,

the

toyour journey. Be well, be

entation, cabin assignments, introduc- ropathy is defined as nerve

tal economic burden in safe everyone!

tions, collection of pre and post baseline damage caused by diabetes

2012 in the U.S. of the

More statistics and facts

data (height, weight, waist circumference, that leads to numbness and

cost of diagnosed dia- are available on profesblood pressure, blood cholesterol, and sometimes pain and weakbetes, undiagnosed dia- sional.diabetes.org/facts.

body composition) and behavioral risks, ness in the hands, arms,

betes, prediabetes, and

dinner and an ice breaker. The regular

daily program will include a morning

prayer, stretching, a 50 minute daily run

or walk, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks

in between breakout sessions in the morning’s and afternoon’s, and educational

sessions structured so that learned skills

and knowledge can be incorporated easily

into a daily lifestyle.

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Assessment of Hopi Tribal Court a good tool for improvement

Crystal Dee, Hopi Tutuveni

Last April, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Office

of Justice Services (OJS) Division of Tribal Justice Support (TJS) performed an assessment on the Hopi Tribal

Court “to ensure that justice in tribal forums is administered fairly and with the utmost integrity.” A findings

and recommendations summary was presented to the

Hopi Tribal Council in February by the TJS.

TJS is mandated to perform tribal court assessments

intended to assist in defining specific technical assistance and training needs, and to further the development, operation, and enhancement of the tribal judicial

system through a strategic plan developed from the

assessment. It also promotes cooperation and ensures

high legal standards and provide hands-on training and

technical assistance in other areas including criminal

prosecution, foster care, Indian Child Welfare Act and

the juvenile justice.

Kathy Kooyahoema, Court Administrator said she

does not know how often an assessment should be done,

but some of the things that TJS recommended were

compiled into a summary. The benefit of a tribal court

self-assessment includes a possible one-time funding

for services in court management, alcohol monitoring

systems, mental health assessments, court equipment,

training for court staff and consultant services for work

on specific projects.

said Kooyahoema.

The assessment is a five step process that includes:

1. Gathering court documents on Tribal Codes and the

Tribal Constitution.

2. Initial visit from TJS to meet tribal officials, review

processes and collect documentation. Three day onsite assessment during which the TJS team observes

court proceedings, reviews case files, and schedules

time with key stakeholders in the tribal court system.

3. TJS presents findings and recommendations to the

tribal chairman and tribal council.

4. Follow-up and next steps. The tribe and TJS work

together on established priorities of the tribe.

The Hopi Tribal Court was given a recommendations

summary which included the following: Priority- establish a Wellness Court for adults and juveniles; Revise

Hopi Tribe’s Law & Order Code; perform or contract

a Security/emergency assessment of the court and implement these recommendations; develop procedures

manuals for court clerks and Judges and implement

rules through administrative orders; training for clerks

and judges; better access to nearby detention facilities;

re-organization chart for Judicial; and the court needs

more control over their budgets and the hiring process.

Kooyahoema said the Hopi Tribal Code was adopted

four years ago and the Hopi Tribe’s Law Enforcement

Task Team (LETT), Hopi Tribe General Counsel, Hopi

“Some of the recommendations had already been Law Enforcement, Prosecutors and Hopi Courts need to

identified and were in the process of improvement,” take a look at the code and see what needs to be revised.

“Not only does the Hopi Code need revision, but also

the Children’s Codes and all the ordinances the Hopi

Courts deal with,” said Kooyahoema.

According to Kooyahoema, some recommendations

had already been addressed. Security services were

obtained through the Hopi Tribe’s Risk Management

Office, but they were not trained to handle situations

where they might need to use self-defense. Risk Management then stopped sending security officers. Kooyahoema said there are times when they deal with high

profile cases and need security. She hopes this will be

addressed soon.

Tribal Council agreed to assist the Hopi Courts in

re-establishing the Wellness Court for adults and juveniles by September. A wellness court is for individuals

who have alcohol or substance abuse problems. The last

wellness court closed in 2011. That same year they received a $700K grant, but nothing has been spent from

the grant.

All recommendations are considered priorities for the

Hopi Tribal Court to begin improvement.

“This assessment is a good tool and it’s like a report

card for us,” said Kooyahoema. “We know what and

where we need to improve.”

The Tribal Courts currently receives $95K for operational costs from H-13 and $385K from CTGP for salaries and fringe.

“We receive special allocations from Office of Justice Services for Public Defenders and ankle monitoring

bracelets,” said Kooyahoema.

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