# Bill would reverse

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Bill would reverse
Oak Flat land swap
-More on pg. 14

Republican
embraces a larger
Bears Ears, seeks
consensus

-More on pg. 7

COLUMN

COMMUNITY

LARRY’S CORNER

Rising to the
Occasion,
Helping Hopi
Students through
the Pandemic

More on Page 11

More on Page 5

JUST A
CHECKING
POINT..Read
more about it

March 17, 2021

Volume 29
Number 6
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Hopi Tribe Supports Deb Haaland in Her New Position

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March is Women Veterans Month

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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.

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March is Women Veterans Month

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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

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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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8 am to 5 pm (Last vehicle check-in at 2 pm)
8 am to 5 pm (Last vehicle check-in at 2 pm)

WEMP staff will be onsite to monitor and check-in vehicles and issue permits upon completion
of wood harvest. WEMP staff will follow CDC guidelines and follow social distancing
guidelines, and keep immediate interaction at a minimum. Please read the following protocols to
ensure we have safe compliance during the event.
The designated Hart Ranch Wood Harvest area will be a new location and is accessible from I40. If you are coming from Flagstaff, Ariz. please exit I-40 at Exit #219 and make a left and go
over the bridge and proceed to the roundabout and enter the green gate, a sign will indicate the
entrance. If you are coming from Winslow, Ariz. please exit I-40 at Exit #219 and make a right
and proceed to the roundabout and enter the green gate, a sign will indicate the entrance. CheckIn with staff and proceed to designated harvest site location.

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Any questions, please feel free to call WEMP staff at (928) 497-1014 or (928) 497-1012.

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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.

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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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Yaapti - Advance
Nakwha - Agree
Teevep - All day
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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
champion for girls and women. Her journey described in Becoming closely aligns
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

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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."

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/tribal%3Ahopi_arizona%3A6dc501e5bdcec5b1. Public record. Not legal advice.