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Volume 21 Number 16

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

WIA presents

highlights of

Summer 2013

Programs

Everett F. Gomez

WIA Youth Case Counselor

Greetings from the Hopi Tribe Workforce Investment Act Program! Well

it’s been a busy summer and several

activities have benefitted our youth

and adult participants in many ways.

We are proud of the accomplishments

of all our participants and their efforts

to succeed in their planned educational and employment goals! Much of the

credit goes to the hard working staff of

the Hopi Tribe Workforce Investment

Act Program, Adult Vocational Training Program and Grants and Scholorship Program (WIA, AVTP, HTGSP).

Without their expertise and guidance

these activities would not have been a

success!

We would like to take this opportunity to present some of the activity

highlights that have been offered and/

or accomplished this summer 2013:

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On April 27, the Hopi Tribe

Department of Education’s WIA,

AVTP and HTGSP facilitated a

public Educational Career Fair

at Hotevilla Bacavi Community

School. There were (16) in state

Vocational Training Schools and

College/Universities in attendance! (8) Other local service

oriented provider organizations

were also represented and provided information on the services

that they provide. A total of (25)

booth’s were packed full of information geared toward obtaining

post secondary higher education. (4) Informational sessions

were also provided on the topics

of FAFSA, Financial Literacy,

Schools of Higher Education Enrollment Process and WIA, AVTP

and HTGSP. Over 200 persons

visited the various informational

booths!

The WIA Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) successfully placed 25 of our Hopi Youth,

ages 16 through 21, in various

worksites throughout Hopi to gain

Work Readiness Skills. These

individuals were employed for

7 weeks and were encouraged

to budget their payroll and help

with family financial obligations

at home, purchase school clothes

and/or open a savings account.

Some participants were saving to

attend various schools of higher education this Fall or Spring

Semester.

SYEP was able to recruit and

establish partnerships with these

14 local entities that are committed to employing, mentoring

and ensuring that our Hopi Youth

succeed. Without them our SYEP

Program would not be a success!

Hopi Special Diabetes Program

(Prevention Education)

1. Hopi Special Diabetes

Program (Wellness/Physical

Fitness)

2. Walpi Village Youth/Elder

Program

3. Hopi Veterans Memorial

Center

4. Second Mesa Day School

(Facilities Maintenance/Custodial Dept.)

5. BIA Office of Justice Services/Hopi Police Department

6. Hotevilla Bacavi Community School (Facilities

Maintenance Dept.)

7. Hotevilla Bacavi Community School (Administration)

8. Hotevilla Bacavi Community School (Business Dept.)

9. Hopi Cancer Support Services

10. Hopi Tribe Cultural Preservation Office

11. Hopi Tribe Dept. of Education

12. Walpi Housing Management

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Crystal Dee/Hopi Tutuveni

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Bronc Bustin’ at Pavinyama Rodeo

Cultivating Agricultural Knowledge in Hopi

Elementary School

Hopi Agricultural Based Curriculum to be piloted at First Mesa Elementary School

Natwani Coalition Staff

honani@hopifoundation.org

The Natwani Coalition, a

project of The Hopi Foundation and First Mesa Elementary School are pleased to announce a partnership to pilot

the Hopi Natwani for Youth

Project. The Hopi Natwani

for Youth Project (HNYP) is

a culturally appropriate, agricultural curriculum based on

Hopi food and farming knowledge and practices. A request

for the curriculum to be implemented at First Mesa Elementary School was fulfilled

Monday July 29th, 2013 when

Natwani Coalition, Community Advisory Board Members

and Executive Director, Monica Nuvamsa, presented 15

curriculum books to the staff

& faculty of First Mesa Elementary School.

The partnership between

Natwani Coalition and First

Mesa Elementary School will

be integral during this pilot

year for HNYP. This will allow Natwani Coalition to learn

from the teachers and staff as

to what works, what needs improvement, and what support

staff may need to implement

the lessons. It will also help

strengthen the content and

curriculum so that it is stronger when it comes time for to

implement in all Hopi schools

and community programs.

The HNYP curriculum was

developed by a team that consisted of various Hopi village

members, community cultural advisors, educators, Hopi

Foundation and Natwani Coalition staff. With the aid of

these various cultural advisors and partners it helped to

shape the curriculum concepts

and content of each lesson. As

threaded throughout the opening contexts, the goals of the

HNYP emerge from not only

the voices of the Hopi elders

and community but the youth

as well. It is in honor of these

cross-generational

voices,

concerns, and interests that this

curriculum is developed. The

beauty of this process is that

it involves the unity of stakeholders—including you—who

understand the deeper mean-

ings behind the importance ues and knowledge systems;

of sustaining a way of life. therefore such a curriculum

Importantly, the curriculum is is not simply about transfergrounded in a philosophy that

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is determined by the Hopi val-

Family of Puhuyaoma Jr. Outraged Over Investigation and Response Time

BIA Police Chief Kootswatewa responds to family’s allegations

Crystal Dee

Hopi Tutuveni

On Jul. 29, the Hopi

Tutuveni met with the

family of the late Raleigh Puhuyaoma Jr.

who expressed concerns

over how the investigation was performed by

the local law enforcement agencies. As stated in the Hopi Tribal

Council Notes, Third

Quarter Session – July

2013, their concerns

were over jurisdictional

issues, certification and

response time.

Raleigh Jr. died on

Fri., May 31, at his corn

field near the water

treatment plant in lower

Moencopi, his mother

said he was preparing

to irrigate his field for

the planting.

The following is an

account of what happened that day and the

times given are accurate

Crystal Dee/Hopi Tutuveni

The family of Raleigh Puhuyaoma Jr. express their anger over the investigation of their brother. L-R; Jackie Lamson, Niece; Yvonne Puhuyaoma, sister; Belinda Goldtooth, sister; Arlene

Puhuyaoma, mother and Norma Jackson, sister.

to the family’s recollection.

Norma Jackson, Raleigh’s sister, said she

had coffee with him before he left for the field

at around 8:30 or 9:00

a.m. He was getting

dressed to go to the field

when she went back

home across the street.

His mother Arlene

said, “When he (Raleigh Jr.) got down there

he was talking to David

Phillips(a relative who

works at the water treatment) and Eloy (last

name withheld) and

they were there planting too. David saw Raleigh get out of his ride

and then walk over to

the field. That was the

last he saw of him. Later on when they were

busy planting, I guess

David didn’t see him

around so he climbed

up somewhere and saw

him lying there. He

rushed around the fence

because the water treatment plant is fenced

off and was pointing to

Eloy and them. He was

yelling,

“Something

happened to Kuu-wa!”

Eloy and them left their

planting stuff and ran

towards him, running

through bushes.”

Phillips

noticed

Puhuyaoma Jr. on the

ground at 10 a.m., an

estimated time given

by Jackie Lamson, Raleigh’s niece. She had

received a text message at 9:30 or 10 a.m.

from Eloy’s ex-wife

that read, something

may have happened to

her uncle at the corn

field. As soon as she received the text message

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Hopi Tribe Annual Meeting with Navajos

Residing on Hopi Partitioned Lands

Priscilla Pavatea

Director of Hopi Tribe

Range Management Office

The Office of Range

Management/Land Operations held their Annual

Meeting with the permittees

(Accommodation

Agreement signers) who

reside on the Hopi Partitioned Lands (HPL). This

year’s meeting was held

on August 7, 2013, in

range unit 263 at the residence of Elsie and Mary

Lou Benale.

The day started out

cloudy with a drizzle and

remained so, for most of

the day. The Hopi Tribe

was well represented with

the Vice Chairman, Tribal

Council

representatives

and the Department of

Natural Resources programs in attendance. Programs were encouraged

to set booths up to inform

the people in attendance

what services they provided. The Hopi Tribal Vice

Chairman, Herman Honanie, graciously opened

the meeting with a prayer

and welcome. Jerry Shabi

and Robert Adams, Range

Technicians for ORM,

then took over as moderators for the day. The morning sessions were from

select DNR programs and

outside entities which the

permittees had requested.

DNR programs addressed

issues such as illegal trash

dumping (HEPO), woodcutting (WEMP & HRES)

and water hauling (ORM

& HRES), jurisdiction

for emergency services

and enforcement (HRES),

hunting issues (WEMP),

updates on disease control

and livestock herd health

(HVS) and stats on numbers concerning the permittees AA (DNR Manager). From the USDA Farm

Services Administration,

Harriet Mann gave an update on her program and

on what federal opportunities were out there for

the ranchers and farmers.

From the USDA Natural

Resources Conservation

Service, Dennis Chandler

informed the audience on

services they provided

and who the local contacts

were, and how to go about

to get on an NRCS contract for range and water

improvements.

Everyone enjoyed and

welcomed the delicious

lunch provided by Elsie’s

family. All stayed to enjoy

the food provided while

eating under tents in the

rain.

The afternoon session

included the NPL, Chapter representatives and the

Navajo Land Commission

Office. Amos Johnson,

NPL Director, provided

the group with information on the NPL program,

how it operates, what the

future plans were for the

program.

He stressed

that keeping the public informed through educational seminars and workshops

was a key tool he would be

using. He would like to

work one on one with the

Chapters and would like

the support from the Chapters to accomplish what

is needed to help improve

the land base. Raymond

Maxx and Wil Goy represented the Navajo Hopi

Land Commission Office.

Mr. Maxx stated that there

was still more work to be

done within NHLCO and

that they will move forward to accomplish these

task as long as the funding

is there. Mr. Tim Johnson,

Hard Rock Chapter President and former Voices

of the People president,

got up to say a few words

and to stress that everyone

needs to work together to

get things accomplished.

He wants to work with the

Hopi Tribe because their

land base is right next to

each other and livestock

knows no boundaries.

To close out the meeting

the Navajo CHR’s did a

presentation on their program and handout goodie

bags for all.

To end it all the sun

came out, warmed us all

up and made it an enjoyable ride back to our offices. The ORM/Land Operations program would like

to thank all the programs

who participated to make

this meeting a success. A

special thanks to the Vice

Chairman and his staff and

the Hopi Council Reps

who didn’t give up due to

the rain to attend this important meeting.

Elderly Heritage Day 2013

“Sharing Life Experiences”

Nukwang

Talöngva/

Lol’ma, Greetings,

The Office of Aging and

Adult Service, held their

3rd Annual Elderly Heritage day on August 8th

2013. This was a day that

was set to learn and celebrate Hopi Heritage and

who better to celebrate it

with but local elders, for

they are the experts in this.

The Event took place

in the village of Hotevilla. The Day started with

a Prayer given by Burel

Naha then a short fun run

walk up the road and back.

The Elders then had a light

breakfast of Wutaka piklovkutuki and fruit.

Elders then headed to

HBCS basketball courts,

where elders introduced

themselves then played

two games as a group, the

first was a Frisbee game

where they were di-vided

into teams and they threw

a frisbee into hula-hoop’s,

the idea of that game was to

get as many hula-hoop’s as

they can. The second was

also using hula-hoop, this

game they had to step thru

the hoop and more were

added making them move

a little faster. This event

was a little challenging for

them, but that did not stop

them from having a good

time. The elders were then

divided into groups to

play Paatukya, Darts, Water ball throw and a small

obstacle course. They then

moved into the Hotevilla

Youth and Elderly Center where tables were set

up to play table games.

There was matching game,

where they matched English term with Hopi

terms. The games were

Animals,

Land-scapes,

Corn Direction and The

Celestial Galaxy.

The Seniors then shared

life experience from their

childhood. Lunch was

served, the menu consisted of Paatuv(p)suki, Roast

Beef, somiviki, spinach,

pasta salad and water-melon. After lunch the elders

played a couple of games

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Hopi Tribe Director of Range Management, Priscilla Pavatea looks on as Navajo

Residents and Hopi Tribal Leaders listen to a presentation on Programs and

Services available to Navajos residing on HPL

The New Mexico Public Health lab has confirmed a case of plague

in a cat from the Castle

Butte area (near Teesto)

on the Navajo Reservation. Plague is an infectious disease caused by

the bacterium, Yersinia

pestis, and is considered

endemic, or naturally occurring, in the western

United States, particularly

Arizona, California, Colorado, and New Mexico.

More

specifically,

plague can be found in

animals such as rats,

ground squirrels, prairie

dogs, chipmunks, and

rabbits. Typically, plague

is transmitted by the bite

of an infected flea. Additionally, animals can contract the disease by eating

plague-infected rodents

and rabbits. Some carnivores, such as dogs, rarely

show symptoms, although

cats usually die. Human

cases have been linked to

domestic cats and dogs

that brought infected

fleas into the house. Infection can also occur by

direct contact with blood

and tissues without using gloves, such as when

skinning game. Plague

can also be transmitted to

humans through the inhalation of respiratory droplets from infected persons

or animals (primarily

cats). Plague is curable

with proper antibiotic

therapy, if diagnosed and

treated early.

Symptoms in humans

generally appear within

Office of Land Operations-HPL Range Technicians, Robert Adams and Jeri Shabi

explain their roles and the services Land Ops provides for Navajo Residents.

Emmett Navakuku from the Hopi Range/Water & Fence Program reviews a

map of HPL lands and locations of windmills.

2-6 days following exposure and include the

following: fever, chills,

headache,

weakness,

muscle pain, and swollen

lymph glands (called “buboes”) in the groin, armpits, or limbs. The disease

can become septicemic

(spreading

throughout

the bloodstream) and/or

pneumonic (affecting the

lungs). If you have any of

these symptoms, please

go immediately to your

health care provider for

treatment to avoid serious

complications or death.

Plague can be prevented if you protect yourself

and your animals when

outdoors, since outdoor

activities put humans in

closer contact with rodents that might carry and

spread the disease. Be

cautious and take preventative measures to ensure

that you are protected.

1.

2.

3.

4.

Avoid playing with

or touching wild animals, dead or alive,

especially rodents

and rabbits. If you

suspect wild animal

being infected do

not go near or touch

the animal. Report

it immediately to

Wildlife Ecosystems

Management Program at 734-3605.

Report animal “dieoffs” (such as prairie

dogs) to WEMP at

734-3605.

Treat your pet for

fleas ROUTINELY

by ensuring that cats

and dogs are wearing

active flea collars.

If your pets are sick

5.

6.

7.

8.

and have swollen

lymph nodes, have

them checked by

your local veterinarian.

Stay away from

rodent burrows and

nests.

USE INSECT

REPELLENTS

when visiting or

working in areas

where plague might

be active or rodents

might be present

Hunters should

WEAR RUBBER

GLOVES and other

protection when

cleaning and skinning wild animals.

In case of symptoms

previously described,

SEE YOUR PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.

For further information

on the plague contact the

Hopi Veterinary Service

at 738-5251 (animal information), Hopi Department of Health and Human Services at 734-3403

(prevention information)

or Indian Health Service

– Office of Environmental Health at 737-6283

(human information).

Secretary:

Vernita Selestewa

(928)734-3282

vselestewa@hopi.nsn.us

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The Hopi Tribe-Proposed FY 2014 Budget Letters to the Editor

General Funded (H-13) Program Request Participation in Design Review and Acceptance of Gold and SilThe Hopi Tribe’s tentative FY 2014 budget summary reflects programs’

proposed budget requests

for FY 2014.

The programs and entities listed are typically

funded with the Tribal

Revenues received during

2013. All programs and

entities were instructed

to submit current level of

funding, in other words,

at the FY-2013 level, however, there are current

programs and entities

requesting for additional

funds. There are several

new programs, which includes Grant funded programs, who have submitted requests for additional

funds. These requests are

listed under “additional

needs column”.

The Budget Oversight

Team (BOT) has reviewed

the proposed budgets

and will be arriving at final

recommendation which

will be made to the Hopi

Tribal Council. The Council will review proposed

budgets, as well as, taking into account the BOT’s

recommendations and the

Council will make their

final decision on the proposed 2014 budget.

I want to remind all, as

stated, there are several

new programs requesting

to be funded for the first

time, either because they

are newly created, or are

a Grant funded program

whose funding has been

reduced either by the federal sequestration or just

a reduction in funding.

Again, final determination

rests with Council action.

The tentative budget is

a summary of the overall

FY 2014 proposed budget

and when the BOT makes

their presentation before

Council, more information

will be shared and pointed

out.

The BOT is planning

to schedule Mesa area

meetings to present the

proposed budgets in late

August 2013.

Herman G. Honanie

Vice Chairman

ver Medals for Hopi Code Talkers a Violation of H004-2008

August 15 2013

Editor,

On Wednesday, the 17th

of July 2013, the Hopi

Tribal Council after a heated and emotional debate,

approved a request by Eugene Talas, Director of the

Hopi Veterans Services to

attend the Design Review

Committee at the US Mint,

Washington, D.C., on July

24, 2013. The vote was 4

no and 8 yes and 3 who abstained. Norman Honanie

from Kykotsmovi made

the motion to approve.

In my opinion, this action by the Tribal Council is a direct violation of

H004-2008 which was approved on December 19,

2008 by a unanimous vote

by the Council.

It said in part “The Hopi

Tribe resolved that the

Hopi Tribe hereby formalizes its position that

in advocating for the Hopi

Code Talkers and their surviving families, the Hopi

Tribe will not agree and

accept the recommended

medal provisions of one

gold medal for each tribe

who has code talkers and a

silver medal to each code

talker or surviving family

members.”

This resolution has

never been rescinded or

changed and is still offi-

cially the position of the

Hopi Tribe. In fact, the

law of the Hopi Tribe.

Therefore, some the

Tribal Council representatives deliberately violated

their oath of office. They

took the oath of office by

saying “I will support the

Constitution of the United

States and the Constitution

and By-Laws of the Hopi

Tribe. I will bear true faith

and allegiance to the same

and defend them against

all enemies whatsoever.”

The Vice Chairman, Mr.

Herman Honanie voted

yes and I voted No for two

reasons. I will not violate

the oath of office and also

will not accept second best

for our Hopi Code Talkers

and their families. I knew

two of them very well,

when they were alive and

they never said a word to

me about their duty in the

Military.

Historically, for some

reason unknown to me,

Public Law 110-420 was

enacted by Congress on

October 15, 2008 and

which provided a different way of recognizing

Tribal Code Talkers, other

than Navajos. Pursuant

to this Congressional Act,

each Tribe who had Code

Talkers will be awarded a

gold medal and each individual code talker will be

awarded a duplicate silver

medal.

In my opinion, this is

totally unfair and violates the regulations we

follow in the Army. For

instance, when I was to

return to the US after one

year in Vietnam in 1969, I

recommended to five Battalions that their Chaplin

be awarded a Bronze Star

and a Air Medal which

was carried out. The Indian Tribes were not the

Code Talkers whereas the

individuals were the Code

Talkers in combat. Therefore on what standard are

the Tribes being awarded a

gold medal other than the

will of Congress. Injustice

is being committed.

However Mr. Talas had

returned from Washington and in his report to the

Council said that the duplicate silver medals will

be awarded in Washington

on November 20, 2013.

A gold medal will also

be awarded to the Tribe

which never did any code

talking in combat.

In my opinion, the

Chairman and the Vice

Chairman have committed a grave injustice to our

Hopi Code Talkers.

COL. Caleb H. Johnson,

Retired

Hotevilla Village member takes issue over Temporary Restraining

Order issued by Chief Judge Trujillo

This statement is presented in response to a

decision by Chief Judge

Robert Trujillo of the Hopi

Tribal Court regarding

a temporary restraining

order request which was

originated by the duly

elected Hotevilla Village

Board of Directors against

the so called “Interim

Board” due to ceremonial activities in the village

this statement has been

delayed.

On March 25, 2013 Muriel Scott led a group of

individuals consisting of

village members, non-Hopis and non-village members to convene and usurp

a regular village meeting

to address their concerns.

This same list of allegations was presented, and

was responded to at a

prior village meeting in

September 2012. Since

September the board has

not seen any attendance

at any village meetings or

board meetings. All along

Scott’s plan was to ultimately remove the board

and Community Service

Administrator (CSA) Lynn

Dalton and staff. According to witness testimony

at a recent hearing held

on April 15, 2013, Scott

conspired to rent the community building under the

guise of a family gathering

and instead hold a village

meeting to organize the

ousting of the board members, CSA and staff which

didn’t transpire due to ceremonial activities.

In a strategic plan that

was entered as an exhibit

in the court, Scott selected

a number of individuals

including, Michael Hunter,

ex-husband of Ms. Scott,

to resume management

duties at the Village Store

knowing full well that under his prior employment

as Hotevilla Co-Op Store

Manager, the store experienced a loss in excess of

$300,000 over a period of

two years. This is according to audit reports on file

with the village. In the six

months since the removal

of Hunter as store manager the Hotevilla Board

of Directors transferred

oversight of the store to

CSA Dalton, a profit of

approximately

$80,000

was generated during that

period. Another move by

Scott was the appointment,

without an official village

election, of an “interim”

village board, which again,

included Michael Hunter.

Furthermore, the group

retained Kevin Lomatska,

who was an original member of the elected board

even though Lomatska’s

record as an official board

member has shown him

being consistently absent

from meetings and was

in constant conflict with

his fellow board members

publicly and ultimately

became part of the “strategy” organized by Scott to

remove his fellow board

members.

One item of contention

on the list of concerns was

the transfer of approximately $400,000 to an investment account in order

to earn interest. In the

type of bank account under which it was placed the

village was being charged

a fee of more than $200.00

a month. This decision

was presented at village

meeting and approved by

the board. In attendance

and voting in favor was

Kevin Lomatska. Lomatska’s signature is on all the

documents that allowed

the transfer of funds. Lomatska now claims “coercion”, of activities that

he clearly authorized. He

had, as every board member does, the right to vote

against the transfer as well

as the right to refuse to

sign any documentation.

Lomatska is now the head

of the “interim” group.

Since the transfer more

than $70,000 of interest

has been generated. Since

then the “interim board”

has withdrew the funds

and placed it into a Wells

Fargo account forfeiting

the future investments of

village without village

consent. How can financial mismanagement be

claimed when money was

being generated for the village?

Other issues of concern

voiced by these village

members were the questioning day-to-day administrative operations of

Hotevilla Village. Further

review of these issues by

the original board was seen

as matters being fueled by

gossip generated from disgruntled employees who

may have been either terminated or resigned. One

individual who resigned

was immediately re-hired

by Scott’s group when in

fact; questions of missing

funds may have previously been an issue involving

this individual.

Another individual actively involved in the dissension is Rosanda Thayer

a non-enrolled Hopi thus a

non-village member. She

has taken it upon herself to

speak on behalf of the village even though she is not

an enrolled Hopi or village

member but a member of

the Navajo Tribe. This

an insult to the people enContinued Page 4

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Local News

Issue over Temporary Restraining Order continued

Aging Gracefully with the

100 Mile Club

135 participants joined in the 100-Mile Club Annual Run/Walk at the Bacavi on Monday, August 12th.

Jessica Quamahongnewa

Hopi Special Diabetes Program

We’re born helpless,

we grow to be independent, and then we are

caught unaware that time

has just passed us by!

Monday, August 12th the

100 Mile Club was in the

Bacavi Community enjoying the 15th week of

its 21st Annual run/walk

program. A big round of

applause goes out to all

the 135 participants that

came and joined the 100

Mile Club Crew.

The 100 Mile Club

would not exist if it

weren’t for the participants that give it their

all for prolonged health.

Exercise and healthy eat-

ing are challenging topics

when it comes to better

management of pre-diabetes, diabetes, hypertension and so forth. We

feel that because of the

strong and never ending Hopi way of life; for

that; we encourage one

and all to keep the faith

that is so needed to taking

prudent steps, asking the

right questions, and being supportive of family

members that are faced

with difficult health issues. There’s still a lot of

work to be done to defeat

this never ending illness

with diabetes that is not

only affecting Hopi but

the whole world.

The program will be

ending its season with a

final run/walk on August 26 at the Hopi Veteran’s Memorial Center at 6:00 p.m.(MST);

the theme is “All About

Sports”.

Challenging

8K, 5K, 2 and 1 mile

courses will be offered.

The Hopi Special Diabetes Program encourages its participants to turn

in mileage forms. The

last day to EARN miles

is on Monday, August

26th. All mileage must be

post marked, dropped in a

drop box or turned in by

Monday, September 2nd.

All inquiries regarding

mileage must be made by

September 3rd; after this

date the program is officially closed.

Highlights of WIA Summer Programs

Continued from Page 1

Training. Partnerships are in place

with Northland Pioneer College.

13. Hopi Cultural Center Restaurant and Motel

•

(2) SYEP 2013 Hopi High School

graduates are continuing their post

secondary education and will be

starting classes at Northern Arizona

University and Mesa Community

College this Fall Semester.

•

(2) SYEP high school youth and

one SYEP out of school youth have

retained part time employment with

the Hopi Cultural Center Restaurant

and Motel. Thank you HCC!

•

Our former recent WIA youth

participant, Ms. Jacquline Poleahla

has just completed her tenure as the

reining 2013 Ms. Hopi. “Congratulations and Thanks” for representing

us well! She will continue with her

post secondary educational goals.

•

Two Day “Work Readiness

Training” @ Tewa Community

Bldg.

2. One Day “Building Confidence” and the “Dream Builder

Workshop” @ Hopi Wellness

Center Conference Rm.

3. One Day “ Manage Your

Money, Manage Your Life and

Livin’ Large, Life Skills That

Change the Way You Live” @

Hotevilla Bacavi Community

School

SYEP Field Day activity was hosted

on July 30th at HBCS and the participants and supervisors were treated

to a BBQ and games. Certificates of

•

Participation to youth and Certificates of Appreciation to worksites

were given to the participants and

worksite supervisors.

The WIA/SYEP has had the pleasure of employing an Adult participant, Ms. Delaine Tawahongva, this

summer, through our Work Experience Program (WEX). This WEX

Program is separate from our SYEP

and can employee a participant for

up to three months and offers work

experience to help prepare them for

future higher education. Delaine

will be with us till August 30 and

then will start school at Carrington

College in the Dental Assistant

Program. Good Luck Delaine and

Thanks for all your help here at

WIA/Dept of Education!

•

SYEP participants completed

one mile of our annual “Adopt-aHighway” cleanup and learned the

importance of community service

and civic duty.

•

Both SYEP Youth and WIA Adult

participants participated in these

three trainings offered through

the WIA Program. Approximately

38 individuals participated in the

various trainings. WIA retained the

services of “Strive for Student Success”, a Division of Career Services

Network, LLC. Strive for Student

Success is a renowned consulting

and training firm that works with

most of Arizona’s 21 federally recognized tribes, and who participate

in the WIA Programs.

1.

•

•

(3) SYEP participants were able to

attend the Nick Lowery Foundation,

Nation Building for Native Youth

Leadership Institute @ Scottsdale

on June 27 –July 1.

•

(4) SYEP participants were able to

attend the annual WIA Nineteen

Tribal Nations, Indian Nations

Camp @ Mingus Mountain from

July 15 – 19.

•

A four hour Test for Adult Basic

Education (TABE ) was administered to youth and adult participants

as part of a new WIA mandate that

all WIA participants be tested in

Reading, Math and Language. This

test will determine grade point levels and track advancements which

will prepare them for Vocational

Training and/or GED. Services

are provided to insure fulfillment

of a participants training plan and

recommended Adult Basic Education Classes, GED or Vocational

The WIA Youth Program currently

has (4) participants who will be

doing Adult Basic Education classes

at NPC this Fall Semester in preparation for Vocational Training. (1)

Participant will be taking classes at

NPC to acquire his GED. (19) Participants will return to high school.

A big “Congratulations” goes out

to Mr. Wilson Kaye, Village of Hotevilla, for successfully completing

his Diesel/Heavy Truck Program at

Arizona Automotive Institute this

past May!

•

A “Very Special Thanks” goes out

to our WIA, AVTP and HTGSP

Program Administrator and DOE

Director. Without their support,

confidence in staff, and foresight in

securing funds and budgeting, we

would not be able to provide many

of these services!

•

For more information about the

Workforce Investment Act Program,

Adult Vocational Training Program

and Hopi Tribe Grants and Scholorship Program, please contact the

WIA/AVTP/HTGSP Office at 928734-3542.

rolled in the Hopi Tribe

to allow a non-member

to cause such disruption

in our community as well

as another non Native Jon

Wooster who worked at

the store but was terminated due to insubordination

and then publicly distributed propaganda against

the board and administration. We cannot allow

these outsiders to disrupt

our community and cause

dissension.

While it’s true that there

are occasions when the

board, staff and village

members experience cancelled meetings there is a

line of authority aside from

these meeting times when

individuals can openly

present concerns. These

public meetings are open

and everyone is welcome

to attend however there

have been many occasions

when no one is in attendance. Sadly attendance

is up only when individuals like Ms. Scott decides

to rally a minority group

to implement their own

personal interest using a

mob-like approach to form

a faction and overtake the

proceedings; as witnessed

on March 25, 2013.

Part of this scheduled

meeting offered informational presentations from

various groups and services providers that many

village residents partake in

or receive services from.

One group was offering

to dig a well for all Hopis

free of charge. No courtesy was provided to these

special guests some traveling over 125 miles to meet

with the community they

were abruptly told to leave

by Scott and others who

were there to control the

meeting. This in my opinion demonstrated a lack of

basic common courtesy.

This practice mimics some

incidents in Third World

countries where a minority

faction can inflict their will

upon a majority by fear

and intimidation. Hopis

are traditionally viewed as

passive people who lack

assertive behaviors to react

to and address these types

of issues demonstrated by

a minority group. This has

lead to conflict within the

village and has caused tremendous emotional stress

on people who feel that

these individuals are disrupting the Hopi way of

life by bringing about this

division in the village.

One aspect of this turmoil is that for years the

village has operated under

Bylaws and followed an

election procedure for official placement of board

members.

In a recent

court hearing presented

to Judge Trujillo were the

guidelines of the Hotevilla

Board of Directors that are

actively in place and were

being followed as well as

having been recognized in

a court case that reached

the United States First

Appellate Court. Through

his decision, it is clear

that a Tribal Chief Judge

who is considered a visitor, non-Hopi, who has

only been engaged with

the Hopi Tribal Court for

only a short duration a few

days out of each week,

decided to go along with

this minority group of Hotevilla village members,

non-members and non-natives. Furthermore by his

decision, he has basically

invalidated any policies

and procedures laid down

by previous boards and

elections. This precedent

can now be applied to any

village on our Hopi Indian

Reservation who operate

under their own Bylaws or

even a Constitution who

experience a group of individuals who may take it

upon themselves to usurp

control based on their own

personal agenda, This is

the United States of America and we do not fall under the rule of some Third

World nation.

It is also concerning that

in an article published by

the Tutuveni, the Hopi

Tribe’s newspaper, Scott

claims that Chairman

Shingoitewa stated that

“village employees are not

Tribal employees” therefore could be terminated

at will in any regard. In

a meeting on March 22,

2013, held by Mary Felter,

Hotevilla village member,

Scott stated that she had

met with Shingoitewa and

General Counsel Lyttle to

find out whether she could

terminate the CSA. It is at

this meeting that Scott obviously got the answer she

was looking for. It is interesting as to why the Chairman and Legal Counsel responded to consult on such

a matter when it is clearly

an internal village matter?

Perhaps Chairman Shingoitewa and his appointed

Chief Judge and members

of The Hopi Tribal Council supports Ms. Scott who

has her eye on a judges’

reappointment? One day

following the March 25th

village meeting the duly

elected board and CSA

attempted to get legal assistance on disputing these

actions. The day after the

meeting Tyler Tawahongva Board President arrived

at the administration building and noticed Rosanda

Thayer, Jon Wooster and

witnessed Scott leaving the

premises with documents

in hand. While attempting

to get police assistance in

securing the premises the

Hopi Rangers explained

that Ms. Scott instructed

them that the board and

administration had no authority as they had been

ousted at a meeting. The

board and CSA attempted

to file a complaint with

Prosecutor Jill Engle, only

to find that the request was

denied claiming that official claims would have to

be submitted to the police

since the CSA and the officially elected board members were private citizens.

The next day in attempts to

file the complaint (TRO)

with the prosecutor again,

it was also denied due to

the same reasons. However this time, a request for a

written response as to why

the complaint wasn’t accepted was taken by Engle.

To this date no response

has been received. As a

last resort the complaint

was taken to Court Administrator Wilbur Maho who

took the complaint and offered to find out what was

happening. Mr. Maho’s

action obviously led to

Chief Judge Trujillo’s decision to schedule a hearing on the TRO.

Scott based her case

on nullifying the Bylaws

and Elections procedures;

Chief Judge Trujillo apparently agreed and gave

himself ten days to make

a decision, which eventually took about fifteen

days. The action taken

thus far has also resulted

in undue hardship being

placed upon employees

who were unfairly terminated without proper

notice or due process of

rights. We should be able

to manage our own village

affairs but it is clear from

this incident that perhaps

we cannot. As Native

Americans we live in a

time where we are in dire

need of establishing and

operating with self-governance and with the goal of

obtaining self-sufficiency.

These unfortunate events,

undermines that process.

Especially on the Hopi

reservation where each

village is autonomous and

when a village attempts to

make advances in exerting

its autonomy only to be

met with resistance within the village and outside,

then this is a discouraging

measure of the state of internal affairs in the Hopi

nation both spiritually

and morally. This is not a

proper method of practicing village governance or

community action whether

it is Hopi or non-Hopi.

Ultimately, the activities

of the past few months, has

lead to conflict within the

village. Adding to the daily stresses of unemployment, alcoholism, drug

addiction and social ills,

a number of our village

members have conveyed

that his recent situation

has caused tremendous

amount of emotional stress

and have broken families

and clans.

It is true that money is

at the heart of the Hotevilla turmoil, but the turmoil

is also fueled by personal

private discord among a

selected few that clearly

should not be aired out

in public. What does this

teach our children? It is

hoped that they will know

that they have choices to

help and not harm.

While Scott believes she

is advocating for elders and

those who cannot speak for

themselves, there are those

who choose not participate in the village administration or board but who

also described Ms. Scott

and her followers’ actions

as being disruptive to the

Hopi way of life by instigating animosity division

in the village. One village

member stated that “you

do not have to drink to be

intoxicated” referring to

the actions of this minority

group who now purports to

represent the village itself.

For over 100 years Hotevilla has endured great

hardship and has survived,

rituals have sustained and

ceremonies are held and

the people of Hotevilla

will continue to endure.

Perhaps the weather and

devastating events happening inside and outside

of our reservation are a

message to us to get our

house in order otherwise

we will have to answer to a

higher authority which has

been relayed to us from

time eternal.

Tyler Tawahongva

HOPI TUTUVENI | TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2013 5

From the Front Page

Cultivating Agricultural Knowledge in Hopi Elementary School

ring knowledge on “how

to farm” to the younger

generation—it is a living

process that contributes

to a quality of life (physical, spiritual, emotional,

and mental wellness). The

curriculum involves an understanding of the origins

of our existence and how

we are held accountable to

the past, present and future

through the very process

of farming.

It has taken roughly 7

years to complete the Hopi

Natwani for Youth Proj-

ect but has finally made

its way into the hands of

a scholastic institution

for Hopi youth. HNYP

is structured around the

12 Hopi lunar cycles that

Hopi observes and has 4

lessons for every cycle.

This is a landmark moment, not only on Hopi,

but for indigenous education as this is a curriculum

born from the community

for the community, “by

Hopi, for Hopi”. This opportunity to shape a curriculum from the perspective

of a non-western community doesn’t happen often

but the Natwani Coalition

has done just that. HNYP

doesn’t represent a curriculum developed off Hopi

with non-Hopi ideologies,

values, and knowledge

but is in fact the opposite.

HNYP appropriately represents Hopi ideologies,

philosophies, values, and

cultural knowledge that

will help the Hopi youth

participate more in traditional Hopi agriculture.

Interesting enough in the

eyes of First Mesa Elementary School HNYP

will help fulfill some of

their culture, language,

and science programming.

The Hopi Natwani for

Youth Project and implementation could not have

been possible without the

support and funding from

The Hopi Foundation, the

Christensen Fund, and

the Arizona Humanities

Council. A heartfelt thank

you to each and every individual who had a part

in the development of the

curriculum, your dedicaFor more information

tion to strengthen Hopi please visit www.hopifarming in our youth is foundation.org or call 928deeply appreciated.

734-2380.

Family of Puhuyaoma Jr. Outraged Over Investigation and Response Time

she heard sirens that may

have been responding to

the call.

“By the time David and

them got to him he was

already face down,” said

Norma. “He must have

inhaled sand and choked.

That was what probably

suffocated him. Usually

my dad will go with him

but this time they went to

separate fields. This incident happened before

where my dad saw him

hanging off the tractor.”

The family said that

Puhuyaoma Jr. was known

to have unexpected seizures. Jackson said that he

was on medication, but she

thought that sometimes it

wasn’t working for him.

“And other people know

he’s like that, so usually David will watch him

when he goes down there

and check on him every

now and then,” said Belinda Goldtooth, Puhuyaoma

Jr.’s sister.

Goldtooth said she received a call at 9:30 a.m.

or 10 a.m. from her niece

Carmen. “She told me

something happened to

my brother and he was unresponsive. So I told my

daughter Candice, c’mon

lets go.”

At 11:30 a.m., Norma

said their aunt told her that

Raleigh Jr. had seizures

down at the corn field and

they thought he had already passed on.

“We got to the field and

some of our family members were already down

there along with the Navajo Police. I wanted to go to

my brother, but they didn’t

let me. A nephew had told

me he was gone and they

had called Hopi Police Department,” said Goldtooth.

When were the Hopi

Police notified? Jackie

Lamson said, “It had to

probably be about 10:15

a.m. because the worker

(David Jensen) down at

the waste water treatment

plant was the one who

called 911, but was automatically transferred to

Flagstaff and from there to

Tuba City dispatch. I don’t

know if Hopi is registered

with their 911, so he called

the Village of Upper Moencopi.”

“The administrative assistant, Ronalyn Outie,

was the one who called

Hopi Police. She talked

to dispatch, who told her

that they would dispatch

the Hopi Rangers and she

did not know how long it

would be because the Hopi

rangers were in a workshop. The administrative

assistant asked dispatch,

well what do we do? The

dispatcher told her they

were sending somebody,”

said Jackie.

The family said while

they were down at the field

waiting for Hopi Police to

arrive, an ambulance and

Navajo Police were present. They said it was a very

hot day, about 99 degrees

and their brother was lying on the hot ground from

10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and

they were upset that only a

sheet was used to cover his

body. They wondered why

a cooling pad wasn’t used.

From the time the family was notified between

9:30 and 11:30 a.m., the

family said the Criminal

Investigator, Ivan Sidney

Jr., didn’t show up until

maybe 3:30 p.m.

“On top of that we had

to wait an additional three

and a half hours for another Investigator to show

up, that investigator came

from Kingman,” said

Lamson.

“He is a Criminal Investigator from Peach Springs,

Kingman area. His name is

Jesse Alvey. He’s the one

that showed up and said he

was going to do the investigation. He was here the

whole time and he would

come by with Officer Honahni Jr. every now and

then to check on us,” said

Goldtooth.

“After Ivan Sidney Jr.

did his investigation, he

came up and parked way

over there. My mom had

to walk over there to talk

to him,” said Jackie.

Goldtooth backed up

Lamson’s statement saying, “After Sidney did his

investigation he came up

and parked over there. He

didn’t bother to come over

here to tell us what he did.

So my sister had to walk

over there to talk to him.”

When the initial investigation was done, the

family thought they would

have Raleigh’s body released to them for burial as

it is Hopi tradition to bury

within four days.

“And you know how

Hopi’s want to put their

family away right away?

That evening, Friday evening, we were wondering how we could get the

body released. We called

Chairman’s office to see

if he could try to push it.

Chairman said he would

look into it and make some

calls. I think he called the

Rangers and the Chief of

Police. My older sister had

Ivan Sidney Jr.’s phone

number and she called

him, but he was already

on the other side. Sidney

didn’t sign any release

papers after he did the investigation to where the

mortuary would release

the body. We called him

back and told him this and

he said his supervisor told

him he didn’t have the authority to sign anything,”

said Jackson.

Both Jackson and Goldtooth said Ivan Sidney Jr.

had to come back early the

next morning to sign off

on the death certificate.

“The mortician said Sidney drove back late that

night, but still the body

wouldn’t be released because of where he was

found. They didn’t know if

it was a homicide or what,

and then they wanted his

medical records. They told

the guy to go to the hospital and get the records because it has a history of his

epilepsy on there. I guess

he never went to pick it

up,” said Norma.

The family said because

the investigator did not

pick up the Medical Records, they could not de-

termine the cause of death

and this caused his body

to be sent to Flagstaff for

an autopsy. He was put on

a waiting list. They wondered, “Why?!”

The autopsy was done

the following Monday

morning, four days after

said the sisters.

Norma said, “Our aunts

and them wanted to wash

his hair, but we got a call

from the mortuary saying we can’t open the bag

because his body was already decomposed and

recommended that nobody

look at him or touch him

because his body fluids

were leaking. That made

us even angrier because he

was lying out there in that

hot sun already decomposing for the length of time

they had him down there.”

“We buried him on that

Monday, June 3, at about

5:30 p.m. after the autopsy

was done” said Jackie.

“I think what really upset us was the length of

time it took for Hopi Police to respond. We have

officers that live out here

and stay out here. Why

couldn’t they have come

even though they are not

on duty? That’s always

their reason, “We are not

on duty.” You have to wait

for somebody to come

from [the PD] and how

long is that going to be?

Until someone dies or is

killed? That’s what upset

us the most. There were

Rangers that were in training. They could’ve easily

come. They knew, they

radioed them, but they

didn’t want to come down.

And then there were a few

Rangers out here that were

going back because they

were having a going away

party for another officer

so they didn’t want to turn

around and come back,”

said Norma.

“Why did they have to

call an investigator from

Kingman to come all this

way? And why were the

Rangers the ones dispatched, where were the

officers? I think the main

thing that our village is

wanting, is a Memorandum of Agreement with

the Navajo Police,” said

Jackie.

The BIA Police Chief

was contacted and asked

to respond to the statements the family had regarding their concerns

about the investivgation.

This was also an opportunity to get the BIA Police Deparment’s side of

the story in regards to the

time of events that took

place, however the Hopi

Resource Enforcement has

not responded as to the

family’s concerns.

“I can clarify some of

the points or at least provide some clarification information to help the family,” said BIA Hopi Police

Chief Jamie Kootswatewa.

Chief Kootswatewa referred to the official Police

Department dispatch radio

logs regarding the activities of May 31.

At 11:58 p.m., the Tuba

City Police dispatched

Hopi Police Department

(HPD) regarding a body

that was reported near the

Moencopi water treatment. Tuba City Police

send officers down and

within a minute dispatched

the Special Agent with

Hopi Police who responded to the call and headed to

Moencopi.

A few minutes after the

Tuba City Police Dispatch

called HPD, the Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD)

system at Hopi Police

showed that Hopi Resource Enforcement Services (HRES) had three

units in Tuba City for

training and a request for

their assistance was made

to respond. Tuba City Police also requested assistance from HRES at that

same time and were told

that a BIA Agent was en

route to location.

At the same time of the

reported incident, Chief

Kootswatewa also requested HRES to respond since

they were already in the

area. HPD Dispatch said

she would call HRES.

Within four minutes,

HPD Dispatch received a

call back from HRES Dispatch saying that an HRES

Sgt. informed them that

they will not be responding and did not provide a

reason why they would not

assist.

HPD received a call

from a female asking if

anyone had notified HPD

of the dead body found

in field. HPD Dispatch

informed the female they

had and they were sending an Agent to the location. the female asked for

the HRES phone number

which was given to her,

but it is not known if she

called.

At approximately 1:04

p.m., the BIA Special

Agent arrived on scene at

the field near the Moencopi water treatment.

“The family may not

have seen the Special

Agent arrive and the Navajo Police sent an officer

down within a matter of

minutes with additional units on scene prior to

us getting there. Navajo

PD secured the scene until they could release it

to a Hopi Law Enforcement Agency,” said Chief

Kootswatewa. “The Rangers also have law enforcement certification with

the Hopi Tribe, and could

have gone down to investigate or they could have

just held the scene until the

BIA Agent got there.”

Within 30 minutes of

arriving and conducting a

preliminary investigation,

the Special Agent made

arrangements with Valley

Ridge Mortuary in Tuba

City to transport the body.

An hour after the Special

Agent arrived at the scene

the body was cleared and

removed from the scene at

approximately 2:05 p.m.

contrary to reports that the

body was left outside for

numerous hours. Approximately twenty minutes

later the Agent cleared

the scene at the field and

went to the mortuary for

final arrangements to be

referred to the Coconino

County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Another BIA Special

Agent from Peach Springs

assisted with the incident

and met with the family on

several occasions on June

01, 2013.

Chief Kootswatewa explained, “Another BIA

Special Agent assigned in

Peach Springs provided

assistance and met with

the family along with the

BIA Victim Advocate to

answer any questions they

might have had. I can say

with 100% certainty that

the body had already been

removed by the mortuary within an hour of the

Agent arriving. The second agent provided assistance with the investigation, and was not initially

at the scene when the incident was reported.”

“We had a reported sex

assault at the same time

we received the report

from Navajo PD and the

Agent was working on that

call that’s why we initially

requested for HRES to assist with the reported body

in Moencopi. Once the

information was relayed

back that HRES would

not assist, I told an Agent

to go ahead and go down

to the death and I would

take over the sex assault

investigation,” said Chief

Kootswatewa.

The family asked why

Investigato Jesse Alvey

from Kingman was called

because they had to wait

an additional three and

half hours while their

brother laid out in field.

Kootswatewa went further to explain that the

family may have thought

the body was lying out

there on the field for four

hours when initially it was

only out there for a couple

hours because the preliminary investigation takes

some time.

“We just don’t go in

and automatically bag

the body. It requires us to

collect evidence. There’s

a whole process to conducting the investigation,

unfortunately it may take

that long. The body has

to stay in the condition it

was found in because we

don’t want to compromise

the integrity of the scene,”

said Kootswatewa.

Chief Kootswatewa included that the length of

time to conduct an investigation is to not inconvenience the family and/or

out of disrespect, it is done

to make sure they conduct

a thorough and accurate

investigation.

When asked about why

an autopsy was done when

the family requested that

one not be conducted,

Chief Kootswatewa explained that, “The law

says that the family must

be notified about an autopsy. People are under the

misconception that they

have a right to refuse an

autopsy, which is untrue.

The law requires Tribal

notification for when an

autopsy will be conducted, but does not provide an

avenue to stop an autopsy

from occurring if it is part

of an investigation,” said

Chief Kootswatewa. “Law

enforcement has the legal

obligation to determine

the proper cause of death.

Sometimes people assume

or guess what may have

caused the death, however we have to ensure that

a proper cause of death is

identified for purposes of

the investigation”

The family also wanted an apology from Chief

Kootswatewa for the lack

of professionalism on his

part due to the length of

time their brother was out

in the hot field.

“I’ll certainly apologize

that they unfortunately

received misinformation.

I will definitely apologize for things that were

done outside of policy or

inappropriate, however a

proper and thorough investigation was conducted to properly identify the

cause and manner of death

for the family member. I

know the family requested

that an autopsy not be conducted, however unfortunately it was necessary for

the reasons explained earlier and I apologize for the

delay. We do not control

when the Medical Examiner’s Office will conduct

autopsys, however they

have been very professional, understanding and

respectful of the culture.

But also understand that at

times it is necessary.”

The family spoke briefly about who their brother

was and what he was like.

His sister Norma said, “He

was a water operator for

the village and he worked

24/7. He was dedicated

to his job. He was a really hard worker. This past

spring he was really into

his garden and was hyped

up about it. He stayed here

with my mom all this time,

living with them and cooking for them.”

His sisters remember

him as a caring person

who liked to cook all kinds

of foods. He never argued

with anybody, not even

with his sisters.

“Not only was he like a

best friend to all of us, but

to our kids too. We all have

our problems and I think

we all came to him and he

had answers for all of us.

Our kids will miss that, because they always talked to

him about their problems.

So he was a very special

guy and a close friend to

us sisters and a good uncle to our kids. He was 54

years old,” said Goldtooth.

Jackson expressed, “We

just want to add that we are

going to keep fighting until

something is done because

these things can’t be happening on the reservation.”

Raleigh Puhuyaoma Jr.

is survived by his parents;

Raleigh Sr. and Arlene;

sisters: Yvonne Puhuyaoma, Norma Jackson and

Belinda Goldtooth; brothers: Norman and Boyd

Puhuyaoma; and his three

children of Second Mesa.

6 TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2013 | HOPI TUTUVENI

Local News

HALF Welcomes New Employess with Orientation at New Facility

Michael Badonie is given a plaque to honor his wife who was a stock contractor for the Pavinyama Stampede. He surrounded by the Rodeo officials: Bobby

Pablo and Hank Begay; and Lewis Pavinyama Sr. and Avery Pavinyama.

2012-13 1st Attendant Christine Talayumptewa and 2013-14 Miss Hopi Nikki

Qumyintewa take a picture with Lewis Pavinyama Sr.

Pavinyama Productions

Stampede Rodeo,

Aug. 10 & 11, 2013

in association with the All Indian Rodeo

Cowboys Association

Rodeo Results

Ladies All-Around – Custom Embroidered Vest

Kylie Gilbert, Navajo Mtn., Utah – Barrel Racing

- $558

Men’s All-Around – Custom Embroidered Vest

Roy Begay, Twin Lakes, N.M. – Tie Down & #10

Team Roping - $511 & $564 – Total payout

$1,075

(Custom Embroidered vests to Event Winners)

Jr. Bull Riding

Ramon Curley – Bull: “Rolling Thunder” – Score:

73 - $196

Cory Hubbard – Bull: “Border Patrol” – Score:

59 - $130

Steer wrestling

Kyle Smith – Time: 9.9 - $403

Tie Down

Roy Begay – Time: 10.2 - $511

Donovan Yazzie – Time: 11.3 - $307

Gavaro Harrison – Time: 13.9 - $204

Saddle Bronc

Ace Long – Bronc: “Mountain Men” – Score: 83

- $305

Shoshane Kee – Bronc: “Crested Butte” – Score:

76 - $183

Robert Burbank – Bronc: “Instant Mix” – Score:

69 - $122

Ladies Break Away Roping

Nyera Yazzie – Time: 3.2 - $537

Twila Jones – Time: 3.4 - $322

Gabby Whitehorne – Time: 4.2 - $215

Sr. Break Away Roping

Walt Jones – Time: 2.9 - $181

Tyrone Alcott – Time: 2.9 - $181

Leonard Williams Sr. – Time: 3.4 - $90

Open Team Roping

Blaine Redhorse/ O.J. Williams – Time: 6.2 $1,076/ $538

Deon Chee/ Johnathan Chee – Time: 6.3 - $645/

$323

Deon Chee/ Tyler Willatto – Time: 6.7 - $430/

$215

Ladies Barrel Racing

Kylie Gilber – Time: 17.50 - $558

Jr. Barrel Racing

Sharaya Edgewater – Time: 17.52 - $246

Kylie Gilber – Time: 17.70 - $164

#10 Team Roping

Judd Young/Roy Begay – Time: 6.2 $1,127/$564

Walter Livingston/Louvell Nez – Time: 8.1 $676/ $338

Truman Begay/ Eyron Cowboy – Time: 10.1 $451/ $225

Bull Riding

Aaron Clark – Bull: “Pistolero” – Score: 76 - $490

Lyle Clark – Bull: “Lawman” – Score: 71 - $326

*Total payout: $10,644.00; Rodeo Announcer:

Adrienne Thom, Bacavi, AZ.; Stock Producer: BBT

Bucking Horses, Beshbetoh, AZ; Rodeo Officials:

Judges, Bobby Pablo and Hank Begay, Timers:

Ruthie Nez and Arlene Francis; Photographer:

Smith Rodeo Photos, Rodeo Secretary, BK Bates.

The Pavinyama Productions would like to thank

it’s sponsors: Kykotsmovi Enterprise Board; Barry Grass; Kykotsmovi Village Store; Second Mesa

Livestock Association; Peabody Coal Company;

All the spectators; Rodeo Contestants; Stock

Contractors; Hopi Cancer Support Services; Hopi

Veteran’s, Lori Piestewa Post #80 American Legion; Way Out West Embroidering of Windslow;

Robert Sumatzkuku; Adrienne Thom and Clark

Tenakhongva, Rodeo Announcers; Miss Hopi

2013-14 Nikki Qumyintewa; 1st Attendant 201213 Christine Talayumptewa and a special thanks

to family and friends for their help and support.

On Mon., Jul. 29, the

Hopi Assisted Living Facility welcomed its new

employees with an orientation held at the new

facility located in Upper

Moencopi.

“This is a new beginning

for the Hopi Assisted Living Facility, so pat yourself

on the back because you

are the very first employees that are going to start

today and go from here

on to eternity. We want

this to be a positive thing

and we want to always be

positive and have that idea

that nothing is going to fail

here,” said the new Executive Director, Mary Shingoitewa-Navanick, for the

Hopi Assisted Living Facility (HALF).

The new employees are

Dione Holmes, Badger

Clan is the new lead cook;

Residential Aides are Mark

Talayumptewa, Tobacco

clan; Deidra Pooyouma,

Sun Clan and Reuben

Honahnie, Masaau Clan;

Mardelle Humetewa, Sun

Clan is the Administrative

Assistant; LaDora Talasmaynewa, Corn Clan is a

Registered Nurse.

Chairman LeRoy Shingoitewa was at the orientation to help welcome and

congratulate the new employees on their new jobs.

“You are going to setting the tone for the rest

of Hopi. What you create

here is going to set us to be

able to build another one,

on the East side. I’m going

to give you a hint of how

you’re going to do a good

Crystal Dee/Hopi Tutuveni

Hopi Assisted Living Facility hires new employees that included Residential Aides, a Registered Nurse, a lead cook and an Administrative

Assistant, including the new HALF Executive Director, Mary Shingoitewa-Navanick.

job. It’s going to come

from here, your heart,”

said Chairman Shingoitewa. He added, “Never

pass up an elder, always

acknowledge them.”

A few of the HALF

Board

of

Directors

were present; Marlene

Sekaquaptewa, Chairperson and Linda Honahnie,

Board Member. Board

members not present were

Bruce Talawyma, Lorna Quamahongnewa and

Florence Choyou.

HOPI TUTUVENI | TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2013 7

Council Happenings

HOPI TRIBAL COUNCIL - Third Quarter Session, June, 2013

Louella Nahsonhoya

Hopi Tutuveni

REPORTS:

Status of Legacy Inn

Original Loan– Hopi

Tribal Treasurer Robert Sumatzkuku updated

the Tribal Council on the

non-payment and default

status of the $11.6 million

loan to the Moenkopi Development

Corporation

(MDC), a 60 year 0% interest Loan Agreement.

Treasurer

Sumatzkuku

also informed Council that

the previous MDC Board

members, who originally

had oversight of the original Loan, were recently

reinstated as Board members. The Treasurer asked

the Council how they wish

to proceed, henceforth,

with the default payment

status.

Last year, the MDC

committee came before

Tribal Council requesting a restructure of the

Loan. The Council directed the Hopi Tribe’s Loan

Committee (a temporary

oversight committee specifically established for

this purpose) to meet with

MDC to work on reaching

a proposed plan to modify

the loan. The Tribal Council also hired a special law-

yer, to specifically assist in

reaching a plan that was

suitable and agreeable by

both parties. The Tribal

Council rejected the proposed plan and was not

approved.

Hopi Chairman LeRoy

Shingoitewa said “this has

already gone through the

process. The MDC Board

came before Council to

negotiate terms of the

contract, but Council did

not approve and it did not

pass. Payments need to be

made. The Loan document

was already done. The

Council hired a Lawyer to

specifically work on this

issue for the Tribe, but that

also didn’t work out. Now

what are we going to do. It

is our responsibility, what

direction do we give to

general Counsel and Treasurer to go.”

Tribal Council members discussed the original

contract and the responsibilities of both parties in

executing the Agreement.

Council occasionally disagreed; but ultimately,

agreed that the Moenkopi

Development loan is in

default and loan payments

must be made.

Sipaulovi Councilman

George Mase reminded

the Council that although

Solution to August 6th Bird Wordfind

there was a Loan Agreement in place, it did not

include “terms of the contract” which would spell

out; how to pay, what happens if don’t pay, etc and

suggested putting another

Tribal Loan committee

together to negotiate a

new agreement w/terms in

place.

Mishongnovi Council

Representative

Marilyn

Tewa reminded everyone

that the Tribal Loan Committee was dissolved by

Council and said Chairman, General Counsel and

Treasurer were to write a

letter to the MDC Board

to begin payments immediately.

Kykotsmovi Representative Nada Talayumptewa

said, “They are in default

of the loan. If someone

defaults on a loan, a Lending agency goes in and

takes over. We (the Hopi

Tribe) have an economic

arm of the Tribal Council

– the Hopi Tribe Economic Development Corporation (HTEDC) to do this.

About 6-7 years of this

loan and not one penny has

been paid. Does Council

go in and take over the hotel and give management

to HTEDC?”

Several Council members suggested the Hopi

Tribe take over the management of the Moenkopi

Legacy Inn with Sipaulovi

Councilman Cedric Kuwaninvaya stating “millions of dollars of Hopi

money went to one village

and we never got a penny

back. Instead of a letter to

MDC from the Treasurer, it should come from

Chairman. Give them 45

days and include in the

letter ‘we don’t agree with

60 years-no interest payment.’ At the time, Council

supported their request and

gave them funding. We

lost out on a lot of money

in interest payments.”

Kykotsmovi

Council Representative Caleb

Johnson said “the Council needs to declare their

default and take over the

hotel.”

Representative

Johnson also said the Hopi

Tribe may also “eventually have to manage hotels in Galveston, Texas”

referring to transactions

that were just discovered

last year, where someone

at the Hopi Tribe loaned

millions of dollars to build

two large hotels in Galveston, Texas – money which

the Tribe may never recover, or if so, a small amount.

Moenkopi Council Representative Wayne Kuwanhiyoma said not only was

it Moenkopi, but the Tribal

Council was also at default. “The Tribal Council

was not on top of this from

the beginning, it was their

responsibility” to monitor

HOPI SCHOLARSHIP

ANNOUNCEMENT

The Hopi Tribe Grants & Scholarships Program is now accepting applications for the Jean

Call Scholarship for the 20132014 Academic Year. There are

two scholarships available. This

scholarship is open to those individuals who are seeking a degree in nursing at a regionally

accredited institution. For more

information on requirements

please contact the HTGSP at

(928) 734-3542 or 800-762-9630.

Loan Agreement and collect payments.

Mishongnovi Councilman Art Batala said he had

to “respectfully disagree

with Wayne” and told

Council that Mishongnovi

did not support this from

the beginning; therefore,

Mishongnovi Representatives did not want to

serve on the Tribe’s Loan

Committee. He also stated that if MDC wanted to make payments,

they should have made a

good faith payment when

Council disapproved the

Restructuring

Contract.

“This now falls back on

the original loan contract.

The $11.6 million loan is

Hopi money and we need

to start getting the money

back” said Batala.

Bacavi Council Representative Davis Pecusa

also agreed that the loan

was in default status and

payments need to be collected. “We are still operating under the original

contract” which states 60

years with no interest.

“MDC needs to make a

good faith payment.”

Representatives Danny Humetewa and Danny

Honanie also stated the

loan was in default and

payments need to begin

immediately.

After a full morning of

discussion on the default

loan status and historical

context of the MDC loan,

a motion was made by

Kykotsmovi

Representative Norman Honanie

“that we go ahead and set

a default on the Moenkopi loan at $11,650,000

which was constructed on

9/18/08 and which was

signed by Daniel Honahni

on behalf of the MDC with

the following provisions:

1. A letter be sent out by

the Chairman to the MDC

board stating why a payment has not been made,

2. That we want to look

at the books by our own

people, certified auditor; 3.

$4 million is due and when

can we expect a payment;

4. If Moenkopi or MDC is

serious that they come before us so we can sit down

to see what we can work

out. Motion was seconded

by Sipaulovi Representative Cedric Kuwaninvaya,

with a Vote of: 14 yes, 2

no, Motion Carried.

Status of Investment

Transfer to Rockefeller

The Hopi Tribe recently

filed a lawsuit against Wachovia Bank, alleging serious misconduct involving

the Tribe’s financial assets.

The suit alleges this misconduct resulted in enormous losses to the Hopi

Tribe. In its lawsuit, the

Tribe seeks damages and

penalties in excess of $189

million.

In review of all the past

financial investments and

transactions with different Financial Institutions,

the Hopi Tribe alleges

millions of dollars have

been lost or have violated

the Hopi Tribe’s Financial

laws and policies. With all

these findings, the Hopi

Tribal Council approved

Resolution H-029-2013 on

April 8 (after interviewing

several firms), to enter into

a contract with Rockefeller

& Company to serve as the

Tribe’s Investment Manager and to assist the Tribe

with investment management services. To date,

approximately $67 million

has been transferred from

the Morgan Keegan Accounts to Rockefeller.

Chairman LeRoy Shingoitewa informed the

Tribal Council that the

Rockefeller group will

come before Council within 30 days to provide them

with an update report on

Financial Investments and

Transactions.

Re-Org Status Report

Bacavi Council Representative and Chairperson

of the Re-Org Task Team

Davis Pecusa, gave an

update report on the Hopi

Tribes

Organizational

Re-structure. Pecusa informed Council that the title of Chief Administrative

Officer to Executive Director will be changed in

the Re-org chart. Pecusa

also updated the Council

on several Department and

programmatic structural

changes, while keeping in

line with the Hopit Pötskwaniat (Hopi Tribal Consolidated Strategic Plan).

This could also include

eliminating certain proposed departments, such

as the Public Works Division. They will also revisit

the mission and goals of

current existing programs.

Pecusa also said the Re-org

team will look at restructuring the Tribe’s current

Task Teams and implement policies, etc; which

could result in something

more like Standing Committees. Study committees will also need to be

in place and Legislative

policies will also be made

current. The group will

also be looking at re-organization of regulated

entities and their authorities. Council discussed a

Compliance Department,

which the Re-org team

will also look into. The

Re-org Task Team has a

big task to accomplish,

but are steadily making

progress as they encounter

challenges along the way.

Preparing for Growth

HTEDC adds Chief Financial

Officer

Hopi Tribe Economic Development pleased to announce that

William Bruyea, an execCorporation

utive from Phoenix, AZ

with over 20 years’ experiFLAGSTAFF, AZ –With ence in senior financial and

planned growth through operations roles has joined

expansion of its current the HTEDC executive

holdings, launching of team in its Flagstaff Headnew development opportu- quarters beginning August

nities and growing world- 5. Mr. Bruyea’s experwide interest in Native tise in Strategic Planning,

American culture, history, Business

development,

and art; the Hopi Tribe Process Improvement, and

Economic Development Systems Integration will

Corporation (HTEDC) is partner with both the CEO

accelerating development and the Board of Directors

of its local resources and to assist the organization

organization to take ad- streamline existing busivantage of this growing ness units while helping

marketplace.

HTEDC prepare for future

Bonnie Secakuku, Chair growth.

of the Board of Directors and Kevin Lombardo, CEO of HTEDC are

8 TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2013 | HOPI TUTUVENI

In Loving Memory

Alfred Lomaquahu, Sr.

Crystal Dee/Hopi Tutuveni

Officers from left to right: Leonard McIntosh of Shungopavi and is Sunforehead Clan. Finished the Academy in April. Mother is Hopi and father

is from San Carlos. Charles Mahkewa of Bacavi and is Reed Clan.

Mahkewa and McIntosh Sworn in as HRES Officers

Louella Nahsonhoya

Hopi Tutuveni

On Aug. 7, Charles

Mahkewa and Leonard

McIntosh took their

oath of office and were

sworn into office as Hopi

Resource Enforcement

Officers.

Mahkewa, from the

Village of Bacavi, was

previously employed with

HRES for many years

before joining the staff at

the Wildlife Management

Program. With his interest

in serving as a Resource

Enforcement Officer,

Mahkewa rejoined HRES,

retook the certification

test and was recertified.

McIntosh from the

Village of Shungopavy

completed a 4-month

training program at the

Northern Arizona Re-

gional Training Academy

(NARTA) in Prescott, AZ

from where he received

his certification.

Mahkewa and McIntosh

are now certified Enforcement Officers with HRES.

Legal Notices/Name Changes

In the Hopi Tribal

Court, Keams Canyon,

Arizona

In the Matter of the

Change of Name of: Donna Youyetewa to Donna

Lee Adams

Case No. 2013-CV-0127,

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION OF CHANGE OF

NAME.

Notice is hereby given

that Donna Youyetewa has

petitioned the court for

the change of name from:

Donna Youyetewa to Donna Lee Adams. Any party

seeking to intervene in

said proceeding must file

an appropriate pleading

with the Hopi Tribal Court

no later than twenty (20)

days after the publication

of this notice.

Dated: August 12, 2013

/s/ Belena Harvey, Clerk

of the Court

Case No. 2013-CV-0126,

20-DAY CIVIL SUMMONS

SERVICE BY PUBLICATION TO: ANY

INTERESTED PERSON(S)

1. A Petition/Complaint

has been filed in this

Court demanding for:

Validation of Hopi Traditional Marriage and to

Establish Legal Parentage

and Custody of a Minor

Child. A copy is available with the Clerk of the

Court.

2. You have TWENTY

(20) CALENDAR DAYS

from the 1st publication

to file a written Answer/

Response, if you want to

deny the claim and have

the Court hear your side

of the case.

3. You can prepare a

written Answer/Response

In the Hopi Tribal

on your own or you can

Court, Keams Canyon,

hire an attorney or legal

Arizona

advocate to help prepare

In Re the Petition of:

an answer for you.

Robert Suqnevahya, Hopi 4. Your Answer/Response

C#1609-469, Petitioner,

must be filed with the

AND Muriel Numkena,

Office of the Clerk of

Hopi C#1609-003, Date of the Hopi Tribal Court,

Death: 04/04/2013, Dece- Post Office Box 156,

dent, and Concerning:

Keams Canyon, Arizona

Sunbeam Love Suqneva86034 and a copy of your

hya, Hopi C#1609-4882,

Answer/Response mailed

Minor Child.

to the Petitioner’s legal

counsel, Darlene Lucario-Nuvamsa, DNA-People’s Legal Services, Inc.,

P.O. Box 558, Keams

Canyon, Arizona 86034.

5. If you do nothing, the

Court may give judgment

for what the petition

demands.

Dated: 8/12/2013

/s/ Martina Honie, Clerk

of the Hopi Tribal Court

The Hopi Cancer Support Services seeks

artist to create Breast

Cancer

Awareness

(BCAM) commemorative pin design. The

theme for 2013 BCAM

is “Give Breast Cancer

the BOOT.” Artwork

design can reflect the

theme but is not a requirement. A pink ribbon signifies Breast

Cancer and it should be

a part of the pin design.

(Due to cultural sensitivity issues, Katcina

and Paho art will not

be accepted. Deadline

August 23, 2013. More

information

contact

Madeline Sahneyah at

(928) 734-1151/1152.

100 Mile Club Walk/

Run Event, Monday

8/26/13 @ Hopi Veterans Memorial Center

“All About Sports.” For

information

contact

Jessica Quamahongnewa at (928) 7343435.

6th Annual Disabilities

Conference on August

23, 2013 from 7:30 am

to 4:30 pm at Talking

Stick Resort & Casi-

no in Scottsdale. For

registration and fee information contact Rudy

Buchanan at (480)

577-5780 or email at

rudy.buchanan@srpmic-nsn.gov

A Very Special Event

– The Adverse Childhood

Experiences (ACE) Study on

Thursday, August 27,

2013 @ 1 to 4 pm, at

the Shungopavy Community Center. Learn

about the connection

between child abuse

and long term health,

social and economic

effects. For more information contact Trinette

at (928) 734-3412.

FREE Child Developmental Screening at

Polacca Circle M Store

on August 29, 2013

from 1 pm to 4 pm. Children will be screened in

developmental areas.

For more information

contact Sandra Ami or

Crystal Kewanimptewa

at (928) 734-3416 or

(928) 734-3418

SEPTEMBER 2013:

September is Suicide

Prevention

Month.

God Saw he was getting tired

And a cure was not to be.

He put his arms around him

And whispered, “Come with Me.”

With tearful eyes we watched him suffer

And saw him fade away.

Although we loved him dearly,

We could not make him stay.

A golden heart stopped beating,

Hard working hands to rest.

God broke our hearts to prove to us,

He only takes the best.

motion should be served

to the petitioner at:

Alene Garcia, P.O. Box

1427, Tuba City, Arizona

86045

Dated: 8/6/2013

/s/ Martina Honie, Clerk

of the Hopi Tribal Court

In the Hopi Tribal

Court, Keams Canyon,

Arizona

In the Petition of: Creighton Mitchell Tallas,

Petitioner, VS. Brittney

Agnes Ownspipe Silas,

Respondent.

Case No. 2013-CV-0093,

NOTICE OF ENTRY OF

DEFAULT

SERVICE BY PUBLICATION TO: Brittney

A. O. Silas, Tuba City,

Arizona 86045

GREETINGS: You are

hereby notified that a Motion for Entry of Default

on petitioner’s complaint

is filed by the petitioner in

this Court.

You are notified that,

unless you serve and file

CALENDAR

AUGUST 2013:

a responsive pleading or

motion, the Court shall

award to petitioner the

relief demanded in the

complaint. A copy of the

responsive pleading or

Date of Birth

Wednesday, July 7, 1943

Hotevilla, Arizona

Date of Death

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Chandler, Arizona

Funeral Service

4:00 A.M.

Thursday, August 1, 2013

Blackwater Baptist Church

Blackwater, Arizona

Officiating

Pastor Aaron Johns

Interment

West Blackwater Cemetery

Blackwater, Arizona

For assistance or more

information

contact

your local Police Department or Behavioral

Health Program or if

you need someone to

talk to contact the National Suicide Program

at 1-800-273-8255

Hopi 3 Canyon Ranches 2013 Bull Lease

Program will be picking up lease bulls on

Saturday, September

07, 2013. Please have

your bull at 2nd Mesa

Cattlemen’s Corral by

9 am. Any questions

contact (928) 587-5571

or email pbrowning@

h3cr.com

Public Benefit Outreach Project State

Health Insurance Assistance

Program

Trainings on September 3, 4, and 5th 2013

at the Hopi Tribe conference room.

The

FREE 4-day informational trainings cover

the basics of Medicare,

Arizona Health Care

Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), Social Security and other

Benefits for potential

Volunteers. For more

information

contact

Stephanie Barehand at

Crossword provided by Mass Media

(928) 734-3552.

Freedom in Sobriety Hopi Land Campout on September 6,

7, and 8th 2013 at the

5-Houses Campsite in

Polacca. For more information contact (928)

737-0011

Hopi Cancer Assistance Fund “Climb

the Mesa” 6 mile

walk/run event, September 8, 2013. This

event is to raise funds

to assist cancer patients with some of their

essential needs as they

undergo treatment off

the reservation. For

more information contact (928) 734-1150 or

email MLHonwytewa@

hopi.nsn.us

Walk of Hopi Suicide

Awareness Wellness

Walk September 9th

– 14th 2013, Polacca,

Chinle, Williams and

Winslow. Join Reach

Ur Life in their 2-mile

walk to prevent suicide.

For more information

contact Audrey Bradley

at (928) 526-2968

Hopi Office of Special

Needs 18th Annual

Special Needs Activity Day on September

10, 2013 at the Hopi

Solution to be printed in September 3rd Tutuveni

Veterans

Memorial

Center from 9 am to

3 pm. This is annual

event to promote disability awareness and

education in our community. For information

contact (928) 734-3418

Moenkopi

Senior

Center 6th Annual Senior Field Day Games

& Chair Volley Ball

Tournament on September 18th & 19th

2013. For more information contact (928)

283-8025.

Southwest

Native

American

Regional

Veterans Conference

in September 2013 at

Isleta Resort & Casino.

More information and

details contact Ramus

Suina @ (505) 4242308 or email at rsuina@iaia.edu

MISCELLANEOUS

Village Presentations

of Proposed Hopi

Animal Control Ordinance. Deadline for

comments is September 30, 2013, for more

information and schedules contact (928) 7343403

Firewood at Hart Prairie Preserve available,

for more information

contact Neil Chapman

at (928) 774-8892 or

(303) 817-6285.

Great Salt Lake Brine

Shrimp Co-op Inc.,

are recruiting workers for Brine Shrimp

Harvesters to work

from October thru January on the shores of

the Great Salt Lake.

For more information

contact the Hopi Tribe

Human Resource Office at (928) 734-3212

or contact (801) 6220111 or email www.

gsla.us

2013 Hopi Deer & Elk

Regulations & Applications are available

@ the Hopi Wildlife &

Ecosystems Management Program Office at

the Hopi Tribe Honanie

building – Monday thru

Friday, 8 am to 5pm

(closed for lunch from

12-noon to 1 pm). Also,

closed on Tribal Holidays,, more information contact (928) 7343604/3605/3606/3608.

Group Fitness Classes @ Hopi Fitness

Center. For monthly

schedule call (928)

734-3432