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September 17, 2019

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Pictured is Lexie Michael James - Miss Native America USA with Hopi Tribal Council Members on September 3, 2019 in the Hopi Tribal

Council Chambers during her self-introduction and explanation of her platform and future plans. (Photo by Romalita Laban/HT)

TUTUVENI STAFF

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – During

a self-introduction to the Hopi

Tribal Council on September

3, 2019, Lexie Michael James,

the newly crowned 2019-2020

Miss Native American USA, informed the Council that she will

be serving as an ambassador of

the Hopi Tribe, while carrying

out her recently acquired reign.

James is also a member of the

Hopi Tribe from the Village of

Tewa.

Before taking on the endeavor

of competing for the title of Miss

Native American USA, Lexie

wanted to express to the Council about her plans for using

the platform to bring awareness

about an issue which impacts

Native communities, as well as

Hopi. Her plans included using

the endeavor towards helping

her people. The Council was

quick to welcome her and addressed her in a manner of great

respect while she shared about

her plans.

Hearing her story and intentions, the Council determined

to gift her with $1,000.00 as a

show of support, which was to

be used for application fees and

travel to the Miss Native American USA pageant. The support

was to aid her during the journey

but the gift of support was never

received. Lexie stated “They had

words of encouragement for me

and wanted to gift me $1,000.00

dollars but I have not received

it just yet.” During her selfintroduction, James expressed

sincere appreciation to the Hopi

Tribe for its support and was

asked by Council about the gift.

James informed Council about

the outcome and at that moment,

follow up began and Council assured James, the matter would

be looked into to ensure the support gift reached her.

Lexie also provided a selfintroduction in the Hopi and

Tewa languages, as well. She

received many supportive messages and encouragement from

Tim Nuvangyaoma Hopi Chairman, Clark Tenakhongva Hopi

Vice Chairman and Hopi Tribal

Council members, some of

whom have witnessed

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Hopi Tutuveni Continues Coverage of LCR Adjudication and Negotiations Settlement

Hopi Tutuveni Staff

Due to continuous concerns and requests for information from the Hopi

public about the longstanding LCR Adjudication, LCR Negotiation Settlement

efforts and water resources, the Hopi Tutuveni has committed to cover the subject

again. As part of efforts to inform and

educate the Hopi public about session

where more information can be found,

we are providing the following dates and

information about LCR presentations to

the public and in article format.

LCR Presentations to the Villages:

September 9, 2019 at Moenkopi (This

presentation will be re-scheduled to a

later date)

September 16, 2019 at Musungnovi at

the Toreva office

Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

September 17, 2019 at Village of Tewa at

the Tewa Community Building

Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

September 25, 2019 at Sipaulovi Youth

and Elderly Building, Lower Village

Time: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

We are also providing the “Frequently

Asked Questions about the LCR Adjudication, LCR Negotiated Settlement Efforts and Water Resources” information

authored by Thayne Lowe, which was

published in the August 20, 2019 publi-

cation of Hopi Tutuveni, as well.

The Hopi Tutuveni has been made

aware that Hopi Tribal Leadership was in

attendance at the LCR Negotiation meetings, occurring during the week of September 8, 2019.

Questions regarding the Village presentations and LCR Negotiations can be

directed to the Hopi Water and Energy

Committee through the Hopi Secretary’s

Office at 928-734-3132

Frequently Asked Questions About the LCR Adjudication

For media release

What is the LCR Adjudication?

The Little Colorado River Adjudication (LCR Adjudication) is a legal process in Arizona state court. The LCR

Adjudication is a special kind of legal

process called a general stream adjudication. A general stream adjudication

determines who has what rights to water

within a river basin.

A river basin is the area drained by a

river and its tributaries. All of the Hopi

Reservation, and all of the Tribe’s ranch

lands in the 1-40 corridor and at the 26

Bar Ranch, lie within the Little

Colorado River (LCR) Basin. A map of

the LCR Basin is attached as Figure 1.

The LCR

Adjudication will determine the water rights of all Indians and non-Indians

within the LCR Basin.

THE LCR ADJUDICATION WILL

ONCE AND FOR ALL DETERMINE

HOPI’S RIGHTS TO THE UTILE COL-

ORADO RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES, INCLUDING MOENKOPI, DINNEBITO, ORAIBI, POLACCA AND

JEDDITO WASHES. THE LCR ADJUDICATION WILL ONCE AND FOR

ALL DETERMINE HOPI’S RIGHTS TO

THE GROUNDWATER UNDER THE

HOPI RESERVATION AND HOPI NEW

LANDS, INCLUDING THEN AQUIFER

AND THE C AQUIFER.

The LCR Adjudication will not address

claims to the mainstream Colorado River,

because only the

United States Supreme Court has jurisdiction to adjudicate claims to the Colorado River.

Regardless of how much water the

LCR Adjudication reserves for Hopi’s

Winters’ rights, at the end of the LCR

Adjudication, all that Hopi will have will

be a piece of paper-paper water rights. It

takes money to turn paper water into wet

water. THE LCR ADJUDICATION WILL

NOT INCLUDE ANY AWARD OF MONEY. Moreover, because the LCR Adjudi-

cation will not restrict Navajo pumping

from the N Aquifer outside the LCR Basin, it will be difficult, if not impossible,

to protect whatever N Aquifer rights Hopi

is awarded in the LCR Adjudication. IN

SHORT, AT

THE END OF THE LCR ADJUDICATION, EVEN A “WIN” MAY FEEL LIKE

A “LOSS,” BECAUSE ALL HOPI WILL

HAVE WILL BE PAPER WATER, NO

ABILITY TO PREVENT DEPLETION

OF THEN AQUIFER, AND DECADES

OF FUTURE APPEALS.

Why is Hopi involved in the LCR Adjudication?

Hopi is involved in the LCR Adjudication to protect Hopi’s water from

Navajo and non-Indians. In 1952, Congress passed the McCarren Amendment.

The McCarren Amendment requires the

United States (including in its capacity as

trustee for the Winters’ rights of Indian

tribes) to participate in State court general stream adjudications. Winters’ rights

are the first priority reserved water rights

of an Indian tribe.

The McCarren Amendment requires

the United States to participate in the

LCR Adjudication on behalf of both

Hopi and Navajo. Because of the United

States’ conflict of interest in representing

both Hopi and Navajo at the same time,

Hopi and Navajo each represents its own

interests in the LCR Adjudication. Hopi

did not choose to participate in the LCR

Adjudication; rather, it was forced to

participate because of the need to protect Hopi’s water from Navajo and nonIndians.

Why doesn’t the Treaty of Guadalupe

Hidalgo protect Hopi’s water?

The LCR Adjudication court has ruled

that the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

does not protect Hopi’s water.

In the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo,

Mexico ceded control of a huge portion

of the southwest to the United States, and

the U.S. promised Mexico that property

rights under Mexican law from before the

treaty would be “inviolably respected.”

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Hopi Tutuveni

September 17, 2019

Improving Transportation Lexie Michael James, CONT.

and Transit Infrastructure

Meeting Held on Hopi

James grow as a young child in their vil- population of approximately 200, to now

lages, as a student in local Hopi schools, becoming someone that some believe is a

an active community member and nationwide celebrity.

throughout her current stages in life.

The platform for which Lexie preLexie’s story starts in a small village, sented and competed on and which she

100 miles northeast of the Grand Can- titled is, “The journey isn’t over, suicide

yon, where she resides with her mother, prevention and mental health wellness.”

Jacqueline James. She started her journey She chose this platform because in her

when she decided to run in a pageant dur- past she struggled with suicide in her

ing her high school years at Hopi Jr.,Sr. teen years. So she wanted to help othHigh School, located in Keams Canyon, ers overcome the struggles with suicide

Ariz. After competing and being selected and to help others in those times of need.

as Miss Hopi High, it quickly became ap- Lexie stated, “I want to share my experiparent that the pageant bug bit her.

ences with suicide and how I overcame

Her first title was acquired at HJSHS that obstacle in my life, and if my story

Miss Hopi High pageant and after win- helps just one person than I will be hapning she soon wanted to run for a much py.” Lexie expressed that she appreciates

bigger title in her community. After com- listening to people about the struggles in

pleting her reign as Miss Hopi High, she life and how they just open up to her. She

decided to run for Miss Hopi during the feels that she is not the only one who is

summer of 2014. She was crowned Miss going through what she went through, so

Hopi and soon became a local celebrity to hearing those experiences really helps her

the Hopi and Tewa community.

and the people she listens to.

After her reign, as Miss Hopi was comLexie shared that although she holds a

pleted in 2015, she decided she wanted prestigious title, her traditions and culture

to help other girls in the local Miss comes first. Lexie stated, “When I won

Hopi pageant. During the years of 2015 the title, there was no celebration when

through 2018, she then decided to run I got home since it was during the time

Donovan Gomez writes down reference points by the audience to improve the transit for the title of Miss Indian Arizona, for when I was participating in a cultural

route (Photo by Carl Onsae/HT)

which she earned the titles of First Atten- dance, so when I won it was hooray!

dant and Second Attendant to Miss Indian Then quickly [I went] into the kiva to do

HOPI TUTUVENI STAFF

Despite the future depleting funding is- Arizona.

my ceremonies.” Lexie also expressed

Donovan Gomez/For Hopi Tutuveni sue, another challenge HST faces is that

Although she did not acquire the title that it is a struggle balancing both worlds

they lack the drivers for daily operations of Miss Indian Arizona, this did not hin- of a titleholder and being traditionally

Hotevilla, Ariz. – The first of several and to complete some routes. Donovan der her from wanting to run for other connected but she has had experience in

transportation stakeholders’ meetings Gomez, HST Administrator answered titles in other pageants. Then, during the juggling this type of schedule in the past.

was held at the Hotevilla Youth and El- the question about why there is a lack of summer of 2019 she decided to run for

Lexie also expressed that the hardderly center on September 4, 2019. The drivers. Gomez stated, “We are still look- the title of Miss Native American USA in est part of holding a prestigious title is

meeting was to bring light to one of the ing for people to work for Hopi Senom Tempe, Ariz.

that everyone is watching her; she feels

most utilized services on the Hopi reser- Transit, but drug testing is a must, and we

The competition was tough and includ- that if she messes up in life it would afvation, the Hopi Senom Transit.

drug test randomly, to insure the safety of ed a grueling set of questions and presen- fect her drastically. To help keep her on

The meeting incorporated the patrons’ all passengers that ride the transit.”

tations and through it all she successfully a good path, she has much support from

voices and input to determine how the

Shawn Silas, HST, explained to the won the title of Miss Native American her mother and her extended family and

Hopi Senom Transit (HST) can improve community that in addition to recruiting USA. Her mother and extended family friends.

and continue being sustainable for the drivers, other skills they look for in pos- were ecstatic to have someone; they view

To learn more about Lexie or to follow

stakeholder’s use and benefit. An advi- sible recruits are those that possess good as a nationwide celebrity, living in their her on the Miss Native American USA

sory committee will be formed and the customer service skills, as well. Silas own community. With the crowing and journey, follow her at: facebook.com/

meetings will continue throughout 2019 stated, “It takes customer skills to drive acquisition of the title, Lexie seems to MSAUSA.pageant and on Instagram @

and 2020.

the transit, because customer skills are a have become an overnight success as she missnativeusa and @lexie.mana45

The meetings are made possible by a big deal to deal with our riders.”

comes from a local Hopi village with a

grant from the USDA Rural DevelopGomez also explained to the commument Program and will be administered nity members, the reasons behind having

by the Community Transportation As- to stop services on random days. Gomez

sociation of America (CTAA). Charlie stated “It takes time to take buses that

Rutkowski, Director of Technical Assis- break down to Phoenix to be repaired,

tance Programs, CTAA, facilitated and since we don’t have an appropriate mainled the way towards opening discussions tenance crew to service our buses here at

and dialogue from the community about the Hopi tribe.” Gomez further explained

improvements for HST and to determine that the breakdowns hinder the daily opwhat areas of transportation can be uti- erations to provide reliable service to the

lized more. The purpose of the grant is Hopi people.

(StatePoint) As you prepare your tions or delinquency, that information

for the further development of the Tribe’s

Another challenge that affects HST

young

adult for college and beyond, it’s will hurt credit health.

public transit system and comes at a time services is, the lack of bus stops with bus

important

to talk about the road to finan• Monitor credit reports regularly:

when the Tribe stands to lose up to 85% shelters to pick up and drop off riders. Sicial

independence,

which

includes

buildThose

building credit for the first time

of their annual revenue due to the closure las stated, “The problem with consistent

ing

healthy

credit.

This

vital

for

big

life

should

understand what financial story

of the Navajo Generating Station.

bus stops are dependent on the villages

moments

getting

car,

apartment,

they’re

telling creditors. Young adults

With declining Tribal revenue, Transit itself, we cannot put up proper bus signs

house

job,

and

your

child’s

credit

who

move

often should confirm that their

routes to Winslow and Flagstaff may be- because of what people say. They say

report

will

the

financial

resume

neccurrent

address

is on their report, along

come critical for employment, education that it is our land and you cannot put up

essary

help

him

her

achieve

these

with

accurate,

up-to-date

information for

and worker re-training.

anything here.” It was discussed that if

goals.

everything

else

file.

Inaccuracies

can

The meeting began with Rutkowski ex- patrons don’t have a clear indication of

Use

these

tips

talk

your

student

negatively

impact

credit

health

and

abilplaining to the meeting attendees, many where the transit stops, this can lead to

about how to build a financial resume to ity to get credit. Everyone is eligible for

from local Hopi communities, about the frustration and missed rides.

be proud of, so he or she can confidently one free credit report from each of the naneeds of having transportation on the

Both Rutkowski and Gomez answered

take steps toward financial freedom and tionwide credit reporting agencies each

Hopi reservation and who the users of most questions, from the inquiring meetflexibility.

year. Have your child take advantage of

the services are. Most of the participants ing attendees. Both committed to con•

Help

build

credit

history

early:

this opportunity at annualcreditreport.

responded and explained to Rutkowski tinue working together to improve the

can

challenging

get

started

your

com.

that the purpose for their use of the HST services that the Hopi Senom Transit proown

without

credit

history.

• Carefully consider a credit card:

transit services are for daily transporta- vides and to continue providing quality

parent,

you

can

help

start

building

your

When

your young adult is ready for it,

tion to the health care centers and to shop service to the daily riders of Hopi Senom

child’s

financial

resume

early

adding

discuss

opening one credit card in his or

for groceries at the surrounding border Transit.

him

her

authorized

user

your

her

name,

to start building credit length

towns. HST currently runs from Monday

The next meeting will be in Novemcredit

card.

Just

sure

you

always

pay

-another

important

credit score factor. A

through Friday and transports its passen- ber, interested community members can

time,

because

your

child

will

inherit

student

credit

card

may

be a good choice

gers to Winslow, Tuba City and Flagstaff call Donovan Gomez at 928-734-3231

that

part

your

credit

story.

Set

clear

because

they

generally

have

lower limits.

with two routes running from Keams for more information.

guidelines

about

card

usage

before

addBut

sure

your

young

adult

does some

Canyon to Kykotsmovi.

ing anyone as an authorized user. Then, research to find the best fit for his or her

monitor your young adult’s card use and situation. Opening a card, keeping the

always pay on time, because all reported balance low and making on-time payaccount activity, including negative in- ments can help young adults build their

formation, will impact both your credit. financial resume’s story of responsibility,

• Explain the importance of on-time which could lead to more creditworthipayments: It’s essential to consistently ness in the future.

pay all bills on time to build credit health

For more tips on how to build credit

and a story of trustworthiness on your health, follow @TransUnion on Inschild’s financial resume. If your young tagram and download the TransUnion

adult is renting, the landlord may report parent toolkit at transunion.com/pathtorental payments to the credit reporting credit.

agencies, so ensure he or she always pays

The college years can be a critical time

on time. Talk about putting your student’s for young adults in many ways. Parents

name on phone or utility accounts, and should encourage students to use these

then maintaining good standing with on- years to get started building the credit

time payments. Timely student loan pay- health they’ll need to achieve their finanments can also help build credit health. cial goals.

Community/Village Members and

Explain that if accounts go into collec-

PERSONAL FINANCE

How to Prepare Young Adults for

Financial Independence

PLEASE JOIN US FOR

HOPI VILLAGES

AND SCHOOL STAFF/TEACHER SUMMITS

To Discuss

The Newly Enacted Hopi Education Code

Teacher/School Staff Summit

September 16, 2019 (6:00pm – 9:00pm)

Moenkopi Legacy Inn Hotel

Teacher/School Staff Summit

September 17, 2019 (1:00pm – 4:00pm)

First Mesa Elementary School

Community/Village Members Summit

September 17, 2019 (6:00pm – 9:00pm)

First Mesa Elementary School

Teacher/School Staff Summit

September 21, 2019 (9:00am – 4:00pm)

Hopi Junior Senior High School

Any Village members are welcome to attend the Community/Village Summits.

Any Schools’ teachers and staff are welcome to attend any of the

Teacher/School Staff Summits.

If you have any questions, you may contact Dr. Noreen Sakiestewa, 928-734-3501.

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Frequently Asked Questions About the LCR Adjudication

Unlike the pueblos of New Mexico,

Hopi successfully resisted Spanish control. Because Hopi was never conquered,

the Spanish legal rules that have been applied to land and water rights in

New Mexico does not apply to Hopi

land and water rights.

Hopi also successfully resisted Mexican control, and Mexico did not define

Hopi land and water rights under Mexican law.

In 1946, the United States Congress

created the Indian Claims Commission.

The Indian Claims Commission had no

authority to grant or restore lands to

tribes; it could only award money for

lands taken from tribes. Basically, the Indian Claims Commission was a way for

the United

States to "wipe its hands clean" have

broken treaty promises and stolen Indian

land. In 1976, in Docket 196, the Indian

Claims Commission awarded $5 million

to compensate Hopi for Hopi's loss of

Hopitutskwa. According to the LCR Adjudication court, Docket 196 paid Hopi

for Hopitutskwa and for any right Hopi

may have had by virtue of the Treaty of

Guadalupe Hidalgo. Of course, Hopi

disputes the effect of Docket 196 and has

preserved its right to appeal rulings in

the LCR Adjudication that rely on Docket

196.

Is there any alternative to the LCR Adjudication?

There is an alternative to the LCR Adjudication: a negotiated compromise and

settlement. If Hopi, Navajo, the United

States, the State of Arizona, and other key

non-Indian interests reach a negotiated

compromise and settlement, the LCR Adjudication will become unnecessary. The

Hopi Tribal Council recently accepted

an invitation from the United States to sit

down with the United States and Navajo

in order to explore a negotiated compromise and settlement of Hopi's, Navajo's,

and the United States' competing claims

and positions. Such a negotiated compromise and settlement would include

not only paper water rights in the LCR

Basin, but money from the United States

for wet water development and infrastructure projects, importation to Hopi of

Colorado River or other off-Reservation

water, and water rights outside the LCR

Basin (including Colorado River rights

and N aquifer management outside the

LCR Basin). Navajo's New Mexico water

settlement provides an example of what

an Indian water settlement looks like.

Congress approved Navajo's New Mexico

water settlement in 2009.

The settlement will:

• provide a reliable long-term municipal and industrial water supply to the

eastern section of the Navajo Nation,

southwestern portion of the Jicarilla

Apache Nation, and the city of Gallup,

New Mexico.

• divert 37,376 acre-feet of water annually from the San Juan River Basin and

convey it via approximately 280 miles

of pipeline, several pumping plants, and

two water treatment plants, and

• support a future population of approximately 250,000 people by the year 2040.

Based on October 2011 prices, the total

indexed construction cost estimate for the

Navajo Gallup project is approximately

$995,000,000.

Why are we going back into settlement

talks?

In Hopi Tribal Council Resolution

H-033-2019, Council resolved to go back

into settlement talks because wet water

and infrastructure beats paper water any

day. Wet water is life; paper water isn't.

Plus, if Hopi doesn't go back into settlement talks, the United States will settle

with Navajo and leave Hopi out of the

benefits of a negotiated settlement.

What are Hopi's goals in a negotiated

settlement?

Hopi's goals in a negotiated compromise and settlement are several:

• Sufficient wet water to make the Hopi

Reservation the permanent and economically prosperous homeland that Hopi is

entitled to.

• Preservation and protection of the N

Aquifer.

• Protection of culturally important

springs.

• Prompt action to address Hopi's immediate water needs.

• A fair share of available Colorado

River water for Hopi, including high

priority Colorado River water made

available by closure of NGS.

• A fair share of C aquifer water.

• The right for Hopi to cross Navajo land

as necessary to bring off-Reservation

water and infrastructure to Hopi, without the need for Hopi to pay Navajo.

• Enough money from the United States

to:

• replace and upgrade Village water

systems and infrastructure,

• develop N Aquifer wells and pipelines

to assure Moenkopi, and First, Second

and Third Mesa, of a high quality, reli-

able water supply equivalent to that

enjoyed by non-Indian Arizonans in

metro areas,

•build a pipeline from the Colorado

River or other off-Reservation source of

water,

•develop new D Aquifer wells to increase

water for livestock and other needs, and

•develop new water infrastructure for

traditional and modern agriculture.

• Completion of the State land acquisition promised Hopi in the 1996 Settlement Act.

Didn't we already try to negotiate a

water settlement?

Yes, Hopi has tried to accomplish a

negotiated compromise and settlement of

water issues many times over the past 30

years. Each time, the effort has failed.

In the 1990s, the settlement framework

concentrated on a pipeline from Lake

Powell supplying the Peabody mine,

Hopi communities and some Navajo communities. The pipeline would have been

funded by Peabody and the United States.

The effort collapsed when Navajo filed a

fraud and racketeering lawsuit against

Peabody in 1999. Beginning around 2001

and continuing through 2005, the settlement framework concentrated primarily on importing C Aquifer water for the

Peabody mine and reservation communities.

Again, the pipeline would have been

funded by Peabody and the United States.

This effort collapsed when the Mohave

plant closed in 2005 (and Peabody no

longer needed water for the slurry pipeline). Beginning in 2005, the settlement

framework refocused on a pipeline from

Lake Powell supplying Hopi communities

and some Navajo communities. This effort collapsed when Senator Kyl withdrew

support for the Lake Powell pipeline in

2011. Most recently, in 2012, an attempt

to settle failed for a host of reasons. The

2012 deal is dead, and Hopi has told the

United States and Navajo that Hopi is

not willing to revive that deal. Based on

the benefits that a negotiated settlement

would bring to Hopi, the Hopi Tribal

Council has determined that Hopi must

try the path of negotiated settlement once

more. The Hopi Tribal Council is committed to moving forward in consultation

with the Hopi villages and people, in a

spirit of transparency.

What are the next steps of a negotiated

compromise and settlement?

The next steps of a negotiated compromise and settlement are as follows:

• The Hopi negotiating team will meet

with Navajo and the United States to try

to agree on the principal terms of a negotiated compromise and settlement. As

those talks progress, the Hopi Villages

and people can expect regular updates

and consultation with the Hopi negotiating team.

• If agreement with Navajo and the United States is achieved, then Hopi, Navajo

and the United States will engage with

the non-Indians, including the State

of Arizona, SRP, and Flagstaff. There

cannot be a negotiated settlement of

Hopi and Navajo rights to the Colorado

River and the C aquifer without dealing

with non-Indian parties. We are hopeful

that if Hopi and Navajo and the United

States present a united front to the

non-Indian interests, that our chances

of success will be better than they have

been in the past.

Why do we have to deal with the nonIndians?

We have to deal with the non-Indians

(for example, the State of Arizona, the Arizona State Land Department, Flagstaff,

Winslow, SRP, and non-Indian ranchers and farmers) because they share the

water resources of the LCR Basin (in

particular, the C Aquifer) with Hopi and

Navajo. We also have to deal with the

non-Indians because they largely control

the Colorado River, and Hopi and Navajo

will not be able to secure Colorado River

water without their consent. A negotiated

compromise and settlement that provides

money for wet water will require an Act

of Congress. Without the support of key

non-Indians, Congress will not act.

Who is on the Hopi Negotiating Team?

Chairman Nuvangyaoma

Vice Chairman Tenakhongva

Water Energy Committee Chair Rosa Honanie (Sipaulavi)

Water Energy Committee Vice Chair

Phillip Quochytewa, Sr. (Kyakotsmovi)

Craig Andrews (Mishongnovi)

Clifford Qotsaquahu (Bakabi)

Dale Sinquah (First Mesa Consolidated

Villages)

LeRoy Shingoitewa (Upper Moenkopi)

What is groundwater?

Groundwater is an underground reservoir that emerges from springs, seeps and

wells. There are several different groundwater reservoirs under Hopi. They are

separated from each other by layers of

rock, like a layer cake. Each layer that

contains water is an aquifer. A depiction

of the aquifers under Hopi is attached as

Figure 2.

What aquifers are under Hopi?

The primary aquifers

under Hopi are the T

Aquifer, the D Aquifer,

the N Aquifer, and the C

Aquifer. The T Aquifer

is the source of many

springs at Hopi. Hopi's

The meetings are being held to discuss the new EDUCATION CODE, that was passed on water experts tell us that

T Aquifer springs are the

August 7, 2019 and will be facilitated by Dr. Noreen Sakiestewa.

springs most impacted by

drought conditions. The

Meetings will be held on:

D Aquifer is the source

of much livestock water

at Hopi. The quality of

Monday, September 16, 2019 from 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

the D Aquifer is good

At Moenkopi Legacy Inn located in Moenkopi, Ariz.

enough for livestock, but

marginal for human consumption. The N Aquifer

Tuesday, September 17, 2019 from 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

is the most important

aquifer under Hopi. The

AND from 6:00 p.m. -9:00 p.m. on the same date.

N Aquifer is the source

of most of the drinking

water at Hopi (includAt First Mesa Elementary School located in First Mesa, Ariz.

ing Monekopi), and also

September 21, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

at Tuba City and Navajo communities in the

NPL. The portion of the

At Hopi Junior Senior High School in Keams Canyon, Ariz.

N Aquifer that is "under

Second Mesa Day School and First Mesa Elementary School received notification about pressure" is called the

confined N Aquifer. Wells

the meetings on Thursday, September 12, 2019.

is the confined N Aquifer

often produces abundant,

high quality water. HoAll stakeholders who have a vested interest in the future of Hopi education including students,

pi's water experts tell us

parents, guardians, staff members and concerned community members are encouraged to attend the that the confined N Aquifer is the most important

meetings.

on-Reservation source of

Please be prepared to ask questions and provide input as active community members and for the sake water for Hopi. A depiction of the N Aquifer is

of all Hopi school students.

attached as Figure 3. The

To ensure all stakeholders have been informed about these important meetings concerning the Hopi C Aquifer is the deepest

Education Code, this advertisement has been co-sponsored by Second Mesa Day School, First Mesa aquifer under Hopi to

which wells have been

Elementary School and Hotevilla Bacavi Community School.

drilled. Unfortunately,

with just a few exceptions, water from the C

Aquifer is not fit for human consumption without very expensive treatment to remove salts and

other solids. One area

where the C Aquifer produces abundant, good

quality water, is south of

leupp, east of Twin Arrows. Hopi's Hart Ranch

includes a portion of this

"sweet spot." Next door

to Hopi's Hart Ranch

is the Red Gap Ranch,

where Flagstaff plans

to pump large amounts

from the C Aquifer to

meet Flagstaff's long

term water

HOPI VILLAGES AND SCHOOL STAFF/TEACHER SUMMITS

Held on Hopi Regarding the Hopi Education Code

In the Community

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H.O.P.I. Cancer Support Holds

2019 Men’s and Women’s Health

Conference

September 17, 2019

Hopi Tribal Housing Authority

Hosts Annual Housing Fair

Patrons gather information at informational booths (Photo by Carl Onsae/

HT)

Participants eating dinner and listening to their keynote speakers (Photo by

Carl Onsae/HT)

One of the groups speakers presenting to the community. (Photo by Carl

Onsae/HT)

CARL ONSAE

HOPI TUTUVENI

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. - The Hopi Veterans

Memorial Center located in Kykotsmovi,

Ariz. was filled with interest, excitement and joy on September 5, 2019 as

the venue was host to the H.O.P.I Cancer

Support Service program’s annual Health

Conference event.

The 2019 Men’s and Woman’s Health

Conference could be seen as a success, as

attendees were provided free information

about Hopi health and the wellbeing of

the Hopi people. The conference, sponsored by the H.O.P.I. Cancer Support Services program, is held every year to help

educate the Hopi people with their health

while also providing a good dinner complete with added incentives in the form of

door prizes.

Dana Russell, HCSS Manager welcomed participants and encouraged them

to help themselves to dinner and to go to

a “session class” which were provided

throughout the evening event. Russell

stated, “I thank you for coming down to

this event we hold every year and I thank

you for taking a step toward your health

and your wellbeing.”

Keynote speakers for the event were:

Lloyd Joshweseoma, Patient Navigator

and Sonja Banyacya, Health Educator for

HCSS both staff member of the HCSS.

Both explained to the participants that

we live in a time where we need to be

educated more about “modern” health

and that the local health care services are

available to answer any questions related

to Hopi health.

The conference had mini breakout sessions, designed to help smaller groups of

people get familiar and engage in more

one-to-one conversations with the different presenters. Conference facilitators

determined this would allow for attendees to ask the presenters questions which

might seem more intimate and which

some individuals might be less motivated

to ask in a larger group.

The different sessions included: Fitness

and Nutrition by Deborah Baker, Breast/

Cervical Cancer and STI’s by Amber

Perry and Gary Leslie, Health Educators,

Stress Management and Communication

by Shawn and Carey Onsae-Namoki, and

Men’s health Project by Lloyd Joshweseoma and Dana Russell.

The sessions provided important information via the theme “A Healthy Outside

Starts from the Inside” and for the Hopi

community members in attendance. The

theme was incorporated to demonstrate

to the Hopi community, that it’s never too

late to ask questions about your health.

And asking question is one of the first

steps to becoming healthy.

With questions answered and door

prizes won, the HCSS team promised the

attendees that it would be at it again next

year. The same goal will be to provide

health and wellness information to the

Hopi community and only time will tell

what theme the community members can

look forward to while becoming healthy

and well.

Participants gather at the dinner table waiting for lunch (Photo by Carl

Onsae/HT)

HOPI TUTUVENI STAFF

First Mesa, Ariz. - The Hopi Tribal

Housing Authority Annual (HTHA) hosted the Annual Housing Fair by kicking

off the fair with a goal of providing an informative and enjoyable gathering for the

public. The fair began without any major

challenges on September 6, 2019.

The annual fair was designed as a

means to provide information to the Hopi

public about the application process for

obtaining a new home through HTHA,

getting on the waiting list for home repairs and improvements and to provide

additional information about how to

complete home repairs.

Participants at the fair not only received new home ownership information

and home care maintenance information;

they were also provided food and entertainment. Local caterers, Spider Grill,

served a free meal provided by HTHA.

Housing fair participants were encouraged to walk up and down the HTHA

parking lot, located south of the HTHA

administrative building, to get little trinkets from personnel tending to the booths

set up in the parking lot. Participants were

also encouraged to gather more information about how to “winterize” a home.

Entertainment during the event included

traditional dances performed by groups

from the local Hopi villages.

Here on the Hopi reservation, homes

that were built in the pre-1930’s are still

being lived in today, and most of those

homes are in need of repair, that is where

the HTHA comes in.

According to Bretta Sekayumptewa,

HTHA staff member, within the past 3

years HTHA has completed and rehabilitated more than 40 homes throughout

the reservation, with plans to complete

more houses by the end of this year. Also

shared was that applicants are added to a

particular waiting list, based on eligibility

at the time of their application intake. Applicants are also required to participate in

the Housing fair as part of their agreement to getting a new home or a renovation to their home.

The HTHA staff were being hopeful

and in particular about the HTHA building crew’s initiatives towards completing

ongoing projects and projects which been

added to the list of projects for the years

to come. According to HTHA Resident

Services staff, the building crew turns

over projects with a 2-3 month completion time frame, per project. Each crew

will finish anywhere from 3-4 projects

per year, per crew. Some of the HTHA

workers expressed that they were proud

of working at a place where helping the

community rebuild is a rewarding job.

Those particular individuals expressed

that the HTHA is always there to help everyone who wants to rebuild or refurbish

their homes.

When prompted for information about

the recent appointment of the Interim

HTHA Board of Commissioners and latest developments surrounding the HTHA

administration, staff declined to provide

comments or any further information.

Hopi Tutuveni

September 17, 2019

Page 5

Larry’s Corner

PUZZLES & GAMES

CONNECT THE DOTS

Photo by: https://http://www.ecorazzi.com

Technological Hopis…Tsnaa

By LARRY WATAHAMAGEE

The Hopi Tutuveni

Cross Word Puzzle

Find the English words for the

Hopi words.

Across

2. Mamqasi

5. Sipala

7. Töövu

9. Tuutsama

10. Kiihu

11. Soohu

12. Sawya

13. Aahu

15. Pono

16. Moosa

Down

1. Mooho

3. Wipala

4. Sungwa

5. Tumna

6. Maqto

8. Mana

12. Muki

12. Tiyo

14. Sikwi

15. Tukpu

Answers in next issue

Answers for September 3rd edition

Across

5. Apple, 6. Arrow, 7. Tomorrow, 11. Tobacco, 13. Badger, 16. Language, 17. Drink, 20. Think,

21. Ladder, 23. Feed, 24. Turtle, 25. Nice

Down

1. Snow, 2. All, 3. Parrot, 4. Cattail, 8. Mustardseed, 9. Work, 10, Tea, 12, Bow, 14, Rained, 15, Breeze,

18. Ground, 19. Listen, 22. Drum

Call 928-734-3283 for hints or answers

HOPI WORDS

Hopilavyit - Fall Related

Wìiqöhi - Candle

ity (Corn)

Nìiti - Acquire

Moosa - Cat

Hatiko - Lima Beans

Màmqasi - Afraid

Wishövi - Cob Web

Kasaava - Melon (Ca-

Tsuye’ew - Annoying

Humisi - Corn Blossom

saba)

Mansàla - Apples

Silakvu - Corn Husk

Siingyanta - Peeling Husk

Haman’iwta - Ashamed

Wikto - Corn (Purple)

Tuva - Pine Nuts

(Be)

Nanha - Corn Smut

Pàapu - Purple String

Qötsvi - Ashes

Qötsaqa’ö - Corn (White)

Beans

Tsovàlti - Assemble

Mööya - Dry - Corn &

Sivàapi - Rabbit Brush

Nawis’ew - At Last

Peaches

Murita - Threshing Beans

Yuwsi - Attire

Tuphena - Dye (Bas-

(Cleaning)

Naanahoy - Back & Forth

ketweaving)

Sìkyatko - Watermelon

Nukpana - Bad

Wìmori - Fat Beans

(Yellow Meat)

Siwi - Basketry Shrub

Kòmokto - Gather Wood

Hohoysi - Wild Tea/Yel-

Sawya - Bat

Hohomto - Grabbing @

low Dye

Tungla’yta - Beg

Basket Dance

Siita - Wild Tea/Yellow

Awsòyakna - Bewitch

Nepni - Greens (Wild Ed-

Dye

Qöomvi - Black

ible Plants)

Mooho - Yucca

Wùusi - Broom

Höknaya - Harvest Activ-

Family time is very important.

Well at least that’s what I’m always

told and I’m sure you hear that everywhere from other people to seeing it on a Folgers coffee commercial. See…I never really knew my

parents, since they left me when I

was a very young kitten. My grandparents raised me and they always

have told me that family time is very

important. And because they raised

me, I became a statistic, a number.

And what I mean by a statistic is

that it seems that everyone here on

the Hopi reservation lives in a single parent home, or better yet; their

grandparents are raising the children

here on the Hopi reservation. But

it’s ok, because I kind of turned out

OKAY… I think.

When I was growing up, some of

my friends never knew their dad or

some never met their parents at all,

but we didn’t care. Well, because we

were too busy making forts to keep

girls out of and too busy throwing

rocks at each other. Yes, Native children and their weird ways of playing

games.

But in today’s society, its way different, I don’t really see kids playing outside and instead I see them on

their iPad or their phones; technology has taken over the Hopi reservation.

See, technology is very new to

Native Americans and especially us

Hopis; we are very new to this technology, heck, the Hopi tribal offices

just upgraded to the new typewriter

with a screen! And that was just a

few years ago. But all in all, we cannot quite grasp the form of technology just yet; we need to have technology work for us rather than we

working for it.

I remember the very first time I

got a phone was when I was going

to college, and it was a flip phone,

with all the cool features like a mass

storage of 15 phone numbers and I

could get free minutes after 9pm on

the weekdays. It was the best, and it

only cost me an arm and a leg!

But now, you can get a free smart

phone from a cereal box or anywhere

you go and you don’t even have to

give your arm for that. But with all

this free technology, it comes at a

price. You can’t have something free

without giving something in return,

and that return nowadays is family

time and very valuable family time.

When I was a young kitten, we

always use to eat breakfast, lunch,

and dinner together as a family, I

remember my grandma would bake

and cook for hours to have the entire

family eat together. We would talk

about the day and what we saw or

experienced. There were no phones,

iPads, or any type of technology at

the dinner table; it was just the family and our stories.

Sometimes when I get invited to

eat at a person’s house, I sometimes

see that everyone who is at the dinner table has his or her phone with

him or her. Now don’t get me wrong,

I sometimes bring my phone to the

dinner table or eat in the living room,

but you can’t blame me…I’m a cool

cat and I do cool things, too. I say

it’s not hard to put your phones away

for an hour or two just to spend time

with your family while conversing

about the day. Heck you can make

a game of it, too. Try putting all of

your phones in a pile at the edge of

the table and when the first person

that is urged to grab and look at their

phone, looses. Then the loser will

have to wash all the dishes after dinner.

Back to my thought that we as

Hopis are very new to technology,

and although we are new to it, it’s already ruling us, rather than us ruling

the technology. Whoa, that means

that some form of “artificial intelligence” is actually our ruler.

Sometimes technology can be a

tyrant when you abuse it and it can

be a blessing to have in dire situations, kind of like a double-edged

sword that we barely balance on. But

in my opinion, that does not mean

we should shun our family away because we have technology to fill our

time.

The Hopi people are a very social

kind of people where we do a lot of

ceremonies together and as a whole.

So, we need to have that social interaction in our lives. So in turn, the

entire village is just one big family,

complete with the weirdo’s, drunken uncles and aunties, the ka-Hopi

cousins and rez dawgs and moosas,

like me.

Of course local schools around

here have “modernized” their way

of teaching where technology is

“HELPING” the teachers teach, and

is helping the students learn, but

technology is just a tool to do so.

But so far, this modern technology is

only in the classrooms, it seems and

not in all the Hopi homes. So, in this

instance, technologies in the classrooms are counter productive, because it only teaches children to only

learn in the classrooms because it’s

fun and easy to do there. But when

they go home to do their homework,

that type of technology is nowhere

to be found, they don’t know how

to learn without school technology.

Of course they can still learn from

books, but children today grew up

with technology. As for my generation, we grew into technology, so it

is a very different way of learning.

Of course there is a group of Hopi

individuals trying to make technology work for the Hopi people, like

having a website dedicated to learning Hopi words and phrases, we have

videos, CD’s, books, audio tapes,

etc. to help children learn the Hopi

language and the ways of Hopi life.

But all in all, it’s just a simple tool

to guide the children. The best teachers in life are anyone who is willing

to teach “Hopi” and we don’t need

a curriculum to learn our own ways

of life; we just need to listen more

to those who are willing to share the

Hopi knowledge. But if that’s what it

comes down to, learning from an audiotape, then technology may have

taken over that as well.

So how does that help with family

time? The answer is totally up to you;

I don’t have a straight answer for

that, only to guide you to have more

family time. My advice to you is that

even though we come from singlefamily homes or from one where our

grandparents raised us, we still have

family all around. Our clanship, our

heritage, and our unique way of life

are our family. Children learn in different ways and YES technology can

help us, but just 100 years ago, the

Hopi culture never needed a videotape to learn how to speak Hopi. But

that’s just my professional cat opinion…

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Job Openings-Open until filled

Jobs available at Hopi Culture Center:

HTEDC currently has an opening for an

experienced hospitality General Manager for

their hotel and restaurant at the Hopi Cultural

Center in Second Mesa. The successful candidate must possess excellent communication

skills, have a proven track record of management positions in the hospitality industry,

ability to team build and provide a solid

example of leadership. Experience in working

with budgets and human resource issues is

required. This is a full time, salaried position

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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At the Hopi Cultural Center

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Open until filled (DOE)

A new position has been created to hire an

Executive Director to implement a Hopi

Business Incubator.

The successful candidate will need to have a

proven track record of business management,

capable of creating financial models; business plans and carries them out. Additionally,

knowledge of grant processing, grant funding and proper grant reporting. The goal for

this candidate is to create Hopi-owned businesses both on and off the Hopi Reservation,

as a means of generating tribal revenue and

cultivating jobs and economic development

opportunities to individuals.

Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree

in Business Administration, Marketing or

Business Strategy and Planning or equivalent

business experience. This is a full-time position with benefits. Salary will be based on

experience.

Preference will be given to qualified applicants who are members of the Hopi Tribe

Applications are available at the location or

by request from HTEDC Human Resource

Department.

For more information contact: isampson@

htedc.net, Human Resource Manager

Jobs available at Walpi Housing

HTEDC currently has a seasonal landscaper/

laborer positions open at Walpi Housing in

Polacca, AZ. The successful candidate needs

to have excellence attendance, ability to work

with the public, strong work ethic and able

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parties can pick up an application at the Hopi

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Interested persons can submit their resume

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HOPI TUTUVENI

STAFF

Managing Editor

Romalita Laban

Assistant Editor

Carl Onsae

EDITORIAL

BOARD

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Hopi Tutuveni

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paper is delivered on the 1st and

3rd Tuesday of each month to

the following locations: Moenkopi Travel Center, Moenkopi

Legacy Inn, Hotevilla Store,

Kykotsmovi Village Store, Tribal Government Complex, Hopi

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Tribal Treasurer

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Village of Upper Moenkopi

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September 17, 2019

Current Indian World News

Page 7

Dior's SAUVAGE campaign is

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: ‘Electoral

deeply offensive, racist, and cultural College is a scam, reservations should

get a vote’

appropriation at its worst

Screenshot of one of the closing frames of the “Dior SAUVAGE | The New

Parfum (2019)” YouTube video.(Screenshot: YouTube video “Dior SAUVAGE

| The New Parfum (2019), Lisa J. Ellwood, Indian Country Today)

IllumiNative

For Indian Country Today

The SAUVAGE advertising campaign

is an example how a ‘well-intentioned’

collaboration can be done in an exploitative and racist manner says IllumiNative

Luxury brands have a long history of

exploiting and appropriating Native imagery. Brands invite consumers to try on

Native identities while making a profit,

with little regard for the impact of their

actions.

The “Sauvage” advertising campaign

released by Dior is deeply offensive, racist, and cultural appropriation at its worst.

The promise of Dior’s campaign, “An

authentic journey deep into the Native

American soul in a sacred, founding and

secular territory” is instead an example of

how a “well-intentioned” collaboration

can be done in an exploitative and racist

manner.

There are many ways in which Dior

erred, including their choice to cast Johnny Depp as the face of the campaign, an

actor who portrayed a Native character

in a film so offensive that Native actors

and crew walked off the set. Their choice

of language is the most telling — while

claiming to “honor” Native people, the

company used “sauvage,” a racist slur

used to describe Native peoples through-

out history. This word was used as justification for genocide, forced relocation

and assimilation, and violence and discrimination against Native peoples. Their

“good intention” is outweighed by their

impact.

Instead of “honoring” Native people,

Dior entrenched offensive and racist

tropes of Native people- including a Native “maiden” and language that portrays

Native people as “wild and untamed.”

“Savage” is explicitly tied to the name

of the campaign — a word that was used

to classify Native Americans as violent

and cruel. These stereotypes have been

used by those in power to exploit Native

peoples. The videos released with the

campaign made no attempt to understand

our history or the derogatory myths they

reinforce.

IllumiNative’s research found that the

stereotypes and portrayals used by Dior

fuels bias and racism against Native peoples. It also addresses a lingering question many have about Native participation in the campaign. We live in a time

when Native Americans are rendered

invisible in mainstream culture and we

must consider how this invisibility impacts our own community. When offered

so few opportunities to see ourselves

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., responds to base remarks by President Donald Trump after his call for four Democratic congresswomen of

color to go back to their “broken” countries, as he exploited the nation’s

glaring racial divisions once again for political gain, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 15, 2019. AP Photo/J. Scott

Applewhite

Vincent Schillin

Indian Country Today

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, DNew York, is known for her direct and unflinching calling out of her political views

across the spectrum of politics. Last week

she said the Electoral College is a “bogus,

scam” and that Native American reservations should be given a vote.

Cortez called out the Electoral College in an Instagram story post that was

picked up internationally by media organizations. The Electoral College awards

presidential candidates votes by state instead of via the popular vote. There have

been five presidential contenders who

won the election even though they did not

receive the majority of votes.

President Donald Trump is the most

current example. He won the presidency

against Hillary Clinton with 304 elecCont. On Page 8 toral votes to Clinton’s 227 votes. Yet

she earned the most popular votes of

65,853,514 to Trump's 62,984,828 votes,

approximately 2.87 million fewer than

Clinton.

After her initial Instagram story post,

Cortez then stated she would not back

down.

“I'm not taking it back. It's bogus. It's a

scam. I talked about how bogus the Electoral College is and Fox News got really

mad. It's not even about rural voters vs.

urban voters … If you cared about the

voices of rural voters you would allow all

of the rural voters to come together and

have their votes counted,” said Cortez.

Cortez also explained that Republican

voters in blue states have votes that are

essentially erased, but in a popular vote,

“everyone’s vote would count equally.”

“Why don't we give Indian reservations an electoral vote? Why don't we

The university experience wasn’t

‘made for Native students like me’

Picture provided by original poster

Aliyah Chavez

Indian Country Today

At least 79 colleges and universities

in the U.S. and Canada offer orientation

programs for their first-year Native students

Lane Yazzie, Diné, is a fifth-year student at San Diego State University concentrating on interdisciplinary studies.

Yazzie found the transition from high

school to college as difficult.

Yazzie uses gender neutral pronouns,

they/them, to match their identity.

“How did I, a high-achieving rez kid,

get kicked out of college?” they asked

themselves. “Then I realized this university wasn’t made for Native students like

me and that’s why I failed.”

Yazzie almost quit.

Instead Yazzie’s lived experience is a

way to validate other Native students.

They have since worked to become a

mentor to peers and even to help develop

the first Native American resource center

at San Diego State.

They ultimately hope to go to graduate school to work with recruitment and

retention of Native students in post-secondary education. “This work is very rewarding and I think that’s where I found

my niche of a career,” Yazzie said.

Fall marks the beginning of a new

school year. For many first-time college

students, it means familiarizing themselves with a new campus, learning how

to read a syllabus and buying textbooks.

This time of transition is a big step for

any college student.

For Indigenous scholars, in particular,

however, it means that and a lot more.

Research published in February by the

National Center for Education Statistics

show that Native students make up less

than 1 percent of all college students in

the United States. It also shows that of

all Native students seeking a bachelor’s

degree, only 23 percent of them finish in

four years.

Other researchers have found that the

first year in a college student’s career is

the most important. Scholars, like Amanda R. Tachine, Diné, say that students

who have a sense of belonging at their

school have an increased chance of returning for their second year.

For many years college students have

expressed a lack of support in their higher-education goals. Now, programming

through universities like Arizona State

and San Diego State, as well as collegesuccess programs like College Horizons

are playing a part in changing that.

Indian Country Today found at least

79 colleges and universities have college

orientation programs geared specifically

towards their Native students. And at

least 10 others provide orientation programs for their students of color.

An example of this includes the Student Preparedness Initiative: Readiness

Inspired by Tradition, nicknamed “SPIRIT,” at Arizona State University. The program began in 2014 and helps first year

students acclimate to the ASU community by connecting them with resources,

scholarship, internships and other events.

All incoming first-year Indigenous

students at ASU are able to attend the

two-week event, free of charge. They

also have the option of living in an ASU

dormitory before school begins.

SPIRIT is staffed through the American Indian Student Support Services

team at ASU. Their interim director,

Laura Gonzales-Macias, Tarahumara

Tribe of Mexico, says the program is a

highlight of her job.

“We are very lucky to have the students

come to SPIRIT and to ASU,” GonzalesMacias said. “I try to remind them that

they are needed here and that they add

value to this university.”

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give Puerto Rico and US territories —

hundreds of thousands of U.S. citizens,

If not millions of U.S. citizens have zero

representation,” she said.

Indian Country Today found that the

American Indian and Alaska voters are

underrepresented across the political system.

“The mechanics of the Electoral College and the idea of counting every vote

ought to be front and center in every election. The United States version of democracy is structured to make sure that we are

not equal,” wrote Mark Trahant in What

kind of democracy? One where Native

votes are counted.

“But it’s not just the Electoral College.

It’s the Senate. It’s the districting system

in the U.S. House of Representatives (and

for that matter, in most state legislatures).

The fact, yes, the fact is the structure of

this democracy does not ensure a reflection of the country. So every vote does

not count the same.”

CNN’s opinion writer Robert M. Alexander said in a recent op-ed, Alexandria

Ocasio-Cortez has a point about the Electoral College with the following statement:

‘Winning the electoral vote but losing

the popular vote can complicate claims to

legitimacy. Legitimacy is a key factor in

any government. The belief that one has

a right to their position is a deeply rooted

feature for political stability. While it is

established that the Electoral College

is the process we use to determine who

wins the presidency, how a president

wins in the Electoral College matters in

what they are able to accomplish.”

Then, as Trahant wrote, “President

Donald J. Trump was a longtime critic

of the Electoral College until he won because of that very structural imbalance.”

Recall leader: 'Alaskans are

firing the governor'

Screen shot of a video from Governor Mike Dunleavy making a statement

on Alaska’s economy at the Port of Anchorage Sept. 5, 2019.

Joaqlin Estus

Indian Country Today

The Recall Dunleavy campaign blew

past the number of signatures needed in

the first phase of ousting Alaska’s governor. Thursday Sept. 5, the campaign

submitted more than half again as many

to the Division of Elections for certification. Their goal was to collect signatures

of registered voters equal to ten percent

of the number of people who voted in

the last election, or 28,501 signatures.

Their application included 17 percent or

49,006 signatures collected by more than

a thousand volunteers in 20 communities

across Alaska.

Organizers collected more signatures

than required because they expect some

will be disqualified and want to be sure to

meet the requirement. And, they wanted

to give Alaskans a chance to express their

disapproval of the governor.

The Recall Dunleavy campaign was

launched on Aug. 1 and gathered more

than 10,000 signatures on the first day.

The campaign was fueled in large part by

public outrage over Dunleavy’s line item

vetoes to the state budget in June that totaled $400 million. The biggest cuts were

to the University of Alaska, Medicaid,

early childhood education, and low-income seniors.

State budget cuts will affect every part

of the state. But tribes, regional nonprofits, and regional for-profit Alaska

Native organizations said the cuts will

cause more harm to rural Alaska, which

is mostly Native, than to urban areas.

Richard Peterson, president and CEO of

the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida

Indian Tribes of Alaska, said it felt like

the governor was declaring war on Alaska Natives.

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Recall leader, Cont.

Economists warned the size of the cuts

could slow the economy and set off another recession. Critics called the cuts

sudden and severe and accused the governor of creating an unnecessary crisis.

The board of directors of the for-profit

Native corporation Cook Inlet Region,

Inc. took the unprecedented step of voting to recall a governor, saying it would

be “irresponsible to sit idly by while

Alaska is plunged into an avoidable fiscal and social crisis.”

After the launch of the recall campaign, Dunleavy pulled back on some of

the cuts but still vetoed some $200 million.

After leaders of the recall submitted

their seven boxes of signatures, they

spoke to about a hundred supporters outside the Division of Elections offices.

KTVA showed Recall Dunleavy campaign chair and spokesperson Meda DeWitt, Tlingit, saying, “We know who he

is. He’s the wrong man for the job,” she

said. “Alaskans are firing the governor.”

Dunleavy didn’t address the recall

campaign directly, but later that day

made a statement at the Port of Anchorage. He said, “You may hear some negative things but we have good news on the

economy.

“Unemployment is down, our GDP is

up, and investors are looking at Alaska.

We have tremendous opportunities,” said

Dunleavy, a Republican. He said billions

of dollars are being invested in the North

Slope to put new oil in the Trans-Alaska

Pipeline, which would boost state revenues.

Dunleavy said his administration is

talking with investors about extending

a rail line from Alberta to Alaska. The

governor said that would cut the cost of

shipping Alaska resources out of state,

and could bring Canadian goods through

Alaska for shipping to Asia. He said Anchorage is already the second busiest

cargo hub in the United States and fifth

in the world.

“We are the center of the world,” said

Dunleavy. “We are nine to 10 hours by

air to anywhere in the northern hemisphere. We’re the closest state to Asia by

thousands of miles. So we have some real

opportunities here.”

The Division of Elections will check

the validity of the signatures while the

Department of Law reviews the grounds

for recall. The application cites neglect

of duties, incompetence, and lack of fitness as the grounds for recall. It states

Dunleavy missed a statutory deadline

for appointment of a judge; authorized

the spending of state money for political advertising; and violated separation

of powers by cutting the court system’s

budget in retaliation for a ruling he opposed.

If the Division of Elections certifies the

recall application’s signatures, and the

Department of Law validates the grounds

for the recall, the next step for the Recall

Dunleavy campaign is to collect 71,000

signatures, or 25 percent of the 2018 voter turnout. If the campaign reaches that

benchmark, the Division of Elections

would hold an election on whether to recall the governor.

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The university experience, Cont.

This year’s cohort of participants included 84 first-year students, many who are

17 or 18 years old and are first-generation college students. One of those participants is Taylor Tahbo, who says he is

already benefiting from building community through the program.

Tahbo says he grew up with parents in

the military, which meant he rarely had

the opportunity to contemplate his native identity. Participating in the program

changed that.

“Coming here, where I can be around

Native people, and be myself, has been

like nothing else I’ve ever experienced in

life,” Tahbo said.

Students participated in presentations

on financial responsibility, how to pick a

major, time management and ice cream

social, amongst other things.

Other schools like San Diego State

University have similar goals in supporting their students.

The Elymash Yuuchaap (which is the

Kumeyaay way to say, “youth think”):

Indigenous Scholars and Leaders Program has a vision to retain and graduate

their Indigenous students. They do so by

providing their students with culturallysensitive support to their students.

In New Mexico, programs like College

Horizons, aim to support scholars starting in high school and see them through

graduate school. The nonprofit organization has three programs: College Horizons, the Scholars Program, and Gradu-

ate Horizons.

The Horizon Scholars Program acts as

an orientation, “bridge” program for students transitioning from high school to

college. It is a three-weeks, all-expense

paid summer program hosted at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin.

College Horizons’ self-reports that 55

percent of their scholars experience some

form of racism at their college campuses.

A key part of the scholars programs aims

to “holistically” prepare their students

by having them participate in a lecturebased course taught by Adrienne Keene,

Cherokee, who is an assistant professor

of American Studies and Ethnic Studies

at Brown University.

The course, Settler Colonialism, Resistance and Resilience, teaches students

about what they might face in college.

By the end of the course, students walk

away with an understanding of what settler colonialism is, an understanding of

its role in contemporary Native communities, how to resist it though activism,

law, policy and research and how to understand Indigenous scholarship.

During their time in this program, students are encouraged to be “unapologetically Indigenous,” said Mikaela Crank,

Diné, and director of the College Horizons Scholars Program. And “to uphold

western and Indigenous ways of knowing without compromise at their higher

educational institutions.”

Dior's SAUVAGE, Cont.

represented in mainstream culture, we

sometimes look to, and are proud of, representations that are actually offensive.

Invisibility is, as Dr. Stephanie Fryberg

says, the modern form of racism against

Native people.

Invisibility negatively impacts Native

communities and non-Natives alike. This

is why it is important that Native and

non-Native allies push for opportunities

for Native people to be completely in

charge of their story — that their perspectives and experiences are welcomed. This

campaign claimed to have collaborated

with Native peoples, but the fundamental

issue is that Native people were used to

tell a pre-established narrative, one that

the company wanted because they saw

this narrative as being profitable. This

isn’t collaboration, this isn’t ally ship.

Instead, we need authentic, accurate,

and contemporary representations of Native Americans.

There are excellent examples in Indian

Country of Native-led brands and companies, like B.Yellowtail, that Dior should

look to understand how Native people exist in a modern context.

When the campaign was released August 30, swift condemnation came from

Native and non-Native allies. The company started deleting negative comments,

then as of 5 p.m. Eastern Time, they

pulled the campaign off of social media.

But our work is not done. What is Dior

going to do to make this right? Will they

pull the entire national campaign? Will

they apologize? There is more that will

and should unfold here. We cannot allow

Dior to bury this issue. Native peoples

and allies stood up and made their voices

heard.

We will no longer stand for or accept

cultural appropriation, toxic stereotypes,

bias or racism against Native peoples. We

need better allies, and we hope Dior can

learn to be one.

#BoycottDior #NativeTruth #IllumiNative #BeIllumiNative

Crystal Echo Hawk is the Founder and

Executive Director of IllumiNative.

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LEGALS

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23rd Annual Disabilities

Awareness Day Event Held on

Hopi

Children paint and learn at the disability awareness day (Photo by Carl

Onsae/HT)

FAMILY LIVING

Raising a Baby is Expensive: How

to Safely Save Money

(StatePoint) Raising a child in the U.S.

is an expensive proposition, particularly

when using name-brand products. For

most growing families, finding ways to

make life more affordable is a top priority. Unfortunately, when it comes to feeding babies, many unknowingly make unsafe choices in an attempt to stretch their

budgets for things like baby formula.

New parents should never try to save

money by feeding babies a diluted formula or homemade formula -- two of the

more common mistakes parents make

around formula-feeding. Diluted or

homemade formula won’t have the correct essential vitamins and minerals, or

caloric content needed for babies to grow

and develop properly. Not only can this

result in developmental delays, dangerous electrolyte imbalances can occur if

you incorrectly prepare formula -- resulting in illness or even death.

Unfortunately, in a recent survey of

moms with children under the age of 3,

conducted by Perrigo Nutrition, the largest maker of store brand infant formula,

one in five respondents said they have

used more water than required by the instructions when preparing infant formula.

Almost half stated their primary reason

was to cut costs or make the formula last

longer.

Nearly one in 10 moms surveyed have

attempted to make their own formula,

with nearly half believing it was healthier.

Thirty-one percent of respondents stated

they made their own formula because it is

less expensive to DIY. Writing on behalf

of the American Academy of Pediatrics,

Staff prepares the lunch and snacks for the participants (Photo by Carl Onsae/HT)

Dr. Steven Abrams warned of the dangers

of homemade formula: “Although recipes for homemade formulas circulating

on the internet may seem healthy or less

expensive, they may not be safe or meet

your baby's nutritional needs.”

The good news is that while many new

parents leave the hospital or doctor’s office with the impression that if they need

to formula-feed they must do so only

with the name brand formula with which

their doctor sent them home, a very safe

and simple switch to store brand infant

formula can be made that will save famiStudents and adults gather information at the informational booths (Photo

lies money while providing a nutritionally complete product. Just as good as by Carl Onsae/HT)

brand-name options, making this switch

CARL ONSAE

various and different programs that surcan save your family $600 per year.

HOPI TUTUVENI

round the Hopi mesas, as well as sevStore-brand infant formula is an exceleral local Hopi programs, came out to

lent, pediatrician-approved way to save

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. - The Early Child- the event in hopes to educate the public

money on formula-feeding. When cleared hood Education program under the Hopi about the different health related issues.

by the U.S. Food and Drug Administra- Early Intervention program held their Patrons gathering information from the

tion and designed for infants, these op- 23rd Annual Disabilities Awareness Day different booths and getting little knicktions ensure the proper balance of nutri- event on September 10, 2019 at the Hopi knacks to fill their bags, seemed to be

tion. The ability to save on high-quality Veterans Memorial Center.

enjoying the event as the expressions on

formula is important, as the first year of

Each year the program holds this event their faces were filled with happiness and

an infant’s life is critical for long-term to bring awareness to the Hopi commu- joy.

growth and development. For a compli- nity about how to care for the disabled.

Lunch was provided for the particimentary book on feeding baby and other The event is also designed to allow for pants and the eventful day seemed to go

resources and advice, visit storebrandfor- a fun and interactive educational way to as planned and without any major chalmula.com.

teach the youth about the disabled and lenges. Community members didn’t

Confusion about infant feeding is nor- health related issues.

skimp on expressing gratitude. Many

mal. With a growing number of American

Rayma Duyongwa, manager for the shared words of gratitude to the different

families looking for ways to make ends Early Childhood Education program programs, for sharing their knowledge

meet, it is no surprise that many parents held the opening greetings for the event, about the different health issues and to

get creative about reducing the cost of Duyongwa stated, “I welcome you all to the Early Childhood Education program

formula-feeding. Luckily, store-brand in- this year’s event in hopes for you all to for making the event possible, year after

fant formula provides a safe, simple and learn something new and to have fun.”

year.

affordable solution.

More than 20 educational booths from

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September 17, 2019

Local Quilters are Semifinalist in Navajo, Hopi Nations Have High

International Quilt Show

Rates Of "Plumbing Poverty"

This map shows the proportion of households that lack running water, a

shower, and/or a toilet, referred to as “plumbing poverty” Credit Courtesy

of Shiloh Deitz

Melissa Sevigny

KNAU.org

Researchers at the University of Oregon used Census data to make the

first nationwide map of what they call

“plumbing poverty”—households that

lack running water, a shower, or a toilet.

KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny reports the

Navajo and Hopi Nations stand out dramatically.

The study found nationwide Native

American households are nearly 4 times

as likely to lack complete plumbing. In

Arizona’s Navajo and Apache counties,

those odds jump to 13 times as likely.

Lead author Shiloh Deitz says plumbing poverty affects nearly half a million

Photo was taken by Linda Visnaw and provided by sender

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Paducah, Ky – The Hopi School Quilters from Kykotsmovi, Ariz. are a semifinalist for the 2019 AQS QuiltWeek®

– Fall Paducah, Kentucky September 11

– 14, 2019, at the Schroeder Expo & Carroll Convention Center in Paducah, Ky.

AQS has chosen to display the quilt,

LOMA NAT WATNI—BOUNTIFUL

HARVEST, in this 3rd Annual contest.

Three quilting authorities will judge this

elite group in Paducah, awarding first,

second, and third place prizes in 15 categories, along with Judges’ Recognition.

Seven overall awards will be decided by

public vote from among the fifteen 1st

Place quilts. Winners will be announced

at The Quilter’s Gala, which takes place

at Walker Hall in Paducah at 6:00 p.m.

on Wednesday, September 11, 2019. Cash

awards totaling $121,250 will be granted,

including $20,000 for the Best of Show;

$11,000 for the Best Wall Quilt; $10,000

for 1st Place Overall; $9,000 for 2nd

Place Overall; $8,000 for 3rd Place Overall; $7,000 for 4th Place Overall; and

$6,000 for 5th Place Overall. Regardless

of how LOMA NAT WATNI—BOUNTIFUL HARVEST places in the final judging, all semi-finalists’ quilts will be displayed at the show, which is expected to

draw more than 30,000 people.

AQS Founder and President Meredith

Schroeder says, “Creativity and color are

themes that run through the contest quilts

this year. Regardless of whether the attendees enjoy traditional bed quilts or innovative art quilts, there will be quilts for

everyone to enjoy.”

Quilts were entered in this international

contest from 38 U.S. states and 15 other

countries. Come see a wide range of special exhibit quilts including: New Quilts

From an Old Favorite: Oak Leaf and

Reel; Bold by Design: Kaffe Fassett; The

Dirty Dozen: Provence to Paris; SAQA:

Metamorphosis; From Hands Alone: Selected Quilts from the Collection of Chris

Moline; Cherrywood Challenge 2018:

Prince Tribute, sponsored by Innova;

Quilts of Valor: A 50 State Salute; Innovative Pieced Quilts by Cynthia England;

International Miniature Quilt Exchange;

AQS Best of Show Winners Through the

Years; and the AQS Authors’ Showcase.

The American Quilter’s Society hosts

several shows annually, each with its

own quilt contest. Besides the Paducah,

KY show, AQS hosts other prestigious

shows in Daytona Beach, Fla.; Lancaster,

Pa.; Grand Rapids, Mich.; and Charleston, S.C.

For further information, please contact:

The Hopi School at 928-401-6451 or

Bonnie Browning, AQS Executive Show

Director at 270-898-7903.

U.S. households. Race and ethnicity remain a factor even after income and type

of house are considered.

She says, "Looking at the map, we

hope that policymakers and water managers can see, OK, this is an area of high

need, and investigate what’s going on and

why it’s been going on, and what might

be done to ameliorate that inequality."

Its estimated 40 percent of Navajo

households lack running water. The study

did not measure related factors like water

quality or cost.

This map shows the proportion of

households that lack running water, a

shower, and/or a toilet, referred to as

"plumbing poverty"

Annual Rabies Vaccination Clinic More

Than Doubles the Number of Dogs and

Cats Vaccinated from Last Year

Vaccination Clinic Team: Indian Health Service Office of Environmental

Health & Engineering, Hopi Public Health Compliance Program, Hopi Small

Animal Control Program, and Midwestern University Photo by George

Chung

LT George Chung, IHS

For Media Release

Hopi, Ariz. - The annual rabies vaccination clinic took place on August 13-15,

2019 at seventeen locations across the

Hopi Reservation where 439 dogs and

cats were vaccinated against the rabies

virus. This count is two-and-a-half times

higher than the number of animals vaccinated in the previous year. We thank all

the pets and pet owners who were patient

with us as we dealt with the unexpected,

but greatly appreciated, high turnout.

This year, the free vaccination clinic

was a collaborative effort by the Indian

Health Service Office of Environmental Health and Engineering, Hopi Public

Health Compliance Program, Hopi Small

Animal Control Program, and Midwestern University. The veterinary crew from

Midwestern University consisted of 11

members who traveled all the way from

Glendale, Ariz. to provide much needed

vaccination services to the dogs and cats

on the Hopi reservation. In addition to

the rabies vaccine, vaccines for parvovirus and distemper were also offered if

requested by pet owners. Ongoing prevention of rabies is an important public

health measure. Rabies is a zoonotic disease that can be transmitted from animals

to humans. Any warm-blooded animal

can contract, carry, and transmit rabies.

Recorded human deaths in the United

States have dropped significantly to one

or two per year. This is because of active

campaigns to vaccinate dogs and cats and

improved vaccines for humans.

While the veterinary crew was busy

vaccinating dogs and cats, the Hopi Public Health Compliance Program was busy

collaring 244 dogs with tick collars. The

prevention of ticks is another important

public health measure. Ticks are carriers of Rocky Mountain spotted fever

(RMSF), a potentially fatal disease if

left untreated. By preventing ticks from

latching onto dogs, it will prevent ticks

that have RMSF from being brought into

or around your home.

So thank you again to everyone who

brought their dogs and cats out for the

vaccination clinic.

If you have any questions regarding the

rabies virus, please contact the Office of

Environmental Health and Engineering at

737-6281 or Hopi Public Health Compliance Program at 734-3403.

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