# Support Command, Proud (2013)

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81st Regional
Support Command, Proud
of their link to
the Hopi Code
Talkers

At left is Brig. Gen. Beck and standing next to him
is WWII veteran, Mr. Cliff.
Sharon Fredericks-Batala
Air Force Veteran
The Hopi know first-hand of the importance of traditions, many of which
have been passed down through the
centuries. We know that our history is
formed and kept solid by the practice
of our traditions.
The military is very much the same
way. History is made by practicing the
traditions. I was able to experience the
history of how the ARMY did things in
Fort Jackson, South Carolina.
As an Air Force Veteran, I was invited to be part of the 81st’s Native American Days and “Dining Out”, a formal
function. One of the topics everyone
was interested in hearing about was our
Hopi Code Talkers, Hopi culture and
traditions.
The Historian of the 81st RSC, Dr.
Col. Boyd (Ret.) informed me that the
81st RSC was very proud of its history being the only Army Command that
had Code Talkers as part of their war
history during WWII.
The history of the 81st Regional Support Command began on August 25,
1917, when the 81st Infantry Division
was organized at Camp (now Fort)
Jackson, South Carolina. The 81st Division’s trademark, the Wildcat was
adopted from Wildcat Creek which
flowed through the reservation at Camp
Jackson. The “Wildcats” are still going
strong after 96 years of service to our
country.
Being in Ft. Jackson with the Top
Brass of the installation was inspiring.
They were kind, interesting and asked
many thought provoking questions. I
presented a slide show presentation of
Hopi culture, some history and traditions, those basic things that make us
Hopi. I shared how each Code Talker
had humble beginnings growing up in
a place in time where very few people
had running water or electricity. I provided some insight of my past knowledge through relationships I had with
Hopi Code Talkers. I shared what they
taught me, what they said about their
service and the very remarkable legacy
they left us as it relates to our language.
I remarked that I knew these men to be
very humble and yet proud of their military service.
The Dining Out was a festive and a
formal event that was impressive beyond words. It was a formal dress
event for the Top Brass and its Top Tier
NCO’s (Non-Commissioned Officers)
of the 81st Regional Command. The
room was filled with men and women in their dress blues, their uniforms
adorned with the colorful medals they
had been awarded. Their uniforms fit
perfectly, their shoes were spit-shined,
their wives were in attendance in ball
gowns.
Major General Gill Beck, 81st Regional Support Command Commanding General spoke very eloquently
about duty, service, commitment, dedication, loyalty, leadership, sacrifice
and about the unique history of the 81st
Wildcats and their link to the Hopi Indians from the remote desert of Northeastern Arizona. During the ceremony
General Beck acknowledged me and
Mr. Cliff, 91, the oldest Wildcat in attendance. Mr. Cliff told me he knew 3
of our Code Talkers, had served with
them in Peleliu in the South Pacific.
Continued on Page 4

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Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Hopi Tribe Approves a Multi-Million Dollar
Agreement with APS

Office of the Chairman

KYKOTSMOVI-The
Hopi Tribe has approved an agreement
with Arizona Public
Service (APS), the electrical power company,
that would favorably
resolve a long-standing
dispute and allow an
APS transmission line
to continue to cross
the Hopi Reservation.
As part of the agreement, APS would make
a multimillion dollar
lump-sum payment as
well as annual payments for a new rightof-way until 2041. In
addition, APS will grant
the Tribe an option to
purchase the local, retail electric power system that serves most of
the Hopi Villages at a
reasonable price.

LeRoy Shingoitewa,
Chairman of the Hopi
Tribe, was pleased with
the results. “By a 15to-3 vote, the Tribal
Council approved the
agreement with APS
settling long-standing
Hopi claims against the
company. I wish to congratulate the Council
Task Team for negotiating a solid agreement
that will bring the Tribe
needed revenue for
years to come.”
Cedric Kuwaninvaya,
Council Representative
from Sipaulovi Village,
pushed for approval
of the settlement. “For
more than a generation, at least five past
Chairmen dropped the
ball and ignored this
problem. Now, we will
finally have a modern
right-of-way agreement
that will bring benefits

to the People.”
In 1966, the Tribe
approved a right-ofway for 25-years. The
right-of-way allowed
APS to construct a 500
kV power line across
thirty-six miles of the
Reservation in exchange for a payment
of less than $24,000.
When the initial 25year term ended in
1992, APS attempted
to renew the right-ofway for another 25-year
term at the same price,
but the Tribe objected. The Tribe and APS
were unable to agree
on terms for a renewal
of the right-of-way, and
for twenty years, the
Tribe took no action to
resolve the matter.
In 2012, the Tribal
Council directed the
Council’s Energy-Water Task Team to hold

discussions with APS
regarding payments due
to the Tribe for its past
use of the right-of-way,
and for a renewal of
the right-of-way. After
eighteen months of discussions, the Tribe and
APS reached an amicable solution. The agreement approved by the
Tribal Council includes
a lump sum payment
by APS to the Tribe
for the past use of the
right-of-way, and additional annual payments
to the Tribe for a new
right-of-way lasting until 2041.
Additionally, during
the course of the
Tribe’s
negotiations
with APS, the Task
Team raised concerns
about the reliability of
the electric power delivered to customers on
the Hopi Reservation.

Although not specifically addressed in the
agreement, APS has responded to the concerns
raised by the Task Team
by investing over $1.3
million in improvements to the power
distribution system on
the Hopi Reservation,
including more than
70 new poles and line
spacers.
According to Chairman Shingoitewa, “This
settlement will allow
the Tribe to become
more self-sufficient by
assuring an income to
the Tribe while also
giving the Tribe an
opportunity to provide
low- cost reliable electric power to the Villages. This agreement is a
giant step in the right
direction.”

Girls Night Out Brings over 500 for Breast Cancer Awareness
Crystal Dee
Hopi Tutuveni
The Hopi Cancer Support
Services hosted many events
during the month of October as it was Breast Cancer
Awareness Month.
On Oct. 24, they held their
annual event, “Girls Nite Out”
(GNO) at the Hopi Veteran’s
Memorial Center. This year’s
theme was, “Give Cancer the
Boot”. All the gals dressed up
to match the theme and wore
boots and cowboy hats.
Lisa Lomavaya from the
Village of Tewa did the honor
of being the mistress of ceremonies for the Girls Nite Out
event. Miss Hopi Nikki Quimyintewa and 1st Attendant
did the welcome address and
prayer before the night began.
GNO had two guest speakers; Sunny Dooley and Leila
Help-Tulley, both of these
women were affected by
breast cancer and shared their
experience.
Sunny Dooley is Navajo
from Vanderwagen, NM and

was one of the guest speakers
at GNO. Dooley loved how
the organization put a lot of effort into an this event in honor
of Breast Cancer.
Dooley has been a storyteller since 1982 when she tried
out for Miss Navajo Nation
and told a story for her traditional talent. This was the first
time anyone had done storytelling for their traditional talent. She didn’t win. So when
another opportunity arose ten
years later she took advantage
of it and her storytelling took
off from there. She has been
telling stories for 30 years and
loves it.
Her father’s mother died
of breast cancer back in the
1970’s when breast cancer
awareness wasn’t as prevalent; no one knew what it
was. Dooley didn’t know her
grandmother died of breast
cancer until she saw her death
certificate and that’s when she
began regular checkups and
started paying attention to herself.
Her grandmother lived in

Over 500 people attended the Girls Nite Out event at the Hopi Veteran’s Memorial
Center on Oct. 24. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
an area west of Vanderwagen
where there is a high cancer
rate due to uranium that occurs naturally in the water.
People still live in the area.
With awareness and education
on cancer more residents are
being screened on a regular
basis.
Leila Help-Tulley is a breast
cancer survivor from Rock
Springs, NM. Tulley received
her Master’s in Social Work
from Brigham Young University in 1987. She is a survivor
of stage 3 breast cancer. Breast

cancer runs in her family.
“I had to chuckle at myself
as I was driving up and I saw
how organized the young men
were parking everyone. I was
the first to arrive. One of the
boys said they are expecting
a big crowd. When I came in
through the doors and I saw
how beautifully decorated it
was, I thought what an honor,”
said Tulley.
Girls Night Out ended with
line dancing as the country
band, Sunfire was the entertainment.

Last Candidate Forum Brings Four New Candidates
Hopi Tutuveni

Ronald Honyumptewa, Vice Chairman
Candidate
My name is Ronald
Honyumptewa
and
I’m from Moenkopi
and my clan is Dawa
(Sun) Clan. My family, I have kids, brothers and no sister and
I have a mom and a
dad. I’ve been in law
enforcement for 17
years and I have an
Associate’s Degree
that I’ve worked on
and again it’s experience. And being able
to work with different
agencies and being
able to work in the
city has really helped
me out a lot. That is
where I gained all my
experience. I have
worked with Hopi for
four years and went
back to the city and
gained all my experience and my knowledge. I hold integrity
to the highest level. If
I win Vice Chairman
I’m going to go back
to law enforcement
which means that I
have to hold myself
to a higher standard,
integrity. If you go

back to law enforcement, you have to
have integrity and I’m
not going to lose that.
I want to go back to
law enforcement because I love law enforcement; I love that
job. But again, this is
an area that I want to
experience and to be
able to give back to
my people.

As a Vice Chairman candidate, what
is your platform?
My platform is to
update all the policies within the tribal government; the
policies are outdated
and they need to be
revised again. Human
Resource policies and
Department of Natural Resources policies
and our district plans
for range managements. The other issue is the
Range Management on Hopi
Partitioned
Land
(HPL).
We need to have
range management plans to
be able to bring
that to the forefront and to be
able to get these

issues done within
District 6. We have
a lot of issues with
ranchers that need to
be implemented. The
other focus is the fire
department, an issue
that they talk about.
We have no fire department. If a house
is on fire, there is no
one to respond. The
other issue is law enforcement and lack
of investigations and
homicides. Again, we
have our own Tribal
Police
Department
which is the Rangers and being able
to build on that and
make them the tribal police department
and 638 BIA. We can
bring BIA aboard so
we can work hand
in hand to give back
to the community.
Another issue is edu-

Hopi/Tewa Youth Council
voice issues facing youth
Page 9

cation; education is a key
thing. Being able to educate our children to come
back home to be able to
work for the Hopi people.
Our elders have said be-

fore, “Go in the outside
world; learn and come
back and give back to the
community.” One of the
Continued on Page 10

Hopi Tribal Primary
Elections Set for Wed,
Nov. 6.
The Primary election for the Office of Vice Chairman and Chairman will be held on Nov. 6. There will
be 11 voting polls throughout each village on the Hopi
reservation for the Hopi/Tewa people to cast ballots,
excluding the Village of Oraibi.
The Hopi Elections Office encourages all enrolled
Hopi members to come out and vote. The polls will
open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Election headquarters will be at the Hopi Veteran’s Memorial Center
where all the ballots will be delivered to and counted
at.
There are eight candidates who hope to become the
next Hopi Chairman and four for the Office of Vice
Chairman.
Chairman:
LeRoy Ned Shingoitewa – Village of Moenkopi
Col. Caleb H. Johnson – Village of Kykotsmovi
Tommy A. Canyon – Village of Moenkopi
Herman G. Honanie – Village of Kykotsmovi
Micah Loma’omvaya – Village of Shugopavi
Todd D. Honyaoma Sr. – Village of Sungopavi
Mike R. Puhuyesva – Village of Bacavi
Norman B. Honie Jr. – Village of Tewa
Vice Chairman:
Ronald A. Honyumptewa – Village of Moenkopi
Alfred Lomahquahu Jr. – Village of Bacavi
Robert Lee Sumatzkuku – Village of Moenkopi
George Mase – Village of Sipaulovi

Preserving the Hopi Language is
key to a child’s critical success
Page 4

2 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2013 | HOPI TUTUVENI

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

THE HOPI TUTUVENI

Continued on Page 3

Former Chairman Masayesva Inquires About Where Candidates Stand on Future of Mining and Revenue
To Editor, Tutuveni:
When Stewart Udall
was a Congressman from
Arizona, he and his brother Tom Udall kept trying to
get Congress to appropriate money to build Central
Arizona Project (CAP).
In 1960, John F. Kennedy was elected President. He appointed Udall
to serve as Secretary of
Interior. He was now in a
powerful position to bring
water from Colorado River
to Southern Arizona cities.
To do so would require a
huge amount of electricity.
Udall came up with
an idea. Why not build
2 more dams, one below
Glen Canyon Dam, another above it. The three
dams will provide enough
hydro power to run CAP
and excess power to meet
the growing demand for
Phoenix and Tucson.
When he announced his
plan he was viciously attacked by the Sierra Club,
headed by David Bower.
Bower started a successful
national campaign killing
Udall’s plan.
Instead of building more
dams Bower suggested
building a thermal electric
generating station taking
advantage of huge coal
reserves on tribal lands
and water from Glen Canyon Dam reservoir, called
Lake Powell.
The idea made sense so
Udall got his engineers
to start designing what is
now called Navajo Generating Station (NGS). It
would be the largest generating station in the U.S.
capable of producing over
2,500 million kilowatts
of power per hour. This
would be enough power to
meet growing electricity
demand for Southern Arizona, Southern California,
Nevada and CAP.
Udall wanted NGS to be
constructed on the Navajo
Reservation next to Glen
Canyon Dam. The thermal (steam) station would
use water from Lake Powell, and coal from Black
Mesa to boil water to
make steam. The steam,
like steam from a boiling
tea pot, would then turn
the giant turbines to generate electricity 24 hours a
day, seven days per week.
Udall had to work hard
and fast to build NGS before Kennedy’s term ended and before National
Environmental Protection
Act became law. He had
to take off his trust duty
responsibility hat to expedite construction of NGS
and open up Black Mesa
to a mining company
called Peabody Coal Co.
Kennedy was assassinated
and Lyndon Johnson took

over as President. He kept
Udall as Secretary of Interior.
Udall asked John Boyden to secure coal leases
with Peabody Coal Co.
Together they pressured
Hopi Tribal Council to
lease coal to Sentry Royalty Co., an arm of Peabody
mining company. No other mining company was
invited to bid. Sentry was
pre-selected.
With guaranteed coal
supply, Udall got Congress
to appropriate $80 million
to construct NGS. Udall
was directed to participate
in building the project.
Cheap coal and water
was offered to a consortium of utility companies
to invest their money in
building NGS, which
would cost about $300
million. Accepting the
offer were three Arizona companies (Salt River
Project, Arizona Public
Service, Tucson Electric),
and two out-of-state companies (Los Angeles Water
Power District, Nevada
Energy).
Then Udall offered
cheap water and coal
to Southern Cal Edison
(SCE) to enlarge its Mohave Generating Station
(MGS), which was a
small generating station.
In return SCE will lobby
California congressional
delegates to finally stop
opposing funding for CAP.
Udall did one more
thing to romance SCE. He
offered to secure a Rightof Way to run a transmission line from Four Corners Generating Station
through Hopi and Navajo
lands to Moencopi substation. From there it will
go to SCE. SCE was then
part owner of Four Corners
Generating Station but had
no way of bringing its
share of power to Southern California. It also did
not qualify to secure ROW
so Arizona Public Service
Co, another owner offered
to secure ROW on behalf
of SCE. Before the ink on
ROW agreement was dry,
APS signed a contract giving SCE use of the transmission line without the
knowledge and consent of
Hopi Tribal Council.
With the help of Udall
Hopi
Tribal
Council
passed a resolution giving
APS the right to use Hopi
land for 50 year. The Hopi
was paid $24, 160 for the
first 25 years.
The 50 year ROW was
divided into two – 25
year periods. The first 25
years ended in 1992. The
Council has yet to authorize APS to keep ROW
for the second 25 years.
Former Chairman Ferrell

Secakuku served notice to
APS and DOI Secretary
that without HTC resolution APS is in trespass.
APS is trying furiously to
save ROW and to extend
the lease before it expires
in 2016, only two years
and one month from now.
In May 1966, in just
a few short years, Hopi
Tribal Council agreed to
lease land to Peabody. It
is important for you to
know that Hopi Tribe does
not sell coal to Peabody.
It simply leased its land
giving Peabody the right
to mine coal and sell it to
owners of NGS and unlimited amount of water from
Navajo and Dakota aquifers. Peabody agreed to
pay Hopi a fee called “royalty”. Initially Hopi was
paid 3.33% of the “Gross
value” of coal. This translates into 3 pennies for every dollar Peabody made.
Salt River Project (SRP)
was selected to build NGS.
Bechtol Corporation, one
of the largest construction
companies in the world,
built NGS and the coal
slurry line from Black
Mesa to Laughlin, NV.
The slurry operation used
over one billion gallons of
pristine water from Navajo aquifer to transport coal
370 miles to MGS through
a huge pipeline. Peabody
initially paid Hopi Tribe
only $1.67 per acre-feet
of water. One acre-feet
equals to 325000 gallons.
An acre-feet is the size of a
football field, 1 foot deep.
SRP is an arm of the
State of Arizona along
with Central Arizona Water Conservation District,
which was set up by the
State to operate CAP. This
means that the State of Arizona has control of our
coal and water.
In 1970, the slurry line
was built. Coal mining
started and MGS began receiving coal. In 1973 NGS
began producing electricity. By 1975 the world’s
largest coal-fired electric
stations were in full operation emitting hundreds of
tons of toxic waste poisoning our land and causing
health problems.
Udall had another motive for siting NGS on Navajo land and coal mining
on Hopi and Navajo Reservation. He wanted to
bring “ultimate independence” to Hopi and Navajo. To do this he has to
open our and Navajo lands
to mining companies.
This required Congressional appropriations to build
roads, telephone lines etc.
to remote areas.
Udall introduced Indian
Industrial Development
legislation and asked Con-

gress for support. Several hearings were held. At
one of the hearing this
interesting exchange took
place between Udall and
Wayne Aspinell, head of
Interior Indian Committee.
Udall: “I think this type
of legislation would move
us down the road towards
the right kind of ultimate
independence, it is what
the Indian people want.”
Aspinell: “By ‘ultimate
independence’ do you
mean doing away with reservations as such?” Udall
replied: “I think this is undoubtedly the end result.”
To the Hotevilla elders,
who opposed Udall’s proposal, ‘ultimate independence’ meant termination
of Hopi Reservation. Because of their strong opposition to federal policies
and mining they were labeled “hostile; aye’vit” by
certain members of Council who pride themselves
on being “progressive
Hopiit”.
Today Hopi Tribe has
one of the highest unemployment rate among all
Indian tribes, hovering
around 80% according to
the Hopi government officials. Ultimate economic
independence remains a
dream.
When Peabody – Hopi
coal lease was negotiated,
Arizona was included in
the agreement. This meant
Arizona has an interest in
our coal. It is, therefore,
not surprising that Arizona was collecting over
$20 million in tax revenues annually from Peabody before MGS closed.
Udall quickly approved
the lease. Why Arizona
was included has yet to be
explained.
After over 40 years
of mining and exploitation of Hopi’s natural resources Peabody mining
lease will finally expire
in 2024. Peabody and
owners of NGS, including
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), are fighting
furiously to extend NGS
and mining to 2044. The
parties to Technical Work
Group (TWG), set up by

the Federal Government,
have submitted a proposal
to EPA to extend NGS site
lease and Peabody Mining
to 2044. The TWG include U.S. Departments of
Interior and Energy, SRP,
CAWCD, Navajo Nation,
Gila River Indian community and 2 non-Indian
environmental organizations. At the insistence of
SRP, Hopi Tribe was left
out. Why?
Whether the Hopi Tribal Council and Chairman
agree to start negotiations
with Peabody to extend
leases up to 2044 rests
with the 12 independent
Hopi villages, not the Hopi
Tribal Council.
Under
the Hopi Constitution the
Council can only exercise
authority delegated to it by
the villages.
By the end of 2005,
when Black Mesa Trust,
Grand Canyon Trust, Sierra Club, Navajo Nation,
Hopi Tribe joined forces to
shut down coal slurry operation over 45 billion gallons of pristine drinking
water was gone. Enough
water to serve the entire
Hopi population for over
300 years, gone in just 35
years. Untold numbers
of our ancestral village
destroyed, and bodies
of our ancestors ground
up by heavy equipment.
Over-drafting of N-Aquifer is continuing to support
the mining operation. This
will end only when mining
ends and boys form St.
Louis go back home.
Now that the candidates for Chairman and
Vice-Chairman have filed
their candidacy to run in
the upcoming election,
each one of them should
write a letter explaining
where they stand on the
future of mining and if
they oppose it how they
propose to replace the revenues coming from Peabody.
When our grandchildren
ask: “Grandpa, Grandma,
what did you do to save
our water?” What will you
say?
Vernon Masayesva

Trail, recently recognized
by Arizona Governor Jan
Brewer and awarded the
2013 award for Best Cooperative Marketing. This
program and others, mirror
MDC’s efforts to benefit
Hopi businesses, galleries,
and artisans.
Oftentimes, unforeseen
challenges can affect the
timeline of a development.
Regardless, MDC has
maintained 100% compliance in communication
and has forwarded all documentation requested by
the Council. MDC has
striven to resolve the loan
and continues to do so.
It is a good thing to invest in the future of your
own people, it is a good
thing to grow and support
economic development on
Hopi by Hopi. With the
open philosophy of MDC
to resolve this matter and
move on, I do not understand why we continue to
meet resistance from the
Council and Chairman.
Since 2009, MDC has been
attempting to resolve the
Hopi Loan issue through

proposals that guarantee
repayment through longterm re-structuring. There
has never been an instance
where repayment of the
loan has been factored out
of our proposals, we want
to re-structure and begin
making payments today. I
know that this short letter
cannot truly address the
issue completely, however, I wanted to express my
concern, and our desire to
move forward.
It is my heartfelt wish
that we, the MDC Board of
Directors, the Hopi Tribal
Council, Chairman Shingoitewa, and legal counsel
come together and resolve
this matter so we can move
forward. We believe in the
vision our elders had to
build something for future
generations, we believe in
the work we have begun,
we believe this issue can
be resolved.
Kwa-Kwai,
Wilfred Moore
Moenkopi Developers
Corporation

Marketing Manager:
Louella Nahsonhoya
(928)734-3283
lnahsonhoya@hopi.nsn.us
Reporter:
Crystal Dee
(928)734-3284
cdee@hopi.nsn.us
Secretary:
Vernita Selestewa
(928)734-3282
vselestewa@hopi.nsn.us

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Hopi Tribal Council 2013

MDC Member Seeks Resolution to Hopi Loan Issue

Dear Editor:
My name is Wilfred
Moore and I am of the
Reed and Fire Clan. I am
a member of the Upper
Village of Moenkopi and
reside on Hopi Partitioned
Lands.
I write to you in order to
provide further clarity regarding the Hopi Loan issue. Having recently been
reinstated by the Upper
Village council, I and the
current Board of Directors
have continued to work towards a resolution of this
matter.
The RO/Water Treatment Plants, Tuuvi Travel
Center, Moenkopi Legacy
Inn & Suites, and Denny’s
restaurant have been the
largest single undertaking
in economic development
on Hopi since the Hopi
Cultural Center complex
was built over fifty years
ago. MDC has built over
100 jobs here at home
and continues to grow
the economy of not only
Moenkopi but of Hopi as
well. Programs have been
created like the Hopi Arts

STAFF
Managing Editor:
Mihio Manus
(928)734-3281
mmanus@hopi.nsn.us

LeRoy N. Shingoitewa, Chairman
Herman G. Honanie, Vice
Chairman
Martha A. Mase, Tribal Secretary
Robert Sumatzkuku, Tribal
Treasurer
Violet Sinquah, Sergeant-At-Arms

Solution to Hopi Food Word Find, Oct. 15th Tutuveni

Village of Upper
Moenkopi
Wayne Kuwanhyoima
Bruce Fredericks
Leroy Sumatzkuku
Danny Humetewa
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
Rosa Honani
Village of Mishongnovi
Arthur Batala
Annette F. Talayumptewa
Marilyn Tewa
Mervin Yoyetewa

HOPI TUTUVENI | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2013 3

CALENDAR
NOVEMBER 2013

HTEDC presents Explore
Hopi Seminars
The Hopi Cultural Center
Conference Room on NoDIABETES AWARENESS
vember 20 – Significance
MONTH
Hopi Hunting Practices
Diabetes Education Booth December 18 – Hopi Stories
Events
Scheduled at the following January 22, 2014 – Hopi
Buffalo Dances & Hopi
ocations:
Calendar. For more inforTuesday, November 5,
mation contact (928) 7342013 – Keams Canyon
0044
Shopping Center – 11 am
to 2 pm
Community Emergency
Tuesday, November 12, Response Team Training
2013 – Hotevilla Co-op Moenkopi Legacy Inn and
Store – 11 am to 2 pm
Suites on Nov. 22 – 24,
Tuesday, November 19, 2013. For more information
2013 – Polacca Circle M – contact Gerry Blair at (928)
11 am to 2 pm
226-5086 or go to ComTuesday, November 26, munity Programs & Edu2013 – Kykotsmovi Village cation Page of the Sheriff’s
Office website http://www.
Store – 11 am to 2 pm
For more information con- coconino.az.gov/index.aspx?nid=354
tact (928) 734-3432
NATIVE AMERICAN
HERITAGE MONTH

Hopi Education Endowment
Fund Speaker Series
Event scheduled for November 7, 2013 from 1 to
4:30 pm at the Hotevilla
Youth/Elderly Center. For
information contact (928)
734- 2275

Men’s & Women’s Thanksgiving Classic Basketball
Tournament
November 29, 30th and
December 01, 2013. For
more information contact
(928) 734-3432

Hopi Cancer Assistance
2013 Veteran’s Banquet Fund Program Toy Donation
Thursday, November 7, Drive
2013 at the Hopi Veteran’s Drawing to be held on
Memorial Center 5:30 pm December 19, 2013. For
to 10:00 pm. All military more information contact
veterans, spouses and Mary L. Honwytewa at
family members over the (928) 734-1151
age of 18 years old are invited to attend. For more MISCELLANEOUS
information or to make reservations, please call Alfred Group Fitness Classes @
Lomaquahu at (928) 734- Hopi Fitness Center
9360 or (928) 313-5320
For monthly schedule call
(928) 734-3432
Veterans Day Parade & Observance Event
Need help with Child Care
Hopi Veteran’s Memorial
Costs?
Center on November 8,
2013, parade starting at Hopi Child Care Program
9 am and events starting can assist. For more inforat 10:30 am to 2 pm. For mation contact (928) 734more information on pa- 1002
rade contact Carey Onsae
at (928) 380-2119 or email 2013 Hopi Tutuqayki Sikisve
misshopicommittee@ya- Schedule
hoo.com., for Veterans ob- For information call (928)
servance ceremony events 734-4500
contact Geno Talas at (928)
737-1834/1836 or email Hopi Veterinary Services
hopivets@yahoo.com
Available Monday – Friday,
8 am to 5 pm. For more inFood Handlers Training
formation on services and
November 13, 2013 from office visit fees, call (928)
1 pm – 3 pm at the Sec- 738-5251
ond Mesa Day School. For
more information contact Shred-A-Thon hosted by
Cathy Wright at (928) 734- the Office of Aging and
3403 or cwright@hopi.nsn. Adult Service/Benefits
us
Program
October through DecemAZ. Department of Veteran
ber 2013. Event you will
Services Visit
Thursday, November 14, be able to bring any letters
2013 at the Hopi Guidance or documents that have
Center from 9am to 1 pm. personal information on it
For more information con- to be shredded. For more
tact (928) 737-1834/1836 information call Stephanie
Barehand at (928) 734So’oh and Qua’ah Event Day 3571
For Ages 55 & older on
November 14, 2013 at the Join the 2014 PF Chang Rock
Hopi Veteran’s Memorial ‘n’ Roll Marathon Team
Center from 9 am to 2 pm. Sponsored by the Hopi
For more information con- Fitness Center. Encouragtact (928) 734-3432
ing our community to stay
active in the Fight Against
Best Friends Animal SociDiabetes. For more inforety, Soul Dog Rescue and
mation contact (928) 734Tuba City Humane Society
3432
FREE Spay & Neuter Clinic
Moenkopi Legacy Inn at Hopi Tribe – Department of
Junction SR 160/264 in Education Hopi Tribal Grant
Tuba City, on November
& Scholarships Programs
16-17, 2013 starting at
College Visits Underway.
8:30 am. For more inforFor more information conmation contact (720) 939tact (928) 734-3542 or
2221
Turkey Trot Run/Walk Event 1800-762-9630.
Monday, November 18,
2013 at the Hopi Health
Care Center at 12:00 noon.
For more information contact (928) 734-3432

Candidate Encourages Hopi-Tewa Sinom to Work Together and Vote
Dear Editor,
The Hopi-Tewa Sinom
have once again come
to the decision point for
electing our future Tribal
Executive Officers, entrusting them with our
support to lead us on a
positive path for the next
four years. Our right to
vote is a valuable one and
we should consider it a
great opportunity to elect
leaders who have demonstrated a clear commitment and have a history
of supporting the Hopi
people, villages and lands.
As Hopi-Tewa Sinom we
have a very complex, rich
and unique heritage that
involves valuable cultur-

al traditions, places, languages and knowledge
of how to prosper in this
special place known to us
as Hopi Tutskwa. We all
have opportunities and
challenges that arise in
our daily lives, careers and
families and through it all
we are blessed to raise our
families with these special
traditions.
Growing up we have
been taught to hold Hopi
traditions and values close
to our hearts and minds,
as quality guidance in our
lives with principles that
lead us into healthy, successful futures. Kyaftsi
along with many Hopi values set a strong foundation

for our youth as they embark on their life journeys
to experience their own
opportunities and challenges.
As a young man I made
a decision to pursue higher education so that I may
support the Hopi people
through an Applied Anthropology career here
on Hopi lands and I have
been able to achieve that
personal goal. Now, as a
Hopi professional working
here for over 15 years, I
have seen many opportunities and challenges that
we can benefit from as a
whole by ensuring that
tribal government work is
appropriate, relevant and

most of all, beneficial to
our future generations.
We can work together as
a unified people, Hopi-Tewa Sinom, and resolve to
meet any current or future
challenges that we may
face. It is our longstanding
tradition to endure, survive
and prosper...a courageous
legacy that will continue
with quality leadership to
guide us into a successful
future. Wuyomiqw Haqami Itaaqatsi Navokyawintotani Sovkyewat Sinomu.
Kwa’kwha,
Micah Loma’omvaya,
Hopi Anthropologist
Songoopavi Village

Local Happenings
Tuuvi Gathering Has Another Successful Year
Crystal Dee
Hopi Tutuveni
The Moenkopi Legacy
Inn and Suites held the
annual Tuuvi gathering on
Oct. 12 & 13 in Moenkopi. Tuuvi gathering is an
annual event held on the
north side of the Legacy
and people from all over
gather there to see traditional dances from Native
Tribes of the Southwest
and to buy crafts from Native vendors.
“The sun is shining and
people are out, it’s good,”
said James Surveyor, Marketing and Special Events
Manager.
Surveyor said this is one
of the premier events in
Hopi along with the Harvest Festival in First Mesa
and that the turnout of
spectators is good.
Tuuvi gathering has
been going on for over a
decade and it’s a celebration with an arts and crafts
draw. Tribes from all over
the Southwest come to sell
their jewelry or showcase
their traditional social
dances. At this year’s Tuuvi gathering there were
dance groups from Supai
and Zuni; and over 100
vendors in both food and
arts and crafts.
“I’d like to recognize
and thank all the people
who have been supportive
of Moenkopi Developers Corporation (MDC),
Moenkopi Legacy Inn &
Suites and our continued
drive to create economic opportunities for peo-

“Happy Tuuvi Clowns” take a minute to pose before they head into the plaza. They are from all over the
Hopi rez.

Moiyma Youth Group of Upper Moenkopi danced the Hopi Eagle dance. The coordinator of this group said
they started this program to instill culture in the youth and to give back to the community in a positive way.
ple and create good, safe
community events,” said
Surveyor. “I also want
to thank the vendors and

dancers, the people who always welcome to make
are working hard and the sure people are safe.”
volunteers. Law enforcement and EMS who are

Disabilities Awareness Walk Aims to Raise Funding
My name is Jolene
Johns, Disabilities Coordinator for the Hopi Head
Start Program. This school
year I started a Support
Group for our parents who
have children with special
needs. I started this Support Group because by
attending MET/IEP meetings it is always said by
parents that they need assistance in where to begin.
Not only by attending
meetings I have worked in
the Special Need field for
11 years and saw the need
in parents wanting more
for their children.
When working with the
Office of Special Needs I
had the opportunity to see
the many different types
of disabilities in children
birth to 3 years of age.
Being in this field of
work gives me the opportunity to learn new things
each and every day and
gives me challenges. I do
feel for these children and
their families which gave
me the idea to begin a
Support Group to help find
different resources, to help
parents be better advocates, to help parents understand that they are not
alone, and to have gatherings to share ideas and to
make materials needed to
help children learn. I have
learned sign language by
taking classes and would

like to teach parents beginning sign, and as they
learn, I would like to teach
more. I do have compassion in working with our
Special Children, and I
thank the Office of Special
Needs by giving me the
privilege in working with
their program, and I thank
Hopi Head Start for giving
me the privilege in working with them today.
A few of our parents
have children with autism
and were asking if there
was a way they could get
some help financially to
attend an autism walk in
Phoenix. I brought this to
the attention of my supervisor Rayma Duyongwa,
and she suggested, “why
not have one here on the
reservation for them”.
We contacted the Office
of Special Needs to have
them collaborate with us
in making this happen for
our Head Start children
as well as the community. In working with the
Office of Special Needs,
we decided to have a Disabilities Awareness walk
as a whole and not just to
pertain to one certain disability because there are
many types of disabilities
out there.
On behalf of our Head
Start parents, I would like
to bring some of their
concerns on why we also

wanted this walk to happen, and for this walk to
end at the Tribal Headquarters. Parents/grandparents wanted to bring
the message to the Tribal
Headquarters to let them
know that funding is needed to help the Head Start
program in hiring more
assistance to work with
these special need children. Also, to help support
parents with funding to attend trainings, workshops,
and/or conferences, or to
help the Head Start program with funding to bring
trainings, workshops, and/
or conferences here to the
reservation.
One training in particular we would like to have
here is the one on autism,
on how to work with autistic children, and other
trainings which are hands
on to give parents ideas
and material to use. Our
Head Start program has
been growing in receiving
more and more children
with different types of disabilities, and our support
group would like to ask
that beginning now and for
the future that funding be
looked at and set aside for
our special children and
for the parents. We have
looked at other programs,
and have asked for their
assistance in helping our
program to hire and to

fund individuals to help
with our special children,
and have had responses
that there is no funding
available. So with the
support group message,
we ask that there be some
sort of funding available
to help these special children and their families.
We hope that the disability awareness walk doesn’t
only bring this message
one time, we would like to
have it seen as a need and
that we are not forgotten.
I would like to thank the
Support Group, Head Start
and the Office of Special
Needs in making this walk
a great success. With our
collaboration in working
together, we made this
happen regardless of what
the weather was like. We
would also like to thank the
Rangers for escorting us in
the walk, the EMS, Chairman and Vice-Chairman,
parents,
grandparents,
family members, the community, and tribal employees that participated. Also,
thank you to Raymond
Namoki for letting us use
the Nutrition building and
the Kykotsmovi Community for their building use.
Thank you to HTI for their
donation of water, the Office of Special Needs for
their donation of fruit, and
to other programs who donated water. Thank You

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Language/Culture
Preserving Hopi Language
Crucial to Children’s Early Success
Cynthia Pardo
First Things First

What was the first
word your baby spoke?
Was it mama, papa or
was it yuuyu or taata?
In many Hopi communities, Hopi is not the
first language spoken by
children because it is not
spoken in the homes.
Studies are showing
that as English becomes
the primary language,
the Hopi language, the
tribe’s oral history, cultural identity and strong
early literacy skills are
at stake.
A recent study, the
Hopi Lavayi Early
Childhood Assessment
Project - funded by the
First Things First (FTF)
Coconino
Regional
Council in partnership
with the Hopi Tribe and
the villages - aimed to
increase the understanding of early language
concerns that village
members have about
Hopi children birth to
5. This assessment also
included suggestions for
revitalizing Hopi language with sustainable
and realistic approaches. One of those suggestions is to develop
and implement a pilot
language revitalization
project, the Hopi Lavayi Nest Model Program, for families with
children birth through
5 in one of the villages.
This project will be developed in a partnership
between Hopi language
specialists and First
Things First.
Research shows that
literacy skills learned in
a child’s first language
are later transferred into
the dominant language,
and children that speak
more than one language perform better in

school. The foundation
of early learning begins
in early childhood. Rich
early language experiences do more than
teach words, they instill
an excitement for learning. Children without
early positive language
experiences have more
to learn when they get to
school – and fewer skills
to enable that learning.
In addition, language
acquisition with fluency is more likely if language introduction begins at an early age.
FTF supports native
language preservation
efforts across the state
of Arizona. Along with
the Coconino Region,
three FTF regions support native language
revitalization programs
including those in the
Yavapai-Apache
Nation, Gila River Indian
Community and San
Carlos Apache Tribe.
In 2012, First Things
First hosted a statewide
symposium to highlight
the importance of native
language development
for kids birth to 5 years
old.
Beverly Russell, FTF
Senior Director for
Tribal Affairs, told symposium participants that
of the 175 Native American languages spoken in the U.S. today,
only about 20 are being
passed down to children
as first languages. The
rest face extinction.
“Language is strongly intertwined with culture and identity,” Russell said. “(Language)
is a major force in the
shaping of a person’s
self-awareness, identity,
and interpersonal relationships, and, consequently, success in life.”
The Hopi Lavayi Nest
Model Program aims to

connect children in Hopi
communities to their native language and culture in the critical early
years. According to the
region’s
assessment
findings, almost all respondents
expressed
that Hopi language loss
is real but there is still
hope because there are
still plenty of speakers.
It is essential that Hopi
be spoken to young children everywhere, starting in the home.
In May, the Hopi Tribal Council approved the
Hopi Lavayi Assessment and supported the
recommendation to set
up an advisory committee to develop the Hopi
Lavayi Nest Model pilot
project in the Village of
Sipaulovi.
Why Hopi Lavayi
Matters
“All children need
to be grounded in their
own language. Hopi language is so metaphorical, it actually causes
the child to think at a
higher level of thinking. So it allows them
to become literate. That
is our goal; to have them
become literate early in
life. Teaching Hopi is
most effective when
learners start at a young
age,” said Dr. Noreen
Sakiestewa,
Director
of the Department of
Education for the Hopi
Tribe and a member of
the FTF Coconino Regional Council.
“The key to reviving the language is to
bring Hopi back into the
home, where a child is
first introduced to language. If Hopi children
are taught to speak and
read in Hopi, those literacy skills learned at
home will later transfer
into English,” said Dr.
LaVerne Jeanne, proj-

ect director for the Hopi
Lavayi Early Childhood
Assessment, retired linguistics professor from
University of Nevada
and Hopi native from
Hotevilla. “We want our
children to be successful in the dominant language, and many of us
were discouraged from
speaking Hopi. From
the study, respondents
said that if we want the
language to survive,
we will all have to start
speaking Hopi. But
speaking Hopi is not
enough. We must also
continue to practice the
Hopi way.”
Anita Poleahla, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mesa
Media, Inc., a nonprofit
organization working
to revive Hopi lavayi,
shares why Hopi lavayi
is more than a language.
“Hopi lavayi is rooted in
our culture as a people,
if we lose our language,
there will no longer be
Hopi sinom. Our language defines who we
are spiritually. If we no
longer are able to speak
Hopi lavayi then we will
never really understand
the full meaning of what
our Hopi ceremonies
mean, even if we participate. The depth of
Hopi lavayi cannot be
expressed in English;
our language is unique
to our worldview. We
hold great responsibility
as stewards of this land
we live on and have yet
to fulfill our covenant to
Maasawu. This transfer
of knowledge is usually
done through our language and understanding how our cultural
reinforces these responsibilities. Hopi lavayi is
just not a language; it is
a teaching tool of life, it
is our life.”

The Language Nest model shows language using culturally significant
examples, like this one where Cheryl Soohafya, a grandmother, shows children
at the Hopi-Tribe Hopi Head Start how to weave a traditional sifter basket.

“When culture of context is lost, that is when
the culture of language
is lost. But people still
make piki bread and
sing and dance. It is not
lost yet. Children are
our future language and
cultural bearers and all
revival efforts must begin with the children,
the very young children
and their parents,” said
Dr. Jeanne.
What can Hopi parents do?
Children do best when
they have lots of opportunities to talk and interact with parents and
other caring adults, and
a
language-enriched
environment is important for all children. Research shows that reading, singing and talking
with infants, toddlers
and preschoolers supports early and lifelong
reading success.
“Just talk to your

child and talk in your
own language, especially when you are outside
of your own community,
because that is where we
revert back to the dominant language. When
you are at the grocery
store, talk Hopi; when
you are at home, talk
Hopi; wherever you are,
talk Hopi. Talk Hopi all
the time!” suggests Dr.
Sakiestewa.
For more information,
please contact the First
Things First Coconino
Regional Director at
emajure@azftf.gov. For
additional information
about Hopi language
preservation please visit
the Hopi Cultural Preservation office at http://
www8.nau.edu/hcpo-p/
index.html and Mesa
Media, Inc. at http://mesamedia.org/.

From Cover

81st Support Command, Proud of their
link to the Hopi Code Talkers
During WWII 542 were
killed and 2,736 were
wounded or missing from
the 81st Infantry Division.
As Mr. Cliff presented me
with a “Wildcat” patch,
his voice broke and tears
welled up in his eyes.
With emotion he thanked
me and our Nation for
our Code Talkers and said
it was with their assistance and language that
they were able to achieve
their military objective
during WWII. I graciously accepted with tears in
my own eyes. The evening wore on, dinner was
served, the band played so
perfectly.
As you read this, the
Hopi contingent will have

Chilocco Indian School Band
This historic photograph from 1913 shows the Chilocco Indian
School Band. The above caption lists many of the band members as
Hopi Tribal Members. Photo submitted by the Lomavitu Family.
PUBLIC INFORMATION
FROM TUTUVENI
(HOPI NEWSPAPER)
RE: PUBLICATION OF COURT
DOCUMENTS

of $80.00 needs to be made at the Hopi
Tribal Treasurer’s Office and submit
Court Document and receipt to the
Tutuveni Office for publication. Upon
completion of publication, PLEASE
pick up the affidavit, which needs to
Any Hopi Tribal Courts Legal Docu- be submitted to the Hopi Tribal Courts.
ments requiring publication requires a Any other questions, please contact
fee of $40.00/per publication, pubTutuveni Office at (928) 734-3282.
lished twice, totaling $80.00. Payment

arrived in Washington
D.C. there the families
of the Hopi Code Talkers
will receive Gold medals
for their service. An honor that is befitting of their
service.
They (Code Talkers)
told me personally that
they (at the time) would
not be Hopi if they accepted medals or praise
for acts in a time of war.
Especially when people
died. I have always and
will always respect them
for their resolve to have
stayed strong to their Hopi
values.
They are all gone now.
So I know it is time to receive the medals in their
names for their families.

I now believe they do deserve this honor.
In Ft. Jackson at the 81st
Regional Support Command building when you
enter, the first display you
see is of the Hopi Code
Talker and the veteran
events the 81st was invited
to participate in here on
Hopi. This display shows
that 81st RSC is proud of
the link they have with
us as being the ONLY
ARMY Division who had
Hopi Code Talkers.
I hope we continue to
speak our language and do
our best to teach it to the
very young. So that they
can use it to maintain the
traditions and way of life
of the Hopi. Asquali.

Legal Notice/Name Change

In the Hopi Tribal
Court, Keams Canyon,
Arizona
In the Matter of the
Change of Name of: Not
Named Norris to Jakob
Gabriel Norris
Case No. 2013-CV-0159,
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION OF CHANGE OF
NAME.
Notice is hereby given
that Rhonda Vanee David
has petitioned the court
for the change of name
from: Not Named Norris
to Jakob Gabriel Norris.
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: October 14, 2013
/s/ Imalene Polingyumptewa, Clerk of the Court

NAME.
Notice is hereby given
that Winnie Mae James
has petitioned the court
for the change of name
from: Nickless Calvan
Jackson to Nicholas Calvan Jackson. Any party
seeking to intervene in
In the Hopi Tribal
said proceeding must file
Court, Keams Canyon,
an appropriate pleading
Arizona
with the Hopi Tribal Court
In the Matter of the
no later than twenty (20)
Change of Name of: Nick- days after the publication
less Calvan Jackson to
of this notice.
Nicholas Calvan Jackson
Dated: October 3, 2013
Case No. 2013-CV-0149, /s/ Imalene PolingyumpteNOTICE OF PUBLICAwa, Clerk of the Court
TION OF CHANGE OF

From the Office of the Chairman

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Hopi Tribal Primary Elections 2013
Hopi Elections Presents Candidates for 2013 Hopi Tribal Primary Elections
Candidates for the Office of Vice Chairman

Ronald A. Honyumptewa
Village of Moencopi

Alfred Lomahquahu Jr.
Village of Bacavi

Robert L. Sumatzkuku
Village of Moencopi

George Mase
Village of Sipaulovi

Candidates for the Office of Chairman

Leroy N. Shingoitewa
Village of Moencopi

Caleb H. Johnson
Village of Kykotsmovi

Tommy A. Canyon
Village of Moencopi

Herman G. Honanie
Village of Kyktosmovi

Micah B. Loma’omvaya
Village of Shungopavi

Todd D. Honyaoma Sr.
Village of Shungopavi

Mike R. Puhuyesva
Village of Bacavi

Norman B. Honie Jr.
Village of Tewa

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Caleb Johnson Talks

After a long struggle in my
mind, I have finally decided
to run for the Chairman of
our Hopi Tribe. As I see it,
after being on the Hopi Tribal Council for almost a year
and being on the Land Team,
I know what is going on the
inside of the Administration
better than any other candidate. I also believe that I can
resolve the many problems
that now is going on in this
Administration. In the future
I will begin to spell them out
for all of you, Hopi sinom, to
hear so that you can decide to
support me.
Let me tell you now what
I think is the biggest problem
that has been going on since
2010, shortly after the current
Chairman was elected into
office. I have shared this information with the members
of the Tribal Council yet it
continues and will until December 31, 2013.
A contract was made and
signed on May 27, 2010,
the next day after the Tribal
Council approved H-0242019 which “…authorized
the Chairman of the Tribe to
enter into a contract on behalf
of the Tribe to employ and
supervise a law firm, which
comprised of attorneys in
good standing and licensed

to practice law in any State,
to provide interim General
Counsel services against the
ongoing litigation and for
other services as assigned by
the Chairman for up to one
hundred-eighty (180) days
or until a successor has been
named.”
Well, you can guess that no
successor has been found to
replace Mr. Robert J. Lyttle
who was hired by the Chairman in a Contract signed the
next day. This contract has
an ending date of December
31, 2013. This no accident,
it was designed for a specific
reason.
The next day, an Attorney Contract was signed by
Chairman Shingoitewa and
Mr. Robert J. Lyttle Attorney.
Under para. 3, Hourly
Rates., this Contract provided that, “The Tribe shall pay
the Attorneys for services
performed under this contract
an hourly rate not to exceed
three hundred seventy-five
dollars ($375) per hour for se-

nior attorneys and/or Special
Counsel, and an hourly rate
not to exceed two hundred
seventy five dollars ($275)
per hour for other attorney.”
As I see it, these decisions
of the Tribal Council and the
Chairman began the process
where the tribal have been
paying Attorneys hired, about
4 million dollars a year on
average. My estimate is that
Mr. Robert Lyttle is getting
paid $375 an hour and getting
$15,000 a week, at 40 hours a
week. I have not seen his pay
records so this is an estimate.
Nevertheless, in all my
time on the Hopi Tribal
Council: I have never seen
the General Counsel get paid
this much and his salary was
always part of the General
Budget of the Tribe.
My first Decision when
elected as you Chairman
will be to rescind this Contract. However, if LeRoy is
reelected, it probably will be
renewed at a higher rate.
This is one reason I have
decided to run for the Chairman of the Tribe but not the
last reason as I will be writing
more letters and present you
with further major problems
facing the tribe, such as the
lack of yearly audits.

Todd Honyaoma, Sr.
Hopi Tribal Chairman Candidate
Biography and Introduction
Lolma. My name is Todd D. Honyaoma, Sr. I am Spider clan. I am
originally from Mishongnovi, but
was raised in Shungopavi. Rayma and I have been married for 29
years, we have three children. I was
brought up in a traditional family
and was taught Hopi values and
principles which guide me today in
my everyday life.
My education began at Toreva with
Headstart, then continued at Second
Mesa Day School. I completed Jr.
High at Hopi Day School in Kykotsmovi. I graduated from Phoenix
Indian High School. My post-secondary education was at Arizona
Central College, where I earned a
certification in heavy equipment operation.
Upon my return home to Hopi, I
worked as a Tribal Ranger for nine
(9) years. I then managed the Hopi
Cultural Center when it was leased
to the late Ferrell Secakuku. I then
returned to the field of road construction as a heavy equipment operator. My legislative career began
in 1996 when I was elected as a Tribal Council Representative for Sipaulovi Village. I served four (4), two(2) year terms. I was then elected
and served as Vice-Chairman for the
Hopi Tribe for three (3) years. Currently, I have my own business operating a tire repair shop and working
as a lay advocate in the Hopi Tribal
Courts. I am also a cattleman, farmer. I enjoy horseback riding.
My experience in private sector and
public service as an elected official,

gives me a broad experience and
perspective, and makes me an ideal candidate for the Office of Hopi
Tribal Chairman. More importantly,
my upbringing in a traditional Hopi
way, and my continued involvement in our Hopi ceremonies, I believe, gives me a distinct advantage
to represent our Hopi people.
I understand the needs of the Hopi
people and the employees of the
Hopi Tribe. I interact daily with
Hopi people on a personal and professional level. Many are concerned
with the current state of our tribal
government, especially our finances and audits. Our people need
jobs and we must find ways to raise
revenues and fund programs and
services to help our people. We almost lost our precious water rights.
We need to protect these resources.
There is so much work to be done
and I am the right person who can
get things done. We must have respect for our people, our leaders,
and the sovereign rights of our villages. This respect is not being practiced in the current administration.
Respect and honesty are missing in
the current tribal administration. I
will work hard to restore these critical elements our tribal government.
I will see to it that we have an open,
transparent, and participatory government. No longer will things be
secret and closed to tribal members.
I will see to it that our tribal government can, once again, be “for the
People and by the People”.
I respectfully ask for your support
and vote. Kwak-wha.

George Mase
I am of the Sun Forehead Clan from the
Village of Sipaulovi.
I am running for the office of Vice Chairman
of the Hopi Tribe.
Accomplishments:
•

Elected twice to represent the Village
of Sipaulovi on the Hopi Tribal
Council.

•

Served as Interim Tribal Secretary for
the Hopi Tribal Council.

•

Served as CSA for the Village of
Sipaulovi.

•

Served on the local school board.

•

Currently the Chair for the Energy and
Water Task Team.

•

Currently the Chair for the Tawa Ovi
Project Task Team.

I feel we must work to build a sound
foundation at the Tribal level both financially
and strengthening our capacity.
We must take control of our Tribal assets so
that we are truly self-sustainable as a
Sovereign Tribe.
Times are changing here at Hopi and we must
keep up and be ready for all the new
challenges and opportunities that come our
way.

George Mase of the Sun Forehead Clan, Hopi name
Qötsvuyoama, from the village of Sipaulovi.
Spoke Hopi as a child before entering school, grew up on the
Hopi Reservation and after graduation from High School
attended DeVry Institute in Phoenix, AZ. After graduating
was hired by Collins Radio, a Division of Rockwell Int’l.,
worked on ship-­‐to-­‐shore communications equipment for the
military. This required moving to sunny Southern California in
the Orange County area. I also worked on Medical systems
for Philips Ultrasound, a division of Phillips Medical Systems
and Advanced Sterilization Products a division of Johnson &
Johnson. The last two companies I worked as a Quality
Assurance Engineer doing Software and Hardware
Verification & Validation. All together I spent nearly 30 years
in California and during my trips home realized how much of
the Hopi language was being lost just by not communicating
with the younger generation by not speaking Hopi. This will
take time to rectify but, will be worth the effort.

Tommy A.
Canyon
Hopi Tribal Chairman
My Goals as Chairman of the Hopi
Tribe:

My name is Tommy A. Canyon, Massaw Clan from the Village of Moenkopi.
I have lived in the Village of Kykotsmovi
for the past 29 years where I have participated in cultural and community
activities and successfully managed the
Kykotsmovi Village Store.
Any success that I may have achieved
during my lifetime is because I have had
the support of my family and given my
whole heart. Serving as Chairman for
the Hopi Tribe will be no different. I
am a strong believer in the Hopi culture
and way of life. It is a hard life but it has
taught me to be a fighter and understand
the value of making and keeping commitments. I will always fight for ALL our
people.
I am a candidate for the Office of
Chairman to be a voice for our Hopi/
Tewa people - for those who have lost
hope and feel excluded because they no
longer feel that they have a voice. Everyone should be heard.

• To see that all Villages are represented
by Hopi tribal government.
• To expand jobs, housing, and other
economic opportunities on Hopi.
• To provide leadership through wise
investment of our limited financial resources for the benefit of our Villages
and our Hopi/Tewa people.
• To find the best ways to use the capabilities and skills of the many intelligent
and successful Hopi/Tewa people who
want to contribute to the well-being of
their homeland. Hopi people are our
greatest resource.
• To work to become self-sustaining as a
tribal government and as a Nation.
• To be directly involved in marketing
our economic and natural resources and
negotiating the best returns for their use
by outside entities.
• To bring vision, respect, honor, and
leadership to the Office of the Chairman.
I may not be fully skilled in tribal politics, but I make up for that with a burning dedication and desire to do what is
right for the Hopi/Tewa people.
I urge everyone to VOTE! Don’t let a
handful of people make the decisions
for us. Be assured, if I get your vote, I
WILL LISTEN - YOUR VOICE WILL
BE HEARD.

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2013 TAAWAKI TRAIL RUN
Lolmat Ovi Nanamungwa
Submitted by Andrea Siow

What a glorious morning for a run! On Saturday, October 6, volunteers
and runners arrived at the
Hopi Wellness Center as
the sun was rising over
the mesa known as Taawaki; all in anticipation
of this years’ TAAWAKI
Half Marathon, 10K &
8K Trail Run.
Bundled up in layers of
clothing; runners signed
up and prepared to take on
some of the better known
challenging trails that
Hopi has to offer. With
a good number of returning TAAWAKI Trail Run
participants and new participants to this event, the
energy was high and full
of positive enthusiasm.
As with many of the
trails here on Hopi, the
Taawaki Trail run is filled
with a variety of challeng-

es for each runner as well
as beautiful surroundings
that allow the runner to
take a moment to reflect
and really appreciate the
beauty that life has to offer. As an effort through
the Hopi Special Diabetes Program, this event is
provided as a non-competitive event that all runners of all levels can participate in with the overall
goal of strengthening
ones overall well-being.
Lolmat Ovi Namamunga,
running for the beauty of
all life, is the energy that
each runner possesses and
puts forth on the trails.
We praise each of you
on your accomplishment
in completing the event;
and thank you for being a
positive role model in the
promotion of community
health and the running
tradition here on Hopi.
We also acknowledge

all the community members that came out to
support this great event.
With well over 50 volunteers from organizations
such as the Miss Hopi
Committee, Lori Piestewa
Post 80 Princess, Greeting
the Sun Committee, First
Mesa Elementary Royalty
, Hopi High School National Honor Society, and
the Legacy Inn Corporation, we thank you for
making this year another
great success!
We hope that this event
has inspired and motivated you to take on future
challenges, and has given
you the self confidence to
continue your journey to
good health and personal
well-being. Every day is
filled with new experiences and new trails to take
on. We are very glad that
each of you could make
it out; we welcome more
participants next year on
October 5, 2014! Make
the TAAWAKI Trail Run
one of your most memorable running experiences! Happy Trails Everyone!
Hopi Wellness
Staff.

A great group of event volunteers ready to participate in the trail run.

Center

Hopi Code Talkers to Receive Gold Medals on Nov. 20

WASHINGTON, DC House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
(D-NV), Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and House
Democratic Leader Nancy
Pelosi (D-CA) announced
on Mon, Nov. 5, that they
will hold a U.S. Capitol
ceremony later this month
to present Native American
code talkers with the Congressional Gold Medal.
Hopi Tribal dignitaries
and family members will
be in attendance to receive

the Medals of Honor on behalf of the ten recognized
Hopi Code Talkers. Each
Tribe will receive one gold
medal for each Hopi Code
Talker and a silver medal
will be awarded to the surviving code talker families.
The Gold Medal represents Congress’s highest
expression of appreciation
for distinguished achievements and contributions.
The Code Talkers Recognition Act of 2008 (H.R.
4544) directs that medals
be struck to honor the valor and dedication of Na-

tive American code talkers
during World War I and
World War II. As members
of our Armed Forces, these
code talkers thwarted the
enemy by transmitting secret coded messages using
their native tribal languages. Congress will award a
Gold Medal to each tribe
that participated in this indispensable program.
The ceremony will take
place on Wednesday, November 20, 2013 in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol
Visitor Center.

Vote Alfred Lomahquahu Jr for Vice Chairman

Greetings I am Alfred Lomahquahu Jr. I
am seeking the office of Vice Chairman, I
belong to the Greasewood/Roadrunner
clan. I am a member of the village of
Bacavi. My parents are Kathrine Burton and the late Alfred Lomahquahu
Sr. I am currently serving the Village of
Bacavi as Governor for 3 yrs. Am serving as Commander for the American
Legion-Lori Piestewa Post #80 2yrs. A
U.S. Marine Corps Veteran. I also am a
committee member of several Organizations: The Hopi Native American Cancer Prevention program (NACP), Hopi
Foundation-Hopi Youth Initiative (HOYI),
The Natwatni Coalition, The Community
Emergency Response Team (CERT) under the Hopi Emergency Response Team
(HERT). Hopi Code Talker Committee.
I am seeking the Office of Vice Chairman To fulfill the roles and responsibilities of that Office. To bring accountabili-

ty and a real connection between Tribal
operations and the Villages. Which is the
Hopi people. To bring true service back
to this office. We are elected to serve
the people and I have been trained to
serve thru my Military experience and
as an Elected official. I encourage every
to register to vote and be a positive influence on the future of the Hopi Tribe.
Kwa-Kwah.

Ronald A. Honyumptewa - Hopi Tribal Vice Chairman Candidate
VOTE FOR QUALITY HOPI LEADERSHIP
Loloma, I would like to take this
opportunity announce my candidacy for the Vice Chairman of the
Hopi Tribe. My name is Ronald A.
Honyumptewa, I am Dawawungwa
from the Village of Lower Moencopi. I was born and raised on the
Hopi Reservation, where I continue
to participate in cultural activities
and raise crops. I have proudly
dedicated 17 years of my life to the
field of law enforcement, serving in
various capacities including, Officer, Detective, Sergeant, and Chief.
After living off the reservation for
many years, I made the conscious
decision to return to the Hopi Reservation to serve the Hopi/Tewa

Half-marathon participants taking on the course.

sinom in a professional capacity. I
currently serve as Chief Ranger of
the Hopi Tribe Resource Enforcement Services (HRES).
During my 2 year tenure as Chief
of the HRES, I have worked tirelessly to build the capacity of Tribal
law enforcement services by mandating professionalism, developing
and implementing policy, securing
critical equipment and resources,
increasing staff levels, and raising
officer salaries. These critical and
long overdue developments will
serve as the building blocks for
establishing effective law enforcement services for Hopi Tribal communities.

If elected as the Vice Chairman of the Hopi Tribe, I will serve as a professional and dedicated leader for the Hopi/Tewa community. My goals
include:
•
Improve the Hopi Tribal governmental operations by ensuring
accountability at the program and policy levels, which will result in
improved quality of services.
•
Develop new policies and procedures, revise outdated policies, and assure adherence to these critical organizational documents.
•
Support the Hopi/Tewa Villages in their efforts to become
self-sustaining communities.
I appreciate your support in helping me achieve these goals. Kwak Kwa.

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Hopi/Tewa Youth Council Give Voice To Youth Issues
Submitted by Hopi/Tewa Youth
Council Advisors

Native American youth
can make a difference
within the community they
live in. In doing so the
Hopi/Tewa Youth Council (HTYC) is becoming organized and preparing for action.
The HTYC is a group
of local youth residing
on the Hopi reservation
who have come together
for common purposes: to
make their voices heard
while representing their
villages and communities; and to play a role in
addressing issues and concerns they face.
With combined talents
and energy, HTYC members are taking a step to
contribute.
They have
the opportunity to make
change by developing and
strengthening their leadership skills. Their goal is
to become a youth advisory body for the Hopi/
Tewa communities, advocating for youth needs
and addressing concerns
effecting youth.
They
plan to network, coordinate programs, activities,
and events for youth, and
collaborate with resources
on and off the reservation.
In 2010, the Youth Advisory Committee was
formed. This group previously assisted in the
process of establishing a
Hopi/Tewa Boys & Girls

Club; unfortunately the
initiative did not come to
reality, due to stakeholders
not coming to a consensus
on the Memorandum of
Agreement.
Now known as the
Hopi/Tewa
Advisory
Committee, the group is
committed in implementing youth development
and initiatives from a
grassroots
perspective.
The group consists of:
Village Youth & Elder
Program
Coordinators,
Village Community Service Administrators, Village Board of Directors,
reservation wide community members,parents and
grandparents, schools,The
Hopi Tribal Housing Authority, and other professionals.
In January of 2013
the Hopi/Tewa Advisory
Committee developed action plans by participating in a strategic planning
and training provided by
FirstPic Inc. based out of
Washington,
DC. The
training was hosted by
the Hopi Tribal Housing Authority, to incorporate a reservation wide
Youth Program. The intent is to reopen the Youth
Center based in Polacca,
Arizona.
This facility
will focus on providing
programs and services
needed for the youth within villages and communities. In conjunction with
the Youth Center, HTYC

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Food Handler’s Training
Hopi Tribal Ordinance No. 12 requires that
all Food Service Employees, Peddlers, and
Temporary Food Vendors on the Hopi Reservation are required to possess a current
Food Handler’s Card.
A Food Handler’s Card or Certificate of
Training issued by another Tribe, County
or other Government Entity is valid on the
Hopi Reservation as long as its expiration
date does not exceed two years from the
date of issuance. There is no fee for this
training or the card.
Food Handler’s Training is scheduled for:
Second Mesa Day School
November 13, 2013
1:00 – 3:00 PM

Employment Opportunity
Hopi Tribal Housing Authority
1. Human Resources – Generalist
($36,461-$72,190)
2. Resident Services Manager
($33,939-$67,198)
3. Resident Services Specialist
($29,651-$58,708)
4. Information Tech
($26,376 - $52,222)
Please contact:
Maxine Namoki at (928) 737-2556
Mnamokie@htha.org or visit www.htha.org for
additional information.
Closing date for the vacancies is 11-13-2013

plans to also utilize the
facility to accommodate
their functions.
As of June 2013, the
Hopi/Tewa Youth Council
has aquired 14 active
participants representing
their respective villages
and communities. The
following members are
Des’ree Nasingoetewa, President (Bacavi);
Lottie Saufkie, Secretary (Lower Moencopi);
Nicholai Bolus, Treasurer (Second Mesa);
and members Alyssia
Polivema (Lower Moencopi); KeAndre David,
(Tewa); Faylene Rogers,
(Tewa); Michealla Kagenveama, (Tewa); Erin
Eustace (Tewa); Melvin
Sisto (Bacavi); Kelliegh
Lynch-Sewequaptewa
(Sichmovi); Sean Bolus
(Second Mesa); Allessandro Bolus (Second
Mesa); Alfred Soliman
(Second Mesa) and
Kaitlyn Youvella.
The advisors are Carlton
Timms, Village of Tewa,
Youth Program Coordinator and Elvia Sanchez,
Village of Bacavi, Youth
Center Coordinator.
HTYC Vice- President
and SGT AT ARMS positions are currently vacant
and will be filled at the
next Youth Council session.
Currently, the HTYC
hold their Council sessions on every second
Saturday of each month

Hopi/Tewa Youth Council represented at the Gila River Youth Conference at Crown Plaza San Marcos
Golf Resort in Chandler, Ariz. Back Row (l to r): Advisors Carlton Timms and Elvia Sanchez. Second Row:
Nicolai Bolus, Sean Bolus, Melvin Sisto, Alyssia Polivema, Lottie Saufkie, Erin Eustace and Michealla
Kagenveama. Front Row: KeAndre David and Alessandro Bolus.
at 11:00 am. With roles
and responsibilities identified, HTYC has various
goals and projects they
would like to initiate and
accomplish. In the meantime the group has had
numerous
successful
fundraising
activities,
established their monthly
meetings, and have adopted and created a logo
and bylaws, soon to be
approved.
At the end of July,
HTYC was invited to attend the 25th Annual Gila
River Indian Community
Youth Conference. This
was a great opportunity for

the council to gain external resources, meet other
youth leaders throughout
Indian Country, and become exposed to other cultures and traditions.
Village Youth and Elder Coordinators as well
as Village Administrations are continuing to
recruit youth who are 1118 years of age, currently
in school or have a high
school diploma or GED
with a minimum grade
point average (GPA) of
2.0 and/or pursuing other
educational or professional growth. Membership is
open to any youth interest-

ed in making a difference.
Through continued involvement, the HTYC is
working toward becoming our future leaders by
being proactive agents of
change. Their “VOICE
STANDS AS ONE”! For
recruitment in your villages contact your local
Village and Elder Coordinators or contact Carlton
Timms at (928)401-0376,
email:
villageoftewayouth@gmail.com.
Or
contact Elvia at (928)7347111, email: bacavi_
youth@hotmail.com

HEEF Elects New Executive Committee Officers
Sam Tenakhongva
Hopi Education Endowment Fund

The Hopi Education Endowment Fund (HEEF) is
pleased to announce that
Lois Reynosa-Qumiyintewa has been elected to
serve as President for the
HEEF for 2013-14. She
said, “It’s been a pleasure
to serve on the HEEF
board and a true honor to
be elected to this leadership position. I look forward to continuing the
success HEEF has recognized and providing added
opportunities for growth
and achievement.” Reynosa- Qumiyintewa comes
from the village of Shungopavi and is a member of
the Water Clan and is a Senior Accountant for Northern Arizona Healthcare.
Joining her on the HEEF

Photo Credits: HEEF 2013
HEEF President Lois Reynosa

Executive committee as
Vice-President is Mike
Finney from Tempe, AZ
and is the founder and
owner of AZ Communications Group which
provides domestic and international marketing in

addition to public relations
services for communities,
tribes, and private sector
businesses. Mr. Finney
works with the Moenkopi
Legacy Inn and the Hopi
Arts Trail, and shared,
“Being elected to a leadership role in the HEEF is
a great honor. The years
of achievement by former
Board members and a very
dedicated staff sets a high
bar for all of us who currently serve on the Board.
I am looking forward to
seeing the HEEF grow in
public awareness and grow
in our ability to attract significant new contributors
to the fund in 2014.”
Also elected, were Kim
Kahe-Corkin who will
serve as the Treasurer and
Jamie Navenma as the
Secretary. Other members
of the Executive committee include Dr. Angela

Gonzales, Eileen Egan
and Romalita Laban. “The
HEEF welcomes the new
officers to their new leadership positions.
Each
individual brings their individual experience and
expertise to the office they
will serve in. We look
forward to a productive
and prosperous year,” said
HEEF Executive Director
LuAnn Leonard.
The HEEF is a Hopi
Tribal
government
non-profit program qualified under section 7871
(a) of the Internal Revenue
Service Code. All contributions to the HEEF are
tax deductible. For more
information contact the
HEEF at heef@hopieducationfund.org, 928-7342275 or visit www.hopieducationfund.org

New Video Campaign on Ending Violence Against
Native Women
Ginny Underwood
Indian Law Resource Center

(Helena, Mont.) -- The Indian Law Resource Center
and the National Indigenous Women’s Resource
Center (NIWRC) have
launched the first videos
in a new campaign to raise
awareness of and help end
violence against Native
women and girls.
The campaign is twofold, featuring a series of
“Survivor Stories” with
Native women who have
experienced domestic and
sexual violence as well as
a series of videos on the
theme of “Native Love”
with Native youth expressing what Native love
means to them and the
changes they want to see
in their communities.

“With one in three
Native women raped in
their lifetimes, creating
awareness to end violence
against Indian and Alaska
Native women and girls is
the first and foremost priority for this campaign,”
said Jana Walker, Senior
Attorney and Director of
the Center’s Safe Women, Strong Nations project. “The epidemic of
violence against Native
women and girls cannot be
tolerated.”
The first survivor story released in the series
features Sheila Harjo, the
First Lady of The Seminole Nation and Councilwoman. In the video, Harjo describes the eight years
of abuse she endured by
her former husband.
“I’m not a victim. I’m a

survivor,” declares Harjo
in the video. “I now have
the opportunity to share
my story and let people
know it can happen to anybody. It’s not drunks. It’s
not the poor people. It’s
not the uneducated. It’s
anybody.”
Harjo has been a driving
force in helping The Seminole Nation establish a domestic violence program
and shelter for abused
women and their children.
The “Native Love” video series raises awareness
about violence against Native women and girls and
is aimed at empowering
tribal members, particularly young people, to speak
out. Justin Secakuku, a
member of the Hopi Tribe
of Arizona, shares a Hopi
tradition involving white
corn, and its symbolism of
the value of women to give
and produce life.
“Women should be appreciated, honored, and
loved,” says Secakuku in
the video. “In the concept
of Native love, we have to
respect what women have
to contribute to society as
a whole.”
The Indian Law Resource Center and the

NIWRC will release four
survivor stories and four
“Native Love” stories
through the end of the
year. The videos and other
online resources including
posters, Facebook banners, a domestic violence
toolkit, FAQs, and a guide
on how to share the campaign, will be available at
www.indianlaw.org and
www.niwrc.org.
“We hope to stimulate
and support a national dialogue about what Native
love is — and what it is not
— in order to create change
that will help restore safety
to our Native women and
girls,” said Lucy Simpson, Executive Director of
the NIWRC. “We encourage people to watch the
videos, share them through
Facebook and other social
media channels, and help
us create change.”
The videos were co-produced by the Center and
Native filmmaker Ryan
Red Corn, co-founder of
Buffalo Nickel Creative.
For more information or
to download and share the
videos, visit www.indianlaw.org or www.niwrc.org.

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From the Front Page
New Candidates from Cover

reasons why our educated
Hopi’s leave is because
of salaries, salaries are
not competitive. We are
paying a large amount of
salaries to non-natives and
that needs to be addressed.
Another issue is Behavioral Health. There is a need
for the abused children,
elderly, domestic violence
and rehabilitation. We
don’t work hand in hand
with them. How do we
better service our community? The key thing is all
these programs need to be
looked at and reorganized
to give back to the community. We are not on the
same page, we are all scattered. That is something
we really need to look at
to see what we can do to
make things better for our
people. What can we do?
We have the Hopi Sex Offender Registration Tracking system (HSORT),
which is now educating
the community on sexual offenders, but we are
still lacking certain areas.
We want to able to communicate with the Tribal
Courts; another issue that
I’m looking at. I’m looking at the whole system,
the programs; what can
we do better to service our
community because they
are our people.

What
are
your
thoughts on environmental issues within the Hopi
Tribe?
Back to HPL and D6 we
have a lot of over grazing
going on out there and
that needs to be looked at.
You’re talking about fence
line issues and trespass animals coming out and the
drought; even the woodcutting issues. Have we
looked at that? How much
are we cutting the wood?
Can we really go out to the
new lands to cut wood? I
mean there is a lot of issues that we have, because
of the snowfall and the rain
and all these issues that
come up. We really need
to protect our resources
and that’s the key thing is
protecting our resources
for our future generation.
That’s what we got to look
at. There are a lot of issues
out there. The environment, you’re talking about
water issues, arsenic in
the water all the way from
Moenkopi to Keams Canyon. Those are issues have
to look at; we can’t look at
now we got to look at the
future. How do we protect
our environment, how do
we protect our natural resources? Again I stated
that you have to look at 15
to 100 years from now for
our children, your children
and all our grandkids. We
have to look that far, we
can’t just look at five years
or ten years. We have to do
something to protect our
environment.
What
are
your
thoughts on the financial
issues within the Hopi
Tribe?
Policy needs to change.
There are a lot of issues
within the finances and it
all goes back to looking
at what’s not working.
We got to look at what’s
not working. What do we
got to do to improve the
services; there are a lot
of issues with the Finance
Department. The procurement issues, the requisitions and there has to be
something that we can do
to improve, better tracking, better servicing; again
it’s all servicing the people. You know sometimes
programs wait for purchase orders for up to three
or four months, and who is
accountable for that? My
question then is; are they
being held accountable?
Is the Executive Director
holding the Finance Director accountable? There has
to be something because
with these kinds of issues,

are they getting disciplined
or is it just pushed to the
side? We have to look at
the system, what can we
do that’s not working. Obviously it’s been happening for years now; we have
to take a look at it. What
do we have to do to better
service and documentation
the financial issue? Again
it goes way back to years.
I’m quite sure they can’t
find certain reports that
they don’t know where it’s
at. We got to have a better
tracking system and that’s
why we’re having issues
right now. It’s affecting
all the programs, its affecting BIA and it’s even
affected my COPS grant.
My COPS grant was suspended because an audit
wasn’t done. Again, were
they held accountable?
So, it goes back to what
can we do to improve and
better service the program
and the people. The audits
need to be done; we really
need to get back on track.
It’s affecting a lot of the
programs and applying
for grants. I, myself don’t
want to apply for grants
because we have been red
flagged. Not only that, we
are being affected by receiving additional funding
from the grants to be able
to pay for services to our
financial, to the people in
the finance department.
Work is not getting done;
so again I’m glad that it
is happening. We have to
fix this issue. It’s been a
long standing issue and we
should have never gotten
to this point. It’s got to be
fixed.

What would you say
are the strengths and
weaknesses of the current administration?
They have done a lot of
good things for the Hopi
Tribe and I only been here
two years and I’ve never seen any weaknesses.
Again they have done an
excellent job in moving
the directions and being
able to get the funding
for programs. The weaknesses, I can’t speak for
what the weaknesses are,
but again all I see are
strengths. The weaknesses
within the programs itself
again goes back to the Executive Directors leadership. Those are the issues
and his responsibility to
get these things corrected.
How would you correct these issues?
To correct these issues
would be having to bring
in your seven directors
that oversee the programs.
You want to know what
their plans are, goals and
objectives and what their
mission and vision is. This
includes the Chairman and
Vice Chairman on down
to being able to carry out
these plans and hold all
the directors accountable.
Accountable
meaning
what are you working on,
how are you going to get
it done, when is it going to
be completed. So that way
things will work. Again,
Hopi Tribe’s a corporation.
It’s a corporation, again we
have to fix these issues to
be able to make it work, to
be able to get the ball rolling and right now the ball
is not rolling. We have a
lot of issues out there right
now; a lot of directors going back to years, stating
years that this has been
an issue for so long. My
question to their directors
is why is it still an issue?
You’re the Director you
got to fix it and again holding the Executive Director responsible. Why isn’t
it getting done? That’s
where the weakness is at,
the lack of accountability,
lack of directives, lack of
mission plan and lack of
strategic plan. We got to
have direction, we got to
have plan and we got to
have deadlines. If we don’t

have that; it’s not going to one is getting his Doctorate degree and my daughget fixed.
ter is in Tucson working as
What
are
your one of the Accountants for
thoughts on running for the city. I went to UCLA
Vice Chairman of the for my undergrad and then
I went for graduate study
Hopi Tribe?
I’m confident to run for to Princeton in New Jerthe Vice Chairman and sey. In 1961 I went into
again I’m seeing a lot of the military. I was in the
issues and working for an- military for 20 years and
other agency in Phoenix in 1989 I retired from the
and coming here, I see a military at Ft. Huachuca.
lot of issues. Running for My past experience has
Vice Chairman is to be been in the military and I
able to get the ball rolling went from 1st Lieutenant
and to be able to fix these to a full Colonel when
issues that we are facing. I left the military. I’ve
As a program director as been pretty successful.
well; I’m facing a lot of It’s tough to become an
these issues. Seeing a lot O6 because the promotion
of issues out there, how do amount was 2000 and they
we improve that? So, me only selected something
running for Vice Chairman like 200. People recogis to get this back in order, nize you’re a full Colonel
to be able to work hand in they will instantly rechand with the Chairman ognize it. It’s got a lot of
and being able to work prestige and power. That’s
with the Executive Direc- been my life until I came
tor . Let’s get a strategic out here in 1994 when my
plan, what is our weak- father passed away and I
ness, what is our strengths, came back to take over his
what do we do to improve church. Shortly thereafter
the services to all the pro- they elected me to the tribgrams? Again, it all goes al council for two and four
back to the community and year terms off and on.
the people; we are providAs a candidate for the
ing services to the people.
What do we need to do to Hopi Chairman, what is
improve these services? your platform?
I basically have three
Without that, it’s the Vice
Chairman’s job to be able platforms. One I mento make a difference. Be- tioned is the audits which
ing young, coming from we have to complete by
an outside agency, coming December 31and if we
from the city and coming don’t then there will be a
here to see all these is- letter coming from the Insues, you know I’m here terior to sanction us (Hopi
to make improvements Tribe) on a third level. This
and to able to do stuff means that tribal governfor my people, the Hopi/ ment grants and so forth
Tewa sinom. I encourage will begin to withdraw
the younger generation to those money’s because
step up to the plate, they they will not let it go to the
need to step up, they have tribe anymore. In another
a voice, they have all these 45 days, if we do not come
education and they need to up with the audits then
come and make that step they will begin the proto make a change for the cess of taking over these
programs, the government
generation.
programs. The Hopi TribWhat qualifies you to al Attorneys were saying
that by July they would
run for this position?
Experience in my job be taking over these govand what you go through. ernment programs if we
What kind of difference don’t complete the audit.
have you made, you If the audits are not done
know? For me I made a lot it will affect other things
differences with the career such as employment is gothat I have. Being in law ing to be difficult because
enforcement for 17 years they will have to become
you’re dealing with mak- federal employees and
ing a difference for the meet certain standards and
community and making an some may not meet those
impact in the community. standards. Or they will be
This includes coming to laid off. The attorneys are
Hopi, what have I done for saying the best thing for
the Hopi Rangers? Getting us is to complete the authe COPS grant, hiring of- dits. The other platform
ficers, getting more equip- is what I had just spoken
ment, upgrading the radio on; this contract with the
system; all these issues are Chairman and Lyttle (Hopi
getting done. Again, it goes Tribe’s Attorney) they
back to being disciplined, signed on the 27th of May
integrity, professionalism with fees to pay $375 and
and accountability. If you $275. All the attorneys that
have all those with you, are hired are being paid acit’s going to carry you a cording to that contract. So
long way because you be- as a result these invoices
lieve in the people. Hold- that are coming are very
ing yourself accountable high and there are at least
for everything you do and 15 attorneys that are workhaving that integrity and ing. As a result we have a
being honest is what is go- big stack of invoices and
ing to carry you through. It we have asked to see the
goes back to experience, invoices so that contract
we all have different expe- needs to be rescinded. My
riences, we all have differ- third platform is to get the
ent types of backgrounds First Mesa Representabut again we are all quali- tives back into the counfied and how are we going cil. They were kicked out
to carry this mission out? of council the first part
We have all these issues. of 2010; they need to get
Going back to my law en- back into council. They
forcement, I’ve done a lot are the village representafor different communities; tives and they need to get
I’ve done a lot to be able back in.
to make the community
safe, but again even here
What
are
your
doing the same thing and thoughts on environmennow working with other tal issues within the Hopi
programs to make it work, Tribe?
The big thing is the powso it’s helped me out a lot.
er plant that’s producing
Caleb Johnson, Hopi all this pollution and they
have just come to an agreeChairman Candidate
I was born in Moenkopi ment that they are going to
at the hospital there and I shut down two. One part
belong to the Coyote clan. of the Power Plant they
I’ve been married for more had three smokestacks
than 50 years to my wife, and they are going to shut
Nancy Johnson of Middle- down one and they are not
town, PA. We have three going to re-issue them the
kids and they are all col- strict things they were saylege graduates; one is an ing. So that will take care
architect in Connecticut, of the pollution. As far as

Micah Loma’omvaya from the Village of Shungopavi is a candidate for Hopi
Tribal Chairman.

Caleb Johnson from the Village of Kykotsmovi is a candidate for the Office of
Hopi Tribal Chairman

Current Chief of Hopi Rangers, Ronald A. Honyumptewa is a candidate for the
Office of Vice Chairman.

the other environmental
issues, there are not that
many environmental issues we have, except for
pollution.

What
are
your
thoughts on the financial
issues within the Hopi
Tribe?
The financial status,
it’s very weak at the tribal level right now because
of – we transferred the investments from Morgan
Keegan to Rockefeller.
The last report which was
just a couple days ago,
Rockefeller said they had
to settle with Morgan Keegan for some $67 million
and so now the investment
amount for the Hopi Tribe
is something like $60 million, it used to be $130
million. That has really cut
into the financial situation
and with the Attorney fees
is draining the tribe financially and that’s got to be
corrected because you
can’t do anything without
money and that’s a fact of
life. We have to stabilize
our financial system and
begin to accrue more money into those accounts that
we have.
What would you say
are the strengths and
weaknesses of the current administration?
The weakness of the
present government is that
the Chairman controls everything. He controls the
Tribal Council because
these representatives owe
a debt to him and so he
controls a majority of the
council
representatives.
He controls the courts by
the appointed Chief Judge.
He controls the Rangers;
they are pretty much like
his bodyguards. In other
words he controls everything and that’s the main

weakness and because he
controls everything he can
fire anybody at anytime.
So by this behavior he has
intimidated a lot of employees and they are very
careful to say the right
things and they can’t express their real opinions.
That’s the weakness of the
tribal government. I don’t
sense too much strength
in the tribal government
at this time; it’s balanced
too much to the weak side.
Until it’s stabilized and
some these things are corrected; they will not see
the strengths of the tribal
government emerge and
that’s going to take a lot of
work, but it has to be done.
How would you correct these issues?
Like I said I would first
of all rescind this contract
and fire some of these attorneys and give the Chief
Judge 24 hours to hand
in his resignation, things
like that. You can do that
and start cleaning up these
things so the tribal council
is not under control by one
individual. That’s going to
take a lot of work.
What
are
your
thoughts on running for
Vice Chairman of the
Hopi Tribe?
Well I had a difficult
time deciding to run because I realized how tough
the job is. It’s not an easy
job to do these things; to
recoup all these things.
I had a difficult time to
decide to jump in or just
stay out of it or let it go
in the direction it’s going,
but when I looked at the
candidates I could not see
anyone of those people
who knew the tribal government as much as I did
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or had the courage and the
fortitude to make these
changes because it’s going
to be difficult. I have made
some very tough decisions
in the military so I’m used
to that, so I decided that
I’m going to have to get
in. If anything is going to
be done I have to do it. It’s
going to be a tough job but
somebody’s gotta do it and
if you’re capable of doing
it you can’t really let it go
by because it’s just going
to get worse and that’s the
reason I jumped in. That’s
one of the reason I’m in
the race.
What qualifies you to
run for this position?
I’m qualified for this
position because I’ve been
on the Tribal Council for
at least 12 years off and
on and I know the ins and
outs of the tribal government real well. I was the
Vice Chairman for 18
months and I controlled
all the directors and they
reported to me so I know
the whole system of the
tribal government so I
felt that since I know the
inside of the government.
You have to know the inside of the government to
correct these things; you
can’t just pop in from
some other place and do
these things because you
have to know how things
are done, who are the key
players. Fortunately the
other night we had a meeting here and the directors

of these programs were
talking and I was looking
at these directors and they
are all young ladies, maybe 30 or 35. You have a
whole crop of those directors and they were so frustrated of the way things
were going. I looked at
them and I said, “Man, if
these directors can line up
with you, you can do a tremendous job of recouping
the whole system.” They
were so frustrated because
they were the last people
to get the word and when
things change they should
be the first one to know.
In the military I compare
them to Battalion Commanders. The Battalion
Commanders are the ones
that are fighting, they are
on the front lines and they
need to be aware and they
need to be coordinated, but
somehow the administration just let them go. They
are out there crying for
some kind of guidance and
information. They don’t
want to be the last the person to know what has been
decided by the council. So
if there is a real issue that
has to be done or what are
we going to do about it, the
Chairman should call all
the directors into a meeting and brief them on what
the situation is so they
will know what is coming
down the pike. That’s the
way we have to work with
this large organization and
I guess that hasn’t been
done for the last four years

because they just reamed
out the tribal council. So
that is what I will do, I will
work with those directors
directly and we can solve
a lot of these problems that
they are faced with at that
particular level.
Micah B. Loma’omvaya, Hopi Chairman Candidate
Micah B. Loma’omvaya is from the Village
of Shungopavi. He is 39
years old and is a member of the Bear Clan. Loma’omvaya said he participates in the traditional
activities of his village and
credits his grandparents
with his traditional teachings. Out of high school,
he was able to gain internships within the field of
archaeology. He is a graduate of the University of
Arizona with a Bachelor’s
Degree in Anthropology.
“For me it’s [Shungopavi] always home,” he said.
“We have a lot of deep
roots here in this land.”
Having been raised on
Hopi, he’s been able to
see how the economy has
affected the community
with very little economic
opportunities available.
Loma’omvaya believes
his background in Anthropology gives him, and the
Hopi people, a foothold
in defining Hopi perspectives, issues and solutions
based on Hopi values and
traditions.

What are some of
the current issues that
you see facing the Hopi
Tribe?
There are many different areas that need to be
resolved. I believe that
the tribal audits need to be
resolved. As such, there
is a need for the Executive Director along with
Tribal Council to review
the policies, procedures,
Tribal plans and ordinances in-depth, so that we
have a clear understanding
of what needs to be done
next. We need to analyze
our data and formulate a
solution and not just throw
money and personnel at
the problems. We have a
lot of management issues
out on the land. We need
to meet with the land users
to understand how tribal
programs are implementing the land and resource
management plans. We
need to evaluate how we
can support law enforcement to protect Hopi interests. Health care is an
issue too. How do we expand our health care services? We need to meet at
a technical level with our
service providers to increase funding and service
here in Hopi. Education is
another issue. If we have
more educated Hopi professionals in these fields
then we are only investing in ourselves. I believe
in past administrations
we did not have the intimate knowledge of tribal affairs, situations and
conditions. So there has
always been a large learning curve. They come into
office without having this
knowledge and they basically have to learn while
on the job. Where as if I
come into office, I have
this knowledge. I’d rather see implementation being carried out rather than
having to learn it. Basically, I’m a step ahead.

and weaknesses of the
current administration?
Strengths would be the
ability to connect with
outside agencies and organizations. But in a sense,
if you hire good lobbyists
and good legal representation, almost any of those
people can create those avenues for you. Other than
that, it’s tough for me to
see a lot of strengths. Having worked in this administration, I understand the
work conditions. In terms
of weakness, I would say
past administrations, not
just the current administration, there was a need to
have experience working
in tribal government while
also having experience
working with the people.
Being here with the people, living here, farming
here, and participating in
traditional ceremonies, is
the most important aspect
we can ask of any leader.
We need to be at a ground
level to understand what
is needed to provide to the
people.

What are environmental issues that face Hopi?
You have to divide that
up into four areas. One
would be District 6, the
area where the villages
have more consulting jurisdiction. How do we
control solid waste issues?
How do we provide solutions for housing? Lack
of housing can lead to
building unsafe housing.
The HAMP is a key issue
because it provides safe
drinking water to the people. How can we provide
safe drinking water to the
people within the village
and address the arsenic issue. In District 6, how are
we able to manage roads
and infrastructure issues?
The less roads we have
the better, the more roads
we have the more access
people have to pollute the
landscape. The Hopi ParWhat are the strengths titioned Land is another

issue in monitoring and
securing our border. We
have illegal dumping, water hauling and grazing.
We have an extraction of
resources from our own
people. The Moencopi
District has many issues
like safe drinking water
and drinking water treatment. I think a big issue is
not just the boundary fence
but Pasture Canyon. It is
an unmanaged resource
that needs to be taken care
of for the people and their
farming. How do we effectively manage the Hopi
Ranches and make them
accessible to our people
for their usage?
What do you see as
critical financial and fiscal issues?
Many have to do with
understanding the current
status of our tribal budget
projections. Where is income coming in and where
is spending going out? We
need to create a multiyear
budgeting process and
not just annual, reactive
budgeting processes. We
need to understand where
we need to be thrifty and
more responsible with
spending. Where do we
need to focus more funding? We need to benefit
education, health services,
benefit resource management and tribal member
services. We shouldn’t
detract from tribal member services. We need an
effectiveness review on
tribal programs to decide
if they’re needed or if they
need to be eliminated. We
need to see where the main
deficiencies are in the core
functions of the tribe or organization. We need to see
what we do best and then
evaluate what the extras
and how they affect the
core function.
Candidate for Vice
Chairman, Robert L. Sumatzkuku, did not respond
by press time.

Sports Corner
Bruins Football Triumph Over Tuba City Warriors

Blake Sekaquaptewa goes in for an easy touchdown. Bruins beat the Warriors 44-12. This was the last home game for
the Bruins aka Senior Night. All the seniors on the football team were recognized. This was also “Pink Nite” hosted by
the Hopi Cancer Support Services as this was Breast Cancer Awareness month.
Crystal Dee
Hopi Tutuveni

On Oct. 18, the Hopi
Bruins and Tuba City Warriors played in one of the
most rivaled games of the
year as they have been
rivals for some time. Students, staff, parents and
fans of Hopi High anxiously and nervously waited for the game to begin.
Both teams were doing
well in their divisions and
this game was expected
to be a nail biter kind of
game. In the first half, the
Warriors had six turnovers
and were down 22 to 0; by

then nothing was stopping
the Bruins from scoring.
The Bruins played well defensively and offensively.
In the second half the Warriors were able to make a
couple touchdowns, but it
wasn’t enough to beat the
Bruins. The Bruins won
the game 44-12.
The Bruins have a team
that can’t be beat with the
exception of one loss. The
Bruins have had a successful season with a record of
6-1 before they played the
Warriors.
According to Coach Saban, the win against Tuba
City was probably one

of the biggest wins in the
history of the school since
he’s been here. Saban was
happy with the win and
gave credit to the team
as a whole. The game set
them up to for a chance to
win Sectional Champs and
they did just that. They
beat Red Mesa on Oct.
25 with a score of 48-0
making the Bruins Division V, Section I Champs.
They will play in the State
Playoffs this weekend in
Phoenix against Arizona
Lutheran in Phoenix on
Nov. 09 at 6 p.m.

Lady Bruins Cross Country team takes first place
at Hopi High School Invite
By Randi Lomayestewa
Bruin Times Staff
“Overall, the girls ran
well,” said Hopi High
Coach Laverne Lomakema. “ I was very pleased
with the effort the girls
made.”
Christen Ben, a senior
runner for Hopi, said the
team ran well.
“As a team, we ran pretty good, swell, fantastic
and excellent,” said Ben
with a smile. “I was very
happy with our results.”

Lomakema said the team
had all of their runners and
was proud everyone was
academically eligible.
“The team leaders are
all of the seniors and varsity girls because they are
older and have the most
experience in the program.
Most of them have joined
all their high school years
and know what to expect,”
said Coach Lomakema.
Ben said her personal
goal for the season is to
come in the top ten at state

and help her team become
state champions once
again.
“I’m sure that we can
get another state title because we have that dedication and determination
in our minds and hearts
to go out there and get it,”
said Ben. “We’ve worked
our butts off to get where
we are and we aren’t going
down without a fight. ”
Lomayestewa is the editor of the award winning
Hopi High Bruin Times

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/tribal%3Ahopi_arizona%3A35c06f5c09d9e28f. Public record. Not legal advice.