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WEDNESDAY

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20, 2022

~Est. 1987 • OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE HOPI TRIBE • NEWS SOURCE FOR THE HOPI PEOPLE~

Hopi Leadership Hosts Secretary of Energy Jennifer

Granholm and Representative Tom O’Halleran for

April 13, 2022 Listening Session

Gasoline prices

hurting

consumers

PG 15

2022 Andy Harvey

Indigenous Media

Workshop...

PG .5

COLUMN

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LARRY’S CORNER

Larry VS. The Pollen

suggested questions and reading hints.

Some of these include asking about the

main point of the story and finding a quiet, uninterrupted time to read to your child

allowing you to focus your time on the

content of the book and your child(ren).

Susan made the book come alive by showing the students real “Bottom” vegetables

of beets and carrots she brought from her

very own garden!! She gave them away in

a drawing. Four lucky children received

carrots and/or beets to take home. She also

donated two books. One for the school library the other for the PTO theme basket

Raffle - The Book Club Basket will have

a copy of each book featured from January to May. Thank You Susan for helping

promote literacy and agriculture in the

Hopi Community! Thanks to Samantha Sekaquaptewa, HDS Second Grade

Teacher for sharing important insight to

help us make reading books with children

more effective and fun!

HDS is gaining momentum and more

interested participants as the Book Club

continues into when HDS will be celebrating the return of all its students to full

time, in-person school. After a two-year

absence, due to the world wide COVID

Pandemic students will return to HDS on

April 25, 2022.

The HDS staff along with Chairman

Nuvungyouma and Vice-Chairman Andrews will be involved to greet the students as they arrive by cheering them on,

giving high fives and making noise when

the buses arrive on campus and the students come off the bus to enter the school.

Once inside the gymnasium the Chairman and Vice-Chairman will address the

students and staff with encouraging words

about their return and their ability to finish

the school year strong.

Obituary

Irving Poolheco (9/14/37) Passed

Away in His Home on April 7, 2022

Submitted by: Willadine Hughes

Winslow, Ariz. – April 8, 2022 and a

day after Irving Poolheco, born on September 14, 1937, passed away in his home

on April 7, 2022.

Irving was born in his family home, in

the Tewa village on First Mesa located

above Polacca, Ariz. on September 14,

1937. He was from the Stick/Spider clan.

His family moved to Winslow in 1945.

It was then that Irving started attending

the Winslow school system. In the beginning, school was a challenge as he did not

speak English. He was bilingual in the

Hopi and Tewa languages but soon mastered English as well. He was a member of

the Winslow High School Bulldog Class

of 1957.

Irving served in the Army from 1961

to 1963 then completed NCSO School.

Throughout his life he had many other

accomplishments. He attended Southwest

Indian Bible College. He was an Elder at

Immanuel Bible Chapel and was a part of

the Hopi Christian radio program. He and

his wife, Vivian ministered in the prison

ministry and he was an active participant

of the Hopi Camp Meeting. He was also

an avid marathon runner which included

the Boston Marathon and numerous Louis

Tewanima footraces. He was also an avid

hunter.

Survivors include his sister Isabel

“Sume” Ortega (Johnny) and brother,

Walter Poolheco (Edna), children Jon

Lansa (Tawana), Adeline Liska (Randall), Jeanette “Gigi” Poolheco, Pamela

Davis (Jerry), Irving “Doah” Poolheco

(Dee.) He was blessed with 19 grandchildren, 28 great grandchildren, and 2

great-great-grandchildren.

Irving was preceded in death by the

love of his earthly life, Vivian, his parents - David & Evelyn Poolheco, brothers

- David Jr., Carlos, Frank Sr., and Sidney,

sister - Lorraine Williams and sons - Dennis Poolheco and Edward Lansa.

Services included a viewing on Friday,

April 15, 2022 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Graveside burial is scheduled to be held

on Saturday, April 16 at 10:00 a.m. at the

Dessert View Cemetery. The family is to

hold a celebration of life potluck luncheon

at the Immanuel Bible Chapel following

the graveside burial.

Hopi Tutuveni April 20, 2022

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HOPI H.E.O.C UPDATES

Hopi Tutuveni April 20, 2022

Hopi Tribe Department of Health and Human Services Covid-19 Emergency

Response April 15, 2022 Report

KYKOTSMOVI, AZ – April 14, 2022 This data is updated on the Hopi Tribe’s website

“COVID-19 Response and Resources” page.

Hopi Health Care Center – Community COVID-19 Testing & Vaccination Information

COVID-19 vaccines are available in the afternoons on Mondays and Wednesdays for the

month of March for those 5 years and older. To schedule an appointment call (928) 737-6148

or 737-6081. Appointments are required. For questions about COVID-19 vaccines please

call (928) 737-6198 or 737-6197.

COVID-19 Testing Drive-up Testing schedule: Monday, Wednesday & Friday from 8:15–

9:30 AM. Enter at the west entrance & drive around back. Mask must be worn by everyone

in your vehicle. Please stay in your vehicle at all times. To schedule for testing or for more

information please call (928) 737-6187 or 6233.

A COVID-19 Hotline has been created by the Hopi Health Care Center to assist with all

COVID-19 related questions and service requests. The hotline is open Monday–Friday from

8 AM–5 PM. To contact the COVID-19 hotline please call (928) 737-6187.

TUBA CITY REGIONAL HEALTH CARE CORPORATION (TCRHCC) – COMMUNITY COVID-19 TESTING & VACCINATION INFORMATION:

To all Moenkopi residents: Testing, and now vaccinations, at TCRHCC are being held at

the outdoor tent Monday – Friday from 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM Daylight Savings Time. Rapid and CEPHEID tests can take approximately 3 hours. Send out tests can take 2-3 days.

The address for Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation is 167 N. Main Street, Tuba

City, AZ. For more information regarding Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation’s

COVID-19 vaccination clinic and testing, please call 1-866-976-5941. TCRHCC now has

at-home COVID-19 test kits available for the community. To request a test kit please go

through the drive up tent from 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM Daylight Savings Time or go to the pharmacy drive up window after hours.

FREE AT-HOME COVID-19 TESTS:

You can now order free at-home COVID-19 tests from the U.S. government at covidtests.

gov by calling 1-800-232-0233 (TTY 1-888-720-7489). Only 4 tests come in an order and

only two orders per household. Orders will usually ship in 7-12 days. Please do not wait to

order your tests when you have been exposed or become symptomatic as the tests will not

arrive in enough time for you to be tested. So please order them now so that you and your

loved ones can be prepared. Households that did not place their first order of test kits, can

now place their first AND second order. They must complete the ordering process above two

(2) times to place both a first and second order (for a total of 8 test kits).

FREE N-95 MASKS

The CDC now has a resource on their website where you can see a list of local pharmacies

that have free N-95 masks by using your zip code. Click here or call 1-800-232-0233 (TTY

1-888-720-7489).

QUARANTINE AND ISOLATION CALCULATOR:

The CDC now has a Quarantine and Isolation calculator that helps determine how long

you need to isolate or quarantine.

(TABLE ON PG 5)

“CDC is recommending that moderately or severely immunocompromised 5–11-yearolds receive an additional primary dose of vaccine 28 days after their second shot.” Remember that the only vaccine that 5-17 year olds are eligible for is Pfizer.

SOURCE: Different COVID-19 Vaccines – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

SYMPTOMS, QUARANTINE, AND ISOLATION:

Watch for Symptoms - people with COVID-19 have had a wide range of symptoms reported – ranging from mild symptoms to severe illness. Symptoms may appear 2-14 days

after exposure to the virus and can range from mild to severe. The following are COVID-19

symptoms that people may experience:

• Fever or chills

• Cough

• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing

• Fatigue

• Muscle or body aches

• Headache

•New loss of taste or smell

•Sore throat

•Congestion or runny nose

•Nausea or vomiting

• Diarrhea

This list does not include all possible symptoms. CDC will continue to update this list as

we learn more about COVID-19. Older adults and people who have severe underlying medical conditions like heart or lung disease or diabetes seem to be at higher risk for developing

more serious complications from COVID-19 illness.”

Currently, the local health department and HHCC are implement the previously recommended CDC guidelines which is a 10 day isolation for those who test positive and a 14 day

quarantine for those exposed to an infected individual.

(GLOSSARY ON PG. 5)

Be aware that when someone tests positive they became contagious 2 days before they

developed symptoms, or if they are not experiencing symptoms 2 days before they tested

positive not the day they received their results. If someone was less than 6 feet away from

a potential positive case for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24 hour period

they would be considered a close contact regardless of whether or not both parties were

wearing masks. For example, Molly was within 6 feet of Craig on Thursday night for 10

minutes and on Friday morning for 5 minutes. Craig developed symptoms Saturday evening,

was tested for COVID on Monday, and received their results on Wednesday. Because Molly

was within 6 feet of Craig for a total of 15 minutes over a 24 hour period within the 2 day

timeframe she is now considered to be a close contact. If you have been identified as a close

contact you may or may not need to quarantine depending on your vaccination status.

If an unvaccinated individual that is not positive is having to take care of someone that is

infected, they will need to quarantine for 14 days beginning on the infected person’s 10th

day of isolation, with that day being Day 0 and the following day being Day 1. That means

the caregiver could potentially be out of work for 24 days. If a vaccinated person that is not

positive is having to take care of someone that is infected, they will not have to quarantine

but will need to get tested 5 days from the 10th day of the infected person’s isolation. If a

vaccinated person develops symptoms while caring for an infected person they will need to

get tested as soon as possible and remain at home until they receive their results.

Re-testing of COVID-19 Positive Employees. Per guidance and alignment with HHCC,

CDC, state and local health departments, and OSHA workplace guidance for COVID-19

re-testing of positive or suspected COVID-19 employees before they return to work, nor

providing letters to go back to work is not recommended.

The recommended reason for not re-testing is an individual may continue to test positive

on a viral test long after they are recovered from COVID-19. These dead viral particles will

turn viral tests positive even though they cannot cause disease in others. The Hopi Health

Care Center strongly encourages employers to use the CDC’s symptom and criteria below

even if they continue to test positive. Once they meet the three criteria, they are no longer

considered infectious to others. However, if the employee was severely ill (hospitalized)

or in immunocompromised, plead advise them to visit their primary care provide before

returning to work.

The “checklist” below has been updated as of the most recent COVID-19 guidelines from

the CDC and will be used by employers to determine when an employee with confirmed

COVID-19 may return to work safely. For additional questions, please call the Hopi Health

Care Center COVID-19 hotline (928) 737-6188.

□ It’s been at last ten days since I first had symptoms or received my positive diagnosis if

I’ve not had symptoms (please note date of first symptoms: (________)

□ Overall my symptoms have improved and I am feeling better.

□ It’s been at least 72 hours since I last had a fever without using fever-reducing medicine.

If you checked all three boxes, you are no longer a considered at risk to infect others and

can go back to work!

Hopi Tutuveni April 20, 2022

HOPI H.E.O.C UPDATES

Hopi Tribe Department of Health and Human Services Covid-19 Emergency Response April 15. 2022 Report, Cont.

Hopi Tutuveni April 20, 2022

HOPI WORDS

Are you into drawing

COMICS?

Submit your comics to

consae@hopi.nsn.us

Call 928-734-3283

To find out more

Drawing comics is a great way to show your

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If you have the skill and the humor to draw comics

for the Hopi Tutuveni

DISCLAIMER: Comics submitted will become property of Hopi

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the right to publish submitted comics.

PUZZLES AND GAMES

S M I S M

T U M A L

J U T P A

S P J P C

D I L T O

F T V M A

I A A A P

Y N S W V

O A P O V

H K O A I

O T A K A

T S U Q P

I Y T A B

I K A V O

Y T A L A

O Q E H I

P I I Q A

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P K

Wiiki’yma - Guide (Sin-

Tuwi’yta - Able (skillful)

Pö’i’yta - Debt (Have)

gular)

Yuki’at - Accomplishment

Öqala - Determined

Sivaqöpqö - Heater

Tukopna - Accuse

Alögö - Different

Hopiiqatsi - Hopi Way of

Hintsakpi - Activity

Hötsiwa - Doorway

Life

Pu’ason - Afterward

Hiihiko - Drink

Nù’okwa - Kind Hearted

Qe’ti - Back out of

Nan’ip - Each (of two)

Ngahu - Medicine

Novaki - Bakery

Tutuqayiw - Education

Muytala - Moon Light

Tuptsiwni - Belief

Töövu - Ember

Tömö - Season (Winter)

Kwusiva - Bring

Tumal’aya - Employee

Nuvati - Snowed

Pàato - Burst

Tunatya - Endeavor

Nawini - Suggestion

Pitanakts - Cap/Hat

Naatsiki - Factionalize

Tsangaw - Thank Good-

Sikiki - Car (Auto)

Qöpqö - Fire place

ness

Kansulmongwi - Chair-

Saavu - Fire wood

Kyaamuya - Winter

man Namora - Choice

Tuuqayta - Fluent

(Solstice)

Iyoho’ti - Cold (Weather)

Qalaptu - Get Over (Re-

Hihìiyà - Wow!

Kyesmismuyaw - Decem-

cover)

TICK-TACK-TOE

Hopi Tutuveni April 20, 2022

Larry’s Corner

Pollen? VS. Larry

It’s springtime here on the Hopi reservation,

and love is in the air. Well, I wouldn’t say, love; I

would say, “there’s something in the air,” and we

Hopis are affected by it. Could it be love, or could

it be something else?

So, this year feels different. It feels like we are

starting over, and with that, I guess I mean, it

kind of feels like we are getting to the end of this

worldwide pandemic. Reason for my style of feeling like this, is that I am observing others “act”

more comfortable living with this new sickness.

It’s kind of like that having a distant cousin you

never met before but heard stories about, and you

feel like maybe you shouldn’t meet them. Then

you finally meet your distant cousin, and you feel

uncomfortable because you don’t want to seem

weird to your cousin. Then after some time, you

feel comfortable enough to be around your cousin. That’s what this pandemic is like. But enough

about our distant cousin, let’s talk about something new like planting!

Planting season is upon us, and every year, Hopis are excited about planting on our little fields

and wanting to be outside more and more. This

year could be our year to have a bountiful harvest,

but I could be wrong, so don’t quote me on that.

When I was a mush head kitten, I hated going to

the field because it took away from playing with

my friends, but I went with my grandfather to

clean and plant in our area anyway.

When I got older, I realized that planting was

not just a waste of time but a time to reconnect

back to nature and reaped what we sowed. I have

learned that you don’t need a big field to be happy. You need to have a good harvest to last you

through the years.

When I was growing up, my grandfather was

the best farmer; it was like he used magic to

grow his field. It was like the plants only grew

for him, to give him the best harvest at the end of

the year. Now, we have droughts and 60-mile-anhour winds these days, and we are not reaping the

bountiful harvest like in the past. What’s up with

that?

When I was a young mush head kitten, the

plants at our field were as tall as skyscrapers, and

you could see little critters trying to steal the corn,

but we were always quick to shoo’ them away.

Last year when we planted, we got maybe one

or two cornstalks. The dry weather and the wind

made it, so the ground lost its moisture, and we

couldn’t benefit from the little moisture we were

blessed with. I know you’re probably thinking,

“Well, you should water your plants.” We would

if we knew how, but that’s not the issue. In my

grandfather’s time, old Hopis used magic to create life back in the past. Hopis used magic to

make people happy; now, we somehow have lost

that magic. It’s as if we have failed or forgotten

how to make our magic happen. The only magic

we seem to know of is how to make people angry,

make hate, and make others suffer. Some of us

lost our good, positive, and loving Hopi magic. I

believe some of us still haven’t given up hope to

find it yet again.

Maybe it’s because some of us seem to focus

on always hearing the bad news about ourselves,

and I think that kills our morale to do anything,

especially during planting season.

When I was in college, I never had the sniffles

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from the pollen, but when I stayed in college like

a smart native cat, I developed a mean case of the

pollen issues. I figured it was because our bodies

change, and our way of life changes when we get

older. Maybe more of my cat dander began to be

produced more with age.

When I came home to fulfill my Hopi cat duty,

my hate for pollen hadn’t changed, and I have

been having these issues throughout my adult cathood. Now I know this part of the article is irrelevant to what I was talking about earlier, but I just

wanted to point out that I dislike springtime, especially the pollen part. Well…I don’t hate spring; I

just don’t like certain aspects of it, and I am also

reminded about how my last corner article pointed out how we use the word “hate” all willy-nilly-like…but I digress.

So, my question to you, readers is, is springtime

your favorite season? And do you hate pollen as

much as I do? If your favorite part of the year is

spring, I get it. It feels like a renewal of life when

life jumpstarts again, and we finally can see the

magic and beauty of Mother Nature.

So, my advice is that even though we might

have lost our Hopi magic for a bit, we still don’t

have to give up hope to find it again. We may lose

our way in life now and then, but that shouldn’t

be the end of our journey. It means that we live

in changing times and must adapt to them. Even

though I’m not too fond of pollen, I adapted to it

by taking many allergy meds so that I could feel

and smell all the love and magic in the air. So, see,

there is hope, even if you hate pollen as I do.

Hopi Tutuveni April 20, 2022

The Hopi Tribe P.O. Box 123 Kykotsmovi, AZ 86039

Ph: (928) 734-3281 • Ph: (928) 734-3283

Editorial Board of the Hopi Tutuveni

Wilma Dengavi , Gary LaRance, George Mase

Hopi Tutuveni Staff

Managing Editor - Romalita Laban

RLaban@hopi.nsn.us

Assistant Editor - Carl Onsae

Consae@hopi.nsn.us

PH: (928) 289 0974

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ARTICLES:

The Hopi Tutuveni welcomes

original articles reporting on

local, state and national news

items on issues related to Hopi

or of interest to Tutuveni readers.

We are especially interested

in articles reporting on issues

impacting the Hopi community or on events and activities

involving members of the Hopi

Tribe. Articles should not exceed

750 words and should follow

Associated Press (AP) style and

formatting. The Managing Editor

reserves the right to edit articles

for style, length and clarity. If

significant editing is required, the

Managing Editor will communicate with the author prior to

publication.

PRESS RELEASES:

Press releases must be submitted

on official letterhead and include

the name of the organization,

contact person, telephone

number and email address. Press

releases should not exceed 500

words and submissions may be

edited for length and clarity at

the discretion of the Managing

Editor.

LETTERS TO THE

EDITOR:

Letters should not exceed 250

words and must include the

name of the author and complete

contact information (address,

phone number or email address)

CIRCULATION

and the headline and date of

the article on which you are

commenting. Anonymous letters

and letters written under pseudonyms will not be published.

The Tutuveni Editorial Board

reviews all submissions and

reserves the right not to publish

letters it considers to be highly

sensitive or potentially offensive

to readers, or that may be libelous

or slanderous in nature.

OPINION EDITORIALS:

Submissions must be exclusive

to Hopi Tutuveni and should not

exceed 1,000 words. Include with

your submission your name and

complete contact information,

along with a short 2-3-sentence

bio.

SUBMISSION

INSTRUCTIONS:

All press releases, articles, letters

to the editor and Opinion Editorials electronically as a Word

document or as plain text in the

body of an email to the Managing Editor, Romalita Laban. Articles, press releases and editorials

that include photographs must

be in high resolution, 300dpi

or more and must be your own.

All photographs must include

photo credit and a caption for

each photo listing the names of

all persons included in the photo

and description of what the photo is about. (call 928-734-3283

for deadline schedule).

The Hopi Tutuveni is published twice a month, with a circulation

of 2,500 copies throughout the entire Hopi Reservation. The paper

is delivered on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month to the

following locations: Moenkopi Travel Center, Moenkopi Legacy

Inn, Hotevilla Store, Kykotsmovi Village Store, Tribal Government

Complex, Hopi Cultural Center, Hopi Health Care Center, Polacca

Circle M, Keams Canyon Store.

Hopi Tutuveni April 20, 2022

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Seeking Physical Fitness

Trainer

HTEDC is seeking an Accounting Assistant.

The Accounting Assistant supports and assist the overall Accounting Department with assigned tasks and job

duties from the entities of the corporation and CFO.

Selected applicants must have: A professional, positive attitude with management, co-workers, and general

public; Ensure all communication is clear and concise;

Follow other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor

or CFO.

• Three or more years of accounting experience

• Knowledge in standard office procedures

• Ability to perform simple accounting reconciliation

For more information or submit resume, please contact Courtney Erickson at (928)522-8675 or email cerickson@htedc.net

The Hopi Tribe is seeking a Physical Fitness Trainer for

the Hopi Wellness Center.

The Physical Fitness Trainer is responsible for coordinating physical fitness activities for children, youth,

adults and seniors to meet the goals and objectives established for the Hopi Wellness Center.

Minimum Qualifications: Associate Degree in Physical

Fitness, Exercise Science, or related Health & Wellness

field AND two (2) years work experience working in a

fitness or recreational center performing the prescribed

duties; OR, any equivalent combination of Education,

Training, and Experience which directly demonstrates the

ability to perform the duties.

Necessary Requirements: Must possess a valid Arizona

Driver’s License and complete/pass the Hopi Tribe’s Defensive Driving course; complete & pass pre-employment

screening; pass mandatory and random drug & alcohol

screenings; no felony convictions or been convicted of

misdemeanors at the local, state and federal level within

the past five (5) years.

The FULL JOB DESCRIPTION & APPLICATION

may be found on the Hopi Tribe website under Tribal Services-Human Resources.

For more information, please contact the Hopi Wellness Center at (928) 734-3432.

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Job Announcement

Hopi Telecommunications

Hopi Telecommunications, Inc. (HTI) in Keams Canyon, Arizona is currently seeking a qualified candidate to

join the HTI team.

CURRENT OPENING

• Customer Service Representative (CSR)

CLOSING DATE: May 6, 2022

HTI is seeking a highly motivated individual with excellent customer service skills for its Customer Service

Representative (CSR) position. Under the direct supervision of the Accountant, this role is responsible for the

day-to-day customer service duties and responsibilities

with excellent communication skills.

Requirements:

• High School diploma or equivalent

• Customer Service experience.

*Submit Job Application and/or Resume, Letter of Interest & three (3) References to the email address:

info@hopitelecom.com

To view job description please visit our website at:

www.hopitelecom.com.

Request for Proposal

Request for Proposal for Special Education

Services:

Special Education Ancillary/Related Services

-School Psychologist

Public notice is hereby given that the Second Mesa

Day School Exceptional Student Services Department

is accepting competitive sealed proposals from qualified

and eligible (licensed) firms and individuals for school

year 2022-2023. All Request for Proposals (RFP) must be

submitted prior to the closing date,

March 25, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. (MST} to be considered

for selection. Late proposals will be disqualified. In order to be considered for selection, bidders must submit

a complete response to the RFP. RFP packets are available at the SMDS Procurement Office or via email. For

more information, contact Alice Snyder at Alice.Snyder@secondmesa. org or call (928)737-2571, ext.4208.

Second Mesa Day School Exceptional Student Services

Department reserves the right to reject any and all proposals submitted to waive any information or irregularities and to advertise in its best interest and to request

additional information from all proposers. Hopi Owned

and Non-Hopi Owned firms and individuals are invited to

respond to this RFP. Interested firms and individuals will

be evaluated in accordance with the requested proposal

and applicable law.

Sealed bids mailed to:

Alice Snyder

Second Mesa Day School -Exceptional Student Services Department

Highway 264 at Texaco Junction

P.O. Box 98

Second Mesa, Arizona 86043

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928

734

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Nada Talayumptewa,

Tribal Treasurer

Alfonso Sakeva,

Sergeant-At-Arms

Village of Upper

Moenkopi

William Charley

Danny Humetewa Sr.

Leroy Sumatzkuku

Michael Elmer

Village of Bakabi

Marilyn Fredericks

Clifford Qotsaquahu

Velma Kalyesvah

Village of Kyakotsmovi

David Talayumptewa

Phillip Quochytewa, Sr.

Danny Honanie

Herman G. Honanie

Village of Sipaulavi

Rosa Honanie

Anita Bahnimptewa

Raymond Namoki

Village of Mishongnovi

Vacant

Mervin Yoyetewa

First Mesa Consolidated

Villages

Albert T. Sinquah

Dale Sinquah

Wallace Youvella, Jr.

Ivan L. Sidney

Hopi Tutuveni April 20, 2022

drought-stricken

West,

officials weigh

emergency actions

In this July 31, 2021 photo, a boat cruises along Lake Powell near Page, Ariz. The elevation of Lake Powell fell below 3,525 feet (1,075 meters), a record low

that surpasses a critical threshold at which officials have long warned signals their ability to general hydropower is in jeopardy. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Felicia Fonseca

Associated Press

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Federal officials say it may be

necessary to reduce water deliveries to users on the Colorado River to prevent the shutdown of a huge dam that

supplies hydropower to some 5 million customers across

the U.S. West.

Officials had hoped snowmelt would buoy Lake Powell

on the Arizona-Utah border to ensure its dam could continue to supply power. But snow is already melting, and

hotter-than-normal temperatures and prolonged drought

are further shrinking the lake.

The Interior Department has proposed holding back

water in the lake to maintain Glen Canyon Dam's ability

to generate electricity amid what it said were the driest

conditions in the region in more than 1,200 years.

“The best available science indicates that the effects

of climate change will continue to adversely impact the

basin,” Tanya Trujillo, the Interior’s assistant secretary

for water and science wrote to seven states in the basin

Friday.

Trujillo asked for feedback on the proposal to keep

480,000 acre-feet of water in Lake Powell — enough water to serve about 1 million U.S. households. She stressed

that operating the dam below 3,490 feet, considered its

minimum power pool, is uncharted territory and would

lead to even more uncertainty for the western electrical

grid and water deliveries to states and Mexico downstream.

In the Colorado River basin, Glen Canyon Dam is the

mammoth of power production, delivering electricity to

about 5 million customers in seven states — Arizona,

Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and

Wyoming. As Lake Powell falls, the dam becomes less

efficient. At 3,490 feet, it can’t produce power.

If levels were to fall below that mark, the 7,500 residents in the city at the lake, Page, and the adjacent Navajo

community of LeChee would have no access to drinking

water.

The Pacific Northwest, and the Rio Grande Valley in

New Mexico and Texas are facing similar strains on water supplies.

Lake Powell fell below 3,525 feet for the first time ever

last month, a level that concerned worried water managers. Federal data shows it will dip even further, in the

most probable scenario, before rebounding above the level next spring.

If power production ceases at Glen Canyon Dam, customers that include cities, rural electric cooperatives and

tribal utilities would be forced to seek more expensive

options. The loss also would complicate western grid op-

erations since hydropower is a relatively flexible renewable energy source that can be easily turned up or down,

experts say.

“We’re in crisis management, and health and human

safety issues, including production of hydropower, are

taking precedence,” said Jack Schmidt, director of the

center for Colorado River Studies at Utah State University. “Concepts like, ‘Are we going to get our water back’

just may not even be relevant anymore.”

The potential impacts to lower basin states that could

see their water supplies reduced — California, Nevada

and Arizona — aren't yet known. But the Interior's move

is a display of the wide-ranging functions of Lake Powell

and Glen Canyon Dam, and the need to quickly pivot to

confront climate change.

Lake Powell serves as the barometer for the river’s

health in the upper basin, and Lake Mead has that job

in the lower basin. Both were last full in the year 2000

but have declined to one-fourth and one-third of their capacity, respectively, as drought tightened its grip on the

region.

Water managers in the basin states — Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, New Mexico and Colorado

— are evaluating the proposal. The Interior Department

has set an April 22 deadline for feedback.

Hopi Tutuveni April 20, 2022

Gasoline prices hurting consumers

Joaqlin Estus

Indian Country Today

Consumers are seeing record high prices for gasoline

since Russia invaded Ukraine. But is that good cause to open

more public lands to drilling for oil and gas? The answer

depends on who you ask.

The national average price for gasoline at the pump went

from $3.60 before the invasion to $4.32 per gallon in March,

according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

The nation’s highest prices, at $5.76 per gallon, are in California – more than twice the national pre-pandemic average

of $2.20 – and the lowest, around $3.70, are in the midwest,

according to the auto club AAA. (Sales taxes and proximity

to refineries drive regional price variations.)

Those kinds of prices hurt consumers. Every increase in

gas prices is money that can’t go to other household expenses such as food, housing, and health care.

The national average is slowly dropping from last month's

high, in part because on March 31, President Joe Biden announced the release of 60 million barrels of oil, the largest

ever, from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The 31 members

of the International Energy Agency also helped by announcing plans to release another 120 million barrels of crude oil

from their emergency oil stockpiles.

The market responded. West Texas Intermediate crude oil

dropped from a high of almost $115 per barrel in late March

to $94.29 per barrel on April 11. For comparison, oil prices

hovered below $90 per barrel before the invasion of Ukraine.

The impact of the crisis in Ukraine shows the importance

of reducing U.S. dependence on foreign oil sources, said

U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, West Virginia Democrat. Last week

he attended the Arctic Encounter Symposium in Anchorage,

Alaska, with Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Alaska Republican.

Manchin told Anchorage Daily News reporter Nathaniel

Herz at a Friday press conference that Murkowski has taken

him to communities that support drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and to others that oppose it. Those

experiences and Murkowski’s guidance would determine his

position on whether to support drilling in the refuge.

“I've seen what goes on in the North Slope. I've been to

the villages up there. So I've seen all that. And basically everything she's told me is exactly the way it is and the way

I've seen it. So I would take her lead on that and support any

way I can for not only Alaska, but for the United States to

use all the resources we have in the best possible fashion

that we can to make sure that we're independent.” He said

he would vote no on any legislation to reinstate protections

for the refuge.

Nome Nugget reporter Jenni Monet asked Manchin for

his reactions to a Securities and Exchange Commission plan

to reveal climate risk disclosures by companies. Such disclosures could affect investment strategies and the price of

stocks.

Manchin said developers already have enough regulation

–– from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, De-

partment of Interior, Environmental Protection Agency, and

Army Corps of Engineers. “We have all of this. How much

more do you want to smother people with?”

He said the nation’s need for fossil fuel must be met by

someone and it’s better to use U.S. oil because he said developers face stricter regulations here.

“You take the United States of America out of the fossil

industry, the climate will go to crap in a handbag,” Manchin

said.

“And the reason I say that: no one else will invest the

money we're investing in carbon capture utilization, trying to find better ways to basically capture the methane…

making sure that our transits going to our (liquified natural

gas) stations, all of these. The world's depending on us right

now, and for our government to double down against us is

wrong,” he said.

Manchin said he doesn’t understand the aspiration of people who oppose drilling. “That's not where the world's going.

In 10 years, 90 percent of all pollution will come from one

continent, Asia,” Manchin said.

He said while the United States has cut back from 500 to

400 coal-fired power plants with many environmental safeguards, Asia is increasing its number of coal plants to 3,400.

“Now, tell me which country's going in which direction and

trying to do it cleaner. You take us out of that business, I'll

guarantee you no one will do what we're doing, spending the

money we are (on environmental safeguards).

“I feel very strongly and I have been very vocal about it.

And I will continue to because I'm not going down the path

that Germany's gone and where Europe's gone in depending

on Russia, dirty energy from Russia…and I'm not depending

on Venezuela or Iran when we have the resources right here

in America,” he said.

Gesturing to ambassadors of Norway, Finland, Greenland,

and Japan at the press conference, Manchin said, “We can do

it better and cleaner and have the resources to help all of our

friends and all our NATO allies around the world.”

Attorney Karlin Itchoak, Inupiaq, Alaska director, The

Wilderness Society, attended the same Arctic conference. He

said he spoke with people there “about the need to find balance and to really focus more energy on making the transition to a more regenerative economy that would be healthier

for the environment and for the planet.

“We're really at a crossroads where we're having a paradigm shift and really need to start taking more decisive

action to protect the planet, especially the Arctic, from the

adverse human environmental impacts of the climate crisis,”

Itchoak said. The Arctic is warming at three to four times the

rate as the rest of the planet.

Itchoak said drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, expanding oil and gas development, is not a solution to

high gas prices.

“There's little connection between prices at the pump and

the drilling on public lands. Prices at the pump are determined by global markets and global market forces and the

oil and gas corporations’ greed –– not White House domestic

policies or the agencies tasked with managing U.S. public

lands and waters,” Itchoak said.

“Gas prices are high. Oil and gas CEOs and shareholders

are making record profits and the rest of us are paying the

price,” he said.

“This situation is a powerful reminder that an economy

tied to fossil fuels is unstable. And to help the public with

energy prices, we must move to a clean energy economy

that lowers cost, protects our national security, and secures

our energy dependence for the next seven generations. A lot

of our corporations are looking at the bottom line and only

planning for the short term,” Itchoak said.

“Unfortunately, U.S. oil and gas production has grown exponentially over the past decade and oil and gas companies

have gotten more public land to drill under Biden than under

Trump,” he said.

He said the Alaska Wilderness Society is partnering with

the Gwich’in Steering Committee, which is a coalition of

U.S. and Canadian Gwich’in Athabascan peoples, and other

entities to find remedies for the divide over oil and gas development. He noted that the Gwich’in have been fighting to

protect calving grounds on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for many years, while Inupiat people

are divided on the question of whether to drill in the refuge.

“We're trying to bring all the groups together –– the Inupiat, the Gwich'in, the conservation groups, the industry, the

governments, the agencies, to try to look at finding a new

solution that would be through an Indigenous worldview or

an Indigenous lens and recognize the rights of the Indigenous people and uplift and center our inherent inalienable

rights that we've held since time of immemorial and to create

new land protections that would benefit the Native people

that live on or around protected areas like the Arctic refuge,

like the coastal plain,” Itchoak said.

He said drilling in America's Arctic poses an existential

threat to Indigenous communities that depend on a clean environment and abundant natural food sources to feed families and sustain their culture.

“This is a matter of human rights and these conferences

like this need to elevate not only the rights of industry and

the state and the federal government, but we really, really

need to elevate and focus on the rights of Indigenous people

and not just corporate interests, but our tribal and human

rights,” Itchoak said.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 directed the Interior

Department to hold two North Slope lease sales by 2024.

The first, held just days before the end of President Trump’s

term in office, drew little industry interest.

On his first day in office, Biden issued an executive order placing a temporary moratorium on oil and gas lease

activities. On May 31, he suspended oil and gas leases in

Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Interior Secretary

Deb Haaland, Laguna Pueblo, cited the inadequacy of the

environmental review required under the National Environmental Policy Act.

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