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Volume 27 Number 22

November 19, 2019

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – November 12, 2019, with a quorum

present Hopi Tribal Council

Members voted, 11 in favor, 9

opposed and 0 abstaining, to

adopt Resolution H-081-2019

which according to the Action

Item packet and Objective was

“To rescind the September 3,

2019 vote and selection for the

position of General Counsel,

due to the improper manner in

which the vote was conducted

and introduced; in violation of

established parliamentary procedure and the central tenant

of a representative democracy,

namely the right and responsibility of an elected representative to make informed decisions

on behalf of his or her constituency, and to direct the Hopi

Tribal Secretary to schedule an

interview with Mr. Meisinger,

at his earliest available date, for

consideration of the position of

General Counsel.”

A week prior and on the morning of Tuesday, November 5,

2019, the Action Item was read

into record while Council was

addressing the Agenda Items.

Discussions about what occurred on September 3, 2019

along with much debate about

rules of order, concerns for not

having the General Counsel position filled, a Council member

describing the recounting of

steps to hiring General Counsel

as “legitimizing” actions, and

a need for action as one Council member described it, “let’s

do what’s right and correct it…

correct that grave error” took

the session into the second half

of the noon hour and finally recessing because of the scheduled

Time Certain at 1:00 p.m. Upon

reconvening after the Time Certain, Council was still very much

at odds about what the Action

Item could result in, if passed

and had still not taken a lunch

break. More discussion and a decision to take a lunch break with

reconvening at 2:45 resulted in

the Council ending up with two

motions to act upon by the end

of the day and after two Council

representatives walked out before votes could be taken on the

second motion made by LeRoy

Shingoitewa.

This type of activity of long

discussions, recounting what

had occurred, took Council

up through Friday, November

8, 2019. After the Chairman

checked his schedule for availability after the November 11,

2019 Veteran’s Holiday, on

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

at 1:00 p.m. is when Council

recessed before noon, still having two motions and a decision

to reconvene on November 12th.

Being that there were two motions to be acted upon, descriptions of how Council was to handle the situation took precedence

prior to a vote being taken on the

“privileged motion” presented

by LeRoy Shingoitewa, Upper

Village of Moenkopi Representative. Shingoitewa’s motion

was to “Table the Action Item

for sixty days while Hopi Tribal

Council works it out” however

the motion did not pass with a

vote of 8 in favor, 12 opposed

and 0 abstaining. After more discussions and debate, this finally

led to Council action upon the

motion posed by Rosa Honanie

to “Approve the Action Item.”

Although there was discussion

about her motion and she was

asked to change portions of the

motion, she ended up going back

to her original motion which was

to “Approve the Action Item”

which passed on November 12,

2019.

The Action Item was authored and presented by Dale S.

Sinquah, Hopi Tribal Council

Member, First Mesa Consolidated Villages Representative and

was endorsed by Rosa Honanie,

Hopi Tribal Council Member,

Sipaulavi Village Representative but was not voted on until

approximately, two hours after

the Council session.

Overall there were many details and oral mentions made

by Council members and the

Executive Director, however,

what resulted is that Hopi Tribal

Council voted on and approved

Action Item 081-2019 which described in written detail some of

the following in the “WHEREAS” clauses:

“WHEREAS, on May 16,

2019, the Hopi Tribal Council approved the creation of a

General Counsel Application

Review Team, whose charge it

was to review applications for

the position of General Counsel;

and…

WHEREAS, on August 8,

2019 the General Counsel Application Review Team presented

its collective ratings, recommendations and concerns to the Hopi

Tribal Council regarding each

of the top three (3) candidates,

Fredrick Lomayesva, Howard

Shanker and Sarah Works; and

WHEREAS, the General

Counsel Application Review

Teams also indicated during

these same presentation that in

the course of its review, the team

had vetted the pool of several

applicants down to five (5), yet

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determined it was only necessary to

interview the top three (3) candidates for

the position of General Counsel; and

WHEREAS, on August 8, 2019 the

Hopi Tribal Council voted to interview

the remaining two (2) applicants Marc

Roy and David Meisinger, which the

General Counsel Application Review

Team had not interviewed; and

WHEREAS, the Hopi Tribal Secretary

was directed to notify the aforementioned

individuals of the Hopi Tribal Council’s

request for an interview; and…

WHEREAS, on August 27, 2019 the

Hopi Tribal Council was erroneously

informed that neither Mr. Roy nor Mr.

Meisinger had any further interest in the

position of General Counsel; and…

WHEREAS, on September 11, 2019

Human Resources Director, Lisa Pawwinnee, informed the Office of General

Counsel that per the direction of Chairman Nuvangyaoma and Dorma Sahneyah, Executive Director, Sarah Works

was hired to be the General Counsel as

a regular, exempt employee with no contract; and

WHEREAS, the terms and conditions

of Ms. Works’ employment were never

agreed upon by Hopi Tribal Council; and

WHEREAS, the subsequent vote and

personnel action to hire Sarah Works as

General Counsel of the Hopi Tribe, was

done as a result of the spurious information provided to the Hopi Tribal Council

and without due consideration of all viable candidates nor a delegation of authority to hire by the Tribal Council to the

Chairman’s Office or Executive Director;

and

WHEREAS, the subject of selecting

a candidate for the position of General

Counsel was shown on the attached 4th

Quarter Agenda as:

“New Business: item 12 “Discussion

regarding General Counsel Position”

**Time Certain – September 3, 2019 @

1:00 p.m.”

Giving no indication that formal

action regarding this issue was likely or

even possible; and…

…WHEREAS, the hiring of an attorney to serves as General Counsel, pursuant to the fact that he or she represents

and is overseen by the Hopi Tribal Council itself, constitutionally requires the

ratification of a separate Action Item/

Resolution, authorizing and delegating

the Chairman of the Hopi Tribal Council

or other named individual to enter into a

contract or offer of employment on behalf of the Tribe.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Hopi Tribal Council

hereby Rescinds the September 3, 2019,

vote and selection for the position of

General Counsel of Ms. Works;

BE IT RESOLVED that the personnel

action to hire Sarah Works is hereby declared null and void and no offer of employment by contract or otherwise shall

be made: and

BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the

Hopi Tribal Council hereby directs the

Hopi Tribal Secretary to schedule an interview with Mr. Meiginger, at his earliest available date, for consideration of the

position of General Counsel.

Hopi Tutuveni requested copies of Action Item 081-2019, referenced above,

via the Information Request process

through the Hopi Tribal Secretary’s office

on November 13, 2019 and for public information. The documents were received

at Hopi Tutuveni office on November 14,

2019.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Letter to the Editor, Tutuveni

Black Mesa Trust (BMT) is

pleased to accept an invitation from Lynn

Fredericks, Hopi Jr.-Sr. High School

Principal, to talk to the students about

their cultural heritage, during the school

day on November 25, 2019.

The reason why we want to do

this is to tell the students that they inherited a history going back thousands of

years, and that they need to know their

history, language, and traditions to keep

Hopi culture alive in this day of modern

science and technology.

The Mission of BMT, which

was founded in 1998, was to save pristine fossil waters stored in the Navajo

Aquifer, deep under Black Mesa, for

future generations. The only way to accomplish this was to end the world’s largest coal mining. We do this by informing

and educating Hopi people about the

damage done by Peabody Energy Co. to

Black Mesa with oversight of the U.S.

Office of Surface Mining (OSM), a coal

mining regulatory agency under the U.S.

Department of the Interior.

Under impossible odds, BMT,

in collaboration with other environmental organizations, including Diné (Navajo) grassroots organizations, after 30

years fighting Peabody and OSM, Black

Mesa Trust finally accomplished its Mission. Coal mining is now shut down, but

not after destroying 50 billion gallons of

pure drinking water and unknown number of archaeological sites and remains

of our ancestors. A page from a history

book torn up.

Shortly after hearing the good

news about the mining shutdown, we

received devastating news about the Arizona Court decision, denying our rights

to use Little Colorado River (LCR) water. The decision was primarily based

on the Hopi Tribal Council’s 1976 decision to extinguish all aboriginal rights to

Hopi ancestral homeland outside of the

Hopi Executive Order Reservation in exchange for $5 million.

Now comes word that a company based in Phoenix has filed an applica-

tion with the U.S. Federal Energy Commission to construct several dams at the

bottom of the LCR canyon near Sípàapu

and other Hopi religious sites. This is

now been confirmed.

Both, the LCR water rights decision and the proposed project to dam up

the LCR will have profound, devastating

impacts on Sípàapu. Sípàapu is the heart

of our Earth Mother we call Hakiewuti.

If Sípàapu dies, so will our Mother.

It is in this context that BMT

accepted the invitation to speak to high

school students. It is our position that we

need to start with educating the youth.

Given a short time limitation,

we will limit our presentation to prehistory, beginning from the time our

ancestors left Palatkwapi, a place in

Mexico, ending with the time Europeans

invaded our native land around 1530 and

took over the land. The first Europeans

(Whiteman) to come were the Spaniards.

Later the Americans came and both

changed the Hopi traditional way of life,

forever.

We believe that to Save Sípàapu,

we must begin with the youth who will

one day take over the responsibility of

preserving Sípàapu, our Mother, and our

culture.

When I was principal at Hotevilla-Bacavi Community School, the parents adopted a motto: “A flower grows

best in its own plot of earth, but water

must be brought to it.” All of us, parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts, political leaders, and educators, are the water

carriers. To paraphrase a popular song,

all of us are the wind beneath the wings

of our youth. With our help and encouragement, they fly higher and higher.

Because of limited seating, only

the high school students from Hopi and

other high schools, and invited guests,

will participate in this historic gathering.

Vernon Masayesva

Executive Director, Black Mesa Trust

928-255-2356

kuuyi@aol.com

General Fund

Budget Presentation for FY 2020

Presented to the Third Mesa Community

Hosted By the Budget Oversight Team (BOT)

Location: Village of Lower Moenkopi

Community Building

Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 from 4:00

p.m. to 6:00 p.m. MST

For more information you may call the

Office of the Vice Chairman @ (928) 734-3113

Corrections

In the November 5, 2019 edition of the Hopi Tutuveni, the story “Rose Marie Honanie Crowned the New 2019 Lori Piestewa Post 80 Princess“. In the sentence:“ Honanie sang a song, in the Hopi language about the spiritual quest of the rain clouds

coming to the Hopi mesas”. Should have read and corrected to: “Honanie sang a song

in the Hopi language about the warriors coming home”.

~Corrected November 18, 2019

-Tutuveni Staff

November 19, 2019

The Hopi Foundation Promotes

Philanthropy Through

GivingTuesday

Hopi Foundation

PRESS RELEASE

Kykotsmovi Village, AZ – The Hopi

Foundation and their programs are participating in the global collaborative initiative known as GivingTuesday. Taking

place December 3rd, GivingTuesday is

an international day of giving that unites

individuals, communities, and organizations throughout the world around a

single cause and idea – doing good for

others.

Every year on GivingTuesday, which is

held annually the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, millions of people across the

globe (almost 60 countries) mobilize to

show up, give back, and change their

communities. Although GivingTuesday

is officially one day, The Hopi Foundation and their programs have been sharing

various ways of giving on their Facebook

pages weekly since October. One week’s

share was “Pay it Forward”, which saw

the Natwani Coalition collaborate with

Dogtags & Coffee to donate free drinks

and proceeds. KUYI also gave out free

coffee one week, along with picking up

trash and making bird feeders on other

weeks.

“This isn’t anything new or different

for us. The Hopi Foundation and our

programs are always doing work in the

community,” said Samantha Honani, Program Manager for The Hopi Leadership

Program. “It’s our hope that GivingTuesday can help us illuminate the work we

do and hopefully generate some support

so we can continue that work.”

The Hopi Foundation, like most nonprofits, is self-funded – through grants

and contributions from individual donors. Their funding is used to provide

direct service through their programs,

keep day-to-day operations going, and to

further development through fundraising

and staff training.

At its core, the Hopi Foundation is an

organization that works to prolong the

existence of everything that makes Hopi

what it is – the people, language, culture,

and beliefs. Their approach is multi-faceted but the main idea is to strengthen

the community by increasing the skills

and knowledge of individual community

members. Most of The Hopi Foundation’s programs have an educational and/

or knowledge-sharing aspect to them.

Through GivingTuesday, The Hopi

Foundation is hoping to promote not just

the spirit of generosity, but the idea that

philanthropy is a part of Hopi culture.

“We have terms in Hopi that encourage giving or helping others without

expecting anything in return – terms

like sumi’nangwa, nami’nangwa, and

hita’nangwa,” said Monica Nuvamsa,

The Hopi Foundation’s Executive Director. “As a community, we already practice philanthropy and demonstrating how

we can further these practices in our daily

culture connects us better to the meaning

of giving; especially in times when our

families in need rely on us most.”

Among the ways The Hopi Foundation is working to demonstrate giving in

the Hopi communities is a Jacket Drive.

Through the month of November up until December 3rd, people can donate new

or gently-used winterwear at a dozen locations across Hopiland – from Keams

Canyon to Moenkopi. Along with all of

the collaborating locations, which are

hosting the drop-off boxes, The Hopi

Foundation has partnered with the Hopi

Fire/Rescue Department for their jacket

drive. Hopi Fire/Rescue decided to have

their second coat drive this year after the

success of their first drive last year.

After they have collected and sorted

all the winterwear, the Jacket Drive partners are planning a jacket giveaway in

Kykotsmovi on Tuesday, December 10th.

Items will be free to anyone who needs

them.

For more information on GivingTuesday or the Jacket Drive, please call 928734-2380 or email info@hopifoundation.

org.

Fall Updates from the Hopi

Education Endowment Fund

Newly elected HEEF board members for the 2019-2020 year. (Photo by Alexandra

Hoyungowa/HEEF)

Alexandra Hoyungowa, Hopi

Education Endowment Fund

FOR HOPI TUTUVENI

On Saturday, October 05, 2019 the

Hopi Education Endowment Fund

(HEEF) conducted their Annual Meeting

at the DoubleTree in Tempe, AZ. HEEF

board members and staff discussed plans

and shared ideas as they move into the

year 2020. The HEEF welcomed 8 new

board members who bring a wide range

of expertise, resources, and experiences.

The HEEF also elected new officers at

the conclusion of the meeting. The new

board is excited to implore fresh ideas

and implement those new ideas for the

new year.

New HEEF board members for the

2019 – 2020 year are: Barbara Poley, Ty

Stahl, Aaron Secakuku, Peter Chestnut,

Dr. Amanda Tachine, Gloria Grover, Raymond Tewawina, and Dr. Felina Cordova

(see photo). These newly elected members will be tasked with investing their

time and energy to advance the HEEF’s

mission and vision. Newly elected HEEF

officers for 2019-2020 year are: Dr. Kim

Corkin – President, Candace Hamana –

Vice President, Stephanie Parker – Treasurer, and Dr. Sherry Markel – Secretary.

Dr. Corkin remarked in her new role as

President, "Seeing 20/20 this year will allow me to clearly focus on transforming

personal goals and fulfilling the Mission

and Vision of the Hopi Education Endowment Fund."

Following the Annual Meeting was the

Annual HEEF Alumni Challenge which

took place October 14th – October 28th.

Since 2004, the HEEF has held a friendly fundraising competition among four

alumni groups - Arizona State University,

Northern Arizona University, the University of Arizona, and the Arizona Crushers

(a collective of all other schools). This

friendly competition encourages alumni,

families of alumni, and university supporters to donate to the HEEF in the

name of one of the four alumni groups.

The group with the highest fundraising

total is declared the winner and secures

bragging rights for the remainder of the

year. This year’s winner is the Northern

Arizona University alumni group. Executive Director, LuAnn Leonard, shared

the following sentiments, “Each team

did extremely well and we are pleased

to share that our total of $15,025 broke

all of our previous records.” Resource

Development Manager, Justin Hongeva,

expressed, “I am pleasantly surprised

by the outcome of this year’s challenge,

there was an increased level of enthusiasm among our alumni groups this year,

which made it more exciting.” The 16th

year hosting this challenge, proved to be

the most successful and will benefit college students of the Hopi Tribe.

On November 20, 2019, the HEEF will

celebrate its 19th birthday. The public is

welcomed to the HEEF office for coffee

and cupcakes as a way to celebrate 19

years as an organization. There, guests

can learn more about the HEEF and Giving Tuesday, an online national day of

fundraising which takes place on December 03, 2019. Giving Tuesday dates back

to 2012 as a day that encourages people

to donate to their non-profit of choice.

Donations can be made online (www.

hopieducationfund.org), over the phone

(928-734-2275), in-person, and through

mail.

The HEEF staff and board members

are looking forward to coordinating fundraising efforts to grow the fund, support

Hopi education, and create more scholarship opportunities.

Hopi Tutuveni

November 19, 2019

LEGALS

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LEGALS

Opportunity to Object to the Arizona

Snowbowl Agassiz Chairlift Replacement

Project Decision on the Flagstaff Ranger

District of the Coconino National Forest

IN THE HOPI TRIBAL COURT,

KEAMS CANYON, ARIZONA

In The Matter of the Estates of:

KAREN HOYUNGOWA, deceased;

MANUEL HOYUNGOWA, deceased;

TROY HOYUNGOWA, deceased; and

TODD HOYUNGOWA, deceased.

Brooke Hoyungowa and Karene

Hoyungowa,

Petitioners.

NOTICE OF HEARING

on January 24, 2020, 9:00 a.m.

IN THE MATTER OF:

PETITION FOR CERTIFICATION OF

HOTEVILA VILLAGE DECISION

Case No. 2019-CV-0130

Judge Delfred Leslie

A hearing in this matter has been set in the above entitled court for January 24, 2020, at 9:00 a.m.

Dated this 14th day of October, 2019.

___________________________________

Robert C. Fillerup, attorney for Petitioners

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Hopi Tutuveni can help you with creating an ad to your

specific need. Call or email us to find out how

Call 928-734-3283 or

email: consae@hopi.nsn.us

A Draft Decision Notice (DN) regarding the projects analyzed in the Arizona

Snowbowl Agassiz Chairlift Replacement

Environmental Assessment (EA) is available for review. The EA and Draft DN are

available on-line at: https://www.fs.usda.

gov/project/?project=53153. Hard copies

of these documents are also available for

review at the Coconino National Forest

Supervisor’s Office upon request.

Based on analysis presented in the EA,

the Draft Decision Notice identifies the

Forest Supervisor’s Selected Alternative

as the Proposed Action. The specific elements of the Selected Alternative are described in detail in Chapter 2 of the EA.

The Selected Alternative would include

the replacement and upgrade of the existing Agassiz chairlift and associated activities needed to facilitate the construction

and/or operation of this infrastructure.

For additional information regarding

this project or the objection process, contact Mike Dechter, NEPA Coordinator,

at 928-527-3416 or mike.dechter@usda.

gov.

Filing an Objection

The Draft DN is subject to the objection process pursuant to 36 CFR § 218,

subparts A and B. Objections will only be

accepted from those who have previously

submitted specific written comments

regarding the approved project during

a comment period in accordance with

§218.5(a). Issues raised in objections

must be based on previously submitted,

timely, and specific written comments regarding the project unless based on new

information arising after the designated

comment opportunities.

Incorporation of documents by reference is not allowed, except for the following items that may be referenced by

including date, page, and section of the

cited document, along with a description

of its content and applicability to the objection: 1) All or any part of a federal law

or regulation; 2) Forest Service directives

and land management plans; 3) Documents referenced by the Forest Service

in the approved project environmental

analysis document that is subject to objection. All other documents must be included with the objection.

At a minimum, an objection must include the following (36 CFR 218.8(d)):

1. The objector’s name and address,

with a telephone number, if available;

2. A signature or other verification of

authorship upon request (a scanned signature for email may be filed with the

objection);

3. When multiple names are listed on

an objection, identification of the lead

objector (verification of the identity of

the lead objector shall be provided upon

request);

4. The name of the proposed project,

the name and title of the Responsible Official, and the name(s) of the National

Forest(s) and/or Ranger District(s) on

which the proposed project will be implemented;

5. A description of those aspects of the

proposed project addressed by the objection, including specific issues related to

the proposed project if applicable, how

the objector believes the environmental

analysis or draft decision specifically violates law, regulation, or policy; suggested

remedies that would resolve the objection; supporting reasons for the reviewing officer to consider; and

6. A statement that demonstrates connection between prior specific written

comments on the particular proposed

project or activity and the content of the

objection.

Objections, including attachments,

must be filed via mail, fax, email, handdelivery, express delivery, or messenger

service (Monday through Friday, 8:00

a.m. to 4:00 p.m., excluding holidays)

to: Cal Joyner, Regional Forester, 333

Broadway Blvd SE, Albuquerque, NM,

87102; FAX: (505) 842-3800; email: objections-southwestern-regional-office@

usda.gov. Electronically filed objections

may be submitted by email in word (.doc

or .docx), rich text format (.rtf), text

(.txt), and/or hypertext markup language

(.html).

Objections must be submitted within

45 calendar days following the publication of the legal notice in the Arizona

Daily Sun on October 22, 2019. The publication date in the newspaper of record

is the exclusive means for calculating the

time to file an objection. Those wishing

to object should not rely upon dates or

timeframe information provided by any

other source. The regulations prohibit extending the time to file an objection.

It is the objector’s responsibility to

ensure timely filing of a written objection with the reviewing officer pursuant

to §218.9, which includes: date of U.S.

Postal Service postmark or shipping date

for delivery by private carrier for an objection received before the close of the

fifth business day after the objection filing

period; agency’s electronically generated

date and time for email and facsimiles; or

official agency date stamp showing receipt of hand delivery. All objections are

available for public inspection during and

after the objection process.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender.

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In the Community

Subscription Drive Participant

Reaches Out to Hopi Tutuveni

Jon Lansa with Hopi Tutuveni Subscription Drive Incentives. Photo by: Jon

and Tawana Lansa

By: Hopi Tutuveni Staff

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. - Jon Lansa was a

participant in the recent Hopi Tutuveni

Subscription and we were pleased to receive the following message along with a

picture depicting the lucky winner of the

Hopi Tutuveni Incentive Basket made out

of Hopi Tutuveni newspapers. Jon is also

wearing other incentive items, including

the KUYI t-shirt and is showing the Hopi

Tutuveni mug, which is not all inclusive

of the incentive items he received.

“It was a lot of fun to receive our package in the mail and open it up with all the

nice gifts inside. The basket is beautiful.

We're thankful for the work that you do.

And enjoy receiving the Hopi newspaper

all the way over here in Albuquerque.” –

Jon and Tawana Lansa.

We wish Jon and Tawan Lansa happy

reading and appreciate their continued

readership. This is a good example that it

pays to subscribe and read the Hopi Tutuveni.

2019 Red Ribbon Run/

Walk for Substance

Abuse Prevention

Group picture of everyone who participated at the Red Ribbon Run at

HHCC. Photo by: Darren Vicenti

By Lisa Lomavaya, Hopi Health

Care Center

FOR HOPI TUTUVENI

Polacca, Ariz. - A collaboration of commitment, compassion and lots of planning

produced the very successful community-wide event. A wholesome example of

good forces coming together for a good

cause was the 2019 Red Ribbon Run for

Substance Abuse Prevention which took

place in Polacca, Ariz. recently.

This is the second year that Hopi

Health Care Center (HHCC) hosted the

event. A small team was comprised of a

few members of the HHCC staff, along

with the Hopi Substance Abuse Prevention Center staff, Hopi Behavioral Health

Services staff and some members from

the “Villages Against Meth” community

group.

The Red Ribbon Walk/Run for Substance Abuse Prevention occurred on Oct

26, 2019 at the HHCC. 140 people of all

ages participated in a 1 mile, 2 mile or

5K run/walk to bring awareness for those

currently suffering from substance abuse

and about prevention efforts. It is so

meaningful to see young children and our

elders come together in solidarity and to

complete the run/walk as a testament to

perseverance and strength for an important cause. All of this was done in hopes

that this horrible epidemic won’t continue to plague our community. Approximately 250 people were in attendance at

the event during which 14 informative

resource booths were also present. To add

“flavor” to the event, everyone was asked

to attend and participate while dressed

in their Halloween costumes. The event

concluded with all ages participating in a

costume contest. It was a fun filled morning that also brought much needed awareness to the substance abuse issues in the

Hopi Tewa community. Important messages were brought forward by Dr. Kendra Johnson who provided information

about Medication Take Back Day and the

dangers of prescription drug/opioid abuse

and Judge Delfred Leslie provided the

audience with a prayer prior to the start

of the walk/run.

This event wouldn't have been possible

without the funding contributions from

the Arizona Rural Health. Also, one year

ago the Arizona Rural Health supported

the implementation of two Medication

Take Back drop boxes for the Hopi reservation in care of opioid use/misuse

prevention and awareness. One drop box

is located at Hopi Law Enforcement Services and the other at HHCC. The Mediation Take Back boxes provide the safe

and anonymous disposal of medications

that are old, expired or no longer needed;

especially medications which are pain

controlling medications.

On behalf of the 2019 Red Ribbon

Run/Walk for Substance Abuse Prevention planning committee and the entities

coming together to bring awareness to

the community for substance use/abuse

awareness and prevention, we thank

HHCC executive leadership for the use of

HHCC as a place to host this family fun

community event. A Big Thank You goes

out to all the community volunteers who

offered helping hands and happy hearts at

the event. It most definitely demonstrated

the commitment and collaboration of the

various entities coming together to improve the health and well-being of the

community we love and care for.

Do you like what you’re reading?

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

need your feedback

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November 19, 2019

How much do you know about

breastfeeding?

Nayereh Sabripour and Kay Lynn An- feed, they should receive ARVs and foldrews, Public Health Nurses for Hopi low WHO guidance for infant feeding.

Health Care Center

Fact 7: Marketing of breast-milk substitutes are highly monitored

10 Facts on Breastfeeding

An international code to regulate the

Breastfeeding is one of the most effec- marketing of breast-milk substitutes was

tive ways to ensure child health and sur- adopted in 1981. It calls for: * all forvival.

mula labels and information to state the

If breastfeeding were scaled up to near- benefits of breastfeeding and the health

universal levels, about 820 000 child risks of substitutes; * no promotion of

lives would be saved every year. Glob- breast-milk substitutes; * no free samples

ally, only 40% of infants fewer than six of substitutes to be given to pregnant

months of age are exclusively breastfed. women, mothers or their families; and *

WHO (World Health Organization) ac- no distribution of free or subsidized subtively promotes breastfeeding as the best stitutes to health workers or facilities.

source of nourishment for infants and

Fact 8: Support for mothers is essential

young children. This fact file explores

Breastfeeding has to be learned and

the many benefits of the practice and how many women encounter difficulties at the

strong support to mothers can increase beginning. Many routine practices, such

breastfeeding worldwide.

as separation of mother and baby, use

Fact 1: Breastfeeding for the first six of newborn nurseries, and supplementamonths is crucial

tion with infant formula, actually make it

WHO recommends that: * mothers harder for mothers and babies to breastinitiate breastfeeding within one hour feed. Health facilities that support breastof birth; * infants should be exclusively feeding by avoiding these practices and

breastfed for the first six months of life making trained breastfeeding counselto achieve optimal growth, develop- ors available to new mothers encourage

ment, health, and thereafter, to meet their higher rates of the practice. To provide

evolving nutritional requirements, infants this support and improve care for mothshould receive nutritionally adequate and ers and newborns, most countries have

safe complementary foods, while con- implemented the WHO-UNICEF Babytinuing to be breastfed; and * breastfeed- friendly Hospital Initiative, which sets

ing should continue for up to two years standards for quality care.

or beyond.

Fact 9: Mothers should continue

Fact 2: Breastfeeding protects infants breastfeeding at work

from childhood illnesses

Many mothers who return to work

Breast milk is the ideal food for new- abandon breastfeeding partially or comborns and infants. It gives infants all the pletely because they do not have suffinutrients they need for healthy develop- cient time, or a place to breastfeed, exment. It is safe and contains antibodies press and store their milk. Mothers need

that help protect infants from common a safe, clean and private place in or near

childhood illnesses such as diarrhea and their workplace to continue breastfeedpneumonia, the two primary causes of ing. Enabling conditions at work, such as

child mortality worldwide. Breast milk paid maternity leave, part-time work aris readily available and affordable, which rangements, on-site crèches, facilities for

helps to ensure that infants get adequate expressing and storing breast milk, and

nutrition.

breastfeeding breaks, can help.

Fact 3: Breastfeeding also benefits

Fact 10: Solid foods should be phased

mothers

in at six months

Exclusive breastfeeding is associTo meet the growing needs of babies

ated with a natural (though not fail-safe) at six months of age, mashed solid foods

method of birth control (98% protection should be introduced as a complement

in the first six months after birth). It re- to continued breastfeeding. Foods for

duces risks of breast and ovarian cancer, the baby can be specially prepared or

type II diabetes, and postpartum depres- modified from family meals. WHO notes

sion.

that: * breastfeeding should not be deFact 4: Breastfeeding has long-term creased when starting on solids; * food

benefits for children

should be given with a spoon or cup,

Beyond the immediate benefits for not in a bottle; * food should be clean

children, breastfeeding contributes to a and safe; and * ample time is needed for

lifetime of good health. Adolescents and young children to learn to eat solid foods.

adults who were breastfed as babies are

References:

less likely to be overweight or obese.

1. World Health Organization 2019.

They are less likely to have type-II dia2. WWW.IHS.GOV/healthed/resourcbetes and perform better in intelligence es/breastfeeding

tests.

Hopi Health Care Center has two CerFact 5: Infant formula does not contain tified Board Lactation Consultants in the

the antibodies found in breast milk

Public Health Nursing Program. Both

The long-term benefits of breastfeed- Nurses are professional breastfeeding

ing for mothers and children cannot be specialists and have specialized educareplicated with infant formula. When tion and extensive experience in managinfant formula is not properly prepared, ing the needs and care of the breastfeedthere are risks arising from the use of un- ing family. They provide patient care

safe water and unsterilized equipment or and education using age specific needs

the potential presence of bacteria in pow- assessments, addressing the physiologidered formula. Malnutrition can result cal, emotional, developmental, psychofrom over-diluting formula to "stretch" social and spiritual needs of the mother/

supplies. While frequent feeding main- baby and family/ support system. They

tains breast milk supply, if formula is assist the mothers to attain her individual

used but becomes unavailable, a return to breastfeeding goals, how to feed their

breastfeeding may not be an option due to baby, breastfeeding problems, such as:

diminished breast milk production.

latching difficulties, painful nursing, and

Fact 6: Transmission of HIV through low milk production. They also help babreastfeeding can be reduced with drugs bies who aren’t gaining enough weight.

An HIV-infected mother can pass the

Hopi Health Care Center – Public

infection to her infant during pregnan- Health Nursing Mission: To provide/cocy, delivery and through breastfeeding. ordinate services, which promote health,

However, antiretroviral (ARV) drugs giv- prevent illness and disability for clients

en to either the mother or HIV-exposed of all age groups.

infant reduces the risk of transmission.

For any additional information or asTogether, breastfeeding and ARVs have sistance please contact:

the potential to significantly improve in•LCDR Kay Andrews RN, MPH, IBfants' chances of surviving while remain- CLC, PHN at 737-6262

ing HIV uninfected. WHO recommends

•Nay Sabripour RN, BSN, IBCLC,

that when HIV-infected mothers breast- PHN at 737-6250

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Larry’s Corner

PUZZLES AND GAMES

CONNECT THE DOTS

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By LARRY WATAHAMAGEE

The Hopi Tutuveni

Cross Word Puzzle

Across

Down

2. Nuva

1. Tukpu

3. Sipala

2. Kiisi

5. Mansaala

3. Pa’tng

6. Muki

4. Sawya

8. Sowi’yngwa 7. Pono

9. Poyo

10. Masmi

11. tsaatsayom 11. Tut’kita

12. Ööyi

12. Na’am

13. Kyat’ku

14. Soohu

14. Pö’a

16. Hökni

Find the English words for the

Hopi words.

Answers for November 5th edition

Answers in next issue

Across

1. Jump, 3. Nuts, 5. Clothes, 8. Friend, 9. Quit, 10. Grapes, 12. Change, 13. Salt, 14. Happy, 17. Good,

18. Melt

Down

2. Mother, 4. Cornhusk, 6. Try, 7. Brush, 10. Get, 11. Afraid, 12. Cat, 15. Pay, 16. Doll

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Hopilavyit - Hopi Words

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HOPI WORDS

Tutuwna - Instruct

Awtuuqayta -Listen

HOPI WORDS

Tunatya - Intention

Tunatyawta - Look after

Kwisto - Get

Itsivu - Intolerant

Hiisa - Many

Yup’a - Go ahead

Tuwat - In turn

Paati - Melt

Nima - Go home

Qanaani - Jealous (feel)

Qa’ãntipu - Mistake

Nakwhana - Grant permission

Tumala - Job

Qaavo - Next day

Tutskwa - Ground

Henanata - Jog

Aa’awna - Notify

Naasami - Half-dollar

Suumi - Join

Ephaqam - Now & then

Hiñti - Happen (what)

Hintaqa - Kind (what)

Himu’yva - Obtain

Hãalayi - Happy

Tuwi’yta - Know

Paypi - Oh Well!

Kyaktayti’i - Hurry

Ngasta - Lacking

Namora - Option (choice)

Wuuni - Idea (thought)

Lavayi - Language

Angqw - Out of origin

Pashimu - Important

Qa iits - Late

Tuqayvasta - Pay Attention

Sonkya - Improbable

Tayati - Laugh

Qe’ti - Quit

Songyawnen - In effect

Ya’makma - Leave (exit)

Yõoyoki - Rain

Hopis love to gossip about everyone and everything, on and off the

reservation, and we do it so well.

I mean if we were to start our own

TV channel we would have a channel that would be on for 24 hours

every day just gossiping about the

Hopi people and we would call it

“TSNEE…DID YOU HEAR?”(Say

it in a Hopi accent).

We gossip so much we blend truth

with half-truths or not true at all, and

we still believe it all.

I was at an elderly center on Hopi

last week and I tell you…Hopi women are the source for news. It’s like

they know everyone’s past, present,

and future. At one point I thought I

was at the Channel 3’s News Station. They were telling each other

what happened to this guy, and this

woman at this certain casino, it was

like these women were describing

a movie from the Lifetime Movie

Channel. Then we all laughed then

drank soda pop. Then for some odd

reason one woman started telling the

weather, saying we are in for a hard

winter, like she was a meteorologist

or something. I wonder if she was

a real meteorologist. I tell you, you

cannot make this stuff up!

Now don’t get me wrong, and no

disrespect to those at the elderly center but every culture and every race

have their certain group of people

that will gossip about everyone and

everything. Hopis are not unique

with our faults, because we have the

same faults and failures just like every other human being in the world.

Although some like to believe that

we are perfect…we’re not.

What is viewed about Hopi is the

same with every other race and culture in the world. However, sometimes it seems as if we have become

the stereotypes that the white man

has tried to make us out to be...some

of it good and some of it bad.

We may not like what we hear

at certain points but it’s just how

Hopi life goes. All we can do is just

live our life without any regrets, or

hurting human life. That’s what my

Qua’ah (grandpa) always says.

We are a tight knit community that

lives in a tiny fish bowl where we

know each other’s faults and failures

first, before saying congratulations

on your successes. We become so

jealous of each other’s successes that

we will try to find faults and failures

first, just so you feel guilty about

becoming successful, but that’s just

normal Hopi life.

But don’t get me wrong, some of

us are proud to see others succeed

and we want them to succeed in Hopi’s life and pahanna’s (white man’s)

life. But that’s just one point of succeeding in life.

In the 21st century, Hopis are now

changing their gossip ways from

group “hear-say” to social media

“hear-say”, where every Hopi child,

aunt, uncle, grandma, and grandpa

has a Facebook account. On there

I see that we post gossip, and even

more so lately…it has pictures and

videos to go along with it.

Hopi’s are not perfect people. We

have our downfalls with white man’s

culture where we became drunks,

drug addicts, and failures. I know

it’s hard to hear that we aren’t perfect, so what can we do? I say we

should start teaching our Hopi kids

about not becoming perfect, but becoming better people in general, like

talking to them about failure and telling them it’s ok to fail at life, but it’s

never ok to give up on life.

Last night I was watching this popular movie, “Smoke Signals” where

Natives are portrayed as drunken

Natives with fatherless kids, living

with the grandparents on the reservation. If we really took a good

look at ourselves we are kind of like

that movie. That movie was never

about Hopi, but it is easy to relate

ourselves to that movie, so much because of the stereotypes it portrayed.

So how can we change that opinion

about us? I say we should stop trying

to portray ourselves as the perfect

Hopi culture but just become a better Hopi people, and then maybe the

stereotypes about us will stop, but

that’s just my opinion. Sure there are

a lot of great cultural aspects about

Hopi, from our deep understanding

of Mother Nature, to understanding

the universe and our cultural ties to

it all. And the other stuff I’m talking

about, the other parts I am describing are about the assimilation of

Hopi people and the results of that

assimilation.

When I was growing up I use to

hate going to the field with my Ta’ha

(uncle) because he would leave me

there in the hot sun with only a bottle

of water and he told me to chop the

weeds in his field. It taught me two

valuable lessons in life. First, I had

to find a better hiding spot so my

Ta’ha wouldn’t be able to find me

and drag me to his field. Second, it

taught me to respect all living things.

He taught me that everything in this

world is alive and we should never

take anything for granted. He told

me to never make anyone worry

about my life and to never hurt a human life.

So with his words I try to become

a better Hopi. I may not be perfect;

I have my faults and failures just like

every human being on this earth, but

I try to make people proud of me

but sometimes it’s hard to do in this

“21st Century Way” of assimilated

living.

Now…everyone has different

opinions about one another, and that

slowly turns into gossip around the

Hopi mesas. So, you may ask, “How

can you stop the gossip?” Well, you

can’t…it’s a part of every Native

American’s religion and culture, and

the Hopi people are no different. But,

we can control the output of gossip,

by just simply not listening to it or

accepting the information as “just

gossip” and once you do, the gossip

will tend to just fade away.

Once we face the reality of our

ways whether they be faults and failures, the sooner we can stop the stereotype of a typical “red man” that

the pahanna views us as.

We cannot just stick our heads in

the sand and say that drugs, alcohol,

failures don’t exist on Hopi, because

they exist here and everywhere. It’s

like saying, Hopi bans soda pop in

schools, but yet during school functions there is soda at the ring toss

booth. It’s always gonna be there.

My advice to you is that, sometimes the truth hurts but it’s a good

hurt. I know, you’re probably saying, “Iiss ahna, when has hurting

ever been good?” But the way that

I see it, is that it’s a way to make

ourselves a better Hopi, not a perfect

Hopi, but one just that can see that

we need to change for the betterment

of our future. We can do two things;

one - hide from the truth and don’t

let anyone know that Hopi has any

problems and keep it hidden from

the world, or two - face the problems

and start to make it better for you.

But that’s just my professional cat

opinion.

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United States Currents

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Can any president even be Breaking news: Roger Stone found

guilty of witness tampering, lying

investigated?

to Congress

(Photo by Jonathan Sims)

Mark Sherman

Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President

Donald Trump is asking the Supreme

Court to block a subpoena for his tax returns, in a test of the president’s ability to

defy investigations.

The filing Thursday sets the stage for

a high court showdown over the tax returns Trump has refused to release, unlike every other modern president. The

justices also could weigh in more broadly

on Trump’s claim that sitting presidents

can’t be prosecuted or investigated for

crimes.

The subpoena from the Manhattan district attorney is seeking Trump’s tax returns back to 2011 from his accounting

firm as part of a criminal investigation.

Trump’s lawyers say a criminal probe of

the president at the state or local level is

unconstitutional and unprecedented in

American history.

“Allowing the sitting president to be

targeted for criminal investigation — and

to be subpoenaed on that basis— would,

like an indictment itself, distract him

from the numerous and important duties

of his office, intrude on and impair Executive Branch operations, and stigmatize

the presidency,” said the brief signed by

Jay Sekulow.

Lower courts have so far rejected

Trump’s claims of immunity.

Trump wants the court to decide the

case by late June, under a deal to keep the

district attorney from enforcing the subpoena in the meantime. The justices may

not decide whether to hear the case for at

least another month.

A second, similar case is headed to the

court over a House committee subpoena

demanding Trump’s financial records

from the same accounting firm. The president has lost both cases at each step of

the judicial system so far.

The Mazars USA firm has said it will

comply with the subpoenas, if courts

agree.

A ruling against Trump would not require public release of the information.

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R.

Vance Jr. is seeking the records back to

2011 in a broader probe that includes

payments made to buy the silence of two

women, porn star Stormy Daniels and

model Karen McDougal, who claim they

had affairs with the president before the

2016 presidential election. Trump has denied the claims.

Vance spokesman Danny Frost declined to comment Thursday, saying the

district attorney would be making its own

Supreme Court filing next week.

Trump is asking for the Supreme

Court’s intervention as the impeachment

drama plays out elsewhere in Washington. Public impeachment hearings that

began Wednesday are examining claims

that Trump tried to get Ukraine's leader to

investigate political rival Joe Biden.

If the House votes to impeach the president, Chief Justice John Roberts would

preside at a Senate trial that is likely to

begin in January.

The justices usually fill their term’s calendar by late January.

The New York tax case is moving unusually swiftly through the federal courts.

A three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York ruled

last week that the tax returns can be

turned over to New York prosecutors.

The appellate judges emphasized the

narrowness of their ruling, deciding

only that a state prosecutor can demand

Trump's personal financial records from a

third party while the president is in office.

Their opinion upholding a trial judge’s

earlier ruling noted that they did not consider whether the president is immune

from indictment and prosecution while

in office or whether the president himself

may be ordered to produce documents in

a state criminal proceeding.

The subpoena does “not implicate, in

any way, the performance of his official

duties," 2nd Circuit Chief Judge Robert

A. Katzmann wrote.

During arguments in a New York courtroom, Trump's lawyer told the 2nd Circuit

that Trump is immune from state criminal

law, even if he shoots someone, because

he's president. The exchange stemmed

from Trump’s campaign trail comment in

2016 that he "could stand in the middle of

Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I

wouldn't lose any voters, OK?"

Trump's lawyers have said the probe

by Vance, a Democrat, is politically motivated.

The Justice Department, which intervened on Trump’s behalf in New York,

has taken a narrower approach, saying

Vance must prove "particularized need"

for the records before they are released

to a grand jury.

In the Washington case, the House

Committee on Oversight and Reform

subpoenaed records from Mazars in

April. They include documents from

2011 to 2018 that the House wants for investigation into the president's reporting

of his finances and potential conflicts of

interest. The list of documents makes no

mention of Trump's tax returns.

The full U.S. Court of Appeals for

the District of Columbia Circuit voted

Wednesday not to reconsider an earlier

panel opinion ordering Mazars to comply

with the subpoena.

Trump’s two appointees to the Washington court said the full court should

have reheard the case. Judge Greg Katsas

called the subpoena a “threat to presidential autonomy and independence.”

There are two Trump appointees on the

nine-member Supreme Court, Justices

Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh.

Roger Stone (Creative Commons)

Michael Balsamo and Ashraf Khalil

Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Roger Stone,

a longtime friend and ally of President

Donald Trump, was found guilty Friday

of witness tampering and lying to Congress about his pursuit of Russian-hacked

emails damaging to Hillary Clinton’s

2016 election bid.

Stone was convicted of all seven

counts in a federal indictment that accused him of lying to Congress, tampering with a witness and obstructing the

House investigation into whether the

Trump campaign coordinated with Russia to tip the 2016 election. He is the sixth

Trump aide or adviser to be convicted of

charges brought as part of special counsel

Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.

Stone has denied wrongdoing and consistently criticized the case against him

as politically motivated. He did not take

the stand during the trial and his lawyers

did not call any witnesses in his defense.

Stone, 67, showed no visible reaction

as the verdict was read aloud, count by

count. He’s scheduled to be sentenced on

Feb. 6. He could face up to 20 years. Another former Trump campaign aide, Michael Caputo, was removed by the courtroom by security officers after he turned

his back on the jury after the verdict was

read.

Stone smirked at reporters as he left

the courtroom, holding hands with his

wife. As he walked out of the courthouse,

Stone was asked if he had any comment

on the verdict and replied: “none whatsoever” before he hopped into a waiting

SUV with his wife.

Trump tweeted minutes after the verdict, calling the conviction “a double

standard like never seen before in the

history of our Country,” because his frequent nemeses, including Hillary Clinton, former FBI Director James Comey

and “including even Mueller himself,”

have not been convicted. “Didn’t they

lie?”

In a trial that lasted about a week, witnesses highlighted how Trump campaign

associates were eager to gather information about emails the U.S. says were

hacked by Russia and then provided to

the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks.

Steve Bannon, who served as the campaign’s chief executive, testified during

the trial the trial that Stone had boasted

about his ties to WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange, alerting them to pending new batches of damaging emails.

Campaign officials saw Stone as the “access point” to WikiLeaks, he said.

After the verdict was read, prosecutors

asked for Stone to be jailed as he awaits

sentencing, arguing that he may have

violated a judge’s order that prohibits

him from communicating with the media

about his case. But Judge Amy Berman

Jackson rejected that request and said

Stone will be subject to same conditions

he faced following his arrest, including

the gag order.

Throughout the trial, prosecutors used

Stone’s own text messages and emails

— some of which appeared to contradict

his congressional testimony — to lay out

their case that he lied to Congress and

threatened a witness. Stone did not testify, and his lawyers called no witnesses

in his defense.

On Tuesday, a top Trump campaign official, Rick Gates, who was a key cooperator in the Mueller probe, testified that

that Stone tried to contact Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, to “debrief”

him about developments on the hacked

emails.

Prosecutors alleged Stone lied to

Congress about his conversations about

WikiLeaks with New York radio host and

comedian Randy Credico — who scored

an interview with WikiLeaks founder

Julian Assange in 2016, when he was

avoiding prosecution by sheltering in the

Ecuadoran embassy in London — and

conservative writer and conspiracy theorist Jerome Corsi.

During the 2016 campaign, Stone had

mentioned in interviews and public appearances that he was in contact with Assange through a trusted intermediary and

hinted at inside knowledge of WikiLeaks’

plans. But he started pressing Credico to

broker a contact, and Credico testified

that he told Stone to work through his

own intermediary.

Earlier testimony revealed that Stone,

while appearing before the House Intelligence Committee, named Credico as his

intermediary to Assange and pressured

Credico not to contradict him.

After Credico was contacted by Con-

gress, he reached out to Stone, who told

him he should “stonewall it” and “plead

the fifth,” he testified. Credico also testified during Stone’s trial that Stone repeatedly told him to “do a ‘Frank Pentangeli,’” a reference to a character in

“The Godfather: Part II” who lies before

Congress.

Prosecutors said Stone had also threatened Credico’s therapy dog, Bianca, saying he was “going to take that dog away

from you.”

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November 19, 2019

Isleta Pueblo Chief Judge Verna

Udall Demands Answers on Interior

Teller Makes History, Becomes First

Department’s

American Indian to Deliver the

Opening Prayer in the U.S. House

U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Vice Chairman Tom Udall photo

credit: nativeonlinenews.net

Native online news staff

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Tom

Udall (D-N.M.), vice chairman of the

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs,

pressed the Bureau of Indian Affairs

(BIA) to explain its failure to consult

with Tribes at an Indian Affairs oversight

hearing examining the Bureau of Indian

Affairs’ 477 workforce training program.

BIA has primary responsibility for a variety of tribal programs within the Department of the Interior (DOI).

The “477” Tribal workforce program

authorizes Tribes to consolidate federal

workforce, training, and economic development programs into a single, integrated Tribally designed plan. Twelve

federal agencies participate in the 477

program, and DOI serves as the lead

agency responsible for administering the

program. However, Tribal witnesses testified before the committee that DOI officials failed to consult with Tribes before

drafting and finalizing a Memorandum of

Agreement (MOA) with 11 other federal

agencies that determines how the 477

statute is implemented.

During the hearing, Udall questioned

DOI witness, about the failure to consult

with Tribes while developing the MOA.

Bighorn testified that the Department did

not engage in Tribal consultation on the

MOA because the agency was not required to do so by the statute.

“I would really take issue with your

statement,” Udall responded. “Consultation is the bedrock of a strong government-to-government relationship with

Tribes . . . the department of the Interior

knows very well that any direction it’s

given to act is to be done with consultation. To say that the statute does not direct it runs counter to all Indian law principles, existing executive orders, and the

spirit and the language of the law that’s

before us.”

Bighorn committed to taking Udall’s

message back to his leadership at DOI,

and reevaluating DOI’s position on consulting with Tribes on the MOA. “We

would move forward with consulting

[with Tribes] at these meetings and with

issues that come up, yes,” Bighorn said.

At the hearing, the committee also received testimony from Cherokee Nation

Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin, Bristol

Bay Native Association President and

CEO Ralph Andersen, and P.L. 102-477

Tribal Work Group Co-Chair Margaret

Zientek.

Arizona Woman Among 9 Honored

For Leadership In Clean Energy

Photo credit: C-span

Native online news staff

WASHINGTON — On this historic

day in Congress, on day of the first public impeachment hearings on whether

Donald Trump should remain president,

another historic event took place. Today,

Isleta Pueblo Chief Judge Verna Teller

made history when she became the first

American Indian to deliver the opening

prayer in the U.S. House of Representatives. Teller, a guest of Congresswoman

Deb Haaland, delivered the invocation as

Congresswoman Deb Haaland (NM-01)

celebrates her first Native American History Month as a Member of Congress.

Teller’s prayer highlighted the American Indian connection to the Earth as a

call to respect natural resources and the

life they provide. Haaland invited Teller

to deliver the historic prayer as part of her

work to bring the indigenous voices to

Congress and inspire young girls to reach

for leadership positions.

Teller’s full prayer as prepared for delivery is below:

Oh Creator and Great Mother.

Having asked and received your permission to invoke your blessings today to

all directions: East, North, West, South

and the Center.

We thank you for the life you give to all

your children: the two legged ones, the

four legged, those who live in the waters,

and those who watch over us from the

skies above.

Sacred Pollen, sacred Earth Mother,

sacred Water that manifest your desires,

oh Creator and Great Mother, we thank

them for the nourishment they give us

equally with no regard to race color or

creed.

Creator and Great Mother bless those

standing before you, who carry a sacred

trust to all of us who inhabit Turtle Island,

our homeland, and I pray today that you

will give them the wisdom and the courage to carry out their sacred trust with

the same equality that we receive from the

Sun and Rain.

As an enrolled member of the Pueblo

of Isleta, Chief Judge Teller broke barriers in New Mexico when she was elected

as the first female Pueblo Governor of Isleta in 1987. Her legacy has been instrumental in amplifying the voices of Native

American women in elected leadership

positions and tribal governance, not only

during her tenure as Governor, but also

through her eight-years of service as

President of the Isleta Tribal Council.

Through her leadership, the Pueblo was

successful in becoming the first Tribe in

the United States to assert their right under federal law to establish water quality

standards to protect the health of their

community, traditional ceremonial practices, and waters of the Rio Grande.

Rep. Haaland’s remarks honoring

Chief Judge Teller are below:

Good afternoon I am honored to have a

fierce woman from my district, to deliver

a historic opening prayer.

Isleta Pueblo Chief Judge Verna Teller

is the first Native American to deliver the

opening prayer in US House of Representatives.

This is a special time not only in history, but also in honor of Native American Heritage Month, a time to reflect on

the contributions of Native Americans to

this country.

Chief Judge Teller made her own history in New Mexico.

She broke barriers when she was elected as the first woman Pueblo Governor.

Because of the history of colonization,

many Pueblos don’t allow women to hold

leadership positions, but that didn’t stop

Judge Teller from knowing her value as a

tribal leader.

I am proud to stand with Chief Judge

Teller to highlight the resilience of indigenous women and our perseverance to

uplift our girls and our women in all of

our communities.

Thank you.

Bison killing grounds 'was a

shrine to us'

Matthew Brown

Associated Press

Suzanne Singer, photo credit: twitter.com

Associated Press

The U.S. Department of Energy is recognizing nine women for their achievements and leadership in clean energy and

one of them is from Arizona. Dr. Suzanne

Singer is a member of the Navajo tribe

and chief engineer for Native Renewables in Flagstaff.

Singer co-founded the nonprofit organization in 2016 to solve energy access

challenges for 15,000 families on the

Navajo Nation who live without electric-

ity. She develops programs that promote

tribal energy independence, offer affordable off-grid solar energy solutions, and

provide training and education to empower families.

Singer previously was a staff engineer

at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California.

Singer and the eight other winners of

this year’s awards will be honored Thursday at the U.S. C3E Women in Clean Energy Symposium in Washington, D.C.

Miss Cherokee pageant to be redone

due to scoring, policy errors

By SCOTT MCKIE B.P.

ONE FEATHER STAFF

The Miss Cherokee pageant helped to

open the 107th Cherokee Indian Fair on

Tuesday, Oct. 8 with Jordan Maney being crowned the 2019-20 Miss Cherokee. Several days after the applause and

fanfare had waned, word began to spread

that something was awry with the pageant.

Now, that pageant has been declared

null and void and a new pageant is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 26 at 6 p.m. at the

Chief Joyce Dugan Cultural Arts Center.

“We were notified on Thursday (Oct.

10) that there had been an issue with

the Miss Cherokee pageant and that our

Board was going to be named as the

Board to oversee all of the pageants,”

said Yona Wade, EBCI (Eastern Band

of Cherokee Indians’) Pageant Board

chairman. “We were able to meet with

the girls and apprise them of the situa-

tion and what had happened regarding

the pageant, and there were questions as

to whether the names were read correctly

on the paper.”

The EBCI Pageant Board has, until

now, just been over the junior pageants

for the Tribe including the Little Miss

Cherokee, Junior Miss Cherokee, and

Teen Miss Cherokee pageants. Following issues with the Miss Cherokee

pageant, an executive order was issued

on Friday, Oct. 18 by Principal Chief

Richard G. Sneed dissolving the EBCI

Royalty Board, which was over the Miss

Cherokee pageant, and making the EBCI

Pageant Board over all four pageants of

the Tribe.

Wade noted that after learning of this

situation, their Board was asked to look

at the scoring and individual score sheets

for the Miss Cherokee pageant to see if

they were correct and done according to

policy. “The Board reviewed the documentation that was provided and looked

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SARPY CREEK, Montana (AP) —

When a coal company contractor working under federal oversight used a backhoe to dig up one of the largest known

Native American bison killing grounds

and make way for mining, investigators

concluded the damage on the Crow Indian Reservation broke federal law and

would cost $10 million to repair, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.

Eight years later, Colorado-based

Westmoreland Coal has not made the repairs and is still mining in the area, under

an agreement with former Crow leaders

that some tribal members said has caused

more damage to a site considered hallowed ground.

The U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs issued a civil violation notice in the case

last year, according to agency spokeswoman Genevieve Giaccardo. A Westmoreland executive said no penalty was

involved. No charges were filed by federal prosecutors who investigated potential

criminal violations.

Burton Pretty On Top, a 73-year-old

tribal adviser and spiritual leader, and

other Crow members said they were

frustrated no one had been held accountable for “desecrating” the 2,000-year-old

southeastern Montana site. It held countless bison bones and more than 3,300

stone tools and projectile points in an

area known as Sarpy Creek.

“It was a shrine or temple to us,” Pretty

On Top said. “We wanted to preserve the

whole area ... No amount of money in the

world is enough to replace what has been

lost here. The spirituality of our people

has been broken.”

The mining company plans to repair

the damage but has not reached agreement with the tribe and government on

how that should be done, said Westmoreland executive Joe Micheletti.

Crow Chairman Alvin “A.J.” Not

Afraid said the tribe, too, bears responsibility, for signing off when Westmoreland first proposed excavating the site a

decade ago. The mine generates about

$13 million to $15 million annually in

revenue for the Crow, which makes up

the bulk of the tribe’s budget.

“How can we hold them accountable

when we approved them to do something?” he asked.

The large number of artifacts found

suggest various tribes killed bison there

for centuries before the Crow arrived —

butchering animals for meat and turning

the hides into clothing, according to experts who examined the site. The number

of bison bones found makes it the largest

kill site of its time ever discovered, said

Lawrence Todd, an archaeologist from

Colorado State University who participated in the investigation.

“The magnitude of the destruction

done there, from the perspective of the

archaeology of the northwest Plains, is

probably unprecedented,” Todd said.

Since the investigation, Westmoreland

has mined around the killing ground

while avoiding the massive “bonebed” of

more than 2,000 bison.

Tribal officials and archaeologists said

the company compounded the original

damage by destroying nearby artifacts including teepee rings and the remnants of

a sweat lodge. Pretty On Top said some

of the bones excavated in 2011 were

piled in a heap, with grass growing over

it, when he recently visited.

The excavation was part of a cultural

resources survey required under federal

law before the mine could expand onto

the reservation. The use of a backhoe instead of hand shovels saved the company

money but largely destroyed the site,

documents and interviews show.

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do: They spill’

A Crow cultural official later convicted

in a corruption case oversaw the work. At

least two Interior Department officials,

took part in the decision to use the backhoe, according to the documents obtained

by AP and interviews with investigators.

The agency, which must protect the

tribe's interests under federal law, declined to answer questions about its involvement. Giaccardo said the matter

was under litigation but would not provide details. Micheletti and tribal officials

said they were unaware of any litigation.

Neither the company nor government

would release the violation notice or the

company's repair plan.

"I'm not going to look in the rear-view

mirror. We're trying to go forward," Micheletti said. "From our point of view, it's

pretty much all said and done and agreed

to on what needs to happen there. The

ruling basically concluded that there was

no penalty...We did nothing wrong."

Many bones and other artifacts that

were excavated were put into off-site

storage until a decision is made about

what to do with them, he added. There

are no plans to pay the tribe compensation.

Former Crow Chairman Darrin Old

Coyote said the company originally

planned to mine the entire area and

warned the tribe that it would lose revenue if it avoided the killing ground. Old

Coyote said that after the 2011 excavation work, his administration insisted on

a buffer zone to protect the site from further damage.

Archaeological investigators brought

in by federal prosecutors said the bison

kill site's potential scientific value was

obvious long before the backhoe was

used.

A preliminary survey in 2004 and 2005

revealed artifacts at the site and suggested

more might lie beneath the ground. It was

enough for it to be considered eligible for

a historic designation and meant further

damage had to be avoided, minimized or

mitigated.

"The real culprits in this in my mind are

the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Office of

Surface mining. They should have said,

'This site has to be avoided, period,'" said

Martin McAllister with Archaeological

Damage Investigation and Assessment,

an archaeology firm that led the investigation.

In June 2010, after Westmoreland obtained approval from state and federal

regulators to mine in the area, representatives of the company, tribe, BIA and Interior's Office of Surface Mining gathered

at the bison killing ground to decide what

to do about the site.

To save on the high cost of excavating

by hand — the accepted practice among

archaeologists when working on highvalue finds — they agreed to use "mass

excavation with mechanical equipment,"

according to records of the meeting.

The Crow tribal official at that meeting

was Dale Old Horn, at the time director

of the tribe's Historic Preservation Office. He was later convicted in a corruption scheme in which preservation office

staff who were supposed to be monitoring sites — including the bison killing

grounds — took money from both the

tribe and the companies they oversaw.

By the time the backhoe work was finished, enough soil, bones, artifacts and

other material had been removed to fill

more than 300 dump trucks, investigators

determined.

Although the preliminary survey work

was done under a permit, that permit expired in 2010 and was not renewed. That

meant the backhoe excavation violated

the federal Archaeological Resource Protection Act, investigators concluded.

In their 2013 damage assessment, they

called the loss of archaeological information "incalculable" and said repairing it

would cost $10.4 million.

"The damage that was present when

we did the assessment has been amplified

by having it just sit there since then —

uncovered, unprotected and unanalyzed,"

said Todd, the bison bonebed expert.

Miss Cherokee pageant to be redone

due to scoring, policy errors, Cont.

at the Miss Cherokee policies that were

in place, and it was clear that the previous Board failed to follow their policies

when implementing the pageant. It was

determined that the fairest thing that we

could do in the situation was to have a

new pageant.”

Wade and Keyonna Owle, EBCI Pageant Board secretary, both recused themselves from the review due to familial

ties to a contestant.

Mollie Grant, EBCI Pageant Board

vice chair, led the review and issued a

report on Monday, Oct. 21 which states,

“…the Pageant Board concludes that

the Royalty Board’s departures from the

written policy render the results of the

competition unreliable, or at least unconfirmable, by objective measurement. It

is evident from our review that these departures were inadvertent mistakes, not

intentional wrongdoing.”

It continued, “The Pageant Board recommends that the results of the Miss

Cherokee competition held on Oct. 8,

2019 should be nullified and a new competition should be held. The Pageant

Board has discussed this idea with all

three contestants who completed in the

original competition. All three contestants have agreed to participate in a new

competition.”

In their report, the Pageant Board lists

several ‘departures from written policy’

including problems with judges not signing their score sheets and marks being

made on score sheets that could not be

verified were made by a judge. The review states, “In the course of this competition, the judges were not properly

instructed by the Royalty Board on how

to make and confirm their own corrections on the score sheets. As a result, the

judges did not sign the score sheets as

required.”

Grant noted that each of the three judges just happened to use different colored

ink. “That’s how we were able to determine the score sheets apart. They were

not even in order.”

The three judges that night were Miss

Indian World Cheyenne Kippenberger,

Bambi Jo Pelham, and Mrs. Frankie

Roper. Grant noted that Pelham and

Roper were interviewed for the review

but Kippenberger was not available for

an interview due to policies for Miss Indian World.

Pelham and Roper told Grant what

color ink they wrote with so the reviewers were able to tell which score sheet belonged to which judge. But, Grant noted,

“There were mark-throughs on all three

sheets, no initials, no signatures…so, we

were unable to come to a conclusion.”

Grant related that Pelham said she did

make marks but didn’t remember what.

Another issue came at crowning time.

The review states, “In addition to the

problems listed above, when the Master of Ceremonies read the names of the

winner, first runner-up, and second runner-up, he read them in the wrong order.

This error can be attributed to the way the

names were listed on the sheet of paper

that was handed to the Emcee when he

was on stage and the failure to properly

instruct the Emcee before the event.”

Grant said it was not at all the fault

of Eddie Swimmer, emcee that evening.

She said that the sheet given to Swimmer

had the contestants listed by their contestant number not their actual ranking in

the pageant.

Wade commented, “It has nothing really to do with miscalculation of numbers.

It has everything to do with whether the

Board followed its policy. And, unfortunately, they did not follow their policy

and has put us in the position that we’re

in.”

He thinks that, going forward, having

all four pageants under the EBCI Pageant

Board will be a positive step. “I think it

is unfortunate the situation that we find

ourselves in. However, I think it gives

us a great opportunity to better the Miss

Cherokee pageant program and to grow

it and hopefully inspire young Cherokee

women to one day want to serve as Miss

Cherokee. I think it will help with consistency and continue to elevate quality

for all the pageants.”

The One Feather attempted to contact

the EBCI Royalty Board, through their

official email account, for a comment on

this situation but has not received a response by press time.

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Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019 photo provided by the North Dakota Department

of Environmental Quality shows affected land from a Keystone oil pipeline

leak near Edinburg, North Dakota. Regulators said TC Energy’s Keystone

pipeline leaked an estimated 383,000 gallons of oil in northeastern North

Dakota, though the cause was still under investigation. (North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality/Taylor DeVries)

Vincent Schilling

Indian Country Today

Keystone Pipeline shutdown and what

383,000 gallons of oil means as one of

many spills in the history of pipelines

A lot of critics of the Keystone XL

pipeline have been expecting the big

spill. Last week it came, some 383,000

gallons of oil leaked in North Dakota,

near Edinburgh in Walsh County.

Tribal leaders were quick to point out

that this has been a concern for a long

time.

Now the federal government has shut

down the portion of the pipeline that has

leaked until further testing and corrective

actions are taken.

“Indigenous communities have always

taught that we should care for the next

seven generations,” said Standing Rock

Sioux Tribal Chairman Mike Faith said

in a news release.

“This is what pipelines do: They spill,”

said Chase Iron Eyes, lead counsel for the

Lakota People’s Law Project and public

relations director for Oglala Sioux Tribe

President Julian Bear Runner. “This latest Keystone leak demonstrates why we

stood against Dakota Access in the first

place, why we’re doing so again now, and

why we’re prepared to fight Keystone XL

every step of the way.”

The Keystone Pipeline is a project

pipeline that transports tar sands oil from

Canada oil fields through seven states in

the U.S. North Dakota was the subject

of international news as #NoDAPL opposers to the pipeline fought against the

TransCanada Pipeline company, which

has now changed its name to TC Energy.

Opposition to the pipeline expansion,

known as the Keystone XL Pipeline —

which will double the oil transporting capacity from 570,000 barrels a day to 1.1

million barrels — continues to increase.

“Dakota Access has already spilled 11

times, and now they want to double its

capacity. That pipeline should be pulled

out of the ground, and KXL should be

stopped as well,” Faith said.

In a video released by the Lakota People’s Law Project titled Say NO to DAPL

Expansion, Standing Rock Tribal Council

member Charles Walker said, “Those of

you that have stood with Standing Rock

in the past, we compel you right now to

stand with us once again as we oppose the

increase of the amount of barrels going

through the Dakota Access Pipeline.”

In response to the outpouring on concern at the pipeline sites, on social media and more, the state of North Dakota’s

Public Service Commission has called a

hearing to discuss the plans of the doubling of oil capacity of the Dakota Access

Pipeline on Wednesday, November 13 at

9 a.m. CST at Emmons County Courthouse in Linton, right across the river

from Standing Rock.

The Keystone Pipeline has been shutdown

The Keystone Pipeline, which has been

shut down since October 29, has remained

shut down. Due to an order by the U.S.

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety

Administration, the pipeline segment that

leaked is “hazardous to life, property and

the environment without immediate corrective actions.”

Alan Mayberry, an associate administrator for the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous

Materials Safety Administration, wrote in

his order, “After evaluating the foregoing

preliminary findings of fact, I find that the

continued operation of the affected segment without corrective measures is or

would be hazardous to life, property, and

the environment.”

Worries about permits requested

The Associated Press reported that

opponents of the Keystone XL expansion in South Dakota were voicing their

concerns about several water permits.

TC Energy is requesting and applying for

water permits in the Cheyenne, White,

and Bad Rivers to be used in construction

to install pipes, build pump stations and

control the amount of dust.

How spills contaminate water

According to the science-based website 71Percent.org, a single gallon of oil

can contaminate as much as one million

gallons of water. Spilling even something

as small as one pint of oil in a wetland

area or a lake could cover the surface area

of an acre of water.

The Washington State Department of

Ecology listed some of the disastrous results of pipeline oil leaks in a 2017 Pipeline Oil Spill Risks document available

online. In Washington state alone, 820

miles of pipelines carry approximately 7

billion gallons of petroleum products per

year and these pipelines run under waterways, lakes streams, and wetlands.

In 1999 a pipeline in Bellingham,

Washington spilled 277,000 gallons of

gasoline costing more than $100 million

dollars in damage and the closure of Bellingham Bay. 236,000 gallons spilled into

Whatcom and Hanna Creeks causing an

extreme loss of vegetation, fish, and animals. There were three human fatalities.

In 2013, the Pegasus Pipeline spilled

210,000 gallons of heavy crude oil into a

neighborhood near Little Rock Arkansas.

Property damage topped $57 million dollars and there were 130 property owner

lawsuits filed. Several hundred animals

were covered in oil and 22 persons were

evacuated.

In 2010, the Kalamazoo River oil spill

occurred - spilling 1.2 million gallons

of diluted oil bitumen into the Kalamazoo River. It is considered to be one of

the costliest onshore cleanups in U.S.

History costing approximate 1.2 billion

dollars. countless animals, fish, and river

wildlife were killed, massive evacuations

took place and sever drinking water restrictions were imposed.

Keystone Pipeline history

Though the 383,000-gallon spill was

the latest to take place on October 30, it is

not the first incident.

According to Canada.com in a 2011

report, Canadian federal officials had reported 100 pipeline spills and accidents

by Enbridge and TransCanada.

But since 2010, there have been nearly

thirty reported spills ranging in volume

from a few gallons to hundreds of thousands,

On March 16, 2011, The Keystone

Pipeline leaked a reported 126 gallons

at the Seneca Pump Station in Nemaha

Kansas. A few months later, the Ludden Pump Station reported an estimated

16,800 gallons spill. Four days later,

14,000 gallons spilled at the Severance

Pump Station in North Dakota.

On April 2, 2016, 16,800 gallons spilled

in Hutchinson County South Dakota, and

in November 16, 2017, 407,000 gallons

spilled near Amherst South Dakota. The

407,000-gallon spill made international

news.

The latest spill occurred on October 31

at 383,000 gallons.

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