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Families of Hopi

Code Talkers to

travel to DC to

attend Code Talker Medal Awards

Ceremony

Clockwise from Left: Youvella, who wore the number 22 on his

football jersey, was celebrated in memorial as students at Hopi

Jr/Sr High School decorated his locker with artwork and tributes

to the fallen football player. A candlelight vigil was set up near

the football field for Charles Youvella, #22. Students lit candles

to express their condolences. The auditorium at Hopi Jr/Sr High

School was filled to capacity for Youvella’s memorial. The 600seat auditorium was filled to capacity and overflow of attendees

had to sit in the commons area.

A plaque dedicated to honoring the Hopi Code Talkers

hangs in a hallway dedicated to the code talkers in

the Legislative Building of the Hopi Tribe. The plaque

recognizes those Hopi Code Talkers who served in the

US Army 81st ‘Wildcat’ Division, the 90th Bombardment group and the 380th Bombardment group during

World War II. Families and decendants of the Hopi

Code Talkers will attend the Native American Code

Talkers Medal Award Ceremony in Washington DC on

Wed, Nov. 20 at the US Capitol.

Hopi Tutuveni

Eugene Talas, Director of Hopi

Veterans Services and Vice Chairman

Herman G. Honanie announced that

a Hopi delegation of about 50 people

will be attending the Native American

Code Talker Medal Awards ceremony

in Washington on Wednesday, Nov.

20 at the US Capitol, from 11 a.m.

to 12:30 p.m. eastern standard time

– which would be 9a.m. for the Hopi

Tribe.

The Hopi Tribal Council, by Resolution previously approved funding

to support families of the ten Hopi

Code Talkers to attend the Medal Ceremony in Washington, DC. The Tribal

Council formally recognizes Franklin Shupla, Warren Koiyaquaptewa,

Frank Chapella, Travis Yaiva, Charles

Lomakema, Percival Navenma, Perry

Honanie, Sr., and Floyd Dann, Sr. as

Hopi Code Talkers who served in the

Army during World War II; and Rex

Pooyouma, 380th Bombardment Group

and Orville Wadsworth, 90th Bombardment Group, with the U.S. Army Air

Force.

The Hopi Code Talker Advisory

Team developed a Hopi Code Talker

Medal design and submitted it to the

US Mint. On July 24, the Citizens

Coin Advisory Committee at the US

Mint, voted to recommend to the Secretary of the Treasury for final approval of the Hopi Code Talker Medals.

The Tribal Council fully supports the

Hopi Code Talker families’ decision to

accept and receive the Congressional

Code Talker Medals as a historical legacy of the Hopi Code Talkers’ courageous sacrifice and honorable military

services.

Family and friends may view the

Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony honoring Native American Code

Talkers live-streamed at Speaker.gov/

Live/.

“This is an historic time for the Hopi

Code Talkers and all Native American

Code Talkers who used their native

language during World Wars I and II,

said Talas. “Find a place to view as a

group and share this momentous occasion from Hopi Land.”

Bruin, Youvella Played Like a Giant

“H

e played like he was a

giant,” said Steve Saban, Head Coach for the

Hopi Bruins Varsity Football team, as he

described Charles Youvella.

Youvella stood all of 5-foot-4-inches

and weighed approximately 115 pounds

but his stature didn’t dictate the kind of

muscle he displayed on the field. When

called upon to guard someone who was

6-foot-7-inches and twice his weight,

the mighty Senior raised his chin and

said ‘Bring it on.’

This past weekend the Hopi Bruins

travelled down to Phoenix to play in

the Division V state playoffs, their first

game was against the top seeded Arizona Lutheran Coyotes. The Bruins

had just completed an awesome season

where they went 9-1, the best record in

the school’s history.

“It was just a beautiful season,”

Coach Saban said. “We were celebrating it down there. The game was just a

bonus for us.”

The 17-year old senior played “a little

bit of everything” said Saban but mostly

he was an offensive running back and a

defensive back. When it came to playing against the Coyotes, it was Youvella

who put the team’s only touchdown on

By Mihio Manus

Hopi Tutuveni

the scoreboard.

However, midway into the fourth

quarter, Youvella caught a pass and was

tackled pretty hard according to Coach

Saban.

“We couldn’t see it from our vantage

point but the coaches from the other

team said he was hit pretty hard. His

head hit really hard.”

But the kind of player that Youvella

was, he got right up and went back into

the line for the next play. Two plays later, he was down on the field.

“He got up and tried to play another

play but he couldn’t stand up,” Coach

Saban said. “He went down on the field

and that’s when I went out there.”

Youvella had suffered critical head

trauma when he was tackled two plays

prior. He was taken from the field and

rushed to St. Joseph’s Hospital and

Medical Center. Reports say he was

conscious when the paramedics took

him off the field. However, by the time

he arrived at St. Joseph’s he was in critical condition, which is how he remained

until Monday night.

Youvella, the giant who never backed

down from a challenge, passed away on

the night of Mon, Nov. 11, at St. Joseph’s

Hospital with his family surrounding

him. The player who wore the number

22 and put the team’s lone 6 points on

the scoreboard in state playoffs would

pass on from injuries sustained from

playing the game he loved.

“You have to understand, Charles

is by far, bar none, the toughest kid,

pound-for-pound, that I ever coached,”

Saban said. “It’s just a tragedy. No

words can be said. It feels like a bad

dream. It’s kind of surreal, from a high

to an unbelievable low.”

Victory is not just a reflection of

points on a scoreboard. It is also defined

by the heart and soul that is put forth

by the players. The 2013-2014 Hopi

Bruins Varisity Football team has truly

exemplified that they are champions in

their own right. The guts they displayed

on the field and in supporting their fallen

teammate has been truly inspiring and

dignified.

“They basically thought we were just

another rez team,” Coach Saban said.

“I’m real proud of our kids, they represented well.”

Hopi Voters to Elect New Administration

Voters return to the polls on Wed, Nov. 20 for General Election

Honyaoma edged out Micah B. Loma’omvaya who trailed with 18.3% of

the vote at 267. Loma’omvaya was the

youngest of the candidates in the primaThis week will mark a critical time in ries at 39 years old. He is the current CSA

the current political atmosphere of the for Shungopavi and was a former Chief of

Hopi Tribe. On Weds, Nov. 20, Hopi voters will go to the polls and decide on who

they want to represent them in the offices

of Chairman and Vice Chairman of the

Tribe for the next four years.

The Nov. 6 primary election narrowed

the 2013 race for chairman from eight

candidates down to two. Both current

Hopi Vice Chaiman, Herman Honanie

from Kykotsmovi, and Todd Honyaoma

Sr. from Shungopavi secured enough

votes to be put on the ballot as chairman

candidates for the general election.

Honanie got 25.6% of the total vote

with 367 and Honyaoma Sr. 18.9% with

276.

By Mihio Manus

Hopi Tutuveni

Staff for the Shingoitewa administration.

Current Chairman LeRoy Shingoitewa captured 12.2% of the vote, which

was 178. According to the official election results issued by Hopi Elections,

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LOCAL

Sipaulovi Village Board Removes Councilman Kuwaninvaya

as their Representative on the Hopi Tribal Council

Hopi Tutuveni

In a recent Sipaulovi

Village meeting, Villagers

recommended to the Sipaulovi Village Board of

Directors, that long-time

Tribal Council Representative Cedric Kuwaninvaya, be removed as a Representative from the Tribal

Council, citing allegations

of misconduct.

A letter to the Hopi Tribal Council from Sipaulovi

Village Board of Directors

(signed by Vice Chairperson Anita Bahnimptewa),

states “the Village of Sipaulovi, effective immediately @9:04p.m., on

November 12, 2013, has

removed Cedric Kuwan-

invaya as one of its Tribal

Council Representatives.

As clarified in the Bacavi

Certified Question, a Village has the authority to

remove its Tribal Council

Representative(s) for any

or no reason.”

The Sipaulovi letter was

read into record at a Tribal

Council meeting on Nov.

13. After discussion by the

Tribal Council, Chairman

LeRoy Shingoitewa suggested Kuwaninvaya step

down for the day, stating

issues needed clarification.

Tribal Council rejected the

recommendation and voted to accept the Letter as

submitted by the Sipaulovi

Village Board, with a vote

of 12 yes and 4 no. After

the Vote, Kuwaninvaya

left the Council Chamber.

Per Sipaulovi Community Service Administrator

King Honani, Villagers

do not want Kuwaninvaya to run in the upcoming

Village Elections. Also

according to Honani, Kuwaninvaya said he was

never proven guilty of

any allegations and was

not given time to respond;

thus, not afforded his due

process.

In his response to the

allegations, Kuwaninvaya

said “I disagree with the

allegations and it’s simply

not true. They have never

been proven by anybody.

I have served on the Hopi

Tribal Council for over 20

HEEF Raises $4,000 during

2013 Alumni Challenge

Sam Tenakhongva

Hopi Education Endowment Fund

With donations coming

from 44 individuals on

behalf of 8 different colleges and universities the

Hopi Education Endowment Fund (HEEF) was

able to raise $4000.44 as

part of the 4-week fundraising campaign, all of

which will be added to the

endowed fund to support

scholarships and educational opportunities for

Hopi people.

Pitting alumni of the

three Arizona universities

and a combined group of

“other” colleges/universities in a competition to see

which group can raise the

most funds, the Lumberjacks from Northern Arizona University were once

again the overall winners

with $2,513.50 contributed. Asked what motivated

her to give, NAU alum

Paulette

Coochyumptewa shared, “My motivation? NAU is my alma

mater. I have been fortunate to acquire my Bachelors and Masters degrees

from here.. My heart is a

True Blue Lumberjack!

My hope is to be able to

assist students who are

pursuing higher education

goals to better themselves.

An educated individual

can do wonders for our

Hopi/Tewa people. We

need more role models for

the younger generations

showing that whatever

educational goal you put

your mind to, it is achievable. It’s ok to dream, but

dream big and go for it!

Following in second place

were the Wildcats from the

University of Arizona who

received a total of $892.50

including a donation all

the way from Afghanistan.

Crystal

Honyumptewa,

a SSG in the Army Reserves currently serving a

second deployment in Kabul Afghanistan donated

on behalf of and in honor

of her father James Honyumptewa. Other schools

represented besides the

three Arizona universities

included the University of

New Mexico, Air Force

Academy, College of

Wooster, Darthmouth College and the University of

California - Davis.

Originally started in

2005, through the collective effort of over 100

alumni, $32,000 has been

contributed to the HEEF

as part of the Alumni Challenge campaigns. HEEF

Executive Director LuAnn

Leonard said, “the HEEF

would like to thank all of

the individuals who contributed to the challenge.

Through their generous

support, the HEEF is able

to continue to provide direct support to Hopi col-

lege students in the form

of scholarships as well as

support other educational initiatives through our

IMAGINE grants. In the

end, everyone is a winner as these funds help to

support current and future

generations of students.”

The HEEF is a Hopi

Tribal

government

non-profit program qualified under section 7871

(a) of the Internal Revenue

Service Code. All contributions to the HEEF are

tax deductible. For more

information contact the

HEEF at heef@hopieducationfund.org, 928-7342275 or visit www.hopieducationfund.org

years and am proud of my

accomplishments, despite

all the attacks from village

people and some council members. To me, this

is all a conspiracy. Anita

Bahnimptewa, Vice Chair

for the Sipaulovi Board of

Directors participated in

Board decisions and clearly is in conflict of interest

as she is a candidate for

the Hopi Tribal Council.

Why was Marilyn Tewa,

Mishongovi Council Representative and her daughter Lillian Dennis, who is

the interim Finance Director for the Tribe, involved

in my issue when they

showed up at the Board

Meeting? This is our village issue, not their Village

issue. The Bacavi certified

question may remove village representatives from

Tribal Council, but it does

not deny any individual of

their civil rights and due

process. If the Village

Board denies me to run for

Tribal Council, and if this

decision stands, than ANY

Village Board can prohibit

their members from running for office”.

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a month, with a circulation of 5,500

copies throughout the entire Hopi

Reservation. The paper is delivered

on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each

month to the following locations:

Keams Canyon Store, Polacca Circle

M, Hopi Health Care Center, Tsakursovi, Hopi Cultural Center, Kykotsmovi Village Store, Hotevilla Store,

Moenkopi Travel Center, Moenkopi

Legacy Inn, Tribal Government

Complex and all Village Administration offices. The Tutuveni is also

available at the following border

town locations: Flagstaff-outside

Hopi Heritage Square (newspapers), Mike and Rhonda’s East Side

Location, N.A.C.A office on Steves

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Holbrook- Hopi Travel Plaza, Joe

and Aggie’s Restaurant, El Rancho

Restaurant. Whitecone - Giant Gas

Station. Dilkon - Bashas. Tuba City

Bashas, Moencopi Travel Plaza, Legacy Inn.

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Hopi Tribal Council 2013

LeRoy N. Shingoitewa, Chairman

Herman G. Honanie, Vice

Chairman

Martha A. Mase, Tribal Secretary

Robert Sumatzkuku, Tribal

Treasurer

Violet Sinquah, Sergeant-At-Arms

Village of Upper

Moenkopi

Wayne Kuwanhyoima

Bruce Fredericks

Leroy Sumatzkuku

Danny Humetewa

Village of Bakabi

Davis F. Pecusa

Leroy G. Kewanimptewa

Lamar Keevama

Village of Kykotsmovi

Nada Talayumptewa

Danny Honanie

Norman Honanie

Caleb H. Johnson

Village of Sipaulovi

George Mase

Cedric Kuwaninvaya

Rosa Honani

Village of Mishongnovi

Arthur Batala

Annette F. Talayumptewa

Marilyn Tewa

Mervin Yoyetewa

HOPI TUTUVENI | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2013 3

ALONG THE 2013 CAMPAIGN TRAIL

By Mihio Manus

Hopi Tutuveni

As we near the close of the 2013 campaign season, two candidates have moved

closer to becoming the next Chairman of

the Hopi Tribe. Former Vice Chairman,

Todd Honyaoma has remained adamant

in his scrutiny of the current administra-

tion and the legislation they’ve enacted

on behalf of the Hopi Sinom. As a former

vice chairman, Honyaoma has proven his

insight is key in evaluating issues facing

the Hopi Tribe.

Current Vice Chairman, Herman Honanie, has remained reserved in his criticisms but somewhat more calculated in

his bureaucratic resolutions of the “challenges that face us.” Honanie’s work

with the current administration has provided a foundation for which he hopes to

move the Hopi Tribe forward.

Both candidates have proven to be articulate and steadfast in their responses to

tribal issues via public forums. Although

the approaches they incorporate in their

campaign strategies vary greatly from

one another, they are both exemplary

leaders within their communities.

Presented below are candidate statements from both Todd Honyaoma and

Herman Honanie. The order by which

they are presented is merely a reflection

of the order by which we received the

statements. We, at Tutuveni, are impartial in our support and wish both candidates the best of luck in their campaigns.

HONYAOMA: “WE MUST MAKE A CHANGE IN THIS ADMINISTRATION”

“W

e saw this

Administration

spending our precious

money on attorneys

and filing frivolous

lawsuits with no results.”

First of all, I want to thank all the Hopi

and Tewa people who took the time to

go to the polls and vote today, November 6, 2013, in the Hopi Tribe’s primary

election. This is a right that every tribal member has and must exercise. It is

our constitutional right to exercise. It

is through this process that we, as tribal

members and as citizens of the United

States, have a say in our governments. I

now encourage all voters to come out and

exercise your right to vote in the General Election come November 20, 2013.

Get involved as only this way, can you

contribute to making a difference for our

people.

We realize and acknowledge that everyone has a right to express themselves

in their government. One way you do this

is by casting your vote. Tonight, we saw

our Hopi and Tewa people demonstrate

that they are frustrated and angry with

the Shingoitewa-Honanie Administration

and with everyone else associated with

this Administration. Your votes spoke

loudly. We join you in your frustration.

This is exactly why we must make a

change in this Administration.

We saw the Shingoitewa-Honanie Administration try to usurp the sovereign

powers of our villages by introducing

Draft 24A constitution revision. We saw

this Administration try to give our aboriginal water rights away by supporting

former Senator Jon Kyl’s water rights

settlement legislation. We saw this Administration meddle into our internal

village matters. We saw this Administration violate the rights of our tribal member employees by firing employees who

question the spending by Shingoitewa

and Robert Lyttle. We saw this Administration demonstrate and show disrespect

for our traditional leaders, and our tribal

members in general. We saw this Administration spending our precious money

on attorneys and filing frivolous lawsuits

with no results. We saw this Administration violate our tribal constitution, our

tribal policies and procedures, and our

rights under the Indian Civil Rights Act.

The list of violations is endless. We need

a change!

Yes, Vice Chairman Herman Honanie

is a part of the Shingoitewa-Honanie Administration. As Second in Command,

he is equally guilty of the many transgressions perpetrated on our people. He

stood by and did nothing to stop Chairman Leroy Shingoitewa run rampant over

our people. The tribal council delegated

him administrative authorities but he did

nothing to carry out the council’s mandates. He simply stood by and allowed

Chairman Shingoitewa to run havoc over

our tribe. This is not the kind of leadership we need. We need assertive, decisive leadership to lead our tribe in the

right direction.

We face many challenges ahead. Shingoitewa-Honanie have done a lot of damage to our tribe. We must act immediately to work on completing our audits so

that we can, once again, begin to receive

federal funding. We must hold Robert

Lyttle accountable for the uncontrollable

spending of our money on his attorney

friends. We must honor the rights of our

employees and correct the wrongs perpetrated on them by the Shingoitewa-Hon-

anie Administration. We must work hard

to restore the trust and faith of our tribal

members in our central government. That

trust was lost in the Shingoitewa-Honanie

Administration. Then we must work hard

to bring in additional revenues and create

jobs for our people.

I look forward to the challenges. And

I look forward to talking with you and

sharing my ideas with you so that together, we can restore our tribal government

and bring about integrity and stability for

our people. Again, I thank you for your

trust in me. I am humbled by your votes.

Todd Honyaoma, Sr.

Candidate for Hopi Tribal Chairman –

2013

NOTE: Important information

I have retrieved Action Item #0892013, regarding payment to Robert Lyttle, referred to as the firm, and extension

of Lyttle’s Contract. According to Action

Item, where it states action item Requires

Village Input, it was checked “NO.”

Action Item needs Budget or a Budget Modification and was also checked

“NO.” This Action Item was signed and

endorsed by Councilman Mervin Yoyetewa, Chairman Leroy Shingoitewa and

Vice-Chairman Herman Honanie.

The Action Item’s objective is for clarification of accounts for Legal Services.

HONANIE: “BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION”

“W

e must instill in

ourselves the

ideal or will that we

can and will achieve

much by working together.”

suing their own respective plans of economic development. As Chairman, I will

work with communities and support such

efforts. Be it small or large, entrepreneurs must be supported, and these individuals who pursue such endeavors are to

be commended in applying their abilities

and resourcefulness. They are the leaders

in this area; we can learn and follow in

“Be A Part of the Solution”’, that is their steps.

one of my mantras for this campaign. I

believe in this because this reflects long

* Efforts will be initiated to create or

time Hopi beliefs. I want to state a few develop a job skills training program in

of points I envision which I will pursue conjunction with our local educational

when elected.

institutions, the High School and Northland Pioneer Jr, College. Based on the

* Completion of the Hopi Tribe’s au- need to create a work force base, a fordits will be a continuing priority of mine, mal training program is needed, the idea

my administration will work in address- of creating one locally makes sense, by

ing and resolving the Tribe’s financial working with the two entities mentioned

and audit challenges. A team approach and others may be identified later. Work

is needed, comprised of experienced and needs to be coordinated with our Educaknowledgeable people to work on the au- tion Office, TERO and relevant training

dits, also having a separate staff or com- programs.

ponent to continue the day to day operations of the finance office. Training staff

* Communication with our Hopi and

to perform functions to prepare and help Tewa people is important and needed.

with the audits is key. They have to work Today we find various forms of media to

full time in this capacity; this will ensure meet this need. In addition to our local

a timely and orderly preparation for an newspaper, Tutvehni, other tools can be

audit firm to complete. I plan to assess implemented to serve this purpose. This

the need for an internal audit component, idea is also aimed at our young Peoaimed at monitoring and controlling ple who are so involved in Face Book,

spending, ensuring programs are compli- Tweeter and other forms of social media,

ant with their grant or contract, this will in informing and educating them, we can

also aid the tribe to better monitor any create a more informed society. An inoutside firms hired to perform work for formed society can become more active

the tribe.

in tribal government, which can also lead

to creating more young people to become

* I envision working with existing en- active in tribal government in advocating

tities to promote development of our local their interest themselves. This is where

communities, especially those who may their journey towards becoming leaders

have plans to implement or pursue imple- will begin, our role will be to encourage

mentation of such plans. Hopi Housing and support them continuously in their

Authority is one entity; the Hopi Tribe efforts. Village meetings can still be a viEconomic Development Corporation is able source of interactions and informaanother agency to start with. I envision tion. An idea I have is to conduct or do an

Housing projects on Hopi to become ac- annual State of the Nation report wherein

tive, meaning job for our skilled crafts- a full and broad status of Tribal governman, laborers and other specialty crafts. ment work, performance and achieveHTEDC needs to be tapped to help bring ments, continuing challenges and other

development to Hopi, resources to apply will be reported by me to the people.

towards economic development. The

Tawaovi project also needs to be sup* We are all concerned with social isported, again a potential for creating jobs. sues, challenges and certain concerns

The idea of looking at locations on Hopi are of high priority to address. One such

where development for communities and matter is that of substance abuse and rebusiness is ripe has to be stepped up. Lo- lated issues which stem from this. Viccations such as Howell Mesa and Spider tims of Families of domestic violence,

Mound could be key areas for develop- abuse of partners and elders and our prement. Villages are encouraged to become cious young ones needs to be addressed

innovative and become aggressive in pur- and resolved. We Need to step up educa-

tional and counseling programs, broaden

our scope in proving help to those in need

of counseling or help. We must support

those programs that exist currently such

as the Hopi Substance Abuse Program

located in kykotsmovi. The Hopi guidance Center and its programs are sources

of help, but more support is also needed

here. The overall pressing need is to create a rehabilitative Center that will provide the much needed rehabilitation services here on Hopi. This facility needs

to be pursued and be established here on

Hopi! It needs to be designed to serve

Hopi/Tewa and be culturally appropriate

and relevant. This has been a need for

a long time, it’s time we start pursuing

such a facility, and I will plant the seeds

and initiate movement toward this objective and goal.

* We need enhanced law enforcement

services throughout the reservation. With

two local law enforcement agencies, I

want improved and close working relationship between the two, the BIA police

and Hopi Resource Enforcement must be

achieved to deliver improved and timely

law enforcement services. They must

support each other and work Together

so that overall, the services they provide

will be greatly enhanced. As Chairman, I

will see to it that this area continues to be

a priority in my administration. The safety and well being of you, the Hopi/Tewa

people is a concern, I will do everything

to enhance this service by working and

supporting our law enforcement agencies,

we must also all support them. Efforts are

now being carried out to seek funding

and replacing our current facility must be

stepped up, this facility is outdated and

a replacement needed. A new facility is

being designed to take into consideration

the various components that will help educate and provide counseling services to

those incarcerated. In addition, a clinic is

envisioned to be included.

* The development of our resources,

coal, preservation of our range lands and

wildlife, while making or considering

plans to develop our lands as appropriate will continue. Those new Lands as

we refer to them as will also need to be

preserved, and utilized accordingly. Water development on our lands is needed,

our villages are growing and the most

precious commodity, water, has to be

pursued or sought for our community

members.

* I will include our young people as

part of my vision. The responsibility of

supporting, educating and having them

as part of our forward efforts will be

inclusive of my administration. Their

ideas and areas of need or concern will

be listened to; opportunities will be given

to them to help shape their future. One

way to obtain their ideas and develop

plans and efforts to meet those challenges

is to include them or obtain their ideas,

but I will put the challenge on our youth

as well to step up and become involved

and participate. Your involvement is encouraged and will be valuable in working

with you, the youth.

* You, my Hopi/Tewa people are the

most important resource, your participation in tribal and village government is

invaluable, the wisdom, knowledge, experiences, guidance will help make my

administration effective. From youth

to our Elders, efforts to serve you in the

most positive and effective manner is a

continuing objective/goal of mine.

* As Chairman, I will put great effort

into these and other areas, there are many

challenges that face us. I plan to work

with you to pursue these goals. Such efforts may take time, but we must begin

the active journey in realizing our goals

and dreams together. I am excited about

working with you, the people and the

communities; we must all come together

and actively plan, collaborate, and coalesce to enhance our lives. The journey

of Hopi has been long and hard, yet in

spite of all the challenges, Hopi remains

a strong proud people; we must instill in

ourselves the ideal or will that we can and

achieve much by working together. Hopi/

Tewa Senom, together we have lived, together we have endured hardships, we’ve

grown and become strong, let’s use that

strength, the knowledge, experiences and

other positive traits and move forward

for the sake of our children, grandchildren and ourselves. With hope and determination and the will, together we can

achieve. Kwak Kwa

* Our Hopi language needs to be addressed in terms of being enhanced. As

a Hopi/Tewa peoples, our identity largely

depends on our language, our continuing

preservation, speaking our language is

vitally important today. In the melting

pot of our country and even the world,

we have to do or take Steps to preserve

our language. A simple step is to encourage and practice speaking our native language. All our traditional and religious

practices, social interactions, our daily

life are based on our Hopi/Tewa languages. So it is imperative that we as parents,

as older generation do our part to teach

and support the practice of speaking our

native language. We must model, teach

and assert its importance to our youth and

Vote Herman G. Honanie for Hopi

everyone else. There have been several

occasions when I have spoken to our high Chairman!

school students on this matter, each time

I have stated to them the importance of

language, it’s value and purpose.

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LOCAL

HEEF Hosts Panel Discussion on Issues Facing Tribal Graduates

Participants of the forum break out into groups to discuss ways is in which the Hopi Tribe can utilize college graduates

within the communities.

Crystal Dee

Hopi Tutuveni

The Hopi Education Endowment Fund hosted a

forum and discussion panel at the Hotevilla Elderly

Center on Nov. 7, from 1

p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The discussions were based on the

question, “Does our commitment end after graduation?”

Participants discussed

challenges that Hopi students face upon returning

to the reservation. Some

of the problems discussed

were unavailable housing,

low wages, limited employment options, etc. Participants also had an op-

portunity to brainstorm in

small group discussions to

find ways to help make the

transition easier for students to return. The HEEF

hopes this dialogue will

continue so that they can

make the path home easier

for graduates.

Special guest speaker,

Dr. Joe Graham, Director of Indian Resource

Development

Program

at the New Mexico State

University presented, “A

Bountiful Harvest”, an

assessment on the Pueblo

of Laguna’s college graduates. The purpose of this

assessment was to review

the perspectives and perceptions of Laguna gradu-

ates on tribal utilization of

college graduates.

“Graduates overwhelmingly want to give back to

the community and engage

and be a part of the community to utilize their degree for the betterment of

the community,” said Dr.

Graham on his findings of

his dissertation.

Dr. Angela Gonzales,

Associate Professor of

Sociology, Cornell University and Darold Joseph, Ph.D., candidate at

the University of Arizona

were in attendance as respondents/facilitators and

shared their thoughts and

concerns on how this topic

is affecting graduates in all

Darold Joseph said, “Listening to our youth about what giving back to community means and sharing with them our

experiences of giving back has powerful implications for building strong communities.”

Native communities.

Dr. Gonzales said Tribal Leaders and students

alike have heard this issue.

However, the process by

which graduates can give

back to their communities remains largely unresolved and deeper insight

needs to dialogued.

“Students want to give

back, but don’t know how

to give back. This forum

has helped to begin the

conversation even thought

there were no solutions,”

said Dr. Gonzales.

Darold Joseph, Ph.D.

Candidate, University of

Arizona said he thought

this was a great beginning

to provide opportunities

for community members

to share their experiences. He said we need to

improve how we celebrate

the educational achievements of our students and

to begin to create opportunities for our students to

return and share their expertise in building culturally healthy communities.

“This was a good beginning to a conversation in a

public forum that I believe

we all talk about one time

or another in our smaller

circles with family and

community,” said Joseph.

“We at the HEEF were

honored to have Dr. Graham present his dissertation research and findings.

His work based on the Laguna Pueblo experience

hit home in many ways

in regards to how we the

Hopi people are utilizing

our college graduates,”

said LouAnn Leonard, Executive Director for HEEF.

HEEF would like to

thank the following for

their contributions and

sponsoring the event:

Hopi Tribal Housing

Authority

HEEF Administration &

Board

Fendley & Sons Employee Benefit Consultants

Hopi Tribe Economic

Development Corp.

KUYI 88.1

STATE/NATIONAL

President Obama Pledges to Visit Indian Country in 2014

Associated Press

President Barack Obama

pledged at the 2013 White

House Tribal Nations

Conference to visit Indian

country sometime in 2014.

“Next year, I’ll make my

first trip to Indian country as president,” Obama

promised tribal leaders

from 300 Indian nations

gathered in Washington,

D.C. at the Department of

the Interior headquarters

on November 13.

He made the pledge as

part of his discussion of

“being good stewards of

Native homelands.”

Obama noted that he

“saw the beauty of Crow

Agency, Montana, when I

was a candidate for this office” in 2008. It was during

a campaign stop that year

where the then-candidate

was adopted as a member

of the Crow Nation, and

the president has proudly

recalled that moment several times since.

Tribal citizens have long

been asking the president

to visit Indian country

again to see with his own

eyes the plight of many

Indian nations to fully understand the relief that is

needed.

The president of the

United South and Eastern

Tribes (USET), one of the

largest regional Indian and

tribally focused organizations in the country, told

Indian Country Today Media Network in February

that a visit from the President of the United States

to a tribe or reservation

would brightly shine a

spotlight on the political,

economic, and cultural realities facing tribes today.

RELATED: President of

United South and Eastern

Tribes Invites President

Obama to Visit an Indian

Reservation

“I would be so grateful if the president would

show the initiative,” USET

President Brian Patterson

said during a February interview. “While the president so far has a report

card of progress, we have

yet to begin a dialogue

on a variety of unmet and

unidentified needs in Indian country. That is a crucial conversation we must

have.”

White House advisor

and Obama’s former Chief

of Staff Pete Rouse told

ICTMN in a 2010 interview that another tribal

12 Arizona schools earn failing grade

By Mary Beth Faller

Twelve public schools

in Arizona received a failing grade from the state

Department of Education

for 2012-13, and several of

them have already closed.

Schools’ letter grades

were released in August

but the F-graded schools

were just released last

week after an appeals process.

Of the 12 schools, half

are on an American Indian reservations: Window

Rock Elementary and

Sawmill Elementary, both

in the Window Rock Unified School District; Jeddito School in the Cedar

Unified School District;

Sanders Middle School

in the Sanders Unified

School District; Kin Dah

Lichi’i Olta’ Charter

School in Ganado, all on

the Navajo reservation;

and Peach Springs Elementary School in the

Peach Springs Unified

School District on the

Hualapai reservation.

Students who have

emotional or intellectual

disabilities, autism, significant behavioral issues or

are returning from a residential treatment center

are referred to that program, and divide their time

between their home school

and the SHARP program.

The two Window Rock

schools were consolidated

into Tsehootsooi Primary

Learning Center this year.

School letter grades are

based on students’ scores

on Arizona’s Instrument

to Measure Standards

math and reading tests.

The grade is determined

not only by how high the

scores are, but also by the

academic

improvement

shown by the lowest-scoring students.

Ten schools received an

F grade last year.

Robert Gray, director

of operations for school

improvement and intervention for the state De-

partment of Education, budget cuts over the past

said the department has no few years, there are fewer

authority to close failing resources to help them.

schools. And, because of

VOTE HONANIE FOR CHAIRMAN

Successfully completed four years as the Vice Chairman of the Hopi Tribe.

Honanie has served in other Kykotsmovi Village leadership roles, as Lt. Governor served

out term of the Governor, served as Chairman of Village Board of Directors and Village

Election Committee.

• Held Directorship positions for the Community Development Component, Office of

Committee Staff, Office of Health Services, and as Department Manager of Health and

Human Services Division of the Hopi Tribe.

• Continues to advocate and present issues on behalf of the Hopi Tribe to the Inter-­‐Tribal

Council Health Steering Committee for the past 8 years;

• Chairman of the Budget Oversight Team (BOT) for the last four years, successfully

developing a balanced budget for tribal government operations.

• Fulfilled a 2 year term on the Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee (STAC) headed by

Secretary Sebellius through the US Department of Health and Human Services,

Washington, DC.

• Provides unwavering support for community initiatives such as the Hopi Substance

Abuse Prevention Project, Hopi Foundation, Hopi Alliance Against Substance Abuse

(HAASA); Hopi-­‐Tewa Women’s Coalition as well as other community based

organizations.

• Continues to support Health Care programs and activities; maintains an active lifestyle

of walking and jogging; participated in 20+ Marathons as well as numerous Half

Marathons and scores of 10k’s. “Walks the Talk”

• Listens respectfully, taking perspective viewpoints into consideration and has gained

knowledge from the Hopi/Tewa people.

• Has established a sound rapport with various Tribal Leaders, State and Federal

representatives and Hopi/Tewa Community members.

• Culturally oriented, participates and is respectful of our cultural and religious functions.

• Dedicated farmer and rancher. Enjoys socializing with family, friends and values the

Hopi and Tewa friendships created through his participation in various events.

With these leadership accomplishments and traits, a Vote for Honanie is a vote for a

positive tribal government. A government led by one who possesses integrity and has

earned the respect of the Hopi and Tewa people. Through his responsiveness and support,

Honanie will continue to lead the people toward a sound future.

•

•

VOTE HONANIE FOR HOPI CHAIRMAN

visit by Obama was a possibility, and several administration officials have

visited reservations since

2008.

President Bill Clinton

visited the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in 1999

during his second term and

he again campaigned there

in 2008 when his wife Hillary Clinton was running

against Obama in 2008.

It was on Pine Ridge that

Clinton vowed to combat

tribal poverty, and he committed federal dollars and

policies to doing so.

Before his assassination,

Robert F. Kennedy visited

Pine Ridge in 1968 when

running for president.

White House spokesman Shin Inouye said

“more details will be released at a later date” regarding Obama’s planned

visit to Indian country.

“He looks forward to this

trip,” Inouye added.

EVENT CALENDAR

HOPI TRIBAL GENERAL ELECTIONS

FOR TRIBAL CHAIRMAN AND

VICE-CHAIRMAN ON NOVEMBER 20,

2013. For more information contact

the Hopi Tribe Election Office at

(928) 734-2507

NOVEMBER 2013 – NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH

DIABETES AWARENESS MONTH

Diabetes Education Booth Events

scheduled at the following

locations:

Tuesday, November 19, 2013 –

Polacca Circle M – 11 am to 2 pm

Tuesday, November 26, 2013 –

Kykotsmovi Village Store – 11 am

to 2 pm

For more information contact (928)

734-3432

HTEDC presents Explore Hopi Seminars at the Hopi Cultural Center

Conference Room on November

20 – Significance Hopi Hunting

Practices

December 18 – Hopi Stories and

January 22, 2014 – Hopi Buffalo

Dances & Hopi Calendar. For

more information contact (928)

734-0044

Community Emergency Response

Team Training at the Moenkopi Legacy Inn and Suites on Nov. 22 – 24,

2013. For more information contact

Gerry Blair at (928) 226-5086 or

go to Community Programs & Education Page of the Sheriff’s Office

website http://www.coconino.

az.gov/index.aspx?nid=354

Men’s & Women’s Thanksgiving

Classic Basketball Tournament on

November 29, 30th and December

01, 2013. For more information

contact (928) 734-3432

Hopi Cancer Assistance Fund Program Toy Donation Drive, drawing

to be held on December 19, 2013.

For more information contact Mary

L. Honwytewa at (928) 734-1151

MISCELLANEOUS

Group Fitness Classes @ Hopi

Fitness Center

For monthly schedule call (928)

734-3432

Need help with Child Care Costs?

Hopi Child Care Program can assist.

For more information contact (928)

734-1002

2013 Hopi Tutuqayki Sikisve

Schedule – For information call

(928) 734-4500

Hopi Veterinary Services are

available Monday – Friday, 8 am

to 5 pm. For more information on

services and office visit fees, call

(928) 738-5251

Hopi Tribe – Department of

Education Hopi Tribal Grant & Scholarships Programs – College Visits

Underway accepting applications.

For more information contact (928)

734-3542 or 1800-762-9630.

HOPI TUTUVENI | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2013 5

Bruins Boys and Girls Cross Country Teams Capture State Titles

The Hopi High School Varsity and Junior Varsity girls at the Holbrook Invitational on Oct. 25.

Crystal Dee

Hopi Tutuveni

On Nov. 09, the Hopi

High School Girls Varsity

cross country team ran in

their 22nd state finals in

Phoenix, AZ and won their

seventh consecutive State

Championship.

was our pact time between

the first and fifth runner.

Our pact time was always

good throughout the year

at a minute or so and then

we managed to get the

time to 50 or 45 seconds.

At Sectionals our pact time

was at 42 seconds and our

best pact time was at State

with 35 seconds.

Varsity Girls Coach

Laverne Lomakema sits

down for an interview and

talks about winning the

seventh consecutive state

title. Lomakema has been

the girls coach for the last

six years.

What is a pact time?

It is the amount of time

that goes by between the

first runner and the fifth

runner to score. Our first

runner came in second and

from that point she crossed

the finish line, 35 seconds

later the rest of my four

What was it like to at- scoring runners crossed

tend state for the seventh the finish line. I think that

time in a row?

is what put us over the top

We went into the state this weekend.

meet with some people

doubting that we could

How do you and your

repeat our championship. team feel about winning

Pusch Ridge Christian, the seventh consecutive

Scottsdale

Preparatory, state title?

Northland

Preparatory

Every year that goes by

Academy and us, are tough there is more and more

schools to beat. On pa- pressure to keep winning.

per we were pretty much I know the girls felt it a

equal, as far as strength. lot this year only because

The expectation of every- we had a lot of competione was that any one of us tion. The division we are

schools could win State, in is always looked at last

which I thought was accu- because we are a small

rate. I thought it was going school, but if you look at

to come down to which the Holbrook Invite we ran

teams ran smart and basi- in; there were Division I, II

cally who wanted it more and III schools there. The

and the girls ran really Division we were in this

well. One of the strengths year was tough because

the team had, more so this they were beating Diviyear than any other year

sion III schools. That is

one thing that people overlooked was how competitive we were this year. It’s

always great to win and

this win was significant

because of the competition

we had and girls knew we

could do it. We just had

to put everything together

and get it done. The girls

ran awesome. Any coaches’ goal is to make sure

their team is peaking, especially at the end of the

season and that is exactly

what they did.

Who were your top

runners at state and

what place did they come

in overall?

2nd place: Christen Ben

- 19:50. Throughout the

race she was going between one and three.

7th place: Claryn Josytewa - 20:10

8th place: Jennaya Day –

20:14

10th place: Randi Lomayestewa – 20:21

12th place: Kaitlyn Billy

– 20:25

What was the morale

like before the race?

We went through our

usual routine, walking

the course making sure

the girls understood some

of the key points on the

course. They developed

this tradition of braiding

their hair for every state

meet and they did that.

FROM THE FRONT PAGE

Voters to Elect New Leaders

the majority of Shingoitewa’s support came from

his home village of Upper

Moenkopi.

In the race for the Office of the Vice Chairman, Alfred Lomahquahu

Jr., came out ahead of the

competition by a wide

margin. Lomahquahu is

the current Governor of

Bacavi and received 630

votes which was 44% of

the total votes cast. Ronald A. Honyumptewa got

320 votes, which earned

him a spot on the ballot for

the general election. Honyumptewa is the current

Chief of Rangers for the

BIA Agency.

Honyumptewa

beat

out current Hopi Tribe

Treasurer, Robert L. Sumatzkuku, who garnered

257 votes, which wasn’t

enough for him to move

forward into the general

election.

Turnout at the polls was

remarkably low with only

1451 people casting ballots while the Hopi Tribe

has 15,000 enrolled members both on and off the

reservation. That amounts

to less than 10% of enrolled members voting.

When they finished braiding their hair it was 20

minutes before the race.

It’s just a matter of getting

them prepared mentally

for a tough race. Some of

them were nervous but before the race started they

seemed calm and got it

under control. They were

confident when they got to

the starting line.

What was the support

like from parents and

fans alike?

There was a lot of support. As we were walking

to the starting line all the

fans were at the finish line

to see the Hopi boys, but

several of the fans came

over and showed their support for us. The parents are

a huge support system for

the girls and a lot of them

followed us to every race.

Of everybody out there,

I think the parents knew

how tough the competition was for us. I think this

season; one of the things

the girls were proud of

was that they were able to

come out on top at most of

the meets that the reservation schools participated

in. They beat Page High

School, Tuba City High

School and other big high

schools. That was something they were proud of.

“The girls are very hard

working girls and they

made a lot of sacrifices,

made a commitment to the

program. Winning a title

doesn’t truly show that,

but as their coach I see it

every day. Not only the

varsity girls, but the JV

girls who made the trip

to support the team,” said

Lomakema.

Lomakema said she

hopes that the program

has helped the girls in

some way to develop goals

and understand what hard

work can do for them.

Crossword provided by Mass Media

Anfernee Howard and Terry Honvantewa, both of Mishongnovi Village were

the top finishers at the Cross Country State finals in Phoenix, AZ.

By Mihio Manus

Hopi Tutuveni

The Hopi Bruins Varsity

Cross Country Team traveled to Phoenix to participate in the state finals on

the weekend of Nov. 8-9,

2013. The team brought

back top honors as they

won their 24th consecutive

title.

“The kids ran well,” said

Coach Rick Baker. “Our

top finishers were Anfernee

Howard and Terry Honvantewa both from Mishongnovi.”

In a point system where

the lowest score wins,

Coach Rick baker said,

“We had 69 points and second place went to Pinon

who had 124, I believe.”

Baker has been the

cross-country coach for all

24 State titles. He prides

the championships on the

endurance and strength of

his runners.

“I think we have kids

that aren’t afraid to work

hard and that believe in our

system of training. A lot of

these kids are just natural

talented runners.”

As coaching staff, he

says he tries to push them

beyond their comfort zone

so that perform well and get

positive results. He said he

continually challenges the

runners, day in and day out.

“We challenge them

with their grades and their

behavior. We need to get

them out of their comfort

zone and we also need to

make it into a team effort.

We all depend on each

other,” Baker said. “One

person doesn’t win a race

for us. We need all seven

guys to get those positive

results.”

Baker did acknowledge

that he had a challenging

season with this group and

had to buckle down on

them. But in the end it all

paid off he said. The team

had an awesome season.

“We won the Bruin Invite, took second at Holbrook and Tuba Invite. We

won the Prescott Invite. At

Doug Conley we came in

eighth, which is an invitational comprised of the top

twenty teams in the state.

We’ve held our own,” he

said.

Once the team realized

the state title was on the

line, they were pretty serious.

“We knew we were the

team to beat and that anyone who wanted the state

title had to come through

us. That was to our advantage on the psychological

part.”

Baker told his team that

as repeating champions,

they were going to set the

pace.

“We took advantage of

that. We had our five guys

where we needed them on

that first mile. We try to

run together that first mile

but after that, everyone is

pretty much on their own.”

In the end, the Bruins

Cross Country team had six

guys in the top seventeen

spots. Anfernee Howard

came in first for the team

but was second overall.

Howard’s time was 16:30

said Coach Baker.

When the leaderboard

flashed that the team had

won, Baker said that fans

and family members were

coming up to congratulate

them.

“I had to wait for the official results to know for

sure.”

However, as the official

word came in, the Bruins

Boys Cross Country team

again won the state championships for the 24th time

in a row. Congratulations

to the team for representing Hopi to the best of their

ability.

Solution to be printed in December 3rd Tutuveni

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MUSIC

Legacy Music Hosts Junior Reid, Michigan and Smiley and Warrior King

Crystal Dee

Hopi Tutuveni

Legacy Music is a branch of the Moenkopi Development

Corporation through the Moenkopi Legacy Inn and Suites.

It focuses on community and empowerment through music and positive messages; especially through Reggae music which emphasizes unity, positivity, peace and harmony.

“The reason we are focused on Reggae is because it has

been on Hopi since 1984 and these artists are international superstars who perform for thousands of people everywhere. Hopi, Navajo and others from Northeastern Arizona

can experience world music without having to take their

dollars to places like Phoenix and Flagstaff to patronize

businesses like hotels who don’t give back to the reservation,” said James Surveyor, Marketing and Special Events

Manager of Moenkopi Legacy Inn.

On Oct. 05, Legacy Music hosted a Reggae concert at

the Hopi Veterans Memorial Center in Kykotsmovi with Junior Reid headlining the show. Opening acts were Warrior

King, Michigan & Smiley, Sarah B Band, Maka Roots, and

I-Conscious.

This was not Junior Reid’s first show in Hopi Land as

he was the former lead singer for Black Uhuru. He loves

coming back to perform for the Hopi people who have

supported his music.

Junior Reid

Is this your first show on Hopi?

No. I come here before, but not this venue. This is my

first at this venue.

What did you think about tonight show?

It was a lovely show, I love the people, and I love the energy and everything about it. This is show is going to get

bigger and bigger. That’s why Junior Reid, Wata Blood

and One Blood family come and bless it.

Do you plan on coming back?

Yeah, whenever you guys ready, I’m ready.

Can you tell me about your music and what inspires

your music?

My music, people inspire my music and my music inspires people. I sing about what people going through

or what people like or what they don’t like. I sing about

what make people happy you know? Keep them from

being sad. Entertain people with joy and happiness. One

blood, one love, one people, you know what I’m saying?

The people inspire me because they motivate me. Whenever I do my thing they give me support, so that’s why

I’m here.

Do you have any new albums out?

Yeah, I have one coming out called, “Junior Reid, The

Legend”. It is coming out at the end of November and

we have tracks on it like, “Never let you go”, “Share the

night together” and “Rub-a-dub it”, a lot of songs.

What do you enjoy about Hopi Land?

I enjoy coming out here to perform for my friends who

have been waiting so long to see Junior Reid and support

me over the years. So I come out here and give them

what they want and they love the show so far. I brought

my son as a treat and as a surprise for Hopi Land. I love

the people. They are loving and nice and their vibes day

to day in the music and they support our music. We support them and we love the people.

Is your son following in you footsteps as well?

He’s doing his thing and following the journey.

Clockwise from Top: Junior Reid is no stranger to Hopiland having played here before with the legendary Black Uhuru. Reid said he loves coming back and

performing for the Hopi People. DJ Duo Michigan and Smiley played Hopi 29 years ago said Papa Michigan. “It feels good to be back,” he said. It was Warrior

King’s second time returning to play on Hopi. “I like the people, they are very cultural and they stay true to their roots,” Warrior King said.

riously out of nowhere; we saw people come down with

blue jeans and white t-shirts. This was in the summer

around March or April. We just seen people coming from

all over the place and it was unbelievable and we didn’t

know if we were going to be accepted because of the language barrier. We speak Patois in Jamaica and that’s the

way we sing. We sing in broken English, but everyone

understands and it was a great experience.

Smiley: I remember the first time I came here we got a

Kachina doll; unfortunately I lost mine in a house fire. I

came to the dances and that was my favorite time here;

seeing the Kachina dances.

What time did you and Michigan arrive at the Hopi

Veteran’s Memorial Center?

Papa Michigan: We got in around 4:30 p.m. We are

staying in Tuba City. We wanted to come early to meet

the elders and everyone to share the love. I want to add

that I always love the Hopi people and they are very special to me because I speak about them wherever I go because they are a part of my history, as well as I’m a part

of their history also.

Can you tell me about yourself?

My name is Junior Reid, otherwise known as Delroy

Reid, born in Kingston Waterhouse. I grew up with my

grandmother, my brother and my cousin. I used to sing

with my grandmother, she is a part of my inspiration as

well. I got support from the community. They bring me

out here. Growing up in Jamaica was very inspiring. The

vibes of Jamaica inspire me to be who I am right now.

What can you tell us about your new album?

Papa Michigan: My new album has some nice songs

and its very cultural with some love songs. I realize on

iTunes and media, that my love songs sell a lot; songs

that I sing for the ladies more than the cultural songs that

I sing. I have some songs for the ladies, including roots

music and speaking about mama Africa and other places.

Someday I will sing a song about the Native American’s.

Smiley: I have quite a few CD’s out including a Dub CD

out from Austin, TX. I have more CD’s with different

flavors of big bands from New Jersey and I have a new

CD that should be out by early next year for a company

What did you think about the concert tonight and be- in Tucson.

ing able to perform on Hopi Land again?

Papa Michigan: Tonight brings back memories because Besides coming to Hopi, what other Native American

we were the first Reggae artists to come to Hopi Land reservations do you perform at?

29 years ago. It feels good to be back at the same venue Papa Michigan: We go places that are not like Hopi

that you performed at; at that time it was called the Civic Land. We go to other places but it’s not like the “rez”.

Center. We really appreciate the fact that we got a second Smiley would be best to answer that as he knows more

chance to come back and bless this place with our grace. about the geographical area. He lives in Arizona and he

Smiley: Tonight’s concert is epic as usual because of the understands more, but we performed on different “rez”

lineup; Junior Reid, Warrior King and Michigan & Smi- before, but I’m not quite sure which one it is. I want to

ley. It’s a good event and it’s going to be nice. It’s good to close by saying that I’m Papa Michigan and you can go

be back in this building with younger artists because we online and download my CD on iTunes.

were here before. Actually we were one of the first ones

here in 1984 with Ras Posse with Freddie McGregor and

others. It’s an honor to be back here among the elders.

Michigan and Smiley

Can you tell me about your music?

Warrior King: My music is Reggae music and it’s positive, it’s pure, it’s clean, it’s divine, it’s happy music.

It’s music that is comforting and music that give people

education because it’s knowledge. It’s good music.

This month is Breast Cancer Awareness month, what

can you tell me about it?

Warrior King: No form of sickness is good, but every

sickness there is a cure. My heart to goes out to the all

women who with breast cancer, don’t worry yourself, try

your best. Keep confident and keep focused.

Do you have a new album out?

Warrior King: I have a new song out and it’s called,

“Wish upon a Star”. It’s a song with me and Decodia and

it’s a beautiful song.

“I just want to tell the people of Hopi Land, thank you

very much for coming and supporting the music. Every

time I come here we always have a good time. Thank you

very much. Rastafari,” said Warrior King.

Sara B Band

How do you feel about tonight’s concert and is this

your first time here on the Hopi Reservation?

Sara: We are out of Salt Lake City, UT and this is our

first time down here in Arizona on Hopi Land. It’s been

a really cool experience and we had a lot of fun. I’m actually from Hawaii; being here kind of reminds me of

being home.

What do you think of the crowd and the people?

Sara: Its good vibes and lots of good music. I’m impressed with the lineup like Junior Reid, Warrior King

and I’m stoked to play in the same show as them, but it’s

been a really good show.

How long have you been in the music business?

Sara: I have been writing and singing music my whole

life, but I just kinds of wrote them on my own on guitar

when I wasn’t really performing. When I moved up to

Utah three years ago when my brother, who plays bass in

the band, started the band and it just took off from there.

Can you tell me about your style of Reggae music?

Sara: I actually used to sing Jazz and listening and recording underground hip-hop. I found Reggae and I really liked writing Reggae songs, but I also have some R&B

influence in our songs that aren’t really in the Reggae

genre, but we didn’t play them tonight. We try to mix

it up with different styles. We have nine people in our

Tell me about the tonight’s concert?

Warrior King: The name of the band is called 602 band. One of the guitarists didn’t make it. We have trumBand. My name is Warrior King and I’m an artist on the pet, sax, guitar, keys, bass, drum and two backup singers

bill tonight. This is not my first in Hopi Land, this is my who are both my sister in-laws.

second time. I was here in March at the Legacy Inn. It’s a

Legacy Music has confirmed that J Boog will perform

good feeling, a wonderful feeling and I love Hopi people

at

the Legacy Room on February 22, 2014. J Boog has

you know?

come to the Legacy a couple of times and have sold out

What do you like about Hopi that keeps you coming tickets to his show. Surveyor emphasized that J Boog is

reaching out to them as he wants to come back to Hopi.

back?

Warrior King of the 602

What influenced you to come back to Hopi Land?

Papa Michigan: Let me tell you something, “My neph- Band

ew is getting married tonight and it was a choice between

him and Hopi Land. And I said, “You know what, I haven’t been in Hopi Land for such a long time. I want to

come to my family up here because this is like a once in

a lifetime opportunity. You don’t come here all the time

so I took this opportunity to come.”

Smiley: I always have a good rapport with the Hopi

Nation. I did move to Arizona and did some work with

Casper (Lomayesva). We did a few shows around Hopi

Nation without Michigan. I did shows on different reservations, but I keep a close tie with the Hopi Nation.

What do you think of Hopi Land now compared to

coming out here 29 years ago?

Papa Michigan: Well 29 years ago when we came here,

the place was full! When we came, there was nobody

around when we drove up in our camper, and then myste-

Warrior King: I like the people, they are very cultur“Us reaching out to them is we are trying to let them

al and they stay true to their roots. Much of the people

know

who we are, what we do and where we are. The

I see they keep their tradition going, so I respect them

artist

reaching

out to us means they want to come to our

for that you know? Any nation that keeps their Indian

venue.

That’s

the

big difference,” said Surveyor.

tradition with modernization can look to the future with

confidence.

HOPI TUTUVENI | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2013 7

Legal Notices

In the Hopi Tribal

Court, Keams Canyon,

Arizona

In the Hopi Tribal

Court, Keams Canyon,

Arizona

Natwanhoyum Project installs Solar Panel to power windmill

Crystal Dee

Hopi Tutuveni

Village leaders of Shugopavi

have sought ways

In the Matter of the

In the Matter of the

to

occupy

and heal comChange of Name of: Shea Change of Name of: Not

munity

youth

from the

Travis Baca to Shea TraNamed Norris to Jakob

negative

influences

of

vis Talasmaynewa

Gabriel Norris

drugs, alcohol and social

Case No. 2013-CV-0165, Case No. 2013-CV-0159, problems. As a result, the

Natwanhoyum

(Youth

NOTICE OF PUBLICANOTICE OF PUBLICAFarmers)

was

created

for

TION OF CHANGE OF

TION OF CHANGE OF

boys between the ages of

NAME.

NAME.

5 and 12 who have the

initiative and desire to parNotice is hereby given

Notice is hereby given

that Shea Travis Baca has that Rhonda Vanee David ticipate in the Hopi way of

life.

petitioned the court for

has petitioned the court

The Kikmongwi of

the change of name from: for the change of name

Shungopavi assigned AuShea Travis Baca to Shea from: Not Named Norris

gustine Mowa Jr., NatTravis Talasmaynewa.

to Jakob Gabriel Norris.

wanhoyum Project CoorAny party seeking to inAny party seeking to intervene in said proceeding tervene in said proceeding dinator, nine acres of land

to be utilized by the youth

must file an appropriate

must file an appropriate

of Shungopavi. Mowa had

pleading with the Hopi

pleading with the Hopi

Tribal Court no later than Tribal Court no later than the task of finding farmers

twenty (20) days after the twenty (20) days after the who would commit their

publication of this notice. publication of this notice. time to the youth. Hefound one volunteer and

Co-Project Coordinator,

Dated: October 21, 2013

Dated: October 14, 2013

Julian Fred who has been

/s/ Imalene Polingyumpte- /s/ Imalene Polingyumpte- with Natwanhoyum since

wa, Clerk of the Court

wa, Clerk of the Court

last March.

Fred and Mowa’s goal is

to teach the youth farmers,

Tunatya, the Devine Plan.

They both agree that it has

become apparent that redirecting the youth toward

the Sacred Balance of Life

and the Hopi traditional

values and culture is needed. As a result they are

trying to bridge the modern and traditional world

through farming and have

found a way through the

benefits of solar energy for

drip irrigation.

Kendrick Lomayestewa, Director of the Hopi

Renewable Energy Office

committed $13,095 to the

Natwanhoyum

Project

to install a solar pump at

the Windmill located near

their field. The funding

Lomayestewa committed

was from a grant through

the Renewable Energy Investment Funds (REIF).

Lomayestewa said he was

about to lose out on this

grant when he met Fred of

the Natwanhoyum Project.

Fred’s project had already established a land

description approved by

the Kikmongwi with cultural surveys completed.

Fred readily accepted the

funds from Lomayestewa’s office.

“We were going to lose

out on this grant and we’ve

never lost a grant. I wasn’t

Julian Fred, Project Coordinator for the Natwanhoyum Project, along with Kendrick Lomayestewa, Director of Renewable Energy Office, stand in front of the solar panel they will use to power the windmill for drip farming.

about to lose this one

now,” said Lomayestewa.

This fund was mandated

by the United States Government to help assist people in rural areas who do

not have electricity and to

have them use alternative

energy into their homes.

It was originally intended

for homes but it was found

that this grant could be

used in other areas.

The windmill that the

Natwanhoyum youth are

using for their drip irrigation is the property of the

Hopi Tribe; therefore the

Hopi Tribe Range Management Office and the

Department of Natural Resources were included in

the planning of the Solar

Windmill Project.

After all the necessary

testing was completed on

the windmill, construction

began on the water well.

Old pipes were replaced

and a trench for additional water pipes was placed

to where the solar panels

Hopi Tribe Grants and

Scholarships Program is now

accepting applications for Spring

2014. DEADLINE is December 1.

ALL DOCUMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY CLOSE OF BUSINESS

(5:00 P.M. MST) IN ORDER FOR

APPLICATION TO BE COMPLETE.

For more information call (928)

734-3542 or Toll Free 1-800762-9630.

would be mounted.

West Wind Solar of

Flagstaff, AZ helped with

the construction and assisted the Windmill crew.

Lomayestewa said he has

used West Wind Solar

with many of their solar

projects.

By solar powering the

windmill, it will pump 15

gallons per minute compared to five gallons per

minute using wind. On a

good day the windmill will

pump five to ten gallons

per minute with continuous winds at 18 plus miles

per hour.

“Their main intent is to

use drip irrigation so they

don’t harm the seeds Hopi

farmers use by making

them dependent on water

and keep their consistency as a dry farming seed,”

said Lomayestewa.

The windmill will benefit not only the Natwanhoyum youth but other

farmers and ranchers who

get water from the wind-

mill. However, because

the windmill is located

away from the village they

are worried about people

vandalizing the solar panels.

“I want people to know

that this is for our youth,

our children and for someone to vandalize it would

be awful,” said Fred.

The purpose of Natwanhoyum is to teach the

Youth Farmers the various

steps of dry farming; from

creating the field to caring

and nurturing the plants.

They are also taught how

to pray for rain in the Hopi

language.

There were 31 boys who

planted this summer despite having no moisture

for the plants. However,

they were able to acquire

funding through the Natwaanii Coalition to assist

with the cost of hauling

water to their fields and

also for the wear and tear

on the project vehicle.

Natwanii Coalition contributes to projects related

to preserving agricultural

traditions.

“At the beginning of the

big planting season, the

field was dry and there was

no hope, but we had faith,”

said Fred as he described

the dry field the kids started their planting season

with this spring. “When

the drip irrigation is complete, it will be much easier to water the crops.”

The sweat and hard

work paid off for the Natwanhoyum youth as their

prayers were answered

with an abundance of rain

watered their plants. Fred

described the reaction

of the little farmers with

emotion because they had

shared their accomplishments by giving to the

women’s society.

8 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2013 | HOPI TUTUVENI

HTEDC Presents Checks to Child Protective Services in both Flagstaff and Hopi

we encounter children in

emergency situations they

come without things like

clothing, or infants without diapers or bottles. It

will also help with the

families who take these

children in assisting with

any additional expenses.”

This donation is critical

to the program as it provides for the necessities

of the children when they

are subject to emergency

placement said Richard

Hamilton, Executive Director of The Guidance

By Mihio Manus

Hopi Tutuveni

When children become

wards of the court system

they are taken into Child

Protective Services programs where they stay until

foster families or suitable

guardians are identified.

It’s not unusual for these

children to arrive at CPS

programs without clothes,

blankets or self-grooming

supplies.

The Hopi Tribe Economic Development Corporation has stepped up to

make donations to Child

Protective Service programs in both Flagstaff

and on the Hopi Reservation. On Thu, Nov. 14,

representatives from the

HTEDC presented checks

in the amount of $5,000 to

both CPS programs.

“On behalf of the families, thank you,” said Barb

Woods, Interim Director

for the Child Protective

Services Program in Flagstaff. Woods said the program would use the funds

for items like diapers,

clothes, jackets and bedding for children who are

placed in CPS in emergency situations.

“This is something that

we don’t have the ability

to fund.”

Along with providing

for basic needs, Woods

said the funds could also be

used to provide for things

that other children get to

participate in. “We provide for their basic needs

but we haven’t had the opportunity to do things like

send them to camp. This

helps,” she said. “It helps

give them a normal childhood as best as they can.”

The funds for this donation are the net proceeds of

the 4th Annual Hopi Sponsored All Native Arts and

Culture Festival which is

held each year in downtown Flagstaff and run by

the HTEDC. This year the

HTEDC took the small

Above: Executive Director of HTEDC, Kevin Lombardo presents a $5,000 check to the Hopi Tribe’s Child Protective Services program at The Guidance Center in Toreva. From Left: Janice Patch, Richard Hamilton, Cynthia Temoke, Bonnie

Secakuku and Kevin Lombardo.

Above: HTEDC also presented a check to Child Protective Services in Flagstaff at the Department of Economic Security.

From Left: Kevin Lombardo, Cynthia Temoke, Gia Vague, Barb Woods, Lauren Belcher and Lisa Talayumptewa.

Hopi market, which normally has 30 artists and

attracts around 2,000 people, and created a vision

for a destination festival

in which thousands of people could experience the

culture and art of Native

Americans from all over

Arizona and New Mexico. This year the event

was open to all native

artisans and attracted 76

participants. Through advertising, corporate sponsorships and partnerships

the festival attracted over

10,000 people an increase

of 8,000 over prior years

events.

According to Bonnie

Secakuku, Chairwoman

of the Board of Directors

for the HTEDC, in making

this donation, the HTEDC

wanted to recognize and

acknowledge the efforts of

CPS. Secakuku said she

knows when CPS is called

to duty it takes time away

from their own families in

their efforts to ensure that

Hopi children are out of

harms way.

“We hope this small

donation will be of great

benefit and fill the need for

each Hopi child that may

end up under your supervision,” she said. “In our

Hopi custom and ways, it

takes the whole village to

get through all the challenges, ceremonies and

every day survival for the

benefit of all, or to contribute or return something of

value or benefit to the society…sumin’nangwa.”

Secakuku was in attendance at the check presentation at The Guidance

Center in Toreva.

Janice Patch, Clinical Supervisor of Hopi

Social Services at The

Guidance Center said the

funds would be used for

the children they have in

care. “A lot of times when

Center. “We are trying to

keep the children with their

families as opposed to uprooting them and placing

them in other homes. But

when we do put them in

other homes we don’t have

funds for the necessities

of emergency placements.

We need the clothing and

diapers. Because we’re

not taking the children

back to the unsafe places

they’ve been, these funds

come in handy. We greatly

appreciate the donation.”

Interview with HTEDC’s Exec Director, Kevin Lombardo

How did the partnership with CPS/DES come

about?

Each year the HTEDC

team who is responsible for

putting on the festival identifies a charity both on Hopi

and in Flagstaff where they

feel have a need that is of

importance to the community. CPS/DES was recommended to our executive

team. This fits within our

mission to helping individuals to self-determine. It is

also important that we give

back to the community who

has generously allowed us

to create an event of this

size.

Sedona, Holbrook and

Winslow. The HTEDC is

headquartered in Flagstaff

and we feel strongly that

we must be active members

of the community. In addition to the festival we hold

Native Markets at other

locations and this summer

our ranches in partnership

with the Hopi Department

of Natural Resources and

many state and federal

agencies held a series of 8

seminars for Hopi and other

high school children giving

them exposure to the many

opportunities for careers in

agriculture that they would

not normally be aware of.

What does it mean to the

Hopi Tribe to be able to

help families in need?

The Tribe itself is committed to families who are

in need and have many

programs that are in place

to support them. We at the

HTEDC believe it is our

responsibility to support

the Tribe’s efforts. With

this festival we are providing opportunities for Hopi

and other Native artisans to

show and sell their wares

which for many is the main

source of income. Through

the donation we also give

direct support to those in

need in alignment with our

mission.

As a separate corporation we are able to not only

help those in need on Hopi

but within the communities

we work and live in such

as Flagstaff, Springerville,

The HTEDC is being very

generous in donating these

funds to CPS to assist

families. Can you explain

how important it is that

the Hopi Nation and DES/

CPS have this relationship, especially going forward?

We feel it is our civic

duty to support efforts in the

communities aligned with

the mission of the corporation. This is the beginning of

our relationship. We would

like to see how we can expand beyond just the monetary contribution and define

other meaningful ways we

can support the efforts of

DES/CPS. We need to foster

the leaders of tomorrow by

creating a safe and healthy

environment that allows

them to explore and reach

their potential.