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Volume 22 Number 4

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Pueblo of Acoma

Declares Victory

as the NM State

Supreme Court

Lists Mt. Taylor

as TCP

On Thu, Feb. 6,

the New Mexico

Supreme

Court

released a unanimous decision regarding the designation by the New

Mexico Cultural

Properties

Review Committee

to list Mt. Taylor

as a Traditional

Cultural Property

(TCP) on the New

Mexico

Properties.

The

opinion

released

today

states, “We affirm

in part the Committee’s decision

and hold that the

Mount

Taylor

listing was lawful

under the Cultural Properties Act

and that the proceedings before

the

Committee

did not violate

the constitutional

guarantee of due

process of law.

We reversed the

Committee’s inclusion of 19,000

acres of Cebolleta

Land Grant property and hold that

land grant property is not state land

as defined in the

Cultural Properties Act.”

Acoma Governor Fred S. Vallo

Sr., released the

following statement, “The Pueblo of Acoma is

pleased with the

final decision of

the NM Supreme

Court affirming

the designation of

Kaweshtima, Mt.

Taylor as TCP. It

continues to be

our position that

Mt. Taylor is essential to maintaining our cultural heritage and

vital to providing the resources

needed to sustain

our Pueblo people. This has been

the impetus for

seeking the designation, thereby

using the designation as a tool to

help in the management of the

mountain in all

areas of development, recreation

and resource extraction.

The Pueblo of

Acoma continues

to stand with the

other Nominating

Tribes of Laguna,

Zuni, Hopi and

Navajo, in our

commitment

protect our cultural resources and

places important

to our history.”

Smoki Museum

Receives Grant

to Repair ‘Nellie’s

Basket”

The

Arizona

Commission on

the Arts awarded $5500 to the

Smoki Museum

in Prescott for

their

campaign

to repair “Nellie

Quamalla’s Basket”, the world’s

largest Hopi basket. The museum

will also produce

a children’s book

about Nellie’s story to act as a tool

for education and

fundraising.

The

Arizona

Commission on

the arts through

its innovative Arizona Art Tank

was able to provide seed-funding

grants to 21 artsbased ventures.

In total, $124,000

in seed-funding

grants were invested in projects

across Arizona.

Art Tank review panels were

composed of Governor-appointed

Arts

Commissioners, elected

officials,

business leaders and

arts professionals

from each region.

Recipients of Arizona Art Tank

funding will be

required to adhere

to the strict eligibility and accountability protocols

governing all Arts

Commissions

grants.

Arizona

Art

Tank was made

possible by a special one-time allocation to the Arts

Commission

the State of Arizona’s budget for

Fiscal Year 2014.

Devised by State

Senator Steve Farley and marshaled

by broad bipartisan support in the

legislature,

this

allocation was derived from interest

accrued on the

State’s Rainy-Day

Fund.

Children Exposed to Violence

Advisory Committee on American Indian/Alaskan Native Children Exposed

to Violence seeks new ways to address juvenile justice systems

The Advisory Committee of the Attorney General’s Task Force on American Indian and Alaska Native Children Exposed

to Violence held the second of four public

hearings on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community in Scottsdale, Arizona on Tue, Feb. 11, 2014.

The advisory committee, which includes tribal members and national experts in American Indian studies, child

health and trauma, victim services and

child welfare will use information gathered during four public hearings to produce a final report of policy recommendations for the Attorney General in late

2014.

In her testimony to the Attorney Gen-

Mihio Manus

Hopi Tutuveni

eral’s Advisory Committee on American

Indian/Alaskan Native Children Exposed

to Violence, Theresa M. Pouley, Chief

Judge of the Tulalip Tribal Court and

member of Indian Law and Order Commission said the circumstances for Indian

children are truly dire.

The Tulalip Tribal Court Chief Judge

elaborated on statistics she drew from her

testimony to the Senate of Indian Affairs.

She said that one in three Native American women would be raped in their lifetime; one-fourth of Indian children live in

poverty; the high school graduation level of Indian children is 17 percent lower

than the national average; Indian children

are twice as likely to die before the age

of 24; the rate of exposure to trauma is

2.3 percent higher among Indian children;

they stay longer in the welfare system;

they are 2.9 percent more likely to commit suicide; and the Post Traumatic Stress

Disorder rates rival those of returning veterans from Afghanistan.

“Indian children are not well,” Pouley

said.

See VIOLENCE, Page 4

Business Profile: MDC’s Wendy Lewis Develops

Projects for Community Wellness

Wendi Lewis is Dawa-wungwa (Sun

clan) from the village of Kykotsmovi.

Lewis has three girls ages 12, 11 and 2

years old.

Lewis is the Project Manager for the

Moencopi Developers Corporation

(MDC) and has worked with them for

several years. She is gaining notoriety for

projects she has managed. Lewis shares

with us her journey in establishing herself within the MDC and her vision in

helping her Hopi people.

Lewis graduated from Hopi High

School in 2000 and went to Paradise Valley Community College (PVCC) where

she ran cross country for one year.

After having her first child, Lewis

moved home to get back on her feet. She

began work at the Hopi Cultural Center

for a couple months when she was hired

to work at Hopi High School.

Lewis worked in the Special Education

department and coached cross country

and track & field for both junior high and

high school.

She worked at Hopi High for four

Tribal member, Ovah will represent

Hopi in Boston Marathon

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Crystal Dee

Hopi Tutuveni

years and was given an opportunity to go

back to school. Being an employee at the

school for over a year the school helped

employees by paying for college classes.

She took advantage of it and enrolled in

Northland Pioneer College to improve

her GPA as she didn’t do very well at

PVCC.

Her former coach at PVCC saw that

she was still running even though she

had two kids. He convinced Lewis to go

back to school and run for him again and

she took it.

“In junior college, your eligibility to

run doesn’t expire for cross country,”

said Lewis. “I was 25 or 26 when I went Wendy Lewis, Project Manager for MDC, created the

Hopi Runner’s Forum to promote health and wellness.

back.”

Lewis graduated from PVCC with her home to the reservation always helped

Associates degree in 2007 and moved her get back on her feet. She returned to

back to the reservation. She said it was Hopi High School to work as a substitute

hard for her to stay in the city as she was

a single mother at the time. Coming back

See LEWIS, Page 3

Kids Korner Teaches Healthy

Lifeways While You Workout

Page 2

Letter to Editor: Hopi was first

to have smoke-free hospital

Page 3

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Tribal member, Ovah will represent Hopi in Boston Marathon

STAFF

Managing Editor:

Mihio Manus

(928)734-3281

mmanus@hopi.nsn.us

Crystal Dee

Hopi Tutuveni

The Hopi Tribe will

have two runners represented at the 2014 Boston

Marathon, Caroline “Kadoo” Sekaquaptewa and

Stephen Lawrence Ovah

of Sichomovi. The marathon is scheduled on Mon,

Apr. 21, 2014

Ovah is 29 years old;

he is from the Water clan.

His parents are Marty and

Joycelyn Ovah. He is the

oldest of three kids and

has two kids, a daughter 5

years old and a son 3 years

old.

His resume includes

four state championships

with Hopi High School.

He went on to run for Haskell University where he

ran cross country and track

& field. After running at

Haskell, he began running

in marathons such as the

Shiprock Marathon; the

PF Chang’s Rock and Roll

Marathon last year and this

year; the Hopi Taawaki

Run, a 50K (30 mile) relay

run that is held in Polacca,

AZ every year in September.

Ovah said he had no specific intentions of running

in the Boston Marathon.

“I just started running

marathons because it’s

something I like to do and

it keeps me focused on my

goals. And it makes me a

better person,” said Ovah.

He didn’t think he had

a chance at qualifying

for Boston because of the

registration process and

there is a time you must

beat to qualify. He ran the

Shiprock Marathon where

his goal was to break under three hours, but came

up a minute shy of his goal

at 3:01:00. Ovah knew that

his time was a qualifier for

the Boston Marathon, but

at the time it wasn’t something he wanted to pursue.

However, Wendi Lewis, Project Manager for

the Moencopi Developers Corporation (MDC)

noticed he beat the qualifying time for the Boston

Marathon. MDC offered to

the registration process.

Lewis later informed him

that he had qualified.

Since finding out he

qualified to run in the marathon, he’s been training

and preparing for it.

In preparing for the Boston Marathon he is training smart and putting in a

lot of miles every week. A

typical day for him is waking up and getting something to eat before he starts

his day. He’ll run 10-14

miles a day, but if he wants

to put in a long run he

will run 20-21 miles. By

week’s end he will have

put in a total of 80-100

miles a week. He plans to

be over a 100 miles at the

peak of his training.

When asked about what

his diet is like he responded that he eats a lot of carbohydrates, water and Gatorade. He has also trained

himself on food intake

while running to replenish

the calories he is losing. “I

have a big appetite and I

eat every couple of hours.

I need all the calories because I lose about 2000

working out every day.”

He has been improving

his time in the marathons

for over a year and says

it’s something that you

can’t rush and you need to

be consistent. In preparing for the Boston Marathon, I asked him if he

had a strategy and said he

will come up with a running plan. A realistic plan

where he will set a pace

throughout the race, but it

depends on how he feels

that day he said. He hopes

to be in a good mood because it will help him to

run hard, but if not he

said he will give it his all.

“Knowing that I ran hard

and did my best is what

I’m going for and to represent the Hopi and Tewa

people in a positive way.

There are a lot of runners

out here who are capable

of doing this and I’d like

to see them do this too,”

said Ovah.

Since Ovah can’t physically walk the course he

has been talking to people

who have ran in the marathon and he also has seen

the run on T.V. He knows

the course is hilly with a lot

of downhill and the course

is asphalt; he said that is an

advantage for him because

it’s easier to run on compared to the sandy trails

out here. He knows the run

is going to be fast because

the world’s best runners

will be out there.

As far as elevation, altitude and the difference in

times, he said it will not affect him. “They are at sea

level and we are at 6000 ft.

It will be easier for me to

breathe at that elevation.”

He plans to get to Boston

a couple days early so he

can get acclimated.

He hopes to finish the

marathon in under 2:45:00

and if he has a good day

he hopes to make it under

2:30:00. His training is

geared toward meeting his

goal in getting comfortable

at running the pace to meet

it. He is pushing himself to

meet it and says it’s a long

process, but is all worth

it and is confident he will

reach his goal.

Ovah’s family has been

very supportive of him and

is helping with fundraising efforts for his trip to

Boston. He will be travelling with his brother. “It’s

just my immediate family,

but my extended family as well has been very

supportive. Actually the

whole community is very

supportive. I can’t thank

them enough,” said Ovah.

Ovah’s paternal grandmother, Lillian said she

is very proud of him and

said he has always been a

runner. His paternal grandfather, Lawrence, was a

runner and ran in traditional Hopi footraces. She

said Lawrence wanted his

grandchildren to follow in

his footsteps.

“I wish he was here today to see what Stephen is

doing with his running, he

would be proud of him,”

said Lillian.

His inspiration for getting through the marathon

is his children. He wants

to be a positive role model for them and running

in the marathon will be

something that they can

remember and say their father has ran in the Boston

Marathon, not just for his

kids but for all the youth in

the community.

“I want to set a positive

example and this is one of

the reasons I’m happy to

be a part of this event,”

said Ovah. He is also taking classes at Northland

Pioneer College full time.

When he is running he said

his mind is sharper and he

is motivated to do things.

Right before the race he

is usually nervous, but has

gotten better at it because

he knows he has done the

work and is ready to run.

The only thing he worries

about is eating too much

before the race. All the

hard work is done when he

gets to the starting line and

says its fun when you’re at

the starting line because he

gets to race.

“I respect the Hopi culture and I’ve been running

my whole life and I have

run in basket dances. But

spirituality is a big thing

and I actually go to church

now, so I pray a lot when

I’m running and it has

given me strength to keep

me grounded. I belong

to the First Mesa Baptist

Church,” said Ovah.

Ovah said he can’t

thank Wendi and MDC

enough for what they have

done for him because he

is doing what he loves to

do, and that’s to run. He

doesn’t think of himself as

an elite runner, “I’m just

doing what I love to do.”

Running has been a

part of his life since he

was young and it has given him strength. “It keeps

me grounded and it’s therapeutic and spiritual for

me,” said Ovah. “I think

running comes natural for

Native American runners

and it’s something we are

good at.”

Ovah said he is happy to

be sharing this experience

with “Kadoo” because

they are both representing

the Hopi/Tewa people.

MDC is selling t-shirts

with a silhouette of Ovah

and “Kadoo” with the

words, “Hopi to Boston”.

You may get in contact

with Wendi Lewis at the

MDC office. Phone num-

“T

here are a lot of runners

out here who are capable of

doing this and I’d like to see

them do this too,” -Stephen Ovah

Marketing Manager:

Louella Nahsonhoya

(928)734-3283

lnahsonhoya@hopi.nsn.us

Reporter:

Crystal Dee

(928)734-3284

cdee@hopi.nsn.us

Secretary:

Vacant

(928)734-3282

The Hopi Tutuveni

Official Newspaper of

the Hopi Tribe

P.O. Box 123

Kykotsmovi, AZ 86039

Ph: (928) 734-3282

Fax: (928) 734-0734

Stephen Ovah pictured here with his paternal grandmother Lillian Ovah (left),

qualified to run in the Boston Marathon in April. His grandmother said he

takes after his grandfather, Lawrence Ovah who was also a runner.

bers were not available at

time of interview. You may

also make your donations

for the runners at any one

of their fundraising activities.

“I’m so grateful for

MDC because without

them I wouldn’t be running the Boston Marathon.

They are doing a lot of

great things for runners.

I want to represent them

very well,” said Ovah.

Kids Korner Teaches Healthy Lifeways

While You Get Your Workout

Submitted by Valerie Nuvayestewa

Special Diabetes Program

Nobody has a greater

battle to fight with diabetes than Native Americans.

So what does this mean

to the Hopi/Tewa people?

It means getting off your

couches, start exercising

and eating healthier, and

the most important thing, to

pass this on to our children

so they become healthy, active adults.

Parents must become proactive when it comes to healthy eating

and exercise.

Department of Health and Human

Services, Special Diabetes Program, encourages the Hopi/Tewa community to

bring their children in to Kids Korner.

Located near Kykotsmovi, AZ. at the

Hopi Veteran’s Memorial Center, Kids

Korner provides free childcare services

for families and individuals who utilize

the Hopi Wellness Center for exercise

activities and events such as Zumba

Nights.

Kids Korner provides a safe, healthy

environment that promotes self-expression, exploration and encouragement.

Each month weekly activities such as

nature walks, holiday craft projects and

fun, age appropriate exercise activities

are provided. The children learn about

healthy foods, which includes Hopi

foods and snacks that the children can

fix at home; they learn how to make

traditional Hopi foods such as blue marbles (povolpiki) and somiviki. Healthy

snacks are also provided to children on

a daily basis.

The registration packet consists of the

following:

• Registration form

• Medical Information Form

• Authorization for Check In/Check

Out Form

These forms are available at the Hopi

Wellness Center. Updated immuniza-

CIRCULATION

The Hopi Tutuveni is published twice

a month, with a circulation of 5,500

copies throughout the entire Hopi

Reservation. The paper is delivered

on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each

month to the following locations:

Keams Canyon Store, Polacca Circle

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

Moenkopi Travel Center, Moenkopi

Legacy Inn, Tribal Government Complex and all Village Administration

offices. The Tutuveni is also available at the following border town

locations: Flagstaff- N.A.C.A office

on Steves Blvd., HTEDC and Mike

and Rhonda’s East. Winslow-Caseys,

Winslow Library, Brown Mug, Alphonso’s; and Holbrook- Hopi Travel

Plaza, Joe and Aggie’s Restaurant,

El Rancho Restaurant. Whitecone Giant Gas Station. Dilkon - Bashas.

Tuba City Bashas.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

The Tutuveni welcomes letters from

readers. A full name, complete address and phone number is required

to verify authenticity of the author.

Anonymous letters will not be printed. The Tutuveni reserves the right

to edit for clarity and may decline

to print Letters that are potentially

libelous and slanderous. Letters will

be run on a space available basis.

Letters may be sent to:

Mihio Manus

Managing Editor

P.O. Box 123

Kykotsmovi, AZ 86039

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tions records are also required to enroll

your children in Kids Korner. To obtain

an updated immunization record you

can go to the Hopi Health Care Center

to fill out the immunization form or we

can fax in the form for you and it will be

sent directly to us.

Kids Korner is open from 12:00 p.m.7:00 p.m. (Winter Hours) Monday thru

Thursday. We are closed on Fridays and

holidays.

A reminder to everyone, that you are

valuable tools to your children’s source

of learning. You are the role models and

when you take the time to take care of

yourself and your health, your children

will learn to do the same!

Life is more fun when you are healthy

and fit!

Hopi Tribal Council 2014

Herman G. Honanie, Chairman

Alfred Lomahquahu Jr., Vice

Chairman

Vernita Selestewa, Tribal Secretary

Vacant, Tribal Treasurer

Alfonso Sakeva, Sergeant-At-Arms

Village of Upper

Moenkopi

Michael Elmer

Daniel Honahni

Leroy Sumatzkuku

Danny Humetewa

Village of Bakabi

Davis F. Pecusa

Leroy G. Kewanimptewa

Lamar Keevama

Village of Kykotsmovi

Nada Talayumptewa

Albin Mooya Jr.

Norman Honanie

Caleb H. Johnson

Village of Sipaulovi

George Mase

Rosa Honani

Village of Mishongnovi

Arthur Batala

Annette F. Talayumptewa

Marilyn Tewa

Mervin Yoyetewa

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From The Front Page

Letters to

the Editor

LEWIS/Continued from Page 1

teacher, a math aide and cross

country coach for three years.

However, being on the reservation was temporary and

being in the same routine was

not working well for Lewis. She decided to go back

to school and she registered

at Arizona State University (ASU). Her focus was in

speech pathology and was

accepted into the Speech and

Hearing Bachelor of Science

program.

Lewis had her third child in

February before she graduated from ASU in May 2012.

Having graduated with an

emphasis in Speech Pathology, it was required for her to

go to grad school and needed

to take the Graduate Record

Examination (GRE).

But

Lewis wanted to take a year

off from school so she could

study for the GRE and apply

in the winter.

She and her children moved

home with her boyfriend who

is from Tuba City in the summer after graduation. While

living in Tuba City she volunteered at the local hospital

with the Speech Pathologist

so she could get exposure as

her plans were to become a

Speech Pathologist and work

for her tribe.

She just had her third child

and volunteering wasn’t paying the bills so she applied

with the Moencopi Developers Corporation as a clerical assistant to the Project

Director. Although she was

a clerical assistant she was

doing construction management that involved clearance

site surveys and following the

protocol for construction. At

that time she and the Project

Director were working on

MDC’s mission statement.

The Project Director wanted

to convey the mission thru the

form of running.

They began working on a

video that included known

Hopi runners who have made

an impact in the running

world and at the same time

expressing the MDC’s mission statement.

“I was assigned to this

project because I have a

background in running and I

knew people who are runners.

I wanted Hopi runners from

each village to be included in

this video. This was my first

big project,” said Lewis.

However, the video was not

used for what it was intended

for, but a project was created

from it. While they were filming the video, the camera man

was interviewing the runners

and their answers were inspirational.

“These were people I have

looked up to growing up,”

said Lewis. “I thought people

should hear what they had to

say because it was very inspiring.”

Lewis pitched the idea of

having a conference for runners to the Project Director

and he approved of it and supported the idea.

The first Hopi Runner’s

Forum and Expo was held

on January 2-4, 2013. Billy

Mills, 1964 Olympic Gold

Medalist was the keynote

speaker at the event along

with other Native American

Runners such as Alvina Begay, Nike Ambassador.

The second Runners Forum

was held in January of this

year and it couldn’t have gone

any better as Lewis was prepared and had learned from

the first conference. She was

ahead of the game plan and

then her life turned upside

down when she lost her mother. Being prepared helped her

because she was able to take

time off.

“One of the reasons we

have the runners expo here at

the Legacy is to show people

that we have this nice hotel

and the speakers who come

here have nothing but nice

things to say about it,” said

Lewis.

Running is huge and people pay a lot of money to run

a race said Lewis. Because

the Hopi tribe doesn’t have a

casino they are finding other

ways to bring people to the

Hopi reservation and running

is one way.

“It’s not only bringing people to this establishment but

it’s also promoting health and

wellness within the community,” said Lewis. “And that’s

a part of our mission statement.”

The conference has created

the opportunity for Lewis to

start working on funds to specifically sponsor runners of

all ages. Right now they are

officially sponsoring two runners, Caroline Sekaquaptewa

and Stephen Ovah.

“The idea of that is to build

them up and push them to

work harder in a way; and to

inspire the community in let-

ting them know that anyone School. They help and supcan do it if you put work into port the expo with collecting

it,” said Lewis.

data during the event, education and curriculum.

Future and Current Proj“It’s very hard to get these

ects

things and I’ve learned that

MDC is currently working through grant writing,” said

on a Cultural Sustainable Pa- Lewis. “It’s really hard to get

vilion that is new and inno- the money unless you have a

vative. The solar project will track record.” She said you

incorporate Hopi culture and can’t write a grant and say

will be located in the plaza of you want money for this beMoencopi Legacy Inn. The cause this is what we are goproject is a collaborative part- ing to do with your money.

nership between MDC, Shon- The grantors get turned off by

to Energy and Grand Canyon that.

Trust. Lewis said they had

I asked her what it was

met a couple years ago and like for her when she wrote

came up with the idea to cre- her first grant; she said it

ate the pavilion. They haven’t was scary, stressful and

established a mission state- nerve-racking. She said when

ment for the pavilion but they she wrote her first grant she

are all in agreement that this felt like she was trying too

will be a central location for hard at first. MDC sent her to

ideas and programs to focus a grant writing workshop and

on sustainability.

there they shared helped her

On Shonto Energy’s web- with the do’s and don’ts of

site, they have a picture of grant writing.

what the pavilion will look

Since the Project Direclike. This is a description from tor left last summer, Lewis

their website, “The Hopi Sun picked up his responsibilities

(Dawa) will support approxi- on top of her own duties. She

mately 24 panels on the outer has gotten her foot in the door

edge and hover over a garden to something big and great

arranged in the Hopi symbol for her. She said she no lonby tubes of steel arranges as ger writes grants but manages

Hopi clouds. The project will them now.

be used to create power for

“The project that I’m workthe growing garden area and ing on is a big project. I befuture pavilion.”

lieve this project will help

According to Lewis, the Hopi and the rest of Indian

Pavilion will be powered by country in a positive way. I’m

solar which has been pledged really excited about it, but it’s

pro-bono by Shonto Energy. a lot of work,” said Lewis.

This also includes materials.

Since becoming the ProjThe Grand Canyon Trust in- ect Manager for MDC, Lewis

vested monetary suport for said she has learned that she

the construction of the Pavil- is young for someone in this

ion.

particular position. She goes

“I also wrote for a grant to to conferences and the people

the San Manuel Band of Mis- who attend are much older

sion Indians to support this with a lot more experience

project,” said Lewis.

than her. It’s very humbling

There is another project in for her to be in this position

the works, but Lewis is not and to have the opportunity to

quite ready to share because meet all these people.

she wants to make sure all the

“I’m friends with the CEO

I’s are dotted and the T’s are of Arizona Multi Bank and

crossed. But she said we will he shares his knowledge and

be the first to hear when it’s helps me when I need help

ready to be presented.

with something,” said Lewis.

MDC has had successful

Lewis said she understands

events prior to the Runners there is some confusion as to

Expo. During the summer what Moencopi Developers

through fall, MDC sponsors Corporation is. She wants

weekly farmers markets and people to know that they are

to close out the farmers mar- building for the future.

ket they hold a Cultural Sus“I’ve brought a different

tainability Expo. The expo is form of understanding, such

in conjunction with St. Jude’s as through the Runners FoFood Bank, John Hopkins rum,” said Lewis.

Center for American Indian

Health and Moencopi Day

Hopi Established First SmokeFree Hospital

I write to you on the 60th anniversary

of the release of the first United States

Surgeon General’s report warning of

the health hazards of smoking. Since

this landmark report came out in 1964,

successes in tobacco control have more

than halved smoking rates in our country.

Our collective view of smoking has been

transformed form an accepted pastime

to a discouraged threat to individual and

public health. Strong policies have largely driven cigarette smoking our of indoor

work environments.

I wanted to take this opportunity to acknowledge and commemorate an important milestone in our nation’s transition to

being smokefree. In October 1983, by

resolution of the Hopi Tribal Council,

the Hopi Tribe’s Keams Canyon Hospital in rural northeastern Arizona became the first smokefree hospital in the

United States. In the intervening years,

thanks to smokefree laws, doctors, nurses, patients, and hospital staff at hospitals

across the country are now free from the

damaging effects of secondhand smoke.

I applaud the Hopi people for the wisdom and foresight necessary to take that

first step over thirty years ago, and I believe it underscores our shared interest in

enhancing health, lengthening life, and

reducing illness and disability.

Sincerely yours,

Francis S. Collins,

æM.D., Ph.D.

Director

Dept. of Health and Human Services

Notice

The Department of Wildlife and Ecosystems Management program has been

receiving questions regarding permits

for rabbits for the upcoming Soyoko

ceremonies.

Permits for small game (rabbits) are

not required for ceremonial purposes. However, hunting at night with the

use of artifical lights (vehicles lights,

spotlights, flashlights, etc) is prohibited

and a violation of HTO #48. Hunting at

night is a violation of Hopi Traditional

teachings and has been supported by the

village leaders.

Per Hopi Tribal Ordinance #48, any

minor between the ages of 10-17 years

old must be accompanied by an adult,

18 years old and older, when hunting for

small game.

No discharging of any firearm with

1/4 mile of residences.

Hunters should wear hunter orange.

Any questions please feel free to call

me at (928) 380-5372 or email me at

your earliest conveniece. Thank you.

Darren Talayumptewa, Director

Wildlife & Ecosystems Management

Program

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Making Tsili Piki

Crystal Dee/Hopi Tutuveni

It is Powamuya, time

for Bean Dances in the

villages. During this time

the men go to the Kiva’s

to do their responsibilities

as men and the women are

preparing by making piki.

I had the opportunity

to spend time with Patty

Wells and her aunt, June

Talaswaima of Sipaulovi

in their Piki House on

Saturday. Patty was making piki for her daughter’s

godmother, as there will

be an initiation that will be

closed off to non-Natives,

and June was making chili

piki. Chili piki is made

with ground chili that is

usually eaten with bean

sprouts that the Kachina’s bring during the bean

dance.

In the picture, June is

rolling up her chili piki

over one she has just put

on the stone. The steam

from the other makes the

piki she is rolling moist so

that it rolls up easily.

4 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2014 | HOPI TUTUVENI

From the Front Page

Attorney General’s Task Force

on American Indian/Alaskan

Native Children Exposed to

Violence

VIOLENCE/Continued from Page 1

Testimony of the Abused

The public hearing hosted speeches and testimony from elected leaders,

experts and also those

who signed up to speak

on abuse they had experienced.

Daniel Cauffman testified to being abused as a

child by his stepmother.

As a child, Cauffman’s biological mother had gained

custody of him when she

divorced his father. However, the young Cauffman

would still maintain visitation with his father. Because his father worked

long hours and frequent

nights, he was often left in

the care of his stepmother.

It was she that abused him.

His demeanor in testifying was calm and collected as he recounted terrible

memories of childhood

abuse. He remembered

his stepmother abusing

him in the absence of his

biological father. He said

she would take any chance

she could to do so.

“I was woken up being

pulled by my hair,” he

said. “I tried to rationalize

why she was doing this but

there wasn’t much I could

do.”

One of his most horrific

memories includes being

swung from his feet by his

stepmother as she let the

family’s dogs attack the

young man. It was after

this incident that Cauffman

told his biological mother

what had happened to him.

Cauffman was eight years

old at the time and since

the incident he has never

seen his father again. He

is 21 years old now.

His father, he says,

maintains that the abuse

never happened.

“This was me experiencing my abuse,” he said.

“I’ve coped with it.”

He says that he’s never

received counseling for

the abuse but has come to

terms with it on his own.

Cauffman said he hopes

to return to his home tribe

and eventually become a

counselor.

Demetria Young is an

18-year-old member of the

San Carlos Apache Tribe.

She has grown up in a foster family and spent many

of her adolescent years in

detention facilities.

Young said she dropped

out of school as a sophomore and then started

getting into trouble by

drinking with her friends.

Because of her drinking

she was thrown in jail a lot

and had even spent three

of her birthdays there. In

these detention facilities,

Young said the detention

officers constantly accused

her of being a troublemaker. They accused her of

talking back.

Her time in detention

facilities was riddled with

being bullied by other inmates. This led her to cutting herself.

“I started cutting my

wrists,” she said. “Seeing

the blood and feeling the

pain made me feel better. I cut myself because I

didn’t understand why my

biological parents gave me

up. I tried to hide my cuts

by wearing long sleeves.”

In spite of the adversity

she’s experienced in life

and in detention facilities, Young said she wants

to make something of

her life. “I want to go to

school.”

Native American Youth

in Juvenile Justice Systems

Addie Rolnick, Professor at William S. Boyd

School of Law and Author, said when it comes

to Native American youth

coming into contact with

the juvenile justice system, they “may come into

contact with a tribal, state

or federal system”. Rol-

Panel #4 addressed Components of the Juvenile Justice System Impacting American Indian Youth. Speakers included

experts ranging from Directors of tribal child advocacy centers to Senior Staff Attorneys for national juvenile defense

centers.

Andrea Joshevama, Child and Family Therapist/Supervisor at the Hopi Child Sexual Abuse Program, spoke on behalf

of the Hopi Tribe. Joshevama said that last year on the Hopi Reservation approximately 400 child abuse reports were

reported to her department. She also said the Hopi tribe emphasizes strong adherence toward placing children within

family/clan relations before sending them off-reservation. Above Joshevama (right) stands next to Senator Byron

Dorgan, Chairman of the Board of Advisors Center for Native American Youth.

nick said Native American youth might confront

several systems at once,

which can make it very

complicated.

She said the advisory

committee should assess

the needs of particular Native American communities and look at the types

of offenses that are being

committed. They should

then tailor their policies

to address crimes in accordance to offensive priority. She feels that tribal

communities need to consider prevention programs,

alternatives to incarceration and then ultimately,

varying levels of secured

facilities

“Incarceration should

be the last option,” Rolnick said. “We know that

Native Americans have

high levels of historical

trauma from assimilation

and boarding schools and

foster care. We need to

avoid taking children from

homes. We need to build

facilities that treat and not

just detain and punish offenders.”

Rolnick said states often

override tribal decisions

to rehabilitate children

and then send them to detention facilities. “Tribes

want treatment but the

Bureau wants something

harsher.”

Overall, she said many

tribal efforts to rehabilitate children are thwarted

by federal organizations.

She proposed that jurisdictional limitations be

assessed.

Juvenile Court Judges

weigh in

“I speak to you today

from experience of over

thirty years of being a lawyer, practicing in Navajo

Nation court and other

tribal courts, state courts

and federal courts,” said

Herb Yazzie, Chief Justice

from the Navajo Nation

Supreme Court. “Thirty

years of experience with

problems arising from

families. I come to you

hoping that you will hear

us.”

Yazzie noted that the

public hearing’s Judge’s

panel had close to a century of experience. The

common theme he noticed

was that the judges encouraged active and aggressive

practices of breaking the

cycle.

“We’ve heard today that

we have to find data to find

where our kids are,” Chief

Justice Yazzie said. “We

need to break the cycle

not just within families but

also the cycle that governments seem to be engaged

in. Through my experience, you will never break

the cycle if you put kids in

jail.”

His hope, he said, is that

the current administration

starts to think outside the

box. “I will be blunt in

saying that the American

criminal justice system is

inappropriate to be applied

to young people. You do

not apply criminal concepts to young kids.”

By applying criminal

concepts to young children, Yazzie said the system is building a cycle to

perpetuate something that

does not work. When

it comes to helping our

young children we have to

put our weapons down he

said.

“This is the American

system to do this. Applying punitive criminal

measure to the youth is pathetic. We have an opportunity to truly help.”

The chief judge said he

feels that not applying punitive criminal concepts,

in which detention comes

with sentencing, has to be

at the forefront. Yazzie

said that tribal judicial systems should be prioritizing

and applying funding towards addressing how ancient/tribal laws and principals can be taught.

“These ancient laws and

principals, the acknowledgment of them, we hold

those laws dear to our

hearts because we know

that they work. You don’t

treat the issues of family

by locking people away.

Let’s put our weapons

down and practice what

ancient laws say to us.”

How are Tribes Addressing this Issue?

Gregory Mendoza, Governor of the Gila River

Indian Community, said

his tribe has over 20,000

enrolled members and approximately 12,000 live

on the reservation. Their

reservation is composed

of over 3200 acres and located along the southern

boundary of the Phoenix

Metropolitan area.

“Our reservation has

been prone to violence.

In part, because our land

is expansive and our land

is located next to an interstate highway,” Governor

Mendoza said.

He noted the problems

of domestic violence and

gang violence have risen

in alarming amounts within his community.

“We have recognized

that children are exposed

to violence,” he said. “We

overhauled our justice system over the past 30 years

to address this.”

Governor Mendoza said

that GRIC has appropriated gaming revenues to

services of children’s well

being. He said the Community has established a

multi-tiered judicial system that provides alternatives to detention facilities. An example being

that the children’s court

now includes drug court,

teen court and drug family

court.

The policies they have

developed are built around

community awareness and

tradition. The courts offer

options within their diversion program to provide

for alternative treatment.

Alternative forms of treatment are generally used

for offender’s first through

fourth offenses.

The Governor said the

Community has largest

children’s detention facility but that the number

of children in facility has

dropped since 2007.

“The facility usually

now has 15 inmates that

stay for 12 days,” he said.

In 2009, the U.S. Department of Justice released a study with alarming statistics about the

safety and well being of

our nation’s children. It

concluded that “60 percent of children are exposed to some form of

violence, crime or abuse,

ranging from brief encounters as witnesses to

serious violent episodes.

It was learned that almost

40 percent were direct

victims of two or more violent acts, and one in ten

were victims of violence

five or more times. While

this study was not focused

on tribal communities

and had a relatively small

sampling of American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/

AN) respondents, anecdotal evidence suggests

that on some reservations

the percentage of children

exposed to violence may

be higher. The consequences of this problem

are significant and widespread. Children’s exposure to violence, whether

as victims or witnesses,

is often associated with

long-term physical, psychological and emotional

harm.

In 2012, the Attorney

General’s National Task

Force on Children Exposed to Violence found

that AI/AN children have

exceptional unmet needs

for services and support to

prevent and respond to the

violence they experience.

The Task Force called

for the Attorney Gener-

al to “Appoint a federal

task force or commission

to examine the needs of

American Indian/Alaskan

Native children exposed

to violence.” Based on

that

recommendation,

the Attorney General has

established a Task Force

on American Indian and

Alaskan Native Exposed

to Violence. The new

Task Force is anchored by

an Advisory Committee

consisting of non-federal experts in the area of

AI/AN children exposed

to violence and a Federal Working Group consisting of federal experts

working in areas related

to AI/AN children exposed to violence.

The Advisory Committee will examine the scope

and impact of violence

facing AI/AN children

and make policy recommendations to Attorney

General Holder on ways

to address it. The Task

Force, through the Advisory Committee, will

convene four public hearings and several listening

sessions to examine the

pervasive problems associated with AI/AN children exposed to violence

in their homes, schools

and communities. The

information gleaned from

these hearings and listening sessions will assist the

Task Force, through the

Advisory Committee, in

developing policy recommendations to Attorney

General Holder.

“They are put through

school and cultural education. They work in

traditional gardens and

participate in traditional

activities.”

Other initiatives the

Community has addressed

are revisions to children’s

code and the criminal

code. They have revised

specific definitions of

child

violence/abuse,

which have been broadly

expanded to include many

acts that expose children

to crime.

and federal juvenile justice systems to be a part of

the tragic juvenile system

of violence,” West said.

“We have to talk about

ways to work with tribes

to figure out how we can

lessen the experiences in

the first place.”

West also called for new

approaches to be informed

by the awareness of forced

relocation and prohibitions of native cultures

and traditions. He would

like for recommendations

to take into account that

historical trauma that is

real and has affected multiple generations of Native

Americans.

“We’re not looking for

easy answers but systemic solutions that will

make a difference in Indian country,” he said. “Let

us rededicate ourselves to

giving Native American

children a future that is not

clouded with violence.”

From the Associate Attorney General

Tony West, Associate

Attorney General, U.S.

Department of Justice,

said he knows that the

road to involvement in the

juvenile justice system is

paved with experiences of

injustices and trauma.

“The last thing we want

to do is for our tribal, state

HOPI TUTUVENI | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18 2014 5

Health

Hopi Runner, Sekaquaptewa sets sights on Boston Marathon

Crystal Dee

Hopi Tutuveni

“I

like to finish strong. I know

I can improve my time because I’ve been running a

Caroline “Kadoo” Sekaquaptewa is water clan from lot more and I’m much faster. My

the village of Sipaulovi. Her parents are Rosa Honanie goal is run my fastest time at the

and the late Phil Sekaquaptewa. She is the oldest of four

siblings and a single mother of four girls ages 19, 16, Boston Marathon.”

10 and 5 years old. She is in her 10th year of teaching -Caroline “Kadoo” Sekaquaptewa

at Salt River Elementary School as an Early Childhood

Educator.

Moencopi Developers Corporation (MDC) is sponsoring both Sekaquaptewa and Stephan Ovah to participate in the Boston Marathon. MDC has paid for their

registration fees and are having custom made uniforms

designed for them. MDC is also helping them with

fundraising efforts for their expenses.

Being a Hopi woman, what does it mean to you to

run in the Boston Marathon?

I hope more people will do it because we have a lot of

good runners out home and I hope that people know that

they can do it. They have the talent to go and run in

these bigger races. I hope more people will go and experience something like this. It’s exciting.

There is a process in which one must go through to qualify to run in the Boston Marathon. The Boston Athletic

Association (BAA) has a list of Marathons in which one Caroline “Kadoo” Sekaquaptewa of Sipaulovi will run in

can run to beat the qualifying times. Qualifying times the Boston Marathon on April 21.

are based on age. The qualifying time for Sekaquaptewa is 3:40:00 for her age and she beat it with a time of coach. On my off days I go swimming because I need to

3:33:00 at the L.A. Marathon.

stay active and I try to stick to my schedule.

What is your diet like?

I eat all the time! I eat several meals all day. I rarely

drink soda and I drink a lot of water. After I run I refuel

and get ready for the next workout. I eat a lot of protein, fruit, vegetables and salads; I try to stay away from

greasy foods. If I do well, I’ll treat myself.

What is a typical week for you as far as training?

Lately, I’ve been running 50-60 miles a week, run a

track workout and I run hills. On my rest days I swim

because I’m going to participate in the Ironman again

this year and I’m preparing for that. I also ride my bike

and do strength training twice a week. I workout early in the morning at 4 a.m. because it’s harder for me

What does it mean for you to run in the Boston Mar- to workout in the evening and my girls participate in

athon?

basketball and other activities. I also participate in short

I’m excited because I’m reaching another goal that I distance races with a group of friends from the Healthy

have set for myself. To be a member of the Hopi tribe, Active Natives (HANS).

running in the Marathon is a good feeling. Stephen

Ovah will also be representing the Hopi tribe. I don’t Have you taken a look at the course?

know of any Hopis who have run this particular mara- Yes, I have and it shows where the hills are and I have

thon, but it’s always neat to see your tribe represented. I been talking to two individuals from Leupp and Tuba

know I will be thinking about everything out home. I’ll City, who have ran the Boston Marathon about the

run for my family and for people that can’t run. This is course and what it’s like. They are always excited to

a big deal to me compared to a “pahanna” running it.

share information with me.

How have you prepared yourself for the Boston

Marathon?

I’ve done a lot more running this year than I’ve ever

done. I train with a running coach who sends me workouts every week. A lot of the workouts have speed work

on the track and more miles so I’m able to run faster

for a longer time. In addition I’m doing strength training and taking care of my body better. I haven’t had a

whole lot of injuries and I’m thankful for that. I train

all year and I don’t ever take breaks. In October and

November I had some health problems and I was barely

running. Once I started my treatment I started training

hard again. In January I started getting back into shape.

I don’t know if I would be training as hard without my

Have you set a time in which you want to finish the

marathon?

I haven’t picked a specific time, but I know I can run

faster than I did in my last race. I know I can beat that

time.

Who or what is your inspiration in getting through

the race?

I think about when my kids when it’s getting tough. I

think of how they support me. My youngest told me,

“Mom, I’m praying for you to win the Ironman.” Little

things like that keep me smiling and keep me going. I do

everything for them and I want them to see me succeed

and reach goals that I set for myself so that they will be

the same way. I also think of home on the reservation

and my family. It gives me strength when I think about

them.

What made you decide you wanted to run in the Boston Marathon?

When I did the Ironman Triathlon a couple years ago I

knew that running a marathon was definitely possible

if I could swim, bike and still run a marathon; I knew

I could qualify. A couple months later at the 2013 PF

Chang’s Marathon I tried to qualify, but I didn’t make

the time. I trained some more and then in March 2013

I ran in the L.A. Marathon and beat my time by seven

minutes. Running in the Boston Marathon is something

I’ve always wanted to do, somewhat of a bucket list. I

had always read about the Boston Marathon or watched

the events surrounding the Marathon on T.V.

When you beat the qualifying time for the Boston

Marathon, how did you feel?

I was running with one of my friends and we didn’t get

a good start and I kept looking at my time. We knew we

were supposed to be at a certain point of the race. I started doing the math and figured out where we should be

at a certain time and I thought we could make it. Then

halfway through I looked at my time again and told myself “I think we can make it”. Without hesitating we

both took off and started running fast. We started running at a fast pace at the 13 mile mark to the end. When

we finished, our bodies were hurting. It was worth the

pain.

my energy until the end of the race. I have been asking

people about the course. The big thing is to be patient

because it’s a long race. I like to finish strong. I know

I can improve my time because I’ve been running a lot

more and I’m much faster. My goal is run my fastest

time at the Boston Marathon.

Would you say running in the Boston Marathon is

more exciting than participating in the Ironman?

No, it’s about the same. It’s really exciting because I’m

running in it for the first time which makes it better then

the Ironman.

What races have you run in the past year?

January 2014 I ran the PF Chang’s marathon, Sells Half

Marathon, 10K in Paradise Valley and the Ragnar Relay

with a group of friends who are on the team. The Ragnar

Relay is 200 miles; the relay begins in Wickenburg and

ends in Tempe. There are six members in each team and

they run 25-30 miles each.

How does your family feel about your running in the

Boston Marathon?

My family is very excited and they have been very supportive. My daughters want to go but I can’t take them

with me because of the cost and I don’t want to take just

one and they would miss a week of school.

Sekaquaptewa’s mother, Rosa said she is very excited

for her daughter and very proud of her because of the

work she has put into getting where she’s at.

“We are very supportive of her,” said Rosa. “My son,

mowii, Sam and her husband will be at various locations throughout the race to cheer her on. Having that

support means a lot knowing someone is there for you.”

What are you doing as far as fundraising and who

will be travelling with you?

Well it started off with my mom, but now I have my

brother, his wife, my cousin Samantha Antone and her

husband going. We are all fundraising to get our travel

What is your strategy for running hills?

I’ve been running hills out home and in races. When I’m expenses covered.

running hills I think positive thoughts and tell myself

There was a fun run on Feb. 13 for Stephen Ovah

I like running them. I always think positive because

when you think negative thoughts your mind starts to and Kadoo. In addition, there is also a raffle ticket sale

believe them. Hills are where you catch people and you where local artists have donated their handcrafted pieces to be raffled off for this event.

have to be strong running up the hills.

“I’m really grateful for the all the people who are

What is your strategy in getting through the mara- supporting me such as MDC and the people who are

helping with fundraisers, and the people donating to the

thon?

I’m kind of new to running marathons; I’ve only ran raffle. I’m very excited and grateful for their support. I

in six. I find it helpful to break-up the run into six sec- know Stephen is going to run hard, he always runs fast.

tions and I have a set time to run in those sections, so So I’m going to run hard and do my best to represent our

my strategy is to stay within those times. I like to save tribe,” said Sekaquaptewa.

Education Notes

Contestants compete for

cash prizes at 6th annual

NPC SGA Talent Contest

Everett Robinson

NPC Media Relations

Hopi Junior/Senior High School Students of the Month - January 2014

The Hopi Junior and Senior High School students of the month for January were treated to a luncheon at Keams Canyon Café on

Feb. 13. Laurel Mansfield (far right), Academic Counselor said the students are nominated by their teachers for good citizenship.

Auditions for the sixth

annual Talent Contest,