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Hopi Tribal Council Seats Newest Hopi Tribal Council Second

Tribal Council Representative in Quarter Session March 1, 2021

May 2021

AGENDA Month of May 2021

Romalita Laban, Managing Editor

Kykotsmovi, AZ – May 4, 2021, prior

to continuing with items on its Second

Quarter Session March 1, 2021 Agenda,

Month of May 2021, Hopi Tribal Council

seated its newest representative from the

Village of Sipaulavi.

After reading correspondence from the

Sipaulavi Village Leaders referencing certification of Raymond Namoki from the

Village of Sipaulavi as a representative for

the village, he was sworn in as the newest

Hopi Tribal Council Representative.

The seating of the newest member to

Council results in having twenty seats

currently filled in addition to the Chairman, Vice Chairman, Interim-Secretary

and Treasurer Positions which are being

occupied. The Sergeant-At-Arms position

is filled by Violet Sinquah as of November

2019.

Hopi Tribe Moves into Phase

Two on April 27, 2021

Romalita Laban, Managing Editor

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – May 4, 2021, as

of Tuesday evening, April 27, 2021 Hopi

Tribal Chairman sent an email to the “All”

list regarding “Phase II Re-Opening” with

a memorandum attached and addressed to

“ALL HOPI TRIBAL GOVERNMENT

EMPLOYEES” with the subject line of,

“RETURN TO WORK GUIDELINES

AND PROTOCOLS”

The memorandum noted that “on April

27, 2021, the Hopi Tribal Government

issued Hopi Executive Order 009-2021,

which initiated Phase Two Reopening.

This memorandum serves as notification

to the Hopi Tribal Government Workforce

that Executive Order 009-2021 effectively

replaces the Phase One Reopening Executive Order 08-2021.”

The memorandum from the Chairman went on to explain that beginning

Wednesday April 28, 2021 minimal staff

for Tribal programs and services designated as Phase One and Phase Two programs

were eligible to return to work onsite.

Further descriptions and explanations

of what the Transition to Phase Two of

reopening means, expectations of the

Hopi Tribal employees, references to the

Return to Work Guidelines and further anticipation of having all employees return

to work at some future point in time was

mentioned. No actual date of when the

Hopi Tribe might move into Phase Three

was addressed.

As of Thursday, April 1, 2021, the Executive Order #008-2021 Hopi Phase One

Re-Opening itam soosoyam qale ‘ykini

had been in effect. No other announcements, memorandum to Hopi Tribal employees or Executive Orders had been received by Hopi Tutuveni staff before the

document was published in the April 7,

2021 publication.

Executive Order #009-2021 was sent

out in a separate email earlier in the day

on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 to the “All”

list by Malinda Andrews, Senior Advisor – Chairman’s Office with the Executive Order #009-2021 – Hopi Phase Two

Re-Opening April 27, 2021 document attached.

The Executive Order #009-2021 –

Hopi Phase Two Re-opening text is available on page 3 of the May 5th publication

of Hopi Tutuveni.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

1. Action Item #061-2020 – To approve

the settlement agreement in the Hopi

Tribe v. United States of America, No. 060941 (Fed. Ct of Claims) – Author/Fred

Lomayesva, General Counsel, Office of

the General Counsel – TABLED

2. Action Item #013-2021 – To approve

a Management, Development and Springing Consultant Agreement with Tonto

Apache Tribe to develop and manage tribal casinos – Author/Dwayne Secakuku,

Chairman, Hopi Gaming Committee - TABLED

3. Action Item #-014-2021 – To approve

Hopi Tribe Economic Development Corporation’s Special Land Use Assignment

in the amount of 18± acres to develop on

Hopi Indian Trust Lands consistent with

the I40 Feasibility Study for Winslow Industrial Park, Parcel 16 – Author/Lucinda Smith, Chief Executive Officer, Hopi

Tribe Economic Development Corporation - TABLED

NEW BUSINESS

1. Action Item #015-2021 – To approve

the Information Technology Policy Manual – Author/Robert Collateta, Jr., Acting

IT Director, Office of Information Technology

2. Action Item #016-2021 – Village

of Moenkopi (Lower), Upper Village of

Moenkopi and Yuwehloo Pahki Community request Hopi Tribal Council’s support

to request for federal funds to provide

assistance for lapses in the federal trust

responsibility made through the duration

of the “Bennett Freeze” and forced relocation of Hopis from near Jeddito, (NPL,

formerly JUA) – Author/Cedric Kuwaninvaya, Community Service Administrator,

Upper Village of Moenkopi - **Time Certain – May 26, 2021 @ 9:00 a.m.

3. Action Item #017-2021 – To approve

Collaborative Agreement to establish radio communications between the Hopi

Tribe and Phoenix Area Indian Health

Service – Author/Virgil Pinto, Chief, Hopi

Law Enforcement Services

4. Action Item #018-2021 – To accept

Five (5) Year Multi-Funding from the

Area Agency on Aging, Region 8, Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. (ITCA)

for period covering July 2020 thru June

2025 – Author/Beatrice Norton, Manager,

Office of Aging & Adult Services

5. Discussion with Judge Eric Bruggink re: Settlement Agreement in the Hopi

Tribe v. United State of America, No.

06-0941 (Fed. Ct of Claims) – Fred Lomayesva, General Counsel, Office of the

General Counsel – **Time Certain – May

25 2021 @ 11:00 a.m.

6. Letter dated April 6, 2021 to Honorable Secretary of Interior Haaland from

Stewart Koyiyumptewa, re: Hopi Tribe’s

comments regarding consultation with

the Department of Interior - Clifford Qotsaquahu, Tribal Council Representative,

Village of Bacavi - **Time Certain – May

3, 2021 @ 9:00 a.m.

7. Letter dated February 1, 2021 from

First Mesa Consolidated Villages’ Leadership re: Complaint on the development

of aboriginal and traditional land use areas by the Hopi Tribe without consent –

Phillip Quochytewa, Sr., Tribal Council

Representative, Village of Kykotsmovi **Time Certain - May 5, 2021 @ 9:00 am.

8. Peter Connors, President/CEO of

Remcon Plastics Incorporated – Interest

in the Winslow Industrial Park, Parcel 16

- Phillip Quochytewa, Sr., Tribal Council

Representative, Village of Kykotsmovi **Time Certain - May 6, 2021 @ 9:00 am.

9. Presentation of Resolution on Save

Oak Flat, Apache homelands from mining by San Carlos Apache Chairman Terry

Rambler to seek support of Hopi Tribal

Council on Resolution – Timothy L. Nuvangyaoma, Chairman, The Hopi Tribe **Time Certain - May 6, 2021 @ 1:00 pm.

Hopi Tutuveni May 5, 2021

EXECUTIVE ORDER #009-2021 Hopi Phase Two

Re-Opening /tam soosoyam qale'ykini

WHEREAS, The Constitution and Bylaws 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 Tribe in all

matters for the welfare of the tribe; and

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

with providing direction for the health and

safety of all during a public health emergency; and

WHEREAS, on April 1, 2021, after

meeting the specified gating criteria,

the Hopi Tribe implemented Phase One

Re-Opening; and

WHEREAS, as of April 22, 2021, case

data continues to reflect a downward trajectory or near zero percent ( 6. 7%) of

positive tests as a percentage of total tests

over a 14-dayperiod; and

WHEREAS, based on an analysis of recent data, benchmarks have been reached

in all thirteen Hopi Villages and Communities indicating the gating criteria recommended by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) for Phase Two Re-Opening

have been met; and

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

limited resources to respond to the public

health emergency and is fully aware of the

danger of prematurely opening the community; and

WHEREAS, while significant progress

has been made to achieve a flattening of

the curve, there is still a need for vigilance moving forward with Phase Two

Re-Opening, including the continuation

of certain restrictions and preventive measures.

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

Tribe authorizes the Phase Two

Re-Opening of Hopi, subject to the following:

1. Face covering use shall be required

inside all public facilities and buildings,

common areas, and outdoor locations

where physical distancing is not possible.

2. Recreational tourism and visitation

are not encouraged at this time especially

for individuals coming from outside the

Hopi Reservation.

3. The Hopi Law Enforcement Services

will coordinate with village leaders and

village security officers to allow for welfare checks.

4. Hopi villages and regions that satisfy

baseline CDC gating criteria are eligible

to begin Phase

Two. In recognition of village sovereignty, re-opening of the various Hopi villages and communities will be left to the

administration of each respective village.

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5. It is recommended that the Hopi business sector adhere to the following guidelines, in addition to those listed above for

Phase Two Re-opening:

• Implement maximum capacity restrictions and social distancing requirements.

• Implement screening, and temperature

checks for staff.

• Implement Intervention, Prevention,

and Control (IPC), cleaning and disinfecting protocols.

• Implement mechanisms to control

flow of traffic within the facility to the extent feasible.

SO ORDERED this 27th day of April

2021

Hopi Tutuveni May 5, 2021

2021 Hopi Tribal General Elections for Chairman and Vice

Chairman of The Hopi Tribal Council - Hopi Tribe.

Submitted by: Hopi Election Board

For Hopi Tutuveni

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. - On April 8, 2021,

The Hopi Election Board announced the

Hopi Tribal 2021 General Elections for

the Chairman and Vice Chairman by posting flyers in the community and on the

local radio.

September is still a couple of months

away but it will be here before we know

it. September 9, 2021, second Thursday

of the month will be the Primary election.

November 11, 2021, second Thursday of

the month, will be the General election.

The Hopi Election Board has the Petitioner’s Packets available for pick up

beginning April 12, 2021 at the Hopi

Elections Office, located off of Ariz. State

Highway 264 and B.I.A. Indian Rt. 2 (Leupp Road turn off) in Kykotsmovi, Ariz.

The Elections Office is open Monday –

Friday from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. if an

interested individual would like to pick

up a petition. A short orientation of the

contents of the packet is given to the Petitioner. The Petitioner’s Packets are due

back to the Hopi Elections Office no later

than May 14, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. and the

Petitioner is required to deliver the packet

back to the Office.

The Primary Election is the process of

having individuals who wish to submit a

petition to qualify to compete to have their

names placed on the ballot to vie for the

Chairman and Vice Chairman Seats. This

election will determine the final two competitors who will move onto the General

Election.

In the General Election the top two in-

dividuals who received the majority of the

votes from the Primary Elections will be

placed on the ballot for the General Election. The majority votes cast by the eligible Hopi voters will determine the next

Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Hopi

Tribe. Once the Hopi Election Board certifies the election results it is presented to

the Hopi Tribal Council.

The current Hopi Election Board Regular members are: George Nasafotie Jr,

Board Chairman from the Village of Shungopavi, Adrinne Masaquaptewa, Board

Vice Chairman from the Village of Hotevilla, Colleen Seletstewa, from the Village

of Mushungnuvi, Cheryl Tenakhongva,

from the Village of Hotevilla, Mardell

Lomayestewa, from the Village of Shungopavi. Alternate members are: Dorothy

Ami, 2nd Alternate, from the Village of

Tewa, Darlene Lucario-Nuvamsa, 3rd Alternate, from the Village of Shungopavi.

The 1st Alternate position is currently vacant and interested individuals who

wish to serve on the Hopi Election Board

as the 1st Alternate may submit a Letter

of Interest to the Hopi Tribal Secretary's

Office, Hopi Tribal Council. An interested person must be 18 years of age, a Hopi

enrolled member, and be able to speak and

understand the Hopi language and must

not be a staff member of the Hopi Tribal

Chairman, Vice Chairman or a member of

the Hopi Tribal Council.

As of December 2020, the Hopi Election Board has begun preparing for the

upcoming elections. A common question

being posed is how will Tribal Elections

be managed in this time of crisis?

The Coronavirus Pandemic on the Hopi

Reservation is a major concern of the

Hopi Election Board. Throughout their

discussions several of the Board members agreed and requested that a motion

be made to consider writing a letter to the

Hopi Tribal Council on their concerns.

The Hopi Election Board has sent a letter to the Hopi Tribal Council with their

concern of the method which they should

consider for the elections this year. As we

all know that this Coronavirus Pandemic

is upon the Hopi Reservation.

On February 9, 2021 the Hopi Tribal Council discussed the Hopi Election

Board’s request and the Hopi Tribal

Council recommended that the Hopi Election Board continue having the elections

as they have carried out the elections in

the past. With the guidance from the Hopi

Tribal Council, the Hopi Election Board

has begun to move forward with the planning of the General Elections for the Hopi

Tribe.

Early voting sites will be located outside of the villages on given days for each

location and at the Hopi Elections Office

for another whole week to give the opportunity to those who wish to vote early. The

dates and locations will be forth coming.

To vote by absentee ballot, which is a

vote by mail, an eligible voter can request

for an absentee ballot to be sent to them by

calling 928-734-2507/2580, emailing kshupla@hopi.nsn, or faxing a request to the

Hopi Elections office at 928-734-1257.

Tribal Registration forms can also be obtained on the Hopi Tribe’s website at hopitribe.gov under the Tribal Government

pull down menu where the Hopi Elections

link is located. Click on Hopi and you will

find the form to request for an absentee

ballot.

Requests to have polling sites in the villages have been emailed out to the villages

which have a deadline of May 14, 2021 to

respond back to the Hopi Elections Office,

if they choose to have a site in their villages. These polling locations will be posted

at a later time.

These changes which are made by the

Hopi Election Board are due to the Coronavirus Pandemic which has hit the Hopi

reservation. It is for the safety of the voting members of the Hopi Tribe and its

Election Workers and all those involved in

the elections throughout the Hopi Reservation that these changes have been implemented.

The Primary Election date is September

9, 2021 and the General Election date is

November 11, 2021 which is also Veteran’s Day, a National Holiday. The Hopi

Constitution does not state that if an

election date falls on a holiday it will be

moved to the day before or after, so the

General Election will still be held on November 11, 2021.

The Hopi Election Board will have a

live interview with the local Hopi Radio

station, KUYI 88.1 FM on Monday, May

10, 2021 beginning at 12:30 p.m. – 2:00

p.m. so the public may tune in to hear

more about the upcoming Hopi Tribal

General Elections for the Chairman and

Vice Chairman Elections.

For more information call Hopi Elections Office at 928-734-2507/2508 or

email kshupla@hopi.nsn.us.

Hopi Tutuveni May 5, 2021

NOTICE of 2021 Hopi Tribal

Primary and General Elections

For Hopi Tribal Chairman &

Vice Chairman

Submitted by: Karen Shupla, Hopi Elections Office

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – Friday, April 30, 2021, this public is being notified of the following Hopi Tribal Elections taking place in 2021:

PRIMARY ELECTION September 9, 2021

GENERAL ELECTION November 11, 2021

CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF THE HOPI TRIBE Article IV, Sec. 9 The

Chairman and Vice Chairman shall serve for a term of four (4) years. Candidates for the

offices of the Chairman and Vice Chairman shall:

•be members of the Hopi Tribe,

•twenty-five years of age or older,

•and must speak the Hopi language.

•Each candidate for either of said offices must also have a primary and physical residency on the Hopi Reservation for not less than two years immediately preceding his

announcement of such candidacy.

•A candidate must not have been convicted of a felony or any crime involving moral

turpitude within ten (10) years of candidacy.

Petitioner’s Packets Information:

A Petitioner must pick up and sign out for the Packet in person only. A short orientation will be given regarding the packet contents and information.

Petitioner's Packets will be available at the Hopi Election Office located off of Ariz.

State Hwy 264, B.I.A. Indian Rt. 2, (Leupp Road turn off) in Kykotsmovi, Ariz. beginning April 12, 2021, during normal business hours.

Deadline Date Information: Deadline date to return Petitioner’s Packets is MAY 14,

2021 at 5:00 p.m. MST to the Hopi Elections Office.

Masks/Face coverings are required while doing business at the Hopi Election Office

For more information, call the Hopi Elections Office at 928-734-2507/2508 or email

kshupla@hopi.nsn.us

Plan for lane restrictions on

State Route 264 as work gets

underway on Dinnebito Wash

Bridge rehabilitation project in

early May

PRESS RELEASE

Drivers on State Route 264 should plan

for lane restrictions beginning in early

May as work begins on a new rehabilitation project on the Dinnebito Wash Bridge

about 40 miles east of Tuba City on the

Hopi tribal lands.

The following traffic restrictions are

scheduled to be in place from 6 a.m to 6

p.m. seven days a week beginning in early

May and will continue through the summer:

SR 264 will be narrowed to one lane

of alternating east- and westbound travel

near the Dinnebito Wash Bridge (milepost

363).

A 12-foot vehicle width restriction will

be in effect through the construction zone.

The restrictions are needed so crews

can safely demolish, remove and replace

the existing bridge decks, reconstruct the

roadway approach transitions, replace

guardrails and other related work. The

work is expected to be completed in fall

2021.

Schedules are subject to change based

on weather and other unforeseen factors. For more information, please call

the ADOT Bilingual Project Information

Line at 855.712.8530 or go to azdot.gov/

contact and select Projects from the dropdown menu. For real-time highway conditions statewide, visit ADOT's Traveler Information Site at www.az511.gov, follow

ADOT on Twitter (@ArizonaDOT) or call

511, except while driving.

Hopi Tutuveni wants to know how we are

doing.

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

feedback

928-734-3283

Hopi Tutuveni May 5, 2021

Indian Health Service: The First 100 Days

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

This week, the Biden Administration

completed its first 100 days in office.

President Biden has delivered immediate

relief for Indian Country including actions to control the COVID-19 pandemic,

launching a national vaccination program

to immunize everyone over the age of 16,

efficiently and equitably, and to provide

economic relief. These are critical steps

in defeating the pandemic and a pathway

to more equitable health care for American Indians and Alaska Natives. The

COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected American Indian and Alaska Native populations across the country.

American Indians and Alaska Natives

have infection rates over 3.5 times higher

than non-Hispanic whites, are over four

times more likely to be hospitalized as a

result of COVID-19, and have higher rates

of mortality at younger ages than non-Hispanic whites. The IHS continues to work

closely with its tribal partners and with

urban Indian organizations as well as federal, state and local public health officials

to coordinate a comprehensive public

health response to the ongoing COVID-19

pandemic. IHS has worked closely with

these partners over the past 100 days to

accelerate its fight against the pandemic.

IHS addressed barriers to vaccination in

underserved communities, including the

provision of convenient and accessible

vaccination sites, by increasing clinical

and community-based workforce for outreach, education and vaccination and led

the way on accelerating COVID vaccination distribution and administration.

•In the first 100 days, the IHS has administered approximately 1.1 million vaccine doses across the Indian health system.

•In March, FEMA mobile units were deployed to the Indian Health Service Great

Plains Area, with a unit in South Dakota

and North Dakota to reach rural and remote populations. This partnership will

allow IHS to expand access to vaccines in

tribal communities and reach more people

as we work to achieve community immunity. The vaccine outreach events also tar-

geted hard-to-reach population of 16 and

17-year-olds.

•IHS expanded vaccination efforts in

our urban communities. In April, we collaborated with the University of Maryland,

Baltimore and Native American Lifelines

to provide a COVID-19 vaccine clinic for

American Indians and Alaska Natives in

the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. areas

and we partnered with the American Indian Health and Family Services in Detroit,

Michigan, the state of Michigan, the city

of Troy, the county, and other local tribal partners on a community vaccination

event that vaccinated 1,700 people in a

day.

•IHS continues to strengthen partnerships with our state and federal partners

to ensure successful vaccine events. Since

January 20, 2021, IHS has hosted and/or

partnered with stakeholders to participate

in over 2,000 community vaccine events.

• Indian Country led the way in launching a rapid vaccine rollout to protect our

elders who are at high-risk and vulnerable

to COVID-19. Many tribal communities

mobilized its community to vaccinate elders, fluent tribal language speakers, traditional storytellers, and traditional medicine keepers to protect tribal communities

and preserve cultural resources. • Indian

Country was critical in assisting its respective state and local areas in vaccinating the community. In order to reach community immunity, IHS and tribal health

facilities began vaccinating teachers, first

responders, household members of tribal

citizens and community members. IHS’

systematic approach and strong partnerships with tribes and tribal organizations

resulted in early extension of eligibility to

Native and non-Native community members aged 16 years and older. The IHS was

the first jurisdiction to begin distributing

vaccines based on need of the facilities,

rather than centralized allocation. This on

demand ordering system ensured vaccines

were distributed where they were needed

the most.

The IHS allocated $4.3 billion in relief

to federal, tribal, and urban Indian organizations to support their ongoing efforts

during the COVID-19 pandemic.

•President Biden’s historic investment

in our communities supports our ongoing

efforts to address long-standing health inequities experienced by American Indians

and Alaska Natives by ensuring a comprehensive public health response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

•These funds will allow our communities to expand COVID-19 vaccinations,

testing, and treatment; increase preventive

and primary health care services to people

at higher risk for COVID-19; and expand

the operational capacity of hospitals and

health clinics during the pandemic.

•Also, it provides $2 billion for the

broader Indian healthcare system, which

has been hard hit during the pandemic

due to lost reimbursements for care from

public and private insurance. IHS ensured

American Indians and Alaska Natives had

access to regular, reliable, and free testing.

•IHS has administered approximately

470,000 COVID-19 tests in the first 100

days.

•IHS increased drive-through testing

sites. Several IHS Area Offices collaborated with state and local partners, and, in

some cases the National Guard, to provide

drive-through testing events to provide

much needed access to COVID-19 testing

in remote tribal communities.

•IHS has efficiently and equitably distributed next-generation testing, including

at home tests and rapid tests, to scale up

testing capacity by orders of magnitude.

IHS expanded access to telehealth by

ramping up services and offering solutions that support communities with limited bandwidth.

•IHS expanded access to telehealth, significantly expanding the use of telemedicine to provide services in Indian Country.

IHS facilities rapidly ramped up virtual

care services averaging 35,000 telehealth

visits per month.

•In remote and rural tribal communities, patients often do not have sufficient

broadband connectivity in their home or

community to support video consultation.

In these cases, telephone only connections have allowed care to continue. IHS

announced in March that it would be expanding telehealth by offering a telehealth

solution that supports communities or areas that have limited bandwidth and where

Internet connectivity may be a challenge.

The goal is to reach more patients and

providers with improved video and audio

capability.

•IHS has committed to modernizing its

health IT infrastructure. IHS recently added the ability to document post COVID

functional status in a standardized manner

in the electronic health record. This addition makes it easier for clinicians to rate

and follow up with patients that have been

diagnosed with COVID-19. By adding

a functional status tool to the EHR, IHS

has improved the way to document and

capture patients’ long-term effects post

COVID-19.

• The IHS allocated $140 million of

the American Rescue Plan Act funds for

information technology, telehealth infrastructure, and the IHS Electronic Health

Record. Of the $140 million appropriated

in the Act, the IHS will allocate $67 million to IHS federal health programs and

tribal health programs, $3 million to support urban Indian organizations, and $70

million for IHS electronic health record

modernization. IHS addressed infrastructure challenges in American Indian and

Alaska Native communities by increasing

access to water.

•The IHS partnered with the Navajo

Nation and other local organizations to

support the installation of 59 transitional water points on the Navajo Nation. In

February 2021, the IHS completed this

large-scale effort known as the Navajo

Nation COVID-19 Water Access Project.

•The IHS specifically targeted Navajo

Nation to increase and ensure the availability of safe water sources. This increased access to safe water for over 9,600

homes without piped water.

•This project benefited over 37,000 people or approximately 20% of the Navajo

Nation population.

•The IHS will continue to work towards

addressing long-term actions to improve

water access.

Hopi Tutuveni May 5, 2021

Hopi Wellness Center Shares Walking and Running Tips for the Hopi Community

Andrea Siow, Physical Fitness Coordinator Hopi Wellness Center

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – It’s Tuesday, May 4,

2021 and are you looking for a way to gradually increase your personal walking and

running times? Or maybe you want to try

something new to keep your walking and

running routine fresh, yet a little challenging

to get back into shape? Here are a couple

of plans to try out. But before starting this

walking plan, talk with your doctor if you

have serious health issues, or if you're older

than age 40 and you've been inactive recently.

Aim to walk at least five days a week.

Start out warming up with a five-minute,

slower paced walk. Slow your pace to cool

down during the last five minutes of your

walk.

Start at a pace that's comfortable for you.

Then gradually pick up speed until you're

walking briskly — generally about 3 to

4 miles an hour. You should be breathing

hard, but you should still be able to carry on

a conversation. Each week, add about two

minutes to your walking time.

In addition to walking, add strength train-

ing exercises such as pushups, planks and

squats to your routine. Also adding in balance and stability movements and agility

type exercises can also be very beneficial.

For most healthy adults, the Department

of Health and Human Services recommends

these exercise guidelines:

•Aerobic activity. Get at least 150 minutes a week of moderate aerobic activity or

75 minutes a week of vigorous aerobic activity, or an equal combination of moderate

and vigorous activity. The guidelines suggest that you spread out this exercise during

the course of a week. Even small amounts

of physical activity are helpful, and accumulated activity throughout the day adds up to

provide health benefits.

•Strength training. Do strength training

exercises for all major muscle groups at least

two times a week. Aim to do a single set of

each exercise, using a weight or resistance

level heavy enough to tire your muscles after

about 12 to 15 repetitions.

A good 12 Week Plan to gradually build

up on your walking times is helpful. The

Plan can also be used for beginner runners.

(see plan below)

Another method to try out is combining

both disciplines of running and walking.

Run-walk intervals can be a safe and

effective way to increase your endurance,

log more miles and stave off injuries; all

while getting a great workout. And because of their customizable nature, intervals can be tailored toward people of

varying fitness levels, from beginners to

experienced runners.

1.BE CONSISTENT - You have to do

the intervals from the time your run/walk

starts to the end. Always beginning with a

proper warm up jog/walk.

2.RUN SLOWER - Start out running

more slowly than you typically would (at

least on your training runs). This, paired

with walking, will leave more in your tank

for the second half of your run.

3.WALK FASTER - Just because you

aren’t running doesn’t mean you are taking a leisurely walk in the park. Keep up

the pace.

4.IT’S NOT JUST FOR BEGINNERS

- The run/walk method isn’t just for beginners. Veteran runners have success with

these intervals, too. I’ve been a runner for

10 years when I decided to try the walk

breaks.

5.KEEP THINGS INTERESTING

- Let’s face it – running can get boring.

When you break it into intervals the sub

two-hour run flies by.

Run-Walk Plan for Beginners:

Start and finish each workout with five

minutes of walking. Then, alternate the

following run/walk ratios for 30 minutes.

You may begin with a regular walking

routine before incorporating the run-walk

method. Once you get started aim for

your level of perceived exertion during

the run periods, causing you to breathe a

little harder and more challenging to carry

on a normal conversation. Reduce your

pace where you can carry on an easier

conversation while still in a brisk walk.

You should be able to have a conversation

during those walk periods.

In addition, good rules of thumb for a

successful 100 Mile Club season are:

•Drink plenty of water throughout the

day to keep hydrated.

•Wear comfortable and properly fitting

walking/running shoes

•Wear comfortable and breathable

clothing. Dress accordingly to the weather conditions outside.

•Let someone know where you intend to

run/walk if going alone.

•During this time of the pandemic,

please follow safety guidelines provided by the CDC on social distancing and

wearing your face mask while in public

areas.

•Enjoy the experience and know we are

with you every step of the way!

HOPI H.E.O.C UPDATES

Hopi Tutuveni May 5, 2021

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

Response May 3, 2021 Report

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – May 3, 2021 — Nationwide there

has been a moderate increase in cases due to a combination of the more transmissible variants of the COVID-19

virus and certain states lifting their preventative guidelines. Currently the rising cases are mostly found in the

Midwest and the North East areas of the United States.

Arizona has continued to have a lower relative Covid-19

burden, however Coconino County and the Western communities of the Navajo Reservation have continued to see

increases. Furthermore, the Hopi reservation continues to

see small pockets of Covid-19 and the Hopi Department

of Health and Human Services is monitoring the situation for community transmission. We all must continue to

practice the three W’s; Watch your distance, Wash your

hands and Wear a mask. In addition to the three W’s everyone who can be vaccinated (people over the age of

16), should contact their healthcare provider about receiving the Covid-19 vaccine.

For the Covid-19 vaccines, overall effectiveness has

been reported in the range of 70% to 95% for symptomatic Covid-19, which is well above the average effectiveness of the flu vaccine, for example. Not only do these

vaccines appear to lessen risk of developing COVID-19,

but they also appear to lessen the risk of severe disease.

In large clinical trials, most side effects have been minor. When side effects do occur, they typically last just

a few days. A side effect or reaction isn’t necessarily all

bad, as it may indicate that the body is building protection against the virus. Common side effects include: 1.)

pain at the site of the injection; 2.) painful, swollen lymph

nodes in the arm where the vaccine was injected; 3.) over-

all fatigue; 4.) headache. It is normal to feel apprehensive

about any new treatment. But two common misconceptions often result in people avoiding the COVID vaccine

unnecessarily. When health problems develop soon after

vaccination, people tend to blame the vaccine. Yet cancer,

strokes, heart attacks, blood disorders, and rare illnesses

occurred before the pandemic, and will of course continue to occur long after. If a person contracts COVID-19

soon after vaccination, it is not due to the vaccine. No

live SARS-CoV-2 virus is used in the currently available

vaccines or those in development.

Here is a quick overview of the COVID-19 statistics on

a national, state, and local level:

As of May 3, 2021 the United Sates now has approximately 32.2 million confirmed positive cases with 34,452

new cases and over 574,220deaths reported.

Over 864,579 confirmed positive cases now exist in

Arizona. Of those, close to 16,218 are in Navajo County

alone.

The Hopi Health Care Center has tested over 9,200

patients to this date. Over 1,389 of those tests at Hopi

Health Care Center came back positive with 1008 from

Hopi Tribal members. Tuba City Regional Health Care

Corporation reported 269 positives for Hopi Villages

with a combined number of 1277 positive Hopi Tribal

members.

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 de-

creased 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.

*Note: These data include newly added testing results

from the Abbott ID NOW machine since April 20, 2020

** A total of 1277+ individuals who tested positive are

members of the Hopi Tribe.

+ Includes Village member(s) retested positive

Symptomatic: People with these symptoms may have

COVID-19:

● Fever or chills

● Cough

● Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing

● Fatigue

● Muscle or body aches

● Headache

● New loss of taste or smell

● Sore throat

● Congestion or runny nose

● Nausea or vomiting

● Diarrhea

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.

Hopi Tutuveni May 5, 2021

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Hopi Tribe Department of Health and Human Services Covid-19 Emergency Response May 3, 2021 Report, Cont.

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Pahona

(Beaver)

Sikwi

(Meat)

Samii

(Fresh Corn)

Noqkwivi

(Corn & Meat Stew)

Kowaako

(Chicken)

Leetayo

(Fox)

Pat Ga

(Squash - Pumpkin)

Koyongo

(Turkey)

Kokowe’e

(Rooster)

Isaw

(Coyote)

Hekweepu

(Brownish Lizard)

Hootsoko

(Small Eared Owl)

Hoonaw

(Bear)

Tokotska

(Black Bird)

Tsili

(Chili)

Wutaga

(Corn Gruel)

Mooro

(Burro)

Moosa

(Cat)

Pooko

(Dog)

Mosayru

(Bison, Buffalo)

Qomi

(Sweet Corn Cake)

Tootolo

(Grasshopper)

Yongosona

(Turtle)

Toho

(Mt. Lion)

Sowiyngwa

(Deer)

Hohomitst

(Pocket Mice)

Wakaasi

(Cow)

Hospowi

(Roadrunner)

Tsiro

(Small Bird)

Kwaahu

(Eagle)

Paakwa

(Frog)

Piki

(Blue Corn Bread)

Toosi

(Sweet Corn Meal)

Qaao

(Corn)

Tumna

(Potato)

Pikami

(Wheat & Sweet Corn

Pudding)

Somiviki

(Blue Corn Flour, Sweet

Tamale)

Piklapkutuki

(Roasted & Salted Crumbled Piki)

Hopi Tutuveni May 5, 2021

Larry’s Corner

A Windy April in May?

Larry (The Cat) Watahamagee

Around this time in the Hopi calendar, men

would be furiously rushing around to get to

their fields to clean and prepare for the planting

season. I know, because that’s what we would

do every year around this time in April. But for

some reason, men don’t really seem to be that

way this year. When I was at my field preparing

as we do every year, I would see men at their

fields, tractors rushing around, preparing their

soil for the planting year, but now, it seems that

we are not doing that anymore. I mean, maybe it means that they did that last weekend or

so, but still, men would be at their field every

weekend either preparing or planting.

Now don’t get me wrong, I’m sure the men

are just delaying it because of the weather, but

still, snow, rain, or shine, men would dedicate

their selves to prepare and plant in their field.

Maybe this whole pandemic put us in a worry?

Or maybe this pandemic is just taking over our

lives and we just want it to, but whatever the

reason, to me, it just seems a bit strange.

So right now, some villages are preparing for

their annual village ceremonies and it feels like

we are trying to go back to our normal lives, as

we did in the past. But it still feels that we need

to have restrictions in place to feel normal,

as we did in the past. I hear a lot of arguing

among the Hopi people. Some saying it will

cost us our life if we proceed with our annual

ceremonies and others saying it will cost us our

life if we don’t proceed with our annual ceremonies. So, who do we believe? Do we believe

in the way of the white man telling us that we

should hold back on our ceremonies because

of the pandemic that still is in place, and that

we need to have restrictions to do our own

ceremonies? Or do we believe that these ceremonies are our own doing and will and that we

should hold them even in the pandemic, that

we should honor and respect our own religion

to do so.

I could say the choice is yours to make. When

you really look at it, yes, we should keep honoring our religion and keep our ceremonies alive.

If you don’t what to partake in the ceremonies,

that’s up to you.

Now I’m not saying that you have to keep with

your traditions, all I’m saying is we need to

keep our identity strong because that separates

us from other Native Americans. I know that

sounds shallow, but our culture is not bathed in

competition or in grand arenas. Our traditions

are our very own. We’ve been practicing our

ceremonies for thousands of years at the same

place. So, yes, I believe that we should keep

doing our traditions, not for ourselves but for

the betterment of the people. Not just for physical help but for spiritual help as well. Physical

health is just half of a human and we have to

consider the human spirit, too.

I know some may think all of what I say sounds

conceded but you can’t have a religion without sounding a little conceded, in my opinion,

anyway.

I know we are all tired of the same old talk

about this pandemic and I get it. We are getting bored and getting fed up with this whole

sickness. But let me tell you this, this pandemic

is not the first we will ever encounter, nor it will

be the last. A real shocker, I know right? But all

in all, if we learn how to deal with our problems and learn to cope with our world now,

I can assure you that whenever another pandemic comes along, we will be ready to see this

through. But thinking of not having a pandemic seems like a good quest, right about now.

I rarely get out of the house to visit people

or visit my cat friends so that’s why I kind of

talk about the same things. I can tell you all

the gossip the old ladies are talking about but

that’s too juicy and far too long to type which

might make this out to be a book, rather than a

column.

So, my advice to you is that even though it may

seem like we are trying to stop our religious

belief in the Hopi community, I can assure you

that the Hopi religion is far stronger than this

pandemic or sickness…only if you have faith

and believe in it. But then again, I believe in the

pizza fairy so much that I still pray one day a

pizza will land on my doorstep and my prayers

will be answered. For now I will keep up the

faith even if I still have to buy my own pizza.

Hopi Tutuveni May 5, 2021

JOB ANNOUNCEMENTS

Hopi Junior Senior High

School Vacancy Announcement

The Hopi Foundation

Job Announcements

Certified Administrative Positions: (SY 2021-2022)

Assistant Principal

Certified Positions: (SY 2021-2022)

Social Studies Teacher

Science Teacher

English Teacher

JROTC Instructor (2)

ESS Transition Coordinator

Physical Education Teacher

Native American Studies Teacher

Vocational Education-Welding Teacher

Vocational Education-Culinary Arts Teacher

**Exceptional Students Services Teacher (2)

Alcohol Substance Abuse Counselor (2)

Classified Positions: (SY 2020-2021)

Custodian

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School Security Officer

Certified Medical Assistant

School Certified Bus Drivers (3)

ALL POSITIONS ARE OPEN UNTIL FILLED.

**Sign-On Bonus Available for the ESS Teacher up to

$8,000.

For more information please contact the Human Resources Department at (928) 738-5111 ext. 1433 or email

hr@hjshs.org; Po Box 337 Keams Canyon, Arizona

86034; or visit our website: www.hjshs.org.

In accordance to P.L. 101-630, P.L. 101-647 & 25 CFR

63, all applicants are subject to complete and pass a criminal background check and character investigation upon

prior to hire which includes a favorable state, federal and

local Hopi background check.

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LEGALS

JOB ANNOUNCEMENTS

Hopi Tribal Council

Timothy L. Nuvangyaoma,

Chairman

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Yee Ha’ólníi Doo (which does business as the Navajo &

Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief Fund) seeks an energetic,

visionary, and impactful Executive Director who will lead

the organization in working to empower the Diné and Hopi

people with the fortitude to overcome challenges like pandemics and climate change through traditional principles of

self-reliance and interrelatedness. The Executive Director

must be able to work quickly and strategically to develop

on-the-ground solutions to crises and challenges facing the

Diné and Hopi people as they arise, and must also plan for

long-term sustainable solutions to better position the Diné

and Hopi people to respond to future challenges with increased resiliency. The Executive Director must draw upon

and put into practice Diné and Hopi cultural values and

teachings in her or his work.

The Executive Director will be the key management leader of Yee Ha’ólníi Doo. The Executive Director is responsible for overseeing the administration, programming and

strategic plan of the organization. Other key duties include

fundraising, marketing, and community outreach. The position reports directly to the Board of Directors.

Closing Date: May 31, 2021

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Please submit a cover letter, resume, and 3 references titled

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Yee Ha’ólníi Doo, PO Box 3581, Flagstaff, AZ 86003.

Clark W. Tenakhongva,

Vice Chairman

Dwayne Secakuku,

Interim Tribal Secretary

Wilfred Gaseoma, Tribal

Treasurer

Violet Sinquah, SergeantAt-Arms

Village of Upper

Moenkopi

Robert Charley

Philton Talahytewa, Sr.

Hubert Lewis, Sr.

Michael Elmer

Village of Bakabi

Dwayne Secakuku

Clifford Qotsaquahu

Velma Kalyesvah

Village of Kyakotsmovi

David Talayumptewa

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Global warming's extreme rains

threaten Hawaii's coral reefs

Healthy coral reef systems like those at Palmyra and Kingman National Wildlife Refuges support countless species of reef fish and other animals, but portions of the reefs were being smothered

by invasive organisms that gained nutrients from the iron leaching off shipwrecks. Removing the wrecks gives the reef its best chance to resist impacts of global climate and oceanographic changes into the future. (Photo by Susan White, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

Caleb Jones

Associated Press

HONOLULU — As muddy rainwater surged from Hawaii's steep seaside mountains and inundated residential

communities last month, the damage caused by flooding

was obvious — houses were destroyed and businesses

swamped, landslides covered highways and raging rivers

and streams were clogged with debris.

But extreme rain events predicted to become more

common with human-caused global warming not only

wreak havoc on land — the runoff from these increasingly severe storms also threatens Hawaii's coral reefs.

"These big events are the ones that have the greatest damage because they are the ones that put the most

sediment and nutrients out onto the reef," said C. Mark

Eakin, senior coral advisor to the National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration and the former director of

the agency's Coral Reef Watch program.

A warmer climate tends to amplify existing weather

patterns, said Hawaii's state climatologist, Pao-Shin Chu,

noting the islands have an overall wet climate and that

powerful storms are expected to become more frequent.

"Given this climate change or global warming, as we

have seen over the last hundred years, the atmospheric

water vapor pressure is increasing," said Chu. "We have

some evidence showing that we already have some increasing, very intense rain."

Coral reefs make up much of Hawaii's nearshore ocean

ecosystem and are critical to the state's economy.

Hawaii's reefs protect populated shorelines from massive ocean swells and storm surges from tropical storms

— a benefit the U.S. Geological Survey valued at more

than $860 million a year.

Adding tourism, fishing, cultural value and other factors, the state's reefs are worth more than $33 billion, according to a NOAA-funded study.

Ku'ulei Rodgers, a coral reef ecologist at the University

of Hawaii's Institute of Marine Biology, studied that 2018

flood as well as a 2002 flood in the same area. The 2002

rains swept earth from a construction site into the sea and

"killed almost an entire reef," Rodgers said.

After the 2018 flood, a review found fish abundance

on a nearby reef had been reduced by 20 percent and urchins, which help clean reefs and keep coral healthy, were

reduced by 40 percent.

When making policy decisions about how to safeguard

reefs, Rodgers said, it's important to understand that land

and oceans are intertwined.

"(Native) Hawaiians knew there was a connection between the two because whatever they did upland would

affect their fishing downstream," she said. "The better the

watershed, the better the reef and vice versa."

March's flooding was caused by a weather system that

stalled over the islands and brought two weeks of rain,

much extremely heavy.

On Oahu's North Shore, "a very large flood wave"

rushed down from the mountains and flooded the town

of Haleiwa, said National Weather Service hydrologist

Kevin Kodama.

"That's a big challenge in Hawaii, where we have small,

steep watersheds," Kodama said. "Most of the basins in

the state will produce flash flooding."

Last month had 11 flash flood events and was the wettest March in 15 years, he said.

The runoff problem is multifaceted. Deforestation and

grading on construction sites and farms lead to increased

runoff. Feral animals such as goats, pigs and deer clear

vegetation, causing erosion and excessive sedimentation

on reefs. And constant, low-level runoff carries gasoline

and oil from roadways, household chemicals, trash and

pesticides into the ocean.

Any significant change in ocean conditions, such as an

influx of fresh water alone, can harm coral health. Contaminants and soil from land accumulate on reefs and can

smother and kill the coral. Scientists say suspension of

material in the water can also block sunlight coral needs

to survive.

One of the biggest problems for Hawaii reefs is sewage. There are about 88,000 cesspools throughout the islands, many in coastal areas.

"Cesspools are essentially a hole in the ground where

there is no treatment prior to wastewater entering the environment," said Jamison Gove, a research oceanographer with NOAA who lives on Oahu's North Shore.

Cesspools leak into groundwater — and with heavy

rains, they overflow and send pathogens and other harmful contaminants into the ocean.

In the town of Pupukea, where professional surfers

compete at the famed Banzai Pipeline reef break, more

than 330 million gallons (1.25 billion liters) of wastewater enters the ocean each year — enough to fill hundreds

of Olympic size swimming pools.

On the North Shore during the recent flood, "brown,

polluted water just blanketed the entire town," Gove said.

"You could just smell it everywhere."

More than half the state's cesspools are on the Big Island, home to some of the state's most expansive and pristine coral reefs. And Gove said some areas have shown

a clear decrease in coral cover where sewage routinely

enters the ocean.

A reef off the town of Puako — an extensively monitored location — has seen significant losses, he said. Coral cover there has declined by about 70% since 1975.

"This is probably one of the more dramatic examples

since coral cover is not this high in a lot of places," he

said. "But since we don't have this type of data everywhere, we can't say for sure this isn't a more common

story."

NOAA is providing data on the issue to the state, and

efforts to remove cesspools and change infrastructure to

slow and distribute floodwater could help Hawaii's reefs.

The state has banned cesspools in new construction and

is attempting to remove the existing ones by 2050.

Although coral reefs worldwide face threats from global warming, including marine heatwaves that bleach and

kill coral, storm runoff could prove a more serious and

immediate threat to reefs in Hawaii.

"In Hawaii, I would rate runoff much higher than marine heatwaves in driving coral decline," said Greg Asner,

director of the Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science at Arizona State University.

In 2019, Asner and his team used imaging technology

on aircraft coupled with satellite data to create new detailed maps of all living coral in the Hawaiian Islands.

The data, now being used by federal and state scientists,

shows a correlation between land-based pollutants from

runoff and coral health.

"More runoff impacts reefs, mostly by mobilizing more

chemicals and sediment on land," Asner said. "Increased

chemical pollution and sedimentation is a major driver of

coral decline."

March's floods were not the first of their kind.

A 2018 rainstorm on Kauai caused widespread flooding that cut off a community for weeks. The storm set a

new U.S. record for rainfall in a single day with nearly

50 inches.

Hopi Tutuveni May 5, 2021

Sec. Haaland: “Getting everyone’s NASA taps Cherokee Nation to create

curriculum

voice” at the table

In collaboration with Oklahoma State University, the Cherokee Nation is one of three tribes

chosen by NASA to create STEM curriculum that incorporates Native American culture (Courtesy photo via Cherokee Phoenix)

Lindsey Bark

Cherokee Phoenix

By Antonia Gonzales

Native News.net

On her first day on the job, Secretary of

the Interior Deb Haaland promised to specifically reach out to tribes.

“I think speaking to tribes and fully involving them in decisions that we make

will be one way to ensure that we’re getting everyone’s voice and everyone’s perspective at that table,” said Haaland. “So,

I look forward to having a full list of issues that I know need to be worked on and

I will look forward to that.”

Her comments came during an online

video briefing with news outlets, including National Native News, that lasted a

little more than 30 minutes. It was among

her first acts after being sworn in as the

first Native American presidential cabinet

member. Haaland opened with remarks

touching on a number of issues ranging

from the environment and sacred sites

to the COVID-19 pandemic. She talked about the disproportionate impacts

COVID-19 has had on tribes, and President Biden’s American Rescue Plan investing $900 million in the Bureau of Indian Affairs and $850 million in the Bureau

of Indian Education. As the new leader of

the agency that manages public lands and

tasked with upholding treaty and trust responsibilities, Haaland said she will take

tribal consultation seriously, including

when it comes to complicated issues such

as federal acknowledgment re-petitioning

and land into trust.

Haaland’s decision to hold her first

press briefing with Indigenous reporters

drew praise.

“The nature of her reaching out to tribal media first and recognizing the Indigenous reporters are on the ground and know

these issues better than any other journalists working in the country speaks to one

of (the Native American Journalists Association’s) main goals ,” said Graham Lee

Brewer, associate editor for Indigenous

affairs at High Country News. Brewer is

also secretary of the NAJA board.

“Sec. Haaland proved today by giving

us access before any other reporters is

that, that kind of diversity in the newsroom adds value. It gives you greater lived

experiences and greater access to Indian

Country,” Brewer said.

Brewer said he hopes Haaland will continue to give access to tribal media.

10 members of the Native American

Journalists Association were presented the

opportunity to have a“pen and pad” briefing with Sec. Haaland. In attendance-National Native News, Indianz.com, Indian

Country Today, Navajo Times, Mvskoke

Media, FNX-First Nations Experience,

High Country News, Arizona Republic,

Tulsa World, CBC Indigenous

TAHLEQUAH – In collaboration with

Oklahoma State University, the Cherokee

Nation is one of three Oklahoma tribes

chosen by NASA to create a science, technology, engineering and math curriculum

that includes Native American culture.

As part of a $3.3 million program called

Native Earth|Native Sky, the program

will “build culturally-relevant earth-sky

STEM programming” to help increase

students’ understanding and interest in

STEM, according to science.nasa.gov.

According to an OSU press release, the

funding is a cooperative agreement with

OSU College of Education and Human

Sciences.

“NASA has been wanting to do more

public outreach,” said Deputy Chief Bryan Warner. “Just the same as we have a

doctor shortage and we have a nursing

shortage, there’s a shortage of engineers.

And we want to try to put this in the mindset of these kiddos that, hey, all that gaming, and all that stuff you’re doing, that is

directly related to software engineering,

and the types of things that it takes to get a

rocket into space, to get a get a moon lander to land and what we’re doing on Mars.”

Warner said the plan is to develop a

“good usable curriculum that fits the standards” for public education. He said the

Cherokee Nation is planning and working

with several departments on implementing ideas.

“Anytime you look at building a new

program like this, I think from an edu-

cator standpoint of view, how can I build

this in a way that the public schools find

it useful?” Warner said. “Then ultimately,

from a tribal stand point of view, how can

we tie in our culture, our history and our

heritage?”

NASA has five objectives on how they

want to accomplish intertwining tribal

culture into education:

Identify “earth-sky legends” and “earthsky words” in each tribe’s language by interviewing elders and educators;

Create tribe-specific STEM curriculum that interweaves each tribe’s legends

as well as STEM principles from national and state standards by using “evidence-based curriculum development protocols” to include culture and language in

STEM programming;

Test the effectiveness of each curriculum in summer camps and school settings

in each tribal nation;

Create professional development opportunities for educators that are local to

the tribes and regional to the state; and

Identify “iterative design principles of

the program” using student assessments

and tribal feedback to adjust the curriculum until it achieves the desired results.

The program’s grant is for five years,

and Warner said in that time the idea is to

get kids more interested in STEM. He said

Mary Golda Ross set the tone for Cherokees in STEM by being the first Native

American aerospace engineer.

“That’s the tone that we want to keep

that’s been set long ago,” he said. “There

are no limits to what they can do if the opportunities there exists.”

Alaska signals move to

return to normalcy

Hopi Tutuveni May 5, 2021

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy, center, listens as residents discuss a levee they have concerns with on Thursday, April 22, 2021, in Hyder, Alaska. Hyder was among the southeast Alaska communities

that Dunleavy visited as part of a one-day trip. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

Becky Bohrer

Associated Press

METLAKATLA, Alaska — Drummers and singers

welcomed Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy to Metlakatla,

with some blowing fluffy white eagle feather down —

symbolic of spreading peace in Tsimshian culture — before he went to a meeting with tribal leaders on the only

Indian reserve in Alaska.

In Hyder, a tiny southeast Alaska town on the border

with Canada, Mark and Amy Bach invited Dunleavy to

their house, where they had brownies waiting and most of

their 12 children who live at home broke out instruments

and sang for him.

In Ketchikan, diners wanting to say hi or get a photo stopped by Dunleavy's table as he ate breakfast with

Alaska's chief medical officer, Dr. Anne Zink, and the area's state senator.

In a trip aimed in part at promoting signs of re-emerging normalcy amid the coronavirus pandemic, Dunleavy

visited the three southeast Alaska communities in one day

in late April, taking advantage of a streak of sunny weather in a region notorious for its rains for a journey that

included float plane travel.

The Republican governor tested positive for COVID-19

in February and has spent most of his term under the

threat of a recall effort. He cited increasing vaccine rates

and efforts to manage the pandemic in seeking to move

the state toward getting back to normal, including resuming trips like the one last Thursday.

“You have to start getting out," Dunleavy said, adding

that issues the communities faced related to the pandemic

and infrastructure also factored in to the decision. Hearing from people face-to-face is different than getting a

letter, he said.

Ketchikan, which relies heavily on tourism, faces a

second summer without stops from large cruise ships.

Metlakatla officials are seeking to advance an electrical

transmission project, and Canadian travel restrictions

have affected Hyder, whose only road access is through

Canada. Dunleavy and Zink brought COVID-19 vaccines

to share with residents of Stewart, British Columbia, a

couple miles over the border from Hyder.

The trip also showed the challenges of getting around a

state where most communities lack road access in or out.

Dunleavy flew on Alaska Airlines about 230 miles from

Juneau to Ketchikan, where he met with area leaders.

Dunleavy then had to fold his 6-foot-7-inch frame

into the front passenger seat of a float plane — joking he

needed a shoehorn to do so — for a roughly 75-mile flight

to Hyder over snowy, mountainous terrain. From Hyder,

he took the float plane, which carried seven people, to

Metlakatla and later back to Ketchikan. By the time he

returned to Juneau, about 14 hours had passed.

Dunleavy said his trip illustrated how Alaska is “an

amazing place” and told The Associated Press he is considering seeking re-election next year, even as opponents

continue gathering signatures to try to force a recall election. The recall effort was fueled early on by anger over

budget vetoes and proposed cuts. Dunleavy gave no timetable for making a decision on whether to seek re-election, saying his focus has been on the pandemic and the

state's economic recovery.

“But I know that decisions have to be made and people

need to know what my future’s going to hold. So, I’ll let

people know soon,” he said.

Leaders in Ketchikan and Metlakatla, communities

only accessible by air or water, brought up concerns with

the state-run ferry system that many residents rely on, including ticket costs on boats that spike as the number of

booked passengers rises.

During Dunleavy's first year in office in 2019, he proposed deep cuts to the ferry system as part of a broader

plan to cut state spending that put him at odds with legislative leaders and drew public outrage. The impact of cuts

that were made to the system were compounded by other

issues, including maintenance needs within the fleet, resulting in limited service to some communities.

Dunleavy and legislative leaders said they are working on plans to bring more reliability in scheduling to the

system.

Leaders of the Alaska House’s bipartisan majority have

said there is better communication with Dunleavy’s office

this year, and he agreed there is a different dynamic.

“We’ve been hit with a pandemic and an economic

meltdown, the likes we’ve never seen. It’s ... all hands on

deck for Alaska,” he said.

At The Landing Restaurant in Ketchikan, John Judson and his daughter, Jasmine Pattison, stopped by Dunleavy’s table to say hi. Pattison, a recent nursing program

graduate, was excited to meet Zink, one of the public faces of Alaska’s COVID-19 response.

“As a woman leader, she’s been fantastic,” Pattison

said, adding later: “It’s really great for a lot of us nurses

to be able to look up to that.”

In Hyder, estimated population 70, residents met Dunleavy at the float plane dock and then drove him around,

including to the U.S.-Canada border to meet Stewart’s

mayor and to a levee that several said needs attention.

Paul Larkin, with the Hyder Community Association,

called the visit “probably one of the biggest ones we’ve

ever had” by state officials.

One of the Bachs’ children was waiting outside their

house as the pickup carrying Dunleavy pulled up. Amy

Bach, who said her family is involved in ministry work,

said they wanted to show their hospitality.

“We’d have had him for dinner if they had time,” she

said.

Dunleavy joked with the kids about how he could hit

his head on the ceiling’s low-hanging beams and asked

questions about the house. The Bachs, after two songs

by the kids, sent Dunleavy off with a bear painting and

brownies for the road.

He was greeted warmly, too, in Metlakatla, where he

received a welcome in the Tsimshian language. As he

made his way up the dock ramp to the street level with

Metlakatla Indian Community Mayor Reginald Atkinson

and others, the singers and drummers performed.

“It’s been a while since a governor has come to Metlakatla, and you are more than welcome,” Atkinson told

Dunleavy at the start of his meeting with tribal leaders.

Dunleavy later was given gifts that included a talking

stick.

Atkinson said the tribe’s relationship with the state had

“kind of faded,” saying the tribe and state had been “kind

of inactive in collaborating.”

The tribe is “looking forward to a renewed relationship

with the state of Alaska,” he said.

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