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Volume 21, Number 4

National Kick

Butts Week

Submitted by Eldon Kalemsa Jr.

Coordinator, Hopi Tobacco Cessation Program

Kick Butts Day is coming…

Pay hapi kur pew it ak pitu. It is time for

the annual National Kick Butt Day which

will be held on March 20, 2013 throughout the Nation, state of Arizona and as

well as at Hopi. The purpose of the Kick

Butts Day is to raise awareness and action

focused on preventing youth tobacco use.

The event is also an opportunity for tobacco users to obtain information to help

them quit. Unfortunately, more that 1400

people die of tobacco-related cause each

day in the United Sates; that’s more than

500,000 preventable deaths each year.

Every year new tobacco products are developed by the tobacco industry that implicitly targets young people, such as

candy-flavored single cigars. Research indicates that nearly 4,000 youth (under 18

years old) try smoking each day in the

U.S. and at least half of U.S. children (319 years old ) are exposed to second hand

smoke each day.

Now imagine what we are doing here on

Hopi during this season. Many of our initiated youth are excited for the season and

looking forward to participating in the traditional activities. However, we still undermine the fact that we are dealing with

commercial tobacco, second hand smoke,

exposing our youth and families to these

types of environment, and allowing them

to have access to commercial tobacco. It

is a time to teach tradition and values, as

we elders are suppose to be the examples.

Our youth are still growing and maturing;

let’s not deprive them of their full potential of growth. I am sure our Tunatya also

does not appreciate all the chemicals either.

Hopi will be involved with this

statewide activity along many other counties who have been participating in the

planning of these events by Tobacco youth

coalitions statewide. On March 20, 2013,

Continued on Page 4

Hopi man found

guilty of assault,

sexual imposition

and battery

On January 24, 2013, a Hopi jury found

Alvin Tenakhongva, 62, of Hotevilla,

Ariz., guilty of one count of Sexual Imposition and two counts of Assault and Battery. The case was tried before Hopi Judge

Delford Leslie from January 23 through

January 24, 2013. Tenakhongva is in custody pending sentencing, which is set before Judge Leslie on February 21, 2013.

The evidence at trial showed that

Tenakhongva sexually and physically assaulted a female patient in Hotevilla on

February 23, 2012.

The investigation in this case was conducted by the Bureau of Indian Affairs

Law Enforcement. The prosecution is

being conducted by the Office of the Hopi

Prosecutor.

18th Annual Indian Nations and Tribes Legislative Day

Hopi Tutuveni/Mihio Manus

Hopi Tribal Chairman, LeRoy Shingoitewa was a featured speaker at the 18th Annual Indian Nations and Tribes Legislative Day held at the State Capitol in Phoenix

Arizona on February 5th, 2013. Chairman Shingoitewa spoke along with San Carlos Apache Tribal Chariman, Terry Rambler and White Mountian Apache Tribal

Vice-Chairman, Tim Hinton. Chairman Shingoitewa’s speech was met with great applause on a number of occasions. He spoke about the state of education in

Native American communities and called for more state funding to be appropriated to schools on Native American reservations. Having served as an educator

for 27 years in both grant funded and tribal schools, he told the gathered legislators in the Senate, “Our people need to be educated.” Chairman Shingoitewa

ended his speech by calling for a more collaborative effort on the side of the state when dealing with Native American tribes.

For more see Page 6

Life Skills workshop encourages goals beyond high school

Crystal Dee

Hopi Tutuveni

Have you talked with your

child about what they would

like to do beyond high school?

Do you wonder how, as a parent, you could help them reach

their educational goals? Attending the Life Skills workshop at Hopi High School will

help you and your child to prepare or set goals for life after

high school.

The Hopi High School Parent Advisory Committee

(PAC) hosted a Life Skills

workshop on Feb. 7 in the library at the high school. Eight

students and parents attended

the workshop to get guidance

from the presenters; Carey

Onsae, Public Health Educator

and Samantha H. Antone, Program Manager of the Natwani

Coalition of the Hopi Foundation.

The first session covered life

skills overview, house rules,

victory circle and goal setting.

They also included a guide to

help parents in starting conversations about their child’s future and what they want to do

after high school.

Life skills are a set of human

skills acquired through teach-

Carey Onsae talks about the victory circle to parents and students while Samantha H. Antone writes down ideas.

ing or direct experiences that

are used to handle problems

and questions on a daily basis.

Life skills could also include

financial literacy, substance

abuse prevention and preven-

tion of certain behaviors. All of

which applies to how well

your child could succeed in

life.

Students and parents made a

Continued on Page 4

Grand Canyon State’s Namesake Threatened

Chairman LeRoy Shingoitewa

The Hopi Tribe

Our beautiful state has many points of

pride, but none compare to our namesake, the Grand Canyon State. One of the

Seven Natural Wonders of the World, the

Grand Canyon attracts nearly 5 million

tourists a year. But the true value of the

Grand Canyon goes far beyond that of a

tourist attraction; it is a place of history,

culture and is a link to the people of yesteryear, spanning dozens of generations.

Carved out centuries ago by the Colorado River, the Canyon was –and still is

– home to several Native American tribes

including the Hopi, Havasupai, Hualapai,

Kaibab-Paiute, Navajo and the Zuni. Sacred sites dot the river and canyons, one

of the most important areas being the

confluence, where the Colorado River

meets the Little Colorado River. The sacred area serves as a connection to the

Hopi tribes’ ancestral past and is home to

ceremonial trails, shrines and ruins.

But now, driven by the allure of tourist

dollars, the Confluence Partners, LLC is

threatening the beauty of this natural

wonder with what they are calling the

“Grand Canyon Escalade.” They have

proposed a 420-acre tourist attraction that

will include a gondola tramway linking

the Canyon’s rim to its floor where a

man-made walking path will take tourists

to a restaurant and museum mere feet

from what the Hopi value as sacred land.

While they expect a large economic

impact to come from the development, it

is clear that the developers value the potential dollars to be made from this sacred area rather than respecting the

beauty and sanctity of a pristine location

Tewa Youth Journalism Club

Professional Journalist Anne Minard teaches

Tewa youth the basics of reporting

Page 5

that is so dear to many tribal communities.

The Hopi Tribe has issued a Hopi

Tribal Council resolution in September

of 2012 to formally oppose the Confluence Partners, LLC, commercial initiative led by Arizona State House

Continued on Page 4

2nd Annual Hopi Disability Conference

Educating community on special needs and disabilities

Page 2

2 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2013 | THE HOPI TUTUVENI

FROM TRIBAL DEPARTMENTS

2nd Annual Hopi Disability Conference

By Crystal Kewanimptewa

Hopi Office of Special Needs

The Office of Special Needs is

pleased to announce its 2nd Annual

Hopi Disability Awareness Conference. The 1st Annual Hopi Disability

Awareness Conference was held in

Moenkopi, AZ at the Legacy Inn on

August 4 & 5, 2011. This was the first

Disability Conference held on the

Hopi Reservation sponsored by the

Hopi Office of Special Needs. Speakers included Hopi Vice Chairman

Herman Honanie and Laura Nagle,

motivational speaker. Keynote addresses were made by Tom Kelly, Recovery and Resilience Advisor for

Cenpatico Behavioral Health, and

Fernando Cruz, MSW, Reintegration

Program Coordinator for Arizona

Bridge to Independent Living (ABIL).

Hopi Chairman LeRoy N. Shingoitewa provided the closing remarks.

The Office of Special Needs was

able to plan this conference with the

help of Kathleen Temple from Raising

Special Kids. Flagstaff, AZ. This conference was a huge success, with over

200 participates from all regions of

Arizona.

This year will mark the 2nd Annual

Hopi Disability Awareness Conference at the Hopi Jr. /Sr. High School

in Keams Canyon, AZ on March 12 &

13. This year’s theme is “EDUCATION – Educating Ourselves”. Conference Registration is FREE to

anyone interested in learning about

the different types of disabilities. The

purpose of the conference is to educate and bring disability awareness to

the public. We encourage everyone to

take advantage of this FREE Conference. The Keynote addresses will be

given by Chairman Shingoitewa &

Rhonda Talaswaima who will share

their personal experiences. Mark

Trombino, World Renowned Motivational Speaker will address bullying

of persons with disabilities.

Other conference topics include:

Disabilities – Hopi Perspective, Understanding 504 Plans in schools, Post

Traumatic Stress Disorder, Self Advocacy to name a few. Representatives

from local, state and federal programs

will be available to provide information regarding services they offer to

individuals with disabilities. KUYI

will broadcast live from the conference location.

We have the power as a community

to assist people with disabilities to improve their quality of life and be successful. This year’s logo was drawn

by Yoiwmana Pooyouma, who was

the 3rd place poster contest winner

that was held during our 16th Annual

Special Needs Activity Day in 2011.

Free transportation to the conference

will be provided by Hopi Senom

Transit -advance reservation required.

We hope you will join us for the two

fun filled days! Lunch will be provided.

The 2nd Annual Hopi Disability

Awareness Conference is sponsored

by: Hopi Vocational Rehabilitation &

Early Intervention Programs, Native

American Disability Law Center, AZ

Developmental Disabilities Planning

Council, Na Ökalan Totat, Sinmu

Pa’angwan Tota -Empowering Our-

Kellen Polingyumptewa

Community Health Representative

Hopi Cancer Support Services

selves, Helping Others Hopi Disability Advocacy Group.

To register for the conference or for

more information, call the Office of

Special Needs at 928.734.3412

The Hopi Tribe Office of Special Needs

nominated as Example of Excellence

By Hopi Office of Special Needs

The Hopi Tribe Office of Special

Needs, has been nominated as an EXAMPLE OF EXCELLENCE by Expect More of Arizona for the work

they do in education. The award of

$1000 will go to three programs in

Northern Arizona that support education. Below is the nomination that has

been submitted to the organization.

Please log on the Expect More or

KUYI website to cast your vote for

the Hopi Office of Special Needs.

http://www.expectmorearizona.org/

excellence-tout/stories/hopi-office-o

http://www.facebook.com/KUYIRadio

The Office of Special Needs helps

children ages 0-5 through their Early

Intervention Program. We also provide employment training for individuals with special needs ages 16-64.

We provide trainings and programs

for parents of children with special

needs, direct service providers, and

community members. We also advocate on behalf of students that may

have IEPs to make sure the schools

are adhering to the law.

Eva Sekayumptewa, program director for OSN, works to integrate disabled persons in the community and

to create infrastructure on the reservation to provide services for the disabled. She says she tries to be referral

source for parents at state levels as

well as community levels.

March 12 & 13th we will host our

2nd Annual Disabilities Conference at

the Hopi Junior/Senior High School in

Keams Canyon. Our focus to this year

is EDUCATION! This conference is

also sponsored by the Hopi Early Intervention & Vocational Rehabilitation Programs, Native American

Disability Law Center, AZ Developmental Disabilities Planning Council,

& Na Ökalan Totat, Sinmu Pa’angwan Tota, Disability Advocacy

Group.

Special Needs Day, in its 15th year,

The Hopi Tobacco Cessation Program is proud to report that our Hopi youth

participated in the Tobacco

Coalitions’ Winter Summit

held in Prescott, Ariz., on

Jan. 3rd and 4th, 2013.

Five youth represented

three Hopi villages. Because of the unique structure of our multiple

communities/villages, we

were allowed to have more

than one youth representative.

These youth were tasked

with planning interactive

activities. Each young person was identified with a

profile sheet revealing

strong characteristics in certain areas. This enabled

them to engage in various

activities related to those

personal qualities.

The three main events

planned by the youth to take

place statewide simultaneously are the Kick Butts

Day, Mar. 20, World ”NO”

Day, May 31, and the Summer conference which will

be held In June 2013. Hopefully these events will convey a strong message to the

Tobacco companies that

youth do not appreciate the

sales and use of commercial

tobacco.

Also the Hopi youth were

able to share talent and culture with other participating

youth from around the state.

The Hopi youth danced the

Hopi Corn dance and received many positive comments, especially about

having retained their culture. These youth are commended for their initiative

and demonstration of culture by performing, without

practice and hesitation, the

fundamentals of a Hopi

corn dance.

Look out for upcoming

events sponsored by the

Hopi Tobacco Cessation

Program. All youth and parents are encouraged to become involved in the

community youth programs

so they can learn what

youth are doing. Look out

for fliers to be posted as to

when the three events mentioned are going to be held

and where.

Hopi Cancer Support

Services and The Partnership for Native

American Cancer Prevention would like to invite you to attend two

upcoming conferences

that focus on research

methods and men’s

health. Both conferences will take place at

the Hopi Veteran’s Memorial Center at the beginning of April.

The first conference,

Research to Reality: Improving Hopi Communities

Through

Research, begins on

April 4th, 2013 and will

run from 8:00am4:30pm. This conference will focus on

increasing knowledge of

research methods, und e r s t a n d i n g

university/tribal

research processes and

will highlight local Hopi

studies (past and present) that have improved

the quality of life for our

Hopi communities. Research is a vital part of

program development

which eventually brings

new jobs and facilities.

The participants will

learn how successful research can truly be a

benefit to the community. If you would like to

learn more about this

conference, please contact Lori Joshweseoma

at (928)734-3401

The second confer-

ence is titled MAN UP!:

Men’s Health Conference (formally known

as Men’s Night Out)

which will begin on

April 5th, 2013 and will

run from 9:00am4:00pm. Our annually

male conference has a

new home in April.

HOPI Cancer Support

Service felt this would

be a better fit for all the

men since June is a busy

time. We encourage

men and woman to attend this event and learn

about male health topics. This year we have a

special keynote speaker,

a former scientific researcher for the company

that

makes

Marlboro cigarettes. His

presentation talks about

the big cigarette company’s value of life and

how he had to quit because of their views.

This content for this

event is for men and

woman 18 years old and

up. If you would like to

know more information,

please contact Kellen

Polingyumptewa

at

(928)734-1151.

So, come out everyone and make this a

two-day event. We

would greatly appreciate your support in our

local tribal programs

that bring you these

types of programs to the

Hopi community.

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is held each year to bring awareness

to the community about disabilities

and is a source of information on how

to get services. Numerous tables are

set up to provide information on services available throughout the state. In

addition, the event gives people with

disabilities the opportunity to get out

amongst the community to engage in

activities by playing games for prizes

and dancing. The first event had 1530 people and each year brings more

and more. This year’s event easily

topped 1,000 from observation.

Hopi Youth Engage in Winter Summit

Submitted by Eldon Kalemsa Jr.

Coordinator, Hopi Tobacco Cessation Program

Research to Reality and

Man Up! conferences

promote awareness

Hopi youth dancers along with Eldon Kalemsa Jr., performed the Hopi Corn

Dance at the Tobacco Coalition’s Winter Summit held in Prescott, Ariz.

Hopi youth who participated in the Tobacco Coalition’s Winter Summit in

Prescott, Ariz.

If you have any questions,

feel free to contact Mr.

Eldon

Kalemsa

at

928.734.1151.

Kwakwah!

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Chairman Shingoitewa holding villages hostage by not passing FY 2013 budget

To Tutuveni Editor:

Hopi Chairman Shingoitewa

is holding the Hopi villages

hostage by not allowing the

tribal council to pass the FY

2013 appropriations and by not

allowing critical funds to be

made available to the villages.

While villages are barely scraping by with minimal operating

funds, Shingoitewa is free to

travel without regard to funding

limitations. Villages provide

critical services to village

members and must take care of

village infrastructure and other

emergencies with little money

that have left from last fiscal

year. Shingoitewa is purposely

hampering village operations.

So, is this a form of retaliation against the villages who

stood up against Shingoitewa

and defeated his initiatives like

Draft 24A and S.2109? Per-

haps.

Something is amiss. After all,

it was the villages that delegated some of their sovereign

authority to create the IRA government (tribal council) in

1936. True Hopi sovereignty

lies in our villages. In fact our

Hopi Constitution speaks to

this and the Hopi Appellate

Court ruling in the Bacavi Certified Question acknowledged

that our villages possess “inherent aboriginal sovereignty”. So

why is Shingoitewa refusing to

acknowledge where it receives

its authority and seem to believe he has superior power

over our villages? I assert that

this is “serious neglect of duty”

on the part of Shingoitewa.

I propose that we must

“change the paradigm” and

start by properly recognizing

the authority of our villages.

Start by getting rid of the

Budget & Oversight Team

(BOT) as it is currently composed. Create a new body,

composed of true representatives of villages (not tribal

council representatives) whose

duty would be to develop annual tribal appropriations. Its

duty would be to mandate the

tribal council to approve the annual budgets developed by this

new body. The new body

would have the authority to

provide true budget oversight

and control.

As it is, the current tribal

council is not able to control

the reckless spending of our

money by Shingoitewa on his

attorney friends and other “experts”. Another important step

is to develop a new Budget Ordinance that would provide for

controls, segregation of duties

and accountability on the use of

funds. The new Budget Ordinance would provide for appropriation of funds to the villages

for their council representatives’ salaries and operating expenses. This will take that

power (any perceived power)

away from the tribal council

secretary. This way, the villages would have true control

(“power of the purse”) over

their council representatives.

Someone remind Shingoitewa that people come first,

not Robert Lyttle and his attorney friends. It is time the council act swiftly and approve the

FY 2013 budget at the levels

requested by the villages.

ary 8, 2013.

As we move forward, we the

family of Patrick C. Dallas express our sincere appreciation

and thank everyone; our families, extended family and clan

relatives, friends of our father

and his co-workers for your

kindness, generosity, support

and prayers during this difficult

time. Your words of encouragement and stories of your ex-

perience with our father meant

so much and we are forever

grateful and thankful to you all.

With loving hearts we remain

the children of Patrick C. Dallas,

Deedra Erin Dallas

Stephen Collin Dallas

Donnie Wade Dallas

Benjamin H. Nuvamsa

Shungopavi Village

Former Hopi Tribal Chairman

Former Hopi Vice Chairman Patrick C. Dallas passes on

In Memory

Forever In Our Hearts…

..Patrick C. Dallas. As we

grieve the loss of our father we

reflect on the impressions he

has made. As family, friends,

co-workers and acquaintances,

we reflect on the contributions

of his work serving the Tribal

communities of Hopi, Salt

River Pima/Maricopa and the

Havasupai.

Patrick served the people in

many ways, first as the Director

of the Office of Hopi Lands

where he was instrumental in

asserting the Hopi Tribe’s position in the land dispute lawsuit

against the federal government

and the Navajo Tribe. After

serving in this capacity for

many years, in 1990 Patrick

was elected as the Vice Chairman of the Hopi Tribe. As

Vice Chairman, Patrick served

alongside Chairman Vernon

Masayesva. Together, they advanced the Hopi Tribe and

tribal departments, often facing

many challenges yet experiencing many achievements. After

his term as the Vice Chairman,

Patrick was appointed by the

Hopi Tribal Council to serve as

the Tribal Treasurer.

Patrick decided not to return

to politics and went on to serve

his people as the Executive Director of the Hopi Tribal Housing Authority. During this time,

many homes were built

throughout Hopi including the

rental property in Winslow, Arizona. After serving in this capacity for many years, Patrick

moved off the Hopi reservation

and began his work with the

Havasupai Nation. From there

he went on to serve the Salt

River Pima Indian Community

as a Government Advocate

serving in a prosecutorial role

when his life ended on Febru-

Moencopi Day School takes technological leap

Mihio Manus

Hopi Tutuveni

Hopi Tribal Council

2012

LeRoy N. Shingoitewa, Chairman

Herman G. Honanie, Vice Chairman

Martha A. Mase, Tribal Secretary

Robert Sumatzkuku, Tribal Treasurer

Violet Sinquah, Sergeant-At-Arms

Village of Upper Moenkopi

Wayne Kuwanhyoima

Bruce Fredericks

Leroy Sumatzkuku

Village of Bakabi

Davis F. Pecusa

Leroy G. Kewanimptewa

Lamar Keevama

Village of Kykotsmovi

Nada Talayumptewa

Danny Honanie

Norman Honanie

Caleb H. Johnson

Village of Sipaulovi

George Mase

Cedric Kuwaninvaya

Alph Secakuku

Village of Mishongnovi

Arthur Batala

Annette F. Talayumptewa

Marilyn Tewa

Mervin Yoyetewa

The Moencopi Day School

has taken a giant technological

leap into the future in implementing the usage of Safari

Montage software throughout

every classroom within the

school.

Safari Montage is a K-12

learning object repository and

has been called “The leading

digital media delivery system”.

It provides K-12 school districts with a comprehensive and

interoperable educational technology solution to create and

present a digital curriculum.

Basically, it’s software that can

dynamically supplement curriculum.

According to Safari Montage,

“By delivering video over the

IP network, the content is easily

accessible for display on multiple classroom devices, from

digital projectors and interactive whiteboards to digital signage and netbooks.”

David Moore, Chief School

Administrator at Moencopi

Day School says his teachers

are using Safari Montage in the

classroom

for their anticipatory

set to capture kids at-

tention on whatever topic they

are going to discuss. “It gives

a lot more in depth material. It

gives more resources. It provides a quick assessment if they

want to use it. It shows which

of the common core state standard that it covers. So it’s limitless basically. It gives you so

many more resources to utilize

under one roof.”

Kristin Fleming, 3rd Grade

Teacher, was able to captivate

student’s attention when teaching a lesson about Rosa Parks.

First, Fleming gave the students a lesson, then they were

able to view an educational

video to bring the lesson to life.

Fleming gave example, “I go

to subject. I type in Rosa Parks

and then I can put in the grade

range. For me I want third

grade. I don’t want it to go

higher than eight grade because

if it goes too high then it will go

right over their head with the

vocabulary. So I try to limit it.

From here I can go and check

and choose what is going to be

most relevant.”

The teacher said that many

times she wants to teach specific core standard and Safari

Montage is able to assist her in

this.

“My kids have trouble with

research. What and how do we

research? Research is a writing

Third Grade teacher Kristin Fleming shows a video of Rosa Parks utizling the Safari

Montage software that Moencopi Day School has more recently implemented.

standard. I go to writing and it

gives all my standards for third

grade. I know there is material

on conducting research projects. I’ll click on it and it will

give me a video about research

projects.”

From there she says she can

get an idea if it will good for

the students. The software is

collaborative and Fleming can

work with the computer teacher

to share and save her lessons

“I can share it with the

school. From my aide’s computer she can access it and get

what I want her to teach and

then show the video to the class

and help them research in the

computer lab. Not only is it in

the classroom but also we’re

sharing it among teachers and

grade levels,” she said.

With Safari Montage you can

search materials other than

videos like audio files, images

and eBooks.

Moencopi installed the software in mid January and the

teachers have already been

using it very successfully in the

classrooms. “I’ve already used

it mainly in reading in math.

We’ve been having some trouble our right triangles and scaling triangles. They have Math

Man and he’s a super hero.

They watch it and do the quiz

right along with him. He’d

have a challenge and they

would have to answer before he

did and see who could get it

faster,” she said.

You can evaluate what the

student’s comprehension as the

lesson is taught.

“I’ll tell you that with Geometry we were having trouble.

There are six different types of

triangles. There are pentagons.

They were having a lot of trouble with it. We watched the

video and worked on it. Then

we took the test two days later

and not one of my students

failed. The lowest grade one of

my students got was a B.”

Moencopi Day School is the

first school in Hopi to implement the usage of the Safari

Montage software. According

to Moore, many schools are interested in the software and

have contacted with questions

about it.

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FROM THE COVER

ANNOUNCEMENTS Grand Canyon continued from Page 1

Science Fair at

Second Mesa Day School

On Thu, Mar. 7th, 2013, the Second Mesa Day School, along with

Friends of the Hopi Foundation,

will hold a science fair at the Second Mesa Day School gymnasium. The science fair will run

from 8 a.m until the award presentation in the evening.

All schools are invited to participate. The fair is open to grades 48th. Some invited schools include

Jeddito and Rocky Ridge.

The science fair is open to research projects and demonstrative

projects.

The deadline to submit projects

is February 24th. For more information about the science fair

please get in contact with Ms. Tom

at (928)737-2571.

School for Advance

Research announces

internship opportunities

The School for Advanced Research, Indian Arts Research

Center (IARC) in

Santa Fe, New Mexico

offers two nine-month

internships (September 1–May 31) to individuals who are recent

college graduates, current graduate students,

or junior museum professionals interested in

furthering their professional museum experience and enhancing

their intellectual capacity for contributing

to the expanding field

and discourse of museum studies. The internships include a

$2,200 monthly salary,

housing, book allowance, travel to one

professional conference,

and

reimbursable travel to and

from SAR. One internship is open to an indigenous individual

from the U.S. or

Canada, and one internship is open to any

U.S. or Canadian citizen meeting the application requirements.

Established in 1978,

the IARC houses a

collection of more

than 12,000 items of

Native art of the

Southwest. The collection includes pottery,

jewelry,

textiles,

works on paper and

canvas,

basketry,

wood carvings, and

drums. IARC supports

research and scholarship in Native studies,

art history, and creative

expression.

IARC accomplishes

this by providing opportunities for artists

to engage in uninterrupted

creativity

through artist fellowships; fostering dialogue among artists,

researchers, scholars,

and community members through special

seminars and programs; nurturing future arts and museums

professionals through

experiential training;

and promoting study

and exploration of the

IARC collection of

Native arts.

The interns will devote their time to

working on IARC educational programming, research and

writing activities, and

collections management and registration.

Other requirements include presenting a research paper at the

SAR Colloquium Series; attending a professional conference;

assisting with IARC

seminars, symposia,

and collection tours;

and working on outreach initiatives to

local Native communities. Interns will also

participate in interviews, photo sessions,

video recordings, and

exit interviews to document their experience. During the

internships, the Anne

Ray Resident Scholar

provides mentorship

and academic support

to the interns.

The deadline to

apply is March 1,

2013. All application

materials must be received by this date.

There are no exceptions. For more information or to download

the application, visit

http://internships.sarweb.org

NOTICE

To all local Hopi and Tewa artists, the New

Hopi Assisted Living Facility is seeking art

work (i.e. paintings, pottery, kachina dolls,

plaques, etc) to be donated to the elderly facility.

If you are interested in donating any art work,

so the elders who will live in the new facility

can enjoy them, please get in touch with either

Mary Shingoitewa-Navanick, HALF Assistant

Project Manager at 928-734-3562 or Ms. Linda

Honahni, HALF Interim Program Director at

928-283-8025.

Thank you very much.

Representative Albert Hale and his

business partners.

The Hopi people are not alone in

this opposition. Many Navajo tribal

members who reside in the area have

communicated to us their mutual opposition to the proposed Escalade

project. Grand Canyon River Guides

and Grand Canyon Trust are all

against the project. In addition, other

local groups have formed to express

their opposition, including Save the

Confluence, and all are urging that

there be further investigation into the

proposed development site’s cultural

significance. The National Park Serv-

ice, which has been notified of the

proposed project but has yet to release

an official statement, has a longtime,

ongoing concern with the land management jurisdiction, including an

area of the park known for its endangered species.

As President Theodore Roosevelt

stated on May 6, 1903, “In the Grand

Canyon, Arizona has a natural wonder

which is in kind absolutely unparalleled throughout the rest of the world.

I want to ask you to keep this great

wonder of nature as it now is. I hope

you will not have a building of any

kind, not a summer cottage, a hotel or

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anything else, to mar the wonderful

grandeur, the sublimity, the great loneliness and beauty of the canyon. Leave

it as it is. You cannot improve on it.

The ages have been at work on it, and

man can only mar it.”

On behalf of the Hopi Tribe and in

consideration of other tribes who uphold stewardship of the Grand

Canyon, please take action and speak

out to protect this pride and joy. The

Grand Canyon is a breathtaking destination, and construction of the Grand

Canyon Escalade will irreversibly

compromise this natural wonder for

many generations to come.

list of house rules for everyone to follow during the workshop. The rules

apply to everyone who attends the sessions so that everyone has equal talking

time and to encourage parents and students to participate in discussions.

Having the students and parents come

up with the list of rules served as an

icebreaker because everyone participated and got to know one another in

the process.

Onsae spoke about the victory circle

where she gave some insight on communication skills as to how teenagers

can communicate to their parents on

what they would like to do after high

school and how parents can support

their child in their decisions. The victory circle can include vision of your

goals, personalized goals, future goals

and the expectation of your goals.

What influences our children to make

the decisions they choose was a discussion that both parents and students took

part in. The decisions they make can be

influenced by their peers, self-interests/hobbies, exploration of the world,

parental experiences, support future

family/parents, change/prevent bad experiences and return to community.

Some parents shared the choices they

made after finishing high school and

why they chose their careers.

Gertude Talas said, “I’ve told my

kids that I wanted to become a Dentist

and I think I would have reached my

goal if I had support from my family.

If they had told me to keep going to

school or to go back to school I would

have gone further.” Gertude is a Dental

Assistant at the Hopi Health Care Center Dental Clinic.

Lisa Lomavaya was given several

choices by her mother after she finished high school, those choices were

to go to school, get a job or move out

of her mother’s house. Lisa chose to go

to work which she regrets because she

took the long way in establishing herself in her career. “If I had chosen to go

to school, I would have had a clear path

in reaching my career goals, but took

the long way instead,” said Lisa. Lisa

is a Volunteer Coordinator at the Hopi

Health Care Center.

Veronica Torivio of Polacca said, “I

didn’t finish school because I got pregnant at 19 years old. I don’t want my

kids to be like me.”

The parents who shared their experiences ultimately didn’t want their children to make the same mistakes they

did. They want their children to set

higher goals for themselves, go to college or a university and to be successful. Setting goals is an important life

skill that children should know how to

do and that is what Onsae and Antone

assisted the students and parents with.

Onsae and Antone had the students

and parents do an activity where they

made a treasure map guide that served

as a visual of their goal and the parents

make a list of how they would support

their child in reaching that goal. Setting

a goal is important because it helps

with deciding what your priorities are.

It identifies what you want to achieve

in school, college and life and it helps

to keep you on track while building

motivation, focus and self-confidence.

Specific, Measurable, Achievable,

Relevant and Time bound which is re-

ferred to the SMART element. This

was used in setting goals for the activity. Those are some important things

you should keep in mind while setting

a goal for yourself and your child.

Lastly, you should set an action plan for

how you will execute your goal. Having a good action plan will help you to

achieve your goal successfully.

The only ninth grader, Breana

Holmes, wants to go to school for Culinary Arts to become a Chef. Her choice

is based on her interest of baking. Her

mother, Denise Namingha said, “We

came tonight so that we will know

what she needs to do to reach her goals

and for her to open up because she is

shy.”

MeiKyung Honie and her mother Allegra attended the session to get information on life skills and for Allegra;

she wanted to know what her daughter

would like to do after high school.

MeiKyung said she wants to become a

radiologist.

The work session gives students an

opportunity to decide or get them

thinking of what they want to do after

high school. Sunbeam Huma said she

is undecided of what she wants to do.

Her mother, Veronica Torivio said,

“What they are doing is a good thing

for the kids attending.”

Both Onsae and Antone hope to help

parents and students communicate and

make meaningful goals for their future.

And for parents to guide their child and

not dictate and for students to find balance with family/friends, culture and

finances because it is important to keep

those in mind when making a goal.

Communication between parents and

their child can be very effective in their

success.

Samantha H. Antone is Tewa/Hopi

from the village of Tewa. She received

her Bachelor’s degree in Elementary

Education from Northern Arizona University in 2005. Antone is the Program

Manager of the Natwani Coalition

serving as a facilitator for the planning,

organizing, and implementation of

community-based and culturally relevant agriculture initiatives. Prior to

working for the Hopi Foundation, she

served as a School Health Coordinator

with the Hopi Health Care Center, and

an elementary school teacher at First

Mesa Elementary School.

Antone shared her experience while

she was in school. She said she had

three kids while in college and lived on

a tight budget. Her determination and

will to finish school was so that she

could make her father proud. She told

students that they could finish school

even if they go through life changing

situations, such as having a child in

high school. However, that is not what

she recommends.

Carey R. Onsae is Hopi from the village of Lower Moencopi. She is a Public Health Educator at the Hopi Health

Care Center. She received her Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Health Sciences: Community Health Promotion

from Northern Arizona University. She

has been in this field for nine and a half

years and started as a Health Educator

with the Hopi Tribe.

Onsae feels that the sessions being

offered to parents and students of Hopi

Jr/Sr High School is great because

there are a lot of resources for students

who wish to expand their education

and skills after high school. She also

encourages students and parents to take

advantage of the Life Skills sessions to

reap the benefits and opportunities to

help build a positive foundation for a

successful future. The sessions are

local and conducted by local community members that bring more value to

the sessions.

Honanie shares the same feelings as

Onsae saying that this is a great opportunity for students and their parents to

attend. The activities and tools provided are meant to be easy to use to

help strengthen students to plan for a

bright and happy future. They hope to

be invited back to share more on wellness and goal setting techniques.

The Life Skills Sessions was the idea

of the Hopi Jr. /Sr. High School Parent

Advisory Committee and their desire

to help students gain the skills they

need to be self-empowered and selfsufficient adults. Cheryl Kaye, who

oversees the PAC, says there are approximately 50 parents who attend the

monthly PAC meetings. PAC has had

better parent involvement for the past

two years; it is more focal and positive

because parents and school administration are working together.

Lisa Lomavaya and PAC are the organizers of Life Skills classes. There

will be four sessions in all and students

in grades 9 thru 12 are invited to attend

with their parents/guardians.

There are four sessions in all and will

be held monthly.

March 21 – Public Speaking, Job Interviews & Job Applications

April – TBA – Financial Literacy:

Personal Budgeting & Saving, Understanding your credit.

Final Session – TBA – Celebrating

Me Every day! And Celebrate SelfEmpowerment.

all over the state, many counties will

be holding KBD activities to bring

awareness and education to their communities while having these events

occur simultaneously at the same time

throughout the state. One activity

where 12 students, representing 100

people per student or more will drop

dead for a few seconds at 11:30 AM

demonstrating that 1200 people die

every day out of tobacco-related illnesses. There will be pledge walls for

people to pledge to quit for the day or

from there on, for people who are

dealing with cancer, or who we have

lost to tobacco related diseases. We

hope to hold these activities here at

our Hopi Tribal Council complex to

rally support from our Council leaders, educate and ensure that the current Tribal resolutions H-068-2005

and the IHS resolution can someday

be an actual Smoke-free policies of

the Hopi Tribe.

So I encourage you all to look out

for more information as we embark on

this event and support our youth in

their activities as they make positive

changes for our communities and the

longevity of Hopi.

*Picture of Az. counties with stars to

show where events will take place simultaneously on March 20, 2013.

Hopi Tutuveni/Crystal Dee

Lauryn Tallas,a junior at Hopi High school, participated in the Life Skills workshop with her mother.

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EDUCATION NOTES

Tewa Youth Journalism Club

Crystal Dee

Hopi Tutuveni

On Feb. 12, the Tewa

Youth Journalism club

had their monthly class at

the Tewa Community center. A total of 16 students

in grades kindergarten

through 6th participate in

the Journalism Club. The

class starts with journalism instructor, Anne Minard asking the students if

they had stories to submit

to the Tewa Youth

Newsletter.

Anne Minard is a freelance writer of Flagstaff,

Arizona and has written

stories for Indian Country

Today, Four Corners Free

Press of Cortez, Colo.,

National

Geographic

News, the New York

Times and other outlets.

She has a bachelor’s degree in biology from the

University of North Carolina at Wilmington and a

master’s degree in biology

from Northern Arizona

University. She began her

writing career as a science

and environmental reporter for newspapers.

Her writings have won

awards from the Arizona

Associated Press Managing Editors Association

and the Arizona Press

Club. She occasionally reports and produces stories

for KNAU/ Arizona Public Radio.

Minard and Carlton

Timms, Tewa Youth Coordinator, met when she

was writing an article on

the Hopi Law and Order

Code. Timms shared his

idea of starting a newsletter for the Tewa Community with Minard and she

thought it was a good

Hopi Tutuveni/Crystal Dee

Carlton Timms and Anne Minard, center, gather with students of the journalism club. Jolene Tootsie, parent,

is in the bottom right corner.

idea. Soon after they

started the classes and it

has been successful in

motivating the children

who attend in their writing

and journalism skills. For

some it’s an outlet that

gives them the opportunity to use their imagination.

For this session Minard

had the students do a writing exercise. She had

them choose six numbers

between one and 100.

They chose the numbers

8, 16, 17, 18, 24 and 50.

Students chose one of the

numbers that represented

their age and answered

these questions: Where

will I live? Will I have a

family? What will my job

be? What will my hobbies be? How will I practice my culture?

After they finished,

each student read their

stories for everyone.

Some of the students were

not shy and read their stories with expression and

some were too shy and

Timms read the stories for

them. In a way this helps

students with public

speaking.

KeAndre David, 11

years old and from Tewa,

is Water and Corn clan.

He attends First Mesa Elementary School. David

said he likes the journalism class because they

write stories about school,

culture and life. He also

likes the after school program where he enjoys the

pottery and language

classes. He said he wants

to become a teacher because his teachers, Ms.

Tallsalt and Mrs. Thomas

inspire him.

He said, “My teachers

said that I would make a

good teacher one day. I

help them a lot in my

class.”

Faye Rose Avatchoya,

12 years old of Tewa, is

Corn and Tobacco clan.

She goes to school at First

Mesa Elementary School.

Faye said, “I learned

when you interview

someone you learn things

about them you didn’t

know.” The class is not

new to her because she

took a journalism class at

Taos Middle School before moving to the Hopi

Reservation. She has been

attending the after school

program since last year

and enjoys it because she

gets her homework done.

She also gets to hang out

with her friends and make

new friends. She wants to

become a Pro-basketball

player. Her sister, Dorthy

Faye Avatchoya inspired

her because she was the

only Native American on

the American Basketball

Team.

Eugina Hamilton,

seven years old of Tewa is

Sand clan. She attends

Second Mesa Day School.

Her parents are Yolanda

and Loren Hamilton. She

likes the journalism class

because she likes to write.

She also likes the after

school program because

she does her work and

play games.

When she grows up she

said, “I want to be a Nurse

so I can give people

shots.”

Tewa Youth Program works for outreach

and education

Crystal Dee

Hopi Tutuveni

In an effort of outreach

to the community and to

spread information on

what each village/community is offering its

members, Tutuveni met

with the Tewa Youth Program Coordinator, Carlton

Timms

Timms has been working with the Tewa Youth

Program since May of last

year and has a roster of

accomplishment. He has

established an after school

program, abstinence and

teen pregnancy classes,

Tewa cultural teachings

and a journalism club.

The after school program is offered to Tewa

students five days a week,

Monday thru Friday, from

4:30-6 p.m. at the community development office.

For the month of February

Timms cancelled the after

school program for a

week out of respect for the

cultural ceremonies in the

villages. Students have

the opportunity to do their

homework and get the

help they need from tutors

that the program has provided. The work-study

program, or afterschool

program, helps students

excel in academics and

promote the importance of

education.

The program is not

only for students, but for

their parents as well.

Timms said he has activities focused strictly on

parents where they are

able to participate in the

after school program. He

offers parenting classes

for those interested. The

program has been very effective and has cultivated

good attendance.

The Tewa Cultural

class has been expanding

since January. The classes

include Tewa Pottery

making, Tewa language

and traditional Tewa food

demonstrations. Students

learn about the history of

their ancestors and how

they came to Hopi. Students and elders take part

in a cultural exchange

with Pueblo tribes of New

Mexico. Timms is currently working on a migration map for the Tewa

people by retracing events

that occurred when Tewas

came to Hopi.

Timms has partnered

with the Community

Health Representatives

(CHR) Program to do a

presentation on abstinence

and teen pregnancy as part

of an eight-week program.

This class is offered to

teenagers who attend the

after school program.

Timms feels this is important for students if they

don’t feel comfortable

talking with their parents

about this topic. Not only

does Timms work with

the local CHR program,

but with Native Americans for Community Action (NACA) of Flagstaff.

He travels to Flagstaff

where NACA provides

technical trainings on suicide prevention and behavioral health. His goal

is to help youth connect

with their parents/adults

and vice versa. Another

program that Timms oversees is the summer youth

work program where 20

youth are employed with

Tewa village for the summer and the journalism

youth club.

Timms said the Tewa

Youth Program has been

nominated for an excellence award for Northern

Arizona and he will provide more information as

it comes about.

If you have any questions regarding the Tewa

Youth Program, you may

reach Carlton Timms at

the Tewa Community Development Office.

Tewa Youth Center

Journalism Class Essays

February 12, 2013

By Michelle Parrot Girl Kagenveama:

When I am 18

I will live in a dorm at the University of Arizona.

NO, I will not have a family, because I wouldn’t have

time any children.

My job will be a clerk at a store in Tucson.

My hobbies will be – Basketball, Cross Country and

Softball.

I will practice my culture by video chat with my

grandmother and have her teach me my own Tewa

language.

Leland:

My home will be a mansion house.

I will have a family, one boy and one girl.

My job will be at MacDonald’s.

My hobbies are Basketball and Softball.

My Sa yah will help me with my culture.

Serenity:

I am 50 years old.

I will live in Hawaii and Paris.

I live with my mom, sister, brothers (Eli and Kody).

I will be a Doctor.

I will surf when I have time and I love gardening and

shopping.

I will practice my culture by practicing and speaking

Tewa language.

Faith:

I am 8 years old.

I will be living in New York City.

My job will be going to school.

My hobbies will be going shopping and painting. I

will live with my family, my mom, my brother, my

sister and my dad.

I will practice watching dances.

Eugena Hamilton:

When I am 24, I will live in Tewa.

I will have 100 children.

I will be a nurse.

I will have fun with my family

I will be in ceremonies.

Prayer feathers my favorite.

Carlton:

If I was 17 I will live in Miami and have one child.

My job will be in the Army.

My hobbies will be Football and Basketball.

I will speak Hopi and Tewa and I will drink mint tea.

Yoiwmana:

Age I would be when all this happens, 16.

I would live with my parents.

I will have not kids, but have my parents and brothers.

My job would be working my way to college.

My hobbies would be playing basketball and running

cross country.

The way I would practice my cultural is to help my

mom and try to talk my language.

Faye:

When I am 18 I will live in Miami, Florida.

I will not have a family because I am too young.

I will be a pro basketball player.

My hobbies will be painting, running, and basketball

and soccer ball.

I would practice my culture by talking to the elders

in Hopi/Tewa.

I would also practice by coming back to the reservation and participating as much as I can by participating in cultural activities.

KeAndre David:

I was 24 years old and I would live in Hollywood,

California.

Yes, I would have a family and I would have two kids

named Christopher and Samantha.

My job will be a celebrity singer.

My hobbies would be singing in my own practice

room. I would sing country and pop music.

I would come back to practice my culture. I would

drive several miles just to come back for cultural

events.

I would also live in a mansion.

Hopi High Baseball looks toward State Championship

By Randi Lomayestewa

Bruin Times Staff

Hopi High School Baseball Coach Ben

Willey said he is expecting the team to

make it to state this season.

“We will need to win 17-18 games to

qualify for state,” said Willey, “I believe

that the boys can do it, especially if they

work hard in practice and also in their

school work so they can go to the games.”

Roughly 15 boys came out to play this

season; six of them are seniors. The seniors are Allen Joshevema, Stephan Tootsie,

Joseph Whittington, Ty Sahmie, Christian

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Willey said that Joshevema, Tootsie and

Whittington are the team leaders for now

because they are the ones who have the

most experience. Pitching for the Bruins is

Tootsie, Joshevema, Cheston Huma and

catching is Albert Koruh and Joshevema.

Willey would like the players to be better

at hitting this year than last year because

he said, “Last year, we weren’t very good

hitters.”

Willey has coached seven years of baseball and five years in coaching softball.

“I like coaching because I get to yell at

kids,” said Willey. ”I’m just joking, but I

do like working with the students because

it keeps me young.”

Randi Lomayestewa, a junior, is the editor of the Hopi High Bruin Times.

6 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2013 | THE HOPI TUTUVENI

Hopi Chairman Shingoitewa

delivers speech to the Senate on

Tribal Legislation Day

Hopi Tutuveni

On Feb. 05, the Arizona

Commission of Indian

Affairs (ACIA) and the

Arizona State Senate

partnered in hosting the

18th Annual Indian and

Tribal Legislative Day

(INTLD) at the State

Capitol. Arizona tribal

leaders, members and students attended to celebrate the rich culture of

Arizona tribes and to address legislative and policy issues.

Informational booth

presentations were set up

on the Senate Lawn

throughout the morning

followed by a joint protocol session held in the

Senate with featured

speakers and guests.

Hopi Chairman LeRoy

N. Shingoitewa was a

featured speaker for the

protocol session where he

delivered powerful message to the Senate and

guests in attendance.

Chairman Shingoitewa

began his speech by

greeting everyone in Hopi

and then reflected on the

first time he spoke to the

same government body in

2010, which was also the

year he was voted into office.

Education is an issue

that Chairman Shingoitewa speaks passionately about because he

has worked as an educator for more than 27

years. He has work experience in public schools,

Bureau of Indian Affairs,

grant schools and Indian

education departments.

“There is no denying

the fact that our people

need to be educated. They

need to know the skills in

which to operate in the

modern world today,”

said Chairman Shingoitewa.

It appalled him that the

State of Arizona is always

the 49th or 50th in the

United States in providing funding for our

schools. “It is appalling

because all the great leaders of this state talk about

how important education

is for our children, we say

it’s a priority, we say

that’s what we want for

our children, but when it

comes down to getting

ready to provide the funding, it is always short,”

said Chairman Shingoitewa. “I’m afraid the

state of Arizona is to reward people with money

rather than rewarding the

people who need the

money.”

He encouraged the State

Legislative body to take a

look at how they reward

school districts in getting

kids ready for college,

trade school, or job opportunities the may have

rather than for passing a

test. “I plead this Legislative body to take a good

look at how the education

bill is benefiting all children of this state,” said

Chairman LeRoy Shingoitewa.

He said that Hopi is

ready for partnership for

future developments. Industries are looking to for

places to relocate to build

infrastructure. When they

do build, they are going

to ask the Tribes for their

resources such as water

and land because Arizona

Tribes own most of the

land and a majority the

water that supplies Arizona.

“We may seem we are

against development, but

not necessarily. We would

like respect for our sacred

areas in the great state of

Arizona,” said Chairman

Shingoitewa. “Hopi people value their traditional

way of life and respect

the land for which it

stands.”

“One thing that is most

troubling for Hopi, Navajos, Supais, Walapais and

Paiutes is, Snow Bowl.

God gave us the right to

have snow and to make

artificial snow,” said

Shingoitewa.

Hopi Tribe will support

a bill in which Sen. Jack

Jackson Jr. will re-introduce on behalf of Arizona

Tribes in establishing an

office at the cabinet level.

This will give Arizona

Tribes to have a daily update on what bills are

being introduced in the

Senate, “We need to

know up to date information on what’s going on”,

said Chairman Shingoitewa. This will create

a government-to-government relationship.

Senator Jack Jackson Jr., takes a moment to gather with the Gifted and Talented Students of Hopi High

School for a photograph.

Hopi Vice-Chairman Herman Honanie and Hopi Chairman LeRoy Shingoitewa participated in the Tribes Legislative Day along with members of the Hopi Tribal Council.

Navajo Vice-President, Rex Lee Jim was in attendance on behalf of the Navajo Tribe.

Senator Jack Jackson Jr. introduces Lorena Williams as she’s honored before Senate on Tribal Legislative Day.

Miss Indian Arizona and Miss Red Mesa were some of the many tribal royalty in attendance.

Yavapai Apache Nation Color Guard posted the colors for the Joint Protocol Session.

Students from Hopi High School gather for a photograph with members of the Hopi Tribal Council and Chairman Shingoitewa at the Tribal Legislative Day.

Fort McDowell President Dr. Clinton Pattea led the fight against the federal government when they wanted

to construct Orme Dam on his reservation, which would have flooded a vast amount of their territory.

Navajo elder Lorena Williams was honored at the 18th Annual Tribes Legislative Day for her accomplishment

in the Williams vs. Lee case that helped to protect sovereignty for Native American tribes. Here she is joined

by her family and former Navajo Chairman, Peterson Zah.

THE HOPI TUTUVENI | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2013 7

Valentine’s Day provides Hopi couples a chance to get married for free

Crystal Dee

Hopi Tutuveni

Valentine’s Day is a day where we show our love

and affection for the ones we love. We show our love

by doing something extra special like cooking a special meal, giving a dozen red roses or buying jewelry

for the ones we love. For others, they go the extra mile

and do something meaningful like getting married.

The Hopi Tribal Courts has offered free marriages to

the Hopi public for more than five years on Valentine’s

Day. Wilbur Maho said before they offered free marriages they had a lot of requests from the public to get

married on Valentine’s Day. “Valentine’s Day is the

significance of love and we thought it would be a good

idea to offer this service for

free to the public,” said

Maho.

The first time they

offered free marriages there was

quite a lot of

couples who

came to get

married or

renew their wedding vows. The

courts had incentives

for couples who married.

This year, three couples took

advantage of the free marriages.

Raynell Lomayaktewa of Sipaulovi

Village and Albert Russell of Pine

Springs, AZ decided to get married after

they have been together for 42 years. They met in

Winslow, AZ where Raynell was an employee of the

BVD factory and Albert worked for the Forest Services in Chevelon Lake, south of Winslow. They went

on several dates before they got serious. Albert teased

Raynell and said she fell in love with his money. Albert likes to tease and has a sense of humor. Raynell

and Albert do not recall falling in love with each other

but they grew fond of one another. Not long after they

were together they had a baby. Albert said he stayed

with Raynell because he didn’t want to leave her with

the baby and did what was right by staying with her

and has been with her since. They have four children

together and Raynell has five children from a previous

relationship; and 22 grandchildren.

They decided to get married after Albert got sick and

was hospitalized and Raynell couldn’t make any decisions on his behalf because they were not legally married. “We planned on getting married, but didn’t have

the time for it because something always came up,”

said Albert. Raynell was happy about getting married,

but Albert said it bothered him and he didn’t know

why. He couldn’t go to sleep the night before and didn’t know if he was scarred or excited, but said getting

married would be good for them.

The couple was married in court room two, located

in the administrative building. The court was nicely

decorated with a lighted arch with wedding bells that

hung from the ceiling. Rose petals covered the aisles

and table where the wedding cake was placed. Guests

were given bubbles and mints. The wedding cake,

made by Anna Tahbo and wedding favors was provided by the Hopi Tribal Courts.

Raynell and Albert were emotional as they said their,

“I do’s.” They were the first couple to get married and

cut the wedding cake. They fed one another and gave

their guests a slice of red velvet cake and a can of orange Crush.

Their guest and witness was their grandson, David

Russell and his girlfriend of Sipaulovi.

The second couple said their decision to get married

was a last minute decision. Troy Honahnie Jr., said he

was talking on the phone to his girlfriend, Tanya Tso

of 20 years and asked her if they should take advantage of the free marriages at the Hopi Courts. She

agreed to it because she off work for a Doctor’s appointment. Troy went to his parent’s house for lunch

and told his father,

Vice Chairman

Herman G. Honanie, that

he and his

girlfriend

decided to

get married.

Vice Chairman said, “My

son came into

the house showing

no sign of emotion

or excitement and

announced that he was

going to get married this

afternoon. I was making a

sandwich and after I was done, I

went to his mom and told her,

they’re finally going to get married.”

Troy and Tanya met in a class they had together at Tuba City High School during their senior

year. They started out as friends and then gradually

started dating. They have three sons, the oldest is 18, 9

and the youngest is 2 years old. The last time they

thought about marriage was in 2003, but they didn’t

pursue it because they had conflicting schedules.

For Troy and Tanya, they said getting married was finalizing it legally. They have always felt like they

were married so this was just the process they had to

go through to make it official. There are no plans to

have a big dinner or go on a honeymoon because they

are so busy they will not have the time.

Vice Chairman Honanie and his wife Arlene expresses their happiness for the couple saying that this

was unexpected and this is what they have always

wanted for Troy and Tanya.

After they exchanged vows, Troy’s family welcomed

Tanya to their family even though she has always been

a part of the family.

Guests included Troy’s co-workers of the DNA

Legal Office, his parents, sister and two of the couple’s

children and employees of the Hopi Courts.

The last couple to get married and only couple who

married in the name of love was Emmett Youyetewa

and Imacatzi Xicotencatel of Keams Canyon.

Emmett and Imacatzi met three years ago while

Imacatzi was hitchhiking to work. When Emmett took

his daughter to school in Polacca he would stop and

pick up Imacatzi when he saw her on the road. She

would walk to work from Keams Canyon to

Kykotsmovi almost every day and sometimes she

would hitchhike with her daughter. On the days Em-

mett picked her up they would talk about almost

everything and confide in one another about the relationships they were in. They found they had similar interests and they eventually grew feelings for one

another. They got out of their abusive relationships and

started dating soon after.

Both have said that it was love at first sight when

they saw each other. Their previous relationships have

taught them a lot and they both knew what they

wanted from one another when they started their relationship. That is to be loved unconditionally, loyalty,

honesty and support.

Emmett is a traditional guy and asked Imacatzi’s parents for their daughters hand in marriage. When he got

their approval he proposed to Imacatzi and she said,

“Yes.” They both agree that they are each other’s soul

mates and support. They are excited, joyful and happy

to start a new beginning and to leave the past behind

them.

They have five children, four are Imacatzi’s and one

is Emmett’s from previous relationships. Hector and

Trey (twins) and Sakhongsie Koyawena, and Cuauhtemoc Xicotencatel and Emma Youyetewa. Imacatzi said

her kids couldn’t be happier for her. Emmett said he

hasn’t seen his daughter after he left that relationship

and is currently looking for his daughter. He said, “The

mother is on the run with my daughter and I’m in the

process of trying to look for them. Imacatzi has helped

me and supported me emotionally through this and I

love her for that.”

Emmett and Youyetwa are planning a honeymoon to

Jamaica or Hawaii when they find the time.

Troy Honahnie Jr. kisses his bride, Tanya Tso, after the couple exchanged

vows and were pronounced ‘Man and Wife’. The couple got married on

the spur of a moment they said.

Emmett Youyetewa and Imacatzi Xicotencatel of Keams Canyon took advantage of the opportunity to get hitched for free on Valentine’s Day at

the Hopi Tribal Courts.

Raynell Lomayaktewa and Albert Russell exchange wedding vows after

42 years. The couple were the first to get married on Valentine’s Day.

Second Mesa Day School

February Activities

2/5/13 - Skateboard Science Assembly at 1:30pm

2/8/13 - Awards Assembly beginning at 2:30pm

2/12/13 - Family Craft Night 6:00-7:00pm

2/13/13 - PTO Meeting at 6:30pm

2/19/13 - School Board Meeting at 6:00pm

2/26/13 - Family Literacy Night from 6:00-7:30pm

8 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2013 | THE HOPI TUTUVENI PUBLIC NOTICES

Pell Grant priority deadline is March 15 for

Summer 2013 applications

Everett Robinson

Media Relations Coordinator

Federal Pell grants provide financial assistance to

qualifying Northland Pioneer College students to

transform their lives and

reach educational goals. To

receive funding for the

Summer 2013 semester,

students need to submit

their completed 2012-13

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

and required supporting

documents before the

March 15 priority deadline.

For students enrolling for

fall 2013 classes, the financial aid priority deadline is

April 15 and the 2013-14

FAFSA must be completed.

Students who plan to attend the summer session

should visit with their NPC

academic adviser before

planning to register. This

ensures students are on

track toward completion of

their degree intent. The Financial Aid Office will

begin accepting requests

for summer financial aid

assistance beginning April

1, 2013. Students should

call the NPC Financial Aid

Office with their summer

request, including the number of credit hours in which

they plan to enroll. Students

should check the financial

aid disbursement schedule

at www.npc.edu/admissions/financial-aidscholarships/refund-disburs

ement and finalize their

registration before their financial aid is disbursed.

“Student success begins

before most students start

attending classes, which is

why the NPC Financial Aid

Office established a priority

deadline,” said Jake Hinton, dean of students. “This

priority deadline allows the

Financial Aid Office time

to process a student’s paperwork and also ensures

eligible students will receive aid in time for the semester. Students who

complete their files after the

priority deadline will be expected to pay their own fees

and will be reimbursed

after they are eligible.”

To start the financial aid

process, including requests

for tribal assistance, complete the Free Application

for Federal Student Aid at

fafsa.ed.gov. It can take 6 to

8 weeks to complete the review of your financial aid

application during peak periods. For information

about other scholarship opportunities,

visit

www.npc.edu/scholarships.

NPC does not participate in

any Federal student loan

programs.

Students enrolled in NPC

programs offered at offcampus/center locations

may now be eligible for

Federal Pell Grants and

other financial aid assistance. These programs include:

Automotive,

Cosmetology, Fire Science,

Heavy Equipment Operations, Industrial Maintenance & Operations and

Welding. Check with your

academic adviser for which

programs and locations

qualify.

“Pell grant eligibility will

provide the financial assistance needed by many adult

students, enrolled in these

career and technical education (CTE) programs, to

obtain the skills needed for

better employment opportunities,” said Mark Vest,

vice president for learning

and student services. NPC’s

accreditors have long recognized

these

offcampus/center

career

training facilities as extensions of existing campus

and center locations.

“I would encourage all

students who may be Pell

eligible, to complete their

application as soon as possible to meet the priority

deadlines for the summer

and

fall

semesters,”

stressed Vest. “NPC has

more than doubled the

number and amount of Pell

grant awards in the past

three years. We are committed to assisting adults

who are re-entering the

workforce or needing retraining for better career

options through Pell grants

and institutional or private

scholarships. But if the student does not apply, then

LEGAL NOTICES

In the Hopi Tribal

Court, Keams Canyon,

Arizona

In the Matter of the

Change of Name of: Not

Named Dawahoya to

Dawesa Dawahoya.

Case No. 2013-CV-0028,

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION OF CHANGE OF

NAME.

Notice is hereby given

that Mervene Kewenvoyouma has petitioned the

In the Hopi Tribal

Court, Keams Canyon,

Arizona

In the Matter of the

Change of Name of:

Elaine Dorothy Dalton to

Elaine Dorothy Poseyesa.

Case No. 2012-CV-0098,

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION OF CHANGE OF

NAME.

Notice is hereby given

that Elaine Dorothy Dalton has petitioned the

court for the change of

name, from: Elaine

Dorothy Dalton to Elaine

Dorothy Poseyesva. Any

party seeking to intervene

in said proceeding must

court for the change of

name from: Not Named

Dawahoya to Dawesa

Dawahoya. Any party

seeking to intervene in

said proceeding must file

an appropriate pleading

with the Hopi Tribal Court

no later than twenty (20)

days after the publication

of this notice.

Dated: 2/13/2013

/s/ Margene Namoki,

Clerk of the Court

file an appropriate pleading with the Hopi Tribal

Court no later than twenty

(20) days after the publication of this notice.

Dated: 7/2/12

/s/ Belena Harvey, Clerk

of the Court

those funds go unawarded.”

A new federal law limits

the lifetime eligibility for

receiving Pell grants to 12

semesters. “If you have attended college for four

years or longer, receiving

full-time federal Pell grants

each year, you are likely to

exhaust or have already exhausted your lifetime

limit,” noted Beaulah BobPennypacker, NPC’s financial aid director. “Please be

conscious of the lifetime

limit of the Pell grant when

scheduling or changing

classes. You may not appeal your lifetime eligibility

used,” stressed BobPennypacker. “There are no

exceptions and a school has

no legal ability to award

students beyond the lifetime limit.” Students can

check out their lifetime eligibility at NSLDS.ed.gov.

For questions about the

financial aid application

process, contact the NPC

Financial Aid Office, (800)

266-7845, ext. 7318. The

office is located in the Tawa

Center on the Holbrook –

Painted Desert Campus,

2251 E. Navajo Blvd.

Northland Pioneer College serves the residents of

Navajo and Apache counties through four regional

campuses and five centers

with a variety of educational options for academic,

career and technical and

personal enrichment. NPC

supports each student’s educational goals through affordable tuition, small class

sizes and caring, professional instructors. For more

information about NPC

programs and services, visit

www.npc.edu or call (800)

266-7845.