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

Tribal code

Ask Donna

What actually matters in this document.

Text

Volume 30

WEDNESDAY

August

3, 2022

Number 15

83˚/ 45˚

Sunny

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

2022 Monsoon devastates

Lower Polacca and Hopi

lands

Hopi Day School

book club July

2022

PG 5

US to plant more

trees as climate

changes kills off

forests

PG 23

COLUMN

Page 17

LARRY’S CORNER

Native Rain Dance Read

more about it

More on Page 2 and 3

Page 8

COMMUNITY

Former Police Sergeant

named lead animal....

Flood waters reach many homes like this on the Hopi reservation on July 28, 2022 Photo by Romalita Laban/HT

Papal visit: Pope

takes first step

toward apology

HOPI TUTUVENI

PO BOX 123

KYKOTSMOVI, AZ 86039

1110-01600-7460

-More on pg. 21

ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

Hopi Tutuveni August 3, 2022

Hopi Tutuveni reporting on July 28,

2022 flooding occurring in Lower Polacca

residential area and Polacca Wash.

Homeowner Emmaline Naha re-living

flooding of her home for a second year in

a row. Her home was flooded in July 2021

when the Polacca Wash overflowed due to

rains and a broken dam in Pinon, Arizona.

Repairs were completed and a move

in was scheduled to occur two days ago

on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. However due

to continuous rains and yet another dam

breaking in Pinon, Arizona, once again the

home has been flooded from the overflow

coming out of the Polacca Wash into her

home.

Naha has been encouraged by family and friends to create a GoFund me

page for aid in this unfortunate outcome

A dam located in Pinon, Arizona has broken resulting in more water flow coming downstream through Polacca Wash. All photos by Romalita Laban/HT

Hopi Tutuveni August 3, 2022

Emergency Declaration Issued from the Village of Walpi Office

Press Release

Submitted by: Alan Chavez, Village of

Walpi Administrator

Polacca, Ariz. - July 29, 2022, an Emergency Declaration was issued from the

Village of Walpi on July 28, 2022, for

the Polacca Region. We are experiencing

flood waters rising in the Polacca Wash

that has affected multiple homes in the

area and displaced families that were in

the process of rebuilding. The fact of the

matter is that our wash is in need of repair

via the Army Corp of Engineers, and due

to buildup of silt and clay there is little to

no room for the water to empty, from the

rush of the higher elevations. Last year a

Dam broke up stream in Navajo County

that has not been remedied. With global

warming at our door, we are experiencing

heavy rains that come and leave quickly,

and in the rain’s stead leave large amounts

of water with nowhere to go but to flood

the area. The culvert located at the 87

has issues also, with the heavy amount

of water traveling through, it is not large

enough to handle the flood waters of the

Polacca Wash.

As the village administrations of Sichomovi, Tewa/Hano, and Walpi work diligently to amass sandbags and create sand

berms, we are limited to the resources the

villages have and have requested aid from

the Hopi Tribe departments. Since 2021

this has been an ongoing issue that needs

remedy. The First Mesa Consolidated Villages Representatives Wallace Youvella,

and Dale Sinquah have made themselves

available and are working to acquire

Hesco Barriers for the use near homes,

schools, and sewer lagoons. The monsoon

season is upon us and we urge safety be on

everyone’s minds while traveling, please

stay clear of flooded areas, as just inches

of water can sweep away vehicles, or take

a person away with the swift traveling

water. The National Weather Service has

issued a Flood Advisory for this monsoon

season, and we will continue to work diligently to help aid our communities.

The Hopi Tribe, Water Resources Program Announces

Public Meetings

Triennial Review

Kykotsmovi, ARIZ. - July 28, 2022

Held at the following locations:

1.Moenkopi Senior Center 10:00AM September 14, 2022"

2.Kykotsmovi – Hopi Veterans Center 10:00

AM September 15, 2022"

3.Polacca -FMCV 10:00 AM September 16,

2022

In accordance with the Clean Water Act

(CWA) §303©(1), EPA’s implementation

guidance at 40 CFR 131.20, and §1.104 of the

Water Quality Standards (WQS) of the Hopi

Tribe, the WRP will be conducting its Hopi

WQS; and is seeking input from individuals,

Hopi Villages. Tribal program staff, and federal agencies involved in the use of, and protection or preservation of the Hopi water resources and quality.

The Hopi Tribe established water quality

standards (WQS) in 2011. Federal regulations require the Tribe to review them every

three years. If appropriate, the Tribe may be

retaining the standards or modify them based

on EPA review and approval. The Triennial

Review is a process leading to these potential

outcomes. Information from the meetings will

enable an understanding of the WQS program

and WRP’s role and responsibility in the implementation of the standards. A slide presentation, picture boards, and handouts will allow

you to understand water quality programs.

Questions regarding the Hopi WQS, the monitoring of surface water and groundwater, the

protection of and mitigation of springs and other water quality problems. Also, the role and

responsibility of the WRP about Tribal water

resources will be reviewed at the meetings."

You are invited to attend any one of the

meetings proposed above. You are also invited

to comment, ask questions, and express any of

your concerns relating to the quality of the water in your village. Your input will be considered and the drafting of the Triennial Review

Report and its submission to the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, Region

9, in compliance with the Water Quality Standards review."

For more information about this announcement, please contact: The Hopi Tribe, Water

Resources

Program, P.O. Box 123 Kykotsmovi, AZ

86039, (928) 734-3712 or (928) 734-3713."

Hopi Tutuveni August 3, 2022

Hopi Day School Book

Club - July 2022

Dinah Pongyesva, Hopi Tribe Public Library Technician was the Special Guest Reader and shared the book, “We Are Water Protectors” by Carole Lindstrom. Photo by original sender

Special to Hopi Tutuveni

By: Deborah Secakuku Baker

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – July 18, 2022 July Fourth was a

great day to celebrate our country's independence. It was

also the day for the July Hopi Day School Book Club.

Dinah Pongyesva, Hopi Tribe Public Library Technician

was the Special Guest Reader and shared the book, “We

Are Water Protectors” by Carole Lindstrom.

The book was written in response to the Dakota Access

Pipeline protests, the book tells the story of an Ojibwe

girl who fights against an oil pipeline in an effort to protect the water supply of her people. It also documents the

urgent rallying cry to safeguard the Earth’s water from

harm and corruption.

The book, “We are Water Protectors” is a picture book

vibrantly illustrated by a Native American artist, Michaela Goade. It incorporates designs from the woodland native tribes and does a wonderful job of turning the pipeline into the likeness of a snake. The book helps remind

us that all creatures and living things depend on water for

life. It is the winner of the 2021 Caldecott Medal, a prestigious award given to the artist of the most distinguished

American picture book for children.

Pongyesva selected the book to correspond with the

summer theme of the Hopi Library “Oceans of Possibilities.” This theme is hosted by libraries across the country

and highlights books about the ocean and/or water. She

also stated this issue of protecting our water is an important issue to her and corresponds with our Hopi views of

being stewards of the land. She felt it was an important

story to introduce to our children.

Pongyesva also shared summer activities planned at

the Hopi Library for all youth including a special weeklong science camp presented by the AZ Science Center.

She also explained that Hopi library cards allow access to

all libraries in Navajo county and many on-line libraries.

I personally signed up for a library two years ago and was

able to access many of those on-line libraries. It was an

eye opener to be able to access many books through this

process. It was my first experience reading an ebook, a

sign of the times - but so exciting. Other programs the

Hopi Library offers include the Dolly Parton Imagination

Library; a monthly book club for preschool children that

provides a free book to children up to age 5.

Pongyesva’s huge announcement was that she is planning to bring back the Mobile Library by this fall. The

Mobile Library travels to the various Hopi villages and

enables many in the community the opportunity to check

out books and have access to the library.

Our Hopi Library is packed with so many more programs and invites the community to come to The Hopi

Library located at the Peace Academic Center in Kykotsmovi, AZ. Hopi Day School thanks Ms. Dinah Pongyesva for taking time to spend with us as a reader for the

HDS Book club and for her work to promote literacy in

our Hopi community.

August 1, 2022 will feature Hopi Vice-Chairman, Craig

Andrews as the Special Guest Reader. Join us on KUYI

Hopi Radio 88.1 FM, 89.1 LPFM or kuyi.net to listen to

the Hopi Day School Book Club at 6:05 pm on the first

Monday of the each month.

Hopi Tutuveni August 3, 2022

Apology Not Accepted

Hopi Religion, a Religion That Was Never Conquered

The Menonite church at Orayvi established in the late 1800’s

AD, once stood as a way to convert Hopis to another religion.

Photo by: Carl Onsae

By: Stewart B. Koyiyumptewa

Guest Editorial

On June 13, 2000, Bishop Donald E. Pelotte, Bishop

of the Diocese of Gallup, NM of the Catholic Church

delivered an apology from the Pope to Hopi religious

leaders and cultural advisors in the chambers of the

Hopi Tribal Council in Kykotsmovi. The Pope’s apology

sought forgiveness for the abuses Franciscan missionaries had inflicted on Hopi people during the mission period (1629-1680)---abuses documented in Moquis and

Kastiilam: Hopis, Spaniards, and the Trauma of History,

a collaborative project between The Hopi Tribe and the

University of Arizona. Those abuses included the forced

labor of Hopi men, the suppression of Hopi religion, and,

worst of all, the rape of Hopi women.

Hopi religious leaders and cultural advisors sat silently as the bishop addressed them. There was awkward si-

lence that fell upon the gathering when the bishop concluded his apology. Then one of the Hopi men stood up

and addressed the bishop. “Apology not accepted. I don’t

accept your apology,” he stated. Several men rose and expressed similar statements, adding that the historical trauma inflicted by the Spanish on the Hopi people during the

mission period still haunted Hopi lives today. One by one,

Hopi religious and political leaders added reasons why

they could not accept the apology. Besides, if there was

ever going to be a full reconciliation, then the Pope himself should deliver the apology. Hopi also stated that if

the men of the Church were serious about correcting past

wrongs, then it should look into Hopi treaty rights, specifically land and water rights guaranteed by the Treaty

of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which are now at the heart of the

concerns facing the Hopi people. The bishop agreed to

take their messages to the Pope and look into the request

for help. The Hopi Tribe has not heard anything from the

bishop or the Church since then.

Having witnessed this event, I asked myself, “What if

the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 was not successful? What if

the Hopi people weren’t able to drive the Spaniards out

of their villages and their homelands? What if the Hopi

practiced Catholicism instead of the Hopi way of life?”

By asking myself these questions, I slowly realized the

significance of the Pueblo Revolt in the history of the

Hopi people. Unlike other Pueblo people, we don’t have

Catholic churches in our communities or Hispanic last

names. We have been free to practice our religion and our

customs since 1680. We were never reconquered.

Another question that I asked myself is about the behavior of my own people. Have the Hopi people taken for

granted what our ancestors fought and died for, the abuses they endured, the sacrifices they have made and losses

they suffered? In my time with the Hopi Cultural Preservation Office, I have witnessed changes in the behaviors

of the Hopi people, including my own. We act like we

are entitled. We behave differently at our own Katsina

ceremonies. We fight amongst ourselves instead of being

unified as a people. Moreover, the most offensive part of

all of this is that we put it on YouTube and other social

media outlets for the world to see. We need to protect

and safeguard what we have so that our way of life will

endure in our hearts, mind, and spirit.

In 1629, the Spaniards transformed the Hopi way of

life by inaugurating the Mission system in the three major Hopi villages of Awat’ovi, Songòopavi, and Orayvi.

Everything about the mission system was an assault on

the Hopi people. Hopi men were forced to carry beams to

build mission churches from Nuvatukyaovi. Some mis-

sionaries sent husbands away to gather water from distant

springs so they could rape their wives or take advantage

of their daughters. No wonder the Hopi term for missionaries is Tota’tsim, a tyrant, dictator, or demanding person

interested only in personal gain. The Hopis also viewed

the Spaniards as Na’na’önt or Na’öna, lazy.

The key to survival is accomplished through hard work,

yet both missionaries and encomenderos (those who held

grants of encomiendas, the labor system) had the right to

extract tribute---2.6 bushels of corn and one cotton manta

each year---from Hopi households, even during drought

years when Hopis barely produced enough food to feed

themselves. They also had to work for up to three days

a week tending to mission fields and mission herds of

sheep and cattle. Do you know how much water is needed to successfully cultivate cotton? Hopis were punished

severely if they failed to meet those demands.

As the drought worsened because Hopis could not

perform their ceremonies, Hopi men would sneak away

from the villages to rehearse songs, ceremonies, and religious practices so they would not be lost and forgotten.

And after one Hopi man from Orayvi named Sitkoyma

sponsored a Niman ceremony in the Katsina Buttes, the

missionary discovered his “idolatry,” whipped him in

the plaza, and poured scalding turpentine on his wounds.

After Sitkoyma’s brutal murder, Hopis began to discuss

whether they needed to take stronger action. They met

with other Pueblo people and finally decided that the only

way to preserve the Hopi way of life was to kill the missionaries and other Spaniards.

Every Hopi person knows that it takes hard work to

survive, incorporating the teachings of life and reciprocity we were given long ago. Survival requires a lifelong

commitment that involves faith, prayer, humility and

hard work. Our ancestors endured a lot for us to be where

we are today, to carry on our way of life as we have been

taught by them through the generations, and the right to

be called Hopisinom.

Tomorrow when you wake, pray and greet the Sun, ask

Taawa to deliver a message to our ancestors, a message

of Askwalí/Kwakwhá to those who had the courage to

stand up to the Tota’tsim, who fought for and protected

our unique way of life for each of us as Hopisinom today.

Let us not take our Hopi way of life for granted. Continue

to live in faith, prayer, humility and hard work the best we

can each day so that our children and future generations

will learn and receive it just as we received it from our

ancestors. Kwakwhá.

Stewart B. Koyiyumptewa, Interim Manager

Hopi Cultural Preservation Office

Hopi Tutuveni August 3, 2022

Hopi Tutuveni Re-publishes the

Ever Relevant Guest Editorial

- "Apology Not Accepted - Hopi

Religion, a Religion That Was

Never Conquered"

By: Romalita Laban, Managing Editor

- Hopi Tutuveni

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – July 28, 2022 and

the realization that the Hopi Tribe will

soon be observing Pueblo Revolt Day on

August 10, 2022 is set in while seeing

recent articles and posts on social media

regarding the Pope taking steps to apologize to Native peoples in Canada is also

occurring.

I am reminded, yet again, about the

published Guest Editorial - "Apology

Not Accepted - Hopi Religion, a Religion

That Was Never Conquered" by Stewart

B. Koyiyumptewa published in Hopi Tutuveni Volume 26 Number 12 published

Tuesday, August 7, 2018 and re-published

in August 2021 and how very relevant the

Guest Editorial, remains in 2022.

The Editorial speaks of the Diocese of

Gallup, NM of the Catholic Church attempting to deliver an apology to Hopi

religious leaders in 2000 and here in 2022,

the Catholic Church is making attempts

in another country, to another group of

Native peoples for past transgressions

against them by representatives of the

Catholic Church.

Hopi Tutuveni is sharing Indian Country Today’s “Papal Visit: Pope takes first

step toward apology” article in this current August 3rd publication and it only

seemed fit that we share Koyiyumptewa’s

Guest Editorial, as well.

The term "Tota’tsim - a tyrant, dictator, or demanding person interested only

in personal gain" was referenced by

Koyiyumptewa in the 2018 Editorial. In

2020-2021 Tribal Councilmen used the

term during 2020-2021 Council Sessions

in comparing and describing behaviors

they had been observing of some administrators during the Hopi Tribal Government Shutdown. The Shutdown has been

a response and result of the current world

wide pandemic which is still in effect this

day in 2022, while humanity continues

"fighting a foreign enemy of sorts" - the

Corona virus.

Interesting times and comparisons

which remind me to be grateful for all I

am blessed with, including still being able

to practice the Hopi culture and religion

the best way I can with my children and

grandchildren. I am also grateful to be

able to work for the Hopi people during a

time in which the Hopi Tribe is facing dire

economic limitations. I continue working for the people at the Tribe’s one and

only newspaper into this third year of the

worldwide pandemic because it is my way

of giving back to those who came before

me.

I am grateful too for the ability to read,

contemplate and be reminded of the closing remarks by Stewart noting, "Tomorrow when you wake, pray and greet the

Sun, ask Taawa to deliver a message to our

ancestors, a message of Askwalí/Kwakwhá to those who had the courage to stand

up to the Tota’tsim, who fought for and

protected our unique way of life for each

of us as Hopisinom today. Let us not take

our Hopi way of life for granted. Continue

to live in faith, prayer, humility and hard

work the best we can each day so that our

children and future generations will learn

and receive it just as we received it from

our ancestors. Kwakwhá." ~ Stewart B.

Koyiyumptewa, Interim Manager Hopi

Cultural Preservation Office.

FIRST MESA

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PO Box 750, Polacca, AZ 86042

(928) 737-2581

NOW HIRING!

SY 2022-2023

Certified Positions

CSA Assistant

SPED Teacher

School Counselor

Classified Positions

Custodian/Grounds Keeper

Quarters Manager

CLOSING on August 15, 2022

For inquires or employment application:

Contact Mrs. Nillarita Tso

Email: n.tso@fmesschool.com

Website: https://fmes.bie.edu

07/28/2022

Would you like to put your

legals into the Newspaper?

For a single price you can put your legals

into the Hopi

Tutuveni

Call 928-734-3283 to find out how

Hopi Tutuveni August 3, 2022

Former Police Sergeant Named Lead

Animal Control Officer

August is National

Charles Mahkewa brings nearly two

“Immunization

decades of service to new role

Awareness Month”

PRESS RELEASE

Submitted by: Bernadean Kachinhongva, HSAPC Mentor

(Photo 1) Charles Mahkewa, new Lead Animal Control Officer (Photo 2) Caption: Charles Mahkewa, new Lead Animal Control Officer meets with members of the community to discuss the

Small Animal Control Program during wellness event. Pictures by original sender

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Submitted by: Armando Saldivar,

Communication Specialist - Hopi Tribe/

CDC Foundation

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – July 18, 2022 the

Hopi Department of Health & Human

Services announced today that former police sergeant Charles Mahkewa is now the

Lead Animal Control Officer for the Small

Animal Control Program.

Mahkewa is a Hopi Tribal member

from the Village of Paqaavi and brings

with him, an extensive knowledge of our

homeland, and its surroundings and its

people.

“I have dealt with our Tribe's dog and

cat issues throughout my Law Enforcement career and know what it's going to

take to make some effective changes for

our animal friends,” Mahkewa said. “I'm

excited to be a part of this program and I

look forward to working with all the agencies and programs involved.”

Mahkewa was able to meet with members of the community and present important information regarding the Small

Animal Program during the Hopi Health

and Wellness Fair last week. Mahkewa

can be reached at (928) 497-1532 or by

email to ChMahkewa@hopi.nsn.us.

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. - July 27, 2022, August is National “Immunization Awareness Month.” The Hopi Substance Abuse

Prevention Center (HSAPC) would like to

inform the community about the importance of immunizations.

It is also important to recognize that we

as Hopi do have medicinal healing practices that are beneficial to us. Although

having these teachings, some may not

completely protect us from evolving diseases. Vaccines are important to have the

best defense against illness and will help

to keep you and your future generations

healthy.

Our lifestyles can tend to keep us busy

and forget about our health. When we are

active in our addictions, we seldom think

of our health. Once we start to work on

bettering ourselves, that’s when we also

get our mind and body healthy. Let’s work

towards keeping our generations alive for

years. In the efforts to support National

Immunization Awareness month, HSAPC

would like to suggest we all make time

to get ourselves and help our loved one’s

vaccines up to date.

As a grant recipient of the Arizona Governor’s Office of Youth, Faith, and Family

- Trauma Informed Substance Abuse Prevention Program (funds provided through

SAMHSA), the HSAPC staff receive

trauma informed care training and utilize

strategies in our services. HSAPC mentors help individuals work through their

physical, mental, emotional and spiritual

healing journey. “We believe in honoring

ourselves by living an honest, sober, balanced life.” Healing begins with you! Be

patient with yourself as you begin to heal.

We encourage all to take the steps towards keeping healthy. To schedule an

appointment, call your local health facility. You can also call Hopi Health Care

Center at 928-737-6000. If you would like

HSAPC services call 928-734-0300.

Want to Advertise with the

Hopi Tutuveni?

YOUR BUSINESS NAME HERE

Are you confused on how to advertise in the local

newspaper? The Hopi Tutuveni can help you. With

our friendly staff to help you with your advertisement, advertising is now made Easy!

Call 928-734-3281

Hopi Tutuveni August 3, 2022

Downtown Phoenix Businesses, Entrepreneurs and Creatives

Collaborate to Bring Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration in October

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Submitted by: Candace Hamana – Hello Badger PR

Phoenix, Ariz. - July 12, 2022 Cahokia SocialTech +

ArtSpace, named the Best Place to Discover Emerging

Artists by Phoenix magazine, announced Indigenous

Peoples’ Day Phoenix Fest on Monday, October 10,

2022. Cahokia co-founders Eunique Yazzie and Melody

Lewis have partnered with the Roosevelt Row Community Development Corporation (RRCDC), The Churchill,

NDN Collective, Native Guitar Tours, Seven Layer Army

skateboards, and many others to create a celebration honoring this nation’s First Peoples.

The event is free, open to the public, and will be from

3:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. It will feature a vendor market,

food trucks, skateboard demos and competition, a community zone, Indigenous film screenings with Indie Film

Fest, and musical guests on the Main Stage. The Churchill will be the host site for a paid VIP experience that

includes an Indigenous fashion show and select musical

artists on the NDN Collective Premiere Stage. More information about the VIP experience including ticket prices and performances to be announced in August.

“Indigenous Peoples' Day is about celebrating the indigeniety of people all over the world. This includes Indigenous people belonging to non-federally recognized

tribes, First People of other countries, and the 574 federally-recognized tribes in the United States; 22 of those

tribes are here in Arizona,” said Lewis. “The festival will

provide an opportunity to see and hear accurate representation of the wide diversity of Indigenous cultures, languages, and expressions of art.”

Yazzie, who is a board member with RRCDC, initiated

a collaboration between Indigenous creatives and social

entrepreneurs to pivot the artistic and cultural direction

during COVID. “As the downtown landscape was changing, the RRCDC recognized there were opportunities to

align with communities who shared the same goals. We

decided to partner with Cahokia SocialTech and Artspace

to fully visualize the mission of advancing arts-focused

initiatives for artists, entrepreneurs and residents, cultivating creative space within the Roosevelt Row Arts District,” said Yazzie.

The planning committee of this year’s event is 90 percent Indigenous and includes collaborative efforts from

over 40 ambassadors and 15 members of Cahokia representing Indigenous-owned businesses and organizations.

Other out-of-state organizations like NDN Collective and

New Mexico Community Capital are providing additional resources and opportunities to amplify civic engagement efforts during the event.

“We are proud supporters of Indigenous excellence,

especially in art, entertainment, entrepreneurship, and

sports and we believe that by gathering and celebrating

who we are today, we can continue building Indigenous

power, one community at a time. We are even more proud

to continue supporting Cahokia SocialTech + ArtSpace as

they strive to create space for free and liberated thought

and expression. We look forward to the opportunity to

meet and learn more about the Phoenix area Indigenous

community,” said Lycia Maddocks, Political Director and

Head of Policy Advocacy at NDN Collective.

For more information please visit the event website at

www.ipdphx.com.

Event Details

•

What: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Phoenix Fest

•

Where: First and Garfield Streets

•

When: Monday, October 10, 2022

•

Time: 3:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

•

Cost: General Admission: FREE, VIP Tickets:

to be announced.

About Cahokia, Roosevelt Row Community Development Corporation, and NDN Collective

Cahokia is a female-owned, Indigenous-led Social

Tech + Art Space in downtown Phoenix. On the ancestral

lands of the O'odham and Piipaash, Cahokia is an established enterprise between social entrepreneurs and community-based organizations whose mission is to support

and revitalize underrepresented communities through capacity building, place-making, place-keeping, workforce

training and collaboration.

Roosevelt Row Community Development Corporation

(CDC) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, whose mission is to advance arts-focused initiatives for artists, entrepreneurs and residents, cultivating creative space within a sustainable Roosevelt Row Arts District. For more

information, please follow Roosevelt Row on Facebook

and Instagram.

NDN Collective is an Indigenous-led organization dedicated to building Indigenous power. Through organizing,

activism, philanthropy, grantmaking, capacity-building,

and narrative change, we are creating sustainable solutions on Indigenous terms.

Hopi Tutuveni August 3, 2022

LEGALS

WE ARE

HIRING

For information contact:

Alissa Charley, Executive Director

Email: lisa@hopicredit.us

Phone: (928) 738-2205

Website: https://hopicredit.us

Job Position:

Loan Processor/Collector/

Financial Educator

Starting Wage:

$36,670.00/year

Full time: 40 hours/week

Benefits:

Retirement, Vision,

Dental, Medical, Life

Open until filled

Are you into drawing

COMICS?

New Perspective - Education

Hopi Tutuveni wants your AD’s

Call or email us to get a quote TODAY!

928-734-3283 or

rlaban@hopi.nsn.us

by: Carl Onsae

Submit your comics to

consae@hopi.nsn.us

Drawing comics is a great way to show your

drawing skills and your side of Hopi Humor.

If you have the skill and the humor to draw comics

for the Hopi Tutuveni

Call 928-734-3283

To find out more information.

DISCLAIMER: Comics submitted will become property of Hopi

Tutuveni. Name of artist will be

displayed and not edited when submitted. Hopi Tutuveni has

the right to publish submitted comics.

Hopi Tutuveni August 3, 2022

HEALTH

6 Things to Know About COVID-19

What You Need to Know About

Vaccines for Children Under 5

Life-Saving COVID-19 Treatments

(StatePoint) While stopping the spread

of COVID-19 is the goal, the reality is that

every day, more people contract the disease. For this reason, it’s important to be

aware of available treatment options.

The Treating COVID-19 Campaign,

which was developed independently by

the American Lung Association, with

grant support from Regeneron and GSK,

is sharing some important insights into

outpatient treatment options:

• Know your risk. It’s important to

know if you’re at high risk for severe illness from COVID-19, as this can determine what treatments are available to you.

There are many factors that may put you

in the “high risk” category, including if

you’re 65 and older, you smoke cigarettes,

you have a chronic lung disease, are immunocompromised, or are living with certain medical conditions, including chronic

lung disease, heart disease, diabetes and

chronic kidney disease. Individuals who

are overweight or pregnant also fall in the

high-risk category. You can see a full list

at Lung.org/covid-19.

• Test, and then treat, at onset of symptoms. Experiencing symptoms that may be

COVID-19? Get tested right away. If you

test positive and are high risk, speak with

your healthcare provider promptly about

treatment options that may help prevent

severe illness and reduce the risk of hospitalization. Currently available treatments

include antivirals or monoclonal antibody treatments (mAbs). Your healthcare

provider can help you determine the best

course of treatment for you, which needs

to start as soon as possible to help prevent

possible progression of severe illness.

• Get informed. The Food and Drug Administration has authorized certain antiviral medications and monoclonal antibod-

ies. Antivirals and monoclonal antibodies

can help your immune system fight off the

coronavirus infection, with a goal of preventing you from becoming seriously ill.

Antivirals target certain parts of the virus

to stop it from replicating, while monoclonal antibodies help the immune system

better recognize and stop the infection. In

both cases, medications need to be prescribed by a healthcare provider and started as soon as possible after diagnosis to

be effective.

• Be your own advocate. Many patients

have discovered firsthand that persistence

can be necessary when it comes to getting treatment for COVID-19. When Jill

Hein’s 83-year-old father tested positive,

his primary care provider told him he

wasn’t very sick and to go home and call

if he got any sicker.

“When this information was relayed

back to me, I objected and asked that Dad

follow up with his pulmonologist immediately. He didn’t want to, insisting that his

primary care provider said he was doing

okay. It wasn’t until I told Mom, ‘This can

kill him,’ that I got through to them and

she called his pulmonologist for a second

opinion. Within four hours of having the

infusion, Dad felt himself getting better.

Over the next couple days, he continued

to improve at home. Thankfully, he fully

recovered,” says Hein.

For more information about treatment

options, as well as COVID-19 care tips,

visit lung.org/treating-covid.

With people taking fewer precautions as

COVID-19 restrictions are lifted, the virus is spreading at a high rate. The good

news is that there are treatments available

for the most vulnerable among us to help

avoid severe illness and hospitalization.

(StatePoint) COVID-19 vaccines are

now available for children under 5 years

old, and the American Medical Association (AMA) is urging parents to get their

children vaccinated.

“The wait for this moment has been excruciating for parents who were ready on

day one for their children to receive a vaccination to prevent severe COVID,” says

Jack Resneck, Jr., M.D., president of the

AMA. “While there is overwhelming scientific evidence showing the COVID-19

vaccines are safe and effective, we know

many parents and families still have questions.”

Here are six things to know about pediatric COVID-19 vaccines for kids under

1. The vaccines are safe: The U.S. Food

and Drug Administration and Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

reviewed all trial safety data before authorizing and recommending vaccines for

children under 5. The vast majority of side

effects were mild, including irritability

and crying, sleepiness, fatigue and loss of

appetite.

2. The vaccines are effective: Both the

Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines

are effective at preventing severe disease.

Based on 230 pages of data, regulators

said the vaccines show a strong immune

response in children, and are somewhat

effective at preventing symptomatic disease.

3. They’re widely available: Vaccines

will be available at pediatricians’ offices,

as well as from primary care physicians.

Information on locations near you is avail-

able at vaccines.gov.

4. COVID-19 poses a danger to children: According to the CDC, COVID-19

is a leading cause of death among children

ages 0-19 years. Among children in the

United States aged 6 months to 4 years,

there have been more than 2 million cases

of COVID-19, more than 20,000 hospitalizations, and more than 200 deaths since

the beginning of the pandemic.

5. There is more than one dose: Like

most vaccines, the COVID-19 vaccines

involve more than one dose. Pfizer’s vaccine is a three-dose primary series at onetenth the dosage of the adult formulation.

The Moderna vaccine primary series is a

two-dose regimen, spaced four to eight

weeks apart, at one-fourth the dosage of

the adult formulation. Booster shots will

likely be part of the regimen, too, just as

they are for other age groups.

6. Getting up to date is important: Make

sure your child is up to date on all vaccines when they get the COVID-19 vaccine. Adolescents and adult immunizations declined during the pandemic and an

estimated 26 million recommended vaccinations were missed in 2020 as compared

to 2019.

If you have additional questions, speak

with your physician and review trusted resources, including getvaccineanswers.org.

“COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective, they’re backed by science and

data; they work. More than 1 million people in the United States have died from

COVID, and I urge you to keep yourself

and your loved ones safe by getting vaccinated,” says Dr. Resneck.

Hopi Tutuveni wants to know how we are

doing.

Call or email us to tell us if we are doing a good job. We need your

feedback

928-734-3283

HOPI H.E.O.C UPDATES

Hopi Tutuveni August 3, 2022

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

Response JULY 20, 2022 Report

KYKOTSMOVI, AZ – July20, 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 July for those 6 months 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) 7376198 or 737-6197.

COVID-19 Testing Drive-up Testing schedule: Mondays and Thursdays from 8:30 AM – 9:00

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.

WHEN USING AN AT-HOME TEST IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU REPORT

YOUR RESULTS TO THE

COVID-19 HOTLINE AT HOPI HEALTH CARE CENTER OR TUBA CITY REGIONAL

HEALTH CARE CORPORATION SO THAT ACCURATE DATA IS PROVIDED TO THE

COMMUNITY.

VACCINE UPDATE:

On June 17, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized emergency use of

the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine and the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for the prevention

of COVID-19 to include use in children down to 6 months of age. For more detailed information

please visit www.cdc.gov

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

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 1-866976-5941. TCRHCC 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 two orders of test kits, can now place their first, second,

AND third order. They must complete the ordering process above three (3) times to place both a

first, second, and third order (for a total of 16 test kits; 4 kits for first order, 4 kits for second order,

8 kits for third order).

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 1-888720-7489).

QUARANTINE AND ISOLATION CALCULATOR:

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

need to isolate or quarantine.

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 August 3, 2022

HOPI H.E.O.C UPDATES

Hopi Tribe Department of Health and Human Services Covid-19 Emergency Response JULY 20. 2022 Report, Cont.

Hopi Tutuveni August 3, 2022

Biden Administration launches heat.gov with tools for

communities facing extreme heat

News Release

The White House

Today, the Biden Administration through the interagency National Integrated Heat Health Information System

(NIHHIS) launched Heat.gov, a new website to provide

the public and decision-makers with clear, timely and

science-based information to understand and reduce the

health risks of extreme heat. Heat.gov will provide a onestop hub on heat and health for the nation and is a priority

of President Biden’s National Climate Task Force and its

Interagency Working Group on Extreme Heat.

Extreme heat has been the greatest weather-related

cause of death in the U.S. for the past 30 years — more

than hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding or extreme cold —

killing over 700 people per year. In addition, the heat crisis does not affect people equally. Extreme heat mortality

disproportionately affects Native American and Black

communities, as well as those living in the urban core or

very rural neighborhoods, according to the Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The launch of Heat.gov is just the latest measure to

address extreme heat. With funding from the Bipartisan

Infrastructure Law, the Biden Administration has invested in programs to build resilient infrastructure that helps

communities withstand extreme heat, drought, wildfires

and other heat-related hazards. Additionally, the Administration has made record investments to help families

with their household energy costs, including summer

cooling.

“President Biden has directed us to respond to the

extreme heat gripping the nation. Extreme heat is a silent killer, yet it affects more Americans than any other weather emergency — particularly our nation’s most

vulnerable,” said Gina McCarthy, White House National

Climate Advisor. “Heat.gov is an exciting new and accessible website designed to help everyone become engaged

with their community, their state-level government, and

federal partners, to take actions that can reduce the deadly

health impacts of extreme heat.”

To serve the American people, Heat.gov offers maps,

data and information from across disciplines, from inside

and outside of government, that will enable informed

decisions by communities on a daily basis and allow

planning weeks and months ahead. The site features

heat information from across federal agencies, including

heat forecasts from National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration’s (NOAA) National Weather Service,

the new national Climate and Health Outlook developed

by the Department of Health and Human Services, the

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Heat and

Health Tracker, as well as heat planning and preparedness

guides. Heat.gov also includes information on National

Integrated Heat Health Information System programs;

events and news articles; heat and health program funding opportunities; and information to help at-risk communities.

“Addressing the climate crisis, including extreme heat,

has been a top priority for the Biden-Harris Administration, and at the Department of Commerce, we have been

working to use every tool at our disposal,” said U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo. “Heat.gov leverages innovation and data to help deliver timely and accurate

information to the public. As extreme heat conditions

impact millions of Americans, this site will help ensure

that all our communities, including our most vulnerable,

have access to the data, tools and resources they need to

mitigate heat impacts.”

July 2021 was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth,

and summers are getting hotter and deadlier. The annual

average temperature of the contiguous United States has

already warmed over the past few decades and is projected to rise by 5°F – 8.7°F by the end of this century.

Heat-related illnesses and death are largely preventable

with proper planning, monitoring and education. City

officials, the growing number of heat resilience officers,

as well as doctors, nurses, first responders, researchers

and the general public, are increasingly requesting federal support to understand the complex and dangerous

impacts of extreme heat. Heat.gov helps to meet this

growing demand for authoritative heat and health tools

and information.

“For far too long, our most vulnerable populations are

the ones who bear the brunt of extreme heat,” said Health

and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, who established the Office of Climate Change and Health Equity

at HHS as directed by President Biden’s first executive

order on tackling the climate crisis. “Heat.gov provides

real tools and resources that can help people who are suffering. This is one more important step the Administration is taking to address climate change’s impact on our

health and our lives.”

“Extreme heat is a global health threat, and due to

human-caused climate change, it’s getting worse,” said

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Administrator Rick Spinrad, Ph.D. “Reducing the risks of

extreme heat in our country requires a whole-of-government effort, which is why NOAA has led a large federal

coalition to create, launch and manage Heat.gov. This

website will improve public health and help us build a

Climate-Ready Nation.”

“Currently, few health systems have heat action plans

and heat exposure is rarely integrated into real-time clinical health decision-making for patients,” said Cecilia

Sorensen, M.D., associate professor and director of the

Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education offsite link at Columbia University. “With more frequent,

intense and longer lasting heat waves, there is an urgent

need for increased health system preparedness to meet the

growing burden of heat-related illness. These new tools

will allow health systems easy access to the information

they need to promote climate-readiness and heat-resiliency, ultimately improving patient and community health

outcomes while reducing system-wide impacts and improving the efficiency of health systems.”

Heat.gov is a collaboration of National Integrated Heat

Health Information System’s federal government partners, including National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,

Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Emergency

Management Agency, National Institute for Occupational

Safety and Health, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs,

U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Environmental Health

Sciences, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services

Administration.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s

Climate Program Office and National Weather Service,

in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention, founded National Integrated Heat Health Information System to bring together all federal agencies

and programs focused on societal heat resilience to jointly improve federal, state and local capacity to reduce the

health, economic and infrastructural impacts of extreme

heat.

Heat.gov was created in collaboration with Esri, a

geographic information system company. The website is

hosted on Esri’s cloud-based geospatial platform, which

allows easy access to a range of features, such as localized heat information, links to heat tools across the federal government, and an interactive map of the National

Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and National

Integrated Heat Health Information System urban heat

island mapping campaigns. The site supports open data

access, enabling communities and planners to integrate

federal heat information into their own decision-making.

To keep up with National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration and National Integrated Heat Health Information System’s latest extreme heat health resilience

efforts, subscribe to the Heat Beat Newsletter.

Hopi Tutuveni August 3, 2022

Court fights raise caution flags on green energy push

In addition to concerns about toxic waste, the lithium mine sits on federal land local tribes

say is a sacred site where dozens of their ancestors were massacred by the US Cavalry

Scott Sonner

Associated Press

RENO, Nev. — Opposition from friends, not foes, is

creating potential roadblocks to President Joe Biden’s

green energy agenda on federal lands in the blue-leaning,

Western swing state of Nevada.

Two lithium mines and a geothermal power plant in

the works in the biggest U.S. gold-mining state are under

attack from conservationists, tribes and others who otherwise generally support Biden's efforts to expedite the

transition from fossil fuels to renewables.

The conflicts put a spotlight on an emerging reality as

the Biden administration tries to meet its goal of having

the U.S. power grid run on clean energy by 2035.

Renewable or not, the actual mining of the resources faces many of the same regulatory and environmental hurdles the government has encountered for decades

when digging for coal or drilling for oil.

Whether it's tapping hot underground water to generate electricity with steam-powered turbines or extracting

lithium to make electric car batteries, the operations still

must comply with laws designed to protect wildlife habitat, cultural and historical values, and guard against pollution or other degradation of federal lands.

During a recent failed attempt to overturn a Nevada

water permit for a mine near the Oregon line above the

biggest known lithium deposit in the nation, opponents

raised some of the same concerns leveled four decades

ago about some of the largest gold mines in the world.

Specifically, the Great Basin Resource Watch and others say the lithium mine will produce toxic waste. More

generally, they still accuse regulators of rubber-stamping

industry plans without a thorough review of the potential

harms.

“Everything seems to be in the hands of the mining

company,” Sarah Wochele, a mining justice organizer

for the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada, said

at last month's appeal hearing. “And we just ignorantly

praise new technology, new technology.”

Ramped up domestic production of lithium is key to

Biden’s blueprint for a greener future, a critical element

for electric vehicle batteries. Worldwide demand for the

lightest metal on Earth is projected to increase six-fold by

2030 compared to 2020.

The big deposit bordering Oregon where Lithium Nevada plans to begin construction in December is “vital

to our national security and nation’s need for lithium to

support green energy development and achieve climate

change objectives,” the company said in recent court filings.

But in addition to concerns about toxic waste, the mine

sits on federal land local tribes say is a sacred site where

dozens of their ancestors were massacred by the U.S.

Cavalry in 1865.

Another big lithium mine still on the drawing board,

halfway between Reno and Las Vegas, is home to a rare

desert wildflower the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has

proposed for listing under the Endangered Species Act.

Meanwhile, the geothermal power plant faces both

cultural and environmental challenges in a case pending

before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

The San Francisco-based appellate court could rule

any day on a lawsuit seeking to halt the development in a

high-desert oasis 100 miles (161 kilometers) east of Reno

where a rare toad currently protected under the Endangered Species Act lives in the same hot springs where Native Americans have worshipped for thousands of years.

The Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management approved Ormat Nevada's geothermal project last

November over the objections of another Interior agency,

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Since then, USFWS has taken the rare step of declaring

the Dixie Valley toad endangered on a temporary emergency basis — something it's done only one other time

in 20 years.

This month, the Center for Biological Diversity and

the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe amended their lawsuit

against the Reno-based Ormat and the Bureau of Land

Management in U.S. District Court in Reno to include

the April listing.

The updated version alleges both are in violation of the

Endangered Species Act because they've failed to halt

construction "despite USFWS’s unambiguous finding

that the project poses an imminent and existential risk to

the Dixie Valley toad.”

The government hasn't responded yet, but the case continues in district court on a parallel track with the appellate court. And the ongoing legal battles underscore the

difficulty of turning Biden’s vision of a cleaner energy

future into reality.

Administration officials insist they’ve known all along

that implementing their plans to slow the warming of the

Earth wouldn’t be easy.

“Catalyzing the clean energy economy and seeing

renewable energy projects through to completion is no

small task,” said Tyler Cherry, press secretary for Interior

Secretary Deb Haaland.

“Indeed, these are complex, large-scale projects that require a robust public process,” he wrote in an email July

12 to the AP in response to a request for comment.

The three-judge panel at the 9th Circuit that heard

oral arguments on the geothermal case in June said they

couldn't consider the April listing of the toad because it

came after the appeal was filed in January.

But the judges acknowledged USFWS had raised similar objections in earlier opinions, warning about the likelihood the geothermal plant's operations could push the

toad to the brink of extinction.

The Justice Department lawyer representing the bureau, Michelle Melton, said federal law required the bureau to consider USFWS's criticisms but it wasn't bound

by them.

The emergency listing of the toad doesn’t change the

bureau's position that the project will have no significant

impact on the tribe or the toad, she said.

“Fish and Wildlife has a different opinion," Melton

said. “It was not a surprise to BLM that Fish and Wildlife

felt that way.”

Ormat Vice President Paul Thomsen said the emergency listing overstates the potential impact of the project on

the toad partly because it makes false assumptions about

underground faults in the geothermal reservoir it intends

to tap.

“There are sufficient safeguards in place to avoid endangering the toad,” he wrote June 6 in comments to USFWS.

The 9th Circuit judges appeared sympathetic last month

to some of the opponents' arguments. But they noted that

the lower court judge had weighed the pros and cons and

determined the public was best served by allowing the

temporary injunction blocking construction to expire 90

days after it was issued in February.

They pointed to Judge Robert C. Jones' conclusion that

the electricity produced at the geothermal plant would

significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions compared

to other energy production facilities and that “depriving

the public of a source of carbon-free" electricity is not in

the public’s best interest.

Scott Lake, a lawyer for the Center for Biological Diversity, said the benefits of renewable energy resources

are “something the tribe and the center actually agree

with.”

“But nothing in the record establishes a public interest

in, or a compelling need, for this particular project ... on

a tribal sacred site and in such a way that threatens the

entire existence of the Dixie Valley toad,” he said.

Hopi Tutuveni August 3, 2022

Hopilavit - Conversation 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

drawing skills and your side of Hopi Humor.

If you have the skill and the humor to draw comics

for the Hopi Tutuveni

DISCLAIMER: Comics submitted will become property of Hopi

Tutuveni. Name of artist will be

displayed and not edited when submitted. Hopi Tutuveni has

the right to publish submitted comics.

HOPI WORDS

Tunatya - Intention

Hiisa - Many

Kwisto - Get

Itsivu - Intolerant

Paati - Melt

Yup’a - Go ahead

Tuwat - In turn

Qa’ãntipu - Mistake

Nima - Go home

Qanaani - Jealous (feel)

Qaavo - Next day

Nakwhana - Grant per-

Tumala - Job

Aa’awna - Notify

mission

Henanata - Jog

Ephaqam - Now & then

Tutskwa - Ground

Suumi - Join

Himu’yva - Obtain

Naasami - Half-dollar

Hintaqa - Kind (what)

Paypi - Oh Well!

Hiñti - Happen (what)

Tuwi’yta - Know

Namora - Option (choice)

Hãalayi - Happy

Ngasta - Lacking

Angqw - Out of origin

Kyaktayti’i - Hurry

Lavayi - Language

Tuqayvasta - Pay Atten-

Wuuni - Idea (thought)

Qa iits - Late

tion

Pashimu - Important

Tayati - Laugh

Qe’ti - Quit

Sonkya - Improbable

Ya’makma - Leave (exit)

Yõoyoki - Rain

Songyawnen - In effect

Awtuuqayta -Listen

Tutuwna - Instruct

Tunatyawta - Look after

TICK-TACK-TOE

Hopi Tutuveni August 3, 2022

Larry’s Corner

Native Rain Dance

Hopis say we are prepared for anything and that

nothing could hurt us because we are so isolated,

but that’s not true. I believe we are the least prepared

people in the world…well, I can’t say it’s all true

because we never had such an event before, so I can

give you that one. So recently, the Hopi reservation

had some outlandish flood waters rip through the

Hopi mesas. It was like last year when the washes in

the Hopi reservation flooded over, and people were

in a panic; it was like it had never rained hard like

that before.

I thank the rain gods for sending these flood rains

to the Hopi mesas, and it tested our faith in both rain

gods and our shovels. Did you know natural disasters take fake money to fight something so natural?

I didn’t know that either. But who’s to say that we

need money to fight anything so natural? But I guess

money still takes the top to do something. Of course,

money is not the only thing to make things happen

sometimes, it just takes some good ol’ elbow grease

and a good heart to accomplish something.

I heard that other villages and washes were bringing things like chairs, refrigerators, freezers, couches, and even a cow was floating in the strong flood

waters. No one told these people to help with what

needed to be done, and no one paid for their services; it was just an automatic reaction and done

for the satisfaction of just helping people. Hopis

call this action Híta’nangwa or doing something

helpful without being told or asked to do so. Of

course, many good people on the Hopi reservation

help someone without asking for something in return, but sometimes it’s not always like that. Sadly, many people want something in return for doing

something so simple, like emptying the trash for the

elderly or even taking someone to the local store to

get something to eat.

Mainstream society has taught us that we must get

something in return for our deeds. But that’s just the

younger generation. If we taught the younger generation that money is not what you need, the idea is to

teach them that we, as Hopi people, don’t need money to survive. Of course, we need it for our snacks

at the local store, but if we teach the younger generation, we can survive without money and with the

power of our culture.

We have become so detached from the Hopi world

that we now follow mainstream society. It tells us

that some people might harm us if we pick up a fellow person who is simply hitchhiking at the local

store, or we might succumb to social hate if we help

the wrong person that others don’t like. We have

become so distrustful and disrespectful to each other that we forget that simply helping someone, like

bringing in the wood for grandpa or taking someone

to the local store so they can get something for their

children, is something we as a community committed to doing. We forgot that we are a community, a

Want to send Larry something? Send to: PO BOX 123, Kykotsmovi, AZ 86039

Want to send Larry email? Send to: meowatlarry@gmail.com

village, or a family.

We want to keep to ourselves and stay safe, and I

get it; the world is different nowadays. It can sometimes feel unsafe, and it can affect us feeling like we

need to protect ourselves rather than our community.

I know some people had horrible experiences with

people and became distrustful of others. Still, if you

care for your community or yourself and whoever

you like or love, then you would be able to do anything for them.

My advice to you is that it is hard to trust someone

when you have fallen victim to distrust from someone you trusted. But we all do need to try to learn

or relearn to trust one another again. We will be better prepared for what’s to come when the storm hits

again. I hope that makes sense…because I feel like

I was rambling. If you can make sense of what I

was talking about…here’s to “more meow in your

buck.”

But, be kind to someone in need because we all

need someone to lean on from time to time. Sometimes we all need to feel dependent on someone

who we can trust. So, when I drive my “cat-mobile”

around the Hopi mesas, say hi, and I might pick

you up if you give me pizza money…just kidding; I

might pick you up because I’m a cool cat like that.

Hopi Tutuveni August 3, 2022

Hopi Tutuveni wants to

know how we are doing.

Call or email us to tell us if we are doing a

good job. We need your feedback

928-734-3283

Announce Here...

We offer available space for any kind

of announcements, call for pricing and

availability call or email today

Call:

928-734-3283or email:

ads@hopi.nsn.us

LEGALS

Would you like to put your

legals into the Newspaper?

For a single price you can

put your legals into the

Hopi

Tutuveni

Call 928-734-3283

BIRTHDAY/CONGRATS!

HAPPY_________DAY...

We offer space for your congratulation!

Call or email TODAY to learn more

Call:

928-734-3283

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

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

PH: (928) 289 0974

porturica@gmail.com

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 August 3, 2022

JOB OPENING

Hopi Tribe Economic Development

Corporation

The Hopi Tribe Economic Development Corporation

is seeking a dynamic Staff Accountant to join our team.

The Staff Accountant performs a broad scope of professional accounting activities requiring experienced,

professional knowledge and application of accounting

principles and practices. The Staff Accountant performs

a wide range of detailed/complex accounting functions

while providing advisory functions for the day-to-day accounting tasks for the HTEDC.

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

public; Ensure all communication is clear and concise;

Perform other duties as assigned by the Chief Financial

Officer.

•Knowledge of and experience with accounting principles, practices, and procedures.

•Skill in the use of computer hardware and software,

Intacct (or equivalent), and excel with the ability to make

graphs and macros.

•Ability to perform advanced accounting and mathematical functions

•Ability to meet deadlines for all reports as directed by

the Chief Financial Officer

•Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field with

accounting course work and one year of professional accounting experience; or

•Any equivalent combination of experience, training

and/or education.

For more information or to submit a resume, please

contact HTEDC at (928)522-8675 or email info@htedc.

com

ANNOUNCEMENT

Announce Here...

We offer available space for obituaries, and

they are always free.

If you plan on publishing an obituary call or

email today

Call:

928-734-3283or email:

ads@hopi.nsn.us

BIRTHDAY/CONGRATS!

HAPPY BELATED

BIRTHDAY!!

Want to

Advertise

with the

Hopi

Tutuveni?

YOUR

BUSINESS

NAME HERE

Are you confused on how to

advertise in the local newspaper?

The Hopi Tutuveni can help you.

With our friendly staff to help

you with your

advertisement,

advertising is now made Easy!

Call or email today.

Call: 928-734-3283

Email: consae@hopi.nsn.us

Hopi Tribal Council

Timothy L. Nuvangyaoma,

Chairman

Craig Andrews

Vice Chairman

Judith Youvella

Tribal Secretary

Advertise

in this 1

column x

10” for only

$80

FULL

COLOR!

CALL

TODAY TO

RESERVE

THIS

BANNER

Call:

928

734

3283

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

Pansy Edmo

Delores Coochyumptewa

Mervin Yoyetewa

First Mesa Consolidated

Villages

Albert T. Sinquah

Dale Sinquah

Wallace Youvella, Jr.

Ivan L. Sidney

Hopi Tutuveni August 3, 2022

FBI: 177 missing Native people in

New Mexico, Navajo Nation

Shaun Griswold

Source New Mexico

For Indian Country Today

Walcie Downing was last seen in 1956. Her case is

the oldest on the list. Brittney Clinton, Clark Lanaya and

Jimmy Owens were last seen a few days ago, on July 14.

They are the latest additions.

According to the FBI, 177 Native Americans are missing from New Mexico and the Navajo Nation.

The FBI’s list, released Monday, comes from a lengthy

review of existing law enforcement databases tracking

missing cases involving Native Americans. The FBI

spent six months compiling the info.

The majority of the cases were reported within the last

five years, though there are some from the 1970s through

the 1990s. But a case like Downing’s that goes back more

than 60 years shows the scope of systemic failure when it

comes to finding justice for missing or murdered Native

Americans in this region, and across the country.

One-hundred and seventy-seven. That number is key

in part because it’s the first time law enforcement found

some agreement on how many active cases exist.

After an examination of all agencies that keep files on

missing Native American cases in this area, the FBI consolidated the information into a single database to determine there are 177 active cases in the state and from the

Navajo Nation.

That number does not include open murder investigations or cold cases.

The FBI’s list of missing Native Americans in New

Mexico and across the Navajo Nation can be seen at

www.fbi.gov/mmip. People with information on any case

are asked to contact their local FBI office. Anyone who

wants to add a person to the list is to contact local police.

Awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous

Women and Relatives rose through social media posts

— #MMIW #MMIWR — into federal policy. And as the

public pressure grew, law enforcement explained that inconsistent reporting between police agencies did not allow them to understand exactly how many people this

affects. Community groups agreed, lifted the issue, and

asked when and how information-sharing and paperwork

problems could be resolved so more relatives could be

brought home.

In an attempt to address inconsistencies when missing

persons reports are filed, the FBI said its new database

will be a centralized and easier way for all law enforcement — local, state, tribal and federal — to submit the

info.

“I want to make this clear that it’s not a finished product. It’s only a starting point,” said Raul Bujanda, special

agent in charge at the Albuquerque FBI Field Office.

Bujanda announced the new database flanked by federal and state officials. New Mexico Secretary of Indian

Affairs Lynn Trujillo said it’s a solid starting point in determining how many people are missing.

Trujillo, Sandia / Taos / Acoma, administers the New

Mexico MMIWR Task Force. The group has long called

for a centralized database where all law enforcement

agencies file cases of people who’ve gone missing. In

May 2022, the task force released an action plan that

highlights issues caused by police agencies not communicating with one another.

“This will help us better understand the depth of the

crisis here in New Mexico, which is something that the

task force found in their report, in the beginning of their

work,” Trujillo said. “We still did not understand how

many people are truly missing here in the state of New

Mexico.”

Families seeking answers have reported instances of

cases jumping between agencies, or worse, situations

where police are unable to determine who has jurisdiction on a case. This wastes valuable time in the immediate

hours after a person goes missing.

Staffing in rural police departments is another issue —

one that leaves local police to rely on federal resources

when they are available.

Families reporting missing relatives sometimes wait

days before an officer responds to file an initial report.

Follow-up reports, when they happen, can take weeks,

months or even years.

“That was the reason why we started, because that

number was so inconsistent. And everyone was doing the

right thing,” Bujanda said. “They were collecting missing

data on individuals to try to find these individuals, but

the problem is we weren’t doing it collectively. It was all

patchwork.”

During the review to build this new database, the FBI

acknowledged multiple gaps in communication.

“The data was incomplete in many places,” Bujanda

said. “And some agencies were reporting different data

— no fault of their own — but in different ways,” Bujanda said.

The publicly available info on these cases is also limited. Not every case has a picture of the person who’s

missing. There is no information on tribal affiliations, or

where the last person was seen and under what circumstances.

Bujanda said this is all part of the next phase in building out this tool, but first he wants to get it in the hands of

law enforcement across New Mexico.

In September, the FBI will begin outreach to set up free

training for local law enforcement on how to use the new

database. Existing models for reporting and sharing information on missing people can still be used, but the FBI

wants this one to be specified for cases involving Native

Americans.

The system will be brand new for many police agencies

across the state, and it could become a model nationally.

The New Mexico Department of Public Safety is the first

in the nation to modify its National Crime Information

Center (NCIC) missing person form to require tribal affiliation status to add their cases to this federal database.

As for the 177 people listed by the FBI, the police

agency says it is reviewing each case again to find possible leads. The FBI also asks anyone with a missing persons case that is not yet included to contact their local or

tribal police department and ask to file a report.

How does it look when agencies responsible for investigating these cases cooperate and work to communicate together? Bujanda shared a recent example. He said

someone in California contacted the City of Albuquerque’s Office of Equity and Inclusion seeking to find a

person’s next of kin. That office contacted the FBI, which

found family for the person through their Four Corners

offices and contacts within the Navajo Nation.

“It provided closure to that family,” Bujanda said.

“And that is something that just has not happened prior

to this initiative.”

Hopi Tutuveni August 3, 2022

Papal Visit:

Pope takes first

step toward

apology

Pope Francis is welcomed by Grand Chief George Arcand Jr. of the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations and other government and Indigenous leaders as he arrives July 24, 2022, in Edmonton,

Alberta, Canada, for a six-day swing that is expected to bring an apology for the Catholic Church's role in operating Indigenous residential schools. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

WARNING: This story has disturbing details about

residential and boarding schools. If you are feeling triggered, here is a resource list for trauma responses from

the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition in the US. The National Indian Residential School Crisis Hotline in Canada can be reached at

1-866-925-4419.

Indian Country Today

EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada – Pope Francis stepped

Sunday for the first time onto Indigenous lands of Canada, arriving in the homelands of the Métis people in a

city that has one of the largest concentrations of Indigenous people in the nation.

The Pontiff was greeted at Edmonton International Airport just after 1 p.m. Eastern Sunday by Prime Minister

Justin Trudeau; Grand Chief George Arcand Jr. of the

Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations, and Mary May

Simon, Inuk, Canada’s first Indigenous governor general.

Honor drumming from the Logan Alexis Singers also

greeted his arrival as he began a six-day swing through

Canada that he has called a “penitential pilgrimage.”

The Pope greeted and exchanged gifts with a number of Indigenous leaders, including Arcand; residential

school survivors Vicki Arcand and Greg Desjarlais, chief

of Frog Lake First Nation; and RoseAnne Archibald, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations.

“This apology validates our experiences and creates an

opportunity for the church to repair relationships with Indigenous peoples across the world,” Arcand said.

But he added, "It doesn’t end here – there is a lot to be

done. It is a beginning.”

The pilgrimage will take the Pontiff through the lands

of Canada’s three Indigenous peoples – First Nations,

Métis and Inuit – with an expected apology Monday

for the Catholic Church’s role in operating residential

schools for decades that stripped Indigenous children of

their families, culture and language.

In a land acknowledgement on the City of Edmonton’s

website, the city recognizes the lands as Treaty Six Territory, referring to one in a series of treaties in the late

1800s between the government and Indigenous peoples.

“We would like to thank the diverse Indigenous Peoples whose ancestors’ footsteps have marked this territory

for centuries, such as Nêhiyaw/Cree, Dené, Anishinaabe/

Saulteaux, Nakota Isga/Nakota Sioux, and Niitsitapi/

Blackfoot peoples,” according to the statement on Edmonton’s website. “We also acknowledge this as the Métis’ homeland and the home of one of the largest communities of Inuit south of the 60th parallel.”

The Pope will hold his first public event Monday at

Maskwacis, Alberta - the home of two Cree First Nations

and a center for three others. It is the former site of the

Ermineskin Residential School, one of the largest schools

operated in Canada by the Catholic Church.

He is expected to visit the school site, meet with First

Nations, Métis and Inuit communities and deliver a formal address to the thousands of Indigenous people who

have gathered at Maskwacis for the anticipated apology.

More than 150,000 Indigenous children in Canada were

taken from their families and forced to attend residential

schools starting in the late 1800s and continuing into the

1970s. Many died at school and were never returned to

their families.

The Catholic Church operated nearly three-fourths of

the 139 government-funded residential schools in Canada and more than one-fourth of the approximately 400

schools in the U.S.

Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission called

the residential school system “cultural genocide,” and

the Indigenous people of Canada have long demanded an

apology from the church. Pope Francis met privately in

April with a delegation of Indigenous elders, knowledge

keepers, survivors of residential schools and youth at the

Vatican, where he apologized for the “deplorable” abuses children suffered in Canada’s Catholic-run residential

schools.

But his apology suggested the abuses were by individuals and he did not acknowledge the church’s role in the

destructive system, Indigenous leaders said. They have

called upon the Pope to apologize as well for the Indian

boarding schools in the United States, which served as a

model for those in Canada.

The U.S. has trailed Canada in acknowledging the devastation wreaked by the boarding school system, though

U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, Laguna Pueblo,

issued a federal report earlier this year on the boarding

school system and has launched a nationwide “Road to

Healing” tour to gather testimony from survivors and others.

After speaking at Maskwacis, the Pope will return to

Edmonton to perform mass Tuesday for thousands at

Commonwealth Stadium. He then will travel to Lac Ste.

Anne, a sacred site for Indigenous Catholics who bathe in

the waters of the lake, before moving on Wednesday and

Thurday to Quebec and the National Shrine of Ste. Anne

de Beaupre in eastern Canada.

On Friday, July 29, he’ll travel to Iqaluit, Nunavut,

the homelands of the Inuit people, where he will meet

privately with former residential school survivors before

leaving to return to the Vatican.

Hopi Tutuveni August 3, 2022

New studies bolster theory coronavirus emerged from the wild

This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. A novel coronavirus, named Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China in 2019. (Photo courtesy of the Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention)

Laura Ungar

Associated Press

Two new studies provide more evidence that the

coronavirus pandemic originated in a Wuhan, China

market where live animals were sold – further bolstering the theory that the virus emerged in the wild

rather than escaping from a Chinese lab.

The research, published online Tuesday by the

journal Science, shows that the Huanan Seafood

Wholesale Market was likely the early epicenter of

the scourge that has now killed nearly 6.4 million

people around the world. Scientists conclude that

the virus that causes COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2,

likely spilled from animals into people two separate

times.

"All this evidence tells us the same thing: It

points right to this particular market in the middle

of Wuhan," said Kristian Andersen a professor in

the Department of Immunology and Microbiology

at Scripps Research and coauthor of one of the studies. "I was quite convinced of the lab leak myself

until we dove into this very carefully and looked at

it much closer."

In one study, which incorporated data collected by

Chinese scientists, University of Arizona evolutionary biologist Michael Worobey and his colleagues

used mapping tools to estimate the locations of more

than 150 of the earliest reported COVID-19 cases

from December 2019. They also mapped cases from

January and February 2020 using data from a social

media app that had created a channel for people with

COVID-19 to get help.

They asked, "Of all the locations that the early

cases could have lived, where did they live? And it

turned out when we were able to look at this, there

was this extraordinary pattern where the highest

density of cases was both extremely near to and very

centered on this market," Worobey said at a press

briefing. "Crucially, this applies both to all cases in

December and also to cases with no known link to

the market … And this is an indication that the virus started spreading in people who worked at the

market but then started to spread into the local community."

Andersen said they found case clusters inside the

market, too, "and that clustering is very, very specifically in the parts of the market" where they now

know people were selling wildlife, such as raccoon

dogs, that are susceptible to infection with the coronavirus.

In the other study, scientists analyzed the genomic diversity of the virus inside and outside of China

starting with the earliest sample genomes in December 2019 and extending through mid-February

2020. They found that two lineages – A and B –

marked the pandemic's beginning in Wuhan. Study

coauthor Joel Wertheim, a viral evolution expert

at the University of California, San Diego, pointed

out that lineage A is more genetically similar to bat

coronaviruses, but lineage B appears to have begun

spreading earlier in humans, particularly at the market.

"Now I realize it sounds like I just said that a

once-in-a-generation event happened twice in short

succession," Wertheim said. But certain conditions

were in place — such as people and animals in close

proximity and a virus that can spread from animals

to people and from person to person. So "barriers to

spillover have been lowered such that multiple introductions, we believe, should actually be expected," he said.

Many scientists believe the virus jumped from

bats to humans, either directly or through another

animal. But in June, the World Health Organization

recommended a deeper probe into whether a lab accident may be to blame. Critics had said the WHO

was too quick to dismiss the lab leak theory.

"Have we disproven the lab leak theory? No, we

have not," Andersen said. "But I think what's really

important here is there are possible scenarios and

there are plausible scenarios and it's really important

to understand that possible does not mean equally

likely."

The pandemic's origins remain controversial.

Some scientists believe a lab leak is more likely and

others remain open to both possibilities. But Matthew Aliota, a researcher in the college of veterinary

medicine at the University of Minnesota, said in his

mind the pair of studies "kind of puts to rest, hopefully, the lab leak hypothesis."

"Both of these two studies really provide compelling evidence for the natural origin hypothesis," said

Aliota, who wasn't involved in either study. Since

sampling an animal that was at the market is impossible, "this is maybe as close to a smoking gun as

you could get."

Hopi Tutuveni August 3, 2022

US to plant more trees as climate

change kills off forests

A firefighter lays hose around the Foothills Visitor Center while battling the KNP Complex Fire in Sequoia National Park, Calif., on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021. The blaze is burning near the Giant Forest, home to more than 2,000 giant sequoias. (AP Photo/Noah Berger

Matthew Brown

Associated Press

BILLINGS, Mont. — The Biden administration on

Monday announced plans to replant trees on millions of

acres of burned and dead woodlands as officials struggle

to counter the increasing toll on the nation's forests from

wildfires, insects and other manifestations of climate

change.

Destructive fires in recent years that burned too hot for

forests to quickly regrow have far outpaced the government's capacity to replant trees. That's created a backlog

of 4.1 million acres (1.7 million hectares) in need of replanting, officials said.

The U.S. Agriculture Department said it will have to

quadruple the number of tree seedlings produced by nurseries to get through the backlog and meet future needs.

That comes after Congress last year passed bipartisan

legislation directing the Forest Service to plant 1.2 billion

trees over the next decade and after President Joe Biden

in April ordered the agency to make the nation's forests

more resilient as the globe gets hotter.

Much of the administration's broader agenda to tackle climate change remains stalled amid disagreement in

Congress, where Democrats hold a razor-thin majority.

That's left officials to pursue a more piecemeal approach

with incremental measures such as Monday's announcement, while the administration considers whether to declare a climate emergency that could open the door to

more aggressive executive branch actions.

To erase the backlog of decimated forest acreage, the

Forest Service plans over the next couple years to scale

up work from about 60,000 acres (24,000 hectares) replanted last year to about 400,000 acres (162,000 hectares) annually, officials said. Most of the work will be

in western states where wildfires now occur year round.

“Our forests, rural communities, agriculture and economy are connected across a shared landscape and their

existence is at stake,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack

said in a statement announcing the reforestation plan.

“Only through bold, climate-smart actions ... can we ensure their future."

Almost 5.6 million acres have burned so far in the U.S.

this year, putting 2022 on pace to match or exceed the

record-setting 2015 fire season, when 10.1 million acres

(4.1 million hectares) burned. Many forests regenerate

naturally after fires, but if the blazes get too intense they

can leave behind barren landscapes that linger for decades before the trees come back.

The Forest Service this year is spending more than

$100 million on reforestation work. Spending is expected

to further increase in coming years, to as much as $260

million annually, under the sweeping federal infrastructure bill approved last year, agency officials said.

Some timber industry supporters were critical of last

year’s reforesting legislation as insufficient to turn the

tide on the scale of the wildfire problem. They want more

aggressive logging to thin stands that have become overgrown from years of suppressing fires.

To prevent replanted areas from becoming similarly

overgrown, practices are changing so reforested stands

are less dense with trees and therefore less fire prone, said

Joe Fargione, science director for North America at the

Nature Conservancy.

But challenges to the Forest Service's goal remain,

from finding enough seeds to hiring enough workers to

plant them, Fargione said.

Many seedlings will die before reaching maturity due

to drought and insects, both of which can be exacerbated

by climate change.

“You’ve got to be smart about where you plant,” Fargione said. “There are some places that the climate has

already changed enough that it makes the probability of

successfully reestablishing trees pretty low.”

Living trees are a major “sink” for carbon dioxide that’s

driving climate change when it enters the atmosphere,

Fargione said. That means replacing those that die is important to keep climate change from getting even worse.

Congress in 1980 created a reforestation trust that had

previously capped funding — which came from tariffs

on timber products — at $30 million annually. That was

enough money when the most significant need for reforestation came from logging, but has proven too little as

the number of large, high intensity fires increases, officials said.

Insects, disease and timber harvests also contribute

to the amount of land that needs reforestation work, but

the vast majority comes from fires. In the past five years

alone more than 5 million acres were severely burned.

Hopi Tutuveni August 3, 2022

Calling Native Artists!

Artist Market and Juried Show

Native Artist Market and Juried Show

September 9-11, 2022

Ignacio, Colorado

Get the registration form at: www.southernutemuseum.org

970.563.9583

This is a copy of a public record, reproduced as it was published. It is not legal advice, and it may not be the version a court would rely on. Check the official source before you cite it.