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August 6, 2019

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Hopi Tribe to Assume Law

Enforcement Services

ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

Hopi

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At 9:30am on July 19, 2019 Chairman Nuvangyaoma signed the final documents to change Hopi Resource Enforcement Services to Hopi

Law Enforcement Services. (Photo by Carl Onsae/HT)

Hopi Tribe

PRESS RELEASE

Kykotsmovi, Arizona – On July 10, 2019,

the Hopi Tribal Council took a monumental

step forward with its vote to formally accept

a Self-Determination Contract award, which

supports assumption of certain Bureau of Indian Affairs Law Enforcement Service programs under Title 1 of the Indian Self Determination and Education Assistance Act (25

U.S.C. §§ 5301 et seq.). Chairman Timothy

Nuvangyaoma, who broke the tie vote, stated, “The Hopi Tribe believes it can provide

its people the law enforcement services they

expect and deserve. The Hopi Tribe can,

and will now, move forward to strengthen

its sovereignty and become increasingly

self-sufficient by maintaining law and order

within its communities.”

The action taken by the Hopi Tribal Council has been long awaited. Until recently, the

BIA-Office of Justice Services was respon-

sible for providing law enforcement services on the Hopi Reservation. The move to

assume responsibility for law enforcement

services on the Hopi Reservation is not new

to the Hopi Tribe. The Hopi Resource Enforcement Services (HRES) has enhanced

its capacity over the years to provide law

enforcement assistance to BIA OJS. It is fitting that the HRES will now be known as

Hopi Law Enforcement Services (HLES).

The Hopi Tribe’s Chief of Police, Virgil Pinto, offered thanks to the Hopi Tribal Council

for “helping to keep our community safe by

supporting our overall objective to provide

continued quality service and protection to

our Hopi and Tewa people.”

The new Hopi Law Enforcement Service

will officially assume responsibility over

law enforcement, telecommunications, and

administration at 12:00 am on July 21, 2019.

The BIA OJS/Hopi Agency will continue to

operate BIA Corrections and maintain two

Criminal Investigators on the Hopi Reserva-

tion.

Chairman Nuvangyaoma expressed his

gratitude to Dorma Sahneyah, Executive Director, Hopi Police Chief Pinto, and LaVaun

Dyer, Police Administrator for their hard

work to make this Self-Determination Contract a reality. The Hopi Tribe’s Department

of Public Safety under newly hired Director,

Joelynn Ashley, will oversee the HLES.

Chairman Nuvangyaoma especially extends his utmost gratitude to all BIA personnel who have served the Hopi people,

stating, “The Hopi Tribe looks forward to

strengthening our partnership with the BIA

to insure the best services are delivered to

our Hopi-Tewa Senom.”

The Hopi Law Enforcement Services can

be reached at (928) 734-7340 for calls for

service, including emergencies. For HLES

Administration or non-emergencies call

(928) 734-7344.

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Hopi Tutuveni

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – As

of July 31st the Hopi Tutuveni’s 2019 Subscription Drive came to an end

with more items added to

the Subscription Drive Incentive basket, including a

One-Night Stay from the

Hopi Cultural Center Motel located on Hopi.

At publication, the last

of any possible subscription payments made to the

Hopi Treasurer’s Office

were gathered via contact

to the staff. Tutuveni staff

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of July 1st through the

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August 6, 2019

Yuwehloo Pakhi Community

Hosts Entrepreneurs and Small

Business Planning Workshop on

Hopi for Hopi Entrepreneurs

Romalita Laban, Managing Editor

Yuwehloo Pakhi Community Building, Hopi Tribe, Ariz. – On July 16, 2019

from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. (MST) the

first scheduled Yuwehloo Pahki Community (YPC) Entrepreneurs and Small

Business Planning Workshop was conducted and completed with six Hopi and

local community members in attendance.

The free workshop was hosted at the

YPC Community Building as part of a

project funded by a United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development

grant which is committed to the future

of rural communities, such as YPC and

Hopi communities alike.

The workshop was designed to aid in

building capacity via providing knowledge and skills gained by completing the

“Indianpreneurship” course. Hopes of

building the participant’s confidence and

readiness to embark upon a successful

business venture which in turn impacts

the local Hopi reservation economy were

also shared.

The Hopi Tutuveni received notification of YPC’s successful grant application on June 25, 2019 and included the

announcement in the July 2, 2019 Hopi

Tutuveni publication. Since then Tutuveni staff has kept track of the progress

and reached out to John Hawkins, Community Service Administrator for YPC

for comment.

Hawkins provided the following, “The

reason I think it is paramount to seek outside assistance is because our community,

while part of the Hopi Reservation is quite

different than all other Hopi villages. The

Hopi Constitution grants village authority in specific areas, including assignment

of village lands for housing, agriculture

and business development. There are 12

villages recognized by the Hopi Tribal

Constitution. They are Upper Moenkopi

& Lower Moenkopi, Hotevilla, Bacavi,

Old Oraibi, Kykotsmovi, Shungopavi,

Mishongnovi, Sipaulovi, Walpi, Sichomovi and Tewa. Then there is our charter

community of Yuwehloo Pahki (Spider

Mound). We are the only Charter Community and are not mentioned in the Hopi

Constitution. Our authority lies in a tribal

approved resolution, which is our Charter. This Hopi Tribal Council approved

charter, gives us the ability to operate

independently from the Tribe in many

ways, however, it is also because of this,

that our ongoing financial support from

the tribe is uncertain and so we look to

utilize our charter to become financially

independent in the future. It is our charter

that will allow development in areas of

housing, agriculture and business development.

As we all know the Peabody Coal Mine

Co. and the Navajo Generating Station

will be closing in the coming months.

With lost revenues to the tribe, which are

allocated to the villages to support village

programs and services, it is now more

important than ever for our community

to not only become financially independent and self-sufficient but to be profitable as well. Fortunately we do have our

Yuwehloo Pahki Community Charter that

allows us to pursue opportunities such as

housing, agriculture and business development. We have in place a Community

Master Plan. I recently helped draft Yuwehloo Pahki Resolution #YP-2016-001

that allows us to create and move forward

with several projects of this nature and

we have also gained a Special Land Use

Assignment that designates over 8,000

acres within our community for these

projects as well.

The Hopi-Tewa population is primarily clustered in 12 Hopi villages and

one developed community of Yuwehloo

Pahki, and other residential areas scattered across the central part of the Hopi

Reservation along AZ State Highway

264. Land is often unavailable for the

new generation of the Hopi-Tewa people

and so new developments within the villages are extremely rare. Scattered housing sites are becoming more common as

people are unable to find home sites in the

traditional population areas. Currently

Yuwehloo Pahki is the only established

charter community where the Hopi-Tewa

People are able to apply for and be granted a home site. As young tribal members

are encouraged to leave the reservation

for education purposes, then to return

with an education to give back to their

people, there is often not a place for them

to establish their own home and property.

As a result there are commonly 3 – 4 generations living in one small home. Also,

culturally, Hopi lands are granted by maternal rights and so it is very often that

single men seek employment off reservation and again return home, with needed

skills, and no place for them to establish

their own home and property. It is because

of this we are currently working to develop residential areas that YPC can issue

Residential Land Assignments to Hopi/

Tewa enrolled members. We also hope

to offer rental housing through a project

with HTHA in the future as well. As of

2014 total Hopi enrollment was 13,999

with just 7,848 living here on Hopi and

6,099 living off Hopi. Since it is here on

the Hopi Reservation that the culture, traditions and language are truly kept alive

and passed on to the Hopi-Tewa children,

you can imagine the importance of developing and growing communities like Yuwehloo Pahki and the need for local sustainable economy's to support this growth

and development.”

Another YPC Entrepreneurs and Small

Business Planning Workshop being

deemed “Workshop #1” is scheduled for

August 26, 2019 from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00

p.m. (MST) at the YPC Community

Building, during which guest speakers

will be addressing how to get connected

with resources in order to take participant

plans to the next level. The workshop is

free and has limited seating so participants are encouraged to arrive sharply at

6:00 p.m.

Further encouragement from YPC, for

participants and the public, included mention that economic development professionals in native communities around the

country are using “Indianpreneurship” to

support entrepreneurs and to build thriving communities. With the financial challenges facing the Hopi Tribe this may

be another good start for those wanting

to stay on Hopi despite a dim economic

outlook and a means of self-determining

their future.

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Hopi Tutuveni Obtains Hopi Hopi Tutuveni 2019, Cont.

Tribal Council Priorities

Romalita Laban, Managing Editor

Hopi Tutuveni

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – July 17, 2019 after

much inquiry and waiting, Hopi Tutuveni staff were able to acquire Hopi Tribal

Council’s Priorities which were the result

of Council holding work sessions going

back to April 2019 and according to one

of the Work Session Agenda’s “Purpose

of Work Session…Establish Hopi Tribal

Council priorities consistent with the

Hopi Tribe’s overarching goals and objectives based on updates to the Hopit

Potskwaniat and information shared in

presentations.”

The Hopi Tutuveni was invited to attend the Executive Director’s meeting

on Wednesday, July 17, 2019 along with

other two other Regulated Entities, those

being the Hopi Election Board and Hopi

Veterans Services. During the meeting

updates were provided to Director’s in

attendance and a question posed by Directors and Hopi Tutuveni staff alike

resulted in finally being provided the approved Hopi Tribal Council Priorities.

When questioned as to how the Priorities

fall in line with the Hopit Potskwaniat it

was explained by the Executive Director

that they are to be viewed as “one in the

same.”

We send out gratitude to all those who

participated in the July 2019 Hopi Tutuveni Subscription Drive. Hopi Tutuveni

staff will be packaging up the incentive

baskets and have the items sent out by

August 16, 2019. The incentives along

with the four unique baskets are of equal

or valued more than, what the subscription costs were.

We were encouraged as well, by other

artists and businesses who participated in

supporting Hopi Tutuveni efforts of increasing revenues which go towards the

operations of the newspaper via its Revolving Fund, which is designed to offset

operational expenses. The support received from the following is appreciated:

Clark Tenakhongva, Hopi Vice Chairman who is also a local Hopi artist/performer - one (1) set of five (5) CD/DVDs.

bags w/incentives

KUYI Hopi Radio which provided a

trade for four (4) KUYI Hopi Radio tshirts.

White Bear Hopi Arts provided two (2)

beautiful pieces of artwork

Monongya Gallery, local Hopi art gallery located in Orayvi Village, participated by offering one (1) ladies pair of

yellow mocassins, silver link chain, and a

beautiful Star Blower silver pendant.

Honyoutink, a local Hopi owned printing company based in Kykotsmovi, Ariz.

added four (4) coffee mugs and two (2)

t-shirts.

Hopi Cultural Center provided a one1 set – “Gourd Jewels” earrings donat- night free stay at the Hopi Cultural Cened by Romalita Laban, Managing Editor ter Motel.

Hopi Tutuveni

Sample depictions of what the Hopi

Tsakursovi, local Hopi Business locat- Tutuveni Subscription Incentive Basket

ed on Second Mesa, Ariz. which provid- might look like were shared and final piced a “Don’t Worry Be Hopi” t-shirt and a tures will be featured on the Hopi TutuCoin bracelet

veni’s page on the Hopi Tribe’s website

at www.hopi-nsn.gov/news/hopi-tutuveTribal Ink, local Hopi printing busi- ni/ and in the August 20th publication.

ness located in Hotevilla, Ariz., which

Any questions regarding the drive can

provided a trade for printing and supply be directed to Hopi Tutuveni staff at 928of “Hopi Tutuveni” coffee mugs.

734-3283 or 928-734-3281. Email inquiries can be sent to rlaban@hopi.nsn.us

Hopi Senom Transit which provided 4

Seresto Tick Collars

Available At No Cost

Rabies Vaccination

Clinic

By: Madeline Sahneyah, Hopi

Public Health Compliance Program

Every year, the Indian Health Service

(IHS), Office of Environmental Health

(OEH) located at the Hopi Health Care

Center organizes a traveling Rabies Vaccination Clinic for Hopi dogs and cats.

This year, a veterinarian from Midwestern University School of Veterinary Medicine – Glendale, Arizona will administer

the vaccinations. The Hopi Public Health

Compliance Program and Midwestern University will also be placing free

Seresto tick collars on all dogs that are

brought in to the clinic.

Along with the rabies vaccine for dogs

and cats, a core vaccine for dogs that protects against Parvo and Distemper will be

administered along with a core vaccine

for cats. Oral de-wormer for puppies and

kittens will be available. No appointments are necessary. Registration will

take place on-site and will be handled

first come, first serve. Clinic times, which

are basically thirty minutes to one hour at

each location, are as follows:

August 13, 2019 - the vaccination and

dog tick collaring event will begin in Upper and Lower Moenkopi Villages at 9:00

a.m. and 11:00 a.m. respectfully. At 1:00

p.m. the clinic will set up at the Hotevilla

Elderly/Youth Center then move to Hotevilla Village, Old Oraibi Village and end

for the day at the Kykotsmovi Community Building.

August 14, 2019 - the clinic will be in

the Second Mesa area beginning at 9:00

a.m. at the Sipaulovi/Mishungnovi Community Center for one hour and move

to Upper Mishungnovi Village at 11:00

a.m. After a break for lunch, the clinic

will be set up at the Hopi Cultural Center

parking lot by 1:00 p.m. and at the Shungopavi Community Building from 1:453:00 p.m. and on to the Lower Sipaulovi

Housing by 3:15 p.m. The last stop will

be at Walpi Housing/Hopi Health Care

Center; 4:15-5:00 p.m.

August 15, 2019 - the clinic will start

at Ponsi Hall/1st Mesa - 8:30 a.m. and

move to Polacca Post Office at 10:15

a.m., Circle M Store at 1:15 a.m. and Keams Canyon Park is the last stop at 3:30

– 4:30 p.m.

For questions about the traveling Rabies Vaccination Clinic and the tick collaring for dogs, you may call the Public

Health Compliance Program at (928)

734-3403 or 3404. Information is also

available by calling the IHS Office of Environmental Health at (928) 737-6275 or

6277.

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August 6, 2019

Purple Heart Medal Presentation Ceremony

To Honor World War II Hopi Veteran Starlie Lomayaktewa, Jr

Starlie Lomayaktewa with his friend, unknown date (Picture provided by

sender)

Starlie Lomayaktewa unknown date (Picture provided by sender)

By: Eugene Talas, Hopi Veterans

Day School auditorium.

Office and Romalita Laban, Managing

Lomayaktewa enlisted in the U.S.

Editor

Army on December 7, 1943, as a rifleman serving in the European theater of

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. - On August 13, operations. On or about April 13, 1945,

2019, Hopi Veterans Services and Office Lomayaktewa was wounded by mortar

of the Chairman, will co-host a special rounds, during the fighting in the North

ceremony to honor the late Mr. Starlie Appennines campaign in northern Italy.

Lomayaktewa, Jr., World War II Army In a 1998 written and notarized stateVeteran, and his next-of-kin, by the ment, Mr. George Morgan wrote in part,

award of the Purple Heart Medal. Ari- “After training we both were sent to Italy,

zona Congressman Tom O’Halleran, Dis- stationed in the Alpenees Mountains. It

trict 1, will be present at the ceremony was there that Starlie was wounded by

to bestow the Purple Heart Medal, post- mortar rounds. The concussion affected

humously, to Lomayaktewa’s surviving his eye which turned white. I visited him

sons and daughters.

a few times while he was in the hospital.

The public is invited to witness this We were Good Buddies.”

simple, but time-honored ceremony

Lomayaktewa was honorably disawarding the Purple Heart Medal to mili- charged on March 20, 1947, in the rank

tary members wounded in action during of Private First Class. He was awarded

combat operations. The ceremony will the Bronze Star, World War Victory and

begin promptly at 5:00 pm at the Hopi Good Conduct Medals. In addition, he

received the European-Africa-Middle

Eastern and American Theater ribbons.

Lomayaktewa returned to the Hopi Reservation and his home village of Mishungnovi, located in northeastern Arizona,

marrying the former Lila Lee Sakwiseoma, from Sipaulovi Village and raising

his family.

In 1998, an attempt was made to locate

military records to prove Lomayaktewa

was wounded and was eligible for the

Purple Heart Medal. Then in 2011, Hopi

Veterans Services began their research to

help in this effort, but to no avail. Fast

forward to 2017 when contact was made

with Ms. Paulette Yazzie, Military and

Veterans Case Worker, with the Office

of Congressman Tom O’Halleran, who

helped the push towards obtaining Lomayaktewa’s records. Finally earlier this

year, we were elated, as well as the family members, as the official records were

found which showed that Lomayaktewa

was wounded in combat and had earned

the Purple Heart Medal. Sadly Lomayaktewa passed away on September 6,

2016.

The Hopi Tribe and Hopi Veterans Services wish to extend our sincere thanks to

Ms. Yazzie for her superb efforts to finally “complete the mission” and to never

leave a fellow Soldier behind. And to

Congressman O’Halleran for taking time

to travel to Hopi and present the Purple

Heart Medal to Lomayaktewa’s surviving family; Rainell Russell Lomayaktewa

(daughter) and Loren Lomayaktewa, Sr.,

Stanley Lomayaktewa, Ronald Lomayaktewa, Waldon Lomayaktewa, Sr. and

Randy Lomayaktewa, Sr. (sons)

For more information contact: Eugene

“Geno” Talas, Manager, Office of Hopi

Veterans Services, (928-734-3461).

Dedication for Indian Health

Services Apartment Complex

Occurs on Hopi

By: Hopi Tutuveni Staff

On July 16, 2019 several members of

the Hopi community, along with several

dignitaries, gathered in Keams Canyon,

Ariz. to mark the completion and opening of the newly built Indian Health Services (IHS) apartment complex on the

Hopi reservation.

The 19-unit apartment complex was

dedicated toward housing the IHS contracted or temporary clinical staff to inhabit while providing services at the IHS

Hopi Health Care Center. The apartment

complex was built with consideration of

temporary contract staff’s housing needs.

Melvin Consulting, Greenberg Construction, JSRa Architect, and the Hopi

Tribe came together as a project team and

were all part of the building of the new

apartments.

The dedication started with a Hopi

prayer and words of encouragement, all

in the Hopi lavayi (language) from James

Tewayguna, Kikmongwi (village chief)

of Walpi and all of First Mesa villages.

Tewwayguna’s words were inspiring and

heartfelt, especially for those who understood the Hopi language. The message

Tewayguna shared was an offering to inspire good well-being for years to come,

for those who will be living in the apartments which occupy traditional First

Mesa lands under the traditional auspices

of the Kikmongwi.

Michael Adams an artist and founder of

Gourd Jewels designed the Hopi motifs

that were installed on the hallway walls

of the apartment complex. The designs

added a distinct Hopi accent and which

are well known to add to the uniqueness

and aspects of living on the Hopi reservation. Any visitor will surely be touched

in a unique fashion while becoming fa- Patrons sit outside the apartment complex waiting for the guest speakers to

miliar with the Hopi lands, living spaces speak for the apartment complex (Photo by Carl Onsae/HT)

and the hope is that the beautiful designs

will aid in the healing and connections

with all the Hopi and Native people being served at the IHS Hopi Health Care

Center.

Each of the 19 rooms are completely

furnished with beds, couches, and TV’s,

which is to ensure that traveling temporary clinical staff would have a comfortable rejuvenating space while living and

working on the Hopi reservation for only

a short while. The entire budget for the

apartment complex was set around $5.3

million and was constructed in a 9-month

period. The apartment style housing is

now open and will now house the IHS

temporary contract clinical staff.

A look inside the hallways of the new apartment complex, complete with

designs on the wall, by famous artist. (Photo by Carl Onsae/HT)

The kitchen/dining room/living room in the one bedroom apartment.

(Photo by Carl Onsae/HT)

Hopi Tutuveni

August 6, 2019

PUZZLES & GAMES

CONNECT THE DOTS

Page 5

Larry’s Corner

Too Many Chiefs, Not

Enough Leaders

Photo by: https://www.humorkitty.com

By LARRY WATAHAMAGEE

The Hopi Tutuveni

Sometime in the early 90’s I was

just a small kitten and I use to watch

Saturday morning cartoons and it

was always one of the highlights of

being young back then. I had dedicated myself as a kid to get up extra

early, on a Saturday, just to eat cereal

and watch Saturday morning cartoons…why? Well, because I knew

that was the only time when nothing

else mattered. There were no wars,

there was no racism, there was no

hate in the world…there was only a

bushy tailed kitten watching Teenage

Mutant Ninja Turtles at 7:30 in the

morning, while eating Froot Loops.

Name:

We as a Hopi society make matters

into

matters that shouldn’t be made

Across

Down

into;

some of us think that there are

3. Kevetsi

1. Tatuva

too many mongwit (chiefs) and not

5. Na’at

2. Sowi

7. Wuwan’aya

4. Soosoyam

enough leadership. As a society we

9. Niqw

6. Nalmaqa

have forgotten how to lead, we have

10. Maatavi

8. Taq’

forgotten how to become leaders, we

13. Lalvayhoya 10. Qöang’wu

just want to become chiefs first then

14. Wiihu

11. Kawaysöhövi

lead later. In the Hopi tribal council

16. Moki

12. Paakwa

we have a lot of chiefs that want to

17. Nu’umi

13. Hotsors’angwa

set examples for their people and to

unaagwata

15. Puvu’ki

make sure their decisions are for the

good of the people. But what some

of them seem to have forgotten is

that, they have forgotten how to become leaders or why they became

leaders in the first place. The vil14

lage where I come from is the same

in that we have this problem where

we establish a leader, so we can address our problems to this leader, but

sometimes it does not work because

it seems the power they have seems

to go to their head. The same seems

Cross Word Puzzle

to be what occurs at Hopi tribal

Find the English words for the

council where they think they are

Hopi words.

doing well for the people by “leadAnswers in next issue

ing” by example but in actuality not

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Answers for June 16th edition

enough research has been done by

Down

Across

1. tatuva

1. Burp, 2. Bathroom, 7. Anywhere, 8. Live Alone, 9. Tease,

11. Clay, 13. Apache, 14. Air Pump,

asking their own villages if that’s

2. sowi

15. Bathtub

an ok decision to make on behalf of

4. soosoyam

Down

their people. Leaders have forgotten

6. nalmaqa

1. Bark, 2. Bald Eagle, 3. Algae, 4. Shy, 5. Breeze, 6. Stinkbug,

10. Shade, 12. Apricot, 16. Arm, 17. Bat

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8. tak

the simplest task of just listening to

10. qoanguwu

people. Yes…I know…some people

11. kawaysohovi

12.

paakwa

just want to rant and get their hatred

Hopilavyit - School

13. hotsors'angwa

out to anyone willing to just listen,

P A A Y I S T U T U 15.Qpuvuki

A Y W I S A Q

but sometimes we just have to be

L A Y T A N U T U T A Z K S J V N A

quiet and just listen. I know, very

O U B U D X V P U S A O P U E A Z H

hard to do, when you have opinions

of your own. I’m good at that, well,

O Q K X K Z I E A O T I O E U B I O

because I write this op-ed and that’s

S D A U D I N N W O S X H S A N A P

part of my job…to state my various

T Z T L Y F G S I N A W J Z T X A I

opinions. We have forgotten how to

U X A I A B T O Z A A T Y I N W U W

make sure that only the important

T I T E G Y A Q U T U T A S I H U T

things in the village are taken care

U T A K J A W M A A M A T S I Z B A

of as a priority, example; our elderly

and their well-being.

Q U T D W X I Z B Q J A T P A T U T

Yes I know I talked about us havA H S J B A Y H J S A A N A Z J U W

ing a lot of problems but I’m not

Y O I P A V A N T I Z Y G O X K F E

too sure if people understand that

W O W J F M Q K W U S U E N O D B L

simple problems can involve simple

I S X N A W U S A S T P I P A S J E

solutions like a math question like

2+2=4…simple right? But someS U A N Y O T N I V I S N Z E N T E

times people tend to overthink or

A D A L A M U T I S T A A W K B E L

over complicate an issue. We tend to

S U U S T U T U Q A Y W I S A D F X

think too critical about simple probHOPI WORDS

Awk - By means of

Tunatya - Endeavor/

lems and that have simple solutions

Qayep’e - Absent

Saana - Chewing Gum

Goal

and it’s like we want the most difKwusu - Accept

Yuku - Complete

Piptsa - Envision

ficult answers to solve simple soluSu’an - Accurately

Awmaamatsi - ComLeelèwta - Erase

tions so we tend to forget about how

Enang - Additionally

prehend

Tuho’os - Fall (Auto solve problems with simple soluPana - Admit

Suus Tutuqaywisa tumn)

tions.

Everyone has to be a critic about

Tutapta - Advise (InDays - Mon

Kwaatsi - Friend

how

well they know something, so

struct)

Löös tutuqaywisa Tso’o - Get off (Bus)

take

for

example a dance recently ocTuhisa - Artistic Ability

Days - Tues

Tsoona - Have fun

curred and I was at this house where

Tuvingta - Ask

Paayis tutuqaywisa Nawus - Have to

there were a lot of people eating

Tatatsiw - Basketball

Days - Wed

Qaatsa - Honest

and enjoying themselves, but there

Hamana - Bashful

Yuki - Decision

Kuuna - Humorous

were also a lot of women who were

Ispi - Because

Sivintoyna - Discipline

Pìiyì - I don’t know

arguing about how to bake bread. I

Qahop’iwta - Behave

improperly

Tukopna - Blame

Awheeva - Challenge

(Test)

Hìnti - Do

Tutuqàyge’ti - Drop out

from school

Tutuqayiw - Educate

Öqala - Encourage

Pàvanti - Improve

Tuu’awi - Information

Wuwni’yta - Intelligent

Tumala - Job

Penso - Pencil

mean…all Hopi yeast bread tends to

taste the same if you think about it.

I’m pretty sure Bashes’ makes the

same bread and for this particular

situation it seemed there were too

many cooks in the kitchen. We let

simple problems go to our head and

not pay attention to the more major

problems like praying for the rain

more…

During this dance, I saw little kids

playing on devices such as iPads or

phones because their parents want

them to keep busy while they bake

bread or something. I mean there’s

a dance, I would think that everyone should be watching the dance…

or maybe that’s just me. But I know

that some parents don’t want their

children wandering around in the

village because of the fear of someone taking their children and yes, it

has become that bad, when a small

village of 200+ people have fear of

someone taking their kids and even

during a ceremony of all times.

In today’s society we only know

two ways of living…living in fear

and living in doubt. We have forgotten how to live in Hopi; we just

assume that we know how to live in

Hopi because we take that for granted. At least that’s my opinion.

When I was growing up, I was

taught that the world is a bad place

and that there were people out to hurt

me. They didn’t teach me that I had

to prepare for how to combat these

people who wanted to hurt me. If you

take that same concept and compare

it to the Hopi Tribe and how it has

provided jobs for the Hopi people

for a very long time now, and that’s

all we know. We have not heard of

the Hopi Tribe teaching its employees how to be self-sufficient in case

the Tribe ever went “belly-side-up.”

It seems as if Tribal employees were

given this promise of money and the

Tribe just delivered, so we in other

words, we live on a hand out. Now

if college had better prepared me

for the real world, like making sure

I learned about how to save enough

money to live on, than I think I would

be more money conscience. And you

may be of the opinion or question, is

that the responsibility of the Tribe?

We teach children about the bad

things in the world but we don’t

teach them how to solve those bad

things in the world. We just assume

that if we stay away from the bad, it

will go away.

So let me ask this question, are our

leaders bad? I guess it just depends

on how you look at it, some will say

YES and some will say NO, but all

in all leaders will have the same intention, and that intention is to help

others.

My advice to you is that, leading

a group of people is hard, it is very

hard to please someone and the fact

that you have to please everyone, is

very hard. We have our own opinions and our own way of thinking,

but I know for a fact…that every

person here on the Hopi reservation

thinks that we need a better outlook

on life, leadership, and morals. So

let’s think alike and start making

confident changes to how our leadership leads maybe by helping them to

see and listen to our needs or joining

them in listening to their opinions,

too. As soon as we do that, maybe

some things will start to change for

the better…I think…

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Current Indian World News

Page 7

Attorney General restores federal Three million people could

executions; Navajo man on death

lose food stamps

row

Miranda Faulkner

cording to the Native Farm Bill coalition.

Cronkite News

Attorney General William Barr ordered the federal Bureau of Prisons to take

steps to resume executions after almost two decades, and named a Navajo

double-murderer as one of the first five on death row to be put to death.

(Photo by Shane T. McCoy/U.S. Marshals Service)

Miranda Faulkner

Cronkite News

WASHINGTON – Attorney General

William Barr ordered a resumption of

federal executions Thursday and named

a Navajo double-murderer as one of the

first five death-row inmates who will be

put to death.

Lezmond Mitchell will be executed on

Dec. 11 with a fatal injection of pentobarbital if all goes according to the plan

unveiled by the Justice Department and

the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.

Mitchell was convicted on 11 counts

in connection with the grisly beating and

stabbing deaths of Alyce Slim, 63, and

her 9-year-old granddaughter in 2001

near Sawmill on the Navajo Nation. He

is currently the only Native American on

federal death row, according to the Death

Penalty Information Center.

In ordering the Bureau of Prisons to

start scheduling executions again, Barr

said he focused on inmates convicted of

“murdering, and in some cases torturing

and raping, the most vulnerable in our society – children and the elderly.”

Barr also ordered the bureau to replace

its current three-drug for executions with

the single drug, that he said has been used

in more than 200 executions in 14 states

and has withstood legal challenges.

If the five executions occur as scheduled – beginning on Dec. 9 and continuing at regular intervals through Jan. 15

– they would be the first executions in

the federal prisons in nearly two decades,

Barr said.

According to court documents, federal

prosecutors in Mitchell’s case originally

opted against the death penalty, in the

face of opposition from the Navajo Nation and from the victims’ family. But

that decision was overruled by then-Attorney General John Ashcroft and prosecutors sought, and won, a death sentence

in the case.

Cont. On Page 8

Mauna Kea is a clear voice from

the Hawaiian people. (But they

don't hear)

The Trump administration is proposing

to tighten restrictions on access to food

stamps for people receiving other financial assistance.

The Department of Agriculture said

the rule, to be released Wednesday for

public comment, would close a “loophole” in current policy that makes those

getting Temporary Assistance for Needy

Families automatically eligible for food

stamps under the Supplemental Nutrition

Assistance Program.

The change would require TANF recipients to show that they separately qualify

for SNAP benefits, a move the department estimates could affect 3.1 million

food stamp recipients in the U.S. while

saving billions of dollars.

“The types of people that are going to

be affected are going to be predominantly

people with income,” said Angie Rodgers, CEO of the Association of Arizona

Food Banks. “The working-but-poor individuals that might work at low wages

or not have enough hours for full-time

employment, and for seniors on fixed incomes like Social Security.”

Roughly a quarter of American Indian

households receive food assistance, ac-

“In some tribal communities, participation is as high as 60-80 percent.” Rep.

Deb Haaland, D-New Mexico, tweeted

that she once relied on food stamps to

feed her and daughter. “I know the damage that this administration’s attack on

families will cause,” she said. “They are

telling everyone in this country that it’s

ok for people to go hungry. News flash:

it’s not.”

Arizona had 810,525 recipients on

SNAP in June of which 365,894, or about

45%, were children, according to the

most recent numbers from the Arizona

Department of Economic Security. DES

said there were 13,253 TANF recipients

last month, of which 10,992 were children.

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue

said in a news release Tuesday that the

automatic eligibility has been used as

a loophole by states that administer the

SNAP program to “bypass important eligibility guidelines.”

“Too often, states have misused this

flexibility without restraint,” Perdue’s

statement said. “The American people

expect their government to be fair, efficient, and to have integrity … That is

why we are changing the rules, preventing abuse of a critical safety net system

Cont. On Page 8

APTN journalist pushed by

AFN official. NAJA demands

investigation.

By Native American Journalist

Association

Press Release

Norman, Okla. — The Native American Journalists Association (NAJA) calls

on the Assembly of First Nations to investigate incidents of physical contact in

an effort to thwart the reporters ability to

ask questions and fulfill their professional duties as journalists of the Aboriginal

Peoples Television Network (APTN).

“We’re calling on AFN to investigate

this incident and take appropriate action

so that reporters can be free to do their

job without fear of harassment or violence,” said Francine Compton, Executive Producer at APTN News and NAJA

board member.

On Thursday, July 25, at the Assembly

of First Nations (AFN) General Assembly in Fredericton, New Brunswick, policy advisor Dakota Kochie pushed APTN

news reporter Amber Bernard during an

interview with National Chief Perry Bel-

legarde.

Earlier in July, Dwayne Bird, director

of communications for Peguis First Nation, swatted and then grabbed a microphone out of the hands of APTN producer Beverly Andrews during a scrum, then

ordered her to leave because he did not

like the question she was asking Chief

Glenn Hudson.

APTN’s outgoing Executive Director

of News and Current Affairs, Karyn Pugliese, sent a letter to Bellegarde, calling

on him to take action and immediately

dismiss Kochie, issue a public apology,

and ban Bird from future AFN events.

“NAJA supports APTN in their efforts

to protect their reporters and employees

while reporting on First Nations at the

Assembly of First Nations,” said NAJA

President Tristan Ahtone. “We believe

that AFN should investigate and take

appropriate action against anyone who

attempts to physically limit journalists

from doing their job.”

Federal Judge Throws Out

$250 Million Lawsuit Against

The Washington Post

Healani Sonoda-Pale is a Native Hawaiian activist, organizer, and a ku kia’i

mauna or mountain protector. (Photo by Anne Keala Kelly)

By Anne Keala Kelly

For Indian Country Today

Hawaiians were inspired by Wounded

Knee, Alcatraz, the Civil Rights Movement, and decolonization efforts in

Africa, the Pacific and the Caribbean.

Kahoolawe was the beginning of a sovereignty movement with roots that go back

to the overthrow

Healani Sonoda-Pale is a Native Hawaiian activist, organizer, and a ku kia’i

mauna or mountain protector. She was

one of more than a hundred faculty members and students who squeezed into a

crowded room at the University of Hawaii’s main campus on Friday to testify

before the Board of Regents.

The university controls the master

lease for the summit of Mauna Kea.

“I feel like I’ve been at this meeting

many times already,” Sonoda-Pale said.

Although the board met to establish a

committee to study the university’s management of the summit, Hawaiians and

allies who work at the university were

there to give voice to the most divisive

event since the 1893 U.S. backed overthrow. “We come to these meetings and

speak on so many issues, year in and year

out,” Sonoda-Pale said. “But they don’t

hear.”

A political and cultural paradox for

Hawaiians, the University of Hawaii is

a contested space geographically and

ideologically. The University of Hawaii

system is made up of three universities

and seven community colleges. And like

most public institutions, every campus

sits on so-called ceded lands, which are

comprised of the crown and government

lands of the Hawaiian Kingdom. Often

referred to as C & G lands by Hawaiians, it adds up to more than a third of

the archipelago. Mauna Kea is also part

of those lands.

Hawaiians have made inroads at the

university during the past 40 years, despite often being ignored by those in

power.

Many of today’s Native leaders and

organizers, including those standing

for Mauna Kea, were educated or influenced by professors Haunani-Kay Trask,

Lilikalā Kame‘eleihiwa, and others who

have taught at the Center for Hawaiian

Studies. Those Hawaiians were part of

a cultural renaissance and political shift

that began in the late 1970s with the

struggle to stop the U.S. Navy’s bombing

of Kahoolawe. At that time, Hawaiians

were inspired by Wounded Knee, Alcatraz, the Civil Rights Movement, and decolonization efforts in Africa, the Pacific

and the Caribbean.

But Kahoolawe was the beginning of

a sovereignty movement with roots that

go back to the overthrow, an event that

is now referenced daily, as analogies are

being drawn between that and the Thirty

Meter Telescope.

Sonoda-Pale, who studied at the center 25 years ago, is like many who see

the historical lineage that has impacted

generations of Hawaiians. “The state and

the TMT Corp are colonizers in the most

basic sense,” she said. “The Americans

have been doing this to us since they

overthrew the queen. They will commit

total destruction of whatever

Cont. On Page 8

Covington Catholic (Ky.) High School student Nick Sandmann, seen here

standing before Native American activist Nathan Phillips at the Lincoln

Memorial, says he has received death threats after video of their encounter

went viral

WASHINGTON — On Friday, a federal judge dismissed a $250 million lawsuit against The Washington Post over

its coverage of the drumming scene at

the Lincoln Memorial where Nicholas

Sandmann, a teen from Covington Catholic High School, who stood with a smirk

on his face in front of Omaha elder Nathan Phillips, on January 18, 2019 near

the Lincoln Memorial in Washington,

D.C.

Sandmann, the student who filed the

lawsuit, argued in his lawsuit that The

Post had defamed him in seven articles

and three tweets by portraying him as

hostile or aggressive towards the activist,

Nathan Phillips.

The lawsuit alleged The Washington

Post “targeted and bullied” the teen in

order to embarrass Donald Trump. Sandmann was among several teens wearing

Trump’s mantra cap that says “Make

America Great Again.”

“The Post ignored basic journalist

standards because it wanted to advance

its well-known and easily documented,

biased agenda against President Donald

J. Trump by impugning individuals perceived to be supporters of the President,”

read part of the lawsuit.

As the story unfolded through a week

of national attention, there were differing

opinions between Phillips and Sandmann

as to what took place during the drumming incident.

Federal Judge William Bertelsman,

wrote in his opinion rendered on Friday

that even if Phillips’ account to The Post

was inaccurate, the characterizations

were clearly opinions, which are protected speech under the First Amendment.\

The Washington Post quoted Phillips as saying he “felt threatened” by

the “smirking” teenagers and accused

them of “taunting” his fellow American

Indian activists. Bertelsman wrote in

his opinion that what constitutes feeling

threatened, or smirked at, or taunted was

subjective, and that the characterizations

were not facts that could be proven incorrect.

Page 8

Hopi Tutuveni

Mauna Kea is a clear voice from the

Hawaiian people, Cont.

we have left for their own sense of power

and supremacy.”

As one of the organizers of Ka Lāhui

Political Action Committee, SonodaPale, who provides a live Facebook

feed of every public meeting she attends, tracks state legislation that impacts Native Hawaiians. The committee

then issues an annual legislative report

card detailing which politicians support

and oppose Native issues. Since 2015,

they have rallied Hawaiians to speak

out against several legislative attempts

to give the university and the telescope

project broader power over Mauna Kea.

Sonoda-Pale, who is a wife and mother

of two teenage boys, is an advisor at the

university’s Student Leadership and Development program. We met in her office

before her Board of Regents testimony.

“My activism began when I was an undergraduate here. My sister and I took a

Geography of Hawaii class. It was taught

by a haole (white) professor who was

telling lies about our people. I thought I

was being helpful when I corrected him,”

she said. “But he said crazy things, like,

we made our lei niho palaoa out of pubic

hair.” Those lei, only worn by ali‘i (royalty)were made with long, thickly bound

strands of braided human hair, that held a

pendant carved from whale bone.

“We were polite,” she said, “but to him

we were just disruptive, so he called security. When we refused to leave, they

dragged us out. And my sister was 8

months pregnant at the time, so imagine

that.”

Wao Akua

As board members filed into the room,

Sonoda-Pale was busy saying aloha to

friends and colleagues, handing out copies of her testimony, entitled “No Jurisdiction ma Wao Akua.” It means that no

one has jurisdiction over Mauna Kea because it is the realm of the gods. But there

is a legal aspect to that statement, too, a

challenge to U.S. jurisdiction. When

it was her turn to speak, she said, “The

UH doesn’t have jurisdiction on Mauna

Kea. That’s crown and government land.

Kanaka Moali (Native Hawaiians) never

relinquished our rights and sovereignty

over the mauna….”

Throughout the testimonies, words

such as deplorable, racially insensitive,

collusion and cultural violence were repeated many times. So were comparisons

between the latest telescope project and

the overthrow.

Kahele Dukelow, a Hawaiian Studies

alumnus and professor at UH Maui College, is one of the Mauna Kea protectors

teaching classes at the Pu‘u Huluhulu encampment.

“Many of my kumu (teachers) are in

this room. What you are seeing with

Mauna Kea is a result of decades of work,

” she told the board, “In 1893, businessmen overthrew our queen, going against

what the Kanaka Maoli wanted. You can

either stand with the settler businessmen

now, or with Kanaka Maoli.” Dukelow

finished her testimony with a quote from

Queen Lili‘uokalani: “The voice of the

people is the voice of God.”

More than a telescope

At the end of a week that included

Hawai‘i State Governor Ige announcing

a two-year extension on the TMT Corp’s

construction permit, a Thursday counterdemonstration across from TMT supporters in front of the state capitol, and

the regents meeting, Sonoda-Pale was on

a flight to Hilo, on Hawai‘i Island (Big

Island). A tropical storm had thinned

the typical thousand or more Hawaiians

standing guard full-time at Pu‘u Huluhulu down to 300. And she was on her way

there to spend the night. Like many, she

was worried that the governor might use

the storm as an excuse to raid the camp.

Though she admitted to being tired,

Sonoda-Pale is being fueled by an energy

that is coming from someplace deep.

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August 6, 2019

Attorney General restores federal

executions; Navajo man on death

row, Cont.

Barr’s announcement was swiftly attacked Thursday by death-penalty opponents, who said public sentiment increasingly opposes capital punishment and

more states are prohibiting it.

“Year after year, we’ve seen American

public opinion polls say that American

people oppose the death penalty, so we

are questioning the wisdom of the president kind of reinstating something that

has historically proven to be arbitrary,

unfair and racially biased,” said Gregory

Joseph of the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty.

Other critics focused on the issue of

tribal sovereignty, noting that the death

penalty flies in the face of not just the

Navajo but of most tribes in the nation.

Mitchell and his victims were Native

American and the crime occurred on Navajo lands.

“Any jurisdiction seeking to apply the

death penalty for crimes that occurred on

Indian Country should have the consent

and the approval of the tribes … being

impacted by it because it’s part of their

inherent sovereignty rights to control the

death penalty of their own members,”

said Kevin Heade, president of Death

Penalty Alternatives for Arizona.

Heade said only one tribe in the nation

approves of capital punishment, which

has broad problems with racial inequity.

But Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, welcomed the announcement, saying it will

bring justice to those who suffered from

Mitchell’s “horrific” crimes.

“Government has a solemn responsibility to administer justice for the most

loathsome crimes, committed by some of

our most hardened criminals,” Biggs said

in a statement, before going on to applaud

Barr’s “staunch commitment to the rule

of law and providing justice for these victims’ families.”

The case began when Mitchell and others abducted Slim and her granddaughter

on Oct. 28, 2001, in Slim’s pickup truck,

which they planned to use later to rob a

trading post on the Navajo Nation.

The men ended up killing Slim by stabbing her 33 times, then dumping her body

in the back of the truck, where her granddaughter was forced to sit with the body.

They later dragged Slim’s body out of the

truck and ordered the girl to “lay down

and die,” slitting her throat and then,

when she did not die, dropping heavy

rocks on her head to kill her.

They later tried to cover their tracks by

burying their victims’ heads and hands in

a hole and dragging their dismembered

torsos into the woods before burning the

victims’ clothes and belongings.

Mitchell and two other men were in

Slim’s truck three days later when they

robbed the Red Rock Trading Post at

gunpoint before driving off. They later

burned Slim’s truck.

Defense experts at Mitchell’s trial determined that he had mental and emotional problems and a distant mother, that

he had substance-abuse issues and was

likely abused as a child.

But they also described him as a borderline sociopath who denied he was intoxicated at the time of the killing, who

talked calmly about killing the girl and

who had a history of “swinging dogs and

cats by their tails and then throwing them

off bridges just for fun.”

Mitchell was convicted on 11 counts,

including two counts of first-degree murder, carjacking resulting in death and robbery, among others. He could not be executed for the murders under federal and

Navajo law – but because carjacking falls

under another section of federal law, he

could face the death penalty for that.

It was in part because of that “loophole” in federal law that an appeals court

judge in 2015 argued that Mitchell should

get a new trial because his attorneys were

ineffective.

But his opinion was the dissent in a ruling that upheld the conviction, with the

majority of court panel saying Mitchell’s

attorneys were “thorough in the extreme”

and had to make difficult choices to construct a defense in a crime of “unusual

brutality.”

Circuit Judge Stephen Reinhardt, the

dissenting judge in that case, wrote then

that Mitchell could “suffer the ignominious fate of becoming the first person to

be executed for an intra-Indian crime that

occurred in Indian country.”

Three million people could

lose food stamps, Cont.

so those who need food assistance the

most are the only ones who receive it.”

Perdue said that under current rules,

some people who get as little as a flier in

the mail with information on TANF benefits can be considered eligible for SNAP

in some states. Under the proposal, a

household would have to get at least $50

in TANF benefits a month for at least six

months before being considered eligible

for SNAP, or get noncash benefits that

include subsidized employment, work

support or child care. Stacy Dean, vice

president of food assistance policy at the

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities,

said the changes would make it harder for

the poor and working poor to make ends

meet.

“Instead of punishing working families if they work more hours or penalizing seniors and people with disabilities

who save for emergencies, the President

should seek to assist them with policies

that help them afford the basics and save

for the future,” Dean said in a prepared

statement.

But the Agriculture Department argues

that the proposal could save billions of

dollars and protect SNAP, ensuring that

“benefits go toward Americans most in

need.”

That argument did not resonate with

Arizona Democrats. Rep. Ruben Gallego,

D-Phoenix, said in a tweet that the proposal “takes food off the tables of hungry

American families,” while Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Tucson, called it another Republican favor to wealthy taxpayers.

“While the GOP gave tax breaks to

the wealthy & corporations with the

#GOPTaxScam, they are taking food off

the table for America’s working families,”

Grijalva tweeted. “This means more food

insecurity and poorer health outcomes for

millions of vulnerable families.”

The proposed rule is scheduled to be

published Wednesday in the Federal Register and will be open for public comment

for 60 days.

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Hopi Tutuveni

Natural Pain Relief: 9 Alternatives

to Ibuprofen, Acetaminophen or

Aspirin

by Indian Country Today

Ginger and turmeric among natural

pain relief alternatives

When people experience a minor headache, muscle tension or other pain, they

readily reach for over-the-counter drugs

like ibuprofen and acetaminophen—the

most commonly used drugs in the U.S.

But regular use of these drugs can lead

to long-term side effects like intestinal

damage, liver failure and more, recent research reveals. Before popping the pills,

consider these alternative remedies for

natural pain relief.

1. Ginger

The powerful anti-inflammatory ginger is more effective than drugs like

ibuprofen for pain relief, according to a

2013 study published in the journal Arthritis. The study revealed that drugs like

Tylenol or Advil do block the formation

of inflammatory compounds. Ginger,

however, “blocks the formation of the inflammatory compounds–prostaglandins

and leukotrienes–and also has antioxidant effects that break down existing inflammation and acidity in the fluid within

the joints,” reported care2.com.

2. Turmeric

This distinctive, curry spice possesses

anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties, according to Doctor Oz. It also

improves circulation and prevents blood

clotting. Turmeric’s active ingredient

curcumin is responsible for lowering the

levels of two enzymes in the body that

cause inflammation.

3. Capsaicin

Derived from chili peppers, this topical remedy reduces nerve, muscle and

joint pain by stopping the chemical

known as substance P from transmitting

pain signals to the brain. Available in gel

or cream form, it can be applied three to

four times daily.

4. Valerian Root

“Nature’s tranquilizer,” valerian root

helps relieve insomnia, tension, irritability, stress, and anxiety, Doctor Oz says.

Through reducing nerve sensitivity, it al-

leviates feelings of pain. Drink a cup of

valerian tea for a natural pain relief and

body aches.

5. Magnesium

Magnesium supplements can help curb

the pain of migraines, muscle spasms and

fibromyalgia. “It’s really easy to be magnesium deficient,” Tanya Edwards, MD,

medical director of the Center for Integrative Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic,

told WebMD. Heavy consumption of

alcohol lowers magnesium levels. “The

foods that are highest in magnesium are

things like sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds. Most of us just don’t eat those

very often.”

6. Cats Claw

Named for its hook-like horns, cat’s

claw, a woody vine native to the Amazon rainforest and other places in South

America, is known for containing an

anti-inflammatory agent that aids in

blocking the production of the hormone

prostaglandin, which contributes to inflammation and pain within the body.

Stick to the suggested doses to avoid diarrhea: 250 to 1,000 mg capsules one to

three times daily.

7. Boswellia

Commonly known as Indian frankincense, boswellia contains active components like resin that reduce inflammation

and pain. It can be taken as a supplement

as well as used topically.

8. White willow bark

The original Aspirin, white willow bark contains salicin which, in the

stomach, converts to salicylic acid—the

primary component of Aspirin. Synthetically, it can irritate the stomach, but

naturally through white willow bark, it is

effective in relieving pain, inflammation

and fever. The recommended dose is 1 to

2 dropperfuls of white willow bark tincture daily.

9. Essential oils

Keep essential oils on hand. Rub chamomile, lavender or sage into temples,

chest or sore joints to relax muscles and

calm the mind. Aromatherapy relieves

stress—often the root of our pai

Korean Missionaries Visit Hopi

Page 9

Promising Hopi Youth

Photographer is Active in

the Community

Hope Honani (Photo by Carl Onsae/HT)

By: Hopi Tutuveni Staff

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. - Hopi Tutuveni

came across a young dreamer named

Hope Honani, who is a young photographer that was taking pictures during the

Youth Matters event on July 31, 2019 and

who also showed much promise.

At only 16 years of age, Honani is

very interested in taking pictures from

her community and displaying it on her

Facebook page. She also wants to pursue

a career in photography because she believes it is a different type of medium and

that not many Hopis are doing this type

of art.

Honani’s goals after high school are to

MONEY

Smart Strategies to Help Pay Off

Debt

(StatePoint) From car loans to student

loans, credit card balances and other revolving debt, U.S. consumer debt is higher today than ever before.

Indeed, that figure now exceeds $4

trillion for the first time, according to

CNBC.com 2019 estimates. To reduce

and eliminate your own debt, consider

the following tips:

• Review where your money is being

spent. Create a budget for monthly expenses and stick to it.

Hopi children enjoy outdoor activities with the missionary group on July 18,

2019 (Photo by Carl Onsae/HT)

• Get inspired by expert-touted financial strategies and pick one to follow. One

popular example is the debt snowball

plan, whereby you pay off bills smallest

to largest, no matter the interest rates. Or,

use the debt avalanche method, paying

off highest interest rate debts first, or balancing transfers to credit cards with the

lowest interest rate.

• Fifty-eight percent of Americans report less than $1,000 in total savings,

according to a 2018 GOBankingRates

survey. Without an emergency fund, unexpected expenses can quickly become a

crisis, throwing you off track. Work toward growing a savings fund, even if it’s

just $500 to $1,000.

Korean youth talk to the Hopi children at Kykotsmovi Baptist Church (Photo

by Carl Onsae/HT)

CARL ONSAE

HOPI TUTUVENI

A group of Korean missionaries made

their first visit to the Hopi reservation on

July 18, 2019 to spread joy and happiness

to the Hopi youth and community. Hopi

youth from various villages and communities throughout the reservation came to

Kykotsmovi Baptist Church to enjoy the

company of Korean’s stories, adventures,

and this created an opportunity to let the

Hopi children do something during the

remainder of the summer break.

As a token of their fellowship and

wanting to connect with Hopi of all ages,

the missionaries made sure that everyone

that they met was well fed and well taken

care of.

The Korean mission group, from the

Berendo St. Baptist Church located in

Los Angeles California, brought toys,

games, food, and more to the Hopi youth

to enjoy. For two days the missionary

group lead the children in prayer, and

bible verse games as well as giving some

Hopi adults free haircuts and acupunctures. During their visit with the Hopi

children, they introduced the children to

games which incorporated bible verses

and provided good food throughout their

visit and presence as a missionary group.

The group, which was led by Sung

Keen Kim, expressed that he liked visiting the Native people here in Arizona

and it gives him much joy to see all the

youth and community coming out in interest and to enjoy their company. Kim

stated, “For some of us this is our first

time visiting the Hopi people and it has

nice weather and nice people.”

Around 22 student volunteers from the

Berendo St. Baptist Church also joined

several adult volunteers to accompany

the journey to the Hopi reservation. Not

only did the missionaries bring good joy

to the Hopi people they also brought a

staff doctor to give some medical advice

and acupuncture to the Hopi people they

met. Dr. Roy Kim a practitioner of 28

years in the medical field led the way to

give some of the Hopi community free

medical advice and to give free acupunctures.

The Korean missionaries expressed a

desire to make sure they visit the Hopi

community on a yearly basis. All in all,

those Hopi community members who

took time to spend with the visitors

seemed to do so with open arms and a

welcome to the Korean missionaries

while accompanying them on their journey, and to make welcome to their mission.

attend UCLA and to further her passion

for photography and in hopes of building

a studio and/or a gallery to showcase her

work.

Honani has done some work for former

Miss Hopi, Mikaela Gamble at the end

of her reign by taking pictures of the former Miss Hopi and which helped in the

showcasing of Honani’s work throughout

social media.

Hopi Tutuveni wants to encourage

Hope Honani to pursue her passion for

photography and to continue learning

all she can in the art of photography. We

wish Hope the very best in your chosen

career path. Hope Honani’s work can also

be found on Instagram and Facebook.

• If a retirement savings program is offered by your employer, participate. Of

Americans 55 and older, 48 percent have

nothing put away in a 401K-style contribution plan or individual retirement account, according to the U.S. Government

Accountability Office. Many employers

offer matching programs, which is essentially free money. Don’t leave it on the

table!

• If your company offers an employee

purchase program, consider enrolling, as

this can offer you greater financial flexibility. One example is Purchasing Power, one of the fastest-growing voluntary

benefit providers, which gives workers

the option to pay for consumer goods

and services over the course of six or 12

months through automatic payroll deduction. With no interest on the purchase,

no fees and no credit check, this a viable

way to break the cycle of predatory lending options.

“Those high-interest credit cards, payday loans, pawn, title pawn and rent-toown contracts might all look like lifelines

when you’re faced with a necessary expense you can’t immediately afford, but

they can be traps leading to compounding

interest rates and hidden fees,” says Richard Carrano, Purchasing Power CEO.

For more information, visit purchasingpower.com.

• Leverage any other financial wellness benefits offered by your employer,

like budgeting tools, financial counseling

and automated savings and bill-paying

services.

• Engage family members in your efforts. Together, celebrate small wins

achieved each week or month. Remember, don’t be too hard on yourself. It’s a

marathon, not a sprint.

U.S. Consumer debt may be at an alltime high, but it doesn’t need to be for

you personally. Get inspired to gain a

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August 6, 2019

Youth Matters; An End of Summer Newly Crowned Miss Native American

Event And A Start to Continued USA 2019-2020, Lexie Michael James

Hope and Success on Hopi

T-shirts printed for the event “Youth Matters“ (Photo by Carl Onsae/HT)

LtoR: Former Miss Native American USA 2018-19 Karyl Frankiewisz, Vanessa

Solan Lister, Lexie Michael James, Shelby Mata, CEO/Founder Tashina Atine

(Photo by Tiffani Potter)

Volunteers hand out backpacks to students (Photo by Carl Onsae/HT)

Lexie James being crowned by former Miss Native American USA 2018-19,

Karyl Frankiewisz (Photo by Tiffani Potter)

Childern show off their backpacks with their cool designs (Photo by Carl

Onsae/HT)

Children get their face painted by local artists, while listening to cool music

(Photo by Carl Onsae/HT)

CARL ONSAE

HOPI TUTUVENI

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. - On July 31, 2019

the Hopi community once again came

together at the Peace Academy Center

located in Kykotsmovi, Ariz. to support

local Hopi businesses such as Strongones, Team Spiderman, Tim’s Cakes,

Lolly’s Lemonade, and HonyoutInk. The

event described as a combination venture

towards gaining support from within the

local community while also creating a

happy event for local

Hopi youth was a vision of Allen Honyouti, co-founder for Honyoutink.

The event called “Youth Matters” was

designed to inspire youth into believing

that they are the ones who will carry on

the legacy of Hopi and to encourage and

remind those youth that they matter. Honyouti provided the following comments

about why he wanted to create such an

event and to give every child a free backpack complete with a logo inspired by

the Honyouti artists. Honyouti stated,

“I wanted to create this end of the summer event in hopes that each student has

something to show off like our free backpacks and to make sure that every kid

here fulfills their full potential in school.”

Honyouti explained further that this

event was very personal to him because

when his mother passed away, a few of

years ago; it was a turning point to create

change not only for himself but also for

his community.

Honyouti has seen that many young

children are dying and not reaching their

full potential due to alcohol and drug