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Occasion,

Helping Hopi

Students through

the Pandemic

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Hopi Tutuveni March 17, 2021

Hopi Tribe Supports Deb Haaland in Her New Position

Honorable Debra Haaland is confirmed as Secretary of the Interior

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – March 15, 2021 — Today marks a

historic occasion with the confirmation of Representative

Debra Anne Haaland as Secretary of the Interior, and a

huge milestone for Indian Country as Haaland will be the

first Native American to hold a cabinet position in United

States history. The U.S. Senate voted 51-40 in favor of

the Democrat's nomination.

“On behalf of the Hopi Tribe, I extend our congratulations to the Honorable Deb Haaland, first on her nomination by President Joe Biden as Interior Secretary, and

second, on her final confirmation by the United States

Senate through the work of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources,” said Hopi Tribal Chairman

Timothy Nuvangyaoma. “This selection is a victory for

Tribal Communities and Native Peoples across America

who have been advocating for Haaland’s elevation to this

very important position.”

In a show of bipartisanship, Honorable Deb Haaland

was first introduced at the initial hearings on February 23

and 24, 2021, by Rep. Don Young (R-AK) her colleague

from the House of Representatives Natural Resources

Committee. On the Senate side, the chambers for the

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources was filled

with returning and first-time members. In light of the ongoing pandemic, the hearings allowed for social distancing and COVID-19 prevention measures, with a number

of Senators connecting through a virtual platform.

In his opening statement, Senator Joe Manchin (DWV), Chairman of the Committee, introduced four new

members including Senators Mark Kelly of Arizona, John

Hickenlooper of Colorado, James Lankford of Oklahoma, and Roger Marshall of Kansas. Manchin pointed out

that nearly 130 years ago the Supreme Court described

the role of the Secretary of the Interior as “the guardian

of the people of the United States over the public lands,”

adding that the Secretary position is responsible for managing more than 480 million surface acres, approximately

one fifth the land area of the U.S., over 700 million acres

of sub-surface minerals, and over 2.5 billion acres of the

outer continental shelf. Included in these lands are more

than 400 national parks, 100 national monuments, and

500 national wildlife refuge locations.

Many of the Senators on the committee, including

Ranking Member Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), challenged Haaland to answer some current questions and

concerns from their constituents, and she responded

strongly by suggesting that she will turn to them for partnerships and advice to help address their respective issues

moving forward. Among the matters brought forth were

concerns regarding water rights, oil drilling, conservation

impacts on communities, farming, hunting and fishing

issues in various states, and the overall issues regarding

policy that affect the lives of rural and urban populations.

During the session, Senator Mazie Hirono from Hawaii, asked Haaland what motivates her to want to be

Secretary of the Interior, to which she responded,“this is

all of our country, this is our mother. It’s difficult to not

feel obligated to protect this land, and I feel that every

Indigenous person in this country understands that, which

is why we have such a high rate of our people who serve

in the military.”

During the hearings, Committee Republicans continued

to raise issues with previous positions that Haaland had

taken during her time as a Congresswoman. The questions from Republican Senators Barrasso (WY), Hoeven

(ND), Cassidy (LA), and Risch (ID) focused heavily on

Representative Haaland’s previous positions on oil and

gas development, including the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines. Additionally, Senator Murkowski

(R-AK) questioned Haaland on numerous Alaska Native

issues, including the role of the Alaska Native Corporations, the King Cove road, and Alaska Native Veterans

allotment. Haaland expressed a willingness to learn more

about these issues, and stated that her decisions as Interior Secretary would be guided by the law and science.

On March 4, 2021, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee formally approved the nomination of

Representative Haaland to be the Secretary of the Interior

by a vote of 11 to 9. Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski

(AK) joined all Democrats voting in favor of her nomination – subsequently moving her nomination on to the

Senate for a full vote.

Now that Haaland has been seated, she will have to

confront some major issues head on, including working

to reverse some of the detrimental decisions made by the

Trump administration to reopen parcels of public land to

uranium mining, and stripping protections around sacred

sites. The area surrounding the Grand Canyon is especially coveted by energy corporations who want to mine

uranium deposits there. Environmentalists and tribes, including the Hopi and the Havasupai Tribe have strongly

opposed any new mines in the area. Haaland will also

need to address the push by tribes and environmentalists to restore Bears Ears National Monument, which the

Trump administration reduced in size by 85% in 2017.

The Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition (BEITC) has led

the effort to protect this important cultural landscape.

“The Bears Ears region known in Hopi as Honmuru is

immensely important to the Hopi Tribe,” said Hopi Tribe

Vice Chairman Clark W. Tenakhongva, who serves as a

Co-Chair of the coalition. “It is a part of our history and

who we are as a people. We have worked since time immemorial to uphold our sacred covenant to protect the

land by serving as stewards of the Earth, and continue to

do so today by opposing any efforts to abolish and reduce

the Bears Ears National Monument. We look forward to

working with Deb Haaland on these important issues.”

The confirmation ceremony in the Senate and the

overall selection process was another first for Haaland,

an enrolled member of Laguna Pueblo. In 2018, she and

Sharice Davids of Kansas, a member of the Ho-Chunk

Nation of Wisconsin, became the first two female tribal

members from the continental U.S. to be elected to Congress. When she was elected, Haaland quickly assumed a

leadership role in the House, where she took on the role

of vice-chair of the House Natural Resources Committee,

which oversees Native American issues, and led a subcommittee on national parks, forests and public lands.

“Haaland adds an amazing amount of wisdom, perspective, experience and proficiency that will greatly

benefit the Biden Administration’s Cabinet,” said Chairman Nuvangyaoma. “The last time I felt this much pride,

excitement and hope was the moment when one of our

own Hopi members, Diane Humetewa, was confirmed for

her position on the U.S. District Court. This is an incredible time in our history.”

For questions or more information, please call the Hopi

Tribe Office of the Chairman at (928) 734-3102 or Office

of the Vice Chairman at (928) 734-3113.

Hopi Tutuveni March 17, 2021

March is Women Veterans Month

Honor the sacrifice-Celebrate and Recognize Hopi Women Veterans and those in the Military Service

Sharon Fredericks, Counselor – Hopi Vet Center for

Hopi Tutuveni

Hotevilla, Ariz. – March 5, 2021, to see the Women Veterans

point of view is to shift your mind to a different place. The stories I’ve heard over the years amaze me. Each veteran, different

branches of service, all different perspectives of their experiences; this is hard to describe to fit one understanding but it is one

of a unique experience for sure.

There is a project called the Women Veterans Historical

Project online. I began reading some of the diaries that women

wrote beginning with a woman in the Navy in 1918. She was

put on a ship and shared what living on a ship was like, being

seasick, seeing someone jump ship, watching burials at sea and

working long hours till the work was done.

Another women’s Army experience in 1943, shared having

to be ready to depart at mid-night, having inspection and drill.

Love interests found and lost and improvising sleeping quarters,

finding ways to eat comfortably while traveling and experiencing going through the gas chamber training.

Then there was the experience of a black soldier traveling in

Czechoslovakia, 1958 where people were allowed to stop work

just to look at her. She toured a brewery along the way and saw

that the people worked underground making the beer. And tells

of where women worked along-side of the men lifting large barrels in the cold, damp place standing up to 12 hours in water all

over the floor.

Reading these I could tell that not much is different from

what happens during active duty now. We still go through drill,

still have inspections at all hours of the night in basic training.

We’ve met other women from all walks of life and have had to

at times adapt to any situation. Such as, having to find somewhat private places to sleep when on a mission, or meeting and

having to leave our good friends because it’s time to leave a

duty station. And working long hours with little rest, expectations no different from what is required of the men. Also being

selected over men for work because we’ve proven we can do

the job, not because we are female, but because we can do the

job right.

At the same time, we also experienced seeing beautiful places

in different parts of the world, living in foreign countries so

different from our own desert. We’ve met people whom we will

never forget for friendships through thick and thin. Trying to

balance work life and that of family. Training, training and more

training was certain. That part certainly will never change.

At the times a war is declared, having to face the reality of

going to war. There, things can change very quickly. An experience like no other, because we know some never returned

home. Each veteran who did survive has their story, but they all

fulfilled their responsibilities, completing missions and doing

their part keeping the Nation safe and returning home with an

Honorable discharge.

I salute our women veterans wherever they may be. Continue

to stand strong in yourselves and enjoy life, you earned it.

March is National Women’s History Month

Celebrating Famous Hopi women

Dr. LuAnn Leonard

Marlene Sekaquaptewa

Barbara Poley

Patricia Sekaquaptewa

Hopi Women Shungopavi Security Guards carrying

out duties through March 2021 snowy weather

Hopi Tutuveni March 17, 2021

Obtaining Hopi Non-Commercial

and Commercial Wood Permits

WEMP for Hopi Tutuveni

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – March 5, 2021,

due to the continuation of Hopi Tribal

Executive Order #007.3-2020: Reservation-wide Lockdown for All Residents of

the Hopi Reservation to limit and control

the spread of the COVID –19, which will

be in effect until March 31, 2021 at 5 a.m.

The Hopi Wildlife & Ecosystems Management Program (WEMP) will not hold

in person issuance of wood permits for the

month of March.

Hopi WEMP will continue to provide

services to those individuals who have a

current permit, an expired permit and are

in need of a new permit. Call in to request

a renewal of your permit or request for a

new permit. The temporary issuance and

renewal of an expired permit is as follows;

If you have a current expired Non-Commercial Wood (Personal Use) permit,

regardless of the expiration date, Hopi

WEMP will use the current expired permit

and renew the permit for an additional 60

days from the date you call to renew the

permit. We will require you to provide the

Hopi Wood Permit Number and expiration date of the permit, the locations of the

designated area and will only renew the

permit to the current permitted individual.

If you require a new permit, the Hopi

WEMP will issue you the permit by sending a picture of the issued permit to your

cellphone to allow the permitted individual to use this as a temporary permit to

immediately harvest wood and will mail

you the new wood permit to you as soon

as possible.

If you previously had an expired permit which was recently renewed during

the closure/lockdown, you will need to be

issued a new permit. Please call WEMP

numbers provided to request a new permit. Provide your expired permit information, permit number, expiration date, and

the number of loads harvested, location,

name, census number and address. A new

permit will be mailed to you as soon as

possible and a picture of the issued permit will be sent to your cellphone to allow

use as a temporary permit, to immediately

harvest wood.

This simple process will also apply to

the COMMERCIAL Wood (For Sale)

Permits and we will require you have an

updated Hopi Peddlers Permit. Individuals selling wood will be required to follow

Hopi and CDC COVID-19 Safety protocols.

The use of a Non-Commercial Wood

Permit (Personal Use) for selling wood

is PROHIBITED and IN VIOLATION of

HTO #47 (Woodlands). Please DO NOT

USE your Non-Commercial Wood Permit

to sell wood. This misuse provides Hopi

WEMP with inaccurate data and leads to

mismanagement of our resources, which

will affect the future of Hopi Natural Resources.

To renew your Non-Commercial or

Commercial Wood Permit, please call

(928) 497-1014, Monday thru Friday from

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Holiday operational hours

will be observed and no services will be

available. This will remain in effect until

March 31, 2021.

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ensure we have safe compliance during the event.

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Hopi Tutuveni March 17, 2021

Rising to the Occasion, Helping

HART/DRYE Ranch wood harvest

Hopi Students through the Pandemic

COVID-19 safety protocols

Although this is an outside activity, we

want to ensure we provide a safe environment and follow COVID-19 requirements

and to reduce the spread of the virus. The

Hopi Wildlife & Ecosystems Management

Program (WEMP) requests you adhere to

the following guidelines to ensure we can

continue this event;

•If you are feeling sick or have a high

or above normal temperature, please stay

home

•All Tribal Members who wish to participate in the Hart Ranch Wood Harvesting

event must have received both COVID-19

Vaccination shots. We are operating on the

“Honor Code” and not requiring proof. So

please be HONEST and RESPECT the

health and safety of Tribal employees and

other Tribal members.

•Please remain in your vehicle. Each

vehicle will check-in with WEMP staff,

with minimal contact. Please have your

Hopi Tribal Census Card or Census Number and Driver’s License ready to provide

to the staff.

•We will require individuals to wear

a double mask during the check-in and

check-out process and require all individuals are from the same household and keep

to their group while harvesting wood.

•Once checked-in, you will proceed

to harvest your wood and upon completion of loading your wood, please checkout and you will be issued a Hopi Wood

Hauling Permit. The permit will be your

validation to haul the wood to your destination.

•All individuals will be required to

wear a face mask, covering your nose and

mouth when you are within 6 feet of other

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

your masks, especially when you are near

other individuals outside of your group.

•Please stay away from other groups

and practice the 6 foot social distancing.

We request you stay with your group to

minimize contact with other groups.

•Please use hand sanitizer or wash your

hands with soap and water, if possible.

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

cooperate with staff and follow their requests.

•Please be sure to bring your chainsaws,

fuel, extra chains/bars, chain sharpener,

axes, wood maul/splitter, pry bar, sledgehammer, wedges and other wood harvesting tools, with plenty of water and snacks.

•PLEASE PACK OUT YOUR TRASH.

We ask that you police up your area and

take your trash.

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

or secure your load. We do not want you

to cause any damage or cause an accident

on the highways.

•We understand the need to stop for gas

and other necessities, however we ask you

minimize your time in local border towns,

mask up and hand sanitize and/or wash

your hands with soap and water and take

other preventative safety measures.

We thank you for your cooperation and

please feel free to take advantage of this

opportunity. If you have any questions,

please contact our office at (928) 4971010/1014/1011.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Alexandra Hoyungwa, Marketing

and

Special Events Manager

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. - March 10, 2021,

Assisting Hopi students has never been

more important than now. The Hopi Education Endowment Fund (HEEF), along

with other Hopi non-profits will be participating in this year’s Annual Arizona

Gives Day (AZGD), set for April 6, 2021.

AZGD is a 24-hour statewide online fundraising event supporting non-profits across

the state of Arizona. The HEEF mission

is to grow and protect financial resources

to provide every Hopi the opportunity to

pursue their educational dreams.

HEEF funds are utilized mainly for

Hopi college scholarships/grants and local

community education programs. However, 2020 would prove to bring new challenges and needs.

A year ago, Hopi was just learning

about the COVID-19 virus and began preparing for the impacts of the pandemic.

There was little knowledge of the effects

that it would have. Soon after, most universities/colleges closed their campuses

forcing many students to move back to

the reservation and readjust to completing

their classes online. The impact on stu-

928-734-3124

dent’s ability to continue their education

was detrimental and mainly tied to online

classes.

In response, many Hopi non-profits, including the HEEF, stepped up to increase

services for those affected by the pandemic. The HEEF focused on the area of higher education and surveyed Hopi college

students to gauge their needs. Responses

collected through the survey indicated students needed better access to technology,

computer equipment and supplies to complete their courses. In response, the HEEF

created the Hopi Higher Education Emergency Fund (HHEEF) to raise money to

help bridge the technological gap. The

campaign was successful, raising over

$50,000, which was used to help a total of

85 students pay for laptops, printers, scanners, etc. Many students have expressed

their gratitude for helping them complete

their courses during one of the most challenging semesters they have encountered.

This is one example of flexibility and

compatibility of local non-profits.

Join the HEEF on Arizona Gives Day,

April 6th, 2021 and show your support by

giving a monetary donation online. Donating is easy. To learn more about the

HEEF and Arizona Gives Day visit the

Arizona Gives Day website: www.azgives.org.

Hopi Tutuveni March 17, 2021

One Year Ago Today - Hopi Tutuveni Reported about Hopi

Tribal Council’s Emergency Meeting on COVID-19

Romalita Laban, Managing Editor

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – Wednesday, March 17, 2021 One

year ago today Hopi Tribal Council requested an update

report from Hopi Chairman and Vice Chairman’s Offices

regarding measures being taken to address Covid-19 on

the Hopi reservation.

Hopi Tutuveni staff was called and requested by the

Hopi Secretary’s Office to be present at the meeting. No

other requests or notifications were provided to Hopi Tutuveni about the meeting’s occurrence.

Fast forward one year later to today March 17, 2021,

although Hopi Tutuveni has been repeatedly requesting

the ZOOM meeting call-in numbers to fully listen in and

report out about the Hopi Tribal Council’s open public

session, the Secretary’s Office continues to hold Hopi

Tutuveni at bay by not providing access to the call-in

number. All the meanwhile Chairman, Vice Chairman

and Secretary’s Office staff has been conducting the call

from what used to be the Revenue Commissioner’s Office while the Legislative Building, which holds the Hopi

Tribal Council Chambers, is still under construction for

COVID-19 pandemic mitigation repairs and upgrades.

A year ago today, Council Chambers was filled with an

audience of Tribal employees, Directors and local Hopi

School Community School Advisors filling all seats, except for approximately three vacant seats. With social distancing still a requirement at all Hopi Tribal government

buildings, via the latest and current standing Executive

Order extended through March 31, 2021, that is the assumed reason no one else except the three top Legislative

Office staff is allowed in the room, while Council sessions are occurring.

A year ago today Hopi Vice Chairman, Clark Tenakhongva, explained to Council members and the audience

that the Hopi Health Care Center front doors were only

open for the public to enter and that his office continued

to advise people through the local radio public service announcements and that Hopi Tutuveni would be utilized.

Caution was also expressed with regard to social media

posts and information being shared there. Because of that

caution, Tenakhongva explained that Tribal Leadership

was taking the lead of Indian Health Services with regard

to legitimate information about Covid-19 protocols and

procedures. Tenakhongva also mentioned a meeting with

local Hopi schools was scheduled later that day, ensuring

communication was up to date and not misleading for the

public and stakeholders.

Recalling back to that day last year and how very quiet and attentive the audience seemed, was reminiscent of

another emergency meeting held at the Council Chambers when the 9/11 Attacks on the United States occurred.

Except at the March 2020 meeting the audience was hear-

ing an update about an almost unknown virus, an enemy

of sort which was creating a lot of fear and anxiety.

The audience, a year ago today was quiet and attentive

while the Vice Chairman continued explaining that local

Hopi Village Community Service Administrators would

be depended on to determine if restrictions and closures

of Hopi villages would take place. This led to discussion

surrounding precautions taken by Hopi Tribal employees,

who traveled to New York just over one year ago today

and who upon returning were required to self-quarantine

for fourteen days.

Mentions of an Incident Command Station and all that

entailed, including setting aside funding, appointing personnel and point of contacts was made by Tenakhongva

before he asked Tribal Council for input that Tuesday,

March 17, 2020.

Tribal Council members expressed varying perspectives with one being a very memorable expression by

Dale Sinquah, First Mesa Consolidated Villages Representative, about not being pleased with the measures

being taken at that point in time in March 2020. Sinquah

further described the measures as “inadequate.” Those in

the audience on that day may recall how he went on to

further describe that schools were “doing their own thing”

because “this body (meaning the Hopi Tribal Council)

has to have a method/guidelines, whether villages agree

or not.” He went on to state, “Leadership has to step forward…to say the virus is not here (as he referenced some

sentiments of those present)…we have to treat it like it’s

here, NOW.” Sinquah went on to state, “We need to take

control…we need to take our assets…let’s step up, let’s

attend briefings every day, and let’s give our input.” It

was clear that Sinquah wanted action to be taken that day,

one year ago today.

When Wilfred Gaseoma, Hopi Tribal Treasurer was

asked about funding he responded, “Financially, should

have no problem, we have funds in Wells Fargo that is

accessible, with a couple of accounts we can access with

the least amount being $67,000 and highest amount being $27 million. Three accounts can be accessed.” Back

then it was unknown if the Federal government would

be helping tribes or States, for that matter, with financial

resources and other mitigations efforts, as the pandemic

was declared just six days before by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020. The Treasurer along with

the Chairman and Vice Chairman were to work on an Action Item addressing a Declaration of Emergency to be

presented in a couple days on Thursday, March 19, 2020.

Since that day, one year ago, the Hopi Emergency

Response Team was established via the Declaration of

Emergency, the Federal government after much delay

provided funding to tribes, with the Hopi Tribe acquiring

over $95 million and subsequently created the CARES

Act Committee, which has yet to fully report to Hopi

Tribal Council about its activities and spending.

In this past year, the Hopi Tribe has gone through well

over ten (10) various Executive Orders, at least three (3)

Tribal government shutdowns, with all being included

in the 2020 Hopi Tutuveni publications and the most recent Extension of Hopi Executive Order No. 007.2-2020:

Reservation-wide Lockdown for All Residents of the

Hopi Reservation to limit and control the Spread of the

COVID-19 in the March 3, 2021publication. The switch

and transition of layout has made keeping track of which

one is an Executive Order versus a Shutdown notification

is enough to make one wish to hire an individual to be an

Executive Order historian and clerk.

In all honesty, the past year has included so many

changes, required quarantines, office shutdowns, temperature checks, pulling of carpets, desks and equipment

(the Hopi Tutuveni main office still sits in disarray to this

day March 17, 2021) vaccinations and the many deaths

and hospitalizations of dear friends, family and community members. It is unfathomable and it is still unbelievable how we have been able to adapt, survive and still put

out a publication two times monthly during this worldwide pandemic.

And since March 17, 2020 we at Hopi Tutuveni have

been joined in the Hopi communities of First Mesa with

another news source called The Village Cryer coming out

of the First Mesa Consolidated Villages offices. The Village Cryer had its beginnings as the April 6, 2020 NEWSLETTER put out by First Mesa Consolidated Villages

which has now elevated to a newspaper being distributed

at the local Circle M market in Lower Polacca. We wish

the source much success as we have found the FMCV

Tribal Council Representatives articles very informative

and aids in understanding what has been occurring at the

Tribal Council level. Until we acquire call-in numbers

for the Tribal Council session from the Hopi Tribe Secretary’s Office, we may be acquiring approval for sharing

of the representative’s articles in the Hopi Tutuveni.

One year ago today, who would have thought we would

be relieved as a nation to have vaccines available to combat this sickening COVID-19 virus. Or that we would

be calling our national leader by the name President Joe

Biden. And one year into this pandemic on Monday,

March 15, 2021 we have the very first Native American

woman Deb Haaland, from the Laguna Pueblo, serving as

Secretary of the U.S. Department of Interior.

To be writing about surviving this past pandemic year

with all the ups and downs, sideways communication,

non-communication and correction after correction has

been challenging but we did it. We are Hopi. We are

Strong. And we are still here. Askwali.

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Republican embraces a larger Bears Ears, seeks consensus

Curtis speaking with Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition co-Chair Clark Tenakhongva during a hike in Bears Ears National Monument in 2019. Curtis/Facebook

Asked to reflect on his first attempt three years ago to

codify boundaries for the Bears Ears National Monument,

Utah Rep. John Curtis answered with an emphatic laugh.

“I learned I had no credibility,” the Republican lawmaker said in a recent interview with E&E News. “The

natural reaction for me, and a lot of members of Congress, is ‘I’m going to fix this. I’ve got an answer.’”

On the same day in late 2017 that President Trump

slashed the 1.35 million-acre national monument to a

mere 15% of its original footprint, Curtis — just three

weeks into his first term — proposed legislation to enshrine those boundaries.

The proposal drew swift condemnation from Native

American leaders — who characterized the bill as “salt

on a wound” created by Trump — and Curtis concedes

he missed the mark, despite what he called a “good faith

attempt” (E&E News PM, Jan. 9, 2018).

“That was my first lesson learned: If I want people to

listen to my ideas, I have to prove to them that I’m going

to take the time to develop the relationships and understand what they want,” Curtis said.

Now, as the Interior Department carries out a 60-day

review order by President Biden to determine whether to

reverse Trump’s actions and restore Bears Ears and two

other monuments to their previous states, Curtis is preparing new legislation and hoping that his efforts to build

relationships can produce a consensus agreement.

This bill will look very different, embracing a monument size more like what tribes want to see, although they

might object to some specifics.

“That’s the most important difference between the first

time and this: I’m listening and trying to put their ideas

on paper,” Curtis said.

Although Biden is widely expected to use the Antiquities Act of 1906 to restore the Utah monument to its

previous size, Curtis and other Utah elected officials, as

well as some tribal leaders, have argued that a more permanent fix is necessary to lock the site’s boundaries in

place (E&E News PM, Feb. 19).

“It’s hard to find anybody that thinks it’s a good idea to

keep pingponging back and forth between Republicans

and Democratic presidents in boundaries,” Curtis said.

“That’s one of the strongest motivations ... for finding

legislation.”

The Antiquities Act allows a president to set aside public lands as national monuments to protect areas of cultural, scientific or historical interest.

But under the Trump administration, the White House

used the law to slash the size of two national monuments

— Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante — long unpopular with Republican officials in Utah.

The legality of Trump’s actions remains the focus of

separate lawsuits pending in the U.S. District Court for

the District of Columbia. The judge yesterday agreed to

pause the cases for 90 days to give the Biden administration time to act (E&E News PM, March 8).

While his legislation remains a work in progress, Curtis says the proposal is likely to encompass as many as 1.9

million acres, although it could contain multiple land use

designations — a provision that could be a major sticking

point in his quest for compromise.

But the scope of the monument is a serious reversal

from his 2017 bill to create two small national monuments from within Bears Ears: a 142,000-acre Shash Jáa

National Monument and an 86,000-acre Indian Creek

National Monument.

Curtis said allowing for a variety of uses on land within

monuments made sense, while ensuring that places of religious and cultural significance are preserved.

“In an area that is so geographically large — you can

imagine in 1.3 [million] or 1.9 [million acres] — that you

would have areas that we can graze, we can camp, we

can ride bicycles, and then you would have other areas.

Some of the ones that we visited with the vice chairman

[of the Hopi Tribe] are just simply too sacred and need

to be absolutely protected,” Curtis said. “That’s what I

would envision with the legislation.”

The Republican lawmaker pointed to his work to protect about 660,000 acres of wilderness in Emery County,

Utah, which became part of a major public lands package

enacted in early 2019, as an example of how his new bill

might work (E&E Daily, Feb. 13, 2019).

“One of the things that made Emery County successful

was not looking at everything as black or white,” Curtis

explained. “The president just has a big tool, it’s like a big

hammer that doesn’t let him finesse. But Congress can

come in and make designations. ... This is not something

you can draw one boundary around. It’s far more nuanced

than that.”

But as the Biden administration presses forward with

its 60-day review, set to end March 21, it remains to be

seen if a new presidential proclamation for the monument

will suppress enthusiasm for legislation.

“This has been a high priority for our office, and it’s

been a high priority to do it right. And by right, I mean

listening to all the stakeholders, really probing to see if

that consensus exists, which I’m convinced it does exist,”

Curtis said. “And I’m just hoping the Biden administration will give us time to let that play out.”

Over the past three years, Curtis and his staffers made

multiple excursions to the current and former monument

lands, which sit entirely inside his congressional district.

The 3rd District stretches from the Mount Olympus

Wilderness just outside Salt Lake City to San Juan County in the state’s southeastern corner, where the monument

is located.

“One of the things I think you first discover, if you go

there, is it’s not like Zion National Park,” Curtis said. “I

feel like I have been [to Bears Ears National Monument]

many, many times but would not dare say I have fully

explored the area. It’s so vast.”

The lawmaker said he has focused on outreach to the

Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition — a group representing

the Hopi, Navajo, Ute, Ute

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Hopi Tribe Department of Health and Human Services

Covid-19 Emergency Response March 11, 2021 Report

KYKOTSMOVI, AZ – March 11, 2021 — The World

Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus a

pandemic a year ago. Throughout Arizona, healthcare

workers are paying tribute to the hard work and heartbreak of the past twelve months as the coronavirus pandemic officially hits the one-year mark. Meanwhile, the

state’s documented totals were updated to 830,465 coronavirus infections and 16,464 fatalities, according to the

Arizona Department of Health Services (AZDHS). Key

state metrics used to gauge the extent of the pandemic

continue to improve and are the lowest they’ve been in

months, and more than 20% of Arizona’s population has

received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Arizona

has received a total of 2,638,855 doses of the COVID-19

vaccine as of Mar. 9. Here locally on Hopi, a good portion

of the residents throughout the villages are already vaccinated with figures closer to about 40% of the population.

Arizona’s weekly percent positivity for COVID-19 diagnostic testing, an indicator of how much the virus is

spreading in the community, reached a five-month low

last week but has ticked up this week. Of the 21,006 people tested so far this week, 6% received a positive result. The rate for 77,739 people last week was 5%, the

lowest since early October. Health officials said the day

with the highest number of deaths was Jan. 18, when 171

people died. The day with the second-highest number of

deaths was Jan. 13, when 165 people died. The state does

not record how many people have recovered, but Johns

Hopkins University has broad estimates on the number of

people who have recovered. COVID-19 is still very much

active in our communities. Not enough people are vaccinated for herd immunity and overall protection against

COVID-19. Health experts continued to stress that peo-

ple should continue social distancing, wearing masks in

public, and stay home when possible.

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

a national, state, and local level:

As of this date – March 11, 2021

The United Sates now has approximately 29.11 million

confirmed positive cases with 60,678 new cases and over

529,301 deaths reported.

Over 831,832confirmed positive cases now exist in Arizona. Of those, close to 15,678 are in Navajo County

alone.

The Hopi Health Care Center has tested over 8,784 patients to this date. Over 1,373 of those tests at Hopi Health

Care Center came back positive with 995 from Hopi Tribal members. Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation

reported 262 positives for Hopi Villages with a combined

number of 1257 positive Hopi Tribal members.

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

The information by villages presented above is released

by the Hopi Department of Health & Human Services,

and the data shown reflects patients tested at the Hopi

Health Care Center and at the Tuba City Regional Health

Care Corporation specifically on Hopi tribal members.

The data from Lower and Upper Munqapi is consolidated until specific data can be re-verified. (+) number decreased due to individual being identified from another

village. The community of residence for one Hopi Tribal

member who tested positive at HHCC is in the Phoenix

metropolitan area. The community of residence for four

Hopi Tribal members who tested positive at HHCC is in

Winslow. The data here does not include all state-wide

data from other facilities such as Flagstaff, Winslow,

Phoenix or other hospitals.

*Note: These data include newly added testing results

from the Abbott ID NOW machine since April 20, 2020

** A total of 1253+ individuals who tested positive are

members of the Hopi Tribe.

+ Includes Village member(s) retested positive

Prevention:

Watch for symptoms. People with COVID-19 have had

a wide range of symptoms reported – ranging from mild

symptoms to severe illness.

Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the

virus. People with these symptoms or combinations of

symptoms may have COVID-19:

- Cough

- Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing

- Or at least two of these symptoms:

- Fever

- Chills

- Repeated shaking with chills

- Muscle pain

- Headache

- Sore throat

- Congestion or runny nose

- Nausea or vomiting

- Diarrhea

- New loss of taste or smell

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

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

concerning to you.

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

Response March 11, 2021 Report, Cont.

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Larry’s Corner

Just a Checking Point

Lately our roads to the village have been closed to the

outside public. Now, I’m not saying that’s a bad thing, but

I heard through the grape vine that people are complaining that we are shutting out the spirits that keep us safe

or bring moisture to the village. Now I say, that it doesn’t

matter and if you truly believe in the spirits, the spirits

will come no matter how hard the times are.

I usually go through a check point almost daily, and I

don’t see any problem with it. Of course these checkpoints are to keep the residents safe from the outside

world bringing in the sickness. Knowing Hopis, I’ll bet

some are probably thinking, “There is more than one way

to enter the village, so why have checkpoints?” Shhhh…

that’s our little secret but again, some Hopis will find a

way to break rules because they believe it’s beneath them

or that they shouldn’t have to care about “pahana rules.”

In the Hopi culture, during one of the most important

ceremonies in the village, one Hopi society will in fact

close the village so as not to disturb what is going on

in the village, and to protect the Hopi people during the

ceremony. It is believed that the village is vulnerable to

harm during the ceremony and that one Hopi society will

provide protection by closing off the village. So you see

we have been closing the villages throughout history and

when it suits us and our ways. Now, don’t get me wrong,

this ceremony hasn’t taken place in any of the Hopi villages for over X number of decades. I’m too young to

remember the last time when they did that certain ceremony. I guess what I am really trying to point out is that

some of the Hopi people are just mad because it inconvenienced them because their personal road to the outside

world is now closed. Now they have to check in with the

“warden” to get a ticket to get some fresh air.

Come on now, in my personal Hopi cat opinion, we

are not being inconvenienced. Some of our village people

feel they are being proactive with this sickness. We are

doing something to remedy the hiking numbers we keep

seeing in this newspaper. I say, if we are to protect the

Hopi people the best way we can, this seems to me to be

a way we can protect the villages and whoever lives in it.

Of course in one part of the Hopi mesas a road blocker

will not let in their own people, because they fear that

these people are suspected terrorists of the sickness and

that these terrorists are there to get everyone sick by simply living in the village. I know you might be thinking

that seems a bit far-fetched, but you’d be surprised at

how minds of simple Hopis think. Now, I respect them

for their thinking but we are trying to protect people from

an invisible assassin, not from people who want to be

protected from it who end up being turned away from

their home where they just want to run away to and hide

from the sickness. On the other paw, I guess we are doing

such a good job at protecting the people, that pretty soon

the only thing that will be protected is an empty village.

If we keep this up, then we won’t have any one to protect

except empty houses, but I say good job anyway.

Of course, these roadblocks are meant for the good of

the villages, but some either take it too far right that it’s

almost touching the left, or some believe we are in prison

because we are being “punished” for something. But I say

it’s all in your head. We Hopis are the masters of thinking

of the “worst things first” without realizing this could be

something good in the long run.

So, my question to you is, do you think these roadblocks are a nuisance or do you think this is something

we had to do because we needed to do something with

this sickness? You be the judge and executioner on what

you believe these roadblocks are for. But no one listens

to a cat, when I say, when this is all over we are going to

look back and thank the people who made it possible for

us to be protected, for making sure that Hopi’s survival

was in their best interest and not the other way around…

you know what I mean.

But let me make it clear, before you skin this cat that

these are purely my opinions on the situation. My cat

opinions don’t have to reflect your own and you are entitled to make your own assumptions on the village matters

based on what position you hold in your village.

So, my advice to you is that, since Hopi people worry too much and Hopi people think too much and Hopi

people “read too much” into certain situations, there is

always a reason on why certain situations happen. There

are certain outcomes for why these situations take place.

If you want to be proactive about helping rid this sickness from the village, believe in those who want to simply help or help those who see why certain things should

happen for the Hopi people.

But then again, it’s up to you, I’m just a normal Hopi

house cat that doesn’t leave the village and hunts mice

and meows a lot. Thank you for reading my column, be

safe, and wash your hands…or paws, or mittens, or whatever you have on the ends of your arms…just keep safe

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Girl Scouts to launch 'Becoming

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The Girl Scouts organization on Friday announced a new program in collaboration with former first lady Michelle

Obama that will allow members to earn

three badges and attend a virtual event

with Obama.

Girl Scouts who join the "Becoming

Me" program will be encouraged to "embark on their journeys to become their best

selves" and will focus on themes found

in the young readers' edition of Obama's

bestselling memoir "Becoming," according to a press release.

"Mrs. Obama is a cultural leader and a

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with our mission of building girls of

Bill would reverse Oak

Flat land swap

Rep. Raul Grijalva has introduced a bill to

keep the U.S. Forest Service from turning over

land in Arizona for a massive copper mine

courage, confidence and character," Girl

Scouts of the USA Interim CEO Judith

Batty said.

"Our Becoming Me program will challenge participants to look inside themselves to define who they are and who

they want to become, just as Mrs. Obama

does in Becoming."

Obama also shared the news of the

program in an Instagram post, noting her

joy working with the Girl Scouts during

her time at the White House. During

the Obama administration, she hosted a

camping trip on the White House lawn

and planted vegetables with the girls in the

White House garden.

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Committee Chairman Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., speaks Monday, June 29, 2020, on Capitol Hill

in Washington, during the House Natural Resources Committee hearing on the police response

in Lafayette Square. (Bonnie Cash/Pool via AP)

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SUPERIOR, Ariz. — U.S. Rep. Raul

Grijalva has introduced a bill to keep the

U.S. Forest Service from turning over land

in Arizona for a massive copper mine.

The parcel of land in the Tonto National

Forest east of Phoenix was set to be transferred to Resolution Copper this week.

But the Biden administration recently

pulled back an environmental review that

cleared the way for the land exchange so

it could further consult with Native American tribes.

The land transfer was included as a

last-minute provision in a must-pass defense bill in 2014 after it failed for years

as stand-alone legislation. Resolution

Copper would get 3.75 square miles of

national forest land in exchange for eight

parcels it owns elsewhere in Arizona.

Grijalva’s bill introduced Monday seeks

to repeal that provision. The Democrat

from Arizona has introduced similar bills

in the past. It has no Republican co-sponsors.

The land known as Oak Flat is sacred to

Native Americans, including the San Carlos Apache Tribe. At least three lawsuits

against the Forest Service have raised

concern over religious freedom rights,

land ownership and violations of federal

law.

Resolution Copper, a joint venture of

global mining companies Rio Tinto and

BHP, said it has invested $2 billion so far

in the project. Mining wouldn’t start for

several years after the land transfer.

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Statement by President Joe Biden on the House Passage of the American Rescue Plan

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 10, 2021

For weeks now, an overwhelming percentage of Americans – Democrats, Independents, and Republicans – have made

it clear they support the American Rescue Plan. Today, with final passage in the

House of Representatives, their voice has

been heard.

Now we move forward with the resources needed to vaccinate the nation.

To get $1,400 in direct payments to 85%

of American households. To expand coverage and help with lowering health care

premiums. To give small businesses what

they need to stay open. To expand unemployment insurance, provide food and

nutrition assistance. To help keep a roof

over people’s heads. To cut child poverty

in half.

This legislation is about giving the

backbone of this nation – the essential

workers, the working people who built

this country, the people who keep this

country going – a fighting chance.

I want to thank all the members who

voted for it, especially Speaker Pelosi,

the finest and most capable speaker in the

history of our nation. Once again, she has

led into law an historic piece of legislation

that addresses a major crisis and lifts up

millions of Americans.

On Friday, I look forward to signing

the American Rescue Plan into law at the

White House – a people’s law at the people’s house.

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American Rescue Plan

In passing the American Rescue Plan,

Senate Democrats have delivered on our

promise to take bold action to defeat the

COVID-19 pandemic and help struggling

American workers, families and businesses get through the next few months, until

we can get on the other side of the pandemic.

The Bill will do the following:

$1,400 checks to Americans

Mounting a national vaccination program

Extending unemployment insurance

Reopening schools, safely

This is how the bill will directly assist

Tribes:

INDIAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

Sec. 11003, Housing Assistance and

Supportive Programs for Native Americans: This change clarifies that the funds

reserved for the Department of Hawaiian

Homelands are not solely for emergency

rental assistance purposes.

Sec. 11004, COVID-19 Response Resources for the Preservation and Maintenance of Native American Languages:

This change increased funding for the

Administration for Native Americans for

emergency grants to Native American

communities whose language revitalization and maintenance activities have been

disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic to

$20,000,000.

Sec. 11005, Bureau of Indian Education: This change would appropriate the

$850 million in COVID-19 education relief funds allocated to the Bureau of Indian Education directly to the Bureau of

Indian Education, rather than first flowing

through the Department of Education. It

further extends the deadline by which the

Bureau must allocate these funds from 30

days to 45 days. And, finally, it clarifies

that the Bureau may use a portion of these

funds to carry out administrative activities

for federally operated Bureau schools.

Sec. 11006, American Indian, Native

Hawaiian, and Alaska Native Education:

This change adds a new section to the

Committee on Indian Affairs’ Title that

appropriates $190 million to the Department of Education for grants to Tribal

education agencies, Native Hawaiian education organizations, and Alaska Native

education organizations. The Department

may use these funds for new or supplemental awards to eligible entities for purposes authorized by the Elementary and

Secondary Education Act Title on American Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska

Native education.

FINANCE COMMITTEE

Sec. 9901, Coronavirus State and Local Relief Fund: Establishes a requirement that small states receive at least the

amount they received under the CARES

Act’s Coronavirus Relief Fund. Prohibits

states and territories from using funds to

cut taxes. Divides the local allocation of

funds into two equal tranches of payments

spaced 12 months apart. Adds a new $10

billion Critical Infrastructure Projects program to help States, territories, and Tribal governments carry out critical capital

projects directly enabling work, education, and health monitoring, including remote options, in response to COVID-19.

Makes clear that funds can be used to replace revenue lost during the COVID-19

crisis, for local economic relief and recovery purposes, including assistance to

households, essential workers, small businesses and nonprofits, assistance to hardhit industries like tourism, travel, and

hospitality, and infrastructure investment.

Adds a new $2 billion county and Tribal

assistance fund to make payments to eligible revenue sharing counties and Tribes.

Eligible counties and Tribes are those for

which the Secretary determines there is a

negative revenue impact owing to implementation of Federal programs or changes

to those programs.

Hopi Tutuveni March 17, 2021

Republican embraces a larger Bears Ears, seeks consensus, Cont.

Curtis hiking Bears Ears National Monument in 2019 with conservation advocates. Curtis/Facebook

Mountain Ute and Pueblo of Zuni tribes that played a

key role in President Obama's original 2016 establishment of the monument.

But he spoke in detail about his relationship with coalition co-Chairman Clark Tenakhongva, who is also vice

chairman for the Hopi Tribe.

Tenakhongva invited Curtis to observe a sacred ceremony at the monument in 2019 and to view various antiquities in the area.

Curtis is hesitant to offer specifics about the experience

but remains thankful to the Hopi Tribe for allowing him

to observe the event.

"It was an incredible honor to be invited to participate,

because as you well know, that's not something that they

do very often," Curtis said. "It's something that renews

my commitment to help him and to protect his tribe in

these negotiations and make sure they felt like they had a

voice at the table."

Earlier this year, Tenakhongva discussed his trip with

Curtis in an interview with High Country News, telling

the publication: "It really took him to a different state of

respect. From there, [Curtis] said, 'I am so grateful that

you allowed me to be part of this. I know I'm not a Hopi. I

know I'm an Anglo. I know I practiced different religions,

but this is something that I will deeply take and sincerely

respect and never forget."

A representative for Tenakhongva did not respond to

multiple requests for an interview. But Tenakhongva also

told High Country News about taking Curtis to view cultural sites within the monument.

"We both are family men, and those are things that we

related to — meaning our family first, our people, the

protection of the land, and the importance of culture and

religion and practicing of religion," Tenakhongva said.

Much like Curtis, Tenakhongva has also advocated for

a legislative solution to solidify the monument's boundaries.

Speaking at an Outdoor Industry Association event earlier this year, Tenakhongva called for "a permanent order

that nobody will undo into the future. It has to be by an

act of Congress" (Greenwire, Jan. 21).

But that legislation doesn't necessarily have to come

from Curtis.

Arizona Rep. Ruben Gallego (D) plans to reintroduce

legislation this Congress that would set a 1.9 million-acre

boundary for Bears Ears.

Curtis slammed that proposal when Gallego, along

with Biden's now-nominee to helm the Interior Department, New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland (D), first introduced the bill in early 2019 — asserting he had not been

notified the pair would introduce a bill that affected only

his district. But, this time, Curtis said he has reached out

to his Democratic colleague to collaborate (Greenwire,

Jan. 31, 2019).

"It's very clear that if we don't involve them, we're not

going to be successful with legislation," Curtis said.

That larger footprint would incorporate another

500,000 acres to the monument, adding cultural sites and

objects that failed to gain protections under the original

boundaries.

Local Utah elected officials, tribal advocates and conservation groups believe the addition of land to the monument is a tangible goal under a Democratic-controlled

Congress and the White House, whether it is achieved

through presidential proclamation or legislation (Greenwire, Feb. 3).

Haaland told Utah Sen. Mike Lee (R) last week that

she would visit the Beehive State before the president

uses the Antiquities Act, if she is confirmed as Interior

secretary.

"I am ready to sit down to talk with you and the stakeholders in Utah," Haaland testified before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. She later added:

"I would never pass up an opportunity to go to Utah"

(Greenwire, Feb. 24).

Still, several sources, who asked not to be identified,

said tribal leaders view Curtis' outreach with a healthy

degree of skepticism.

One described the Republican lawmaker as an "honest

broker" but suggested that position did not have much

competition in a Utah delegation that has long included

outspoken critics of public lands management.

But Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition Executive Director Pat Gonzales-Rogers described Curtis' efforts to create inroads with tribal leaders as "earnest."

"I appreciate any kind of collaboration that's done in

good faith," Gonzales-Rogers told E&E News last week.

But he added: "These are not my decisions. These are decisions for tribal leadership.

"To really honor and preserve what is dictated by the

federal trust relationship and the government-to-government relationship, these are issues that are directly placed

before the feet of tribal leadership," he explained.

But while he offered praise for Curtis' outreach, Gonzales-Rogers suggested it might be too late for the Utah

lawmaker's legislative vision.

On Friday, tribal leaders had a formal listening session

with the Biden administration about the Bears Ears monument.

"There is much more traction to really recognize and

acknowledge the wants, needs and objectives of the

tribes," Gonzales-Rogers said. "Basically it's hundredfold

more than the Trump administration did in the last four

years."

Similarly, the coalition also criticized Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) and the state's congressional delegation, including Curtis, for panning Biden's anticipated reversal

of the boundaries in favor of waiting for a legislative fix.

"We have always been open to dialogue but Bears

Ears needs protection now," the statement read, noting

the group invested "substantial time" into responding to

legislation from former Rep. Rob Bishop (R), as well as

Curtis, Gallego and Haaland.

"We remain open to any serious proposal or meeting

to find a collaborative approach to protect and honor the

Bears Ears landscape," the statement continued. "Most

important, time is of the essence to halt the desecration of

our sacred sites and promote proper management following the increase in visitation to the Bears Ears landscape."

This is a copy of a public record, reproduced as it was published. It is not legal advice, and it may not be the version a court would rely on. Check the official source before you cite it.