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HOPI TUTUVENI

PO BOX 123

KYKOTSMOVI, AZ 86039

Published by Flagstaff Publishing

Co. /AZ Daily Sun

1751 Thompson Street

Flagstaff, AZ 86001

HOPI TUTUVENI

Volume 24, No. 13

TUESDAY, JULY 5, 2016

Eight Hopi students complete Hopi

JULY

Students

9-month

building

construction

The Going Home

named to

Moon

apprenticeship training program

SP2016

KYELMUYA

President’s

List

This Month In

Hopi History

• Orayvi is the oldest inhabited village in North America

NEWS RELEASE

Northland Pioneer College

• July 20, 1942, Hopi potter

Nampeyo died

• July 20, First Spanish contact with Hopi at Awat’ovi,

by Pedro de Tovar, 1540

NPC honors top scholars

for Spring Semester 2016

• July 22, PL 885-547 signed

into law, 1958, resulted in

start of Healing vs. Jones case

COMMUNITY

CALENDAR Hopi Building Construction Apprentices pose with Tribal Council Members

of Events

Students completing the 9 month apprenticeship program:

Louella Nahsonhoya

Hopi Tutuveni

7/5-28: Hopi Youth Soccer

In joint partnership between the Hopi Tribal Housing

Authority and the Northland Pioneer College, a 9-month

Lori Piestewa Native Games NCCER Carpenter’s Apprenticeship Training program

7/15-17: Scottsdale, Az

(National Center for Construction Education and Re480-517-9700

search) was implemented in an effort to train young Hopi

men and women in the field of building construction.

7/19-20: Be Hopi, Be

With a desire and focus on building a local Hopi conHealthy Youth Camp,

struction workforce, early discussions began with Hopi

HVMC

928-737-6385

Vice Chairman Alfred Lomahquahu, the Hopi High School

Administrators, Hopi Tribal Housing Authority Admin7/20: Fun Day, First Mesa istration (HTHA) and support from the HTHA Board of

Elem School. 928-7372581

Commissioners. Once the idea was formed, the group

reached out to Education institutions (Northland Pioneer

7/25-29: Natural Resource

College and the NCCER) for their expertise in developing

Conserv. Youth Workshops

a curriculum of standardized training and credentials. It

520-766-3602

is the intent that trainees will be equipped with a formal

education and hands on training that will ready them with

the necessary experience to determine them qualified for

jobs in the field of building construction.

Eight Hopi students recently completed the NCCER

Carpenter’s Training through Northland Pioneer College

and were introduced to the Hopi Tribal Council in June.

HVMC

928-313-1189

Executive Order

#01-2016

State of Extreme

Fire Danger

(see p2)

Robin David selected to 2016 NCA

All-American Cheerleading Team

Hopi Chairman Herman G. Honanie and

Vice Chairman Alfred

Lomahquahu declare

State of Extreme Fire Hopi Tutuveni

Danger on the Hopi

Robin David, member of

Reservation.

the Hopi High School Cheer

Executive Order #012016 executed June 22.

VACANCY

ANNOUNCEMENT

(Open until filled)

Hopi Tribal Council

Secetary

More information may be

obtained by calling the Office of the Tribal Secretary

at 928-734-3135.

To Advertise in the

Tutuveni, call:

928-734-3282

Hopi Tutuveni

PO Box 123

Kykotsmovi, AZ

86039

www.hopi-nsn.gov

1. Wilburn Adams, Sichomovi Village

2. Johan Kaursgowva, Hotevilla Village

3. Marcus Nahsonhoya, Mishongnovi Village

4. Eithan Nuvamsa, Shungopavy Village

5. Gavin Pavinyama, Kykotsmovi Village

6. Kristie Pawytewa, Walpi Village

7. Alex Quiyo, Hotevilla Village

8. Leonard Sherman, Walpi Village

Kristie Pawytewa was the only female on the team of

apprentices and said she was grateful to have been a part

of the training program.

“It is pretty intense for a lady,” Pawytewa told the Tribal

Council members. “From the beginning it was pretty hard,

but I enjoyed the education and learned a lot. I also learned

to work with the guys and they were all good to me.”

All apprentices had only good things to say about the

program and how much they enjoyed the learning. Most

said they were not excited about the formal education,

such as math, but realize it is a critical component of

the trade because construction work deals with alot of

measurements. Eventually they all felt gratification from

what they learned in a formal education, but agreed they

would rather be out doing hands-on construction work.

Tribal Council representatives congratulated and encouraged students to continue working with what they learned.

Team is among a few elite

cheerleaders who earned

a position on the National

Cheerleaders Association

(NCA) 2016 All-American

Cheerleading Team. Robin,

along with her teammates

from Hopi High School, recently attended a National

Cheerleaders Association

Summer Camp at Northern

Arizona University in Flagstaff Arizona where she was

selected as a member of the

NCA 2016 All American

Cheerleading Team.

The NCA All-American

Cheerleading Team consists of cheerleaders who

were nominated by the NCA

Staff based on their individual talents as a cheerleader.

Recognized for their exceptional skills in strong motions, stunting abilities, and

hyper-extended jumps, the

Cheerleaders were honored

as All-American Nominees.

Once nominated for this

achievement, the contenders

then completed a detailed

try-out to be considered for

All-American status. The

nominees were judged in

the categories of tumbling,

jumps, voice projection,

sharp motions, memory,

spirit and enthusiasm, and

over-all crowd appeal. Each

candidate was expected to

receive well above average

or exceptional scores prior

to consideration of selection.

After all of the nominated

cheerleaders faultlessly completed the required try-out,

the NCA Staff announced

their team selection during

the awards ceremony on

the final day of camp.

At the awards ceremony

Robin David was honored

as a member of the 2016

All-American Cheerleading Team. As a member of

the All-American Cheer

Team, Robin is invited to

participate in various special events throughout the

year. Among these special

events, is the opportunity

to perform in the prestigious 67th annual Thanksgiving Day Parade held in

Houston, Texas.

The

All-American

Cheerleaders

will

marching in this parade

along with hundreds of performers and dancers from

across the United States.

Cont’d on P3

Academic excellence by

Northland Pioneer College

students is now earning additional recognition on the

President’s or Dean’s lists.

There were 150 students

named to the President’s

List and 152 to the Dean’s

List. Students will be receiving letters of recognition, and the honor will be

noted on their transcripts

for each semester earned.

There were 4,230 students

registered for classes during

the spring semester.

Students with a perfect

4.0 average are named to

the President’s List. Those

with 3.5 to 3.99 grade averages will be on the Dean’s

List. To be eligible for distinction, students must have

completed 12or more credits in 100-level or above

courses.

Two Hopi students were

among those named to the

President’s list with a perfect 4.0 average: Dorothy

K. Denet, from Polacca and

Susan K. Sekaquaptewa

from Second Mesa.

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.

Independence

Day

Independence Day

celebrated the birthday

of the United States

of America. Founded

July 4, 1776, with the

signing of the Declaration of Independence,

America

celebrated

it’s 240th birthday this

year. The 4th of July

is a time for the Red

White and Blue.

2 TUESDAY, JULY 5. 2016 | HOPI TUTUVENI

HOPI TRIBAL COUNCIL

Third Quarter Session June 1, 2016 AGENDA

June 30 - Amendment #2

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. CERTIFICATION OF TRIBAL COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES

III. ROLL CALL

IV. INVOCATION/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

V. ANNOUNCEMENTS

VI. CORRESPONDENCE

VII. CALENDAR PLANNING

VIII. APPROVAL OF MINUTES August 3, 4, 5, 6, 18, 24, 25, 26, 2015

IX. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

X. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

1. Action Item 099-2015 – To approve funding for School Tuition –

Author Marilyn M. Michael, Village of Shungopavi – TABLED

2. Action Item 007-2016 – To adopt the Hopi Human Resources

Policy Manual with an effective date of (Approval Date by Tribal

Council) – Author/Lisa Pawwinnee, Director, Office of Human

Resources – TABLED

3. Action Item 064-2016 – To approve the HUD Title VI Loan Application for First Mesa Community – uthor/Chester Carl, Executive Director, HTHA – TABLED

XI. NEW BUSINESS

1. Action Item #076-2016 – To enact Donation Guidelines Policy

and Donation Request Form – Author/Alfred Lomahquahu, Jr. Vice

Chairman – To be scheduled at end of July

2. Action Item 077-2016 – To dissolve the Detention Facility Steering Committee – Author/Alfred Lomahquahu, Vice Chairman - To

be scheduled at end of July

3. Action Item 080-2016 – Rescindment of Resolution H-044-2001/

Adopts the Tawa’ovi Community Master Plan and creation of the

Tawa’ovi Community Development Team – author/Alfred Lomahquahu, Vice Chairman- To be scheduled at end of July

4. Action Item 081-2016 – To accept Navajo Nation annual rental

payments – author/Robert Sumatzkuku, Treasurer - 7/5/16 @ 1:30

p.m.

5. Action Item #085 – To allocate funds in the amount of

$37,220.00 for operations and implementation of the Small Animal

Control Program – Author/Daniel Honahnie, Interim Public Works

Director - 7/7/16 @ 1:30 p.m.

XII. REPORTS - (1 hr. time allotted) *Required Quarterly Reports.

1. Office of the Chairman * - 7/5/16 @ 2:30 p.m.

2. Office of the Vice Chairman * - 6/7/16 @ 9:30 a.m. – TO BE

RESCHEDULED

3. Office of Tribal Secretary *

4. Office of the Treasurer * - 6/7/16 @ 10:30 a.m. - COMPLETE

5. General Counsel * - 6/7/16 @ 2:30 p.m. – COMPLETE

6. Office of the Executive Director * - 7/7/16 @ 10:30 a.m.

7. Land Commission * - 6/8/16 - @ 9:30 a.m. – COMPLETE

8. Water/Energy Committee * - 6/8/16 - @ 10:30 a.m. – COMPLETE

9. Transportation Committee * - 6/22/16 - @ 1:30 p.m. – COMPLETE

10. Law Enforcement Committee * - 6/8/16 - @ 2:30 p.m. – COMPLETE

11. Office of Revenue Commission * – 7/6/16 @ 9:30 a.m.

12. Gaming Task Team * - 6/8/16 @ 3:30 p.m. – TO BE RESCHEDULED

13. Investment Committee * - 6/6/16 @ 9:30 a.m. – COMPLETE

14. Health/Education Committee * - 6/9/16 @ 10:30 a.m. – COMPLETE

15. Budget Oversight Team – 6/6/16 @10:30 a.m. – COMPLETE

16. Report on Executive Director’s Evaluation – Chairman Honanie

– 7/6/16 @ 1:30 p.m.

17. Report by Hopi Jr./Sr. High School Governing Board re:

Governing Board activities – 6/22/16 @ 10:30 a.m. - TO BE RESCHEDULED

AT END OF JULY

18. Report – Update on Tawa’ovi Project – Tawa’ovi Committee 7/5/16 @ 3:30 p.m.

19. Report on ONRR/Snow Bowl/HAMP/ LCR – Water Energy

Committee - Norman Honanie - 7/6/16 @ 10:30 a.m.

20. Report on Energy Development and Land Settlement Funds per

H-048-2016 – Shirley Wesaw & Robert Sumatzkuku - 7/7/16 @ 9:30am

THE HOPI

TUTUVENI

STAFF

Interim HTEDC Board Chair – 6/9/16 @ 3:00 p.m. – APPROVED

2. Action Item 046-2016 – To obtain approval to reduce the annual interest rate on the current Long Term Loan to Walpi Housing from 6.5% Director/

to 3% - Author/Lamar Keevama, Interim HTEDC Board Chair – 6/9/16 Managing Editor

Louella Nahsonhoya

@ 4:00 p.m. – APPROVED

3. Action Item 066-2016 – Clarification on expenditure and oversight 928-734-3281

of Mishongnovi Village Funds – Author/Alfred Lomahquahu, Vice Lnahsonhoya@hopi.nsn.us

Chairman - WITHDRAWN

Reporter

4. Action Item 068-2016 – Budget Modification and justification to uti- Crystal Dee

lize remaining balance from Navajo Billing Funds – Author/Lt. Virgil 928-734-3284

Pinto, HRES – 6/20/16 @ 1:30 p.m. - DISAPPROVED

cdee@hopi.nsn.us

5. Action Item 069-2016 – To approve PH 16-F24 Water & Sewer Projects for 5 scattered houses – Author/Lydell Yazzie - 6/20/16 @ 2:30 Temp Secretary

Emma Anderson

p.m. - APPROVED

6. Action Item 072-2016 – To approve purchases exceeding $60,000.00 928-734-3282

limit, Sole Source and utilization of savings on IT project approved eanderson@hopi.nsn.us

through the 2016 Capital Outlay budget – Author/Jerolyn Takala/Director, Information Technology - 6/7/16 @10:00 a.m. – APPROVED

EDITORIAL BOARD

7. Action Item 073-2016 – To approve Cooperative Agreement between

Belma Navakuku

the Bureau of Reclamation and the Hopi Tribe for Hopi Tribe Clean Dr. Angela Gonzales

Energy Strategic Plan – Author/Kendrick Lomayestewa - 6/22/16 @

2:30 p.m. - APPROVED

8. Action Item 074-2016 – To approve HIR 603(1) Temporary Construction Easement, Polacca Sand Clan Streets, BIA Contract #6531600 The Hopi Tutuveni

– Author/Eric Tewa, Sr. - 6/20/16 @ 3:30 p.m. - APPROVED

Official Newspaper of

9. Action item 075-2016 – To approve and allow HTHA to apply for the Hopi Tribe

ICDBG Funding through HUD – Author/Chester Carl – 6/9/16 @ 9:30

P.O. Box 123

a.m. - APPROVED

10. Action Item 078-2016 – To renew Cooperative Agreement for Kykotsmovi, AZ 86039

Hunting Management between the Hopi Tribe and State of Arizona and Ph: (928) 734-3282

Arizona Game & Fish Department – Author/Darren Talayumptewa – Fax: (928) 734-0734

6/22/16 @ 9:30 a.m. - APPROVED

11. Action Item 079-2016 – To approve Amendment No. 4 of IGA Con- CIRCULATION

The Hopi Tutuveni is published

tract No. ADHS14-064041 – Author/Dana Russell - 6/20/16 @ 9:30 twice a month, with a circulaa.m. - APPROVED

tion of 3,000 copies through12. Action Item 082-2016 – To approve appointment and contract for out the entire Hopi ReservaChief Judge – Author/Carlene Tenakhongva - 6/20/16 - APPROVED tion. The paper is delivered

13. Action Item 083-2016 – Hopi Tribal Resolution for “16 BIA Trib- on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of

al Climate Resilience Program – Author/Lionel Puhuyesva – 6/20/16 each month to the following

locations: Moenkopi Travel

APPROVED

Center, Moenkopi Legacy Inn,

14. Action Item 084-2016 – To allocate $250,000.00 to fund position Hotevilla Store, Kykotsmovi

of director of Hopi Public Utility Authority – Author/Lionel Puhuyesva Village Store, Tribal Govern- 6/20/16 APPROVED

ment Complex, Hopi Cultural

Center, Hopi Health Care CenREPORTS

ter, Polacca Circle M, Hopi Law

1. Report – Status on LCR (continuing report) – Norman Honanie – Enforcement, HJSHS, Keams

6/6/16 @ 9:30 a.m. – COMPLETE

Canyon Store.

2. Report – Budget Oversight Team activities – Alfred Lomahquahu,

BOT - 6/6/16 @ 10:30 a.m. – COMPLETE

LETTERS TO EDITOR and

3. Report on Resolution H-057-2016 – Waiver of five day notice of sale GUEST SUBMITTALS

under Ordinance 43 of livestock previously impounded and redeemed and The Tutuveni welcomes letters

then intentionally returned to the range; Snow Bowl case; Paris Auction; from readers. A full name,

Peabody bankruptcy Chapter 11 – Karen Pennington - 6/7/16 – COMPLETE complete address and phone

number is required to veri4. Update Report – Paris Auction - COMPLETE

fy authenticity of the author.

5. Report on TERO processes and selections of individuals to refer to Anonymous letters will not be

contractors and employers – Brant Honahnie, Director, TERO - 6/21/16 printed. The Tutuveni reserves

the right to edit for clarity and

@ 3:30 p.m. - COMPLETE

6. Report by Bureau of Reclamation on Cooperator’s draft NGS KMC may decline to print Letters

EIS – Kevin Black, Sr., Peabody - 6/22/16 @ 3:30 p.m. - COMPLETE that are potentially libelous

7. Report on information re: Inmate Health Care Services by Tuba City and slanderous. Letters should

be limited to 500 words and

Health Care Corporation CEO L. Bonar and Board of Directors Presi- may be may be sent to:

dent, C. Curley - 6/23/16 @ 10:30 a.m. - COMPLETE

Louella Nahsonhoya

8. Report on services Navajo Tribal Utility Authority can provide to Director/Managing Editor

Hopi in regards to water and energy – Walter Haase, General Manager, P.O. Box 123

Kykotsmovi, AZ 86039

NTUA - 6/21/16 @ 10:30 a.m. - COMPLETE

9. Report by James Cruice, Superintendent, Hopi Jr./Sr. High School re:

Activities at Hopi Jr./Sr. High School – 6/21/16, 1:30pm - COMPLETE SUBSCRIPTION RATE

10. Report by Hopi Tribal Housing Authority Board of Commissioners $35 for 6-months/USA

$50 for 12-months/USA

re: HTHA BOC activities - 6/23/16 @ 9:30 a.m. – COMPLETE

11. Report Peabody’s bankruptcy Filing – Karen Pennington 6/23/16 ADVERTISING

COMPLETE

Call 928-734-3281

OTHER

1. Discussion - Tribal Secretary – HTC/Maxine Wadsworth - 6/6/16 @

2:30 p.m. - COMPLETE

2. Hopi Tribe Economic Development Corporation’s Annual Shareholder meeting - 6/9/16 @ 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. – COMPLETE

3. Discussion on matter re: Lobby Firms – Catherine Wright, Deputy

General Counsel - 6/9/16 - COMPLETE

4. Report on Arizona American Indian Oral Health Initiative – Lynette Shupla, Chairwoman, AAIOHI Statewide Executive Committee

- 6/7/16 @ 1:30 p.m. – COMPLETE

XIV. OTHER

5. Presentation on First Things First Program – Candida Hunter 1. Discussion: Village CSA’s concerns regarding overpayment

6/20/16 @ 10:30 a.m. – COMPLETE

to villages, village audits, disapproval of TIGER Grant – Village

6. Introduction of Acting BIE Director Ann Marie Bledsoe Downes and

CSAs - 7/6/16 @ 3:30 p.m.

Presentation on the Tribal Education Grant and BIE’s efforts in supporting Hopi Schools – Carlene Tenakhongva/Ann Bledsoe Downes

XV. ADJOURNMENT

- 6/21/16 @ 9:30 a.m. – COMPLETE

7. Introduction of students in the Hopi Tribal Housing Authority ApprenticeCOMPLETED ITEMS - ACTION ITEMS

1. Action Item 045-2016 – To obtain Tribal Council approval as re- ship Program – Chester Carl, Director, HTHA - 6/23/16 @ 1pm COMPLETE

quired by HTEDC By-Laws for a multi-year contract and a bonus/in- 8. Hopi Tribal Housing Authority Work Session with Hopi Tribal Councentive plan for the current HTEDC CEO – Author/Lamar Keevama, cil – Chester Carl, Director, HTHA - 6/23/16 @ 1:30 p.m. - COMPLETE

XIII. APPOINTMENTS/INTERVIEWS

1. Audit Team

2. Fire Designee (2)

3. Election Board – Alternate (1) vacancy - Memo OTS 7/23/15

4. Hopi Tribe Economic Development Corporation – Board of

Directors (2 positions for Hopi/Tewa Tribal Members)

5. General Counsel

6. Tribal Secretary – Interviews - 7/5/16 - 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

TRIBAL COUNCIL

Herman G. Honanie

CHAIRMAN

Alfred Lomahquahu Jr

VICE CHAIRMAN

Nada Talayumptewa

Interim Tribal Secretary

Robert Sumatzkuku

Tribal Treasurer

Second Volume of the book, Moquis and Kastiilam soon to be published

Alfonso Sakeva

Sergeant-At-Arms

Crystal Dee

Hopi Tutuveni

Village of Upper Moenkopi

The second volume of

a book titled, Moquis and

Kastiilam: Hopis, Spaniards, and the Trauma of

History, Volume I, 15401679, will be published at

the end of the year, beginning with the Pueblo Revolt of 1680-1720.

The Hopi History Project started in 2000 when

Thomas E. Sheridan of

the University of Arizona

began working on a documentary of the Seri Indians

of Sonora Mexico. Regretfully, Sheridan said he did

not talk to any of the Seri

Indians to find out what

they knew about their past.

“I wanted to do a project

that would combine looking

at Spanish documents, but

also looking at the oral traditions of a native people,”

said Sheridan. “Hartman

Lomawaima and Emory

Sekaquaptewa were work-

ing at the University of Arizona and were both friends

of mine, so I thought a project with the Hopi Indians

would be a great project.

It was a sort of test to this

approach and it gave me the

idea for this project.”

Sheridan met with the

Hopi Tribe Cultural Preservation Office (HCPO)

Leigh Kuwanwisiwma and

Stewart Koyiyumptewa,

who agreed to the project.

The Hopi History Project

involved gathering information from Hopi elders and

consultants of the trauma

Hopis received after their

resistance to the Spaniards.

The accounts of this history

are written in two volumes

titled, Moquis and Kastiilam: Hopis, Spaniards, and

the Trauma of History, Volume I, 1540-1679, and Volume II, 1680-1720.

In the Volume I Introductory, it is noted that the Hopi’s resistance to Spaniards

was one-sided. Individuals

who worked on the project

have attempted to restore

balance to these periods

through the collection of

Hopi oral accounts and

knowledge through interviews.

“Historians and anthropologists have relied on

documents written by representatives of the Spanish

empire. Hopi voices have

been silenced, ignored, or

relegated to “myth”.”

Sheridan said before

the six year project began,

which turned into 16 years,

they received blessings from

the Hopi Tribal Council.

Koyiyumptewa said a

great amount of support

was received from former

Hopi Chairman Wayne

Taylor Jr. who is credited

in the book.

Koyiyumptewa said he

had just finished college

when CPO was approached

by Sheridan and this was

one of the first projects assigned to him by Kuwanwisiwma. His assignment

was to come up with a list

of Hopi elders to interview

for the project - the Kastiilam (Spanish in Hopi).

“There were some who

were unsure if they should

talk about it and some

didn’t want to talk about it

because it was a bad subject,” said Koyiyumptewa.

“There were some like Valgean Joshevama Sr. who

invited me to talk to him.”

Most of the interviews

with the Hopi elders or consultants were done in Hopi

Lavayi which was beneficial to Koyiyumptewa because he was able to converse and understand what

they were talking about.

“The motivation from

our office was to capture

the history from that time

period,” stated Kuwanwisiwma. “Versus what

the Spanish recorded

from their viewpoint. We

thought it was important

to balance that story with

Hopi stories.”

The first volume is divided into to two sections. Part

one covers the period from

the Coronado expedition to

Hopi Country in 1540 to

Juan de Onate’s expedition

to the Hopi mesas and the

Colorado River in 1605,

and Part two examines the

half century of the mission

and encomienda between

1629 and 1680.

The second volume covers three sections. Part 3

focuses on the Pueblo Revolt; Part 4 examines Diego

de Vargas’s Reconquista of

the Pueblo world beginning

in 1692 and the destruction

of Awat’ovi by Hopi’s in

1700; and Part 5explores

Hopi’s successful strategies

to remain independent of

the Spanish empire.

Cont’d on P3

Michael Elmer

Bruce Fredericks

Wayne Kuwanhyoima

LeRoy Shingoitewa

Village of Bakabi

Ruth Kewanimptewa

Lamar Keevama

Gail Poley

Village of Kykotsmovi

Antone Honanie

Norman Honanie

Miona Kaping

Nada Talayumptewa

Village of Sipaulovi

Norene Kootswatewa

Anita Bahnimptewa

Rosa Honani

Village of Mishongnovi

Annette F. Talayumptewa

Malinda Andrews

Mervin Yoyetewa

First Mesa Consolidated Vlgs

Albert T. Sinquah

Wallace Youvella Sr.

Dale Sinquah

Celestino Youvella

HOPI TUTUVENI | TUESDAY, JULY 5, 2016 3

Cheerleader from P1

“The All American award

in cheerleading is a high

honor and great achievement,” said Robin’s mother

Donna. “The award is given by the Universal Cheerleading Association (UCA)

and we are very proud of

Robin’s hard work, dedication and great accomplishment in being selected

as an NCA All American

Cheerleader. I would like

to thank Jessica Erales,

Hopi High School Cheerleading coach and the rest

of the Hopi High Cheerleading squad. You all have

taught Robin a lot on how

to be competitive, to take

pride in what you pursue

and how to fly in the air.”

Robin David is the daughter of Donna Maha and Loren Keith David, Sr. She has

2 brothers Keith David and

Loren Keith David Jr. Her

maternal grandparents are

New

Tribal

EDITORIAL

Photo ID Cards

GUIDELINES

available at Enrollment Office Do you have an opinion or perspective

Donald Maha and Barbara

Polacca from Polacca, Az.

and paternal grandparents

are Leslie and Nora David

from Keams Canyon, Az.

Robin is Spider Clan from

Polacca and is a member of Submitted by:

the Hopi Tribe.. She is a Hopi Enrollment Office

very energetic young lady

and enjoys spending time

The Hopi Enrollment

with family, running, and

Office began issuing NEW

watching movies. Robin has

Hopi Tribal photo ID cards

promoted from the 8th grade

since September 2015.

at Hopi Jr/Sr High School.

The first New Card is

FREE and the $15 replacement fee will be waived if

your OLD card has been

lost, stolen, or damaged. If

your New card needs to be

“What they left us with work provides a valuable ed through a series of five replaced, you will need to

was with the consequence,” resource for Hopi’s to un- grants from the Nation- pay the $15 fee.

said Elgean Joshevama, for- derstand the past,” said Ku- al Historic Preservation

The new cards have a

mer Hopi Vice Chairman. wanwisiwma.

and Records Commission small gold hologram in the

“They left us having to deal The project was made pos- (NHPRC) that continued lower right corner and now

with the guilt of destroy- sible by many individuals in 2008 and one from the have an expiration date.

ing our own people; deal- including: U of A students, National Endowment for The cards no longer have

ing with the anger of the Hopi translators/transcrib- the Humanities (NEH). The your degree of Hopi Indian

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Be Hopi, Be Healthy Youth Camps Cultivating a Wellness Mindset

1 Mile Group sets off for Trail in Hotevilla

Children particpate in Be Hopi, Be Healthy Youth Camp activities

Terri Honanie

Hopi Special Diabetes Program

The Hopi Wellness Center will be hosting the 6th year of Be Hopi, Be Healthy

Youth Camps. The Be Hopi, Be Healthy

(BHBH) Youth Camps were created by

the Hopi Health Care Center’s Health

Promotion Disease Prevention program

in collaboration with the Hopi Wellness

Center. The Youth Camps are held weekly on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in July

for Little Campers ages 5-10, and for Big

Campers ages 11-18 at the Hopi Veteran’s Memorial Center. The BHBH sessions focuses on nutrition education and

physical activity taught by the Diabetes

Prevention Educators and the Fitness

Center staff. Student workers from the

Hopi Health Care Center’s Indigenous

Pride Health Workers and student interns from the University of Arizona and

Northern Arizona University also come

to help assist at the BHBH Youth Camp.

This summer’s Be Hopi Be Healthy

camps will also include a Parent Educa-

tion Night for the whole family. Parent

Education Night will have topics that 1 & 2 Mile Courses meet up at Secackuku’s (old store)

focus on physical activity, mindfulness

& wellness, and healthy habits. Pre-reg- Jessica Quamahongnewa

coping strategies, you give your imistration for the Be Hopi Be Healthy

Hopi Special Diabetes Prevention Educator mune system a big boost.

camp is now open, and registration forms

5. Altruism: Giving to others and making

can be found at the Village Community

The mid-point of the 100 Mile Club has

the world around a better place to have

Buildings & Youth Centers, and also at passed, and we have seen the effective

physical and mental benefits.

the Hopi Wellness Center. For more in- strategies that nearly every individual goes

formation, please call (928) 734-3432. through to make it to the events hosted out 6. A sense of humor: Being able to laugh

at yourself, as opposed to ridiculing

in the communities. Your commitment

others – is health enhancing.

Be Hopi, Be Healthy Youth Camp

goes beyond human physiology; it is also

7. Social connectedness: Your relationHopi Veteran’s Memorial Center

humility, compassion and true happiness!

ship with people makes a real difference

Registration/health screening @ 8:00am,

Dr. David Meyers, a social psycholoin your health.

Youth Camp - 9:00am – 2:00pm

gist, uncovers the recipe of happiness and

8. Sleep: Getting 7 to 9 hours of sleep evwell-being; his recipe includes the renewal

ery night allows your immune system to

Little Camp (ages 5-10) July 5 & 6, July of disciplined lifestyles, committed relafunction optimally.

19 & 20

tionships, and receiving and giving of ac9. Nutritional Support: Your body needs

Big Camp (ages 11-18) July 12 & 13,

ceptance. In his book “The Pursuit of Hapgood fuel to function adequately. Have

July 26 & 27

piness”, these three ingredients intertwine

plenty of fruits and vegetables daily.

Children must bring a healthy lunch and with wellness – living, giving to others,

transportation is not provided.

achieving personal excellence, going be- Remember, wellness is a journey in which

yond mediocrity and shaping your environ- the benefits are gained along the way, it is

Parent Education Night

ment. Wellness is not something to have; self- gratification. It is being the most you

Hopi Veteran’s Memorial Center

rather it is something to be. The challenge can be every day of your life. It is revealTuesday evenings: 6:00pm – 7:00pm

we face is to achieve a wellness mindset; ing that you have considerable control over

July 12, July 19, and July 26.

where just getting by is intolerable. Be the your well-being and happiness. Go To It!

best you can be! Perhaps Hugh Downs said Things to consider as the 100 Mile

it best: “A happy person is not a person in Club nears its end:

a certain set of circumstances but rather a  Begin to log your miles and start turnperson with a certain set of attitudes.”

ing in your mileage logs.

Building Healthy Kids

Valerie Nuvayestewa,

Hopi Special Diabetes Program

“If growing healthy humans is the goal, then building trust in relationships,

encouraging, guiding, leading, teaching, and communicating are the tools for

success.”-LR Knost.

Building healthy kids is

the theme for the month of

July. As parents we pray

for a good life for all our

children; that they grow

into strong, productive,

culturally grounded individuals that will lead our

tribes into the next century.

When life starts in the

mother’s womb it is then

that the child begins to

learn and develop. The

baby naming is the first

significant step into this

world for every Hopi/Tewa

person. The 20 days that

are given to the child and

mother to bond are very

important for the healing

and growth of these individuals. It is time spent secluded; where the child is

literally transplanted from

the womb into our world.

During that time the roots

are developed and the child

is given a solid foundation

for life’s adventure.

And so we find ourselves today in the state of

unhealthiness, not fully understanding why we have

fallen so far from what our

ancestors died and fought

to preserve for us.

As a young parent I was

not the best example of how

to live my life. Although I

had the best examples ever of

how to live my life through

both of my grandparents, and

parents, I still fell far below

from being the model parent

for my children.

It is true when you listen

to people who have faced

life’s challenges. Addictions, abuse, suicide, sexual

assault, killings, the loss of a

loved one, especially when

the loved one is a child, can

become so overwhelming

that you lose your direction

in life, you become a shadow of what you once were.

Going through the motions

and forgetting the world

around you.

Rafiki, the character

from the “Lion King”

makes a great statement

in the movie to Simba, he

tells him, “Oh, yes, the

past can hurt, but the way

I see it, you can either run

from it or learn from it.” In

making the positive choice

to learn and grow, what

doesn’t kill us makes us

that much stronger; more

resilient human beings.

In the process of learning

to heal and grow, comes

renewal; renewal in all

ways. A remembering of

things we took in as children when we were around

our grandparents, how they

carried each other thru the

hard times, how they argued and how they still

found a way thru the darkness to continue on because

of their love for each other

and of their families, our

way of life, our ceremonies

which guides us along our

life paths so ultimately we

can remember the covenant

we made with Masaw.

Tribal nations, people of

all race and walks in life

look to Hopi in reverence.

They honor our people and

are in awe and amazement

that we still have some of

our ceremonies intact and

still practice our culture.

Honestly ask yourself, are

we as a people deserving

of this honor and respect?

Do we live our lives in the

best possible way with our

intentions set every day to

make a difference in the

world? Are we a compassionate person to those

who are struggling? Do we

lend a hand? Do we teach

our children Hopi values,

Kyaptsi,

Sumi’nangwa,

Nami’nangwa, Hita’nangwa, and Pasi’nangwa?

I can only answer those

questions for myself, and in

this time and in this place,

I am “rededicating” myself

to honor those that have

gone before me and those

still to come, so that we can

begin to rebuild, renew, revitalize, a healthier generation of Hopi/Tewa leaders.

Top Nine Immune System Boosters:

1. Optimism: Health is a self-fulfilling

prophecy. Good things happen to people who expect them.

2. An unsinkable spirit: Belief in the ability to make it through any crisis is essential.

3. Taking charge: Provide a take-charge

attitude puts that spirit into action.

4. Stress reduction: By using exercise, relaxation, meditation, or other personal

 Keep in mind YOU are responsible for

making sure your mileage logs are received by the Hopi Special Diabetes

Program.

 All mileage logs must be post

marked, dropped in a drop box or

turned in to the Hopi Special Diabetes Program by Friday, July 29th.

All inquiries regarding mileage must

be made on or by July 29th, after this

date the program is officially closed.

Keep Hopi Moving!

HOPI TUTUQUYKISIKISVE

VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION

HOPI WUWUANAMP’TAPISIKISVE

HOPI FAMILY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (HFAP)

HOPI HEAD START PROGRAM

HOPI GRANT & SCHOLARSHIP (HTGSP)

HOPI CHILD CARE PROGRAM

WORKFORCE INNOVATION & OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA)

ADULT VOCATIONAL PROGRAM

Contact Dr. Noreen Sakiestewa, Department of Education, 928-734-3501, NSakiestewa@hopi.nsn.us

HOPI TUTUVENI | TUESDAY, JULY 5, 2016 5

Methamphetamine, a dangerous

drug that can cause death

Crystal Dee, Hopi Tutuveni

Other serious effects can include insomnia,

confusion, hallucinations, anxiety and paranoia. In some cases it can cause convulsions

that lead to death.

Some Short-term effects: Loss of appetite;

increased heart rate/blood pressure/body

temperature; dilation of pupils; nausea; bizarre/violent behavior; hallucinations, and

panic. High doses can also lead to death.

Some Long-term effects: Permanent damage to blood vessels of heart/brain, high

blood pressure leading to heart attack/stroke

and death; liver/kidney and lung damage;

destruction of nose tissue if sniffed; respiratory problems; infectious diseases; weight

Resource Enforcement Services (HRES)

loss; severe tooth decay and depression/ Crystal Dee, Hopi Tutuveni

along with family members and local volpsychosis (to name a few).

Darian “Ootie” Nevayaktewa attended unteers searched Kykotsmovi village for

Meth is a dangerous drug because it

is made up of potent chemicals that can a Pow-wow at the Hungry Bear’s Diner in anything that might be suspicious or out

cause severe damage to your body. Be- Kykotsmovi .on the evening of June 18, of place.

The search for Darian lasted a couple

cause meth is highly concentrated, first 2008, and never returned home.

time users report getting hooked after

Darian, a member of the Tesuque Pueb- weeks in and around Kykotsmovi village.

their first hit.

It has been 8 years since Darian has

lo Tribe, resided with his mother in New

Namoki said 5% of individuals who Mexico and was visiting his father Elmo been missing, but his family still has hope

come to their office for help might men- Nevayaktewa, at Mishongnovi Village, and faith that someone will come forward

tion they are addicted to meth, while a for the summer.

and give information on his whereabouts

higher percentage are embarrassed to adIt is alleged he separated from the or remember anything about that day.

mit they have an addiction.

He is missed very much; especially his

group of clan relatives he was with at

“It would help them if they let us know

the Pow-wow and left with others to a maternal grandmother, Louise Pino. Evthey are addicted to meth because we can

“party” in Kykotsmovi village. He was ery year during the anniversary of his disget them the proper treatment they need,”

appearance, she calls the Hopi Tutuveni

said Namoki. “The help they receive is last seen in the early morning of June 19

to print the story of her grandson in hopes

walking

away

from

abandoned

builddifferent from what an alcoholic receives.”

that someone out there will remember

ing

towards

Hopi

Day

School.

Darian

He added that males have shown to be

was wearing a white North Carolina Tar something, anything.

able to get off meth more than women.

There is a $6,500 reward being offered

“Women get emotionally attached to Heels t-shirt, dark blue jeans, black basefor

ANY information leading to the whereball

cap,

and

black

Chuck

Taylor

Conthe drug,” said Namoki. “They start callabouts

of Darian Nevayaktewa. If you

verse

shoes.

ing it their best friends or saying things

His father alerted family members on have any information you are encouraged

like, I love you.”

Namoki also noted that the effects of June 22 that “Ootie” had not come home. to call one of the following: FBI Flagstaff,

meth are starting to be more noticeable in Several family members searched the area (928) 774-0631; Hopi BIA Law EnforceHopi children.

where the Pow-wow took place along In- ment, (928) 738-2235/2236 or Pueblo of

“Because of meth, there has been a rise dian Rt. 2, with no results. His father re- Tesuque Law Enforcement at (505) 988in crime as well,” stated Namoki. “Ad- ported him missing to the Hopi Bureau of 9119, www.tesuquetribepolice.com.

dicts are starting to become more brazen Indian Affairs (BIA) Police Department

“We don’t want anyone to forget about

and less afraid to commit a crime.”

him,” said Pino. “We just need to find

on that day.

The Hopi Substance Abuse PrevenOn June 23, the BIA Police and Hopi him.”

tion Center currently sends individuals to

Thwajik Ke’, Hope Healing House in Gila

River. There is a waiting list for men, but

not women.

For more information on receiving

help, call (928) 734-0300 and Hopi Substance Abuse Prevention Center Staff can

assist you: Shawn, Kevin Nash and Rachel Povatah.

“We help family members of an addict

as well,” added Namoki.

Facts:

• The United States government reported

Crystal Dee, Hopi Tutuveni

in 2008 that approximately 13 million

He also lost himself; he went from being

people over the age of 12 have used

Jeremy Kingis a 49-year old member of 245lbs. to only weighing 180 lbs. He also

methamphetamine.

Moenkopi village and currently works for lost his father’s five-bedroom home in

• In 2007, 4.5% of high-school seniors

Moenkopi Legacy Inn & Suites as Grants Phoenix, lost hundreds of acres of his faand 4.1% of tenth grade students reManager. King also does motivational ther’s land in Salt River.

ported using methamphetamine at least speaking, leadership skill building and

“I had promised my father before he

once in their life.

presentations.

passed that I would get his land back, but

He has gone through many obstacles, before he could see that, he passed away. I

challenges and has had many difficult ex- went through a nine month court battle to

periences that led him to be where he is at get his land back and I did,” said King as

now. King is now in his eleventh year of he wiped tears. “I walked off his land and

recovery from use of methamphetamines was told to never go back there.”

or meth. He calls it his last battle with a

After he was sentenced to two year

drug he kicked to the curb.

probation by Judge Delford Leslie on

King said he began using meth when he Nov. 5, 2005 King sought help from the

was introduced to the drug by his “sup- Navajo Department of Behavioral Health

posed” friends while looking to purchase (NDBH) in Tuba City before he started

some crack cocaine on the Salt River res- working towards recovery.

ervation. He didn’t find any crack cocaine,

“Judge Leslie told me he didn’t want

but

his

“friends”

asked

would

see me in his court again or he would

(U.S. Senate)—Vice-Chairman Sena- offender for drug related crimes, domestry

drug

called

“glass”

(One

the

street

throw

the book at me,” said King. “I never

tor Jon Tester today released the follow- tic violence against children, and crimes

went back after that.”

ing statement after his Tribal Youth and committed against tribal law enforcement names for meth).

“I was reluctant to, but I decided I

King said he would like to recognize

Community Protection Act was unani- officers.

would,”

said King. “That was my first Beck Jensen of NDBH because it was her

mously passed by the Senate Indian AfIn Montana, the Northern Cheyenne,

who encouraged King to speak from the

fairs Committee:

Blackfeet, and Fort Belknap Tribes have time use and after that it was downhill.”

The addiction to meth, was his history heart when he talks about meth because

“It is time to address the growing drug all recently declared states of emergency

of using marijuana, alcohol, crack cocaine he would never be misunderstood. Jensen

epidemic that is plaguing communities due to the increase in drug related crimes

and powder cocaine.

will be retiring from NDBH.

in Indian Country. This bill will restore on their reservations.

“It was just being around the wrong

Now that King is sober, he is on the Viltribes’ ability to arrest and prosecute the

Currently, many criminals committing

people at the wrong time and not having lage of Moenkopi’s Law & Order Comfolks who bring drugs into their commu- drug offenses or crimes against children

that positive reinforcement from a positive mittee, Secretary to the Village Council in

nities or try and harm their children. We in Indian Country can only be arrested group of friends. After all these years in

addition to his job.

are now one step closer to locking up and prosecuted by state or federal law recovery, I can now see I was trying to be

“Anyone on meth has to understand it’s

drug dealers, protecting children, and in- enforcement officials due in part to the accepted in a world where I wasn’t accepta problem they need to take care of themcreasing safety in Indian Country.”

varying level of authority, proximity, and ed,” said King.

selves by saying ‘No!’ All it takes is a simTester’s bill will reestablish the abili- capacity between state, federal, and tribal

The more he did meth, the more he de- ple no,” said King.

ty for tribes to arrest and prosecute any law enforcement.

cided this drug was for him. The pressure

According to a survey done by the Moento use meth came from his peers who said, kopi Law & Order Committee in 2014, of

‘Go for it. Let’s do this.’ And parties here the 98 families who took the survey only

Fact Sheet: Tribal Youth & Community Protection Act

and there, but when trouble came, his two families did not know what meth was

friends were not there.

In tribal court, sentences are limited to a • Living on the tribe’s lands, or

or don’t know of anyone who uses.

“The pressure that led to my addiction

maximum of three years per offense, and • Being employed by the tribe, or

“We have young adults between the

multiple sentences can be stacked on one • Having a relationship (as defined in fed- was the belief set in me by the drug and ages of 16 to 20 walking around the vilanother.

eral law) with a tribal member or Native my friends, telling me it would make me lage looking like the walking dead,” said

feel good and it will enhance my sexual King. “Our elder and adults are not conIf a non-Indian defendant is found American living on the tribe’s lands.

necting with our children like they used to.

guilty, they would serve jail time in a tribThe Tribal Youth and Community Protec- drive,” said King.

Meth was cheaper, higher in quantity and We need to use our culture as a prevention

al correctional facility that has been ap- tion Act maintains current federal law, which

proved by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. requires tribal courts to provide constitution- the high lasted longer. The potency was not tool and we need more resources.”

The survey also indicated that because

Tribes are also free to enter into agree- al protections to defendants when exercising as good as the first hit of meth; King began

to use more and purchase more.

of the high use of meth in the village,

ment with regional detention facilities criminal jurisdiction related to the bill.

“You lose your family’s trust, you start to there has been an increase in rapes, sexthat could be located off a reservation—

•

These

protections

provide

check

lie

and steal,” said King. “You don’t have ual assault, domestic violence, burglaries,

in which case the guilty offender would

controversial or uncertain charges against morals and you lose your set of values. You selling property, curtains drawn during the

serve time in that facility.

fall in love with the drug and you make de- day, children going in and out of homes all

All defendants suspected of drug a suspect/defendant.

cisions

you wouldn’t ordinarily make.”

hours of the day.

crimes on tribal lands will have to appear • Additionally, if a tribal court issues a

King

was addicted to meth for 7 to 8

“There is no parental control,” said King.

controversial decision, a defendant can

in tribal court.

years;

spent

$300

day

meth

and

“There

are gangs in the village, and beThe Tribal Youth and Community Pro- request that a federal court review the

sold

everything

owned.

cause

meth

increases sexual drive there are

tection Act builds on existing federal law legality of his or her detention.

“I

sold

truck,

but

family

memseveral

cases

of Sexually Transmitted Inthat describes the ties a defendant must

All non-Indian defendants in tribal

bers

bought

from

and

said

they

would

fections

syphilis,

HIV and chlamydia.”

have to the tribe for the tribal court to hear court will have the same constitutional

keep it till I could repay them,” said King.

King is available to do community prea case that is not a drug offense.

protections as they would have in federal “If I kept it, I would have hurt myself.”

sentations on methamphetamines to bring

Individuals suspected of committing

court, including:

King hit rock bottom in 2004 when his awareness to the communities and villagcrimes against children will need to have

father passed away, and lost his mother es, young and old. His contact informa• Right to a speedy and public trial.

ties like those currently applicable to dobecause she couldn’t trust him anymore. tion, (928) 660-3542.

•

Right

counsel.

mestic violence crimes, which include:

• Right to not incriminate oneself.

“The main drug of choice being sold or

used on the Hopi reservation was marijuana and alcohol, until methamphetamine use

became popular on the reservation,” said

Shawn Namoki, Sr., Mentor for the Hopi

Substance Abuse Prevention Center. “I

don’t recall when methamphetamines was

being used or sold on Hopi.”

Namoki said in the early 2000’s there

was an epidemic of methamphetamine use

on the Hopi reservation that lasted about

four to six years. However, that is not to say

that people don’t use it anymore because,

now, it has become a common drug to purchase like marijuana.

He does not know if the drug was already

on the reservation before the epidemic began. Generally, people knew it was a dangerous drug.

What is Crystal Meth or methamphetamines? Meth is a synthetic, man-made,

chemical also known as “G”, glass, crystal,

ice or rock. Unlike, marijuana and cocaine

it does not come from a plant.

“Meth is commonly manufactured in illegal, hidden laboratories, mixing various

forms of amphetamine (another stimulant

drug) or derivatives with other chemicals

to boost its potency. Common pills for cold

remedies are often used as the basis for the

production of the drug. The meth “cook”

extracts ingredients from those pills and

to increase its strength combines the substance with chemicals such as battery acid,

drain cleaner, lantern fuel and antifreeze.”

(Foundation for a Drug-Free World)

There are also common household ingredients and other chemicals such as table salt,

ammonia, drain cleaner, battery acid, lye,

lantern fuel, anti-freeze, and iodine (to name

a few), used to produce the man-made drug.

It is not known if there are any meth labs

on the Hopi reservation, but it has been reported that meth dealers on the reservation

travel off reservation to get the drugs.

“Meth is commonly smoked out of a

glass pipe, but users can also snort, swallow, inject or insert it through the anus and

urethra. Users develop a strong desire to

continue using meth because the drug creates a false sense of happiness and well-being, a strong sense of confidence, hyper

activeness and energy. Another side effect

users experience is decreased appetite. The

drug effects usually last from six to eight

hours, but can last up to twenty-four hours.”

(Foundation for a Drug-Free World)

Namoki said because the drug gives the

user energy, Hopi men who use meth are

able to carve dolls, draw and stay up late at

night. Women who use the drug, use it for

weight lose and the energy helps them with

household chores and responsibilities.

If a user hasn’t used for several days,

they experience a “crash”, a physical and

mental breakdown after the high wear off.

Criminal Justice Reform bill gives

Tribes the ability to combat drug

trafficking and prosecute crimes

Former “user” shares personal

story of meth addiction

LEGALS

6 TUESDAY, JULY 5, 2016 | HOPI TUTUVENI