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Hopi Tutuveni July 1, 2020

Hopi Code Amendment Enacted June 11, 2020 Resolution

H-0-39-2020

ATTACHMENT A

HOPI CODE AMENDMENTS

ENACTED JUNE 11, 2020

RESOLUTION H-039-2020

Hopi Code, Enacted August 28, 2012, Corrected on

April 4, 2013 and by H-037-2013

Relating to: Amendments to the Hopi Code as directed

by the Hopi Tribal Council; Action Item 028-2020 / Resolution H-039-2020

Amending Title II, Chapter 5. BAIL 2.5.10

Release: At arraignment, the Court, in its discretion,

may release a defendant upon the defendant’s own recognizance (OR). In determining whether to grant OR release

or set bond, the Court may consider the following factors:

1.Whether the defendant accurately identified himself

to the Court and Law Enforcement, or otherwise used a

false name or date of birth;

2.The nature and circumstances of the current charge,

including whether the offense allegedly involved the use

of force or violence, the risk of danger to any person or

the community if the defendant is released on his own

recognizance (OR);

3.The defendant’s prior criminal history, if any, and

whether, at the time of the current arrest or offense, the

defendant was on probation, parole, or on other release

pending trial, sentencing, or appeal for an offense;

4.The nature and extent of defendant’s family relationships and ties to the Hopi community;

5.Defendant’s employment status and work history.

6.The potential danger to the person, whether children

or elders are present in a home or the community of the

person is alleged to have used or possessed or distributed

or manufactured a controlled substance.

Amending Title II, Chapter 15, Controlled Substances

& Alcohol Related Offenses, 3.15.1 Use or Possession

Offenses, B. Use or Possession of Marijuana or Controlled Substances

1.A person who knowingly uses or possesses marijuana

for personal use is guilty of a petty offense. In addition to

any jail sentence or fine the court may impose, the court

shall require the person to obtain a biopsychosocial assessment from a behavioral health entity and comply with

the recommendations as a condition of probation or in

lieu of a jail sentence.

2.A person who knowingly uses or possesses marijuana

for personal use with one prior conviction for using or

possessing marijuana is guilty of a minor offense. In addition to any jail sentence or fine the court may impose,

the court shall require the person to obtain a biopsychosocial assessment from a behavioral health entity and comply with the recommendations.

3.A person who knowingly uses or possesses marijuana

for personal use with two or more prior convictions for

using or possessing marijuana is guilty of an offense. In

addition to any jail sentence or fine the court may impose,

the court shall require the person to obtain a biopsychosocial assessment from a behavioral health entity and comply with the recommendations.

4.A person who knowingly uses or possesses controlled substances for personal use is guilty of an offense.

In addition to any jail sentence or fine the court may impose, the court shall require the person to obtain a biopsychosocial assessment from a behavioral health entity and

comply with the recommendations.

A first conviction shall carry a mandatory minimum

sentence of sixty (60) days in jail to be served consecutive to any other jail sentence imposed and a $500.00

fine. Such sentence shall not be otherwise suspended or

deferred and no parole, probation or other early release

shall be authorized.

5.A person who knowingly uses or possesses controlled

substances for personal use with one prior conviction for

using or possessing controlled substances, is guilty of an

offense. In addition to any jail sentence or fine the court

may impose, the court shall require the person to obtain a

biopsychosocial assessment from a behavioral health entity and comply with the recommendations.

A second conviction shall carry a mandatory minimum

sentence of ninety (90) days in jail to be served consecutive to any other jail sentence imposed and a $1,000.00

fine. Such sentence shall not be otherwise suspended or

deferred and no parole, probation or other early release

shall be authorized.

6.A person who knowingly uses or possesses controlled substances for personal use with two or more prior

conviction for using or possessing controlled substances,

is guilty of an offense. In addition to any jail sentence or

fine the court may impose, the court shall require the person to obtain a biopsychosocial assessment from a behavioral health entity and comply with the recommendations.

A third conviction shall carry a mandatory minimum

sentence of one hundred eighty (180) days in jail to be

served consecutive to any other jail sentence imposed

and a $2,500.00. Such sentence shall not be otherwise

suspended or deferred, and no parole, probation or other

early release shall be authorized.

7.A percentage of the assessed fines shall be credited

towards the defendant’s biopsychosocial assessment and

recommendations for rehabilitation or outpatient/inpatient/residential treatment.

C. Sale or distribution

1.A person who knowingly possesses marijuana or

controlled substances for sale or distribution is guilty of

a dangerous offense.

Possession of any combined total of five (5) grams or

more of methamphetamine or other controlled substances

shall create a presumption that the person in possession

does so for sale or distribution.

2.A person with intent to sell or to distribute, or manufacturing marijuana or controlled substances in or on, or

within one thousand feet of, the real property comprising

a public or private elementary, vocational, or secondary

school or public or private college, junior college, or university, or a playground, or housing facility owned by a

public housing authority, is guilty of a dangerous offense.

3.Employing children to distribute marijuana or controlled substances. Any person at least 21 years of age

who knowingly and intentionally –

a. employs, hires, uses, persuades, induces, entices or

coerces a person under 18 years of age to violate this section; or

b. employs, hires, uses, persuades, induces, entices or

coerces a person under 18 years of age to assist in avoiding detection or apprehension for any offense under this

section by any Federal, State, or tribal law enforcement

official, is guilty of a dangerous offense.

Amending 3.15.3 PRODUCTION, CULTIVATION

OR MANUFACTURING OFFENSES.

A person who knowingly produces alcoholic beverages, cultivates marijuana or manufactures a controlled substance or takes substantial steps toward such production,

cultivation or manufacturing, is guilty of a dangerous

offense.

New Section/Subsection

Witness Protection

1.A witness in a criminal proceeding shall have the

right to be reasonably protected from the defendant, or

anyone acting on his or her behalf, from intimidation,

threat, harassment or abuse.

2.The Chief Prosecutor, with the concurrence of the Director of Public Safety may request of any law enforcement agency to provide for the security of a witness and

their immediate family in official criminal proceedings

instituted or investigations pending against a person alleged to have engaged in violation of the Hopi Code; if

testimony by such witness might subject the witness or

a member of his or her immediate family to a danger of

bodily injury and may continue so long as such danger

exists.

(*Note: The penalty here is included in Chapter 7,

Threatening as a Serious Offense.)

Amending Title III Criminal Code, Chapter 1, General

Provisions, 3.1.3 Effective Date

This amended Hopi Code shall become effective after

passage by the Hopi Tribal Council as of June 11, 2020.

Hopi Tutuveni July 1, 2020

Hopi Tribal Council Approves

Amendments to Hopi Code –

Effective July 11, 2020

By: Romalita Laban, Managing

Editor

Hopi Tutuveni

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – Thursday, June 11,

2020 The Hopi Tribal Council approved

Action Item 028-2020 – To amend the

Hopi Code adopted on August 20, 2012,

corrected April 4, 2013 (H-027-2013 and

by H-037-2013) Authored by Wayne Taylor, Jr. Deputy Executive Direct which

duly adopts Resolution H-039-2020 related to methamphetamine sale, distribution,

use and possession on the Hopi Reservation. The Action Item and presentation

was made during the Hopi Tribal Council meeting at which a quorum was present and was approved with a vote of 19

in favor, ¬¬0 opposed, 0 abstaining (Vice

Chairman presiding and not voting)

The Action Item packet contained language approved by Council which read

in part, “WHEREAS, the Hopi Code

Amendment Work Group comprised of

the Prosecutor, Hopi Trial Court; Department(s) of Behavioral Health Services,

Social Services, Hopi Law Enforcement

Services; Hopi Village Community Service Administrators, Hopi-Tewa Women’s

Coalition to End Abuse, and interested

Hopi Citizens, under the coordination of

the Deputy Executive Director, have completed the task of public review and input,

incorporated recommendations and finalized amendments to the Hopi Code; and

WHEREAS, the Law & Order Committee has reviewed the amendments to the

Hopi Code and endorses the recommended amendments (Attachment A).”

The Deputy Director was accompanied

by Marilyn Fredericks, who was introduced as a volunteer who aided in consolidating notes from the various meetings,

which took place with the Hopi Code

Amendment Work Group’s attendance.

Hopi Tutuveni readers may recall that in

several articles throughout 2019, work by

the Hopi Villages Against Meth was covered. Since the formation and subsequent

presentation before Hopi Tribal Council

by the delegation on July 8, 2019, “HTC

directed the Director of Public Safety &

Emergency Services to establish a team

to work on amending the relevant sections (s) of the Hopi Code to improve and

strengthen enforcement of laws related to

methamphetamine sale, distribution, use

and possession on the Hopi Reservation.”

Resolution H-039-2020 is a concerted effort by Hopi Villages Against Meth

delegation, Hopi Tribal Council, and Hopi

Tribal Programs and Departments. As further stated in the packet it ensures that the

peace and welfare of the Tribe is protected

along with the proper set up of the Hopi

Courts for settlement of claims and disputes, and for trial and punishment of Indian within the jurisdiction charged with

offense against Hopi Tribal Ordinances.

With the approval, HTC also approved

the Resolution to be effective thirty days

from the date of approval which will be on

July 11, 2020. Notice to the public is also

being ensured by placing this article and

the Amendments to the Hopi Code in the

July 1, 2020 Hopi Tutuveni publication.

Public Service Announcement

from the Hopi Department of

Public Safety

In anticipation of the Fourth of July

Weekend the Hopi Department of Public

Safety and Emergency Services would

like to remind the Hopi Public that Executive Order #01-2018 Declaration of Extreme Fire Danger is still in effect.

As a result the following Restrictions

and Sanctions are to be observed within

the Boundaries of the Hopi Reservation.

Open burning is prohibited within the

Reservation woodlands, wetlands, rangelands, farming areas, residential areas and

near public facilities.

Fireworks are prohibited. The possession or use of fireworks is prohibited due

to possibly of high fire danger. Fireworks

will be confiscated by Hopi Law Enforcement Service Officers.

Camp fires are prohibited within resi-

dential areas. Charcoal grills, propane and

wood stoves are allowed within a 10 foot

area of a residence, provided that it is clear

of any flammable material.

•The fire must be constantly monitored

and controlled to assure it will not become

unmanageable.

•No burning is allowed during "RED

FLAG WARNING" days as determined

by the National Weather Service or when

sustaining wind is in excess of 5 miles per

hour.

Any violations of this Executive Order

may be prosecuted in accordance with

Hopi Code.

Questions may directed to DPSES @

(928) 734-3663 or (928) 401-0461.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Picture by Marissa Nuvayestewa

I would like to acknowledge and thank Mr. Ivan Sidney, Sr., Business Manager of

First Mesa Consolidated Villages (FMCV) and staff for always stepping up and checking on us and seeing to it that food and cleaning supplies are met. We at Tewa Village

on First Mesa greatly appreciate it.

Mrs. Judy Polingyumptewa, resident of Sichomovi Village also checks on us periodically to just say hello and see that everyone is okay. This contact shows someone cares

about our community members.

Thank you also goes to the LDS Church, Mary's Food Bank, the First Mesa Youth

Center and others who have contributed food and supplies to us.

We truly appreciate these concerns and support during this "stay at home" encouragements.

Sincerely,

Evangeline Nuvayestewa Resident of Tewa Village

Hopi Tutuveni July 1, 2020

U.S. Transportation Secretary

10th Annual Hopi Arts &

Elaine L. Chao Announces

Cultural Festival Cancellation

Approximately $3.3 Million to

Eight Tribal Governments for

COVID-19 Response

For Immediate Release

June 24, 2020

Flagstaff, Ariz. – The Hopi Arts &

Education Association (HAEA) will be

postponing the Tenth Annual Hopi Arts

& Cultural Festival, which was to occur

on August 29-30, 2020. The HAEA is

a 501 (c) 3 organization created by the

Hopi Tribe Economic Development Corporation. This postponement is due to the

current situation regarding the COVID-19

(Coronavirus) Pandemic. The HAEA has

made the tough decision to postpone the

event. The safety and welfare of the participants, attendees, volunteers, and our

staff is our utmost concern, as well as to

adhere to the State and Local guidelines

to help prevent the spread of the Coronavirus.

Although it saddens us to announce the

postponement of the festival, we are also

excited to inform you that we have locked

in a new date for the rescheduled festival

in 2021. We will be holding the event at

the Continental Country Club Driving

Range in Flagstaff, Ariz. The event has

been rescheduled to August 28-29, 2021.

Keep a lookout for updates in the Hopi

Tutuveni, our website (www.hopifestival.

com), and on our Facebook Page at Hopi

Arts & Education Association.

We hope that everyone continues to be

safe and helps to prevent the spread of the

Coronavirus. Please continue to wash your

hands and use social distancing. If there

are any questions regarding the event or

information provided here, please contact us at 928-522-8675. We cannot wait

to see everyone again and thank you for

your continued support of the Hopi Arts &

Cultural Festival.

FAMILY LIVING

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screen time rules is as important as ever.

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With a new reliance on digital devices,

parents can continue to take steps to ensure kids are striking a healthy online and

offline balance.

U.S Department of Transportation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration

(FTA) today announced approximately

$3.3 million in recent grant awards to

eight tribal governments as part of the

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic

Security (CARES) Act, signed by President Donald J. Trump on March 27, 2020.

The tribal governments receiving funds

to support transit operations during the

COVID-19 public health emergency are

as follows:

·The Hopi Tribe of Arizona will receive

$1.4 million to support its Hopi Senom

Transit operations and public health and

safety protective measures, such as enhanced cleaning and personal protective

equipment;

·The Confederated Salish and Kootenai

Tribes of Montana will receive $801,845

to support operations, including paying

for fuel, driver salaries, preventive maintenance and personal protective equipment (PPE);

·The Crow Tribe of Indians of Montana

will receive $448,857 for operating assistance and preventative maintenance;

·The Kalispel Indian Community of the

Kalispel Reservation of Washington will

receive $315,178 to support operations,

including purchasing cleaning supplies

and PPE;

·The Leech Lake Reservation Business

Committee of Minnesota will receive

$112,433 to support operations, including

PPE and sanitizing supplies;

·The Confederated Tribes of the Grand

Ronde Community of Oregon will receive

$99,998 to support operations, including

driver salaries and purchasing cleaning

supplies and PPE;

·The Cowlitz Indian Tribe in Washing-

ton will receive $78,429 to support operations, including purchasing PPE and

cleaning supplies, and retrofitting vehicles

for driver and passenger safety; and

·The Sac & Fox Nation of Missouri in

Kansas will receive $17,073 for operating

assistance and preventative maintenance.

See FTA’s apportionment tables for

the totals apportioned to each area. (This

funding is based on the agency’s current

request and may not represent the full

amount the agency will receive.)

“This historic $25 billion in grant funding will ensure our nation’s public transportation systems can continue to provide

services to the millions of Americans who

continue to depend on them,” said U.S.

Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao.

“We know many of our nation’s public

transportation systems are facing extraordinary challenges and these funds will go

a long way to assisting our transit industry

partners in battling COVID-19,” said FTA

Acting Administrator K. Jane Williams.

“These federal funds will support operating assistance to transit agencies of all sizes providing essential travel and supporting transit workers across the country who

are unable to work because of the public

health emergency.”

In addition to the CARES Act funding, FTA has issued a Safety Advisory

with recommended actions for transit

agencies to reduce the risk of Coronavirus (COVID-19) among transit employees

and passengers. Transit agencies should

follow the current Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC) and the

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recommendations for

the spread of COVID-19, which include

face coverings, social distancing, frequent

hand washing, facility and vehicle cleaning, and other measures to the maximum

extent practicable.

Hopi Tutuveni July 1, 2020

Third Quarter Session June 1, 2020

AGENDA

NEW BUSINESS

1. Action Item #026-2020 – To approve

the Charter of Incorporation for the

Tawa’ovi Community Development Corporation to establish a federally chartered

corporation – Author/Andrew Gashwazra,

Director, Office of Community

Planning & Economic Development - TABLED

2. Action Item #028-2020 – To amend the

Hopi Code adopted on August 28, 2012,

corrected April 4, 2013 (H-027-2013 and

by H-037-2013) – Author/Wayne

Taylor, Jr., Deputy Executive Director,

Office of the Executive Director APPROVED.

3. Action Item #032-2020 – To approve a

Development Permit-Residential Use to

Hopi Tribal Housing Authority for demolition and construction of two

replacement housing units in the Villages

of Tewa and Kykotsmovi – Author/Fred

Shupla, Community Planner, Office of

Community Planning and Economic

Development - APPROVED

4. Action Item #035-2020 – To contract

Snyder & Butler, CPAs, PLLC to complete

the Hopi Tribe’s annual audit for the year

ended December 31, 2019 –

Author/Anthony Laban, Assistant Director, Office of Financial Management APPROVED

5. Action Item #037-2020 – To request for

Sole Source Consulting Agreement

between the Hopi Tribe and Power Quality Professionals, LLC – Author/Karen

Pennington, Chief Judge, Hopi Tribal

Court - APPROVED

6. Action Item #038-2020 – To contract

Walker & Armstrong, LLP to provide

accounting services for the fiscal year

ended December 31, 2019, technical

assistance and training to the Office of Financial Management – Author/Anthony

Laban, Assistant Director, Office of Financial Management – APPROVED

7. Action Item #040-2020 – To approve

the Tribal Transportation Improvement

Program (TTIP FY 2020 – 2024 for Program Agreement A17AP00050) –

Author/Michael Lomayaktewa, Director,

Hopi Department of Transportation APPROVED

8. Action Item #041-2020 – To authorize

the Chairman of the Hopi Tribe to sign

and enter into a new lease with Cellular

One of Northeast Arizona for a LITE

Tower Site located near Lower Moencopi

– Author/Michele Honanie, Realty

Specialist – Office of Real Estate Services

- APPROVED

9. Action Item #044-2020 – To approve

the FY 2020 Cooperative Agreement

between the Hopi Tribe and DNA-People’s Legal Services, Inc., to provide Public

Defender Services – Author/Sandra Dennis, Staff Assistant, Office of the General

Counsel - APPROVED

10. Action Item #045-2020 – Request to

have the Hopi Tribal Council direct the

Hopi Tribe Economic Development Corporation to release financial information –

Author/Don Jim Davis, Director, Office of

Financial Management - APPROVED

11. Action Item #047-2020 – To approve

Development Permit-Residential Use to

Hopi Tribal Housing Authority for placement of a Mobile Home in the Village of

Bacavi – Author/Fred Shupla, Community

Planner, Office of Community

Planning and Economic Development –

APPROVED

12. Action Item #051-2020 – To produce

a CARES Act Committee that will work

proactively for the Hopi Tribe in the best

interest of the Hopi/Tewa people to

protect, respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic – Author/Wilfred Gaseoma,

Treasurer, The Hopi Tribe

13. Action Item #057-2020 – To waive the

Hopi Tribal Procurement Policies to

contract McCabe CPA & Consulting

Group, LLC under the oversight of the

Hopi

Tribal Council’s CARES Act Task Team

to manage the CARES Act Fund

allocation of $85.5 million – Author/Dale

Sinquah, Tribal Council Representative,

First Mesa Consolidated Villages

14. Discussion – Urgent Personnel Matter

– Karen Pennington, Chief Judge, Hopi

Tribal Court - PENDING REPORT

FROM GENERAL COUNSEL

HOPI TRIBAL COUNCIL

Amendment #1 – Month of June

*Hopi Tribal Council may go into Executive Session on any agenda item

**Time Certain Requests

Paid PSA

Hopi Telecommunications, Inc.

To our valued customers and Hopi residents

With the significant and increasing health concerns due to COVID-19, we wish to

provide you an update on how HTI is handling this situation as it relates to the health

and safety of our customers, employees and the Hopi communities. The following is

our plan of operations to ensure you will continue to receive uninterrupted service from

HTI.

HTI will remain open and fully operational. We will communicate with our employees on a regular basis, social distancing, more telephone meetings, personal hygiene and

travel restrictions.

For added safety for our customers and our employees, we strongly encourage the

following:

1. Monthly Payments - you may submit your Debit or Credit card payments by calling

our office at (928) 738-4674 or drop your payment in the Drop Box located at the front

door of our office in Keams Canyon.

2. Trouble or new service order - you may call (928) 738-4674 or use the HTI online

service at www.hopitelecom.com to submit your trouble or new service order.

3. Effective immediately, limited services may be provided for Mass Outages and

outside the premise work only for village/community locations that report more than 40

cases of COVID-19.

For On-site visits – HTI asks for your cooperation and truthful responses and will ask

the following questions before entering the Village or home for your service order or

trouble ticket:

• Does anyone in the home or office have a fever or ill?

• Has anyone in the home or office recently traveled outside of Arizona?

• Is anyone in the home taking care of someone who is or has been sick?

• Does your Village prohibit essential service providers from entering the Village?

If the answer is “YES” to any one of these questions, the technician will NOT enter

the Village or home until the Village or home is cleared to enter, the technician may

offer alternatives to handle your service order or reschedule another service date.

We will monitor and consider advice from government and health officials in the

community where our employees and customers live and work and will continue to send

necessary updates as the situation evolves.

• Our office hours are Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM MST.

Thank you and stay safe.

HTI Management

NOTE: We encourage you to follow cdc.gov and the World Health Organization for

the latest COVID-19 updates.

TICK-TACK-TOE

Hopi Tutuveni July 1, 2020

Natwani Coalition Awards Micro Grants to Hopi Farmers

By: Carl Onsae

The Natwani Coalition awards micro

grants to the Hopi public or Hopi farmers

who want to gain funds for their crops or

gardens each year. Terri Honani, Program

Manager for the program stated, "Formed

in January 2004, The Natwani Coalition

represents an affiliation of Hopi organizations and individuals dedicated to preserving Hopi farming traditions, strengthening

the local Hopi food system and developing innovative sustainable strategies to

promote wellness."

Honani also stated, “The 2020 Natwani

Coalition Community Grant Program enables us to provide funding and support to

the Hopi & Tewa community to conduct

projects created and led by individuals

that align with our mission, vision and

goals. Information about the Natwani Coalition can be found at www.natwanicoalition.org”

Here is the list of grantees for the year

2020:

Micro Grantees Cycle I

Colleen Lucero (Hotevilla Katsinwungwa) GMO Education & Community Outreach for Hotevilla Women's Garden

Isadore Talashie (Walpi Water/Corn Clan)

Talashie Farm: Hopi dryland farming, disc

repair

Ian Masayesva (Hotevilla Iswungwa)

Seed Safe House

Tamara Talayumptewa (Mungapi Badger/

Butterfly Clan) Piki House Renovation,

Bread Oven & Pikami Pit

Delano Nuvayestewa (Tewa Corn Clan)

You-Yung Sipal Tsoki Expansion 2020

Catherine Wright (First Mesa area) Rez

Gardening R Us seed starts

Arlene Puhuyaoma (Upper Moenkopi

Coyote Clan) Piki House Renovation

Project

Everett Taylor (Kykotsmovi Badger Clan)

Taylor Farm tractor implement for plowing

Josh Sidney (Second Mesa Bear Clan)

Tractor and Flatbed Repair Project

Arthur Batala (Mishongnovi Coyote/Fire

Clan) Farming in Musungnovi

Matthew Mora (Hotevilla Parrot Clan)

Field Preparation/Restoration

Keith Pahovama Sr. (Shungopavi Bear

Clan) Fencing Project at family ranch

Lane Benally (Walpi Corn Clan) Young

Generation Rancher project

Micro Grantees Cycle II

Arvis Myron (Moenkopi Paaqapwungwa)

Pasture Canyon Irrigation Preservation

Mildred Youvella (Tewa Tuuwawungwa)

Tumtsoki for Generations to Come

Sandy Whitehair: Sweet Pea Creations

(Polacca Butterfly Clan) The Herb Garden

Works

Yuwehloo Pahki Community - Community Garden

Troy Lomavaya (Oraiyvi Kokopwungwa)

Lomavaya Piki/Corn Storage House

Carliss Sinquah (Hotevilla Badger)

Muchovi Terrace Gardens

Yvonne Kaye (Tewa Corn Clan) Backyard

Container Garden

Lorena Naseyowma (Lower Moencopi

Sun Clan) Farm Storage Shed Restoration

Terrance Scott (Hotevilla Kyarwungwa)

Expanding & Improving Home Garden

System

Rhonda Loma (Lower Moencopi Pikyaswungwa) Ih'ta Pasa tillers & storage place

Partnership Capacity Building Grantees

Ancestral Lands Hopi - Farm Crew

Hopi Leadership Program - Igniting HLP

Farmers & Gardeners

Honani lastly stated, “The third and final cycle of grantee selection is underway.

This final cycle concludes our 2020 community grant program.”

For more information contact, Terri

Honani | Pamösmana - Fog Girl

Natwani Coalition - Program Manager

P.O. Box 301 | 110 Main Street Kykotsmovi, AZ 86039 Office: (928) 734-2380

Work Cell: (928) 514-8515 www.natwanicoalition.org

Pictures provided by Terrie Honani

Hopi Tutuveni July 1, 2020

Public Information

from the Hopi Tribal

Court

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

To ensure the safety and wellbeing of

all Court Staff and the general public that

conduct business at the Hopi Tribal Court,

the Court now extends the COVID-19 limitation on Court services to July 3, 2020.

The Court will be open for business

Mondays and Thursdays 9:00 a.m.- 4:00

p.m. and will be closed Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

All non-emergency hearings scheduled

through July 03, 2020 will be continued.

All Court business shall be conducted at

the Court Annex aka Court Room II build-

ing. The Main Court building will remain

closed to the public.

If you have filings, motions, payments,

etc., please contact the Court before proceeding to the Court. To request an emergency protection order, please contact

Hopi Law Enforcement Services and ask

to have the request made to the Court telephonically.

All probation/pre-trial check-ins will

continue through telephone contact at

928-738-5171 or 928-205-3742.

Should you have any questions, please

contact the Court at 928-738-5171.

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Hopi Tutuveni July 1, 2020

Larry’s Corner

Behind the Scenes...

Just the other day I was walking

towards the dumpster to empty some

trash before the trash man came. I finally realized that Hopi trash department has a new trash truck. I guess

we don’t pay attention to the helpful

situations; we never thank our trash

company or our water company for

providing us these “essentials” to our

reservation. I guess we just take it for

granted that these services are something that just comes with living.

Today I made it a promise that I

would thank our workers for putting

up with my endless hairballs that I

throw away in the dumpster, or playing with water ‘cause it doesn’t rain

anymore. So I hope they will not get

mad at me for driving up the utility

bill.

Sometimes we forget that there is a

lot of “going on” behind the scenes of

living and we just seem to forget that

these people who have been working

since before the whole government

shutdown and throughout this time

are the ones making our lives easier

to live. They don’t have to do it for

us, we can get water at the spring like

olden times or use the outhouse again,

but these workers are dedicated to

working for us because they are dedicated and concerned for their people

and feel that we should have these

amenities to live like “western society” if we choose.

When I was growing up, our village never used to have running water or a trash service, we would go

below the cliff about 100 feet below,

and get water in buckets to drink, to

wash, and for cleaning. But climbing

100 feet back up the cliff side was a

task for a young kitten, but we didn’t

think otherwise because it was good

for us and the payoff was we got water for So’oh, Qua’a and our own use,

too. Some folks seem to think we

Hopis never used water or we don’t

need more because we didn’t use it

in a wasteful manner because of all

the hard work it took just to get one

bucket to our homes. But we do use

water and we know how very precious

it was and still is even today. It is very

precious in this high desert land we

call home and especially now because

we keep being reminded to wash our

paws while singing Happy Birthday

to ourselves throughout the day, but I

digress, again, back to growing up in

the village...

We had an outhouse that was at the

other end of the cliff, and I remember

there was about 50 or so outhouses all

in rows because most of the village

residents did not have running water, and all of this was in the earlier

1990’s! Now that we have running

water and services alike, we don’t go

down the cliff to get any water anymore. It’s been awhile and I don’t

think I’ve gone to get water in such a

long time.

I guess what I’m trying to say is it

seems nowadays Hopis don’t live like

the yesteryear Hopis anymore. I know

most of you are going to say, “Yes we

DO!” But let’s face it we won’t last

one minute if we try to live the old

ways. If we were to live like the old

Hopis did, we would be done within

a minute because there would be no

cars, no stores, no Netflix…we would

go stir crazy not watching our favorite

shows.

I know there are some of you out

there that want to live the old ways,

but you only pick and choose how

to live the old ways, which to me is

sad because you can’t give up your

modern vehicle for a donkey or your

modern Target purchased clothing for

handmade clothing, or your Nike airs

for Hopi shoes. But some of us pick

and choose to live like the old ways,

and brag about living the “Hopi Way.”

And that’s just the way I see it…just

my “catty” opinion, I guess.

So you may want to ask me if I feel

like the past is gone. And my answer

would be, No. I feel that the true way

of living like a Hopi is something we

could do again, but we choose not to

live like that, because it’s easier for

us to drive to the local store to get a

bag of popcorn and soda, than to drink

spring water and eat homemade Hopi

treats.

Ask yourself sometime, “Have I

forgotten the past? Have I forgotten

the true future of Hopi?” and think

about how we could still honor the

past without giving up our luxuries. I

know it’s hard to do, because we’ve

grown to like these conveniences, I

know I can’t go back to using an out-

house because I like my heated toilet

bowl and my bidet that washes my underside and blow dries it clean. Using

an outhouse is too dirty for my delicate cat behind. Besides there isn’t

a sink in our outhouse where I could

wash my paws and sing Happy Birthday to myself, so I am in compliance

with the CDC guidelines.

So my advice to you is that we

can’t re-live the past, the past is the

past, and today is a gift that we call

the present and we just have to keep

moving on and live like the yesteryear

Hopis were trying to do all along. We

can’t try to live like the past because

it’s all or nothing so we just have to

remember the old times. But, what we

can do is honor the past by not living

too much like the white man, and never forget our Hopi teachings, whether it’s getting water at the bottom of

the cliff, or listening to your elders

talk about the past. Hopis have a rich

culture and yes…we still practice it,

and yes…some of us are slowly losing

it. Hopi’s should be proud to say that

they still have the culture and not talk

backwards about other Hopis that still

want to learn it.

So I say, just keep living your life,

you can improve on it and just do your

best to be Hopi, too. So, just appreciate your life and where you come

from, and hope in the end, we can all

come together to have a pizza party

again.

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Hopi H.E.O.C Updates

Hopi Tutuveni July 1, 2020

Don’t Be Guided by

Misinformation about

COVID-19

Submitted By: Duane Humeyestewa,

Executive Advisor – Chairman’s Office

HOPI

WE ARE

STRONG

STOP the

SPREAD

of COVID-19

STAY HOME

FOR THOSE WHO CAN’T

Hopi Emergency Response Team • Emergency Operations Center

Weekdays: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. MST | (928) 734-3661 and (928) 734-3663

After hours • Weekends: after 5:00 p.m. MST | (928) 205-7295

Indian Health Services Hotline: (928) 737-6188

Hopi Tribe Behavioral Health Services

Weekdays: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. MST | (928) 737-6300

For behavioral health emergencies (24/7):

Northern Arizona Crisis Hotline: 1(877) 756-4090

Hopi Police Department: (928) 734-7340 • or call 911

TICK-TACK-TOE

Please Research, Understand and Know

the Facts

Please don’t contribute to rumors or

misinformation.

When we give misinformation, we

stigmatize or label someone regarding

COVID-19, we make a conclusion without evidence.

The reality is that some of our own people, our own family members, might contract the virus. We have to help the situation not work against it in a negative way.

As soon as you feel like your health is

compromised, please call the healthcare

center.

Let’s be clear about some of the facts:

•You don’t get COVID-19 because you

did something wrong

•You don’t get COVID-19 because you

did not follow Hopi traditions

•You don’t get COVID-19 because you

did not pray – no matter what religion or

faith.

COVID-19 does not discriminate based

on age, gender preference, religion, or

what you look like. Every single person babies to toddlers, teenagers to adults, and

especially our elders, every single person

has the potential to contract the virus. In

addition, every single person can help stop

the spread of the virus.

Every single Hopi-Tewa community

member has to take responsibility and

protect others. This is not a time to be

selfish and think only of your needs. Hopi

culture and Hopi values encourage us to

always consider others. Wearing your face

mask helps protect others not just you.

Please consider how we protect our elders

and our children.

What you can do:

•Stay home as much as possible

•Don’t take the entire family to the store

– only one person can go

•Don’t visit crowded places - don’t attend parties

•Don’t hold family gatherings or social

events

•Don’t risk their health or yours

•Show compassion and support your

neighbors

•Speak up if you hear, see or read discriminatory comments

We Are One, We Are HOPI, We Are

Strong!

Simple Reminders from the

CDC to Keep Safe

Please if you are sick, stay home, except to get medical care.

Even if you are not sick please remember to:

•Keep at least six feet between you and other people and don’t go

to--or host--parties or other group events.

•Cover your mouth and nose with a cloth face cover when you

are around others or when you go out in public.

•Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, or hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol if you can’t use

soap and water.

•Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue

in the trash and wash your hands.

Hopi H.E.O.C Updates

Hopi Tutuveni July 1, 2020

COVID-19 Emergency Response – June 29, 2020 REPORT

Hopi Tribe – Department of Health and Human Services

Update for Hopi Tutuveni

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – June 29, 2020 —

COVID-19 seems to be spreading easily

and sustainably in a few areas in the community (“community spread”). Community spread means people have been infected

with the virus in an area, including some

who are not sure how or where they became infected. Once someone brings the

virus into their home, with multiple people living under the same roof, the chances of spreading the virus is very high. It

means that in more and more homes,

where families and others come together

with crowding, and little ventilation, the

chances for explosive COVID-19 spread

is likely. What we are seeing across many

states and regions in the U.S. right now

are signs of community spread. Most people who don’t take precautions are bringing the virus home, or taking the virus into

other people’s homes.

Hopi-Tewa communities need to take

the responsibility in fighting the virus.

Every individual needs to make wearing a

face covering a daily habit. Washing your

hands often with soap and water and using

hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol

should be a constant ritual. Staying home

as much as possible is the ideal daily habit. Attending parties and gatherings, then

bringing the virus back into the home is

one way the community spread occurs.

Bouncing from house to house, visiting

friends and families in-person is contributing to the rise in cases.

Here is a quick overview of the

COVID-19 statistics on a national, state,

and local level:

As of this date – June 29, 2020

The United Sates now has over 2.5 million confirmed positive cases with 41,075

new cases and over 121,369 deaths reported.

Over 74,533 confirmed positive cases

now exist in Arizona. Of those, close to

3,570 are in Navajo County alone.

The Hopi Health Care Center has tested over 2,304 patients to this date. Over

298 of those tests at Hopi Health Care

Center came back positive with 219 from

Hopi Tribal members. Tuba City Regional

Health Care Corporation reported 20 positives for Hopi Villages with a combined

number of 239 positive Hopi Tribal members.

Prevention:

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. People with these

symptoms or combinations of symptoms

may have COVID-19:

•Cough

•Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing

•Or at least two of these symptoms:

•Fever

•Chills

•Repeated shaking with chills

•Muscle pain

•Headache

•Sore throat

•New loss of taste or smell

Children have similar symptoms to

adults and generally have mild illness.

This list is not all inclusive. Please consult your medical provider for any other

symptoms that are severe or concerning to

you.

Education: U.S. Disease Outbreaks in

Oceans, Lakes, and Rivers, 2009-2019.

According to CDC’s newly released

report, during 2009–2019, more than 100

disease outbreaks in 31 states were linked

to swimming in oceans, lakes, and rivers.

Because of the challenges of stopping

the germs that cause these outbreaks, it is

critical to educate swimmers and parents

about ways to prevent infection with these

germs when they visit oceans, lakes, or

rivers.

Stay out of the water if

•Signs say the swim area is closed.

•The water looks cloudier than usual.

Cloudy water can be a warning that there

are more germs in the water than normal.

•You see any pipes draining into or

around the water.

•You are sick with diarrhea.

•You have an open cut or wound (especially from a surgery or piercing). If you

do go in the water while a cut or wound is

still healing, use waterproof bandages to

completely cover it.

Once you are in the swim area

•Don’t swallow the water.

•Keep sand away from your mouth and

children’s mouths.

•Don’t poop in the water.

•Every hour—everyone OUT—to keep

poop and pee out of the water.

•Wash your hands for 20 seconds before eating food, especially if you have

been playing in or touching sand. If soap

and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at

least 60% alcohol. Hand sanitizer might

not be as effective when hands are visibly

dirty or greasy, so wiping sand off before

using it might be helpful.

For questions of more information,

please call the Hopi Tribe, Office of the

Chairman at (928) 734-3102 or Office of

the Vice Chairman at (928) 734-3113.

The information below provides a

glimpse of the current numbers in those

respective villages.

* The information by villages presented

above is released by the Hopi Department

of Health & Human Services, and the data

shown reflects patients tested at the Hopi

Health Care Center and at the Tuba City

Regional Health Care Corporation specifically on Hopi tribal members. One Hopi

Tribal member was identified residing in

the Phoenix metropolitan area. The data

here does not include all state-wide data

from other facilities such as Flagstaff,

Winslow, Phoenix or other hospitals.

** A total of 219 individuals who tested

positive are members of the Hopi Tribe.

+ Includes Village member(s) who retested positive

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Hopi H.E.O.C Updates

COVID-19 Emergency Response – June 29, 2020 REPORT

Hopi Tribe – Department of Health and Human Services

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featured in the Hopi Tutuveni

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Hopi Tutuveni July 1, 2020

EDUCATION

Students Emerge as Leaders

During COVID-19 Through

Service Learning

TICK-TACK-TOE

(StatePoint) As learning has gone virtual to curb the impact of the COVID-19

pandemic, educators and parents have

been left with a pressing concern: how

will this experience impact social and

emotional development?

“The pandemic is having profound effects on children’s mental well-being,

their social development, their safety,

their privacy, their economic security and

beyond,” a policy brief by the United Nations stated. “While children are not the

face of this pandemic, its broader impacts

on children risk being catastrophic and

amongst the most lasting consequences

for societies as a whole.”

While maintaining progress in core

subject areas is imperative, a curriculum

that develops leadership skills is equally

essential to ensure that emotional development continues virtually.

An independent research study commissioned by Lead4Change found that

students who completed the Lead4Change

Student Leadership Program experienced

tangible emotional growth. The program

involves lessons in leadership, as well as

creating and implementing team projects

to meet a need in the community. Those

that completed the program experienced

significant changes in leadership skills

(60 percent of students improved), respect for others (54 percent) and ambition

and innovation (53 percent). Programs

of this nature can be completed virtually

by adapting projects to address current

concerns, and they can not only succeed

without physical contact, but offer unique

challenges that help students to grow as

leaders.

Students at Mohave High School in

Bullhead City, Ariz. reconsidered their

project when quarantine began, creating

a read-aloud library of developmentally

appropriate books for preschoolers. With

high schoolers reading preschoolers books

and teaching them literacy and social de-

velopment skills, this resource allowed an

early childhood program to continue virtually.

“The students developed a ‘can do attitude’ while working collaboratively to

adapt to their new normal,” said teacher,

Michele Leyendecker. “With so much

uncertainty, this project truly gave them

purpose.” The “T-Bird Readers” team

was awarded Lead4Change’s grand prize,

a $10,000 grant for a nonprofit of their

choice.

In Garner, N.C., students participated in

service learning and emerged as community leaders by directly addressing the local impact of the pandemic. The “Corona

Relief Crew” collaborated with volunteers

and vendors to create and distribute kits

with essential food and supplies for the

homeless and those in nursing homes who

have been severely impacted by the pandemic.

“Being an adult leader for the Corona

Relief Crew has caused a paradigm shift in

how I view youth strength and their ability

to lead,” educator Dr. Cleopatra Lacewell

shared. “This experience has taught me

when students have well-organized plans,

identified goals and established team

structures, they can then perform as stellar

leaders with minimum support.”

The Corona Relief Crew was also honored with Lead4Change’s $10,000 grand

prize for their initiative. For more information about the Lead4Change Student

Leadership Program, visit lead4change.

org.

While distance learning’s impact on students’ education has been unprecedented,

this disruption also has presented a unique

opportunity for students to overcome obstacles and grow as leaders. With a service-learning project, students can gain a

sense of purpose, lead real change in their

local community and maintain a sense of

unity that is integral during challenging

times.

Hopi Tutuveni July 1, 2020

WORLD INDIAN NEWS

Spanish colonial monuments fuel race strife in Southwest

Russell Contreras

Associated Press

RIO RANCHO, N.M. — Statues of

Spanish conquistador Don Juan de Oñate

are now in storage after demonstrators in

New Mexico threatened to topple them.

Protesters in California have pulled down

sculptures of Spanish missionary Junipero

Serra, and now schools, parks and streets

named after Spanish explorers are facing

uncertain futures.

As statues and monuments associated

with slavery and other flawed moments

of the nation’s history come tumbling

down at both the hands of protesters and

in some cases decisions by politicians, the

movement in the American Southwest has

turned its attention to representations of

Spanish colonial figures long venerated

by some Hispanics but despised by Native

Americans.

Protesters say figures such as Oñate,

who led early Spanish expeditions into

present-day New Mexico, shouldn’t be

celebrated. They point to Oñate’s order

to have the right feet cut off of 24 captive

tribal warriors after his soldiers stormed

Acoma Pueblo. That attack was precipitated by the killing of Onate’s nephew.

They say other Spanish figures oversaw the enslavement of Indigenous populations and tried to outlaw their cultural

practices.

Some Hispanics who trace their lineage

to the early Spanish settlers say removing the likenesses of Oñate and others

amounts to erasing history — a complicated history both marred by atrocities

against Indigenous people and marked by

the arduous journeys that many families

made for the promise of a new life or to

escape persecution in Spain.

That history remains tightly woven

into New Mexico’s fabric as many Native

American Pueblos still are known by the

names given to them by the Spanish and

many continue to practice Catholicism —

something even Pueblo leaders acknowledge.

“New Mexico is a special place for all

of us. We are all neighbors. We share food,

we work together, and in many cases, our

family relations go back generations,”

said J. Michael Chavarria, chairman of the

All Pueblo Council of Governors and governor of Santa Clara Pueblo.

Earlier this month, demonstrators tried

to tear down an Oñate statue outside an

Albuquerque museum using chains and

a pickax. A fight that broke out resulted

in gunfire that injured one man. The next

day, Albuquerque removed the statue and

placed it in storage.

Another Oñate statue was removed by

Rio Arriba County officials ahead of a

planned protest that sought its removal,

drawing praise from activists and some

Pueblo leaders.

Albuquerque City Councilor Cynthia

Borrego, who is Hispanic, acknowledged

the sordid aspects of history during a

city-sponsored prayer and healing event

prompted by the protests.

“We also have to remember, those were

times of war ... but we can’t go back 500

years,” she said.

Daniel Ortiz, 58, a retired financial adviser in Santa Fe, can trace his family’s

roots over 14 generations. He said the

statues’ removals amount to anti-Hispanic sentiment and a dismissal of Hispanics’

unique contribution to area.

“This is the work of a small, radical Native American group, not our Pueblos,”

Ortiz said. “They’ve hijacked the Black

Lives Matter movement and our Anglo

leaders are too scared to stand up to them.”

Ortiz is leading a online petition calling

for the monuments’ return.

Others have taken to social media to call

the vandalism an act of “Hispanicphobia,”

linking it to anti-immigrant sentiment.

Even the Spanish Embassy in the U.S.

has weighed in, saying that defending the

Spanish legacy is a priority and educational efforts will continue for “the reality of

our shared history to be better known and

understood.”

Spanish explorers were the first Europeans to set foot in the present-day American Southwest. It started with expeditions

in the 1540s as the Spanish searched for

the fabled Seven Cities of Gold. Decades

later, colonization ramped up and Santa Fe

was established as a permanent capital in

1610.

Spanish rule over the New Mexico territory lasted for about two centuries until

the area briefly became part of the Republic of Mexico before it was taken over by

the U.S.

Spain’s enduring hold over the territory

made it unlike other areas in the Southwest and opened the door for memorializing the Spanish influence.

Some scholars say the phenomenon of

commemoration is linked to efforts that

originated more than a century ago as Hispanics tried to convince white members

of Congress that New Mexico should become a state.

During the 19th Century, white people

moved into the territory and held racist

views toward the region’s Native American and Mexican American population,

according to John Nieto-Phillips, author

of “The Language of Blood: The Making of Spanish-American Identity in New

Mexico, 1880s-1930s.”

“They derided particularly the Mexican

population as mongrels and mixed-blood

who were incapable of governing themselves,” said Nieto-Phillips, the diversity

and inclusion vice provost at Indiana University.

As a result, Nieto-Phillips said elite Hispanics in the region took on a solely Spanish American identity over their mixed

heritage as a means to embrace whiteness.

Some Hispanics adopted notions about

“pure” Spanish blood as part of the eugenics movement that peaked in the 1920s

and ‘30s to argue they were racially different than other ethnic Mexicans in Texas

and California, he said.

It’s an identity that continues today. The

conquistador image has Cont. On Page 14

WORLD INDIAN NEWS

Spanish colonial monuments fuel race strife

in Southwest, CONT.

appeared on university emblems, moving truck companies, and once was the

mascot of Albuquerque's minor league

baseball team. Meanwhile, Latinos in other southwestern states often identify as

Mexican American or mestizo, a mixture

of Spanish and Native American ancestry.

Yet, in recent years, the Spanish conquistador and all the effigies connected to

it have seen intense criticism thanks to a

new politicized coalition of Native American and Latino activists. Protests have

forced the cancellation of Santa Fe's annual "Entrada" — a reenactment of when the

Spanish reasserted themselves following

the Pueblo Revolt.

In California, people have been defacing Serra's statues for years, saying the

Spanish priest credited with bringing Roman Catholicism to the western United

States forced Native Americans to stay

at the missions after they were converted

or face brutal punishment. Protesters in

Los Angeles and San Francisco recently

brought down statues of Serra.

The recent violence in New Mexico has

forced some elected officials to consider

removing public art and renaming schools

linked to Spanish conquistadors.

Vanessa Fonseca-Chávez, who grew up

in Grants, New Mexico, and is the author

of an upcoming book on colonial legacies

in the Southwest, said she understands

how Hispanics can be excited about being able to trace their history to early New

Mexico settlements that predate even the

Massachusetts Bay Colony.

But along with those prideful reflections should come a critical examination

of colonial legacy and the anger spurred

by those monuments.

"These incidents didn't happen in a vacuum," said Fonseca-Chávez, an assistant

English professor at Arizona State University. "This has been building for more

than 20 years ... people are really getting

frustrated at the lack of historic and social

consciousness about New Mexico's history."

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Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal

Chairman Harold Frazier on

Mount Rushmore: “We Are

Left Looking at Our molesters”

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Chairman Harold Frazier in Washington after White House Tribal

Nations Conference. Native News Online photo by Levi Rickert

By Native News Online Staff

EAGLE BUTTE, S.D. — The upcoming presidential visit by President Donald

Trump to Mount Rushmore has created

quite a stir in Indian Country.

American Indian protesters will be on

hand in Keystone, S.D. as a reminder

that the Sioux tribes still take claim to the

Black Hills, where Mount Rushmore is located. Historically, the site was called Six

GrandFathers by the Sioux.

Last week, Oglala Sioux Tribal President Julian Bear Runner said that he wants

the faces of the four presidents removed

from Mt. Rushmore.

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Chairman

Harold Frazier weighed in this morning

with the following statement:

“Nothing stands as a greater reminder to

the Great Sioux Nation of a country that

cannot keep a promise or treaty then the

faces carved into our sacred land on what

the United States calls Mount Rushmore.

We are now being forced to witness the

lashing of our land with pomp, arrogance

and fire hoping our sacred lands will survive. This brand on our flesh needs to be

removed and I am willing to do it free of

charge to the United States, by myself if

I must.

Visitors look upon the faces of those

presidents and extoll the virtues that they

believe make America the country it is today. Lakota see the faces of the men who

lied, cheated and murdered innocent people whose only crime was living on the

land they wanted to steal.

The United States of America wishes

for all of us to be citizens and a family of

their republic yet when they get bored of

looking at those faces, we are left looking

at our molesters. We are the ones who live

under the stare of those who have wronged

us while others have the privilege to look

away and move on, we cannot.

When I can remove those faces from

our land, I believe I would not be alone.”

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restaurant cleaning closet Completes all daily work

orders

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office and/or supervisor

•Performs other duties as assigned by immediate

supervisor and/or general manager

•Fulfill guest/customer issues in a timely manner

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•Knowledge in carpentry, plumbing electrical preferred

•Ability to operate electrical power tools

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•Ability to work with minimal supervision

•Ability to communicate effectively with management

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•Ability to understand written and verbal work orders

•Ability to pass a background check and driver's

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•Demonstrate ability for time management

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•Must be able to bend and twist on a regular basis

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•Must be able to tolerate working in both hot and cold

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Arizona News

COVID-19 in Arizona: Case numbers shatter daily record set four

days earlier

By Bree Florence

Cronkite News

PHOENIX – Confirmed COVID-19

cases in Arizona rose by nearly 2,400 on

Monday alone, breaking Friday’s record

of 1,600 by almost 50%, according to data

from the Arizona Department of Health

Services.

As of Tuesday, June 16, health officials

reported 39,097 cases of COVID-19 and

1,219 deaths in the state. There have been

489,286 tests for COVID-19 completed

in public and private labs in Arizona, and

7.1% of them have come back positive for

the virus.

The spike in positive cases comes several weeks after the May 15 lifting of Arizona’s stay-at-home orders, when businesses began reopening, and Memorial

Day weekend, when many Arizonans left

their homes to celebrate.

“It would be preposterous to think

that people going out aren’t increasing

the positive cases,” Dr. Murtaza Akhter

of the University of Arizona College of

Medicine told Cronkite News on Tuesday.

“One of my concerns is whether people

are ever going to take public health emergencies seriously.”

He is among the national experts who

are raising an alarm about the rising number of cases in Arizona and a handful of

other states, but Akhter’s worry is that

these “huge jumps” in recent statistics

suggest that positive cases haven’t yet

reached their peak.

“The cases will continue to increase,”

he said. “And the peak of cases isn’t necessarily the peak of sickness and hospitalizations. You can test positive and still

take a week to develop the worst of your

symptoms.”

As hospitals face alarming numbers of

COVID-19 patients and are “nearing the

edge” of being overwhelmed, Akhter advised people with symptoms, such as fever and a dry cough, to visit a drive-thru

testing station, or an urgent care provider if they need medicine for their symptoms. Only go to a hospital with severe

symptoms or any difficulty breathing to

help mitigate the workload of emergency

rooms, he urged.

At a news conference Thursday, Gov.

Doug Ducey stood firm on his decision to

reopen the state and said Arizona is prepared to “expect the worst.”

Judge orders prompt release of tribal

aid

A federal judge ruled late Monday that

the Treasury Department must release

$679 million of the $8 billion CARES Act

funds allocated to the nation’s indigenous

tribes, KTAR reports. The funds were

withheld after a Kansas tribe objected to

the methodology of the first distribution of

$4.8 billion in May. Judge Amit Mehta of

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ordered the Treasury to distribute

the withheld funds by Wednesday.

There have been two multibillion-dollar

distributions of CARES Act funds to aid

tribes, several of which have reported high

case incidences and deaths per capita due

to the pandemic. The most recent distribution included an $86 million payment

to the hard-hit Navajo Nation, President

Jonathan Nez said.

First confirmed cases in Navajo

County jail

The Navajo County Sheriff’s Office released a statement on Facebook that there

are confirmed cases within the county

jail in Holbrook, where more than 250

inmates are held, but it did not say how

many. County officials said they are “aggressively responding” to the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, which

can spread rapidly in the close quarters of

detention centers, with increased cleaning

and screening processes.

CARES funds disproportionately given

to Arizona’s largest cities

Gov. Doug Ducey withheld $395 million in CARES Act funds from 88 small

cities and less populated counties in Arizona, according to an investigation by The

Arizona Republic. Meanwhile, Phoenix,

Mesa and Tucson received an average of

$59 more per capita than smaller communities, such as as Lake Havasu City.

Navajo Nation reinstates 57-hour curfew for next two weekends

President Jonathan Nez announced in a

Facebook town hall Tuesday that the tribe

will reinstate the 57-hour weekend curfew

in response to the skyrocketing number of

positive cases in Arizona and on the reservation. It has been several weeks since the

curfew was in effect.

“Tourists, please do not come through

the Navajo (lands). Now is not the time to

be traveling. Please stay home,” Nez said.

The sweeping reservation touches New

Mexico, Utah and Arizona and is flanked

by scenic national forests and parks, including the Grand Canyon.

Pandemic unemployment program

faces fraud claims

The Arizona Department of Economic

Security is facing 57 potential fraudulent

claims involving its Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program, AZfamily

reported. The Office of Inspector General

for the Department of Labor sent out alerts

Tuesday warning users about phishing

scams. More than 3.7 million Arizonans

have applied for benefits under the program since March 29, the state reports.

ASU implements masks, tests, quarantines to prep for fall athletic season

Since Monday, Arizona State athletes

have been returning to campus but only

after being tested for COVID-19 and

quarantined at least a week. Cronkite

News reports the school intends to host

voluntary football workouts and quarantine players for seven days if they’ve traveled domestically and 14 days if they’ve

traveled internationally. Athletes, like all

ASU students, will be required to wear

masks when in university facilities beginning in the fall.

How to help

The Arizona Community Foundation

and a growing list of corporate partners

that includes APS and Wells Fargo, have

established a fund to support nonprofit organizations battling the impact of

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Chinese international students stranded by COVID-19 can stay put or

buy a pricey ticket home

By Yaodong Gu

Cronkite News

PHOENIX – A global pandemic and

then weeks of flight restrictions have left

many of the 370,000 Chinese students

who study in the U.S. caught in a dilemma – stay put, or pay thousands to try to

get home.

Yang Jiao graduated from Arizona State

University in May but has been stuck in

the United States ever since, due to the

high cost of flights to China and restrictions that have canceled or severely limited air travel between the two countries.

He’s staying in California with friends

and his mother, who came to visit him over

the Chinese New Year holiday in January.

After coronavirus was detected in December in Wuhan, China, Jiao’s mother was

unable to return to her home in Tianjin.

Jiao said he’s spent more than $15,000

on airline tickets in the past few months

but that unpredictable travel restrictions

have left him and his mother unable to

get home. It’s been a frustrating situation

that’s caused both anxiety and anger and,

for him, a feeling of being abandoned by

the world.

“I was speechless with rage,” he said.

“The only thing I urgently want right now

is (to go) home with my mother.”

More than 1 million international stu-

dents studied in the U.S. in the 2018/2019

school year, and China leads that list, with

nearly 34 percent of the total, according

to the Institute of International Education.

Nearly 7,900 Chinese students studied

in Arizona, with Arizona State University

the top draw for all international students

in the state.

Foreign students in the United States

have up to 30 or 60 days to depart after

their programs end, depending on the type

of visa, and that time limit has heightened

worry among many and made it more difficult to find plane tickets home. Some

face losing housing and jobs, along with

their immigration status.

By the end of January, with more than

7,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus in

China, thousands of flights in and out of

the country were suspended – the beginning of a global air travel shutdown that

left many stranded.

Then the three major U.S. air carriers –

American, United and Delta – canceled all

flights to mainland China, and the Trump

administration barred travelers from China into the U.S.

Thus began a monthslong back and forth

that eased up only in recent weeks, with

China now allowing four weekly flights

into the country by U.S. carriers, and the

U.S. Department of Transportation allowing the same – four weekly flights by Chi-

nese air carriers into the U.S.

“The Department will continue to press

for the full restoration of passenger air

travel between the United States and China, in part to allow for the repatriation of

Chinese students who have been unable to

fly home due to the shortage of flights,”

read a June 15 statement by the Transportation Department. “As the Chinese

government allows more flights by U.S.

carriers, we will reciprocate.”

Third-party flights from other countries

into China have also been limited.

“It’s too hard to find a straight flight

right now,” Jiao said. “I bought eight tickets since March, but I’m not sure which

one could take me home.”

Fengyu Zhou, who graduated from ASU

in May, said he plans to stay for now and

is applying for graduate school because he

can’t go home.

“I cannot afford a $30,000 seat on a private jet,” Zhou said.

Zhou also was anxious to return home

after seeing attacks against Chinese students on the social media platform Sina

Weibo, including: “You are poisoners!”

and “Don’t go home. You have virus.”

“I was so sad when I saw these hate

speeches,” Zhou said. “It’s so hard for me

to suffer these abuses. I don’t know how

to explain.”

Groups like Chinese for Affirmative

Action in San Francisco have cited an

“alarming escalation in xenophobia and

bigotry resulting from the coronavirus/

COVID-19 pandemic” against Asians in

the U.S., and warn that such harassment

could have long-term effects on mental

health.

“If you are really isolated, that’s a

hard situation to be alone,” said Theresa

Nguyen, chief program officer for Mental

Health America. She suggested that students find someone close to confide in. “It

is important to try to reach out to people.”

To date, more than 84,000 cases of

COVID-19 have been confirmed in China, and more than 2.5 million have been

diagnosed in the United States, according

to data collected by Johns Hopkins University.

Sean Lai is a 10th grader at IMG Academy, a school for athletes in Bradenton,

Florida.

“The pandemic,” he said, “definitely

slowed down my life, but it also gave me

enough time to think about my future.”

His parents are doctors, he said, and offered advice to him to stay healthy while

he was in the United States. But Lai was

one of the lucky ones: On June 6, he was

able to return home. After a two-week isolation period, he’s now back with his family in Dongbei, China.

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