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Volume 29

Number 2

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First Mesa Annual Clean-Up Project Receives $20,000 Grant

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First Mesa Community members cleaning trash on the north side of the mesa below Tewa Village. Photo taken by Hannah McElgunn

HOPI TUTUVENI

PO BOX 123

KYKOTSMOVI, AZ 86039

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ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

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relief deadline,

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Hopi Tutuveni January 20, 2021

First Mesa Annual Clean-Up Project Receives $20,000 Grant

Valerie Nuvayestewa, First Mesa Annual Clean-Up Project Representative

For Hopi Tutuveni

First Mesa, Ariz. - January 7, 2021 First

Mesa Annual Clean-up has been selected

as a member of Youth Outside’s Liberated

Paths inaugural grantee cohort. This grant

making program prioritizes the leadership

of communities of color in solving some

of the most pressing environmental issues

we have ever seen and as a grantee, First

Mesa Annual Clean-up will be able to

expand our programming to increase opportunities available to the community in

First Mesa, Ariz. You can learn more by

visiting Youth Outside’s website to read

their Liberated Paths blog, such as the following:

“Cultural relevancy is a central underpinning of Youth Outside’s grantmaking

and strategic programs. Youth Outside

defines cultural relevancy as the ability to

effectively reach and engage communities

and their youth in a manner consistent

with the cultural context and values of that

community, while effectively addressing

disparities of equity and inclusion within

an organization’s entire structure.”-Liberated Paths

Community orchards, gardens, and

fields are tied to the covenant our ancestors made with Maasaw (Guardian Spirit

of the Hopi Fourth World at the time of

emergence) in exchange to be given the

right to live off the land today, promising

to be humble farmers and helping to be

caretakers of this earth. Yoo-yangw, our

grandfather, acquired the land we farm

by maintaining his commitment as Katsin-mongwi (Kachina chief) at Mongkiva

(Chief kiva) in Walpi Village, located on

First Mesa. He spiritually believed that

the rains come in happiness to visit the

fields of the Hopi people living in harmony with all living beings. He always urged

our family to never forget the corn, for

they are our children. In this same spirit we attempt to honor his legacy that he

has left for our community to prosper and

steward for generations to come.

Youth Outside’s work is focused on the

intersection of communities of color, the

environment, and supports efforts like

the First Mesa Annual Clean-up to help

organize and build a sustainable base for

community projects like ours to continue

to move forward in the next 5-10 years.

Initially this project focused within

First Mesa Community and as we begin

to build momentum, we hope to be able

to provide technical support to other Hopi

Villages that have the same trash and environmental problems. Our emphasis will

be on community and individual responsibility utilizing Hopi cultural knowledge

regarding stewardship for our environment. Our basic Hopi traditional values

will be emphasized with individuals, families and clans in our educational sessions

throughout the project period.

The First Mesa Annual Clean-Up proj-

First Mesa Community members cleaning trash on the north side of the mesa below Tewa

Village. Photo taken by Hannah McElgunn

ect was launched in 2015 by the Nuvayestewa Family to clean up the entire First

Mesa. Over the last several years over 20

tons of trash were removed by the overwhelming helping hands of 324 volunteers of diverse ages and backgrounds

coming together from the First Mesa area

as well as friends of the Hopi Nation,

who contributed to the 5,376 of valuable

time and hours towards this initiative. The

community did not do this alone as there

were key partnerships that supported and

played vital roles such as the First Mesa

Villages’ traditional and village leadership, Ancestral Lands Hopi, Hopi Telecommunications, Inc., CellularOne, The

Hopi Tribe’s Department of Public Safety and Emergency Services, Rezcycling,

Navajo County, CKP Insurance, LLC,

Arizona Public Services, the Hopi Tribe’s

Department of Natural Resources, KUYI

88.1 FM (Trash Talk), First Mesa Elementary School students, Hopi Tewa Community Movement, and local Hopi artists.

Our Vision: Through discipline and responsibility, we will preserve the sacredness of our Hopi and Tewa Villages.

Our Mission: To clean the entire First

Mesa Villages from top to bottom.

For more information about First Mesa

Annual Cleanup project, you may look

us up on our Facebook Page, First Mesa

Annual Clean-up, please like or share our

page. #earthday #firstmesaannualcleanup

#hopitewamovement #welovemotherearth #earthdaychallenge

Hopi Tutuveni January 20, 2021

Hopi Law Enforcement Services

Public Service Announcement

Hopi Law Enforcement Services has

returned all services and personnel to the

HLES building and is providing full administrative services. We apologize for

any inconveniences this may have caused.

The facility will remain closed to the public due to the current pandemic, however,

you may call to request for an appointment

for property release or records requests.

The phone calls are still impacted by the

reservation outage, however, calls from

landline phones are coming in. The 911

line is not working with this outage.

• 928-734-7340

• 928-734-7341

• 928-401-7792 Cell phone number is

accessible by cell phones

• 928-734-7344 Administration line Non-Emergencies only

Please continue to follow the CDC

guidelines, practice social distancing,

wear a mask and wash your hands often.

Hopi Law Enforcement Services

PO BOX 123

KYKOTSMOVI, AZ. 86039

(928)734-7340

Wildlife & Ecosystems

Management Program

Department of Natural Resources

2021 Hart/Drye Ranch Wood Harvest

As we continue to provide essential services for our Hopi Tribal members, the Hopi

Wildlife & Ecosystems Management Program (WEMP) will continue the opportunities

to access the Hart/Drye Ranch, to harvest dead and down, and dead standing wood to

heat their homes, during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The Hopi WEMP will implement the schedule below to allow our Hopi Tribal member’s access to the Hart/Drye Ranch. Hopi Tribal members may make multiple trips

during the four day event Hopi Hart/Drye Ranch Wood Harvest. The schedule will

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8 am to 4 pm (Last vehicle check-in at 2 pm)

WEMP staff will be onsite to monitor and check-in vehicles and issue permits upon completion

of wood harvest. WEMP staff will follow CDC guidelines and follow social distancing

guidelines, and keep immediate interaction at a minimum. We will require individuals to wear a

mask during the check-in and check-out process. If you are sick or have a high or above

Hopi Tutuveni Office Compromised

by 2021 COVID 19 Contact

Office and Risk Management

Building Closed for Sanitation

Public Service Announcement by

Romalita Laban, Managing Editor

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – As of Tuesday,

January 19, 2021, the Hopi Tutuveni staff

and Editorial Board requests the public’s

attention to this announcement in response

to the Hopi Tutuveni Managing Editor being compromised by contact with an individual who tested positive.

In addition to many other Hopi Tribal

employees who have had to quarantine

due to contact with others testing positive,

Romalita Laban, Managing Editor will

also have to quarantine until January 29,

2021 according to Royce Jenkins, Public

Health Authority.

Although Laban has tested negative,

current protocols and procedures require

individuals in contact with someone testing positive to quarantine a minimum of

fourteen days.

Laban will be teleworking until January

29, 2021, however, Carl Onsae, Assistant

Editor will be taking care of the newspaper distribution to occur on January 20,

2021 and ensuring Hopi Tutuveni readers

and the public receive the publication. The

online publication will also be made available.

Hopi Tutuveni staff await reply from the

Chairman, Vice Chairman and Secretary

about rotating Onsae in as an Essential

Employee to cover other duties while Laban is in quarantine. At press deadline, no

replies were received from either office.

The Hopi Tutuveni staff has been informed as of January 19, 2021, along with

other Hopi Tribal employees that the Risk

Management Building where Hopi Tutuveni Office is located, along with the

Vice Chairman’s temporary office, will be

closed until further notice.

According to the January 19, 2021 email

notification which noted, “Due to possible

exposure of the Risk Management building, the Office of the Vice Chairman will

have no office coverage until further notice. Staff will be teleworking while the

office goes through the sanitizing process.” No further information was provided about how long the sanitizing would

take to be completed.

There is no doubt that the COVID 19

pandemic has severely impacted the Hopi

Tutuveni with damages to equipment, loss

of effective work time and energy and impacts to the availability to the public and

now having staff out on quarantine.

Hopi Tutuveni staff appreciates the public’s understanding of the current circumstances. Hopi Tutuveni staff has made numerous requests for both staff to be listed

as Essential Employees for circumstances

such as this. We hope to hear soon that

Carl Onsae will be allowed to return to

the office once sanitizing is complete and

while the Managing Editor is on telework

status.

Until the Hopi Tutuveni office is fully

ready for continued occupancy by all staff,

patrons and the public can leave voice

messages for Romalita Laban, Managing

Editor at (928) 734-3281 and emails can

be sent to rlaban@hopi.nsn.us. Voice messages can be left for Carl Onsae, Assistant

Editor at (928) 734-3283 and emails can

be sent to consae@hopi.nsn.us. Normal

office hours will resume once all approvals, sanitizing and the Risk Management

building is open for Hopi Tutuveni. The

Managing Editor who is listed as an Essential Employee, is available Monday

through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00

p.m. while on telework status.

Payments for ads can still be taken at

the Treasurer’s Office by credit or debit

card by calling (928) 734-3124. Check or

money order payments can still be sent to:

Attention - Hopi Tutuveni – Hopi Tribe

P.O. Box 123 Kykotsmovi, AZ 86039.

We ask for Hopi Tutuveni supporters’

and the public’s patience and prayers, as

we transition through these challenging

pandemic times. We are still here, we are

Hopi and we are strong. Askwali/Kwa

kwa for your continued patronage and

support throughout 2021. Pasningwu

Hopi Tutuveni January 20, 2021

Hopi Executive Order No. 007.1-2020: Extension of Reservation-wide Lockdown for All

Residents of the Hopi Reservation to limit and control the Spread of the COVID -19

WHEREAS, the Constitution and By-laws of the

Hopi Tribe, ARTICLE VI-POWERS OF THE TRIBAL

COUNCIL, SECTION 1 (a) and (b) respectively, authorizes the Hopi Tribal Council "To represent and Speak

for the Hopi Tribe in all matters for the welfare of the

Tribe"; and

WHEREAS, on March 18, 2020 the Hopi Tribe declared a State of Emergency and activated the Hopi Emergency Response Team (HERT) due to the presence of the

COVID-19 Coronavirus in the surrounding areas; and

WHEREAS, the presence of COVID-19 continues to

exist on the Hopi Reservation, giving rise to an ongoing

declared state of emergency; and

WHEREAS, the Hopi Reservation is experiencing a

continued rise in the number of positive COVID- 19 cases in every village and community, with a positive test

rate of27.8% and 143 active cases over the last 14 days;

and

WHEREAS, the biggest contributor to this increase is

the mobility of our own Hopi community members, who

continue to move throughout the villages, travel and not

adhere to the mitigation strategies for COVID-19; and

WHEREAS, state, and local healthcare facilities

throughout the state of Arizona are all exceeding 90%

capacity; and

WHEREAS, these circumstances place the Hopi

Healthcare delivery system in danger of being overwhelmed if decisive mitigation and intervention efforts

within the Hopi community are not made; and

WHEREAS, such measures are intended to ensure

an effective response to the COVID-19 pandemic by

restricting the movement of individuals throughout the

Hopi Reservation and limit contact between individuals

to prevent the spread of the virus and alleviate the strain

on the Hopi Tribe's medical response capabilities; and

WHEREAS, each of the thirteen (13) Hopi villages and

Communities are autonomous, and a majority of this total

have exercised their inherent aboriginal sovereignty on

behalf of the health, safety and welfare of their members

by closing their villages to all non-residents; and

WHEREAS, this unprecedented public health emergency requires full coordination and cooperation between

the sovereign village administrations and the Hopi Tribal

Government to avoid waste of resources and to minimize

any increased risk of exposure to the COVID-19 Coronavirus; and

WHEREAS, in response to concerns raised by the

public regarding non-compliance and enforcement of the

previously issued Stay-at-home Executive Order as well

as the implementation of a reservation wide curfew, an

amendment to the Hopi Code was made and approved by

the Hopi Tribal Council; and

WHEREAS, the amendment to Section 13.3.6 of the

Hopi Code made non-compliance with certain provisions

within issued Executive Orders and other Emergency

declarations a civil offense under this code; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to section 7-701(2) of the HERP,

the Hopi Tribal Chairman is authorized to provide the

necessary direction to preserve the peace and order of the

Hopi Tribe.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the

Chairman of the Hopi Tribe issues the following emergency directives:

I. In order to preserve the public health and safety of

the residents of the Hopi Reservation and to support and

reinforce the independent precautionary measures taken by the various Hopi villages to mitigate the risk of

infection the previously issued RESERVATION-WIDE

LOCKDOWN

ORDER is hereby extended beyond January 11, 2021,

and shall remain in effect through

February 1, 2021 at 5:00 A.M ..

2. All previously issued precautionary measures mandated by the Hopi Tribe remain in place, including, but

not limited to, the following:

a. The requirement that masks be worn at all times in

public.

b. A daily reservation-wide curfew between 8 p.m. and

5 a.m.

3. Essential personnel who are currently designated as

such and are needed to maintain the continuity of operations for the essential services and infrastructure of the

Hopi Tribe will continue to operate.

4. During the Reservation-wide Lockdown, all residents are restricted from gathering with individuals with

whom they do not normally reside. This restriction applies to secular gatherings and holiday celebrations with

extended family and relatives.

5. All cultural and religious activities are strongly encouraged to be conducted in accordance with guidance

issued by the Department of Health and Human Services

regarding Cultural Activities for the duration of this order.

6. For the Duration of this order, individuals may leave

their homes or places of residence only under the following circumstances:

a. Traveling to or from work (with proof of employment).

b. Obtaining or seeking medical care.

c. Essential Travel and Activities as defined below:

1. Attending or Providing Care for an Elder or Resident

needing assistance.

ii. Picking up groceries for the household (by I person

only).

111. Hauling water from the watering points for the

household.

1v. Gathering hay and feed for livestock and pets.

v. Procuring wood, coal or propane for household heat-

ing purposes. (Wood harvesting activities will require a

tribally issued wood permit and adherence to COVID-19

safety protocols and guidance issued by the Hopi Wildlife

& Ecosystems Management Program).

7. All businesses within the Hopi Reservation, except

Essential Businesses and Services as defined herein, are

required to cease all activities. To the greatest extent feasible, Essential Businesses shall comply with the Social

Distancing Requirements.

8. Essential Businesses:

a. Health Care Operations, Essential Governmental

Functions and Essential Infrastructure (e.g. courts oflaw,

medical providers for urgent care, public utilities, and

critical school operations such as nutrition programs).

b. Gas stations, auto-supply, auto-repair, and related facilities (with reduced hours of operation).

c. Businesses providing mailing and shipping services.

d. Businesses that provide, ship or deliver groceries,

food, goods or services to residents or other businesses of

the Hopi Reservation (with reduced hours of operation).

e. Home-based care for seniors, adults, or children.

Residential facilities and shelters for seniors, adults, and

children.

f. Residential and commercial construction sites may

otherwise continue to operate so long as it is in compliance with this Order in reference to Social Distancing

Requirements, limiting persons on site to no more than

10 people at any given time, and possession of essential

vendor or contractor documentation.

g. For purposes of this Order, all first responders, emergency management personnel, emergency dispatchers,

court personnel, law enforcement personnel, and others

working for or to support Essential Services are categorically exempt from this Order.

9. Further, nothing in this Order shall prohibit any individual from performing or accessing Essential Governmental Functions. Essential Government Functions

means all services needed to ensure the continuing operation of the government agencies and provide for the

health, safety and welfare of the public. All Essential

Governmental Functions shall be performed in compliance with Social Distancing Requirements to the extent

possible.

10. All provisions of this Order should be interpreted

to effectuate this intent. Failure to comply with any of the

provisions of this Order constitutes an immediate threat

to public health and renders one subject to criminal penalties.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this Order shall

take effect immediately and shall remain in effect through

February 1, 2021 unless otherwise extended. Additional

advisories and

Orders will follow as warranted, SO ORDERED THIS

8th DAY OF JANUARY 2021.

Hopi Tutuveni January 20, 2021

Hopi Law Enforcement Services

PUBLIC NOTICE

With the current Executive Order No.

007-2020: Reservation-wide Lockdown

for All Residents of the Hopi Reservation to limit and control the Spread of

the COVID-19 virus in place, Hopi Law

Enforcement Services (HLES) is authorized and will conduct safety/educational

checkpoints. We will be reminding people

on Hopi that there is a lockdown in place

and that travel/movement is to be limited

to ensure continued safety and prevention of the spread of the COVID-19 virus

among the villages.

HLES Officers will start the checkpoints and warnings will be given to all

who are out after the 8:00 pm curfew set

by the Executive Order. Patrols on the

highways throughout the Hopi Tribal Ju-

risdiction through the duration of the Executive Order can result in individuals on

the roads between 8:00 pm and 5:00 am

without having an essential employee letter or without justified cause to be traveling during curfew hours will be cited.

Expect Officers to be highly visible on

the highways and roadways, and conducting safety checkpoints and issuing citations. This notice is in effect until February 1, 2021.

HLES wishes everyone to be safe and to

stay healthy and that means Stay at Home

and prevent the high numbers of positive

cases rising here on Hopi.

If you have any questions or concerns,

please contact Lt. Marcus Yowytewa at

(928) 734-7340.

Hart/Drye Ranch wood harvest COVID-19

safety protocols

To ensure we provide a safe environment and follow COVID-19 requirements, the Hopi Wildlife & Ecosystems

Management Program (WEMP) requests

you adhere to the following guidelines;

-Please remain in your vehicle. Each vehicle will check-in with WEMP staff, with

minimal contact. Please have your Hopi

Tribal Census Card or Census Number

and Driver’s License ready to provide to

the staff.

-During check-in, we request all individuals in each vehicle wear masks and all

individuals are from the same household

and keep to their group while harvesting

wood.

-Once checked-in, you will proceed to

harvest your wood and upon completion of

loading your wood, please check-out and

you will be issued a Hopi Wood Hauling

Permit. The permit will be your validation

to haul the wood to your destination.

-All individuals will be required to

wear a face mask, covering your nose and

mouth when you are within 6 feet of other

individuals. Although this is an outside activity, we require each individual to wear

your mask, especially when you are near

other individuals outside of your group.

-Please stay away from other groups

and practice the 6 foot social distancing.

We request you stay with your group to

minimize contact with other groups.

-Please use hand sanitizer or wash your

hands with soap and water, if possible.

-WEMP Staff will be monitoring the areas to ensure we have compliance, please

cooperate with staff and follow their requests.

-PLEASE PACK OUT YOUR TRASH.

We ask that you take your trash and make

sure you police up the area for your trash.

-Upon leaving for home or your destination, PLEASE make sure to strap down

or secure your load. We do not want you

to cause any damage or cause an accident

on the highways.

-We understand the need to stop for gas

and other necessities, however we ask you

minimize your time in local border towns,

mask up and hand sanitize and/or wash

your hands with soap and water and take

other preventative safety measures.

Although this is an outside activity, we

require you follow these simple protocols

to ensure the Hopi WEMP can continue

to offer the Hopi Hart/Drye Ranch Wood

Harvest for the remainder of the year. We

thank you for your cooperation and please

feel free to take advantage of this opportunity. If you have any questions, please

contact our office at (928) 734-3671/3673

or at (928) 497-1010/1011/1014.

PUBLIC NOTICE WEMP

Schedule of Hopi Non-Commercial Wood Permits

Essential Services

As we continue to provide Hopi Tribal Wood Permits. To ensure we expedite the

Wood Permits during the current pandem- process, please have your Hopi Tribal Enic and closure of Tribal Operations, the rollment number, the location you plan to

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WEMP staff will be stationed outside of the Honahni Building to provide Hopi Wood Permits.

To ensure we expedite the process, please have your Hopi Tribal Enrollment number, the

location you plan to harvest wood from, and your old/expired permit.

Office of Revenue Commission

Public Service Announcement

FY’ 2021 License Renewal

Applications Being Accepted

WEMP will only issue permits to those who will actually be harvesting the wood and we will

not issue a permit to anyone to harvest wood, on your behalf. This ensures the permitted

individual complies with all laws, ordinance and regulations.

Due to changes in inclement weather and any changes in the COVID-19 Pandemic cases,

the schedule is subjected to cancellation and change in location at the Hopi Tribal Complex

(PLEASE LOOK OUT FOR NEON GREEN SIGNS) at any time, in the best interests of

public health and safety. Please call on the day of the schedule date or check the Hopi

Tribe’s Website for any changes.

Any questions, please feel free call (928) 497-1014 or (928) 497-1010.

Submitted by: Kianna Soohafya,

Office of Revenue Commission

For Hopi Tutuveni

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – January 13, 2021

the Office of Revenue Commission, is

now accepting applications for FY’ 2021

Hopi Revenue Commission License renewals.

The applications are available on the

Hopi Tribe webpage at www.hopi-nsn.us

and can be submitted via email to Kianna

Soohafyah, Secretary II at: KSoohafyah@

hopi.nsn.us or via USPS at: Office of Revenue Commission, The Hopi Tribe P.O.

Box 123 Kykotsmovi, Ariz. 86039. Call

(928) 734-3172 or email Ksoohafya@

hopi.nsn.us to leave any questions.

Hopi Tutuveni January 20, 2021

UNDERSTAND

COVID-19

SYMPTOMS

Watch for symptoms. People with COVID-19 have had a wide

range of symptoms reported – ranging from mild symptoms to

severe illness:

Cough

Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing

Or, at least two of these symptoms:

Fever

Chills

Repeated shaking with chills

Muscle pain

Headache

Sore throat

Congestion or runny nose

Nausea or vomiting

Diarrhea

New loss of taste or smell

Call the Hopi Health Care Center, if:

You develop worsening symptoms

You have been in close contact with a

person known to have COVID-19

You have other symptoms that are concerning

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT WWW.CDC.GOV OR

CALL THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

(928) 734-3401 OR (928) 734-3402

Would you like to put your

legals into the Newspaper?

For a single price you can put your legals

into the Hopi

Tutuveni

Call 928-734-3283 to find out how

Please be safe

and Be well

Hopi Tutuveni January 20, 2021

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Hopi Tutuveni January 20, 2021

Front line health care workers receive first doses of COVID-19

vaccine at Tuba City Regional Health Care Corp.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TUBA CITY, A.Z. (TCRHCC) – It was a day many

health care workers had been waiting for, the opportunity

to receive the COVID-19, coronavirus, vaccine that will

protect them as they provide vital health care services to

patients at Tuba City Regional Health Care Corp.

On Dec. 16, a day after receiving the much-anticipated

vaccine, health care workers including doctors, nurses,

environmental service workers, certified medical nurses, laboratory workers, emergency room staff, front line

workers and many others stationed in COVID-19 units

received their shots.

One of the first to be vaccinated was Dr. Jeff Daniel,

Chief of the Emergency Room, and it was quite a birthday gift.

“I am grateful for the increase in personal safety that

the [vaccine] is going to provide for me and all the people

that I am exposed to including the patients that I care for,”

said Dr. Daniel who cares for trauma and COVID-19 patients. “It fills me with a sense of hope that we are heading toward that light at the end of the tunnel.”

Since March, Dr. Daniel and emergency room department staff have cared for the most vulnerable who suffered from COVID-19. Each shift he went to work fully

dressed in personal protective equipment or PPE which

included protective eyewear, masks, gloves and a gown.

Although he received the vaccine, he will continue to be

extra vigilant and wear his PPE but it does lift a heavy

burden.

Dr. Daniel explained they have seen an increase in

COVID-19 patients compared to the summer visits. The

Navajo Nation including Tuba City are experiencing an

alarming rise in positive cases and uncontrolled spread.

“We’ve seen stress on the ER in terms of more COVID

patients and because of the surge in Arizona right now and

the number of available hospital beds, we’re having difficulty getting patients to other facilities,” said Dr. Daniel.

“Hopefully the vaccine will help relieve that stress on the

ER which, in turn, will allow us to better care for all of

our patients, both COVID and non-COVID alike.”

Dr. Daniel explained the vaccine is a tool to help the

community.

“It’s a step in the right direction, not only protecting

the front line workers which is very important but [protecting] the population in general,” he said. “This is the

beginning of being able to prevent this disease and the

complications that come with it.”

For Preston Masayumptewa, a registered nurse in the

ER Department, receiving the vaccine means that he can

continue helping COVID-19 patients daily with less worry but more importantly, he hopes it will provide another

layer of protection for him and his family.

“The vaccine provides some kind of barrier for me from

not catching the virus,” said Masayumptewa. “There are

other consequences that come from catching the virus.”

“We still have a long way to go and I hope people will

do their research and make the choice that they think [is]

best for them,” he added. “This is something new—something that we’re going to be dealing with for some time.”

Vachel Kewenvoyouma, a registered nurse in the OB

and delivery unit, was thankful for receiving the vaccine

and became emotional.

“This vaccine will hopefully help us to getting back to

normal life again,” she said as she began to tear up.

Kewenvoyouma hopes that the public will see health

care workers getting vaccinated as a good example and

lessen doubt in those highly opposed to the vaccine. She

said she received the vaccine to protect herself as a frontline health care worker but to also show the community

that they should not be afraid of it.

Tuba City Regional Health Care Corp. is not mandating their employees to receive the vaccine but they are

strongly encouraging everyone to get it.

Health care workers serving in the front lines and providing direct patient care will continue to be vaccinated

until the allocated supply of 475 doses runs out. An additional 800 doses are expected to be delivered in a week.

For more information about COVID-19 vaccines and

the latest, visit https://www.tchealth.org/coronavirus/vaccine.html.

Hopi Tutuveni January 20, 2021

Request for Proposal

Web Site/Social Media/Branding

Development

I. Statement of Purpose

Hopi Credit Association (HCA), a 501 (c) 4 non-profit organization on the Hopi Reservation in Keams Canyon, AZ, seeks proposals for contracted web site, social media,

and organization branding development. All applicants must have relevant experience.

Hopi Credit Association’s mission is to “enhance the quality of life by providing

lending, financial education, and training opportunities for our Hopi Senom to become

informed consumers”.

We are a certified Native Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) loan

fund that lends to the Hopi people of Northern Arizona. In addition to loans, we provide

financial education.

II. Scope of Work

Web Site

▪ Create a flexible, informative, interactive web site that is easy to maintain and update

Social Media

▪ Create HCA social media presence.

Branding

▪ Create a brand logo and scheme for HCA.

▪ Provide logo for use in promotional items.

Training

▪ Provide training to HCA staff to maintain web site and social media platforms.

All content, coding, and graphics will become the sole property of HCA.

III. Specific Strategies

▪ Increase awareness of the HCA mission and services.

▪ Retain current clients and gain new ones

▪ Strengthen relationships with community partners, members, and donors

▪ Improve business efficiencies

▪ Present comprehensive information and resource in an easy-to-use format

▪ Increase site promotion activities

A Native Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI)

▪ Integrate brand messaging

▪ Deliver a consistent image

▪ Deliver a scalable, maintainable foundation

IV. Term of Contract

Four-month contract: February 15,2021 – June 15, 2021

V. Cost Proposal

Proposals are requested to submit a project price, include each service and detailed

fee schedule. If your proposal excludes certain fees or charges for services such as

subscriptions, web hosting sites, etc., please provide a list of excluded fees with explanation of the nature of those fees.

Selected proposers will be paid monthly with an approved invoice. Any adjustments,

additional expenditures, or other service outside the scope of this proposal must be

pre-approved.

VI. Proposal Submission

Questions and completed proposals may be submitted to Alissa Charley by email at

lisa@hopicredit.us or mail:

Hopi Credit Association

ATTN: Alissa Charley

PO Box 1259

Keams Canyon, AZ 86034

Proposals are due by 5:00 p.m. Arizona time on Friday, January 29, 2021. Selected

proposal will be notified by February 5, 2021. Contact number: 928-738-2205

Open

WIC is still

All services available remotely via phone

Hopi WIC Program

928.737.6362

Hopi Health Care Center

Hwy 264, Mile Post 388

Polacca, AZ 86042

itcaonline.com/WIC

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

HOPI H.E.O.C UPDATES

Hopi Tutuveni January 20, 2021

Hopi Tribe Department of Health and Human Services

Covid-19 Emergency Response January 13, 2021 Report

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – January 13, 2021, Federal health

authorities are suggesting that a highly transmissible

coronavirus variant that was first identified in the United

Kingdom is spreading rapidly in the United States and

likely to become the dominant strain circulating domestically in March without measures to slow it. U.S. health

officials have called for increasing measures like wearing masks and social distancing to curb the spread of the

more contagious variant. Otherwise, it will intensify the

squeeze on hospitals that are already struggling to treat

surging cases. The B.1.1.7 variant had infected at least 76

people in the U.S. as of Jan. 13 and threatens to worsen

the pandemic throughout the country in coming months

as the numbers of daily cases and hospitalizations are already at record levels, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a report modeling the

potential impact of the variant.

The new variant is believed to be 50% more transmissible than the currently dominant strain in the U.S., but

agency experts said they believe that existing prevention

strategies work. While the new variant doesn’t appear

to cause more severe illness, it is more contagious than

the currently dominating strain of the coronavirus, the

CDC said. The U.S. has a short window of time to step

up measures such as social distancing and wearing masks

to prevent B.1.1.7 from spreading widely, the CDC said.

Such precautions would also buy time for vaccination

campaigns to start having an effect on transmission rates,

the agency said.

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

a national, state, and local level:

As of this date – January 13, 2021

The United Sates now has approximately 23.19 million confirmed positive cases with 227,746 new cases and

over 387,255 deaths reported.

Over 658,186 confirmed positive cases now exist in

Arizona. Of those, close to 13,090 are in Navajo County

alone.

The Hopi Health Care Center has tested over 7,847 patients to this date. Over 1,133 of those tests at Hopi Health

Care Center came back positive with 802 from Hopi Tribal members. Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation

reported 186 positives for Hopi Villages with a combined

number of 988 positive Hopi Tribal members.

The information below provides a glimpse of the current numbers in those respective villages.

* The information by villages presented above is released by the Hopi Department of Health & Human Services, and the data shown reflects patients tested at the

Hopi Health Care Center and at the Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation specifically on Hopi tribal

members. The data from Lower and Upper Munqapi is

consolidated until specific data can be re-verified. (+)

number decreased due to individual being identified from

another village. The community of residence for one

Hopi Tribal member who tested positive at HHCC is in

the Phoenix metropolitan area. The community of residence for four Hopi Tribal members who tested positive

at HHCC is in Winslow. The data here does not include

all state-wide data from other facilities such as Flagstaff,

Winslow, Phoenix or other hospitals.

** A total of 988+ individuals who tested positive are

members of the Hopi Tribe.

+ Includes Village member(s) retested positive

Prevention:

Watch for symptoms. People with COVID-19 have

had a wide range of symptoms reported – ranging from

mild symptoms to severe illness.

Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the

virus. People with these symptoms or combinations of

symptoms may have COVID-19:

•

Cough

•

Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing

•

Or at least two of these symptoms:

•

Fever

•

Chills

•

Repeated shaking with chills

•

Muscle pain

•

Headache

•

Sore throat

•

Congestion or runny nose

•

Nausea or vomiting

•

Diarrhea

•

New loss of taste or smell

Children have similar symptoms to adults and generally have mild illness.

This list is not all inclusive. Please consult your medical provider for any other symptoms that are severe or

concerning to you.

Hopi Tutuveni January 20, 2021

HOPI H.E.O.C UPDATES

Hopi Tribe Department of Health and Human Services

Covid-19 Emergency Response January 13, 2021 Report,

Cont.

HOPI H.E.O.C UPDATES

Hopi Tutuveni January 20, 2021

Covid-19: Community

The best way to

prevent the spread of

COVID-19 is to stay

home—don’t go to

parties or social events.

If you do go out, keep 6

feet between yourself

and others.

Monitor new or

worsening

symptoms, call your

healthcare provider

or the HHCC Hotline

at 928-737-6188

IMMEDIATELY

Wear a face cover

when around

others. The face

cloth protects

others in case you

have COVID-19

If you have a medical

appointment or

questions, call HHCC

COVID-19 Hotline

(928)737-6188

For medical

emergencies, call

911. Be sure to

tell them that

you have or may

have COVID-19

Simple Reminders from the CDC to Keep Safe

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

you are not sick

please remember to:

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

host--parties or other group events.

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

around others or when you go out in public.

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

hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol if you can’t use soap and water.

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

trash and wash your hands.

How to make a

bleach solution:

Quart: 4 teaspoons

(1/3 cup) bleach to

1 quart of room

temp. water. Must

be made fresh daily

Cover your coughs

and sneezes Always

sneeze or cough into

a tissue and throw it

away. Then wash

your hands with

soap and water or

use hand sanitizer

Wash your hands often

with soap and water for at

least 20 seconds, or clean

your hands with an

alcohol-based hand

sanitizer that contains at

least 60% alcohol

If you have COVID-19 As

much as possible, stay in

a specific room and away

from other people in

your home. Also, you

should use a separate

bathroom, if available. If

you need to be around

other people in or

outside of the home,

wear a face covering

Avoid sharing personal

items with other people

who are sick. Don’t

share household items,

like dishes, towels, and

bedding

10. Clean all surfaces that

are touched often, like

counters, tabletops,

and doorknobs. Use

household cleaning

sprays or wipes

according to the label

instructions.

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Hopi Tutuveni January 20, 2021

Hopi Lavayi - Clans and Places

T A L A S T I M A Z I W U T A A P Q T A P I

A F O T O P S I K Y A F D W U Y A A U P A W

A N N T E P N G Y A M B G X L F L W W I A K

W U G M A Y G N S U W G N A P Q A I A I Q U

A V T W M A Y G N P O K O O K A V N N S A T

N A U K U M A Y G N E E L D K L A P G A P U

G N P Z B S M A Y G N P I P A A K I Y M N U

Y G Q L E B N G Y A M X W V T N Y O A B G T

A Y A I M M A Y G N A N O H S G E K M Q Y M

M A S N G Y A M Y X A R M D I Y E O A M A A

T M A Y G N K O T A O S B W N A K U Y A M Y

A K W A A N G Y A M M C N V N M Y N G Y A G

P I I K Y A S N G Y A M U G G R E G N G Q N

N B D I P W A H A H E S T O Y B K Y N N Y L

G C P A A I S N G Y A M R C A A D A O U U O

Y X M A Y G N S O Q I P C D M Z M M H S T V

A W A T N G Y A M Z M A Y N G N O H T T N O

M M A Y G N R A Y K Y E L N G Y A M H X U O

K O O K Y A N G W N G Y A M A Y A O O Q S P

January 7

Are you into drawing

COMICS?

New Perspective - Education

by: Carl Onsae

Submit your comics to

consae@hopi.nsn.us

Drawing comics is a great way to show your

drawing skills and your side of Hopi Humor.

If you have the skill and the humor to draw comics

for the Hopi Tutuveni

Call 928-734-3283

To find out more information.

DISCLAIMER: Comics submitted will become property of Hopi

Tutuveni. Name of artist will be

displayed and not edited when submitted. Hopi Tutuveni has

the right to publish submitted comics.

Clans

Honangyam (Badger)

Honngyam (Bear)

Piqösngyam (Bear

Strap)

Awatngyam (Bow)

Poovolngyam (Butterfly)

Piikyasngyam (Young

Corn)

Isngyam (Coyote)

Atokngyam (Crane)

Angwusngyam (Crow)

Kwaangyam (Eagle)

Kookopngyam (Fire)

Tepngyam (Greasewood) Leengyam

(Flute)

Hongyam (Juniper)

Katsinngyam (Kachina) Masngyam (Maa-

saw)

Asngyam (Mustard)

Kyarngyam (Parrot)

Tapngyam (Rabbit)

Paaqapngyam (Reed)

Tuwangyam (Sand)

Tsungyam (Snake)

Nuvangyam (Snow)

Kyelngyam (Sparrow

Hawk)

Kookyangwngyam

(Spider) Taawangyam

(Sun)

Qalangyam (Sun

Forehead)

Pipngyam (Tobacco)

Paaisngyam (Water

Coyote)

Clan Words

Ngyam (Clan)

Wuya (Ancestor)

Mowi (Female Inlaw)

Qöö’aya (Matriarch)

Places

Alavakyeekye (Albuq.

NM)

Paatuwi (Big Mt. or

Black Mesa)

Suntuyqa (Balakai

Mesa) Talastima

(Blue Canyon)

Morova (Burro

Spring)

Yot.se’hahawpi (Chevelon Buttes)

Qawinpi (Gray Mt.)

Masiipa (Shonto

Spring)

Ongtupqa (Grand

Canyon)

Hopi Tutuveni January 20, 2021

JOB OPENINGS

LEGALS

KUYI - Hopi Radio Job Announcements

Advertise your legals with the Hopi

Tutuveni! Call or email to advertise as

your legal. Pricing is available upon request for black and white legal advertisements Call: 928-734-3283 or email:

ads@hopi.nsn.us

Marketing Coordinator

Position Summary: Responsible for fundraising & resource development to maintain KUYI operations. Raising non-Federal financial support through underwriting,

merchandise sales, donations, contributions, memberships, volunteer recruitment, & general station support

through outreach. Works closely with The Hopi Foundation staff to ensure financial reporting and management

of station resources and financial contracts.

Minimum qualifications: 2 years’ experience in sales,

business management, financial management, and/or

non-profit fundraising; 2 years of supervision and management experience; Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree

in marketing, advertising, communication, business or

financial management; OR any equivalent combination

of education, training and experience which demonstrates

the ability to perform position duties.

Operations Assistant

Position Summary: Responsible for monitoring, maintenance, upkeep, & cleanliness of KUYI broadcast equipment while ensuring compliance with FCC, CPB, Hopi

Foundation, and KUYI rules & regulations. Responsible

for adherence to broadcast schedule, ensuring audio content is scheduled and functioning properly. Provides technical assistance with regular computer maintenance and

ensures webcast stream is functional. Coordinates engineering of live remote broadcasts and instructs Hopi High

radio class in an educational institution. Supports daily

business operations of the station, such as on-air DJ’ing,

as needed. Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum qualifications: Associates or certification in

an applied technical field; 2 years of radio broadcasting

or related media experience; OR Any equivalent combination of education, training, skill, & experience which

demonstrates ability to perform position duties.

FULL JOB DESCRIPTIONS & APPLICATIONS:

HopiFoundation.org/jobs

Contact: 928-814-6326 │ richard.davis@kuyi.net

Salary: Based on experience & qualifications

Deadline: Feburary 15, 2021

Minimum Requirements: Must possess valid driver's

license; be able to work evenings/weekends; No misdemeanor convictions within the past 5 years and no felony

convictions; Background investigation and fingerprinting may be required; Use of personal vehicle may be required.

BIRTHDAY/CONGRATS!

HAPPY_________DAY...

We offer space for your congratulation!

Call or email TODAY to learn more

Call:

928-734-3283

OBITUARIES

We offer available space for obituaries, and

they are always free.

If you plan on publishing an obituary call or

email today

Call:

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ads@hopi.nsn.us

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Announce Here...

We offer available space for any kind

of announcements, call for pricing and

availability call or email today

Call:

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The Hopi Tribe P.O. Box 123 Kykotsmovi, AZ 86039

Ph: (928) 734-3281 • Ph: (928) 734-3283

Editorial Board of the Hopi Tutuveni

Kyle Knox , Gary LaRance, George Mase

Hopi Tutuveni Staff

Managing Editor - Romalita Laban

RLaban@hopi.nsn.us

Assistant Editor - Carl Onsae

Consae@hopi.nsn.us

ARTICLES:

The Hopi Tutuveni welcomes

original articles reporting on

local, state and national news

items on issues related to Hopi

or of interest to Tutuveni readers.

We are especially interested

in articles reporting on issues

impacting the Hopi community or on events and activities

involving members of the Hopi

Tribe. Articles should not exceed

750 words and should follow

Associated Press (AP) style and

formatting. The Managing Editor

reserves the right to edit articles

for style, length and clarity. If

significant editing is required, the

Managing Editor will communicate with the author prior to

publication.

PRESS RELEASES:

Press releases must be submitted

on official letterhead and include

the name of the organization,

contact person, telephone

number and email address. Press

releases should not exceed 500

words and submissions may be

edited for length and clarity at

the discretion of the Managing

Editor.

LETTERS TO THE

EDITOR:

Letters should not exceed 250

words and must include the

name of the author and complete

contact information (address,

phone number or email address)

CIRCULATION

and the headline and date of

the article on which you are

commenting. Anonymous letters

and letters written under pseudonyms will not be published.

The Tutuveni Editorial Board

reviews all submissions and

reserves the right not to publish

letters it considers to be highly

sensitive or potentially offensive

to readers, or that may be libelous

or slanderous in nature.

OPINION EDITORIALS:

Submissions must be exclusive

to Hopi Tutuveni and should not

exceed 1,000 words. Include with

your submission your name and

complete contact information,

along with a short 2-3-sentence

bio.

SUBMISSION

INSTRUCTIONS:

All press releases, articles, letters

to the editor and Opinion Editorials electronically as a Word

document or as plain text in the

body of an email to the Managing Editor, Romalita Laban. Articles, press releases and editorials

that include photographs must

be in high resolution, 300dpi

or more and must be your own.

All photographs must include

photo credit and a caption for

each photo listing the names of

all persons included in the photo

and description of what the photo is about. (call 928-734-3283

for deadline schedule).

The Hopi Tutuveni is published twice a month, with a circulation

of 2,500 copies throughout the entire Hopi Reservation. The paper

is delivered on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month to the

following locations: Moenkopi Travel Center, Moenkopi Legacy

Inn, Hotevilla Store, Kykotsmovi Village Store, Tribal Government

Complex, Hopi Cultural Center, Hopi Health Care Center, Polacca

Circle M, Keams Canyon Store.

Hopi Tutuveni January 20, 2021

JOB VACANCY

Job Title: Maintenance Technician

Department:Maintenance

Location: Walpi Housing

Reports to: General Manager/Maintenance Manager

How to apply: www.htedc.com; Fill out the online application or download the application and return to Walpi

Housing

GENERAL PURPOSE

The Maintenance Technician is responsible for the general repairs and daily preventative maintenance of the

entire property.

KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

•Establishes and maintains a professional, positive attitude with management, co-workers and general public

•Provides excellent customer service at all times

•Maintains a neat and clean professional appearance

•Identifies and reports all maintenance/repair issues to

management

•Ensures all areas of the facilities and grounds are kept

in a clean and organized manner

•Rotates and stocks all products in both stores and

restaurant cleaning closet Completes all daily work

orders

•Provides continual communication with the front office

and/or supervisor

•Performs other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor and/or general manager

•Fulfill guest/customer issues in a timely manner

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Possess a high school diploma or GED

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

•Minimum 6 months of maintenance experience

•Knowledge in carpentry, plumbing electrical preferred

•Ability to operate electrical power tools

CORE COMPETENCES

•Ability to work with minimal supervision

•Ability to communicate effectively with management

and clients

•Ability to understand written and verbal work orders

•Ability to pass a background check and driver's abstract

•Possess a valid Arizona driver's license

•Demonstrate ability for time management

WORKING CONDITIONS

•Must be able to stand for long periods of time

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

•Must be able to lift between 30-50 lbs.

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

weather conditions

PAY RATE

•DOE

•Full time

Hopi Tribal Council

HOPI TRIBAL HOUSING AUTHORITY

JOB VACANCY

ANNOUNCEM ENT

Timothy L. Nuvangyaoma,

Chairman

POSITION: Development Director

DEPARTMENT: Development

Clark W. Tenakhongva,

Vice Chairman

Dwayne Secakuku,

Interim Tribal Secretary

Wilfred Gaseoma, Tribal

Treasurer

POSITION OPEN: 1-20-2021

CLOSING DATE: 2-2-2021

Violet Sinquah, SergeantAt-Arms

CONTACT:

Sherry Lomayestewa, HR Generalist

Village of Upper

Moenkopi

Robert Charley

Philton Talahytewa, Sr.

Hubert Lewis, Sr.

Michael Elmer

Visit our website at www.htha.org for

more detailed information regarding this

vacancy announcement.

Village of Bakabi

Dwayne Secakuku

Clifford Qotsaquahu

Velma Kalyesvah

928.737.2800

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Village of Kyakotsmovi

David Talayumptewa

Phillip Quochytewa, Sr.

Danny Honanie

Herman G. Honanie

Village of Sipaulavi

Rosa Honanie

Alverna Poneoma

Dennis Koeyahongva

Village of Mishongnovi

Craig Andrews

Ronald Humeyestewa

Merwin Kooyahoema

Annette F. Talayumptewa

First Mesa Consolidated

Villages

Albert T. Sinquah

Dale Sinquah

Wallace Youvella, Sr.

Wallace Youvella, Jr.

5200 E. Courtland Blvd. Ste E 200-7 Flagstaff, AZ. 86004

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Larry’s Corner

Listen, I know that we all wanted to end the year 2020

and forget it like a bad movie. But in reality, I don’t think

Covid-19 got the memo that we wanted it to stay in the

year 2020. We wanted to tell the virus so bad, that this is

enough!

I know this because I have been stuck in my cat house

for a while now, or maybe a long while now not with the

virus. And while in my cat house I have just been hearing

and seeing people complain all the time. I thought that

living in 2019 was bad, the year 2020 was the worst, because it dragged everyone out of their comfort zone and

challenged them on a battle of wills. With people out of

their comfort zone, 2020 dragged everyone’s deeper personality out, their true feelings towards other people and

ideas seemed so blatant but that could also be a reaction

to fear and unknowing, too.

This new year, the year 2021 seems to be a part 2 of

this bad movie in which we saw riots, we saw hate, and

we saw death, all from the comfort of our own homes.

Now, I’m not saying that these are good things but these

are part of reality. But who can we blame? In the Hopi

tradition we are taught about forgiveness towards others,

why? Well, when we die, we are taught that we travel

back home to where we came from, I know it sounds science-fiction-like. But we believe that this world is not our

own and we are taught that we are just the caretakers for

the real owner of this land. We are taught that we must

care for it as if it were our own child to nurture it, to make

sure nothing bad happens to it, and if we do all of those

things right, it will repay us with food, water, and shelter.

But recently it seems we forgot why we are really here on

this world. It seems we forgot that this world is temporary

but this world must be taken care of for future generations. In the midst of this thing they call a pandemic, it

seems we lost sight of what it means to be Hopi. Now

Hopi Tutuveni January 20, 2021

Is this

Politically

Correct?

don’t get me wrong, I’m not here to tell you all the mistakes you made, I’m a cat and I am speaking of myself.

Because in Hopi we also believe that when one of us goes

astray, it involves all of us because that’s how we have

survived…kind of like “all for one and one for all” which

has served us well in the past, too.

This year of 2021, America gets a new President. Now

I really don’t care for American politics, because it messes with my hair, but I hear that this person will have the

power to control everything now. In the last four years

we had a President that was the same as prior years, no

changes, no will to change anything, and by that, I mean

that all the Presidents in the history never really recognized anyone other than who he sees, in my cat opinion.

The Inauguration of the new President is an event, I

really don’t care for. Seems like he will be just like the

others before him with promises that he will not make

happen, promises that he will forget, promises he will fail

at. Now don’t get me wrong, I just see this being a “New,

New” President or a person of power, why? Because

American politics work for the white man, it was designed for the white man, it was never designed for anyone else except for the white man and changing it is not

what the white man wants. But I could be wrong because

now we have a Woman of Color who will be second in

command and maybe she will change things for the good.

It’s kind of like the science experiment where you put

a mouse in an easy maze and in the center of the maze is

a block of cheese. The mouse follows the scent and finds

the cheese. Every day the mouse knows to expect that

cheese in the center so that how it trains him and it works

for him. So pretty soon he doesn’t follow his nose anymore because he knows that this cheese will be waiting

for him every day. Until one day the cheese is moved to a

different location and the mouse is confused and becomes

angry that his cheese has been moved. The mouse would

rather die than use his nose to help him change his direction to find the new location of his cheese because he was

so used to having the cheese in the same place every day,

he doesn’t like change. And that’s what American politics

are like in my opinion. If you change one thing that does

not work in favor of the white man, he would rather kill

or be killed because he doesn’t like change.

So, I’m thinking this new President won’t make a difference in American politics, he will follow the same direction as prior Presidents before him because the path to

the cheese hasn’t changed, so why change it if it works

for him, right?

I know, I know, this is just an opinion of what a cat

thinks but if you look in the past of “good” Presidents and

when I say good, I mean where little change or affect to

the course of history occurred. But even then, past Presidents never really “changed” anything. It may look like it

changed but the cheese in the center of the maze only got

bigger for everyone to see, and by that the cheese hasn’t

moved or changed we just think if it’s bigger and now it

must be good.

Now don’t get me wrong, maybe this new President

will finally change American politics, and maybe the

cheese will be moved and it will be, because it will make

it better for all of us. Who knows, maybe this new President will “Make a Difference” as the posters say, or

he will make sure to include everyone like Rudolf the

Red Nose Reindeer who wasn’t included in any reindeer

games but still Santa made Rudolf the leader. Maybe this

new President is like Santa and he will make us Natives

into Leaders, with some of the most power in ages, but

what do I know I’m a cat, and cats don’t like snow.

Hopi Tutuveni January 20, 2021

Law extends tribes’ COVID relief

deadline, adds funds

Joaqlin Estus

Indian Country Today

Tribes have another year to spend last year's

COVID-19 relief funds.

Last year's Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic

Security Act allocated $8 billion to tribes. However,

because the money was not distributed until early

summer (and some of it is still tied up in litigation),

tribes were hard-pressed to get the funds committed

by the Dec. 31 deadline.

A new deadline of Dec. 31, 2021, was set by the

$2.3 trillion Consolidated Appropriations 2021 Act

signed into law on Dec. 12.

It set aside $3.3 billion for COVID response programs providing services to tribes, including:

$1 billion for broadband

$1 billion to the Indian Health Service to distribute to federal, Tribal, and urban health programs for

vaccine distribution, testing, tracing, and mitigation

It also provided funding for other Indian Country

priorities.

$10 billion for childhood early development

$15 billion to Community Development Financial

Institutions

$3.4 billion for the bureaus of Indian Affairs and

Indian Education, a 5 percent increase over last year

And funding for programs ranging from housing,

funeral benefits, and tribal colleges and universities,

to substance abuse, diabetes, and mental health programs.

In a Dec. 22 statement, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, vice

chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee,

highlighted other programs he had championed

for inclusion in the bill, such as support for Native

languages and culture, and provisions to address

the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and

Girls crisis.

The New Mexico Democrat, who decided not

to seek reelection in 2020, said working alongside

tribes "to advance Indian Country’s priorities has

been one of the highest honors of my life, and I am

proud to have secured so many priorities in my final

days here in the Senate.”

On the Senate floor in December, Republican U.S.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska gave an example of

the logistics the new funding would support. She

had received a video from the head of the subregional clinic in St. Marys, a predominantly Yup’ik

village of 567 people in western Alaska. It showed

the physician’s assistant, community health aides

and other clinic personnel getting vaccinated.

“It was 13 degrees out and the ‘mobile office’

where the vaccine was administered was inside

a chartered Cessna 208 Caravan [a single-engine

plane often described as 'rugged' or 'utilitarian'] sitting on the airport tarmac there in St. Marys,” Murkowski said. After staff watched for potential reactions to the vaccination and saw none, the plane took

off for its next village destination.

Murkowski said that for small businesses struggling to keep their doors open, additional funding is

included for the Paycheck Protection Program.

“The bill also temporarily provides $300 per week

supplemental unemployment insurance as well as a

$600 economic impact payments for many Americans who are struggling to make ends meet,” she

said. “The bill includes funding to support health

care providers, schools, renters facing eviction, the

Postal Service, and the food insecure. … There is

still work to be done, but the targeted relief measures included in this bill will deliver direct and

timely results for those who have been hit hardest

by the pandemic.”

Murkoswki said the 2021 consolidated appropriations bill had come after five or six weeks of intensive work by a bipartisan, bicameral team, and was

attached to an omnibus appropriations bill that had

been a year in the making. The total package added

up to $908 billion.

Hopi Tutuveni January 20, 2021

Tribes reclaiming lands ‘actually

happening’

The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation has purchased farmland

Umatilla girls. (Photo by Pat Hall Walters)

as part of their comprehensive land reclamation strategy. (Photo by Rachel Matamoros)

Shirley Sneve

Leech Lake tribal representative Leroy Staples Fair- non-Indians, but Indians from other reservations,” HufFor Indian Country Today

banks III has been working on this issue since 2016, and ford said on the newscast. The Umatilla budget is around

$1 million annually for land reclamation.

the struggle goes back much further.

Land is one of the greatest resources for tribal nations

President of the Indian Land Tenure Foundation Chris

“We’ve also purchased close to 3,000 acres of land in

across the country. Some 56 million acres are held in trust our strategy of land reacquisition planning. That doesn’t Stainbrook said tribes are getting land back in a number

by the federal government for tribes. That's approximate- seem like a lot, but it is to people who’ve seen the limit- of ways, like land swap in Rapid City, South Dakota, and

ly 2 percent of the country. However, 90 million acres ed amount of land opportunities for tribal members, for three acres of land in Upper Sandusky, Ohio, were given

were taken by the United States between 1887 and 1934 housing, for business, for economic, for agriculture, for back to the Wyandotte Nation by the United Methodist

tribes through the Allotment Act, termination and, some- whatever use they are,” Fairbanks said in Indian Country Church.

times, illegal actions.

“In 2008, we helped a county in Washington give park

Today’s newscast.

The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe in Minnesota saw

Across the country, the Confederated Tribes of the to a tribe. The tribe didn’t have the funds to really mainland returned in December 2020. The Leech Lake Reser- Umatilla Indian Reservation in Oregon have developed tain the park, so we bought him a pickup truck and a

vation Restoration Act was sponsored by Sen. Tina Smith a comprehensive land reclamation strategy as well. Koko lawnmower, and they’ve got the land back,” Stainbrook

and Rep. Betty McCollum, and signed by the president.

Hufford, the tribe’s land manager, said they have focused said on the newscast. “I think it’s important that examples

The bill directs the Chippewa National Forest to trans- on inheritance law and estate planning to seek the re- like Umatilla and Leech Lake are out there, so people can

fer 11,760 acres of forest service lands to the Department turn of lands in control of individuals who are not tribal see that it’s not howling at the moon it’s actually happenof the Interior to be held in trust for the Leech Lake Band members. With the assistance of the Indian Land Tenure ing and you just have to put a plan together and move

of Ojibwe as part of the reservation. The lands to be trans- Foundation, they have participated in the Interior’s land forward.”

ferred back to the reservation were illegally transferred buy-back program.

Watch Indian Country Today’s newscast, “It’s not

by the Interior to the Chippewa National Forest in the

“We decided that because of our checkerboard sit- howling at the moon,” for the video interview with Fair1940s and 50s without consent of the band or individual uation, because of the allotment act that we needed to banks, Hufford and Stainbrook.

allottees.

buy those, those parcels that we didn’t own, not only by

Hopi Tutuveni January 20, 2021

New administration seeks diversity in

filling jobs

Kamala Harris, Joe Biden and Cindy McCain visit the Heard Museum in Phoenix on Oct. 8. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Joaqlin Estus

Indian Country Today

Traditionally a new president appoints thousands of

people to federal jobs to shape policy and be the face of

the new administration.

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have also set the goal of

creating an administration that “looks like America” and

includes people of color, women, diverse ethnicity and

faiths, LGBTQ and disability.

The National Congress of American Indians hosted a

webinar Thursday with current and former American Indian appointees explaining how to get some of those jobs.

Clara Pratte, Navajo, is the Biden-Harris campaign’s

former tribal engagement director. She said the incoming

administration wants to make sure they have American

Indians and Alaska Natives in positions of leadership at

agencies that provide services to Indigenous people.

“We’ve been working really hard to make sure we

get lots and lots of Native candidates into the pipeline

for these tribal-specific positions because we don't want

them to be languishing too long without a voice.” It’s important to have as many people at the table right from the

start “because the processes get set up and we want to

have our voice there day one,” Pratte said.

She said the incoming administration is also working

toward “great diversity” in traditionally non-tribal spaces.

“We don't want to pigeonhole people that just because

they are tribal, they need to serve specific tribal positions.

They should be across the board. And that's how we start

to effectuate change and have really good representation,” Pratte said.

Positions range from entry level with opportunities for

training and mentoring on up to reporting directly to the

president. And the jobs are throughout the federal government, with positions at agencies ranging from the departments of justice, interior, and education, to transportation and labor. Positions to be filled by appointment,

their location, and pay grade are outlined in the "Plum

Book."

Kim Teehee, former Senior Policy Advisor for Native

American Affairs, White House Domestic Policy Council, and current Cherokee delegate-designate to Congress,

said for people interested in a political appointment, one

of the first steps is to see if you’d be a good fit in the new

administration.

She suggested people look at the Biden-Harris transition papers, “because any position that you’re seeking,

you’re probably going to have to know those policies

and the plans and the commitments and have a strategy

worked out on how to execute those plans,” Teehee said.

Also, she suggested people give some thought to the

nature of the job.

“Recognize that the federal government is a highly

structured environment. It’s highly regulated. You’re

working in a world of law and federal regulation, ethical restrictions, conflicts of interest. You’ve got to know

this. It can be quite paralyzing if you don’t know how to

maneuver in that environment. You’re subject to public

scrutiny, the higher level of your appointment, the more

you’re subject to scrutiny,” Teehee said.

Senior Associate Director Matthew Dannenberg, Bad

River of Lake Superior Band of Chippewa, of the presidential personnel office said the paperwork and clearances to get these federal jobs also are no joke. The process

involves disclosing finances, travel history, relationships

abroad, police records, citizenship, and employment history.

“For me, I think the thing that took the most time was

places where you’ve lived, because as an organizer and

someone who’s been interested in experiencing lots of

different communities, I’ve hopped around from year to

year. So finding old landlords and people to verify housing information was, it was a lot of fun,” Dannenberg

said.

Once selected, he said, applicants may be asked to

quickly give their response to a job offer then start their

new job as soon as possible.

Some of the positions are important, influential, and

provide opportunities to shape policy at the highest levels. However, Alison Grigonis, Pokégnek Bodéwadmik,

or Pokagon Band of Potawatomi, a former senior policy

advisor to the assistant secretary of Indian affairs, and

a senior director of cabinet affairs at the Obama White

House, said some elements are far from glamorous.

Some posts involve long hours, being on call 24-7, and

doing everything from research to clerical tasks. At the

White House, “I think you kind of are a team of one or a

one-man-band in a way. There really isn’t the [support]

staff,” Grigonis said.

Hopi Tutuveni January 20, 2021

Apache group sues

over land swap for

Arizona mine

Wendsler Nosie Sr. speaks with Apache activists in a 2015 rally to save Oak Flat in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Molly Riley, File)

Felicia Fonseca and Anita Snow

Associated Press

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A group of Apaches who

have tried for years to reverse a land swap in Arizona that will make way for one of the largest copper mines in the U.S. sued the federal government

Tuesday.

Apache Stronghold argues in the lawsuit filed in

U.S. District Court in Arizona that the U.S. Forest

Service cannot legally transfer land to international

mining company Rio Tinto in exchange for several

parcels the company owns around Arizona.

The group claims the land around Oak Flat was

reserved for Western Apaches in an 1852 treaty with

the United States.

"It's all going to come to a head, I believe, falling back on things that should have been done," said

Wendsler Nosie, a former San Carlos Apache chairman who leads the group.

The Tonto National Forest, east of Phoenix, plans

to release Friday a final environmental review of

the operations plan from Resolution Copper Mining, LLC., a subsidiary of Rio Tinto, and the land

exchange. The release starts a 60-day clock for

the land in eastern Arizona known as Oak Flat to

be transferred to the mining company regardless of

what the environmental review finds.

A spokesman for the forest did not immediately

respond to messages late Tuesday afternoon seeking comment on the lawsuit. The Forest Service has

denied allegations that it's rushing to get the environmental review out before Donald Trump's presidency ends.

Randy Serraglio with the Center for Biological

Diversity said Tuesday that the release date appears

aimed at strengthening the mining company's hand

before the next presidential administration is seated.

Once it's issued, he said opponents will have a harder time trying to reverse it.

Resolution Copper has said the mine could have

a $61 billion economic impact over the project’s 60

years and create 1,500 jobs. The company said the

block caving method it would use is safe and envi-

ronmentally sound.

Resolution Copper said Tuesday it was reviewing

the lawsuit and couldn’t immediately comment.

Apache Stronghold is asking a judge to find that

the Forest Service failed to adequately give the

group notice that it would publish the environmental

review Friday, declare the land as Apache land and

permanently prevent the land swap.

The lawsuit also alleges violations of constitutional and religious rights.

The land swamp was made possible when the late

Sen. John McCain — a major recipient of Rio Tinto

campaign contributions — introduced a rider into a

must-pass defense spending bill in December 2014.

Apache Stronghold and other Indigenous groups

consider the Oak Flat land to be sacred and have

long opposed the mining project. Indigenous groups

have held ceremonies on the land for centuries and

gather acorns there.

Water and mine waste also have been concerns.

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