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COLUMN

COMMUNITY

LARRY’S CORNER

Public Safety

Director’s

Response to

Alleged

Animal Abuse

“Like a

Hurricane on

the Hopi

reservation

more content and substance in the CAC

press releases.

The CAC press releases are being provided in this September 2nd Hopi Tutuveni for readers information, as well.

Perhaps Hopi Tutuveni readers and the

public are not aware that the Committee

determined that the media should not be

allowed at the meetings. Readers may recall that Hopi Tutuveni reported about attendance at the Initial Committee meeting

held on July 9, 2020 which was included

in the July 15th Hopi Tutuveni publication.

The newly formed CAC members reported to Hopi Tribal Council the next day

on July 10, 2020 during which Council requested a written weekly report about the

committee’s progress.

Since the August 21st request was submitted a reply from the CAC was dated

and received at Hopi Tutuveni on August

24, 2020 which read in part, “The CARES

Act Committee has discussed your request

and regret to inform you your request has

been denied.”

In addition to notifying that the committee has a Public Relations Person, who assists in helping keep the public informed

the response also read in part, “ At present, the Committee is discussing sensitive

information in review of individual applications being submitted and does not feel

the need for that information to be shared

with the public.”

No other information was provided to

the Hopi Tutuveni as to whether sensitive

information has been considered for discussion during any Executive Sessions,

either.

This article and report out to the public

ensures that our readers are being notified

that the Hopi Tutuveni staff is doing our

best to bring vital and important information to the Hopi public. Not only have we

been trying to access information about

the CARES Act funding, we have been

reporting since before the pandemic and

throughout these very critical times of

mitigating, responding, preventing and

preparing for any further disasters which

may impact the Hopi people. We have

even dedicated the middle insert specifically for the Hopi Emergency Operations

Center’s information and reach to the public.

We can only do so much to remind others that the one and only Hopi newspaper

is part of a democracy where open communication is vital to the public we all

serve. That very same public is impacted

by decisions being made about federal

funding, such as the CARES Act funding,

which was meant for the public’s use.

Building Capacity for Hopi

through CARES Act Funding

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CARES Act Committee – Hopi Tribe

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – On August 21,

2020 the Hopi CARES Act Committee

(CAC) has made progress in support of efforts to address the impact of COVID-19.

The committee continues to review, develop and refine the process to distribute the

CARES Act funds that maximize opportunities and build capacity on the Hopi Indian Reservation. Much deliberation and

consideration is made with input and feedback from CAC members and community.

Awards of CARES Act Funding;

Date of Approval - August 17, 2020

Amount - $14,000,000.00

Recipient - Hopi Utilities Corporation

(HUC)

Date of Approval - August 19, 2020

Amount - $7,604.04

Recipient - Hopitutuqaiki

Village CSAs met to confirm projects

with HUC on August 18, 2020.

Projects submitted to the CARES Act

Committee may call for Hopi-Tewa com-

munity input and written Village land use

assignment(s) and authorization(s). Community input allows for the Negotiation

of Benefits for Hopi villages and members if a project(s) require BIA-approved

Lease(s), Right-Of-Way(s), or other Easement(s). Compliance with the National

Environmental Policy Act along with archaeological/cultural resource and biological surveys may also be required.

The Hopi-Tewa community input is

important in finalizing new construction

projects and should be provided by village

stakeholders through their respective Hopi-Tewa Village representatives.

The CAC will submit an Action Item to

Hopi Tribal Council in support of a General Welfare Ordinance (GWO) of the Hopi

Tribe. The GWO will guide the establishment of an application process to provide

direct assistance to enrolled Hopi tribal

members who have incurred financial loss

or hardship.

For questions or more information,

please call the Hopi Tribe; Office of the

Treasurer (928) 734-3121, Office of the

Executive Director (928) 734-3202.

Webinar Announcement: CARES

Act Fund Overview

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CARES Act Committee – Hopi Tribe

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – On August 21,

2020 the CARES Act Committee announces a public webinar titled, CARES

Act Fund Overview, to be presented by

Walker & Armstrong, LLP on Monday,

August 31, 2020 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00

p.m. The general public is invited to tune

in to 88.1 FM KUYI Hopi Radio for a live

broadcast of this webinar.

The CARES Act Fund Overview webinar is developed in support of a response

to the general questions of the Coronavirus Relief Fund applications and additional guidance for the process.

•General overview of CARES Act

Funding purpose & requirements

•Eligibility & Requirements of applicants

•Thresholds requiring a DUNS number

•Broad Categories of Funding

•Justification for direct impact of

COVID-19

•Application Categories

All members, businesses and organizations who plan to apply for the Hopi Coronavirus Relief Fund are encouraged to

attend. A portion of the webinar time will

be allotted for question and answer. Questions can be submitted prior to the webinar

to gpovatah@hopi.nsn.us by Thursday,

August 27, 2020.

For questions or more information,

please call the Hopi Tribe; Office of the

Treasurer (928) 734-3121, Office of the

Executive Director (928) 734-3202.

Hopi Tutuveni September 2, 2020

LITTLE COLORADO RIVER

ADJUDICATION

Public Service Announcement

Water & Energy Committee – Hopi

Tribe

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – As of August 25,

2020, the Water & Energy Committee of

the Hopi Tribe announces that the Little

Colorado River Adjudication “Virtual Trial” of the Hopi Tribe’s water rights claims

will begin Monday September 14, 2020, at

9:00 am, with Opening Statements by the

Tribe and the parties opposing the Tribe’s

water rights claims. Opening Statements

summarize legal positions and evidence

that will be presented at trial to support

those positions. The trial is expected to

last into January 2021.

September 2020 LCR Trial Calendar

September 14, 9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.

Opening Statements

September 15, 9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. US

Expert Witness John Ward (Overall Hydrology) Direct and Cross Examination,

Time Estimate - 6 hours

September 16, 9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. US

Expert Witness Gretchen Greene (Population) Direct and Cross Examination,

Time Estimate - 8 hours

September 17, 9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.

US Expert Witness Paul Hamai (DCMI)

Direct and Cross Examination, Time

Estimate - 7 hours

September 21, 9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. US

Expert Witness Edward Lucero (Livestock Carrying Capacity) Direct and

Cross Examination, Time Estimate - 6

hours

September 22, 9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. US

Expert Witness John Ward (Power Plant

Hydrology) Direct and Cross Examination, Time Estimate - 5 hours

September 23, 9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. US

Expert Witness Paul Hamai (Power Plant

Design) Direct and Cross Examination,

Time Estimate - 4 hours

September 24, 9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. US

Expert Witness Jacob Bass (Power Plant

Economic Feasibility) Direct and Cross

Examination, Time Estimate - 6 hours

September 29, 9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.

Hopi Expert Witness Neil Blandford

(Overall Hydrology) Direct and Cross

Examination, Time Estimate - 8 hours

September 30, 9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.

Hopi Expert Witness Craig Kunkel

(Infrastructure Costs) Direct and Cross

Examination, Time Estimate - 8 hours

Hopi witness testimony will continue through October and into November,

2020. 16 members of the Hopi Tribe are

scheduled to testify between Tuesday

October 27, 2020 and Tuesday, November 10, 2020. Trial calendars for future

months will be published at a later date.

Hopi-Tewa Community Members are

encouraged to call in and listen to the

Proceedings.

You will not need to say anything while

on the phone.

You may simply call in and listen.

For public access to the court proceedings, on

Monday, September 14, 2020 or any

subsequent trial day

at 9:00 a.m.

Please call: 1-855-506-9695 (toll free

long distance)

Enter passcode 357264#

If disconnected for any reason, repeat

instructions above.

The Court is aware of problems that

were experienced with the call-in line

during the August 28, 2020 pre-trial hearing. We expect that the problems will be

corrected. Please provide feedback about

your experience using the Court’s public

line, or questions you have about the LCR

Adjudication, by emailing Thayne Lowe

at tlowe@omlaw.com.

For questions of more information,

please call the Hopi Tribe; Office of the

Chairman at (928) 734-3102, OR Office

of the Vice Chairman (928) 734-3113.

HOPI TRIBAL COUNCIL

Fourth Quarter Session September

1, 2020 AGENDA

NEW BUSINESS

1. Action Item #068-2020 - To obtain

authorization to apply for Bureau of Indian Affairs FY 2020 Tribal Energy Development Capacity (TEDC) grant in order

to fund a comprehensive feasibility study

focused on formation of a Hopi Tribal

Utility and purchase of APS power infrastructure – Author/Carroll Onsae, General

Manager, Hopi Telecommunications, Inc.

2. Action Item #069-2020 – To approve

PH 20-V55, Lower Sipaulovi Water Storage Tank Replacement– Author/Joshua

Van Vleet, PE, Engineer Consultant, Office of Environmental Health & Engineering

3. Action Item #071-2020 – To approve

Memorandum of Agreement for IHS

Project PH 20-V69 – Author/Joshua Van

Vleet, PE, Engineer Consultant, Office of

Environmental Health & Engineering

4. Action Item #073-2020 – To authorize formation of Chaco Heritage Tribal

Association to receive and administer

funds received by the United States for the

benefit of the Hopi Tribe and other Pueblos and Tribes for the Performance of a

Cultural Resources Investigation to assess

Tribal Cultural Resources and Practices in

the Greater Chaco Region – Author/Stewart B. Koyiyumptewa, Program Manager,

Hopi Cultural Preservation Office

5. Action Item #074-2020 – To request

Hopi Tribal Council to formally accept

BIA funding under the Tribal Resilience

Award in the amount of $14,820.00 – Author/Jarrett Calnimptewa, Program Manager, Water Resources Program

6. Action Item #076-2020 – To approve

Hopi Tribe Economic Development Corporation’s Special Use Land Assignment

Agreement in the amount of 40± acres to

develop on Hopi Indian Trust Lands in

consistent with the I-40 Feasibility Study

for Twin Arrows Parcel 2 – Author/Lucinda Smith, Chief Executive Office, Hopi

Tribe Economic Development Corporation

7. Action Item #078-2020 – To allocate

$3,500,000 to each of the 12 Villages/

Community from the CARES Act funds to

allow the Villages/Community to prepare,

prevent and/or respond to the COVID-19

pandemic – Author/Alfred Lomahquahu,

Jr., Community Service Administrator,

Village of Bacavi

8. Discussion - Letter dated August 22,

2020 from Arlene Honanie, regarding Village of Hotevilla – Albert Sinquah, Tribal

Council Representative, First Mesa Consolidated Villages

9. Discussion – Letter dated July 21,

2020 re: Peabody Reclamation – Merwin

Kooyahoema, Tribal Council Representative – Village of Mishongnovi

10. Discussion – Tribal Council’s representation at the LCR Litigation Trial – Albert Sinquah, Tribal Council Representative, First Mesa Consolidated villages

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Hopi Tutuveni September 2, 2020

EXECUTIVE ORDER #003.3-2020 Hopi Reservation Curfew Restriction - Extension Declaration of State of

Emergency

WHEREAS, the Hopi Tribe is facing

the Coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic

with limited resources to respond to the

public health emergency; and

WHEREAS, the Hopi Tribe is a sovereign tribal nation, responsible to its villages, citizens and members of the general

public to employ strategies and provide

direction for the health and safety of all

under the current state of emergency in response to COVID-19; and

WHEREAS, the Hopi Tribe has evaluated the impact of COVID-19 within the

capacity of the emergency response and

unmet need across the expansive land

base of the Hopi reservation; and

WHEREAS, most of the Hopi villages are served by one primary healthcare

facility to respond to COVID-19 related

health conditions, which requires tribal

members facing serious health conditions or life-threatening emergencies to be

transported to off-reservation health care

· facilities, including Flagstaff Medical

Center located approximately 100 oneway miles away from the Hopi Reservation; and

WHEREAS, although recent data reflects a downward trajectory ( or near-zero incidence) of documented cases over a

14-day period; and a downward trajectory

(or near-zero percent positive) of positive

tests as a percentage of total tests over a

14-day period, we still need to be cautious

as we move forward with government

re-opening and a phased return to work

approach; and

WHEREAS, overall, cases in Hopi people and communities appear to be possibly

decreasing and should be watched carefully, as of August 27, 2020, in the last 30

days since July 27, 2020, we have seen 4

positive cases of COVID-19; and

WHEREAS, the Hopi Tribe recognizing the imminent and immediate threat

of a surge in positive COVID-19 cases in

Hopi villages, aims to continue to support

the respective Village Orders issued to

protect the health and safety of their respective community members; and

WHEREAS, the Hopi Tribe is continuing to face the Coronavirus, COVID-19

pandemic with limited resources to respond to the public health emergency and

Public Information from

the Hopi Tribal Courts

To ensure the safety and well-being of

all Court Staff and the general public that

conduct business at the Hopi Tribal Court,

the Court now extends the adjusted Court

services to September 30, 2020.

The Court will be open to the public,

but following all CDC safety guidelines,

for business Mondays, Wednesdays and

Thursdays 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. and will be

closed Tuesdays and Fridays.

All non-emergency hearings scheduled

through September 30, 2020 will be continued.

All Court business shall be conducted at

the Court Annex aka Court Room II building. The Main Court building will remain

closed to the public.

If you have filings, motions, payments,

etc., please contact the Court for information and instruction regarding proper

method of payment and filing before proceeding to the Court.

All probation/pre-trial check ins will

continue through telephone contact at 928

738-5171 or 928 205-3742.

Should you have any questions, please

contact the Court at 928 738-5171.

is fully aware of the dangers of opening up

the community too fast prematurely; and

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED

that the Chairman of the Hopi Tribe directs

the following pursuant to section 7-701(2)

of the Hopi Emergency Response Plan:

1. A Nightly Curfew extension shall remain in effect across the entire Hopi Reservation from 8:00 p.m. MST until 5:00

a.m. MST until otherwise ordered.

2. A Weekend Curfew extension shall

remain in effect across the entire Hopi

Reservation for the following consecutive

weekends:

a. Friday, August 28, 2020 from 8:00

p.m. MST through Monday, August 31,

2020 at 5:00 a.m. MST; and

b. Friday, September 4, 2020 from 8:00

p.m. MST through Monday, September 8,

2020 at 5:00 a.m. MST; at which time the

Weekend Curfew shall end.

3. Compliance with the Hopi Tribe reservation-wide curfew shall be an individual responsibility, in consideration of the

health & safety of all Hopi families and

residents, until such time the Hopi Tribal

Council approves enforcement provisions

under the Hopi Code.

4. During restricted curfew hours, the

Hopi Law Enforcement Services are authorized to establish checkpoints to make

reasonable inquiries of occupants about

their safety while traveling during reservation-wide curfew hours and to provide information and education about

COVID-19.

5. The Hopi Law Enforcement Services

will coordinate with village leaders and

village security officers to allow for welfare checks.

6. Exceptions to the curfew shall include travel to obtain food and other essential supplies, access medical care, or

do work essential to the functioning of

tribal government and society. All unnecessary travel to, from, and across the Hopi

Reservation shall cease.

7. The Hopi Law Enforcement Services

shall provide data on the number of issued

warnings to the

Office of the Hopi Tribal Chairman and

Vice Chairman.

SO ORDERED this 28th day of August

2020.

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Hopi Tutuveni September 2, 2020

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 002.7-2020 Amending Executive Order No. 002.6-2020 to extend the

Stay at Home Order for all residents of the Hopi Reservation

WHEREAS, the Constitution and

By-laws of the Hopi Tribe, ARTICLE

VI-POWERS OF THE TRIBAL COUNCIL, SECTION 1 (a) and (b) respectively,

authorizes the Hopi Tribal Council to represent and speak for the Hopi Tri be in all

matters for the welfare of the Tribe; and

WHEREAS, on March 23, 2020, the

Hopi Tribe implemented a Stay at Home

Executive Order effective through April

17, 2020, in response to the COVID-19

pandemic; and

WHEREAS, on April 14, 2020, Hopi

Executive Order No.002.1-2020 was issued extending the Stay at Home Order to

May 9, 2020, to control COVID-19 spread

on the Hopi Reservation; and

WHEREAS, on May 4, 2020, Hopi Executive Order No.002.2-2020 was issued

extending the Stay at Home Order to May

31, 2020, to limit potential exposure of the

general public on the Hopi Reservation to

COVID-19; and

WHEREAS, on May 27, 2020, Hopi

Executive Order No. 002.3-2020 was issued extending the Stay at Home Order to

June 19, 2020, to build on comprehensive

efforts to control the COVID-19 spread

and protect the general Hopi public, and

WHEREAS, on June 17, 2020, Hopi

Executive Order No. 002.4-2020 was issued extending the Stay at Home Order

to July 3, 2020, to contain the COVID-19

community spread through ongoing case

tracking, increased testing, and aggressive

preventive precautions; and

WHEREAS, on June 30, 2020, Hopi

Executive Order No. 002.5-2020 was issued extending the Stay at Home Order to

July 31, 2020, to mitigate the COVID-19

community spread through increased

isolation and quarantine support, public

health awareness and education, and other

containment measures; and

WHEREAS, on July 31, 2020, Hopi Executive Order No. 002.6-2020 was issued

extending the Stay at Home Order to August 31, 2020, to focus on the COVID-19

community spread through comprehensive and targeted containment and mitigation efforts, especially within three Hopi

villages/communities; and

WHEREAS, although recent data reflects a downward trajectory ( or near-zero incidence) of documented cases over a

14-day period; and a downward trajectory

(or near-zero percent positive) of positive

tests as a percentage of total tests over a

14-day period, we still need to be cautious

as we move forward with government

re-opening and a phased return to work

approach; and

WHEREAS, overall, cases in Hopi people and communities appear to be possibly

decreasing and should be watched carefully, as of August 27, 2020, in the last 30

days since July 27, 2020, we have seen 10

positive cases of COVID-19; and

WHEREAS, the Hopi Tribe is continuing to face the Coronavirus, COVID-19

pandemic with limited resources to respond to the public health emergency and

is fully aware of the dangers of opening up

the community too fast prematurely; and

WHEREAS, continuation of the Stay

at Home Order is necessary for public compliance with efforts to contain th

COVID-19 spread across all villages and

communities; and

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that it

is REQUIRED that the public OBEY the

following preventive precautions:

I. Hopi Reservation Residents are required to stay home and undertake only

those outings absolutely necessary for

their health, safety or welfare

2. Avoid close contact with people who

are sick.

3. Wear a face covering in public places

when practical or feasible.

4. Wash your hands often with soap and

water for at least 20 seconds, especially after blowing your nose, coughing, or

sneezing or havi g been in a public place.

If soap and water are not available, use a

hand sanitizer that contains at least 60%

alcohol.

5. Avoid touching high-touch surfaces

in public places. Use a tissue or sleeve

to cover your hands or finger if you must

touch something.

6. Avoid touching your face, nose, eyes,

etc.

7. Clean and disinfect your home to remove germs: practice routine cleaning of

frequently touched surfaces.

8. Avoid crowds in Social and Ceremonial Setting and adhere to Social Distancing Standards (for example: not shaking

hands, standing at least 6 feet away from

other people)

9. A void all non-essential travel.

WHEREAS, the Hopi Tribal Chairman

is authorized pursuant to Section 7-701(2)

of the Hopi Emergency

Response Plan to provide the necessary

direction to preserve the peace and order

of the Hopi

Tribe.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Chairman of the Hopi

Tribe directs that Executive Order

002.6-2020 shall be extended beyond

August 30, 2020, and shall remain in effect through September 30, 2020, unless

modified, extended or rescinded.

SO ORDERED this 28th day of August

2020.

Public Safety Director’s Response to Alleged Animal Abuse

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Hopi Law Enforcement Services

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. - August 21, 2020

On August 17, 2020, Public Safety Director, Jamie Navenma, was alerted to a YouTube video titled, Animal Abuse on Hopi,

published by Hopi Farmer on August 11,

2020. Mr. Navenma immediately initiated a review of this matter in coordination

with Hopi Law Enforcement Services

(HLES).

The following information has been

provided to the Public Safety Director;

On August 5, 2020, farmers in the north

Oraibi range unit called and filed reports

of cattle eating their cornfields. HLES

responded and the bovines were moved

back over the fence. The bovines were

found in an extremely malnourished state.

The fence line was inspected for breaks or

downed fence lines.

On August 7, 2020, a farmer called

HLES to report that the cattle were again

in the (north Oraibi) fields where four

cornfields were destroyed. HLES responded to impound a total of 21 bovines.

HLES has confirmed that the bovines

were not fed on two days, August 10, 2020

and August 11, 2020. They are working

to ensure this oversight does not happen

again. No active complaint was on file for

the colt placed in the corral by the Office

of Range Management on August 6, 2020.

The Second Mesa Sales Corral serves as

the official livestock impoundments location for Hopi Law Enforcement Services

and allows for Hopi Tribe programs to

temporarily keep animals there. HLES assigns officers to maintain the water supply

and once daily feeding & watering.

The Public Safety Director will com-

plete a full review of this matter. Any formal actions or directives will adhere to the

personnel policies of the Hopi Tribe.

Any questions or concerns of public

safety, including animal neglect or abuse,

should be reported to the Hopi Law Enforcement Agency at (928) 734-7340 or

(928) 734-7344.

For questions or more information,

please call the Office of Public Safety at

(928) 497-1487.

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Hopi Solid Waste Management Newsletter Update

GREETINGS CUSTOMERS!

Due to the Covid-19 Virus and Extended Hopi Tribal

Government Shutdown, the HSWMP office is currently

operating on limited services. Information on customer

accounts are only available by calling HSWMP office

until further notice. Payments are still being accepted

through mail and by card to the Treasurer’s office. REMINDER, Treasurer’s Office does not provide account

information (Account #’s or balances). Refuse collection services by Field Crew are still being done weekly

though out the community. Customer patience and understanding with services due to the current situation is

greatly appreciated.

All customers, due to the Covid-19 Virus, Field Crew

will no longer be picking up extra yard or bulk bagged

waste that are placed near bins. The purpose is for the

safety of our Field Crew who are only allowed to collect

HOUSEHOLD waste which must fit inside containers

and bins. Please do not add to the waste by cleaning garages, closets, sheds, etc. All other waste is the customer’s responsibility to dispose to Landfill or other collection service. Reminder that Field Crew is documenting

any containers/bins that are overfilled and customers will

be billed extra for any overfill of containers/bins.

Bulk estimates and collection services are currently on

hold until further notice. However, our Landfill is open

during the week for disposal of extra waste to the public. No Cash payments will be accepted at the Landfill.

Only card payments will be accepted or customer will be

mailed an invoice of charges. All customers are required

to provide an address when taking waste to landfill. No

Exceptions

All customers please help protect yourself and our staff

by securely tying up garbage bags. Please do not use grocery bags. Washing hands before putting your waste con-

tainers out for collection. Sanitize or wipe handles and

lids to further reduce exposure. Make sure all disposable

masks and gloves are bagged properly. The Virus may

survive for up to 24 hours on cardboard and two to three

days on plastic.

DRIVER ROUTES

Regular scheduled routes are Monday through Friday,

however, routes are subject to change dependant on the

amount of Work Orders, weather, and recognized holidays. Contact the Hopi Solid Waste office for more information regarding updates and/or questions on routes.

Contact HSWMP office as soon as possible if your container has been missed. Daily routes are logged by Field

Crew. “Turn Around” fees added if household has been

already picked up.

LANDFILL UPDATES

HOURS OF OPERATION: 9AM – 3PM. MON –

WED & 9AM – 2PM THURS. & FRIDAY

The Landfill NO LONGER accepts TIRES & TV’S.

For a list of Unacceptable Items, contact HSWMP office.

For electronics, contact your local BestBuy or Place of

Purchase to obtain information on “Buy Back” or Recycling Programs.

NAVAJO COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS in HOLBROOK & FLAGSTAFF TRANSFER STATION on

Wednesdays accept TIRES. Contact Info: NCPW – (928)

524-4100. FTS – (928) 762-9708 (WED)

Construction Debris can be collected by NAVAJO

SANITATION. Contact number (928) 871-4395.

Participating AUTO PARTS stores accept MOTOR

OILS for disposal. Contact local location for more information.

TREASURER’S HOURS (TILL FURTHER NOTICE) MONDAY TO FRIDAY 9AM TO 3PM

Payments can only be made with card by calling (928)

REMINDERS!

ALL METALS & WHITE GOODS (WASHERS,

REFRIGERATORS, ETC.) ARE FREE WHEN

DELIVERED IN PERSON TO THE LANDFILL.

ALL LATE FEES ARE WAIVED FOR CURRENT BILLING MONTHS TILL FURTHER

NOTICE.

NO BULK TRASH IS TO BE DISPOSED INTO

BINS. ONLY HOUSEHOLD TRASH

734-3124 or 3122. Money Order by mailing to Hopi Solid Waste Management Program Attn: Treasurer’s Office

P.O. Box 123 Kykotsmovi, Arizona 86039. Main office

window is closed to the public till further notice. No Cash

Payments.

Payments are currently still being collected, however,

late fees are not being applied due to the extended executive order untill further notice. Payments must still be

made by the end of current billing months. Failure to do

so will result in reposession of containers/bin.

ALL CUSTOMERS! Account numbers are required at

time of payment to avoid confusion or missed payments.

Account numbers are located below the address on each

statement. EX. (Location) ABC-1234. You may contact

Hopi Solid Waste Office for any account information.

Treasurer’s office DOES NOT provide account information, only payments.

Family members, friends and Shared Account Customers must provide correct account information including

name of primary account holder to ensure payments are

posted to the correct account.

Changes in household and/or address information is

customer’s responsibility to report to HSWMP. Failure

to update contact information may result in missed payments and/or delinquency, both in which customer will be

held liable. Updated contact information is vital to ensure

invoices are being received. Changes to accounts need

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Hopi Tutuveni September 2, 2020

Hopi Junior Senior High School

5 Back-to-School Projects to to Begin School Year with All New

Online Courses

EDUCATION

Spruce Up Classrooms and

Workspaces

(StatePoint) Back-to-school season is

upon us once again, but this year’s circumstances are far from normal. Many

parents and educators alike are still unsure

what the coming months will look like,

and their district plans and policies could

change overnight, even after classes are

underway.

Whether you’re a parent preparing your

kids to resume learning virtually at home

or a teacher working to create a safe and

welcoming environment for those returning to the classroom, there is a cost-effective secret weapon that can be used for

countless projects: shelf liner. Here are

five fun and useful ways to use shelf liner

this back-to-school season:

1. Dress up classrooms or workspaces.

From sprucing up a classroom’s desks and

shelves to personalizing storage areas in a

home learning space, shelf liner can help

you add fun pops of pattern to your décor

while protecting surfaces from damage

and messes. Use coordinating colors to tie

the whole room together.

2. Laminate with liner. Don’t have a

laminating machine handy? Protect name

tags, emergency contact cards, health information and other classroom resources

by applying Duck Brand clear adhesive

laminate liner to the front and back of the

item. This simple DIY laminating process

creates a water-resistant barrier and helps

prevent damage in little ones’ backpacks

and desks.

3. Contain dirt and grime in high-traffic

areas. Prepare for back-to-school messes

with a shelf liner featuring antimicrobial protection, which prevents the growth

of odor-causing mold and mildew on the

liner. Line a small section of the floor

near your entryway to create a designated “drop zone” for dirty backpacks, shoes

and sports equipment.

4. Protect desks and workstations. Students taking part in virtual learning are

bound to take their studying into new

places around the home. Use clear liner to

catch rings or condensation from drinks,

as well as other spills or messes in your

home office and other living spaces. Similarly, use liner to protect desks, shelves

and other classroom surfaces at school.

5. Label supplies. It’s more important

than ever before that students keep their

personal items separate from the rest of

their classmates. Clear liner can help organize each child’s items around the classroom or home learning space with fun,

colorful labels. Simply draw their name

or cut out letters from construction paper,

then use liner to easily adhere the DIY labels.

For more information about all of the

ways you can use clear adhesive liner

during back-to-school season, visit www.

duckbrand.com.

As you do your back-to-school shopping, consider versatile supplies that can

simplify the task of preparing for the year.

Courtesy Photo

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Keams Canyon, Ariz. – August 23,

2020, the governing board for Hopi Junior Senior High School approved a

partnership with Chandler based digital

learning solutions company, StrongMind,

to provide online courses for the upcoming 2020-2021 school year. Around 450

Native American students, grades 7-12,

living on the Hopi reservation in northeastern Arizona will begin school fully

online on September 8th to limit risks of

COVID-19.

The decision to partner with StrongMind was not only a response to short

term health and safety concerns, but an effort to provide long term opportunities to

students. “Although school will look a bit

different than it did last year, our students

still deserve a quality education,” said

Hopi Principal, Lynn Fredericks.

StrongMind brings two decades of experience providing digital curriculum

and education services to schools across

the country. “This is what digital learning

is all about, reaching students wherever

they are and no matter what they are going through to deliver a high-quality education,” said Mary Gifford, President of

StrongMind.

Instead of teachers adapting their lesson plans to provide several hours of live,

video instruction, each day, students at

Hopi will first engage with the curriculum

through their digital courses. As students’

progress through the course, their teacher

can identify where they are struggling and

provide more immediate and individualized instruction.

Still, as Hopi Junior Senior High School

prepares for the 2020-2021 school year,

there are ongoing efforts to expand internet access to Native American communities across the state. Hopi School principal, Lynn Fredericks shared that she hopes

“that a nation-wide transition to online or

distance learning will bring attention to

the inequities students face living on the

reservation.”

About Hopi Junior Senior High School

Hopi Jr./Sr High School is a Native

American grant school on the Hopi reservation. It services approximately 450 students, grades 7-12th grade. On September

8, 2020, students will begin school with

a fully online, distance learning, program.

StrongMind will be the digital curriculum

and Canvas will be the learning platform

that the school will be utilizing.

About StrongMind

StrongMind partners with schools to

provide solutions that enhance student

performance, engage and retain students,

and optimize school operations. From

an award-winning, high-quality digital

curriculum with data-driven engagement

strategies to a premiere partner success

team who supports training, implementation, and growth, StrongMind is the trusted source for innovative digital learning.

Questions can be directed to Alban

Naha, Interim Superintendent at (928)

738-5111 or anaha@hjshs.org

Hopi Tutuveni September 2, 2020

EDUCATION

Why Your Child’s Back-to-School Eye Exam is So

Important

(StatePoint) This year, going back to school may mean

attending class physically or virtually, with states and districts deciding on a case by case basis. Wherever your

child attends school this fall, eye exams are essential for

a successful academic year. Here’s what to know:

• When should I get my child’s eyes checked? The

American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend having vision

checked regularly, starting in infancy.

Not only will an eye exam help provide the clear vision

necessary for a child to see the blackboard and work on

digital devices without straining, but this essential visit can also detect a broad range of issues related to eye

health and overall wellness.

Kids -- and adults for that matter -- don’t always know

they are experiencing a vision problem. As a result, they

may be compensating for vision issues by turning their

head to the side, squinting or holding reading material up

close or far away.

• What information should I share at the appointment?

Be sure to share any behaviors or symptoms with your

child’s doctor that could be related to eye health. You

should also mention all the activities and sports your

child participates in which may be impacted by vision.

• Are contacts right for my child? Contact lenses may

give the wearer a full field of clear, focused vision and

many eye care professionals believe that children who

demonstrate responsibility are excellent candidates for

them. With many teens preferring contact lenses over

glasses, this upcoming eye exam may be a good time to

get your child fitted. And it makes sense in the current

environment, as contact lenses can be a great alternative

for glasses that fog up with a face mask.

Contact lenses that provide comfortable vision when

working for long hours on digital devices can also prove

to be beneficial. Research has shown that half of teens are

almost constantly online -- between smartphone usage,

video games, and school work -- it’s important to know

that digital devices can contribute to reduced blink rates,

which can lead to dryness. Ask your eye doctor about

lenses that have a high moisture content, feel comfortable

throughout the day and are easy to insert, like Biotrue

ONEday contact lenses from Bausch + Lomb, which

maintain nearly 100 percent of their moisture for a full

16 hours. The brand’s daily disposables are also a great

choice for first-time wearers, as there is no need to clean

and store the lenses after removal, just dispose of them

and start with a fresh new pair each day. For more information, visit, BiotrueONEdaylenses.com.

Make the most of the back-to-school season by scheduling an eye exam for your child. With healthy eyes and

good vision, you can set your child up for a successful

academic year.

Hopi Tutuveni September 2, 2020

OPINION

Pastor Andy - Discussing Fear

This is Pastor Andy in Bacavi. In this

article we will deal with daily fear. All

human beings feel fear. I will endeavor

to give you Bible verses to help calm the

heart and spirit. We will also give a few

practical pointers to help calm ourselves.

Sometimes physical ailments can exacerbate fear in bodies making us quite a bit

more susceptible to it. I myself know what

it is to have to deal with intense fears and

have to calm the body and mind.

For those that have decided (this is your

choice, no one can make you do it) to trust

in Jesus and His death, burial, and resurrection as payment for your sins you

have many promises in scripture at your

disposal. The Bible says in John 14:27,

“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give

unto you: not as the world giveth, give I

unto you. Let not your heart be troubled,

neither let it be afraid.” One very important note about fear is that it is voluntary.

We either let ourselves be troubled and

afraid, or we don’t let ourselves. There are

some medical conditions that just cause

involuntary fear or anxiety, but you can

calm those too. Fear can be a good thing.

God gives it to us to protect us, to warn us

about danger, and even to strengthen us

if we need the adrenalin. We can let this

emotion overwhelm us and cause us to be

irrational when we only think about the

item or situation that scares us. The peace

of God that John talks about comes from

believing Gods promises and letting your

heart calmly trust in them.

For instance, if we have trusted in Jesus

for eternity we can make a choice to fret

about it daily or we can say “God gave me

His promise that I am going to Heaven, so

I will not let myself worry about it.” As we

learn to trust all of Gods promises, we can

calm each fear. Did you know that God

says many times in Scripture to fear not?

We can choose not to fear by changing

what we think about. Philipians 4:8 says,

“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are

true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things

are pure, whatsoever things are lovely,

whatsoever things are of good report; if

there be any virtue, and if there be any

praise, think on these things.” When we

only put into our mind that which we are

afraid of, it will cause continual fear.

Don’t think on wicked things, but change

what your mind dwells on to quiet the

fear. Turn the news off. Do not search for

it online. Read a wholesome book and get

engaged in the plot. When you talk to your

friends, do not talk about what you fear. If

there is a family emergency and you have

to know then go ahead and discuss what

you fear (Covid-19, etc). Other then that,

skirt the subject. Think of things you wish

to do with your family that are pleasant.

Set goals for the garden or house work

and concentrate on that. Listen to calm

music. If you listen to music that matches your mood, or music that talks about a

lot of the same things you went through in

life, it will magnify fears or bad feelings.

This can include heavy metal, blues, and

country music to name a few. Remember,

you want to change what you are thinking about. Keep the beat soothing as well,

not just the words. Of course, ideally

this would be soothing Christian music.

Wholesome audio books will work as well.

Also, along these lines would be memorization. The Bible would be best, especially

encouraging passages or promises. However, the principle will work for a wholesome poem or quote from a favorite book.

Count the good things in your life. If

we always dwell on the bad, life will seem

so glum. Make yourself see the good in

things. The body naturally wants to be

negative; don’t let it. Psalms 27:13 says,

“I had fainted, unless I had believed to

see the goodness of the LORD in the land

of the living.” We can see good things all

around us. As long as we have breath, we

can praise the Lord. All of humanity has

struggles; don’t let those struggles become your focus.

God has not abandoned us. It is important to remember that God is in control.

There is a lot that could be said on this

subject so I will keep it very brief. People that we know passing away brings us

face-to-face with our mortality. God can

use this so that we stop our busy lives

and think about Him. He also wants us to

know that He has a plan for our life and

that He loves us. Unfortunately, sin brings

death to all. Remember that Christ died

so that we can have eternal life even after this mortal existence. Proverbs 3:5-6

says, “Trust in the LORD with all thine

heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge

him, and he shall direct thy paths.” We

can never understand everything, but God

does and we just have to trust Him. One of

the greatest promises the Christian has is

the promise of eternity with everyone else

who has trusted Christ. How much sweeter that promise is when it includes your

own family members who have passed on!

It is okay to be cautious. All of this is

to help us to start learning how to control

our fear. It does not mean that if you are

susceptible to this disease that you should

not take precautions. If you are elderly

or have pre-existing health problems you

should be cautious with Covid-19. Everyone should be taking their vitamins and

keeping their body strong. If you think the

virus could seriously hurt you, try to not

be around those who might have it. There

are many things that you can do to be safe.

Just remember that fretting does not keep

you safe. Fear often cripples; it does not

enable. If you or a loved one is struggling

with Covid-19, please feel free to let us

know and we will pray for you/them. We

have prayed for the Hopi nation and individuals during this time and our prayers

will still be with you.

I have a Facebook page where I post

a Bible verse almost every day during

this time. If you wish to be encouraged in

this way, feel free to friend me (Andrew

Magnarella). If you do not have internet

or Facebook, you are welcome to text me.

I will save your number and text you the

verses every day if you request it (928206-7811). I live in Bacavi. If anyone

would like to do a phone counseling session, or short Bible studies for encouragement, feel free to contact me in any way

and we will set a time. www.bbctkd.com

is my website.

Pastor Andy

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Hopi H.E.O.C Updates

PERSONAL FINANCE

Tips to Ease the Financial

Recovery Process After a

Disaster

(StatePoint) While the COVID-19 crisis continues to be top of mind for many

Americans, it’s important to remember

that other disasters can still occur with

little or no warning, making it vital to prepare.

This September, which is National Preparedness Month, get started by checking out Ready.gov and the American Red

Cross, two great resources for creating a

plan to protect you and your family’s immediate safety. As for your financial preparedness, consider these tips from Wells

Fargo:

• A natural disaster could potentially

destroy paper copies of documents needed for tax and insurance purposes. While

you should protect these documents in a

fireproof, waterproof box that locks, you

should also possess electronic copies.

Save birth and marriage certificates, wills,

deeds, tax returns, insurance policies and

stock and bond certificates on a thumb

drive or in a secure location in the cloud.

• Keep an up-to-date inventory of your

possessions. One easy way to do so is to

use your smartphone to take photographs

or videos of everything valuable and store

this in the cloud. Your documentation

should include cars, vehicles and electronics, as well as any interior and exterior

home improvements you’ve made which

could increase your property value and

help with insurance claims.

• Review what your insurance policy

covers and determine if additional insurance or coverage is needed. Be sure to

take into account how life has changed in

the COVID-19 era. For example, emergency shelters may not be an option for

your family given social distancing guidelines, so you may want to consider adding

coverage for temporary housing to your

policy.

• If you haven’t already done so, consider setting up online banking, mobile

banking, automatic bill pay and electronic

account alerts. Should you be displaced

from your home, these measures will

make it easier to stay on top of your accounts and bills. Take this opportunity to

ensure your online profiles are up-to-date

in case your bank or lender need to contact

you post-disaster.

• Note that a disaster can shut down

local ATMs and banks for days or even

weeks. Include easily accessible cash in

your emergency supply kit.

• Know in advance if and what resources your financial institutions provide. For

example Wells Fargo customers, including

those with home mortgages, home equity,

small business, and auto loans, can contact 800-TO-WELLS or visit wellsfargo.

com/recovery to learn more.

“If COVID-19 has taught us anything

it’s that disasters come in all shapes and

sizes,” says Rullah Price, senior vice president, head of Wells Fargo Enterprise Incident Communications. “However, developing a plan this National Preparedness

Month could save you countless hours of

work and make the financial recovery process a lot less stressful.”

“During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hopi Medical Transportation Program continues to provide safe, timely, respectful and personalized non-emergent transportation

services to all Hopi/Tewa community members both on and off the Hopi reservation,

including transports for COVID-19 positive and suspected COVID-19 positive individuals. This team is truly dedicated to providing transportation services and go over and

beyond their duties as client transporters. Please call us at (928) 737-6351 to request

for a ride.

Simple Reminders from the CDC

to Keep Safe

Please if you are sick, stay home, except to

get medical care. Even if you are not sick

please remember to:

•Keep at least six feet between you and other

people and don’t go to--or host--parties or

other group events.

•Cover your mouth and nose with a cloth

face cover when you are around others or

when you go out in public.

•Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, or hand sanitizer

with at least 60% alcohol if you can’t use

soap and water.

•Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue,

then throw the tissue in the trash and wash

your hands.

Hopi H.E.O.C Updates

Hopi Tutuveni September 2, 2020

COVID-19 Emergency Response – August 26, 2020 Report

Hopi Tribe – Department of Health and Human Services

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – August 26, 2020 — A recent

survey shows that baby boomers, one of the groups

of people most likely to experience complications

from COVID-19, are also the least likely to worry

about contracting the virus. STAANCE, an information aggregating organization based in San Francisco, performed a survey and discovered that most

baby boomers (those born generally in 1946-1964)

are the most resistant to changing their habits. According to the poll, baby boomers were least likely

to worry about contracting the virus, with 43 percent saying they were concerned about it as opposed

to 53 percent of millennial and 54 percent of Gen X

members.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC) is continuously updating its guidelines and

list of recommended practices to help guide communities. The measures put out by the CDC include

a strong emphasis on protecting the vulnerable

population, for people in at-risk categories, such as

older people and people with underlying health conditions. No matter what age, you have to be aware

of the impacts of COVID-19. Staying home is the

safest practice. Wearing a face covering in public

is critical.

Here is a quick overview of the COVID-19 statistics on a national, state, and local level:

As of this date – August 26, 2020

The United Sates now has over 5.7 million confirmed positive cases with 37,086 new cases and

over 177,759 deaths reported.

Over 199,459 confirmed positive cases now exist

in Arizona. Of those, close to 5,529 are in Navajo

County alone.

The Hopi Health Care Center has tested over

3,688 patients to this date. Over 431 of those tests

at Hopi Health Care Center came back positive with

312 from Hopi Tribal members. Tuba City Regional

Health Care Corporation reported 48 positives for

Hopi Villages with a combined number of 360 positive Hopi Tribal members.

The information below provides a glimpse of the

current numbers in those respective villages.

* The information by villages presented above is

released by the Hopi Department of Health & Human Services, and the data shown reflects patients

tested at the Hopi Health Care Center and at the Tuba

City Regional Health Care Corporation specifically

on Hopi tribal members. The data from Lower and

Upper Munqapi is consolidated until specific data

can be re-verified. (+) number decreased due to individual being identified from another village. The

community of residence for one Hopi Tribal member who tested positive at HHCC is in the Phoenix

metropolitan area. The community of residence for

four Hopi Tribal members who tested positive at

HHCC is in Winslow. The data here does not include all state-wide data from other facilities such

as Flagstaff, Winslow, Phoenix or other hospitals.

** A total of 360 individuals who tested positive

are members of the Hopi Tribe.

+ Includes Village member(s) retested positive

Prevention:

Watch for symptoms. People with COVID-19

have had a wide range of symptoms reported – ranging from mild symptoms to severe illness.

Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure

to the virus. People with these symptoms or combinations of symptoms may have COVID-19:

•

Cough

•

Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing

•

Or at least two of these symptoms:

•

Fever

•

Chills

•

Repeated shaking with chills

•

Muscle pain

•

Headache

•

Sore throat

•

Congestion or runny nose

•

Nausea or vomiting

•

Diarrhea

•

New loss of taste or smell

Children have similar symptoms to adults and

generally have mild illness.

This list is not all inclusive. Please consult your

medical provider for any other symptoms that are

severe or concerning to you.

For questions of more information, please call the

Hopi Tribe, Office of the Chairman at (928) 7343102 or Office of the Vice Chairman (928) 7343113.

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Hopi H.E.O.C Updates

COVID-19 Emergency Response – August 17, 2020

Report Hopi Tribe – Department of Health and Human Services, Cont.

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FAMILY LIVING

How to Make Kids’ Birthdays

Special While Social Distancing

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(StatePoint) While some of the traditions of a typical birthday are not possible these

days, parents can find new ways to celebrate these important milestones. Here are a few

ideas for making your child’s upcoming birthday feel special:

• Host a Virtual Party: Use video conferencing tools to host a party for your child.

Consider picking a theme or activity for the event. Start with a meet and greet and then

dive right in -- from painting and pottery to sing-alongs and science projects, there are

many fun themes that work well from a distance. Remember to tell all your guests in

advance what they will need to participate or even drop off pre-made goody bags with

supplies and snacks to celebrate.

• Plan a Drive-by Birthday Parade: These days, drive-by celebration parades are all

the rage for graduations, birthdays and more -- and this is for good reason. What better

way to honor a special occasion than by seeing everyone you love? Tell friends and

family what time to drive by, encouraging participants to use signs, music, balloons and

banners to make a splash.

• Request Cards: Make a secret request to friends and family asking them to send

cards in the mail. Kids love receiving mail, especially on their birthdays. Alternatively,

ask loved ones to create video greetings or other electronic messages.

• Give Fun Gifts: Don’t forget the presents! Colorful, interactive toys will brighten

the occasion, making your child’s birthday and year to come special. Consider Myla’s

Sparkling Friends from VTech, a new collection of interactive toys that talk, sing and

light up with a kaleidoscope of colors. With flapping wings and tail feathers that wag,

colorful accessories and unique songs and sayings, this line -- which includes Mia the

Unicorn, Ava the Fox, Penny the Peacock and more – is packed with value at a great

giftable price.

• Take an Outing: Parents comfortable doing so might consider planning a socially

distanced picnic in the park. Bring your child’s favorite foods, treats and games for a

fun-filled day.

Birthdays may look a bit different this year, but that doesn’t mean your family can’t

celebrate. Virtual parties, gifts and special greetings can give your child a sense of normalcy and make them feel special on their birthday.

Larry’s Corner

Like a Hurricane on the Hopi Reservation

Disclaimer: This is a re-publication of

Larry’s Corner done in September 2019.

Larry felt that now is a very good a time

to remind Hopi Tutuveni readers of how

“Life is like a Hurricane” pandemic or

not and in a time where we are living

a “new normal.” So, if you are reading this, please be aware that these are

Larry’s opinions and observations and

may not necessarily reflect your opinion.

Thank you.

Growing up on the reservation has

taught me that everything out here is very

hard to accomplish. And by that I mean

actually living on the reservation...life is

hard. You would have to work for everything from food to education and everything in between. But when I was growing up, I don’t think I ever paid attention

to how life was for me at that moment in

time. When you’re a mush head kitten, it

seems you really don’t pay attention to the

bad things in your childhood. Of course

we all have scars in a way, but look at

us now, we’re completely “NORMAL”

whatever that means. When you’re a mush

head kitten you don’t think about the bad

things in the “now” REZ life, like drugs

and alcohol. Back then, life, as a simple

kitten was easy. All you had to do was

just wait till your parents called you into

the house. Or, you just simply could eat

at someone’s house and they would take

you home afterwards...simple. As kittens

we knew that there were drugs and alcohol

in the village, but it was never a bother,

because it was frowned upon. We would

make fun of the village drunks and they

would cower in shame for what they did.

But nowadays the entire village seems to

be one big drunk person. And it’s so easy

to be one big drunk person be-cause you

can buy alcohol and drugs on the reservation. All you have to do is go next door and

simply ask. It seems even the “grandma”

next-door will say “$20 for a bottle”...it’s

that easy. It’s kind of strange, because in

a short amount of time drugs and alcohol

has shaped the Hopi community drastically, kind of like how a hurricane would

impact Arizona, if we had ocean front

property. The drunks we use to make fun

of that cowered in shame seem to have no

shame at all. When did that change? Now

we don’t make fun of them anymore we

just simply say, “Da’ha is drunk again”...

and we go back to our daily business.

Younger kids already know what a drunken person looks like even before their first

birthday. It’s like we have ingrained drugs

and alcohol into our Hopi culture now and

we simply accept that its part of our everyday tradition. With drugs and alcohol now

seeming to be part of our culture, killing

and stealing acts seem to also be followed

closely. See when I was growing up, I

thought that killing and stealing were only

on TV or in the big city. I would have never thought that those types of words would

ever be used on the Hopi reservation because it was never part of our vocabulary

when I was growing up. But now we hear

that every day in the community and in

Facebook. Of course we have a legal system that tries to improve our “problem”

but when you have the entire reservation

full of drugs and alcohol, the problem will

simply just grow from generation to generation. So how can we solve this reservation wide problem? That is one question

I don’t have a solution to. It’s like trying

to solve our no-rain problem. We cannot

solve it, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a

solution. It just means that this problem is

something that the entire reservation has

to come up with and not just a single person or group, but as a whole. Of course

in schools we teach our children about the

dangers of drugs and alcohol by showing

them what could happen to them if they do

“go down that path.” And it seems somewhere down the road, they will eventually try drugs and alcohol and some will

become addicted and others will not, but

I guess it’s how we are all raised. Do we

accept that drugs and alcohol are part of

Hopi culture now? Or do we simply put a

“WALL” at our borders to not allow any

drugs or alcohol in our community. When

I think of the word “STEAL” it seems that

it is always being used on Facebook. Every

time I read it, it will say something like,

“Someone stole my Hopi belt” or “Someone stole my grandma’s walker”. We are

getting to the point where “BIG CITY”

problems are become our problems. Why

don’t we do anything about it? Well I say

it’s because we know that person’s grandmother or grandfather or relative and they

are good people. To accuse someone of

stealing is something we are all scared of,

because of the “thought” of what might

happen if we accuse someone of stealing.

I’m pretty sure that a long time ago when

a Hopi person was caught stealing it was

dealt in a village setting where the person

who stole something would do something

to work off their debt to the community.

Or that person would be shamed into not

stealing anymore by having their behavior corrected by the village and not just an

individual. But it’s not like that anymore;

we are a close community but yet we are

miles apart from one another because it

is like we don’t know who our neighbors

are anymore. Of course we have several

groups who educate the community about

the dangers about drugs and alcohol, and I

applaud them for that. At least they are trying to make a change for our Hopi people.

But when you have just a simple group

trying to make a change it is not enough to

actually make a dent, but they try, and they

will continue to educate the Hopi community about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. Every Hopi family here on the Hopi

reservation has a person who drinks that

lives with them and it seems that we are

forced to accept them, as they are. So let

me ask, is it ok to do that? Is it ok to treat

them like this is part of our culture now?

So what can we do? I guess that’s something we have to “individually” come up

with as a solution. Sometimes we will try

to come up with solutions like rehab centers, or more P.S.A about the “DANGERS

OF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL”...but are

they working? How can we keep the dangers of drugs and alcohol away from kids?

My advice to you is that drugs and alcohol

are touchy subjects on the Hopi reservation. Some will simply not want to look

at the truth of this epidemic and some will

try to improve the problem. Educating our

younger generation about these problems

is one thing. Eventually they will not be

mush heads anymore so they will have

to be the ones to come up with their own

solution to this problem. All we can do is

just try to make sure we are all adults and

show our younger generation that there is

still hope in this Hopi world of ours and

one without so much of an impact from

drugs and alcohol, if we could just choose

to not use either one, even for one day at

a time.

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Tribes, lawmakers seek pause on New Mexico drilling plan

In this Aug. 10, 2005, photo, tourist Chris Farthing, from Suffolks County, England, takes a picture of Anasazi ruins in Chaco Culture National Historical Park in New Mexico. (AP Photo/Jeff Geissler,

File)

Susan Montoya Bryan

Associated Press

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A coalition

of tribes and members of New Mexico’s

congressional delegation is asking federal

officials for more time to consider a proposal that would govern oil and gas drilling and other development near Chaco

Culture National Historical Park.

The UNESCO World Heritage Site has

served as a rallying cry for environmentalists and pueblos that have been trying to

stop drilling in the San Juan Basin. They

say there are culturally significant sites

outside the park’s boundaries that could

be compromised if more development is

allowed.

The Interior Department earlier this

year agreed to extend the comment period

by 120 days and another round of virtual

meetings was held this week, with the first

session dedicated to the Navajo Nation,

which has jurisdiction over much of the

land that surrounds the park. The checkerboard also includes federal, state and

private land.

The Navajo Nation has come out in support of creating a permanent buffer around

the park, albeit smaller than what the

pueblos and environmentalists are calling for since royalties from development

on tribal land and parcels owned by individual Navajos are an important source of

revenue.

A meeting also was held Thursday with

the pueblos and other tribes. The sessions

will wrap up Saturday with one for the

general public.

Bart Stevens, the Navajo regional director for the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs, said the goal has been to provide the

tribes and others with more information

on the alternatives under consideration for

managing resources in the San Juan Basin,

which spans much of northwestern New

Mexico.

The All Pueblo Council of Governors

during Thursday’s virtual meeting called

for the U.S. Interior Department to pause

all activities and deadlines related to the

proposed management

Cont. pg. 17

Who's a hero in the Trump era? Possibly Wilma Mankiller, Will

Rogers, Jim Thorpe, Sacagawea

Indian Country Today

Wilma Mankiller and President Bill Clinton as she is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in January 1998. (White House photo)

The Trump administration is moving

forward with names for the president’s

proposed National Garden of Heroes. The

list at this point is largely political; only

Republican governors have submitted

names for consideration.

And one possibility is Donald J. Trump.

The administration is leaving open the

possibility of a statue of Trump himself

in the Trump-created statue park after receiving what it said were “multiple nominations” of the president.

Trump ordered up the statue park

during a Fourth of July speech at Mount

Rushmore, and set up a task force on a 60day deadline to get the idea going. He also

mused in a tweet that it would be a “good

idea” to carve his own face into that memorial.

The task force charged with executing

Trump’s vision – with all of the publicly

listed members white — says it sent out

thousands of requests to state and local

officials for suggestions, both for possible

sites around the country and for heroes to

honor. Its findings are due to be given to

Trump by Tuesday.

Many of the nominations stand in stark

contrast to the list the Trump administration came up with, which mandated inclusion of a few dozen mainstream and

conservative figures, from John Adams

to the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin

Scalia.

Cont. pg. 17

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Tribes, lawmakers seek pause on New Mexico drilling plan, Cont.

plan until the coronavirus pandemic

ends. The organization was among those

to make a similar request in February

when the plan was first released, saying

COVID-19 has hit many tribes hard and

all of their resources have been aimed at

dealing with the health emergency.

The situation still remains dire, the

council said in a statement issued Friday.

Leaders pointed to closures or partial closures of non-essential tribal government

operations and the challenges of working

remotely with limited internet access.

The pueblos also are challenging the

federal agency's scheduling of inspections

in the region.

Within the boundaries of Chaco park,

walls of stacked stone jut up from the

canyon floor, some perfectly aligned with

the seasonal movements of the sun and

moon. Circular ceremonial subterranean

rooms called kivas are cut into the desert,

surrounded by the remnants of what historians say was once a hub of indigenous

civilization.

The congressional delegation, in a letter

sent Wednesday to Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, said the pandemic continues to affect the lives of New Mexicans

and their ability to participate in a public

process that will have consequences for

the economy and way of life in the northwest corner of the state.

The Democratic lawmakers pushed for

a critical study of the area surrounding

Chaco park to be completed before the

management plan is amended.

They also wrote that the process is

"hurtling forward" despite low oil prices,

decreased demand and uncertainty in the

market.

Who's a hero in the Trump era? Possibly Wilma Mankiller, Will Rogers, Jim Thorpe, Sacagawea, Cont.

A number of Native Americans were reportedly submitted to the Interior Department.

“We have so much history in Montana

and our country,” said Yellowstone County Commissioner John Ostlund, a Republican, talking about his board's decision to

nominate revered Crow Tribe leaders as

well as cowboys, famous explorers and

others.

"It was a conscious decision to include

all sides of our history. All of the history

... I don’t want to erase anything,” Ostlund

said.

Suggestions from many Republican

governors, by contrast, were heavy with

civil rights leaders, while many local officials pushed for a broader definition for

what it means to be a hero.

The summer protests also spun off a

debate over statues around the country

honoring slave-holders and Confederates.

Trump deployed federal forces to protect

those monuments from protesters, embracing their defense as a law-and-order

issue as he seeks reelection.

Floyd and the others “have shaped the

future of America by finally bringing

the systemic racial injustices present in

our policing to the forefront of politics,”

Zanelli wrote.

Most governors, including almost every

Democrat, dismissed the Trump administration’s request for suggestions, according to the Interior Department's website on

Friday afternoon. It's the latest example of

governors ignoring White House requests

— ranging from statues, to school openings to nursing homes testing — amid the

coronavirus pandemic.

“I haven’t given it a moment’s thought,”

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly told The Associated Press. “I have other things to do.”

Some were highly critical of the effort

as an ill-timed political stunt.

“We would encourage the White House

to spend their time on the response to the

coronavirus,” said Pennsylvania Gov. Tom

Wolf’s spokeswoman Lyndsay Kensinger.

The Trump administration said it received “robust, bipartisan responses”

from around the country.

“It’s a shame that some governors are

unwilling to celebrate and recognize the

significant achievements of their own

residents who have heroically impacted

our nation’s history,” Interior Department

spokesman Ben Goldey said.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt recommended three Native Americans and two

Black Oklahomans as national heroes

who should be considered for inclusion in

a new National Garden of American Heroes.

The first-term Republican governor

made the suggestions in a letter sent to the

Trump administration this month. President Donald Trump signed an executive

order on rebuilding public monuments

and asked governors for their input on

who should be included and where such a

monument might be located.

Among Stitt's recommendations were

former Cherokee Nation leader Wilma

Mankiller, early 1900s humorist Will Rogers, both citizens of the Cherokee Nation,

and Olympic athlete Jim Thorpe, a Sac

and Fox/Pottawatomie citizen. He also

suggested John Hope Franklin, the grandson of a freed Chickasaw Nation slave and

a native Tulsan; Ada Louis Sipuel Fisher,

who fought to become the first Black student at the University of Oklahoma College of Law; and aviator Wiley Post.

"The Oklahomans on this list embody

the history, spirit, resiliency and strength

of our state and people," Stitt said. "They

each left a legacy that has far extended

past state lines and impacted our world for

the better."

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck

Hoskin Jr. said he was unaware but pleased

that Stitt recommended two members of

his tribe for consideration.

"They're Cherokee citizens, but in many

ways they belong to the world in terms

of the efforts they've put forth in their

careers," Hoskin said of Mankiller and

Rogers. "The fact that they're Cherokee,

of course, is very important to me, and it

reflects an effort to add some diversity to

those sort of public monuments. I think

that's a wonderful thing."

Stitt has spent more than a year locked

in a messy legal dispute with tribal leaders in Oklahoma over how much the tribes

pay the state for the right to operate casinos. The feud has strained relations between several tribes and the governor's

office, but Hoskin remained optimistic

about the relationship moving forward.

"I think the governor's actions have

caused and will cause some enduring

harm between the governor's office and

the Cherokee Nation, but it's nothing that

can't be repaired," Hoskin said. "And it's

nothing that can't be repaired within Gov.

Stitt's remaining time in office."

Stitt also recommended two possible

locations in Oklahoma for the Trump administration to consider for the garden:

Lake Thunderbird State Park in Norman

and Lake Keystone, just west of Tulsa.

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Fans hope Marvel's 'Indigenous Voices'

boosts representation

This image provided by Marvel Comics shows the cover art for

“Marvel Voices: Indigenous Voices #1,” an anthology that will

revisit some of its Native characters. (Marvel Comics via AP)

Terry Tang

Associated Press

Past portrayals of Native American or Indigenous comic book superheroes would often follow the same checklist — mystical powers, an ability to talk to animals and a

costume of either a headdress or a loincloth.

"Poor research was done. They were just going off

of TV and film," said artist Jeffrey Veregge of the Port

Gamble S'Klallam Tribe in Washington state. One of his

biggest complaints is that mainstream "heroes from every

place else had actual costumes," while Native characters

weren't represented well.

Growing up reading comic books on his tribe's land

outside Seattle, Veregge related more with non-Native

heroes like Iron Man or Spider-Man. Now, he's "living

a dream," overseeing a Marvel comic book about Native

stories told by Native people.

Marvel Comics announced this month that it's assembled Native artists and writers for "Marvel Voices: Indigenous Voices #1," an anthology that will revisit some of

its Native characters. It's timed for release during Native

American History Month in November.

Native comic book fans hope it's a new start for authentic representation in mainstream superhero fare.

Marvel says the project was planned long before the nation's reckoning over racial injustice, which has prompted

changes including the Washington NFL team dropping its

decades-old Redskins mascot.

"It's correcting a problem that started a long time ago,"

Veregge said of the comic book project.

Veregge, who has drawn more than 100 covers for

Marvel and other major comic book publishers, was a

natural fit to lead the project. In February, he wrapped

up an exhibit at the Smithsonian National Museum of the

American Indian in New York City. "Of Gods and Heroes" was his interpretation of Marvel protagonists like

Black Panther and Thor, integrating shapes and lines inspired by tribal art styles.

"You want to make sure people recognize the characters themselves, but I also want them to see it's a Native

voice behind that," Veregge said.

Lee Francis IV, owner of Red Planet Books & Comics

in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and an independent publisher of Native comics, helped find up-and-coming Native artists to join the Marvel anthology. An organizer of

an annual Indigenous Comic Con who's descended from

the Laguna Pueblo, Francis said comic books aren't far

off from some tribes' storytelling traditions.

"I don't want to speak for all Native folks, but I think

there's a visual acuity and storytelling sense that aligns

perfectly with the comic book medium," Francis said.

"Not only words and writing, but this visual storytelling

that harks back to our own stories and petroglyphs —

rock art — ties it back to our ancestors."

Racist stereotypes found their way into the medium because comic book artists often relied on what they saw in

movie and TV Westerns, Francis said. And before Westerns, political cartoons dating to the 1700s demonized or

ridiculed Native people.

For so long in comics, Native Americans have either

been the villain or the stoic sidekick. It's frustrating when

a genuine "Indigenerd" sees "everybody else gets span-

dex and you get a headdress," Francis said.

Dezbah Evans, meanwhile, always identified with

Marvel's "X-Men." The series about young mutants

struggling with powers while being persecuted by society

seems to parallel how America treats Indigenous communities, said Evans, a 24-year-old comic book fan and cosplayer from Tulsa, Oklahoma, who's Navajo, Chippewa

and Yuchi.

She's looking forward to the Marvel book because

it will feature one of her favorite mutants — Danielle

Moonstar, a Cheyenne heroine who conjures illusions

based on people's fears.

“It’s very validating that these are my peers, these are

people I see at conventions and I’ve had relationships

with,” Evans said of the writers and artists creating the

book. “I’m really proud they’re able to get to this level.”

She hopes it’s the beginning of an expansion of the

comic book world — not just the Marvel Universe. Mainstream pop culture still has far more Native male superheroes than female ones.

“Whenever I think of super Native women, they’re all

mothers — my mom, my grandma. They’re the first heroes in all of our lives,” Evans said. “It would be really

interesting to have a modern Indigenous mom living and

being a superhero.”

Verland Coker, 27, a comic book fan of the Muscogee

(Creek) Nation in Oklahoma, calls Marvel’s endeavor a

step in the right direction but says comic books could go

further.

It’s rare, for instance, to see Native superheroes talk in

their own language. Incorporating some language would

be an opportunity to educate non-Natives and promote

tribes — many of which are struggling to preserve their

language for younger generations, said Coker, who lives

in Albuquerque.

“My worry is that we can occasionally lean into the

monolith myth, and while any representation is great, we

often only get a select few tribes,” Coker said via text. “I

just would like to see more Native artists on mainstream

products.”

That may not be far off based on the reception Veregge

gets. When he meets children on the reservation where

he grew up or at comic book conventions, their parents

like to point out his work for Marvel. It’s an interaction

he takes seriously.

“I get to tell kids: ‘I grew up on this reservation, too.

You can do this, too,’” Veregge said. “I know who I’m

representing. ... I carry them wherever I go.”

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Naat - Before

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Tiyo - Boy

Naawini - Copy

Yuku - Accomplish

Anihoya - Capable

Taalö - Day

Hintsakpi - Activity

Paasi - Care

Yuki - Decision

Awàmta - Add to

Àapiyta - Carry on

Pö’a - Defeat

Yaapti - Advance

Paysok - Casually

Haakta - Delay

Nakwha - Agree

Tuwi’va - Catch on

Tunatya - Desire/Hope

Teevep - All day

Qe’ti - Cease

Öqala - Determined

Qahinta - All right

Alöngta - Change

Lavàytutuveni - Dic-

Peep - Almost

Kùpina - Chatter Box

tionary

Nana’waqta - Alternate

Yuuyuyna - Cheat

Sìkis tutuqaywisa -

Qana’öna - Ambitious

Awpòota - Check

Friday

Pupri - Analyze

Hopi - Civilized

Mana - Girl

Pa’angwa - Assist

Nanap’oya - Classify

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Tuwanta - Attempt

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Bradley Beard wipes his face as he rests while he searches in vain for his water shutoff valve, next to his heavily damaged home and the destroyed trailer home of his daughter Nicole in Hackberry,

La., in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020. “This is too much for a 62 year old man,” he said.” (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Associated Press

HACKBERRY, La.— Bradley Beard

calls Hurricane Laura his third strike.In

2005, Rita pushed a foot of floodwaters

into his white, wooden home in Hackberry, Louisiana, a tiny Cameron Parish community 15 miles (24 kilometers) from the

Gulf of Mexico.

Next came Ike in 2008, which pushed

water up to the floor of the long mobile

home where his daughter and two granddaughters live on the same property.

Laura outstripped them both. It tore

his house entirely off its foundation and

dropped it a few feet away. The trailer

where his daughter, Nicole, lives with her

two daughters was torn apart, the walls

demolished to reveal a mix of clothes, belongings, and wooden planks. About the

only things still in their place were a canoe and a garbage can, tied to a steel grill

buried in the ground.

A retired welder who worked at many of

the refineries that dot the Louisiana coast,

the 62-year-old Beard climbed through

the debris, laboring with two artificial

knees. After several minutes working to

turn off the property’s water lines, he sat

on a fallen log and wiped the sweat from

his brow.“I got no other place,” he said.

“This is all I got.”

Across Cameron Parish, the coastal parish where Hurricane Laura crashed ashore

early Thursday, residents dug through

what was left of their belongings, covered

now-stripped roofs with tarps, and took

stock of the damage.

The Category 4 storm packed 150-mph

(240-kph) winds and a storm surge that

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said

was as high as 15 feet (4.5 meters). Louisiana officials reported two additional

deaths on Sunday, bringing the total number of deaths attributed to the storm in

Louisiana and Texas to 18; more than half

of those were killed by carbon monoxide

poisoning.

The deaths reported Sunday include a

57-year-old man in Calcasieu Parish who

suffered a head injury after falling from a

roof, the Louisiana Department of Health

said. Another Calcasieu Parish resident

died from carbon monoxide poisoning.

As of Sunday morning, roughly 460,000

customers were still without power, according to the Edison Electric Institute,

the association of investor-owned electric

companies in the U.S.President Donald

Trump visited Louisiana and Texas on

Saturday to show his support and assess

the damage.

Edwards called Laura the most powerful hurricane to strike Louisiana, a shocking assessment in a state where Hurricane

Katrina made landfall on Aug. 29, 2005.

Out in western Louisiana it is the storm

that came ashore a month after Katrina

— Hurricane Rita — that evokes strong

memories.

The damage wrought by Laura reminded many residents of Rita, which made

landfall in the parish and wiped out many

communities entirely, leading to one of the

largest evacuations in American history.

Nicole Beard had her second daughter

by cesarean section two weeks before Rita

hit. “I evacuated for Rita with a newborn

baby and stitches in my stomach,” she

said.

Many people never returned to Cameron Parish, whose population fell 30% in

the 2010 census, the first taken after the

storm. The Beards’ next-door neighbors

left for good. But the Beards stayed.

Most people in Cameron Parish said

they got out ahead of Laura, a storm that

forecasters warned was “unsurvivable.”

Roberta Holmes, 67, was one of the very

few who decided to ride out the hurricane

on Gulf Breeze Beach, on the Cameron

Parish shoreline. Standing on her deck

overlooking the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday, Holmes described sitting in a red

leather recliner next to a window facing

the water. She was confident that the home

rebuilt after Rita was strong enough to

withstand this storm.

Her home ended up suffering just minor

damage, though the storm did uproot two

palm trees she planted in front — which

she christened “Rita” and “Ike.”“I knew

what it would take to survive,” she said.

Now that the floodwaters have receded,

Highway 27 leading from Lake Charles

into Hackberry and the other small towns

closer to the Gulf was a bustle of activity as utility workers and people pulling

trailers or boats drove back and forth.

The shelves were largely bare at Brown’s

Grocery Store, across the street from the

Beards’ property, and there’s been no

electricity to pump the gas.Not far away

is a sprawling liquefied natural gas facility that Trump visited in 2019.The Beards

weren’t sure yet how they would rebuild.

Bradley Beard lives on Social Security,

and Nicole Beard works at a local alligator

farm that ships hides internationally.

She has applied for federal aid and is

hopeful that volunteers and faith groups

that ordinarily respond to disasters will be

able to help them clear the wreckage.

For now, they are sifting through their

jumbled belongings for whatever can be

salvaged, leaving food for their cat who

has so far refused to come out from under

the rubble. Nicole’s daughters filled a garbage bag each with clothes. She found her

high school graduation tassel inside the

trailer, her class year of 1999 shining in

gold against the blue thread.

Her daughters insist that they stay in

Cameron Parish. But she said: “I don’t

know how many times you can restart

from scratch.”

Hopi Tutuveni September 2, 2020

U.S. CURRENTS

Trump Administration Disregards Tribal Sovereignty, Harmony

and Tradition with Mitchell Execution

President Donald J. Trump and Attorney General William Barr each played a role in the execution of a Navajo citizen, despite objections from Navajo Nation. (Photo: Shane McCoy, CC-BY-2.0)

By Levi Rickert

For Native News Online

OPINION. On Wednesday evening at 6:29 p.m. local

time, Navajo citizen Lezmond Mitchell, the only American Indian on death row, was put to death by a lethal

injection of pentobarbital as he lay inside the pale-green

death chamber of the federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Shortly afterwards, the Navajo Nation emailed a press

release to the media, calling Wednesday “a sad day for

family members, relatives, and friends of two Navajo

families and for the Navajo Nation as a whole.”

Mitchell’s execution was the first time in modern history that the United States federal government executed an

American Indian.

The Navajo Nation never disputed the guilt of Mitchell, who along with an accomplice, committed the grisly

2001 murders of 63-year old Alyce Slim, a Navajo woman, and her nine-year old granddaughter, Tiffany Lee on

the Navajo reservation.

Ironically, Mitchell was not executed by the federal

government for murder, even though he was convicted

of murder. Instead, he was put to death for carjacking resulting in death. That’s because the Federal Death Penalty Act requires a tribal nation to approve of the capital

punishment for most crimes committed on tribal land,

including murder. Since the Navajo Nation chose not to

opt-in to the death penalty in Mitchell’s case, the federal

government found a workaround.

John Ashcroft, the U.S. Attorney General at the time,

insisted Mitchell be sentenced for the carjacking crime so

the federal government could ask for the death penalty.

The Navajo Nation, a sovereign tribal nation, historically has opposed capital punishment on cultural and

religious grounds. Because of its cultural belief system

opposing the death penalty, the Navajo Nation has all

along opposed the execution of Mitchell. Instead, Navajo

Nation wanted him to remain in prison for the remainder

of his natural life without the possibility of parole.

Lenny Foster (Navajo), who served as the director of

the Navajo Nations Correction Project until his retirement in 2017, told Native News Online on Wednesday

afternoon that Mitchell's impending execution had been

on his mind all day long.

“Our teachings tell us all lives are sacred. Because of

that, the death penalty is not acceptable,” Foster said.

“We have to continue to exercise our sovereignty in order

to have access to our traditional practices.”

In the traditional Navajo way, restitution was done by

paying back the victims’ families. It could have been

through livestock, cattle or money, according to Foster.

“In our culture, ceremonies are done between the perpetrator and the victim’s family members as a way to restore harmony,” Foster said.

Both President Donald Trump and U.S. Attorney William Barr support the death penalty. This past week—coincidentally, the same week the Republican National Convention convened—the execution of Mitchell was one of

two federal executions that took place. Last month, there

were three. Perhaps, putting people to death is an effort

by the Trump administration to project an image of being

strong on law and order.

The Navajo Nation’s request for clemency was supported by members of Congress, tribal nations, national

tribal organizations and Native Americans. Their collective voices were ignored on Wednesday evening.

“We don’t expect federal officials to understand our

strongly held traditions of clan relationship, keeping harmony in our communities, and holding life sacred. What

we do expect, no, what we demand, is respect for our

People, for our Tribal Nation, and we will not be pushed

aside any longer,” Navajo Nation officials said Wednesday’s press release.

“Even if the federal law seemingly attempts to absolve

the U.S. from considering the Native Nation’s position,

there are stronger government-to-government concerns

that the U.S. must always consider,” Shannon Keller

O’Loughlin (Choctaw), executive director and attorney,

Association for American Indian Affairs commented on

the Mitchell case to Native News Online. “To do otherwise is just another symptom of institutional racism, and

the failure of our political system to deal with the needs

and interests of Native governments equal to their own.”

Mitchell’s execution came about a month after the historic Supreme Court decision of McGirt v. Oklahoma.

That decision, in the eyes of most legal scholars and lawmakers, gave more teeth to tribal sovereignty.

Trump and Barr must have missed the memo. Mitchell’s execution over the objections of the Navajo Nation

ignored and totally disregarded the sovereignty of tribal

nations.

And, this fact should not be ignored in November.

ARIZONA CURRENTS

6 Navajo Nation Residents File

Voting Rights Complaint Against

Arizona’s Secretary of State

Hopi Tutuveni September 2, 2020

COVID-19 Death Rate Reaches

500 on Navajo Nation

Courtesy Photo

Native news on-line staff

PHOENIX — Four Directions, a national American Indian voting rights organization, assisted six Navajo citizens in

filing a voting rights complaint last week

in the U.S. District Court for the District

of Arizona in order to secure equal access

to absentee voting by mail.

The complaint was filed on behalf of

plaintiffs Darlene Yazzie, Caroline Begay,

Irene Roy, Donna Williams, Leslie Begay

and Alfred Mc Roye against Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs.

In the complaint, the plaintiffs allege

Arizona’s requirement that Vote By Mail

ballots be received – not postmarked – before 7:00 pm on November 3, 2020 to be

counted is an unconstitutional burdens on

Plaintiffs’ right to vote at Navajo Nation

as applied during the COVID-19 pandemic and United States Postal Service reorganizational issues.

Four Directions maintains Navajo Nation residents have 40 to 70 percent fewer

days to cast their ballots after they receive

them than other non-Indian Arizona voters. Data compiled by Four Directions

shows that many Navajo Nation citizens

who request an absentee ballot on October 23 (which is their right under Arizona

law) will not receive it in time to consider,

mark, and mail that it back, and have it

in the possession of the county recorder’s

office by 7:00 pm on Election Day, as per

the current law.

“Compare especially Navajo Nation

Members utilizing the postal provider in

Dinnehotso, Ariz. Certified first-class mail

takes 10 days (20 days roundtrip) to reach

the county recorder’s office. Secretary

Hobbs has said that Arizona voters have

27 days to vote by mail. For Native voters

using the Dinnehotso location, they have

only seven days to consider, mark, and

return their ballot via the mail – if they requested a ballot prior to October 7,” Four

Directions Executive Director OJ Semans

said.

Four Directions has assembled a litigation team to assist Navajo Nation citizens

in their request of Secretary Hobbs for a

simple and costless remedy – by accepting absentee ballots postmarked on or by

Election Day and received by the close of

business on the 10th day after the election.

Big Fire Law and Policy Group, a 100

percent Native-owned law firm, is serving

as legal counsel for the complaint. Four

Directions is financing the lawsuit.

“We believe that the unequal access to

vote-by-mail is an unlawful abridgement

of the right to vote of Navajo Nation Members, as per Section 2 of the Voting Rights

Act. While we are disappointed that Secretary Hobbs failed to communicate with

Attorney McClure, we remain hopeful

that she will move quickly to bring Arizona into compliance with the Voting Rights

Act,” Semans said.

Courtesy Photo

Native news on-line staff

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — On Friday,

the Navajo Department of Health, in coordination with the Navajo Epidemiology

Center and the Navajo Area Indian Health

Service, reported 14 new COVID-19 positive cases for the Navajo Nation and one

more death. The total number of deaths

has reached 500 as of Friday. Reports indicate that 7,032 individuals have recovered

from COVID-19. 94,099 COVID-19 tests

have been administered. The total number of COVID-19 positive cases is 9,780,

which includes 165 additional cases that

were recently identified that occurred between April 6 and Aug. 12.

Navajo Nation COVID-19 positive cases by Service Unit:

Chinle Service Unit: 2,320

Crownpoint Service Unit: 803

Ft. Defiance Service Unit: 906

Gallup Service Unit: 1,562

Kayenta Service Unit: 1,300

Shiprock Service Unit: 1,494

Tuba City Service Unit: 932

Winslow Service Unit: 457

* Six residences with COVID-19 positive cases are not specific enough to place

them accurately in a Service Unit.

The Navajo Nation will have a 32-hour

weekend lockdown ‪‪beginning Saturday, Aug. 29, at 9:00 p.m. until Monday,

Aug. 31 at 5:00 a.m.

"Our people are carrying on the same

strength that carried our ancestors for

many generations in today’s fight against

COVID-19. Resilience is within us and

tells us to keep going. Our fight against

COVID-19 is far from over, and to combat the virus we need to continue to stay

home as much as possible, wear masks,

wash hands, social distance, and avoid

large crowds,” Navajo Nation President

Jonathan Nez said.

On Friday, the state of Utah reported

391 new cases of COVID-19, the state of

Arizona reported 519 new cases, and New

Mexico reported 126.

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.