# Hopi Cultural Preservation

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## Record

- **Collection:** Tribal code
- **Document type:** Tribal code

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Hopi Tribe Education Transition Team Seeks Candidates for
Appointment to Hopi Board of Education

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PRESS RELEASE
Dr. Noreen E. Sakiestewa
Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – Tuesday, June 08, 2021 the Hopi
Tribe Education Transition Team worked towards fulfilling a goal to further seek candidates for appointment
to the Hopi Board of Education by presenting an Action
Item to the Hopi Tribal Council. On August 7, 2019, the
Hopi Tribal Council (HTC) enacted the Hopi Education
Code (Code) in order to establish a comprehensive and
unified Hopi School System and promote collaboration,
consistency, and accountability among all schools and
educational programs on the Hopi reservation. Additionally, the HTC recruited and identified a Transition Team
to facilitate and execute the planning and implementation
of the transition from the current organization of Hopi’s
local schools to the Hopi School System.
Since December 2019, the Transition Team has been
working towards the creation of a comprehensive Hopi
education system, however many challenges have arisen
during the initial transition phase, most notably the unprecedented and unforeseen impacts from the COVID-19
pandemic.
The Code calls for the election of a Hopi Board of
Education (HBE) and in fall 2020, two attempts to hold
the HBE election were made, but not enough candidates
applied to make the elections viable. Because of the importance of the HBE, the Transition Team voted unanimously that the best option forward was to submit an

Action Item to the Hopi Tribal Council requesting the
appointment of an interim HBE.
On June 8, 2021, Hopi Tribal Council approved the appointment of an interim HBE by passing Action Item #H026-2021 with a final vote of 13 in favor, 3 opposed, and
0 abstentions. With the passage of this Action Item, Dr.
Darold H. Joseph, Chairperson of the Transition Team,
stated, “…the transition process will now be able to move
forward with this critically important step of seating an
HBE to provide leadership and build the foundation for
the new unified Hopi School System.”
As part of the newly passed legislation, the Transition
Team and their identified Election and Recruitment committees have begun active recruitment of nominees. HBE
Election Team Lead, Sam Tenakhongva stated, “The team
is seeking nominations of potential HBE board members
to represent all attendance areas…” adding, “…self-nominations for appointment are accepted and nominations
can also be made by school boards, parent committees,
villages, and community members.”
“For the past four years, it has been an honor to support
and contribute to the creation and implementation of a
Hopi School System that reflects and builds upon shared
Hopi Educational values…” stated Vice-Chairman Clark
W. Tenakhongva, “…and with the passage of this resolution, we continue on the path to ensuring a higher quality
of education for our future generations.”
Throughout this entire process, the Hopi Health and
Education Committee have supported the transition to

a unified Hopi School System. The Committee’s Chairman, Mr. David Talayumptewa, stated that “…this work
is making significant progress on behalf of our children,
and we are working closely with the Bureau of Indian
Education and the Bureau of Indian Affairs to implement
the transition and to provide the necessary resources, like
temporary modular buildings for the Central Administration Office and the HBE. The appointment of an interim
HBE represents another significant milestone in this transition process.”
The Transition Team is looking forward to accepting
applications for these important positions. Dr. Noreen E.
Sakiestewa, Director of the Hopi Department of Education and Workforce Development, stated “I encourage all
those who would like to give their time for our children
and help create a truly Hopi school system anchored in
the principles and values of the Hopi way of life.”
A virtual public “Information Session on the Appointment of the Interim Hopi Board of Education” will be
held on June 17, 2021, 5:30 p.m., at https://us02web.
zoom.us/j/86485087053, or by phone at 346-248-7799,
Meeting ID 864 8508 7053. This Information Session
will provide an opportunity to learn more about the HBE
qualification requirements, application processes, and ask
questions. The HBE Candidate packet and other information can be found at https://www.hopi-nsn.gov/tribal-services/department-of-education/, or by contacting
Dr. Noreen E. Sakiestewa at NSakiestewa@hopi.nsn.us
or at 928-734-3501.

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HOPI TRIBAL COUNCIL Third Quarter Session June 1, 2021 AGENDA
– Amendment #1

“UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. Action Item #061-2020 – To approve the settlement
agreement in the Hopi Tribe
v. United States of America, No. 06-0941 (Fed. Ct of
Claims) – Author/Fred Lomayesva, General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel – TABLED
2. Action Item #016-2021 – Village of Moenkopi
(Lower), Upper Village of Moenkopi and Yuwehloo Pahki Community request Hopi Tribal Council’s support to
request for federal funds to provide assistance for lapses
in the federal trust responsibility made through the duration of the “Bennett Freeze” and forced relocation of
Hopis from near Jeddito, (NPL, formerly JUA) – Author/
Cedric Kuwaninvaya, Community Service Administrator, Upper Village of Moenkopi - TABLED to June 8,
2021 @ 9:00 a.m.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Action Item #019-2021 – To approve and authorize Intervention in the Tucson Electric Power rate Case
(Phase Two) – Author/Amy Mignella, Deputy General
Counsel, Office of the General Counsel
2. Action Item #020-2021 – To approve Sole Source
hire of a Law Firm to provide legal service for the Hopi
Election Board for the 2021 Hopi Tribal General Elections – Author/George Nasafotie, Jr., Chairman, Hopi
Election Board
3. Action Item #021-2021 – To approve contract with
Walker & Armstrong, LLP to provide accounting services
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, and technical assistance and training to the Office of Financial
Management –”
“Author/Anthony Laban, Jr. – Assistant Finance Director, Office of Financial Management
4. Action Item #022-2021 – To accept funds from the
Tribal Injury Prevention Cooperative Agreement Program – Author/Michael Lomayaktewa, Director, Hopi
Department of Transportation
5. Action Item #023-2021 – To approve and accept

funds from Western Regional Office, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, in the amount of $1,229,322.21 through Highway Infrastructure Programs – Coronavirus Response
and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act – Author/
Michael Lomayaktewa, Director, Hopi Department of
Transportation
6. Action Item #024-2021 – To approve and accept
funds from Western Regional Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs, in the amount of approximately $5,000.00
through the National Tribal Facility Inventory for Road
Maintenance – Author/Michael Lomayaktewa, Director,
Hopi Department of Transportation
7. Action Item #025-2021 – To accept and complete
Scope of Work with Bureau of Indian Affairs, Hopi Agency, to construct an alternate safe road to the Office of
Justice Services and accept Cost Estimate of $61,948.00
– Author/Michael Lomayaktewa, Director, Hopi Department of Transportation
8. Action Item #026-2021 – To approve amendment
of the Hopi Education Code to add the appointment of an
Interim Hopi Board of Education for a three (3) year term
– Author/Dr. Darold H. Joseph, Chairman, Hopi School
System Transition Team - **Time Certain – June 8, 2021
@ 1:00 p.m.
9. Action Item #027-2021 – To approve Sole Source
Printing Service Agreement between the Hopi Tribe and
the Arizona Daily Sun – Author/Romalita Laban, Managing Editor, Hopi Tutuveni
10. Action Item #028-2021 – To approve acceptance of
funding in the amount of
$854,769.53 from the Health Resources and Service
Administration – Author/Laverne Dallas, Director, Behavioral Health Services
11. Action Item #030-2021 – To accept the Final Report for Project Namitunatya and approve submittal of a
manuscript to the Journal of Community Health entitled,
“Formative Assessment to Improve Cancer Screening
in American Indian Men: Native Patient Navigator and

mHealth Texting” – Author/Dana Russell, Manager, Hopi
Cancer Support Services
12. Action Item #031-2021 – To approve and grant
permission to identify and interview ten to fifteen Hopi
Tribal members as it relates to research study entitled,
“A Mixed Method to identify Causes of Kidney Cancer
Surgical Disparities in AZ” – Author/Dana Russell, Manager, Hopi Cancer Support Services
13. Action Item #032-2021 – To approve and authorize
Show Low Construction, Inc., for construction of HIR
17(5) Mishongnovi/Sipaulovi Road Project, (Program
Agreement A17AP00050) – Author/Michael Lomayaktewa, Director **Time Certain – June 9, 2021 @ 3:00 p.m.
14. Discussion with Judge Eric Bruggink re: Settlement Agreement in the Hopi Tribe
v. United State of America, No. 06-0941 (Fed. Ct of
Claims) – Fred Lomayesva,”
“General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel –
**Time Certain – Rescheduled to June 7, 2021 @ 1:00
p.m.
15. Presentation on Arizona Independent Redistricting
Commission – Rachel Hood, Deputy Political Director,
Arizona Democratic Party, Yavapai-Apache Nation **Time Certain – June 10, 2021 @ 9:00 a.m.
16. Presentation on Arizona Department of Security’s
Tribal Consultation Information, Jocelynn Beard, Tribal
Relations Manager, Office of Relations, Office of the Director - **Time Certain – June 10, 2021 @ 1:00 p.m.
17. Discussion of the I-40 Solar Project – Kendrick
Lomayestewa, Hopi Renewable Energy Office/Fletcher
Wilkinson, Hopi Utilities Corporation - **Time Certain
– June 23, 2021 @ 9:00 a.m.
18. Discussion/Possible Action – Letter dated May
21, 2021 from Adrienne Masaquaptewa, re: Resignation
from the Hopi Election Board – Herman G. Honanie,
Tribal Council Representative, Village of Kykotsmovi”

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Turquoise/Tawaovi Community: A Vision on a
Long Challenging Road
Submitted by: Tawaovi Development
Team

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. - June 09, 2021 and
when the Hopi Tribal government finally
settled their long-standing land dispute
with Navajo in the 1970’s they reclaimed
part of their aboriginal lands. These reclaimed lands are referred to as Hopi
Partitioned Lands (HPL), jurisdiction for
which came under the control of the Hopi
Tribal Council and which completely surrounds the main reservation, referred to as
District 6, which is controlled by the villages. Our Tribal leadership at the time finally saw a greater opportunity to address
the long standing needs of housing, office
facilities and commercial development on
lands under their control.
A vision for the development of a new
community to bring desperately needed
housing, commercial development and
employment opportunities began to take
form in the area first referred to as Turquoise and later as Tawaovi Community.
The following is a chronology of Turquoise/Tawaovi Community Development starting with the adoption of the
Hopi Comprehensive Development Plan,
which identified several sites for potential
new community development, including
the Turquoise/Tawaovi community.
H-024-88 HTC adopts the Hopi Comprehensive Development Plan as a guide
for making tribal decisions concerning
land, resources and tribal facilities based
on problems, needs, and aspirations of the
Hopi people. Adopted on 01-06-88, and
signed by Chairman Ivan Sidney.
H-147-89 HTC sets aside 208 acres in
the Turquoise/Tawaovi community area
(RU 351, T32N, R17E, Section 1) for
constructing offices & storage yard for
Hopi Tribal Government program needs.
The construction project will accommodate some or all of the natural resources
programs if necessary. Planning of the
proposed site will be in coordination with

the Tribe’s Planner and Hopi Comprehensive Development Plan (this is the first
development proposed in the Turquoise/
Tawaovi community area.) Adopted on
09-07-89, and signed by Chairman Ivan
Sidney.
H-043-91 HTC grants a special use land
assignment for a community subdivision,
planned to incorporate 45.0 acres of housing and 24.5 acres of commercial uses to
Turquoise Community. Adopted on 0109-91, and signed by Chairman Vernon
Masayesva.
H-131-91 HTC approves Phase 1 Engineering for planning and construction of
Turquoise Community in the amount of
$63,141 with additional appropriations
for subsequent phases to follow, and sets
up a three member HTC oversight Task
Force. Adopted on 05-07-91, and signed
by Chairman Vernon Masayesva.
H-003-93 HTC adopts the FY 1993
General Fund Budget and appropriates $1
million for development of the Turquoise
Trail Community. Adopted 12-21-92, and
signed by Vice Chairman Patrick Dallas.
H-105-93 HTC grants NTUA a Rightof-Way to construct an electrical power
line to serve the Turquoise Community.
Adopted on 06-01-93, signed by Vice
Chairman Patrick Dallas
H-138-93 HTC approves implementation IHS Project PH 93-370 for water
supply and sewage disposal facilities for
Turquoise Housing Project. Adopted 0927-93, and signed by Chairman Patrick
Dallas.
H-150-93 HTC approves a multi-year
Capital Projects Fund in the amount of
$2.2 million specifically for housing construction for the Turquoise Community.
Adopted 10-05-93, and signed by Chairman Vernon Masayesva.
H-010-94 HTC recognizes the Turquoise Community housing development
as a high priority and directs the BIA
to expend funds for construction of the
subdivision access road. Adopted 12-02-

1993, and signed by Chairman Vernon
Masayesva.
H-078-96
HTC
authorizes
the
three-member (HTC) Oversight Task
Force created under Resolution H-13191 to develop the Turquoise Community
Project to negotiate and approve contracts
and the Project is managed on a day-today basis through the Office of Research
and Planning. Adopted 04-29-96, and
signed by Vice Chairman Wayne Taylor Jr.
H-055-99
HTC
dissolves
the
three-member HTC Task Force, authorizes the creation of a regional based master
plan for the Turquoise Community, creates a Turquoise Community Master Planning Steering Committee to oversee the
production of the master plan, authorizes
expenditures of $75,000 from the existing
multi-year appropriations, and authorizes the Office of Research and Planning
to provide Project Management services.
Adopted 05-24-99, and signed by VC
Phillip Quochytewa, Sr.
H-044-01 HTC adopts a master plan under the new name of Tawaovi Community Master Plan and authorizes creation of
the Tawaovi Development Team to oversee implantation the Plan. Adopted April
23, 2001, and signed by Chairman Wayne
Taylor Jr.
H-067-11 HTC approves the increase in
Special Use Land Assignment by 394.25
for a new total of 463.75 acres in line with
the Tawaovi Community Master Plan and
HTC commits to the Project on behalf of
the Tribe. Adopted 08-08-11, and signed
by Chairman LeRoy N. Shingoitewa.
H-022-12 HTC accepts the HUD Community Challenge Planning Grant in the
amount of $150,000 as a matching grant.
Adopted on 02-06-12, and signed by
Chairman LeRoy N. Shingoitewa.
H-008-15 HTC accepts the TIGER
grant award from the USDOT Federal
Highway Administration in the amount
of $2,894,195.50 to design and construct
a portion of the Tawaovi Community

streets and roadways. Adopted 01-07-15;
in a controversial move this Resolution
was later rescinded by HTC and funds returned to FHA.
H-089-16 HTC rescinds Resolution
H-044-2001 which adopted the Tawaovi
Community Master Plan and created
the Tawaovi Community Development
Board. Adopted 08-24-16, and signed by
Chairman Herman Honanie.
H-058-18 HTC rescinds Resolution
H-089-16 and reinstates Resolution
H-044-2001 adopting the Tawaovi Community Master Plan and the Tawaovi Development Team. Adopted June 27, 2018,
and signed by Vice Chairman Clark W.
Tenakhongva.
The following required actions and reports were also accomplished:
•
A Cultural Resource Inventory
of the Tawaovi Community Development
was completed in a report by the Hopi
Cultural Preservation Office, dated November 2011. This report did not identify
any Hopi shrines in the Turquoise Well
Site development area.
•
Tawaovi Community Development Project Programmatic Environment
Assessment conducted by SWCA Environmental Consultants, dated September
2013.
•
BIA Hopi Agency issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)
on March 2014 following public scoping
notices and six public scoping meetings
throughout the Hopi communities and
separate meetings with Hopi ranchers and
with the Hard Rock Chapter. With issuance of a FONSI this site was considered
shovel-ready.
•
The Tawaovi Development Team
authorized utilization of the Turquoise
Well Site for emergency government expansion as a COVID-19 mitigation response to ensure safe distancing for Tribal
operations.

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Hopi Election Board Action Item #020-2021 to
Approve Sole Source Hire of a Law Firm Gets
Defeated by Hopi Tribal Council
Romalita Laban, Managing Editor
Hopi Tutuveni

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – June 7, 2021 George Nasafotie,
Jr. who serves as Chairman of the Hopi Election Board
presented with fellow Election Board members, Karen
Shupla, Registrar and Anita Fred, Staff – Hopi Election
Office during the ZOOM meeting call at which the Hopi
Election Board’s Action Item #020-2021 – “To approve
Sole Source hire of a Law Firm to provide legal service
for the Hopi Election Board for the 2021 Hopi Tribal General Elections authored by George Nasafotie, Jr.,
Chairman – Hopi Election Board” was read into record
and presented.
After over an hour of presentation, deliberations and
discussions ranging from suggestions that the Election
Board hire its own attorney, to the concern that there may
be a conflict of interest if Tribal Council approved the Action Item, to the steps the Board has taken to acquire an
attorney and being left without representation during previous elections and to the possibility of issuing requests
for proposals, a motion was made by Albert T. Sinquah,
First Mesa Consolidated Villages Representative on Tribal Council to approve the Action Item and which was seconded by Rosa Honanie, Village of Sipaulavi Representative. After a final roll call vote was taken, the motion was
defeated with a final vote count of 4 in favor, 11 opposed
and 3 abstentions.
The Board Chairman’s final comments included notifying Council as the Board, “…we are going on and proceed with the election, thank you very much” No other
mention was made regarding the issue of acquiring an
attorney for the Election Board.

The topic of the election for Hopi Tribal Chairman and
Vice Chairman has been of interest for the public and
Hopi Tutuveni staff, as well. After Hopi Tutuveni staff
made contact on Monday, May 17, 2021 inquiring about
updates on how many packets had been received at the
Election Office, we did not receive any updates on the
matter until Friday, May 28, 2021 via email, sent by Karen Shupla, Registrar Hopi Elections Office.

The May 28, 2021 email correspondence sent to the
“All” listserv, provided an update from the Hopi Elections office before the Memorial Day Holiday. In addition
to noting the May 14, 2021 deadline date for Petitioners
to submit petition packets to the Hopi Elections Office,
Shupla noted, “…the Office received 7 petitions [by the
end of that day.] As of May 18, 2021 the Hopi Election
Board has submitted the names of the Petitioners to the
Human Resources Department for the background processing, this process will take up to 30 days. In the past
the Hopi Election Board would announce who the candidates were because the background process was not a
part of the qualifications which each Petitioner had to go
through. The Petitioner’s petitions go through the verification process on each person who signed to make sure
they are an adult enrolled member of the Hopi Tribe,
there is also a Hopi language screening which is scheduled for June 1, 2021 and then the Board will be waiting
for the return of the background checks.”
Shupla also added, “I know everyone is eager to know
who the Petitioners are, however, the Hopi Election Board
will announce the names once they have gone through
the whole review, verification process for each individual. The Hopi Election Board is also planning on having

a Public Presentation of the Certified Candidates in the
month of June. A date will be given once we receive a
definite date on the return of the background checks and
all Petitioners have completed their clearance with the
Hopi Election Board.”
Below is a re-print of information included in the Hopi
Primary Election Date Reminders article published on
May 19, 2021:
Monday, June 14, 2021 - Advertisements for Poll workers begins for the Primary Elections. Advertisements for
poll workers will be to work in the approved sites, only.
The regular hiring process will be followed through the
Human Resources Department - Hopi Tribe.
Thursday, July 29, 2021 - Deadline date to request for
Absentee Ballot for the Primary Election.
If you have turned 18 years of age or will be 18 on
or before the election date, you can contact the Elections
Office for a Voter Registration Form to register to vote,
or to update voter information if you have changed your
name or mailing/physical address.
Information is available on the Hopi Election’s webpage on the Hopi Tribe’s website at: https://www.hopi-nsn.gov/tribal-government/hopi-elections-office/
The Voter Registration Form and other Hopi Elections
Office information are also available at the link. The Hopi
Elections Office physical address is: SW corner of AZ
State Hwy 264, B.I.A. Indian Route 2 (Leupp road) MP
47.7 Kykotsmovi, Ariz., 86039
For more information contact the Hopi Elections Office at: (928) 734-2507 or (928) 734-2508. The Fax line
number is: (928) 734-1257. Email inquiries can be sent
to: kshupla@hopi.nsn.us

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2021 FUSD GRADUATES

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The Flagstaff Unified School District Native American Education Department
believes that it is important to support and encourage our indigenous students.
Congratulations to the Class of 2021.

Thank you to all the teachers and staff for supporting us during this difficult year. Today we move on to the next
steps in our lives. To all my classmates, I hope you leave here with happy hearts and minds.

COCONINO
HIGH SCHOOL
Saranna Altaffer
McCabe Ashkii-Yazzie
John Austin
Ruben Bahena
Joshua Baker
Jennifer Barlow
Alyssa Batista
Cody Batista
Caleb Becenti
Jacob Begay
Taylor-Dawn Begay
Cedar Bennett
Wilbur Bia
Karis Black
Nataanii Blackhorse
Abriana Bojorquez
Cole Catron
Brent Colliflower
Marilee David
Deion Davis
Vincent Davis
Taejoun Dixon
Lyhanthony Eltsosie
Soma Freeman
Chelsea Gonnie
Leonardo Gonzalez
Veronica Gonzalez

Kaycee Balenquah, Flagstaff High School Hopi Welcome Speech

Cameron Has No Horse
Wesley Hemstreet
Rain Henry
William Hyde
Gabriella Isaac
Sairena James
Eija Jensen
Kyndra Jensen-Begay
Kylie Jim
Nessiah Joe
Malcom John
Presley Johnson
Jeremy Jones
Lorena Keyoite
Logan Koppe
Sierra Lee
Mahala Long
Syler Luther
Vanessa Mann
Kiana Manuelito
Kiara Manuelito
Jaivia Martinez
Wade McCabe
Megan McCoughey
Megan Morales
Kaylia Nelson
Arielle Nez
Hayden Nez
Jarren Norberto

Preston Olney
Jenna Powers
Mauricio Quijano
Dillon Richard
Alejandria Salinas Tullie
Brooke Salmon
Alexis Scott
Johana Secakuku
Amber Talayumptewa
Amare Tom
Brendan Tso
Dakota Tso
Prind Tuni
Deacon Wilson
Leilani Yaiva Ten Fingers
Breanna Yazzie
Cedric Yazzie
Reliah Yazzie
FLAGSTAFF
HIGH SCHOOL
Johanna Ahasteen
Alicia Almanzar
Alexes Almanzar
Ashanti Attakai
Raynon Austin
Kaycee Balenquah
Deiondra Begay
Chantel Begay

Kyle Begay
Tirah Begay
Ashton Begay
Anthony Begay
Karis Begaye
Trey Ben
Mikayla Billy
Kyona Blackhorse
Ashton Blie
D’Asia Boyd
Charlize Branch
Micheal Brown
Melinda Calnimptewa
Shaun Canuto
Arsha Carmona
Taylor Charley
Skyler Clashin
Bertel Cly-Bedoni
Theron Cody
Shirhea Cody
Jude Cook
Letonio Curtis
Tysaiah Dahozy
Marceles Davila
James Demonbreun
Lacey Denetsosie
Patricia Dennis

Tyiera Descheny
Jeremain Dougi
Cash Elam
Aliyah Etsitty
Brandon Foster
Madison Francom
Faye Franklin
Ubaldo Garcia
Kanyon Gleason
Jordyn Greene
Justine Harvey
Alexandra Harvey
Kaela Henry
Ian Honanie
Aiyana Honanie
Rose Honanie
Sunflower Huskie
Carmryn James
Melia James
Madison Jaramillo
Kodi Joe
Darian Johnson
Renee Josytewa
Trent Kaye
Leshawn Klah
Lusio Largo
Veron Laughter
Natalia Le
Myella Lopez

Makairyn Marks
Lenmana Masayumptewa
Jaylynn Mason
Robyn McCabe
Veronica Monroe
Ashton Morgan
Tayna Myers
Mariah Myerson
Katlyn Nakai
Jaron Paddock
Tyra Parker
Preston Roan
Tre Rawls
Germaine Robbins
Johnathon Rocha
Candelaria Rodriquez
Sergio Saavedra
Jericho Scott
Lily Shepherd
Brandon Shirley
Ronelle Silas
Logan Simpson
Ashley Talayumptewa
Ciara Tayah
Javon Tochoney
Erin Todecozy-Jean
Kylee Toehe
Tanelle Tom
Summer Upshaw

Gavin Valenzuela
Kylie Webster
Rachel Welch
Zeke Whiterock
Alyssa Williams
Jizhoni Witherspoon
Tyler Yazzie
Saphra Yessilth
SUMMIT
HIGH SCHOOL
Faithe Begay
Mya Benale-Willis
Nicolas Carl
Katelynn Charley
Latina Dayzie
Nicolas Jimmy
Alejandra Minkler
Angelique Moreno
Jada Paddock
Raikiah Parker
Lilliana Tsosie
Justin Tully

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Deb Haaland sends Bears Ears
recommendation to president

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The Citadel Ruins are the remains of Anasazi cliff dwellings in the Bears Ears National Monument. (Photo by Bob Wick/Bureau of Land Management via Creative Commons)

Joaqlin Estus
Indian Country Today
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland sent her recommendation to President Joe Biden on whether to reverse the
downsizing of two national monuments in Utah. President Trump in 2017 cut the Bears Ears National Monument by 85 percent and the Grand Escalante Staircase
National Monument by half. Details on Haaland’s recommendation were not released.
Bears Ears, which is named after two distinctive buttes,
is the first national monument created at the request of
tribes.
It holds an estimated 100,000 sites and objects -- archeological remains that shed light on how Indigenous
peoples have lived in the area for some 12,500 to 13,000
years. Sites and objects include cliff dwellings, rock
paintings, and sacred artifacts.
Tribes still use the area for ceremonies and to gather
plants for basket-making, medicine and food.
The Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition is concerned that
without national monument protection and staffing, artifacts and sites are at higher risk of looting, vandalism,
and desecration of burial sites. The coalition is made up
of the Hopi Nation, Navajo Nation, Ute Mountain Ute
Tribe, Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah Ouray, and Zuni
Tribe, which all have ancient ties to sites in the monuments.
Before the pandemic, an estimated 450,000 people
visited the area annually. Executive Director Pat Gonzales-Rogers of the Inter-tribal coalition believes the number of visitors has nearly doubled since then.
“That’s an incredible amount of people coming on the
landscape where they have a very few people from the
federal side overseeing and protecting,” he said.
Gonzales-Rogers said the coalition has consistently
requested restoration of the original acreage, and then
a path to permanence so the monuments’ status doesn’t
change from one administration to the next.
“We’re profoundly optimistic,” Gonzales-Rogers said.
“All of the indicators juxtaposed against the Trump administration and their lack of communication or any outreach says that they (officials in the Biden administration)

have taken the thoughts and sentiments of the tribes in a
very somber and serious manner.
“The quicker that we can address this, the quicker we
can get into some of the issues that really require much
more kind of manpower on the ground, as well as kind
of oversight and management of the landscape,” Gonzales-Rogers said.
On May 23, the coalition launched a national ad campaign calling on Biden to take immediate action to restore
and expand Bears Ears.
Hopi Tribe Vice Chairman and Co-Chair of the Bears
Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition Clark Tenakhongva said then
in a prepared statement, “My bloodline and culture comes
from Bears Ears, my clan migrated through that area. If
your eyes are open, the evidence is everywhere. Former
President Trump wanted to diminish our connection to
Bears Ears but President Biden has the power to set the
record straight. We trust him to get this right.”
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Chairman and Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition member Manuel Heart stated, “These
are aboriginal ancestral lands, even before the statehood
of Utah, we’ve taken care of these lands. Yet, for so many
years the government’s explicit policy with the Indian
Removal Act, policies that penalized speaking in our
Native tongues, and the broader assimilation process all
contributed to an effort to disconnect us from the land and
our lifeways.
“This is the broader context where we find ourselves
today,” Heart said. “But now we have a new President.
And President Biden has the opportunity to begin a new
chapter where we are included in the management of public lands. Acknowledging our connection to these landscapes in speeches is important but involving us in the
management would be restorative justice in practice.”
n August 2020, an international cultural conservation
fund contributed $300,000 toward a $1 million campaign
to help protect and restore Bears Ears areas.
The World Monuments Fund called Bears Ears a worldclass “irreplaceable treasure,” one of a select group of architectural and cultural sites that span the history of human civilization. The fund lists Bears Ears as threatened,
saying “sacred land and sites of North American Indigenous people … have been put at risk of desecration.”

The Interior department gave Haaland’s report to Biden
on Wednesday, according to a court filing Thursday in a
legal battle that began more than three years ago after
Trump’s decision.
U.S. Department of Justice attorneys mentioned the report as part of a request to have until July 13 to address
the judge’s question about whether the legal battle has
become a moot point.
Interior Department spokeswoman Melissa Schwartz
declined to provide any information about the report.
Haaland is the first Indigenous official to get involved
in the public lands tug-of-war that has gone on for years.
A string of U.S. officials has heard from advocates for
expanding national monuments to protect archaeological and cultural sites, and from opponents who see such
moves as federal overreach. During a trip to Utah in April
to visit the monuments, Haaland said, it’s clear “we all
want pretty much the same thing. We want to protect
land. We want to make sure it’s there for generations to
come.”
Tribes supported the creation of Bears Ears by President
Barack Obama, but Republican state leaders opposed it.
Grand Staircase is older but has long been a point of contention for conservative state leaders who consider both
monuments U.S. government overreach.
Trump’s reductions paved the way for potential coal
mining and oil and gas drilling on lands that used to be
off-limits, though such activity has been limited because
of market dynamics.
Interior officials told Utah Gov. Spencer Cox that the
report had been given to the White House but didn’t provide any information about the findings, said his spokeswoman, Jennifer Napier-Pearce.
Cox and other prominent Utah Republicans, including
U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney, have expressed concern with the
review. They met with Haaland on her visit. Cox has said
the state would likely sue if the monuments are enlarged
without approval from Congress.
Corrected: clarified that an estimated 450,000 people
visited Bears Ears annually.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.

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Hopi Cultural Preservation Office announces
publication of book about Hopi history

Book cover art provided to Hopi Tutuveni by original sender

Kykotsmovi, Arizona
The Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
(HCPO) is pleased to announce the publication of Becoming Hopi: A History
through the University of Arizona Press.
This 650 page book, with dozens of color illustrations, summarizes more than 20
years of work by the HCPO to document
the footprints of Hopi ancestors across the
American Southwest. It combines oral
tradition, archaeology, historical records,
and ethnography to tell the history of the
Hopi people as it has never been told before. Topics covered include the origins
of farming, the migrations of Hopi clans,
the formation of large villages, and the
sustainability of Hopi farming practices.
Becoming Hopi: A History is available for
purchase from the University of Arizona
Press for $75.00 at https://uapress.arizona.

edu/book/becoming-hopi. Free copies will
be provided to all Hopi village offices and
schools. The HCPO is also publishing a
magazine version of the Becoming Hopi
project that summarizes the main points of
the book. Free copies of the magazine will
be distributed to all village offices.
Contributors: Stewart B. Koyiyumptewa,
Leigh
Kuwanwisiwma,
Lyle
Balenquah, Mowana Lomaomvaya, Leigh
Wayne Lomayestewa, Joel Nicholas,
Trent Tu’tsi, Wesley Bernardini, Katelyn
J. Bishop, R. Kyle Bocinsky, T. J. Ferguson, Saul L. Hedquist, Maren P. Hopkins,
Matthew Peeples, Gregson Schachner,
R. J. Sinensky, Julie Solometo, Kellam
Throgmorton,
For questions, please contact Stewart B.
Koyiyumptewa at the Hopi Cultural Preservation Office at skoyiyumptewa@hopi.
nsn.us or 928-734-3615.

ANNOUNCEMENT
Madeline Sahneyah, Public Health Compliance Officer
Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – June 9, 2021 the Animal Control Advisory Board (ACAB) is
seeking an individual who is not affiliated with a Hopi Tribal entity to sit on the ACAB
as a “Public–at-Large” member. The ACAB is established to provide input concerning
operations of the Hopi Small Animal Control Program, including annual review of Ordinance #61 and its fees/fines. The ACAB meets on a quarterly basis. Interested individuals may call (928) 497-1967 or send an email to msahneyah@hopi.nsn.us

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HOPI H.E.O.C UPDATES

Hopi Tutuveni June 16, 2021

Hopi Tribe Department of Health and Human Services Covid-19 Emergency Response
June 9, 2021 Report

KYKOTSMOVI, AZ – June 9, 2021 — This report
demonstrates the active cases and is stratified by village.
Currently there is ZERO active case that is defined as persons that have had a positive test result or symptom onset
in the last 14-days. This is attributed to the messaging in
all forms from community members, family, tribal programs, our Hopi Health Care Center and tribal leadership
as we all contributed to meeting this milestone! Do we
let our guard down? No, we all need to continue to be
safe and if you or your family members have not been
vaccinated schedule your vaccination.
According to a new CDC study the mRNA COVID-19
vaccines authorized by the Food and Drug Administration (Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna) reduce the risk of
infection by 91 percent for fully vaccinated people. This
adds to the growing body of real-world evidence of their
effectiveness. Importantly, this study also is among the
first to show that mRNA vaccination benefits people who
get COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated (14 or more
days after dose 2) or partially vaccinated (14 or more
days after dose 1 to 13 days after dose 2).
“COVID-19 vaccines are a critical tool in overcoming
this pandemic,” said CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH. “Findings from the extended timeframe
of this study add to accumulating evidence that mRNA
COVID-19 vaccines are effective and should prevent
most infections — but that fully vaccinated people who
still get COVID-19 are likely to have milder, shorter illness and appear to be less likely to spread the virus to
others. These benefits are another important reason to get
vaccinated.”
The findings come from four weeks of additional data
collected in CDC’s HEROES-RECOVER study of health
care workers, first responders, frontline workers, and

other essential workers. These groups are more likely to
be exposed to the virus that causes COVID-19 because
of their occupations. Preliminary results from this study
were first announced in March 2021.
In the coming weeks, the Hopi Health Care Center
will host a Pfizer vaccine community vaccination event
Saturday, Jun 12th. Call (928)737 - 6029/6081/6257 or
6204 to schedule appointments. For Moenkopi residents
Tuba City Regional Health Care will have a Pfizer vaccine community drive-up vaccine clinic now available for
individual’s 12-years and older. Call 1-866-976-5941 to
schedule your appointment.
Here is a quick overview of the COVID-19 statistics on
a national, state, and local level:
As of June 7, 2021 the United Sates now has approximately 33.19 million confirmed positive cases with
10,150 new cases and over 594,802 deaths reported.
Over 884,195 confirmed positive cases now exist in
Arizona. Of those, close to 16,463 are in Navajo County
alone.
The information by villages presented above is released by the Hopi Department of Health & Human Services, and the data shown reflects patients tested at the
Hopi Health Care Center and at the Tuba City Regional
Health Care Corporation specifically on Hopi tribal members. The data from Lower and Upper Munqapi is consolidated until specific data can be re-verified. (+) number
decreased due to individual being identified from another
village. The community of residence for one Hopi Tribal
member who tested positive at HHCC is in the Phoenix
metropolitan area. The community of residence for four
Hopi Tribal members who tested positive at HHCC is in
Winslow. The data here does not include all state-wide
data from other facilities such as Flagstaff, Winslow,

Phoenix or other hospitals.
*Note: These data include newly added testing results
from the Abbott ID NOW machine since April 20, 2020
** A total of 1281+ individuals who tested positive are
members of the Hopi Tribe.
+ Includes Village member(s) retested positive
Prevention:
Watch for symptoms. People with COVID-19 have
had a wide range of symptoms reported – ranging from
mild symptoms to severe illness.
Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the
virus. People with these symptoms or combinations of
symptoms may have COVID-19:
•
Cough
•
Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
•
Or at least two of these symptoms:
•
Fever
•
Chills
•
Repeated shaking with chills
•
Muscle pain
•
Headache
•
Sore throat
•
Congestion or runny nose
•
Nausea or vomiting
•
Diarrhea
•
New loss of taste or smell
Children have similar symptoms to adults and generally have mild illness.
This list is not all inclusive. Please consult your medical provider for any other symptoms that are severe or
concerning to you.

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HOPI H.E.O.C UPDATES

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Hopi Tribe Department of Health and Human Services Covid-19 Emergency Response June 9, 2021 Report, Cont.

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Teen Makes Arizona High Performance Volleyball
Team

The Hopi School System’s Transition Team: Engaging
Monthly with Invitation to the Hopi Community
Samantha Honani, Hopi School System
Transition Team Secretary

Jasmin Joseph, freshman in high school, taking photos in Tucson, AZ in 2019. Photo credit:
Hope Santos. Photo is owned by the Joseph family.

By: Arizona Region – USAV High Performance Program
Phoenix, Ariz. - June 3, 2021 at 16 years
old, Jasmin Joseph has been chosen to represent the Arizona Region at the 2021 USA
All-Star Championships. Jasmin was also
chosen in 2018 and 2019, but was unable
to compete last year because the Championships were cancelled due to covid-19.
Jasmin’s family resides in Second Mesa.
She aspires to continue volleyball at the college level to be able to represent the Native
American community.
“The mission of the USAV High Performance Program is to build a national
pipeline of junior volleyball athletes and

coaches, creating broad opportunities for
advancing the level of play, competition and
skill development throughout the sport...The
Arizona Region forms HP teams to compete
in the High Performance Championships in
July each year…The AZ Region will choose
10-12 athletes per team...” stated High Performance Director Ron Pelham, AZ Region
Volleyball. Jasmin and her team will be
training July 13-17 and will compete July
21-25 in Orlando, Fla.
For more information about Arizona High
Performance, you can visit the Arizona Region Website at: https://www.azregionvolleyball.org/page/show/3583103-high-performance

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – June 9, 2021 the
Hopi School System (HSS) Transition
Team (TT) is continuing to meet in both
work sessions and in regular monthly
scheduled meetings. The public Transition Team meetings are scheduled for the
second Monday of every month, starting
at 5:30 p.m. Please note that there is a
change to the June 2021 meeting due to
local school events, therefore, the meeting
will be held on Monday, June 21, 2021 be-

ginning at 5:30 p.m. Meetings are at present time held via Zoom. The information
to join Transition Team Public Meetings
can be found at the following website:
www.zoom.com Meeting ID: 886-95794157 Password: 681-481.
Regularly scheduled meetings will begin again on July 12, 2021 at 5:30 p.m.
Any calls to the public or correspondence to the Transition Team, please send
to the email address: s.p.honani@gmail.
com. For more information regarding the
Hopi School System, please email: NSakiestewa@hopi.nsn.us.

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Petroglyph
vandalism is
not a victimless
crime

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Birthing Rock in Utah. (Photo courtesy of Bureau of Land Management)

Jessica Douglas
High Country News
In late April, at the site known as Birthing Rock near
Moab, Utah, vandals defaced thousand-year-old petroglyphs, scrawling the words “white power” and other obscene graffiti, including an ejaculating penis, across the
red sandstone. Only one of the boulder’s four petroglyph
panels remained unscathed. The vandalism came just a
few weeks after a rock climber bolted climbing routes
over petroglyphs near the Sunshine Slabs, north of Utah’s
Arches National Park.
The recent acts of vandalism are a reminder of the need
for greater protection and more education about public
lands, Indigenous archaeologists say. “A lot of people
have no clue about contemporary Indigenous peoples and
their connection to archaeological resources,” Ashleigh
Thompson, Red Lake Ojibwe, a doctoral candidate in
archaeology at University of Arizona and an avid rock
climber, said. “I think people view these (incidents) as a
victimless crime, and they are not.”
When the pandemic forced Americans to shelter in
place, public lands provided a much-needed refuge. But
with increased visitors came an uptick in vandalism.
Although overall visitation to national parks dropped
in 2020, partially due to numerous park closures in the
pandemic’s early months, more than 15 parks set new records. Visits to Arches National Park increased by nearly 70 percent during part of 2020 compared to previous
years.
In January 2021, visitation at Canyonlands National
Park was up by 100 percent, which according to a National Park Service press release, resulted in “extended wait
times to enter the park, illegal parking creating safety and
resource preservation issues, and visitors walking in and
along roadways to access viewpoints and trailheads, creating unsafe conditions.”

“What we’ve been seeing in Utah across all land agencies — the Park Service, the state parks, the Bureau
of Land Management — is we do have an increase in
tourism. And we are seeing a commensurate increase in
damage to archaeological sites,” Elizabeth Hora-Cook,
an archaeologist for the Utah State Historic Preservation
Office, said. “And when we see that more people equals
more damage, we know that the same proportion of people are not receiving the message of how to visit sites
with respect.”
The Utah State Historic Preservation Office, the Bureau of Land Management and nonprofits like Friends
of Cedar Mesa have campaigned to raise awareness and
educate the public. Hopi archaeologist Lyle Balenquah
believes there needs to be ongoing localized education
about visiting archaeological sites throughout Utah. “You
can’t just hold one workshop, one Zoom panel session,
and call it good,” Balenquah said. “There’s always new
people coming into these sports and being introduced to
the regions in general. There has to be people out in the
field speaking to people as much as possible.”
But even when educational resources are available and
widely promoted, the information doesn’t always reach
its intended audience. Tourists may not know how to visit
archaeological sites respectfully.
When rock climber Richard Gilbert scaled Sunshine
Slab, he thought the petroglyphs he bolted over were just
modern-day graffiti. In a story from Climbing Magazine,
Gilbert took a photo of the three routes he had bolted and
posted the route information on Mountain Project, a website that catalogs climbing routes across the world. One of
the captions read, “Graffiti — There is a good amount of
graffiti on this route, PLEASE do NOT add to it!”
Some non-Natives fail to understand the importance of
places like Birthing Rock and Sunshine Slab because they
have no idea what the sites mean to Indigenous people,
Angelo Baca (Diné/Hopi), a doctoral student in anthro-

pology at New York University, said. From an Indigenous
perspective, petroglyphs are seen as relatives. “They’re
alive. They have their own spirit and they have their own
agency and should be respected,” said Baca, who is also
the cultural resource coordinator for Utah Diné Bikéyah,
a nonprofit that strives to preserve and protect the cultural and natural resources of the Navajo, Hopi, Zuni, Ute
Mountain Ute and Uintah Ouray Ute tribes.
Much of the land in Utah, as in many Western states,
is owned by the federal government. When an act of vandalism occurs, the complex web of federal, state and private ownership leaves tribes with few means to pursue
a legal case, said Clark Tenakhongva, vice chairman of
the Hopi Tribe and co-chair of the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal
Coalition. As a result, he said, perpetrators are rarely held
accountable. “These are the obstacles that we continuously have to fight.”
Often there is a disconnect between the way Indigenous people and non-Native people view and experience
the landscape, Thompson said. “There is a settler-colonial
attitude that not just climbers, but outdoor recreational
hikers and mountain bikers, have, that make them feel entitled to claim whatever they want, regardless of climbing
bans and what the Indigenous peoples in those areas think
or want.” Many non-Native visitors don’t realize that the
public lands they enjoy were created at the expense of the
original inhabitants, who were forcibly evicted, Thompson said. “Indigenous people have been murdered, battled, and removed, so that settlers could have access to
these lands.”
The BLM is offering a $10,000 reward for information
leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual(s)
responsible for the vandalism. If you have any information concerning this vandalism, please contact BLM Law
Enforcement at 435-259-2131 or 800-722-3998. You can
remain anonymous.

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Taavang (SW)

1. Suukya’

14. Pööpap

Tatya (SE)

2. Lööyö’

15. Paaptsivot

Hoop (NE)

3. Paayo’

16. Suukop

Kwininyaqw (NW)

4. Naalöyö’

17. Rookop

Taavangqw (SW)

5. Tsivot

18. Payukop

Tatkyaqw (SE)

6. Navaya

19. Narukop

Hoopaqw (NE)

7. Tsange’

20. Sunat

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Larry’s Corner

WAIT...WHAT’S GOING ON?
Is the pandemic over? Some say yes and others say…it depends on where you are at. So, for
the past year the Hopi Tribe has seen its ups and
downs with this pandemic, sure we seen a lot
of the “mom and pop” shops close due to no
business in one year, but we also dealt with the
loss of many who fell victim to this pandemic.
Sure, we can start to rebuild and start to pick up
the pieces, but we cannot move on just yet from
the loss of so many.
I know it’s very hard for people to forget
about this pandemic, and I get it, you can’t spell
pandemic without thinking of “loss” and that’s
what we did this past year.
‘Course I can give you some cliché advice
like, “We have to move on” or “We must rebuild our community.” But, we forget that only
works in an end of the world movie, where disaster strikes and we have Will Smith save us
from the alien with a MacBook laptop.
This pandemic took a lot out of us, we saw
life taken, but we also saw life brought to us as
well. We saw hardships, but we also saw a rebirth of a community. I cannot say that this pandemic made us stronger, but I can say that this
pandemic made us realize that we need to stop
with the small stuff and look at the bigger picture. I know everyone is tired of hearing about
the pandemic, and I get it that we want to move

on, but we cannot move on without closing the
door to this past. We cannot move on without
mentioning the fact that this happened. Once we
move to close this chapter in our lives, then we
can start a new book.
I asked my grandparents if ever there was
something like this when they were kids, and
they said, NO, they never encountered anything
like this but they did talk about how their grandparents’ parents enduring something like this in
the past. My grandparents said that their grandparents’ parents were in a situation like this but
it was sort of an isolated event. They said that
they closed the village to the outside world to
make sure everyone would be safe. They locked
up their children and elderly so they could protect the knowledge and future. And just like
with this pandemic, we did the same as well,
so I say that we did a good job in protecting our
past and future.
Of course, I can go on with the past and present pandemics but we all learned to keep calm
and move on.
When I was a young kitten, I saw a bunch of
‘end of the world’ movies and they all seemed to
always have a happy ending. I saw at the end of
the movie the President of the United States figure saying a big speech on how we are rebuilding, or having some big parade in the honor of

some boy with a lightsaber blow up some death
star. But life never gave us these types of things.
We got to open up bars and restaurants…I mean
that’s a success…I think. I wish life was a movie and we can have a happy ending from our
disaster movie. But we can’t. We just have to
live life as if nothing happened and move on. Of
course we can have parades to celebrate an end
to a disaster but that only works in the 1930’s
and when we won some sort of war.
So do we celebrate now or celebrate when we
finally say the pandemic is over? The Hopi people want to say, this pandemic is not over yet,
but we feel that we must celebrate the best we
can by having our annual ceremonies to bring
back the rain gods, to have people enjoy this
hot weather, but we must do it while still being
cautious about this pandemic.
My advice to you is that we will never forget
the end of this pandemic, or will we find the
end of this pandemic…who knows? But what
I do know is that people are happy to see each
other again, the people are happy to finally see
a real face again, and not hiding behind a blue
medical mask. If you think that this pandemic is over with, you might be right, it might be
over with, might not. So if you’re out and about,
just remember to practice caution even though a
person with a suit on says it’s ok to go outside.

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'We won't forget the children'

Additional unmarked graves likely at US Indian boarding schools

This photo from about 1900 shows pupils at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania. The school helped shape policies for Indian boarding schools in the United States and Canada.
(Photo courtesy of the Carlisle Indian School Digital Resource Center)

Mary Annette Pember
Indian Country Today
The world was shocked to hear about the discovery of
the unmarked graves of 215 children at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in British, Columbia Canada.
For many Indigenous people, however, the most shocking element of the story is not the discovery of the graves
but the fact that it’s taken so long for non-Natives to acknowledge the grim details of this long-ignored history
of Indian boarding and residential schools, a story that is
part of both U.S. and Canadian history.
Moreover, the news in Canada begs the question: Are
there similar burial sites at U.S. Indian boarding schools?
Researchers, advocates and allies agree with a resounding, “Yes.”
Researchers say that most of the more than 350 U.S.
Indian boarding schools — more than double the 130 or
so schools in Canada — have cemeteries associated with
them. According to findings of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, convened as part of the country’s Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement,
more than 150,000 Aboriginal children were placed in
schools from the 1870s to 1996. The commission estimates that up to 6,000 children died at the schools from
disease, abuse, starvation and other ills.
Unlike Canada, the U.S. has never had an accurate accounting of the number of Indian boarding schools here,
the number of children who attended or those who died
at the schools. According to data collected by the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition,
by 1900, there were about 20,000 children in boarding
schools; by 1925, that number had more than tripled.
Denise Lajimodiere, Turtle Mountain Chippewa, former executive director of the coalition, heard many stories of children buried in unmarked graves outside of
various school cemeteries during her research into the

history of Indian boarding schools and in interviews with
survivors.
“Somebody needs to come to these schools with
ground-penetrating radar and look for those babies,” she
told Indian Country Today.
The coalition is now working to gather information
with the help of private grants.
“We did a Freedom of Information request for this information from the Bureau of Indian Affairs; they were
unable to answer,” said Christine Diindiisi McCleave,
chief executive officer of the coalition and a citizen of the
Turtle Mountain Ojibwe Nation. “So, we’ve been doing
the research ourselves, gathering information from the
National Archives and Records Administration, digitizing it, and plan to make it available to people online.”
Finding the unmarked graves
To date, little has been done to locate graves at U.S.
boarding school sites. In 2016, Marsha Small, a citizen
of the Northern Cheyenne tribe, used radar to look for
unmarked graves at the Chemawa Indian School near Salem, Oregon, as part of her master’s thesis at Montana
State University.
Small says that her research indicates there may be
hundreds of unmarked graves at Chemawa.
“In looking at the imagery, there is a great deal of disparity in how the graves are laid out; it’s my belief that
there are many more graves than are accounted for in the
school’s records,” Small said.
Currently working on her doctorate, Small hopes to
conduct more in-depth research at Chemawa if she can
secure funding. Chemawa is the oldest continuously running Indian boarding school in the country; the Bureau of
Indian Education currently operates the school.
Remains of some of the children who died at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania are being
returned to their families. Carlisle, the first U.S. government Indian boarding school, opened in 1879 on an old

Army base and closed in 1918. According to the Sentinel, the Army has disinterred the remains of 10 children
who died at Carlisle and will be returning them to their
families this month. The Army has done a number of repatriations of student remains at the request of families in
recent years.
Unlike Canada, the U.S. has never acknowledged or
addressed its role in the forced assimilation of generations of Indigenous children at federal and Christian denominational boarding schools.
“We need more researchers to verify data here in the
U.S.; Canada is so far ahead of us,” Lajimodiere said.
The remains of 215 children have been found buried
at the site of the Kamloops Indian Residential School,
Canada’s largest facility. It was operated by the Roman
Catholic Church from 1890 to 1969, when the government took it over as a day school. It closed in 1978.
Chief Rosanne Casimir of the Tk’emlups te Secwépemc
First Nation said in a news release that the discovery was
an “unthinkable loss that was spoken about but never
documented at the Kamloops Indian Residential School.”
McCleave estimates that fewer than 10 percent of the
U.S. public know anything about the history of Indian
boarding schools in this country.
“The discovery at Kamloops school really underscores
the need for these sorts of discussion here in the U.S,”
McCleave said.
‘Kill the Indian’
The boarding school at Carlisle helped form Canada’s
official Indian residential school policy.
After Canada passed the Indian Act in 1876, Nicholas
Flood Davin, then a member of Parliament, was tasked
with finding a means to educate the country’s Indigenous
peoples. The Indian Act authorized the Canadian government to regulate and administer the affairs of Indigenous
peoples.
Davin visited the Carlisle Indian
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'We won't forget the children', Cont.

The former Kamloops Indian Residential School is seen on Tk'emlups te Secwépemc First Nation in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada on May 27, 2021. The remains of 215 children have been
found buried on the site of the former residential school. (Andrew Snucins/The Canadian Press via AP)

Industrial School in 1879 and was impressed with U.S.
Army Lt. Richard Pratt, the school’s founder, and his use
of education as a means to force assimilation onto Native
people.
Before founding Carlisle, Pratt ran a prison school
for Natives at Fort Marion in Florida. The experience
inspired his pedagogical style of systematically destroying Native culture, language and family connections as
a means to effectively assimilate Native children into
mainstream America.
Pratt’s motto, “Kill the Indian, save the man,” helped
shape the regimented, military style that defined most
boarding schools.
U.S. boarding schools were often woefully underfunded. Conditions at the schools — poor food, clothing,
housing as well as close sleeping quarters — contributed
to the spread of disease and sometimes death.
According to researchers, many schools failed to keep
accurate records of student deaths. Parents of those who
died were often notified after the child’s burial, if they
were notified at all; few could afford travel expenses to
pick up their children’s remains.
Additionally, school superintendents were urged to
avoid incurring expenses related to returning children’s
remains home to their families. Eva Guggemos, archivist
at Pacific University in Oregon, shared with Indian Country Today copies of 1885 correspondence between a superintendent named Coffin of Forest Grove Indian School
and acting U.S. Secretary of the Interior H.L. Muldrow
regarding policies for transporting children’s remains.
Muldrow chastises Coffin for spending $50 to send the
remains of a girl from the Klamath Nation home to her
family and instructs Coffin and other boarding school superintendents that such expenses will not be reimbursed
in the future.
In another letter, Muldrow accuses Coffin of extravagance for submitting the expense of buying velvet to line
the casket of a girl who died at the school.
Coffin explained that the casket was made in the
school’s woodworking shop and since the girl’s family
was attending her funeral, he felt that the expense was
justified.

Lou White, associate professor of Indigenous Studies
at Concordia University in Montreal, described her efforts in locating the burials of Carlisle students who died
during the school’s Outing program. Students were lent to
non-Native patrons who used them as low-cost labor such
as domestic help or farmhands.
Patrons paid the school for the students’ services. Some
of these Outings lasted more than a year, during which
the student would live with the patron and attend public
school. It’s unclear how many other schools used similar
Outing programs.
White, a citizen of the Mohawk Akwesasne Nation, described the long, tedious process to Indian Country Today
of locating graves of 11 Carlisle students who died during
their Outing experience. After painstakingly reviewing
cemetery and death records as well as newspaper articles,
she was able to locate the unmarked graves of the students in the pauper’s field sections of cemeteries in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
“The Carlisle records simply listed that they died; there
was no information on where they were buried. But my
goal was to locate them and go there and do ceremony
and make offerings for them,” White said.
“I found that loss of their direct connection to their
families so tragic,” she said.
In one case, she found three children buried in a single
grave.
It’s estimated that over 10,000 children attended Carlisle at the rate of about 1,000 per year. Carlisle is one of
about 200 federal Indian boarding schools that operated
in the U.S.
Looking to Congress
The discovery of the unmarked graves in Kamloops
brought a pledge from Canadian Prime Minister Justin
Trudeau to find more unmarked graves at residential
schools.
“Sadly this is not an isolated incident,” he said. “We
have to acknowledge the truth. Kids were taken from
their families, returned damaged, or not returned at all.”
Meanwhile, there is what Lajimodiere describes as a
resounding silence from the U.S. federal government regarding its role in the boarding school era.

Although reparations were paid in Canada, the possibility of financial reparations for boarding school survivors in the U.S. is unlikely because of legal limitations.
Many are pushing, however, for the creation of a truth
and reconciliation commission.
McCleave cautions, however, that without truth and
justice there can be no reconciliation or healing.
“In a transitional justice framework, one has to have a
thorough accounting of what happened. Most importantly, we need to hear the truth from the perspective of those
who were harmed,” she said.
“The United Nations Human Rights Council says we
have a right to that truth,” she added.
McCleave and others are hoping that a bill introduced
in Congress in 2020 by then-Rep. Deb Haaland, now Secretary of the Interior, and Senator Elizabeth Warren, will
be resurrected. The Truth and Healing Commission on
Indian Boarding School Policy in the United States Act
died in Congress when first introduced.
The bill would establish the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policy in the United
States. Among other activities, the commission would
study the impacts and ongoing effects of the Indian
Boarding School Policy — a federal policy under which
American Indian and Alaska Native children were forcibly removed from their family homes and placed in
boarding schools. It would also make recommendations
to discontinue the removal of American Indian and Alaska Native children from their families and tribal communities by state social service departments, foster care
agencies, and adoption agencies.
Regardless of the occasional news story about Indian
boarding schools and the ongoing refusal of governments
to acknowledge either their existence or impact on Native
people, the researchers and advocates soldier on.
For White, the work is spiritual. She and others report
a sense of being led to do the work of researching and
uncovering the truth of what happened at the boarding
schools.
“We won’t forget about the children,” she said. “There
are more. We have to keep looking; we have to keep looking. I have to continue on with this work.”

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No-cost energy-efficient
home improvements

APS customers who own a home on Navajo or Hopi tribal land may be eligible for no-cost
energy-efficient home improvements that could help lower your energy bill, including:
• Air sealing
• Improved insulation
• Heating, cooling and air quality
The energy-efficient improvements are made through Red Feather Development Group. To
learn more and see if you qualify, call Red Feather at 928-440-5119.

More ways to save on your energy bill
Our Energy Support program offers qualified customers a 25%
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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/tribal%3Ahopi_arizona%3A13f7d9810c51e613. Public record. Not legal advice.