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EXECUTIVE ORDER #005-2020 Hopi Phase One Re-Opening

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WHEREAS, The Constitution and Bylaws of the Hopi Tribe, ARTICLE VI

POWERS OF THE

TRIBAL COUNCIL, SECTION I (a)

and (b) respectively, authorizes the Hopi

Tribal Council to represent and speak for

the Hopi Tribe in all matters for the welfare of the tribe; and

WHEREAS, the Hopi Tribe is a sovereign tribal nation, responsible to its villages, citizens and members and charged

with providing direction for the health and

safety of all during a public health emergency; and

WHEREAS, on March 23, 2020, in

response to COVID-19, the Hopi Tribe

implemented a Stay at Home Executive

Order, which was extended by subsequent

Executive Orders to be effective through

September 30, 2020; and

WHEREAS, as recently as September

9, 2020, data reflects a downward trajectory or near zero percent (2. 7%) of positive

tests as a percentage of total tests over a

14-day period; and

WHEREAS, based on an analysis of

available data, benchmarks have been

reached in all thirteen Hopi Villages and

Communities that meet the gating criteria

recommended by the Centers for Disease

Control (CDC) for Phase One Re-Opening; and

WHEREAS, the Hopi Tribe is continuing to face the COVID-19 pandemic with

limited resources to respond to the public

health emergency and is fully aware of the

danger of prematurely opening the community; and

WHEREAS, while significant progress

has been made to achieve a flattening of

the curve, there is still a need for vigilance moving forward with the Phase One

Re-Opening, including the continuation of

certain restrictions.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RE-

SOLVED that the Chairman of the Hopi

Tribe authorizes the Phase One

Re-Opening of Hopi, subject to the following:

I. The use of face coverings is required

inside all public facilities and buildings,

common areas, and outdoor locations

where physical distancing is not possible.

2. A Nightly Curfew shall remain in

effect across the entire Hopi Reservation

from 8:00 p.m. to

5:00 a.m. MST until otherwise ordered.

3. Pursuant to Hopi Tribal Resolution

H-47-2020, the Hopi Law Enforcement

Services, in coordination with village

leaders and village security officers, shall

enforce the curfew hours herein, including

the establishment of checkpoints to make

reasonable inquiries of occupants about

their safety while traveling during reservation-wide curfew hours.

4. The Hopi Law Enforcement Services

will coordinate with village leaders and

village security officers to allow for welfare checks.

5. Exceptions to the curfew shall include travel to obtain food and other essential supplies, access medical care, or

for purposes of work.

6. Hopi villages and regions that satisfy baseline CDC gating criteria can begin

Phase One.

INDIVIDUALS EMPLOYEES SPECIFIC TYPE OF EMPLOYEE

ALL VULNERABLE Continue to ENCOURAGE SCHOOLS AND

INDIVIDUALS* should TELE WORK,

whenever

possible

ORGANIZED

YOUTH continue to shelter in place. and

feasible with business ACTIVITIES (e.g.,

daycare,

Households members with operations.

after school type activities) vulnerable residents should be that are currently closed

aware that by returning to work If possi-

ble, RETURN TO WORK should remain

closed. or other environments where IN

PHASES prioritizing Childcare programs

can be social distancing is not government

offices, childcare opened to children of

essential practical, they could carry the

(formal and infom1al). workers if social

distancing virus back home. Isolate from

and infection control practices vulnerable

residents when Close COMMON AREAS

can be maintained. necessary. (include,

but are not limited to breakrooms, group

work, food VISITS TO SENIOR

All individuals, WHEN IN dining, and

open floor plan work LIVING FACILITIES AND PUBLIC (e.g., outdoor areas)

where personnel are likely to HOSPITALS

Visitations recreation areas, shopping),

congregate and interact or enforce should

be restricted except for should maximize

physical strict social distancing protocols.

certain compassionate care distance from

others and wear reasons, such as end-oflife cloth face masks. Social Minimize

NON-ESSENTIAL situations. Protocols

should be settings of more than 10 people

TRAVEL and adhere to CDC in place to

include careful should be avoided unless

guidelines regarding isolation screening

of visitors for fever precautionary measures are following travel. or sm:mtoms

consistent with observed. COVID-19.

Strongly consider SPECIAL

A VOID SOCIALIZING in ACCO MM

ODA TIONS (telework, LARGE GATHERINGS groups of more than 10 people

flexible leave utilization, removal of (e.g.

eating out, sports, in circumstances that do

not incentives for unmissed attendance)

celebrations and allow for appropriate

physical for personnel who are members

of a performances) may operate distancing

(e.g., receptions, VULNERABLE POPULATION* under strict physical gatherings). and those that are directly caring for

distancing and sanitation them. prtocols.

If possible, perform ONLY ESSENTIAL

outside, and if inside, ensure TRAVEL IS

PERMITTED adequate ventilation. Keep

and adhere to CDC guidelines elders and

high-risk regarding symptom monitoring

individuals away from the and isolation

following travel is crowds and have them

join expected. When safer. Ensure masks

are worn bv everyone. For

*Vulnerable Individuals: ceremonies

and dances,

I. Elderly individuals. villages should

follow the same guidance and adhere to

2. Individuals with serious village orders and directives. underlying health

conditions, including high blood pressure,

WELLNESS CENTER chronic lung disease, diabetes, GYM that are currently

closed obesity, asthma, or those whose

should remain closed immune system is

compromised such as by chemotherapy

for cancer, HIV, or other immunosuppressive conditions

7. It is recommended that the Hopi business sector adhere to the following guidelines, in addition to those listed above for

Phase One Re-opening:

■ Reduced hours.

• Limit capacity with adherence to

the maximum capacity restrictions for

COVID-1 9 and social distancing protocols.

• Implement screening, and temperature

checks for customers, clients and staff.

• Implement strict Intervention, Prevention, and Control (IPC), cleaning and disinfecting protocols.

• Implement mechanisms to control

flow of traffic within the facility to the extent feasible.

SO ORDERED this 11 th day of September 2020.

Hopi Tutuveni October 7, 2020

Hopi Tribal Council 2019

Priorities

Today, the Hopi Tribal Council discussed the amended Hopi Tribal Council

2019 Priorities that you presented and by

motion and majority vote, approved the

Priorities, as amended.

If you should have any questions, please

feel free to call me at (928) 734-3131.

The Hopi Tribal Council has established

the following priorities pursuant to Tribal

Council Resolution H-098-2011, which

adopted the Hopit Potskwaniat (Hopi Tribal Consolidated Strategic Plan) to serve as

the principle direction for the Hopi Tribe

to meet the needs of the Hopi and Tewa

people. The Potskwaniat guides the annual budget preparation and allocation of resources. It also requires the development

of annual action plans and an update every

four years.

The Hopi Tribal Council in setting its

priorities aims to maintain a proactive, responsible tribal government that strives to

strengthen and protect tribal sovereignty,

selfdetermination, and Hopi cultural values and life-ways.

Self Governance & Self Sufficiency

• Update all tribal ordinances to meet

current need and review on a regular basis

or as necessary to ensure compliance and

effective enforcement

• Update current policies related to finance, information technology, and human relations

• Create a diverse revenue stream that

benefits tribal members and supports comprehensive tribal government services

• Establish a Hopi Utility Authority

to develop a comprehensive Hopi water

and power infrastructure to support new

homes, businesses, recreation sites, and

centralized office space for a growing tribal government workforce

• Direct effective communication, collaboration and coordination between tribal departments/programs/entities, tribal

council teams/committees, non-profit organizations, and villages to improve ad

expand services and achieve positive project outcomes.

Preservation & Protection of Cultural

Resources

• Mandate Hopi School System to incorporate the teaching of Hopi language

and culture in all schools located on the

Hopi reservation

Quality Human Services

• Improve the infrastructure of the tribal

government to support the needs of tribal

education, social services and an overall

growing workforce where tribal business

can be conducted in a safe and aesthetic

environment

• Maintain a stable tribal government

capability of administering quality health

grant and contract programs that reimburse the Tribe indirect cost funding that

can used to support overall needs across

tribal programs

• Develop a plan to contract certain Indian Health Service programs under P.L.

93- 638

• Direct development of a strong judicial system, inclusive of alternative sentencing programs, that ensures due process and accountability of all persons who

violate criminal and civil laws, and regulations of the tribe, and which recognizes

a traditional forum for the settlement of

claims and disputes

• Promote the safety and protection of

women, children, vulnerable persons, and

families by an efficient and effective tribal

law enforcement program focused on reducing crime rates

Conservation & Effective Use of Natural Resources

• Protect Hopi lands through development and management practices that accord with comprehensive, updated land

use plans, economic development plans,

Transportation Priority Plan, and proper

rights-of-way and lease agreements

• Work with Villages to identify solutions to issues related to land boundaries

and define a process for use of lands within District Six and Moencopi Village areas

for economic development

• Direct a team approach when lobbying

or speaking on behalf of the Hopi Tribe on

matters of significant importance related

to use and protection of Hopi land and its

natural resources

HOPI TRIBAL COUNCIL Fourth Quarter Session

September 1, 2020 AGENDA

MONTH OF OCTOBER

NEW BUSINESS

1. Action Item #079-2020 – To obtain

approval to accept $16,000.00 in funding

from the Office of Arizona Attorney General for Law Enforcement Safety

Equipment – Author/Virgil Pinto, Chief,

Hopi Law Enforcement Services

2. Action Item #080-2020 – Termination of Karen Pennington’s Contract Author/Clifford Qotsaquahu, Vice

Chairman, Law & Order Committee **Time

Certain – October 5, 2020 @ 1:00 p.m.

3. Action Item #081-2020 – To transfer

Orayvi Village Carry-Over Allocations for

fiscal years 2005 to 2018 from the Hopi

Tribe to Orayvi’s Merrill Lynch Interest

Bearing Bank Account – Author/Beatrice Norton, Chairperson, Orayvi Village

4. Interview of one (1) applicant for

Hopi Tribe Economic Development

Corporation Board of Directors –

Dwayne Secakuku, Tribal Council

Representative, Village of Bacavi

Hopi Tutuveni October 7, 2020

Announcing the Hopi CARES

Schedule of Hopi

General Welfare Emergency

Non-Commercial Wood

Assistance Program

Permits Essential Services

Submitted by: Wildlife & Ecosystems Management Program - Department of

Natural Resources

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – September 29, 2020, the Hopi Wildlife & Ecosystems Management Program (WEMP) recognizes the continued need to provide Non-Commercial

(Personal) Wood Permits to Tribal members and residents of the Hopi Reservation,

who includes: Navajo AA residents and Non-Native individuals who reside on the Hopi

Reservation. As we near the winter season and start to see the temperatures drop, the

Hopi WEMP has identified the need to continue to provide these essential services on

a limited basis, due to the current COVID-19 Pandemic and continued closure of the

Hopi Tribal Buildings.

Due to the current COVID-19 Pandemic and Hopi Executive Orders no Commercial

(To Sell) Wood Permits will be issued to Hopi Tribal Members at this time.

The schedule will require all individuals to wear a mask, follow social distancing

guidelines and other pertinent safety requirements. If you are feeling sick or have an

above normal or high temperature, PLEASE stay home.

OCTOBER Schedule:

Dates Hours of Operation

Location

October 7, 2020

9 am to 4 pm

Outside the Honahni Building

October 14, 2020

9 am to 4 pm

Outside the Honahni Building

October 212020

9 am to 4 pm

Outside the Honahni Building

October 28, 2020

9 am to 4 pm

Outside the Honahni Building

November 4, 2020

9 am to 4 pm

Outside the Honahni Building

WEMP administrative staff; Priscilla Nutumya, Secretary II and Caralene Harvey,

Receptionist will be stationed outside of the Honahni Building to provide Hopi Wood

Permits. To ensure we expedite the process, please have your Hopi Tribal Enrollment

number, the location you plan to harvest wood from, and your old/expired permit.

WEMP will only issue permits to those who will actually be harvesting the wood and

we will not issue a permit to anyone to harvest wood, on your behalf. This ensures the

permitted individual complies with all laws, ordinance and regulations.

This schedule is subjected to cancellation at any time due to any changes in the

COVID-19 Pandemic cases, in the best interests of public health and safety. Please call

in advance or listen to KUYI. 88.1 FM.

Any questions, please feel free call (928) 734-3673/3671.

Hopi General Welfare Emergency

Assistance Program

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – September 13,

2020, the Hopi Tribe announces OPEN

APPLICATIONS for the Hopi CARES

General Welfare Emergency Assistance

(GWEA) Program to allow for direct assistance to eligible enrolled Hopi tribal

members who have been impacted as a

result of COVID-19.

Applications will be available at:

1)The Hopi Tribe Website, www.Hopi-nsn.us

2)Village CSAs

3)Hopi Tribe Nutrition Center, Kykotsmovi, Ariz.

Supporting documents:

•Proof of Hopi tribal enrollment

•Identification (ID) or records for Dependent Children

•Letter from Employer stating changes to employment (hours, wages, lay off,

other).

•W-9 Form required, provided by The

Hopi Tribe

•Signature Certification, submitted with

application

Things to Know:

•GWEA is not a stimulus check

•Eligibility is determined based on re-

view of complete application

•Primary Applicant must be an enrolled

Hopi tribal member

•Funding is subject to availability

•GWEA is a ONE-TIME payment

•GWEA is non-taxable income

•Applicants must reside in the U.S.A.

•Application Assistance begins Friday,

September 25, 2020 at 928-734-3571 or

3573.

APPLICATIONS CLOSE on November 13, 2020 at 5:00 p.m.

GWEA Applications can be submitted

by 2 methods:

1)Send by U.S. Mail to:

The Hopi Tribe

ATTN: Hopi CARES GWEA Program

PO BOX 123

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. 86039

2)Hand-deliver an application with supporting documents to the Hopi Nutrition

Services Monday through Friday between

8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

*BEGINNING Monday, September 28,

2020.

Complete applications will be reviewed

upon submission. Approved applications

will be issued a check via U.S. Mail. Denied applications will be notified via U.S.

Mail.

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Public Information from the Hopi

2020-2021 Hopi Hunting &

Tribal Court

Trapping Season CANCELLED

Submitted by: Wildlife & Ecosystems Management Program - Department of Natural Resources

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – September 22,

2020, this public notice is to inform all our

Hopi and Non-Hopi Tribal hunters of the

cancellation of the 2020-2021 Hopi Hunting & Trapping Season.

The Hopi Wildlife & Ecosystems Management Program (WEMP) recognizes

the positive impact and enjoyment both

our Hopi-Tewa Hunters and Non-Tribal

hunters have had in our past hunts.

However, due to the current COVID-19

Pandemic and other issues beyond our

control, we have decided to cancel the

hunting and trapping season.

The Hopi WEMP did consult with the

Hopi Land Commission at their Septem-

ber 17th meeting to explain our reasons

and recommendations. After some discussion, the Hopi Land Commission did

agree with our recommendations.

The Hopi WEMP will treat Ceremonial

Hunt requests separate and will accept requests and the decision for those requests

will be decided on a case by case basis.

As we look to the 2021-2022 Hopi

Hunting & Trapping Season, we do hope

to have everything ready and in place to

address and provide a safe hunting experience for all.

Any questions regarding the cancellation of the 2020-2021 Hopi Hunting &

Trapping Season, please feel free to call

(928) 734-3671 or (928) 734-3673 or

(928) 734-3672 or email hopihunts@hopi.

nsn.us.

To ensure the safety and well-being of

all Court Staff and the general public that

conduct business at the Hopi Tribal Court,

the Court now extends the adjusted Court

services to December 31, 2020.

Effective October 5, 2020, the Court

will be open for business, but with limited services and following all CDC safety

guidelines, Monday through Thursday,

8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. and will be closed on

Friday.

All non-emergency civil and non-in

custody criminal cases scheduled through

December 31, 2020 will be continued to

dates in January 2021 or thereafter.

All Court business shall be conducted at

the Court Annex aka Court Room II building until further notice.

If you have filings, motions, payments,

etc., please contact the Court for information and instruction regarding proper

method of payment and filing before proceeding to the Court.

All probation/pre-trial check ins will

continue through telephone contact at 928

738-5171 or 928 205-3742.

Should you have any questions, please

contact the Court at 928 738-5171.

Hopi Revenue Commission Provides

Re-Opening Guidelines

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Submitted by: Gayver Puhuyesva,

Chief Revenue Officer

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – October 5, 2020,

Gayver Puhuyesva, Chief Revenue Officer of the Hopi Revenue Commission Office provides the following guidelines to

the public.

RE-OPENING GUIDELINES:

1.Face Mask (MANDATORY)

2.Distancing – 6 feet apart

3.10 people only (AT ANY SETTING/

LOCATION)

4.Cleaning and Disinfecting guidelines

enforced

5.Limited Hours (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.)

VIOLATION OF GUIDELINES WILL

RESULT IN SUSPENSION OF PRIVILEGES.

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Hopi Tutuveni October 7, 2020

Hopi Tribe Resumes Little Colorado River Adjudication

The Hopi Tribe’s Representation picks up with Protecting Hopi’s Water Rights

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Submitted by: Water & Energy Committee – Hopi Tribe

Phoenix, Ariz. – September

15, 2020, the Hopi Tribe has

engaged again in the legal proceedings of the next phase of

the Little Colorado River (LCR)

adjudication trials that determine

the Hopi Tribe’s rights to the water in the Little Colorado River

basin. Because of the pandemic,

for the first time in history, Hopi

is forced to adapt to the new way

of litigation rituals using teleconference technology in “virtual trials” taking place through

the Superior Court of Maricopa

County in Phoenix, AZ. Due to

the nature of COVID-19 and the

new dynamics and atmospherics

it presents, all court litigation for

the LCR trials in the next several

weeks will continue to take place

over the internet instead of the

court house that usually offers

an intimate way to exchange detailed information.

In 1985, the Navajo Nation, the

Hopi Tribe, and the United States

(on behalf of the two tribes),

filed claims in the Little Colorado River adjudication after the

United States Supreme Court

determined that water rights held

in trust by the United States were

subject to state court jurisdiction

and the Arizona Supreme Court

held that the Arizona constitution

did not bar such claims.

A decade later, in 1995, the

Arizona legislature expressed a

policy of resolving federal reserved rights, including those

of Indian tribes, before adjudicating other water rights within

the state. Several years later, in

2001, Judge Edward P. Ballinger determined the claims of

the Hopi Tribe would proceed

first in the Little Colorado River

adjudication. After determining

several stages and phases for the

proceedings, the LCR trials were

scheduled over a course of several years. The adjudication is being conducted by Special Water

Master Susan Ward Harris here

in Arizona.

“The Hopi Tribe is back at

the table to adjudicate our water

rights in the Little Colorado River basin with the next phase of

the trials commencing today…”

mentioned Hopi Tribal Chairman Tim Nuvangyaoma. He

continues, “…the current LCR

Adjudication offers this one and

only opportunity to decide Hopi’s present and future access to

water in the Little Colorado River basin and it’s important that

we make it clear that we have

an inherent right to good clean

healthy water for our people.”

The adjudication is designed

to quantify each claimant’s water

rights, both federal and state law

rights and to determine claimants’ priority to the limited water

in the Little Colorado River basin. This case does not involve

claims to the main Colorado

River water, which is outside the

basin. The Little Colorado River Adjudication began in 1978

to determine conflicting water

rights in the entire basin that begins at the headwaters near Greer

and flows into the main Colorado

River in the Grand Canyon. The

Little Colorado River rises as two

forks in the White Mountains of

mid-eastern Arizona, in Apache

County. The West Fork starts

in a valley on the north flank of

Mount Baldy at an elevation of

nearly 10,000 feet (3,000 m),

while the East Fork starts nearby just south of Greer. The river

flows northwest through several

neighboring communities, including through Winslow and

Leupp just south of Hopi.

The LCR adjudication involves the Hopi Tribe, Navajo Nation, the United States,

non-Indian communities including Flagstaff, Holbrook, Snowflake, Taylor, Show Low, St.

Johns, Springerville, and Eager,

other commercial and industrial interests (Salt River Project

and Arizona Public Service) and

numerous other individual and

commercial interests.

The Hopi Tribe’s water rights

are being tried in several phases.

The first phase of the trials in the

fall of 2018 was to determine the

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Hopi Tribe’s past and present

uses of the Little Colorado River

basin. In this second phase, originally scheduled to take place in

December 2019 and subsequently postponed a few times because

of the pandemic, the court will

hear testimony about the amount

of water necessary for the Hopi

Reservation to serve as a livable

and permanent homeland for future generations. A third phase,

which will be set for 2020 or later, will focus on the current and

future ranch lands and livestock

south of the Hopi Reservation.

The opening statements in the

LCR trial include the presentation from the U. S. Government

and their overview of the forthcoming testimonies from the key

experts speaking on behalf of

the projected future estimations

of the water uses on Hopi. The

attorneys for the Hopi Tribe facilitated their goals and objectives of how they would like to

demonstrate the importance of

water use for the Hopi villages.

Legal representatives from the

LCR Coalition, the Salt River

Project, the City of Flagstaff, and

the Arizona State Land Office

laid out their plans of showing

evidence that objects to Hopi’s

claim to the water.

“Since the inception of Hopi

life on the Colorado Plateau, our

people have faced many challenges and hardships to sustain

its way of life…” added Chairman Nuvangyaoma. He continued, “…additionally, as part of

our designation as caretakers and

stewards of the land, we need to

be mindful of the long term impacts as we address our tribe’s

claims for past, present and future uses of the Little Colorado

River basin for domestic, commercial, municipal and industrial

purposes and for livestock and

wildlife watering. We will continue to seek a just resolution of

claims with our neighbors in the

Little Colorado River basin.”

The LCR adjudication will

continue using an online platform with all entities engaging

through video conferencing including cross-examination of

key witnesses and experts using technology. The public and

Hopi community is encouraged

to join the trials by calling the

bridge line provided by the Special Master, and the most current

toll free information for listening

to the trials is (855) 506-9695

with a prompt for the passcode:

357264#.

For questions of more information, please call the Hopi

Tribe; Office of the Chairman at

(928) 734-3102 or Office of the

Vice Chairman (928) 734-3113.

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First Week of LCR Adjudication Sets the Stage for Hopi’s Future Water

The Hopi Tribe Makes Strides during the First Week of Future Water Rights Litigation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Submitted by: Water & Energy Committee – Hopi Tribe

Phoenix, Ariz. – September

21, 2020 — The U.S. Government began its case last week in

one of the largest cases in Hopi

Tribe’s history – determining

the future water rights of Hopi.

On September 14, 2020, the Arizona Superior Court started the

second phase of the Little Colorado (LCR) Adjudication trial.

Two years ago, on September 11,

2018, the Arizona Superior Court

began a bifurcated trial intended

to quantify the Hopi Tribe’s federal reserved water rights. Federal reserved water rights are based

on the concept that the establishment of a reservation by the

United States reserved not only

the land, but also the right to sufficient water to fulfill the purpose

of the reservation as a permanent

homeland for the Hopi people.

These rights have not been quantified until now. The Arizona Superior Court is hearing evidence

to determine the exact quantity

of these water rights.

During the first phase of the

trial two years ago, the Court

addressed the Hopi Tribe’s past

and present uses of water. This

involved testimony of Hopi history, culture, traditions, religion,

and agriculture and the quantity

of water used by the Hopi people

in the past. Past uses of water are

evidence of water uses needed

for the reservation to serve as a

homeland, and as such is a baseline for the quantification of the

overall federal reserved water

rights. Today, as we proceed, the

Court will continue to hear evidence during this phase of the trial about the quantity of water the

Hopi Tribe will need for future

generations. To determine the future needs of the Hopi Tribe, the

Court will hear evidence about

the amount of water needed to

continue traditional practices; the

amount of domestic and municipal water needed for projected

population growth; the amount

of water needed for livestock in

the future; and the amount of water needed for proposed development projects.

“The Little Colorado River

Adjudication ‘Virtual Trial’ of

the Hopi Tribe’s water rights

claims started on Monday September 14, 2020, at 9:00 am,

with opening statements by the

attorneys representing Hopi and

the statements from other parties

opposing the Hopi Tribe’s water

rights claims,” added Hopi Tribal Chairman Tim Nuvangyaoma.

“It’s noteworthy to understand

where the objectors stand in their

opening statements as they summarize their legal positions and

evidence that will be presented

during the trial to support those

positions.”

The second phase of the LCR

Adjudication trial is anticipated

to last until late January 2021.

Trial is being held four days a

week, Monday through Thursday, on a virtual platform. The

Hopi Tribe originally objected

to the public trial taking place

on a teleconferencing platform

and asked the Court of Appeals

to postpone the case until a traditional courtroom trial could

be held. The Arizona Superior

Court and Arizona Court of Appeals denied the request.

Colin Campbell, Attorney for

Hopi shared his sentiments, “the

case is complex, both legally and

factually. The Arizona Supreme

Court has instructed the lower

courts to determine the amount

of water necessary to effectuate

the homeland purpose of the reservation, tailored to the reservation’s minimal need. The Courts

are attempting to state an actual

amount of water – in acre feet per

year, for example, or gallons per

minute – that the Hopi Tribe will

be entitled to use now and in the

future.” He continues, “Hopi has

every right to question the purpose of quantifying the amount

of water that it can use from

many of the sources of water

on the reservation. Many of the

springs and other water sources

on the Reservation are not used

by any other people, and it is unnecessary for the state court to

limit Hopis use of our springs.

These complex legal issues will

likely be appealed and decided

by higher courts.”

During the opening week of

the LCR Adjudication trial, the

U.S. Government began its case

by presenting three witnesses: a

hydrologist, a population expert,

and an engineer. The hydrologist,

John Ward, testified that the Hopi

Tribe had sufficient groundwater under its Reservation to take

care of future Hopi needs. Future groundwater, the U.S. Government contends, can be taken

from the N Aquifer. Hopi opposes unlimited pumping of the N

Aquifer and contends the aquifer

needs to be managed so that it is

available to future generations

for a thousand years or more. To

manage the N aquifer, and provide for future needs, the Hopi

have always contended it needs

water from outside the Reservation.

The U.S. Government continued with their next witness,

the population expert, Gretchen

Greene, using a population model called the cohort component

model, predicted that the future

Hopi population on the Reservation would stabilize at 52,000

a hundred plus years into the future. To reach an on-Reservation

population of this size, however,

requires economic development

to provide jobs, infrastructure,

and housing. Most of the population gain would come from migration back to the Reservation

of Hopis living off reservation.

The final U.S. Government

witness during the first week was

Paul Hamai, an engineer who is

consulting with the government.

He testified that Hopi needed

150 gallons per capita per day

for each on-Reservation Hopi in

order to have a permanent and

livable homeland. This is nearly

two and one-half times the current rate of use on the Reservation.

Some unexpected developments occurred in the opening statements of the hearings.

Current water use for domestic,

commercial, municipal and light

industrial use on the Reservation

is approximately 60 gallons per

person per day. Hopi pursues

future water rights of 160 gallons per person per day, and the

U.S. Government seeks for Hopi

150 gallons per person per day.

The Little Colorado River Coalition, which represents non-Indian communities like Holbrook,

Snowflake, Taylor, Show Low,

Eager, and a few others, stated

they agreed with the 150 gallons

per person per day. In previous

statements, the Little Colorado

River Coalition strongly opposed

all Hopi claims, this concession

was surprising.

“It is very important that we

all continue to push for our future Hopi Water Rights,” added

Phillip Quochytewa, Hopi Tribal Council Representative. “We

will need access to the Little

Colorado River Basin to provide

for our people. The aquifer we

have now is not necessarily good

clean healthy water that will last

for many generations.”

The LCR adjudication will

continue using an online platform with all entities engaging

through video conferencing including cross-examination of

key witnesses and experts using technology. The public and

Hopi community is encouraged

to join the trials by calling the

bridge line provided by the Special Master, and the most current

toll free information for listening

to the trials is (855) 506-9695

with a prompt for the passcode:

357264#.

For questions of more information, please call the Hopi

Tribe; Office of the Chairman at

(928) 734-3102 or Office of the

Vice Chairman (928) 734-3113.

Hopi Tutuveni October 7, 2020

Little Colorado River Adjudication Public Service

Announcement - UPDATES

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Submitted by: Water & Energy Committee – Hopi Tribe

Phoenix, Ariz. – September 29, 2020, The

Little Colorado River Adjudication “Virtual Trial” of the Hopi Tribe’s water rights

claims will begin Monday September 14,

2020, at 9:00 am, with ongoing testimonies

by the experts and the parties opposing the

Tribe’s water rights claims. The trial is expected to last into January 2021.

September 2020 LCR Trial Calendar

September 14, 9:00 a.m. – 4:44 p.m. Opening Statements

US Government Expert Witnesses

September 15, 9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. US

Expert Witness John Ward (Overall Hydrology) Direct and Cross Examination, Time

Estimate - 6 hours

September 16, 9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. US

Expert Witness Gretchen Greene (Population) Direct and Cross Examination, Time

Estimate - 8 hours

September 17, 9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. US

Expert Witness Paul Hamai (DCMI) Direct

and Cross Examination, Time Estimate - 7

hours

September 21, 9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. US

Expert Witness Edward Lucero (Livestock

Carrying Capacity) Direct and Cross Examination, Time Estimate - 6 hours

September 22, 9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. US

Expert Witness John Ward (Power Plant

Hydrology) Direct and Cross Examination,

Time Estimate - 5 hours

September 23, 9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. US

Expert Witness Paul Hamai (Power Plant

Design) Direct and Cross Examination,

Time Estimate - 4 hours

September 24, 9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. US

Expert Witness Jacob Bass (Power Plant

Economic Feasibility) Direct and Cross

Examination, Time Estimate - 6 hours

Hopi Expert Witnesses Begin

September 29, 9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. Hopi

Expert Witness Neil Blandford (Overall

Hydrology) Direct and Cross Examination,

Time Estimate - 8 hours

September 30, 9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. Hopi

Expert Witness Craig Kunkel (Infrastructure Costs) Direct and Cross Examination,

Time Estimate - 8 hours

October 2020 LCR Trial

Calendar

Hopi Expert Witnesses Continued

October 1, 9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., Hopi

Expert Witness, Todd Umstot, Daniel B.

Stephens and Associates (Agriculture),

Direct and Cross Examination

October 5, 9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., Hopi Expert Witness, David Swanson (Population),

Direct and Cross Examination

October 6, 9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., Hopi

Expert Witness, Tom Zitt (Tourism), Direct

and Cross Examination

October 7, 9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., Hopi

Expert Witness, Michael Hanemann (Future

Domestic, Municipal, and Commercial Water Needs), Direct and Cross Examination

October 8, 9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., Hopi

Expert Witness, Carl Bauer (Future of Coal

Markets), Direct and Cross Examination

October 13, 9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., Hopi

Expert Witness, Dave Luneke (Coal Liquefaction | Concentrated Solar Power Plant),

Direct and Cross Examination

October 14, 9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., Hopi

Expert Witness, Richard Horner (Future of

Coal Markets), Direct and Cross Examination

October 2020 LCR Trial Calendar

Hopi Expert Witnesses Continued

October 15, 9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., Hopi

Expert Witness, Said Amali (Coal Liquefaction | Concentrated Solar Power Plant),

Direct and Cross Examination

October 19, 9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., Hopi

Expert Witness, Brian Westfall (Ceremonial

and Subsistence Gardening), Direct and

Cross Examination

October 20, 9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., Hopi

Expert Witness, Dale Whittington (Ceremonial and Subsistence Gardening), Direct and

Cross Examination

October 21, 9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., Hopi

Expert Witness, David Seibert (Spring

and Wash Restoration), Direct and Cross

Examination

October 22, 9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., Hopi

Expert Witness, Eric Henson (Tribal

Government Funding), Direct and Cross

Examination

October 26, 9:00 a.m. – 4:45 a.m., Hopi

Expert Witness, Cecilia Ciepiela-Kaelin

(Livestock), Direct and Cross Examination

Hopi Fact Witnesses Begin

October 27, 9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., Hopi

Fact Witness, Carrol Onsae (Hopi Utilities

Corporation | HAMP), Direct and Cross

Examination

October 28, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Hopi

Fact Witness, Clayton Honyumptewa (Hopi

Department of Natural Resources), Direct

and Cross Examination

October 28, 1:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m., Hopi

Fact Witness, Priscilla Pavatea (Hopi Livestock and Range Management), Direct and

Cross Examination

October 29, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Hopi

Fact Witness, James Duffield (Hopi Water

Resources), Direct and Cross Examination

October 29, 1:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m., Hopi

Fact Witness, Kendrick Lomayestewa

(Hopi Energy Development), Direct and

Cross Examination

November 2, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Hopi

Fact Witness, Ivan Sidney (First Mesa

Consolidated Villages – Development Planning), Direct and Cross Examination

November 2, 1:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m., Hopi

Fact Witness, Andrew Gashwazra (Hopi

Community Development), Direct and

Cross Examination

November 2020 LCR Trial Calendar

Hopi Fact Witnesses Continued

November 3, 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m., Hopi

Fact Witness, James Surveyor (Moenkopi

Development Corporation), Direct and

Cross Examination

November 3, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Hopi

Fact Witness, Cliff Kaye (All Things Hopi),

Direct and Cross Examination

November 3, 2:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m., Hopi

Fact Witness, William Preston (All Things

Hopi), Direct and Cross Examination

November 4, 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m., Hopi

Fact Witness, Troy Honahnie, Jr. (All

Things Hopi), Direct and Cross Examination

November 4, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Hopi

Fact Witness, Sarah Dallas (All Things

Hopi), Direct and Cross Examination

November 4, 2:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m., Hopi

Fact Witness, Alph Secakuku (All Things

Hopi), Direct and Cross Examination

November 5, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Hopi

Fact Witness, Susan Sekaquaptewa (All

Things Hopi), Direct and Cross Examination

November 5, 1:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m., Hopi

Fact Witness, Selwyn Sekaquaptewa (All

Things Hopi), Direct and Cross Examination

November 9, 9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., Hopi

Fact Witness, Hopi Vice Chairman Clark

Tenakhongva, Direct and Cross Examination

November 10, 9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., Hopi

Fact Witness, Hopi Chairman Timothy Nuvangyaoma, Direct and Cross Examination

You are all encouraged to call in and

listen to the proceedings.

You will not need to say anything while

on the phone.

You may simply call in and listen.

For public access to the court proceedings, on

Monday, September 14 or any subsequent trial day, at 9:00 a.m.

Public access for the trial on the Hopi

Reservation HSR will be available using

the following contact information:

Toll Free: 1 (855) 506-9695

Collaboration Code: 357264#

Telephone number: 224-501-3412

Access Code: 374-401-397

If disconnected for any reason, repeat instructions above.

The Court is aware of problems that were

experienced with the call-in line during the

August 28, 2020 pre-trial hearing. We expect that the problems will be corrected.

Please provide feedback about your experience using the Court’s public line, or questions you have about the LCR Adjudication,

by emailing Thayne Lowe at tlowe@omlaw.

com. Thank you!

For questions of more information, please

call The Hopi Tribe; Office of the Chairman

at (928) 734-3102, or Office of the Vice

Chairman (928) 734-3113.

Hopi Tutuveni October 7, 2020

Hopi Law Enforcement Services

July 2020 Report

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Submitted by: Hopi Law Enforcement Services

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – September 17,

2020, Hopi Law Enforcement Services

(HLES) provides a monthly update to

the Hopi Law and Order Commission on

activities and calls for service and Hopi

Tribal Leadership is notified of major incidents that occur on Hopi. HLES also reports a monthly Uniformed Crime Report

and monthly Drug Report to the Bureau of

Indian Affairs-Office of Justice Services

District III.

HLES provides this report as a service

to the citizens of the Hopi Reservation.

HLES reserves the right to restrict the release of certain reports, which may not be

available or are currently under investigation.

During the month of July 2020, Hopi

Law Enforcement Services received a total of 490 calls for service.

Accidents - 15

Harassment - 5

Agency Assist - 7

Medical Calls - 41

Alcohol Offenses - 100

Noise Disturbance - 1

Animal/Livestock Calls - 56

Property Damage/Vandalism - 13

Attempt to Locate/Missing Persons - 6

Suicide/Attempted Suicide - 5

Child Abuse - 8

Suspicious Person/Circumstances - 12

Civil Disputes/Citizens Assist - 30

Theft/Fraud - 8

Court Order/Process - 1

Threatening - 10

Disorderly Conduct - 12

Traffic Offenses - 18

Elderly Abuse - 2

Wanted Person - 2

Fight/DV/Domestic Disturbance - 31

Weapons Offense - 11

Fire/Controlled Burns - 12

Welfare/Property/Security Checks - 84

Drug Arrests:

Drugs Seized:

4.745 total grams Marijuana

7.97 total grams Meth

608 total ounces Alcohol

Firearms Seized: 2

Total Arrests for July 2020: 51 – (29

booked into jail and 22 cited and released/

charges filed)

DISCLAIMER: An arrest is not an indication of guilt; all parties are innocent

until proven guilty in a court of law. Initial

charges can be reduced or dropped at the

discretion of the Hopi Tribal Prosecutor.

The Hopi Law Enforcement Services

can be reached at 928-734-7340 for emergency and calls for service. For HLES

Administration, Records requests or

non-emergencies call 928-734-7344.

Hopi Law Enforcement Services

August 2020 Report

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Submitted by: Hopi Law Enforcement Services

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – September 17,

2020, Hopi Law Enforcement Services

(HLES) provides a monthly update to

the Hopi Law and Order Commission on

activities and calls for service and Hopi

Tribal Leadership is notified of major incidents that occur on Hopi. HLES also reports a monthly Uniformed Crime Report

and monthly Drug Report to the Bureau of

Indian Affairs-Office of Justice Services

District III.

HLES provides this report as a service

to the citizens of the Hopi Reservation.

HLES reserves the right to restrict the release of certain reports, which may not be

available or are currently under investigation.

During the month of August 2020, Hopi

Law Enforcement Services received a total of 793 calls for service.

Accidents - 9

Medical Calls - 59

Agency Assist - 6

Noise Disturbance - 4

Alcohol Offenses - 101

Property Damage/Vandalism - 24

Animal/Livestock Calls - 129

Search & Rescue - 1

Attempt to Locate/Missing Persons - 13

Sex Offenses - 2

Child Abuse - 9

Suspicious Person/Circumstances - 29

Civil Disputes/Citizens Assist - 56

Traffic Offenses - 52

Court Order/Process - 3

Theft/Fraud - 5

Curfew Violation - 3

Wanted Person - 3

Drugs - 6

Weapons Offense - 13

Fight/DV/Domestic Disturbances - 65

Welfare/Property/Security Checks - 171

Fire/Controlled Burns - 22

Juvenile Problem - 2

Harassment - 6

Drug Arrests-5

Drugs Seized-1.19 total grams Marijuana

.515 total grams Meth

Alcohol 662.35 total ounces

Marijuana Plants Seized: 7

Total Arrests for August 2020: 20 (14

booked and 6 cited and released/charges

filed)

DISCLAIMER: An arrest is not an indication of guilt; all parties are innocent

until proven guilty in a court of law. Initial

charges can be reduced or dropped at the

discretion of the Hopi Tribal Prosecutor.

The Hopi Law Enforcement Services

can be reached at 928-734-7340 for emergency and calls for service. For HLES

Administration, Records requests or

non-emergencies call 928-734-7344.

Hopi Law Enforcement Services September 2020 Report

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Submitted by: Hopi Law Enforcement Services

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – October 6, 2020,

Hopi Law Enforcement Services (HLES)

provides this report as a service to the

citizens of the Hopi Reservation. HLES

reserves the right to restrict the release of

certain reports, which may not be available or are currently under investigation.

During the month of September 2020,

HLES received a total of 760 calls for service.

Accidents = 14

Information = 21

Agency Assist = 13

Juvenile Problem = 3

Alcohol Offenses = 108

Medical Calls = 57

Animal Calls = 109

Noise Disturbance = 8

Assault = 16

Property Damage/Vandalism = 13

Attempt to Locate/Missing Persons = 13

Sex Offenses = 3

Breaking & Entering = 9

Shooting = 1

Child Abuse/Neglect/Abandonment = 10

Suspicious Person/Circumstances = 18

Civil Disputes/Citizens Assist = 31

Suicide/Suicide Attempt = 2

Court Order/Process = 3

Traffic Offenses = 39

Disorderly Conduct = 26

Theft/Fraud = 9

Drugs = 2

Wanted Person = 2

Fight/DV = 27

Weapons Offense = 3

Fire/Controlled Burns = 20

Harassment = 11

Welfare/Property/Security Checks = 169

Drug Arrests: 7

Drugs Seized:

2.12 total grams Marijuana

0.27 total grams Meth

761 total ounces Alcohol

Firearms Seized: 2

Total Arrests for September: 51 (28

booked and 23 cited and released/charges

filed)

DISCLAIMER: An arrest is not an indication of guilt; all parties are innocent

until proven guilty in a court of law. Initial

charges can be reduced or dropped at the

discretion of the Hopi Tribal Prosecutor.

The Hopi Law Enforcement Services

can be reached at 928-734-7340 for emergency and calls for service. For HLES

Administration, Records requests or

non-emergencies call 928-734-7344.

Hopi Tutuveni October 7, 2020

Hopi H.E.O.C Updates

Indian Health Service Receives

300,000 BinaxNOW COVID-19

Tests for Distribution

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The Indian Health Service received

300,000 rapid Abbott BinaxNOW Ag

Card Point of Care SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic tests to expand testing for COVID-19

across tribal communities.

This announcement is part of an historic initiative led by the U.S. Department

of Health and Human Services and the

Department of Defense and the Administration which awarded a contract for

$760 million to Abbott for delivery of 150

million rapid tests to expand strategic, evidence-based testing in the United States.

Tests will be distributed to serve schools

and to assist elder and other special needs

populations.

“The Abbott rapid test is a result of

President Trump’s all-of-America approach to expand COVID-19 testing capacity,” said HHS Assistant Secretary for

Health Adm. Brett Giroir, MD. “We are

pleased to announce the expansion of this

initiative to serve tribal communities. The

Administration is now prepared to fully

deploy this new testing asset to continue

combatting the virus and safely and sensibly reopening our great nation.”

The Abbott BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag

Card recently received emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration, does not require instrumentation, and will deliver COVID-19 test

results in 15 minutes or less. The authorization is specific to individuals suspected

of COVID-19 by their healthcare provider

within the first seven days of symptom

onset.

The Administration has laid the groundwork for this program with months of collaborative work, paving the regulatory

and innovation pathways.

Tests will be distributed to eligible

federal, tribal, and urban health programs

that care for K-12 schoolchildren who attend Bureau of Indian Education-funded

schools, students at tribal colleges and

universities, or elders in senior living arrangements and other special needs populations.

“We are thankful to HHS, DoD and the

Administration for expanding testing capacity in our tribal communities,” said IHS

Director Rear Adm. Michael D. Weahkee.

“The rapid point of care tests are an important resource in tribal communities and

allows us to prioritize vulnerable patients,

in this case students, the elderly and other

special needs populations.”

The BinaxNOW test uses nasal swabs

and is simple to use, inexpensive, and can

be easily employed by medical personnel

or trained operators in certain non-clinical

environments operating with a Clinical

Laboratory Improvement Amendments

certificate. The BinaxNOW does not require a machine; the test is run on a card

that is about the size of a credit card.

In April, IHS announced that it was

given priority access to rapid point of care

COVID-19 test systems as part of White

House efforts to expand access to testing

in rural communities. The IHS initially

received 250 ID NOW COVID-19 rapid

point of care test systems. This allowed

IHS to save personal protective equipment and ensure our critical workforce is

safe and able to support the response, as

only gloves and a facemask are necessary

to administer the rapid point of care test.

To date, the IHS National Service Supply

Center has distributed 470 rapid point of

care Abbott ID NOW test analyzers and

over 515,000 COVID-19 tests to federal

and tribal sites.

The IHS, an agency in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,

provides a comprehensive health service

delivery system for approximately 2.6

million American Indians and Alaska Natives who belong to 574 federally recognized tribes in 37 states. Follow the agency via social media on Facebook, Twitter,

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Simple Reminders from the CDC

to Keep Safe

Please if you are sick, stay home, except to

get medical care. Even if you are not sick

please remember to:

•Keep at least six feet between you and other

people and don’t go to--or host--parties or

other group events.

•Cover your mouth and nose with a cloth

face cover when you are around others or

when you go out in public.

•Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, or hand sanitizer

with at least 60% alcohol if you can’t use

soap and water.

•Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue,

then throw the tissue in the trash and wash

your hands.

Hopi H.E.O.C Updates

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COVID-19 Emergency Response – October 2, 2020 Report

Hopi Tribe – Department of Health and Human Services

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – October 2, 2020 Arizona reported 355 new COVID-19 cases in the last day, as hospital metrics for the disease remain relatively stable. The

number of Arizonans with confirmed and suspected

COVID-19 on ventilators was at 52 on Friday, October 2, 2020. The metric has hovered around that level

for about a week and a half. Compared to the last few

months, in mid-July as many as 687 patients across the

state with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 were on

ventilators. Nationally, since mid-July, there has been

an overall decreasing trend in the percentage of specimens testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 and a decreasing or stable (change of ≤0.1%) trend in the percentage

of visits for influenza-like illness (ILI) or COVID-like

illness (CLI); however, there has been some regional

variation.

COVID-19 is caused by a coronavirus called SARSCoV-2. Older adults and people who have severe underlying medical conditions like heart or lung disease

or diabetes seem to be at higher risk for developing

more serious complications from COVID-19 illness.

COVID-19 affects different people in different ways.

Infected people typically have a wide range of symptoms reported – from mild symptoms to severe illness.

The Arizona Department of Health Services has begun including as probable cases anyone with a positive

antigen test, another type of test to determine current

infection.

Here is a quick overview of the COVID-19 statistics

on a national, state, and local level:

As of this date – October 2, 2020

The United Sates now has over 7.2 million confirmed positive cases with 47,046 new cases and over

207,302 deaths reported from the previous day.

Over 219,763 confirmed positive cases now exist in

Arizona. Of those, close to 5,810 are in Navajo County

alone.

The Hopi Health Care Center has tested over 4,551

patients to this date. Over 464 of those tests at Hopi

Health Care Center came back positive with 339 from

Hopi Tribal members. Tuba City Regional Health Care

Corporation reported 49 positives for Hopi Villages

with a combined number of 388 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.

** A total of 388+ 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.

For questions or more information, please call the

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

or Office of the Vice Chairman (928) 734-3113.

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Hopi H.E.O.C Updates

COVID-19 Emergency Response – October 2, 2020

Report Hopi Tribe – Department of Health and

Human Services, Cont.

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EDUCATION

Supporting Teachers

on the Frontlines of

COVID-19

(StatePoint) Educators are among the

many on the frontlines of COVID-19.

During a time of immense disruption, they

are quickly adapting their teaching methods, testing new skills, and discovering

solutions to advance learning in profound

new ways.

For K-12 educators who are designing

instructional resources that align with the

needs of today’s remote- and hybrid-teaching realities, a new emergency fund can

potentially aid their efforts. Launched by

the National Geographic Society, the fund

aims to directly support at least 50 teaching professionals, including formal and

informal classroom educators, with grants

ranging from $1,000–8,000. In an effort

to support as many teachers and students

as possible, the resources created by grant

recipients will become freely available on

the National Geographic Society education website, and within the National Geographic education communities on Twitter

and Facebook.

“The role of teachers has never been

more important as they work tirelessly to

engage and inspire their students in a socially distant world,” says Vicki Phillips,

chief education officer at the National

Geographic Society. “Our goal is to equip

educators with the resources and support

they need to continue creating, innovating

and pioneering new ways of teaching so

their peers and their students can continue

growing.”

The fund places particular emphasis on

remote- and hybrid-learning resources,

methodologies and practices that use the

power of science, social studies and geography to help students understand the

significance of current and complex challenges, such as a global pandemic. Other

priorities include instructional resources

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Hopi Tutuveni October 7, 2020

Rancher’s News-Updates

Priscilla Pavatea, Office of Range

Management – Hopi Tribe

We are back - The Office of Range

Management (ORM) is almost back to full

operations and is working out ways you

can get things done through our office. A

lot has been going on since the closure of

the Hopi Tribe due to the COVID 19 pandemic. Let us bring you up to date:

Drought

We are still operating under the Drought

Declaration Executive Order #002-2018

(EO #002-2018) and the mandates issued

are still the same:

1.All ranchers will reduce their livestock allocations by 30% due to the persistent drought condition.

2.All calves born of this year shall be

sold by October 31

3.Ranchers shall supply their livestock

with salt, mineral and protein (32%)

blocks/tubs due to lack of nutritional value within the vegetation

4.Get rid of all cull livestock – old cows,

diseased, crippled, etc.

A lot of you have seen the conditions

and are responding by reducing your livestock even more. We do applaud you for

this effort. We are trying our best to get

windmills all up to par and producing but

it has been very difficult due to the increased amount of trespass livestock, feral

horse numbers, and other people coming

in and damaging our infrastructure and

taking our water. With all these issues the

ORM has had to take on extra duties in

assisting Hopi Law Enforcement Services

(HLES) with their livestock impoundments and has increased monitoring of our

range lands. So be a little bit patient with

us as we try to figure out how we are going

to get through this pandemic and how to

respond to the next.

Livestock Count

The ORM is mandated to hold two livestock counts per year. One is held in the

spring (March) and the other in the fall.

August for Hopi Partitioned Land (HPL)

and October for District 6 (D6.) Due to

the Executive Orders for the COVID 19

pandemic and the Stay at Home Order, the

ORM will contact the ranchers by mail or

a visit to get the numbers you are currently grazing within your perspective range

units. There will be no big roundups this

year.

Spring Livestock Counts - Thank you

to all the ranchers who returned their livestock count forms to our office. We do

appreciate that you made the effort to fill

out the forms and returned them to us in

a timely manner. The Spring Count ended

on March 31, 2020. For those who did not

return their forms, remember this is an official Livestock count (Ordinance 43, Section 106. E.) and shall be treated as such

by this office.

Fall Livestock Counts - HPL range

units. The Range Technicians met with

the ranchers and got the numbers needed

for their count. This process started on

September 1st and will end September 31,

2020. If you have not been contacted you

can still get your numbers to us by calling

928-734-3701 or 928-380-2284. If we do

not answer please leave a contact number

and we will get right back with you.

District 6 Range Units - The livestock

count starts on October 1st and will end

October 31, 2020. We have mailed out the

forms to the ranchers which you will need

to fill in. Forms can be mailed back in or

dropped off at the Hopi Veterinary Service. Please provide as much information

as you can on the form, especially if you

have a new mailing address and be honest

on the number of livestock you are currently grazing within your range unit.

Feed That Need To Be Paid - The Tribal Treasurer’s office is open Monday and

Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. You

can make payments by credit card by

calling 928-734-3124 or 928-734-3122. It

might be wise to call beforehand to see if

you can make payments in person.

Office Hours – Yes, we are back to work

but not at full capacity. The DNR building

is not open to the public therefore it makes

it a little bit more difficult to receive and

give out documents. Currently our work

hours are:

Administration – Program Manager,

Range Conservationist & Office Managers

1.Program Manager is at the DNR

building Monday, Wednesday, Thursday,

and Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and can be

reached at 928-734-3701. On Tuesdays

the Program Manager is at the Hopi Veter-

inary Clinic near Keams Canyon. This is

to make it a little easier to get with clients

one-on-one and to work with the staff in

the field. Contact number at the clinic is

928-380-2284.

2.The Range Conservationist works out

of the Keams Canyon office but is mainly

in the field. He can be reached at 928-7380014 or 928-386-1244.

3.The Office Managers are still working

from home but are relayed information if

requests are made for documents and other issues.

Field Crews – D6 windmill/fence crew,

HPL windmill/fence crew, SOD and

Heavy Equipment

1.All crews are in full operation at this

time. To request repairs on infrastructure,

trespass, etc., please contact the Office

Manager at VSilas@hopi.nsn.us or call

928-380-2284. She will be able to put the

work orders in the proper format and get

them to the proper crew or program to respond.

2.If you can’t get a hold of anyone at

the number provided call the Range Conservationist, Robbie Honani, at 928-3861244.

We will continue to work in this manner

until we all come fully back into operation.

Livestock Inspections

With the pandemic and the Stay at Home

Order we have had to figure out ways to

keep certain activities functioning, livestock inspections is one of them. To continue to provide a service listed within

Ordinance 43, livestock inspections and

hauling shall be handled in the following

manner until new directives come forth

from the Hopi Tribe’s Executive Office or

from the Hopi Emergency Response Team

(HERT).

Livestock Inspections:

1.Shall be provided to the ranchers on

Monday and Tuesday of each week, from

8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Second Mesa sales

yard. Except for holidays.

2.Any inspections outside this time

shall be at the discretion of HLES.

3.It will be at the HLES discretion if

they will inspect for ranchers wanting to

sell their livestock at other auction yards.

Livestock Transportation:

1.The ORM staff will provide trans-

portation of inspected livestock to Valley

Livestock Auction near Holbrook, Ariz.

on the days listed above.

2.If cattle need to be hauled on a

Wednesday and were already inspected

on a Tuesday, the ORM staff will provide

hauling for these livestock.

Livestock Impoundments

Authorization has been given to the

ORM to conduct feral horse round

ups and impoundments (Per Memo on

10/31/2019). This process will be done

in conjunction with HLES. Here’s how it

works:

1.ORM will schedule the roundups and

notify HLES of the date and time.

2.HLES will have a HLES Officer

working with the ORM staff at the roundup and will provide the impoundment portion of the process.

3.ORM will do the roundup.

4.ORM will haul all impounded animals back to the Second Mesa yard.

5.The HLES office will provide the

brand inspections, document ownership,

post trespass notices, etc.

5 Day Notice

Due to the current drought conditions

and the lack of water resources and minimum forage to support livestock, Clayton

Honyumptewa, DNR Director, issued a

waiver on the 5 Day Notice for Unbranded, Trespass Livestock that have been impounded. This allows for quicker movement of livestock off the land base and

will help in the protection, conservation

and preservation of our natural resources.

Radio/Newspaper Announcements

When an issue needs to be addressed

immediately and word needs to get out

to the ranchers ASAP we are now using

KUYI Hopi Radio to get the word out on

windmill closures, water hauling sites, etc.

We will also be using more of the newspaper to get word out on upcoming events

for webinars, meetings, etc.

As you can see we have been busy. The

pandemic brought forth issues that were a

challenge and will continue to be, but we

will do our best to confront the problems

and seek a path through the challenges,

that will allow the ranchers to continue to

operate effectively.

Hopi Tutuveni October 7, 2020

Mountain Lion Sighting in First Mesa Area

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The Hopi Wildlife and Ecosystems Management Program (WEMP) would like to inform

the residents of the First Mesa Area of a Mountain Lion (a.k.a Cougar) sighting that was reported on Saturday, October 3, 2020 in the Gap

area of First Mesa. The entire reservation is potential habitat for mountain lions. Encounters

with mountain lions are rare. There are things

you can do to enhance your safety and that of

friends and family.

Remember: Every situation is different with

respect to the lion, the terrain, the people, and

their activity.

Mountain lion Guidelines:

•ALWAYS BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS, wherever you are; conduct

yourself and attend to children and dependents

accordingly. Do not run in lion habitat with

earbuds or earphones.

•MAKE NOISE, a lion is likely to avoid a

human it knows is there. Play music, talk loudly, and wear a bell to ensure the lion is aware

of your presence.

•GO IN GROUPS when you out running,

walking or hiking in the area, make plenty of

noise to reduce your chances of surprising a

lion. Make sure children are close to you and

within your sight at all times. Talk with children about lions and teach them what to do if

they meet one.

•DO NOT APPROACH a lion, especially

one that is feeding or with kittens. Most mountain lions will try to avoid a confrontation.

Give them a way to escape.

2020General Elections

Tuesday, November 3, 2020

Voter Registration Forms are available at your local Tribal Offices, Chapter

Houses, Post Offices & Online at www.

serviceaz.com or www.navjaocounty.

az.gov/recorders

General Early Voting Information

Last Day to Register – October 5, 2020

Early Voting Begins – October 7, 2020

Last Day to Request EV by Mail – October 23, 2020

Early Voting Ends – October 30, 2020

Early Voting Sites

Dilkon Chapter House October 07 to

October 20 Kayenta Township

October 07 to October 20 Pinon Chapter

House October 07 to October 20 Hopi

Elections Dept October 08 MST Shonto Chapter House October 09 & 16 10:00

•STAY CALM when you come upon a lion.

Talk calmly and firmly to it. Move slowly.

•STOP OR BACK AWAY SLOWLY, if you

can do it safely. Running may stimulate a lion's

instinct to chase and attack. Face the lion and

stand upright.

•DO ALL YOU CAN TO APPEAR LARGER. Raise your arms. Open your jacket if

you're wearing one. If you have small children

with you, protect them by picking them up so

they won't panic and run.

•If the lion behaves aggressively, THROW

STONES, branches or whatever you can get

your hands on without crouching down or

turning your back. Wave your arms slowly and

speak firmly. What you want to do is convince

the lion you are not prey and that you may in

fact be a danger to the lion.

•FIGHT BACK if a lion attacks you. Lions have been driven away by prey that fights

back. People have fought back with rocks,

sticks, caps or jackets, garden tools and their

bare hands successfully. Remain standing or

try to get back up!

To reduce the risk of problems with mountain lions on or near your property, we urge you

to follow these simple precautions:

•Make lots of noise if you come and go

during the times mountain lions are most active: dusk to dawn.

•Install outside lighting. Light areas where

you walk so you could see a lion if one were

present.

•Closely supervise children whenever they

play outdoors. Make sure children are inside

before dusk and not outside before dawn. Talk

with children about lions and teach them what

to do if they meet one.

•Landscape or remove vegetation to eliminate hiding places for lions, especially around

children's play areas. Make it difficult for lions

to approach unseen.

•Planting non-native shrubs and plants that

deer often prefer to eat encourages wildlife

to come onto your property. Predators follow

prey. DON’T FEED ANY WILDLIFE!

•Keep your pet under control. Roaming pets

are easy prey and can attract lions. Bring pets

in at night. If you leave your pet outside, keep

it in a kennel with a secure top. Don't feed pets

outside; this can attract raccoons and other animals that are eaten by lions. Store all garbage

securely.

•Place livestock in enclosed sheds or barns

at night. Close doors to all outbuildings since

inquisitive lions may go inside for a look.

•Encourage your neighbors to follow these

simple precautions. Prevention is far better

than a possible lion confrontation.

What should I do if a Mountain lion approaches me or comes into my yard?

•Don't Panic, Don't shoot, Don't approach

•Pick up small children so they do not run,

scream or panic. Restrain dogs.

•If the mountain lion lunges, snaps his jaws;

is growling, slaps ground or brush with paw,

it means he feels threatened and you are too

close.

•DO NOT RUN. Back away slowly, open

your jacket with arms overhead thus giving the

appearance of being bigger.

•Avoid direct eye contact. Speak in a calm

and soothing voice.

•Leave the area or go inside the house and

observe the mountain lion from your window.

•If he is treed, he is probably afraid. Leave

him alone. Remove all threats and give him

time to feel secure enough to come down and

get away, which may not occur until the cover

of night.

What should I do if a Mountain lion attacks?

•Fight back! Do anything possible to get the

Mountain lion off of you. Stay on your feet.

•Make as much noise as possible.

•Try to remain standing to protect head and

neck and, if attacked, fight back with whatever

is at hand (without turning your back) - people

have utilized rocks, jackets, garden tools, tree

branches, and even bare hands to turn away

mountain lions.

•Never bend over or crouch down. Doing so

causes humans to resemble four-legged prey

animals. Crouching down or bending over also

makes the neck and back of the head vulnerable.

•Never run past or from a mountain lion.

This may trigger their instinct to chase. Make

eye contact. Stand your ground. Pick up small

children without, if possible, turning away or

bending over.

If you observe the Mountain lion within the

area or near your home, please call the Hopi

Law Enforcement Services (HLES) Rangers at

(928) 734-7340 immediately.

am to 3:00 pm Navajo County Recorders

October 07 to October 30 MST

(All others will run on DST)

Navajo Language Assistance

Navajo language assistance will be

available at any of the above early voting

sites and at your polling place on Election

Day. Check on your Voter Registration

Info If your mailing address changed,

please call 928-524-4192

If your resident address changed, please

re-register before the deadlines

For more information contact

Navajo County Recorders/Voter Registration

100 E Code Talker Drive / PO Box 668

Holbrook, Arizona 86025

928-524-4192

www.navajocountyaz.gov

2020 General Elections

Tuesday, November 3, 2020

Revised August 18, 2020

Voter Registration Forms are available

at your local Tribal

Offices, Chapter Houses, Post Offices

& Online at

www.serviceaz.com or www.coconino.

az.gov/elections

General Early Voting Information

Last Day to Register – October 5, 2020

Early Voting Begins – October 7, 2020

Last Day to Request EV by Mail – October 23, 2020

Early Voting Ends – October 30, 2020

Early Voting Sites

Flagstaff Mall, Flagstaff, Az

Page City Clerk’s Office, 697 Vista

Avenue, Page

Tuba City/County Elections, 78 Main

St, Tuba City

Navajo Language Assistance

Navajo language assistance will be

available at any of the above early voting

sites and at your polling place on Election Day

Check on your Voter Registration Info

If your mailing address changed, please

call 1 800 793-6181

If your resident address changed,

please re-register before the deadlines

For more information contact Coconino County Elections

110 East Cherry Avenue - Flagstaff,

Arizona 86001

1 800 793-6181 or (928) 679-7860 (928) 283-6144

www.coconino.az.gov/elections

Larry’s Corner

Dear Larry...

September 29, 2020 - This submission

is in response to Larry’s Corner article,

“How Hopi Do We Want to Be”

Dear Larry,

You question, “How Hopi do we want

to be?” Then, I have a question for you.

What history channel have you been tuned

into? Apparently, you’ve tuned out more

with your catnapping,”Oovi Loopy Loo

iwta.”

Yes, there are a plethora of Hopi these

days. Are you FB Hopi, U-Tube Hopi,

Wanna-B Hopi, Wanna-B Trendy Hopi,

(with your thug-life and body art)? Indeed, everyone has become materialistic

and live to reap everything that money can

buy, which is fine, as most do rely on their

talents and employment skills to benefit in

enjoying these amenities.

Now, there is another side to us as Hopi.

It is evident that many of our people perhaps have lost confidence in “who we are,

as Hopi Sinom.” Our values are not being

perpetuated among families and clans.

This materialistic society has drowned out

our true identity reflecting that we are innovative, proactive, and talented. We are

a people endowed with knowing that our

journey through life is not intended to be

“laid back.” Isn’t this the foundational

value of what being Hopi should reveal of

our Sovereignty and Autonomy? We are a

people self-determined, and strive continuously to seek and pursue self-sustenance.

Yes, focus on the “Self” to find and design

expectations for your journey in life.

Hopi teachings are built around these

principles:

Tuutavo - Yours and Our Grandparents (This is my personal concept, what’s

yours?)

Hopi is matrilineal - No IF’s, AND’s, or

BUT’s.

Hopi teaching is subtle; ideas are planted in each of us from infancy and reinforced as we move through our life ages

and stages.

Hopi learning is not literal - Modeling,

guiding, experiential, reflecting is what

guided their tuutavo. These are all intertwined with itaa lavayi. Our family, environment, and connections to culture define

itaa nuumi (pam hiimu?).

Knowledge further defines us through

our tuuwutsi, taatawi, itaa’tuhisa (naato

piw naap lavayii’ta) and primarily, reinforcement of family values to mold individual perceptions of cultural understandings which should shape our concept of

Kyaptsi.

With all this, the expectation is how we

APPLY these in our lives as we become

adults/parents.

Itaa Qatsitwi - In adulthood, we reciprocate, reinforce, and maintain the repetition to perpetuate the ideals and values.

Roles of male and female are over-arching

and extending cross-generationally, iihapi

Naakyaptsi – Tuukyaptsi.

Itaa kiitsoki – our heartbeat, our lifeline grows when family units extend and

expand into independent family units. A

Hopi doesn’t assume title to anything

unless one has the kyaptsi of others in

assuming in its entirety, responsibilities for asserting the virtues of our four

pillars; Hiitaa’nangwa, Paasii’nangwa,

Sumii’nangwa, Naamii’nangwa. The relevancy of this is core to our clan historical

accounts - How many of us can recall this

naavoti? Do we continue to uphold our

clan makiwa? Do we continue perpetuating and reinforcing these values? This

further adds to strengthening our identities and enhances our unique traits as

Hopi Ngyam.

Mind you; this is all determined by

“Nu” Me, Myself, and I is the only one in

the driver’s seat. The mind is a powerful

tool. You let it do what you want it to do

with YOU…We all struggle with this as we

traverse on our journeys of current day

lifestyles, life ways and livelihoods. The

question we have to ask of ourselves is

how deeply is our Hopi rooted?

RECALL: Men originating from Orayvi, having to endure sacrifice of forced

eviction, impoverishment, and imprisonment secured entitlements from the US/

Federal Government which enabled Hopi

as the only Tribe with no signed treaty, yet

we want to mold our exclusive rights into

a quasi-western scheme. Did these men

expect a PARADE? If your “scholarly accomplishments” require a “HOORAH!”

now, who is the “Lookey Loo?” The question that should be asked is “How Pahana

have we become? Our foundations are so

loose that we can see our youth are neither

versed in Pahana nor Hopi. Too much has

been tossed to the wayside. There are only

three things that we as Hopi are expected to perpetuate as we were instructed to

embark on our respective migrations –

Okiwaa, iss Ohii, kyapi pai itam put ayoo

haqam no’aya.

Our grandparents/parents never wasted any daylight. Dusk to dawn, they ensured that everyone was engaged and focused on accomplishing a productive day

–“Mongvasiwkyang tapkinayani” (Their

prayer). How many of us can emanate

this same virtue? Echoing voices sharing,

“Mai awk tumalaytaq hiikyayta.” As mentioned previously, their teachings were

subtle; it is left for our own interpretation

and design.

To our Finicky Feline Larry, the slouchcouch Puddy-Tat that he may be, let’s be

realistic and realize that this should never

be a time of competition but a time for collaboration, to instill what our generations

and generations to come, can explicitly

identify as being Hopi or Ka-Hopi (now

that, you can take literally.)

Sopkyawat sinom yeesiwni

-Jolene Lomayaktewa

Thank you for reading my column here

in the Hopi Tutuveni,

I appreciate your opinions and everyone

who wants to comment about my opinions

that I write in the Hopi Tutuveni.

My opinions are my own and how a cat,

like myself view Hopi society. It may not

reflect your opinions. But that is great to

know that people are reading and thinking

about my opinions.

I encourage each and everyone of my

readers to write to me about your opinions that you may have about my column

and subjects, also, I encourage each and

everyone of you to keep reading and keep

supporting Larry’s Corner

-Larry

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WORLD INDIAN NEWS

Hopi Tutuveni October 7, 2020

Oglala,

Cherokee

women

chosen for elite

fellowship

Suzanne Kite (Photo courtesy of Tulsa Artist Fellowship, Melissa Lukenbaugh)

Corrected: Performance artist Suzanne Kite and author

Traci Sorell will participate in the 2021 Tulsa Artist Fellowship

Ginny Underwood

Special to Indian Country Today

TULSA, Okla. — Traci Sorell, author and citizen of the

Cherokee Nation, and Oglala Lakota performance artist

Suzanne Kite join the prestigious ranks of practitioners in

the 2021 Tulsa Artist Fellowship.

More than 1,200 artists from diverse disciplines, backgrounds and career stages applied for the opportunity to

live and work in Tulsa for 12 months, and 18 were selected. Previous recipients include U.S. Poet Laureate Joy

Harjo, Muscogee Creek.

“Artists face extraordinary challenges to have their

most adventurous work come to fruition, so we want to

remove those boundaries,” said Carolyn Sickles, executive director of the Tulsa Artist Fellowship. “The fellowship creates a base for financial stability, durational

housing, platforms to present work and a connection to

audiences in Tulsa.”

The program, which sits on the boundaries of the Cherokee, Muscogee Creek and Osage lands, provides fellows

with a $20,000 stipend, fully subsidized studio space and

family housing for up to two years in the Arts and Greenwood District in Tulsa. At any given time, up to 50 artist

practitioners are working in the program.

Sorell and Kite stood out to the fellowship selection

committee because of the great momentum they have in

their careers, according to Sickles.

Sorell, a former federal Indian law attorney and Tulsa

resident, writes fiction and nonfiction books, short stories

and poems for children.

After her son was born, she says she could not find any

books about Cherokee people in a contemporary setting.

“I thought, ‘What is my son going to be exposed to

once he goes to school?’” said Sorell. “If I can’t find these

books for him as a Cherokee parent, there are other Cherokee parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles who must

be having these same concerns.”

Seven years later, Sorell has authored a series of picture books including “We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga”

(Charlesbridge, 2018), illustrated by Frané Lessac, which

won a 2020 American Indian Youth Literature Award Picture Book Honor, a 2019 Sibert Honor, a 2019 Boston

Globe-Horn Book Picture Book Honor and a 2019 Orbis Pictus Honor. In addition, her middle grade historical

fiction novel “Indian No More” (Tu Books, 2019), with

Charlene Willing McManis, which explores the impact of

federal termination and relocation policies on an Umpqua

family in the 1950s, won the 2020 American Indian Youth

Literature Award for Middle School Book and starred reviews from School Library Journal and Booklist.

Sorell says she plans to utilize her time in the fellowship to launch at least two nonfiction books in 2021

— “Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross,

Cherokee Aerospace Engineer” (Millbrook, March 2) and

“We Are Still Here: Native American Truths Everyone

Should Know” (Charlesbridge, April 20).

Kite, performance artist, visual artist and composer, is

a PhD candidate at Concordia University.

Her performances, compositions, sculptures and sound

installations showcase the use of experimentation in new

media and digital technologies that touch on issues such

as nonhuman and human intelligence, the ethics of extractive technologies, and software design. She describes

how Lakota philosophy helped her get to the root of how

she defines her art ethics.

“Lakota oncology already includes a way of being in

relations with non-human elements such as stones,” said

Kite. “Stones are already such an important part of Lakota culture and our practices. Likewise, computers and

all objects should be made ethically and thought about

ethically.”

During her fellowship, she plans to work with technology and mining groups in Oklahoma and explore tech

company ethics to better understand what is going on

with the state and its artificial intelligence capabilities.

She also plans to focus on large sculptures.

The Tulsa Art Fellowship program has had 14 Native

award recipients since its inception in 2015, including

Harjo. A total of 100 fellows have participated in the program.

“It has become one of the critical identities of our work

how not only we are putting Native artists in conversation

with others but making sure contemporary art space is

doing the heavy lifting to make sure the Native community is represented,” Sickles said.

Hopi Tutuveni October 7, 2020

CLASSIFIEDS

Job Vacancy

ATTENTION!!!

Second Mesa Day School

Request for Proposals for Special Education Services.

Special Education Ancillary/Related Services, Physical Therapist

The Hopi Tribe Grants and Scholarships Program is

seeking an individual to fill an Alternate Community At

Large vacancy.

If you are interested in being a part of the HTGSP

Board please contact Kathlene Sumatzkuku, Manager

at KSumatzkuku@hopi.nsn.us or (928) 734-3531 for

details.

Job Vacancy

Moencopi Day School

2020-2021

Job Vacancies

Classified Positions

Human Resources Technician

Security Officer

Custodian

Bus Driver (Full-Time)

Bus Driver (Part-Time)

Sign-On Bonus of $500 for each position above

Certified Positions

Chief School Administrator – Sign-On Bonus

$1500.00

Instructional Coach – Sign-On Bonus $1500.00

Special Education Teacher/Coordinator – Sign-On

Bonus $1000.00

Certified Teachers (2) – Sign-On Bonus $1000.00

Certified Counselor – Sign-On Bonus $1000.00

Computer Teacher - Sign-On Bonus $1000.00

Substitute Teacher (1)

Open Until Filled

Paid Health, Vision, Dental Benefits, 401K, Paid Life

Insurance and Short Term Disability.

It is the policy of the School, in all employment decisions, to give preference first to qualified Hopi persons,

and secondly, to qualified Native Americans.

If you are interested in becoming a team player with

the Moencopi Day School please contact our Human Resources Department at (928) 283-5361 ext. 1023/1024.

Download an application on our website:

moencopidayschool.org

Public Law 101-630 (codified in 25 United States

Code § 3207), requires a criminal history records check

as a condition of employment for positions that involve

regular contact with or control over Indian children.

Public notice is hereby given that the Second Mesa

Day School Exceptional Student Services Department

is accepting competitive sealed proposals from qualified

and eligible (licensed) firms and individuals for school

year 2020-2021. All Request for Proposals (RFP) must be

submitted prior to closing date, October 16, 2020, 2020

at 4:00 p.m. (MST} to be considered for selection. Late

proposals will be disqualified. In order to be considered

for selection, bidders must submit a complete response to

the RFP. RFP packets are available at the SMDS Procurement Office or via email. For more information, contact

Alice Whiterock at Alice.Whiterock@secondmesa.org or

call (928)737-2571, ext.4208.

Second Mesa Day School Exceptional Student Services Department reserves the right to reject any and all

proposals submitted to waive any information or irregularities and to advertise in its best interest and to request

additional information from all proposers. Hopi Owned

and Non-Hopi Owned firms and individuals are invited to

respond to this RFP. Interested firms and individuals will

be evaluated in accordance with the requested proposal

and applicable law.

Sealed bids mailed to:

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KUYI - Hopi Radio Job Announcements

Marketing Coordinator

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Hopi Tutuveni October 7, 2020

GAMES AND PUZZLES

Hopilavit - Harvest and Halloween

Answers for September 16

H Q I I N O O L

A A A S N I K T

L T S N U A T Y

A A O Y A W W O

S A O I I O G T

A L H Q S T N N

M A U S Z T U A

I I T I W P U K

A O J K M A T T

Y P K Y A A S O

A T G A M P E G

N K O H Q U L W

Q A F A A F E X

O I S T S T W H

H M W I I V A L

L A Y K U H Y F

B S M O R I T S

HOPI WORDS

Huk.yala - Abate (of

wind)

Nìitiwpu - Abundance

Aniwna - Achieve or

Accomplish

Aptsiwta - Adequate

Natwànpi - Agricultural

Practice

Qana’öna - Ambitious

Maqsoni - Arduous

Tuho’os - Autumn

Paapu - Beans (Pod)

Sikyahatiko - Beans

(Y. Lima)

Pasqalalni - Boundary

(Crop)

Patomelooni - Canteloupe

Hökni - Corn (Harvested)

Tuupevu - Corn (Pit

Steamed)

Tu’tsi - Corn (Roasted)

Silaqvu - Corn Husk

Mangwni - Corn

Leaves

Kyàasòmkwivi Creamed Corn

Angwusi - Crow

Qataala - Darkness

Tuviku - Disguise

Àasa’ta - Enough (candy treats)

Uti - Exclamation!

(Horror)

Nìktiwta - Extra (candy

treats)

Màmqasi - Fear

Nùutsel’eway - Fearsome

Sami - Fresh Corn

Sungwa - Friend

Tsawna - Frighten

Huyta - Give Out

(Treats)

Maalama - Ground

Cultivated

Höqna’ya - Harvesting

Party

Hota - Haul (Harvested

Goods)

Pàngala - Heap (Harvested Goods)

Moritspu - Hull (Beans)

Tukwsi - Matured Corn

Kawayvatnga - Melon

Halasami - Moist

Ground

Tuvatski - Nut Bearing

Tree

Pisoq - Occupied (Harvest)

Sipala - Peach

Pintomori - Pinto

Beans

Natwani - Plant

TICK-TACK-TOE

U.S. CURRENTS

Hopi Tutuveni October 7, 2020

President 'not

on a clear path

yet' to recovery

President Donald Trump arrived at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, on Marine One helicopter Friday after he tested positive for COVID-19. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Jonathan Lemire, Jill Colvin and

Zeke Miller

Associated Press

BETHESDA, Md. — President Donald

Trump went through a “very concerning”

period Friday and the next 48 hours “will

be critical” in his care as he battles the

coronavirus at a hospital, White House

chief of staff Mark Meadows said Saturday. Meadows’ comments contradicted

the rosy assessment of Trump’s condition

offered by his staff and doctors, who took

pains not to reveal the president had received supplemental oxygen at the White

House before his hospital admission.

“We’re still not on a clear path yet to a

full recovery,” said a weary Meadows.

It was a dramatically different picture

than the one painted by the White House

staff since Trump revealed his diagnosis

as well as by his doctors, who updated

the public at a press conference at Walter

Reed National Military Medical Center.

The briefing by Navy Commander Dr.

Sean Conley and other doctors raised

more questions than it answered as Conley repeatedly refused to say whether the

president ever needed supplemental oxygen, despite repeated questioning, and declined to discuss exactly when he fell ill.

Conley also revealed that Trump began exhibiting “clinical indications” of

COVID-19 on Thursday afternoon, earlier

than previously known.

“Thursday no oxygen. None at this mo-

ment. And yesterday with the team, while

we were all here, he was not on oxygen,”

Conley said.

But according to a person familiar with

Trump’s condition, Trump was administered oxygen at the White House on Friday

before he was transported to the military

hospital. The person was not authorized to

speak publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity,

Conley said Trump’s symptoms, including a cough and nasal congestion, “are

now resolving and improving,” and said

the president had been fever-free for 24

hours. But Trump also is taking aspirin,

which lowers body temperature and could

mask or mitigate that symptom.

“He’s in exceptionally good spirits,”

said another doctor, Sean Dooley.

Trump is 74 years old and clinically

obese, putting him at higher risk of serious

complications from a virus that has infected more than 7 million people nationwide

and killed more than 200,000 people in

the U.S.

White House officials, including Meadows, had insisted Friday that Trump had

only “mild symptoms” as they tried to

project an image of normalcy.

“President Trump remains in good

spirts, has mild symptoms and has been

working throughout the day,” said press

secretary Kayleigh McEnany. She said

Trump had only been sent to Walter Reed

as a precaution.

Trump’s administration has been less

than transparent with the public throughout

the pandemic, both about the president’s

health and the virus’ spread inside the

White House. The first word that a close

aide to Trump had been infected came

from the media, not the White House. And

aides have repeatedly declined to share

basic health information, including a full

accounting of the president’s symptoms,

what tests he’s undertaken and the results.

In a memo released late Friday, Conley

did report that Trump had been treated at

the hospital with remdesivir, an antiviral

medication, after taking another experimental drug at the White House.

Conley declined to say when Trump had

last been tested before he was confirmed

to have COVID-19 late Thursday. He initially suggested that Trump was 72 hours

into the diagnosis — which would mean

that he was confirmed infected Wednesday. Conley later clarified that Trump was

administered an accurate test for the virus

on Thursday afternoon, after White House

aide Hope Hicks was confirmed to be

positive and Trump exhibited unspecified

“clinical indications” of the virus.

The White House said Trump was expected to stay at the hospital for “a few

days” and would continue to work from

the hospital’s presidential suite, which is

equipped to allow him to keep up his official duties. In addition to accessibility

to tests and equipment, the decision was

made, at least in part, with the understanding that moving him to the hospital later,

if he took a turn for the worse, could send

a worrying signal.

On Saturday, Conley said Trump’s

blood oxygen level is 96%, which is in the

normal range. The two experimental drugs

he has received, given through an IV, have

shown some promise against COVID-19.

On Friday, he was given a single dose of

a drug Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. is

testing to supply antibodies to help his immune system fight the virus.

Friday night, he began a five-day course

of remdesivir, a Gilead Sciences drug currently used for moderately and severely ill

patients. The drugs work in different ways

— the antibodies help the immune system

rid the body of virus and remdesivir curbs

the virus’ ability to multiply.

“We’re maximizing all aspects of his

care,” attacking the virus in multiple

ways, Conley said. “I didn’t want to hold

anything back if there was any possibility

it would add value to his care.”

At the same time, the White House has

been working to trace a flurry of new infections of close Trump aides and allies.

Attention is focused in particular on last

Saturday’s White House event introducing

Trump’s Supreme Court nominee. That

day, Trump gathered more than 150 people

in the Rose Garden, where they mingled,

hugged and shook hands — overwhelmingly without masks. There were also several indoor receptions, where Trump’s

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U.S. CURRENTS

Hopi Tutuveni October 7, 2020

President 'not on a clear path yet' to recovery, Cont.

Supreme Court pick, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, her family, senators and others spent time in the close quarters of

the White House, photographs show.

Among those who attended who have now tested

positive: former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, White

House counselor Kellyanne Conway, the president of the

University of Notre Dame, and at least two Republican

lawmakers — Utah Sen. Mike Lee and North Carolina

Sen. Thom Tillis.

Despite its failure to protect the president and senior

staff from infection, the White House still did not appear

to be taking the highly infectious disease as seriously as

possible.

Meadows, the chief of staff, accompanied the president

to the hospital on Marine One, the kind of small, enclosed

space where experts say the virus easily spreads.

And while Vice President Mike Pence is currently off

the campaign trail preparing for the coming week's vice

presidential debate, he and his staff are operating under a

"business as usual" approach. He's still planning to travel

to Arizona on Thursday, Indiana on Friday and Florida on

Saturday for events instead of isolating himself after potential exposure and to protect himself from contracting

the virus anywhere else.

California wildfires

are huge this year,

but not deadliest

Photo by original poster.

Juliet Williams and Jocelyn Gecker

Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO — With months

still to go in California's fire season, the

state has already shattered records for the

amount of land scorched in a single year

— more than 4 million acres to date, with

one blaze alone surpassing the 1 million

acre mark. Five of the 10 largest wildfires

in state history have occurred since August.

Beyond their size, how do the scope and

devastation of this year's fires compare to

previous wildfire seasons in California?

Here are some comparisons:

4 MILLION ACRES

The 6,250 square miles or 16,000 square

kilometers that have burned this year are

more than double the previous record for

the most land burned in a single year in the

state — roughly the size of Connecticut.

The previous record was set in 2018 when

deadly wildfires destroyed 1.67 million

acres (2,609 square miles or 6,760 square

kilometers). The August Complex, burning in the Coast Range between San Francisco and the Oregon border, surpassed 1

million acres, another record.

"We used to think a 50,000-acre fire was

huge. Now we're dealing with an average

of over 300,000 acres," said Scott McLean, a spokesman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection,

known as Cal Fire, who called this year's

blazes "horrendous."

Gov. Gavin Newsom said the amount of

land scorched by the August Complex is

larger than all the recorded fires in California between 1932 and 1999.

DEATH & DESTRUCTION

The wildfires have incinerated at least

8,700 structures, many of them homes,

from the San Bernardino National Forest

east of Los Angeles to Napa Valley and

up to the Oregon border. They have also

killed 31 people. While those figures are

terrible, the numbers have been higher.

Many of this year's biggest fires are burning on largely unpopulated federal land.

Wildfires in 2018 destroyed more than

22,000 structures in the most devastating

year on record. They included the Camp

Fire, which nearly wiped out the town of

Paradise, destroying almost 19,000 structures, many of them homes, and killing 85

people. Another 15 people died in other

blazes that year.

In 2017, 37 people were killed as three

major fires swept through Northern Cali-

fornia wine country, destroying more than

8,800 buildings and leaving a permanent

scar in the area for survivors.

Since then, officials have become more

aggressive about issuing large-scale evacuation orders sooner, and residents seem

more likely to heed the pleas to depart.

OVERWHELMED FIREFIGHTERS

When the scourge of fires sparked

by thousands of lightning strikes hit in

mid-September, with major blazes roaring

in neighboring states, California found itself short-staffed to fight them. The typical fire shift is 24 hours on followed by 24

hours off, but this year, many firefighters

have been unable to leave the line of duty

for days.

"I had a friend that's worked 50 days

straight. Some people have stayed on the

line 36 hours or 72 hours before getting

relief," McLean said. "The fires have really put a strain on everybody this year. We

have never seen anything like this before."

More reinforcements have come since

then, with firefighters arriving from other

U.S. states and from Canada and Mexico,

but there are still months left to go in the

wildfire season and no break in sight.

TINDER-DRY CONDITIONS

Numerous studies have linked bigger

wildfires in America to climate change

from the burning of coal, oil and gas. Scientists say climate change has made California much drier, making trees and other

plants more flammable.

"The real crux is fuel moisture," said

Mike Flannigan, who directs the Canadian Partnership for Wildland Fire Science

at Canada's University of Alberta. "The

weather's responsible for how dry the fuels are. Here we're mostly talking about

dead fuels ... the stuff on the forest floor

on the Earth's surface. The grass, the needles, the leaves. The drier the fuel, the easier for fires to start."

California was turned into a tinderbox

of dead trees after a five-year drought and

a bark beetle epidemic that killed 150

million trees, the largest die-off in modern history. The Mendocino Complex that

broke the previous record for the largest

blaze in California history tore through

steep slopes and canyons filled with dead

trees in the Mendocino National Forest in

2018 and took seven months to contain.

"The velocity, the speed of these fires,

is consuming so much so fast. We've never seen this before," said McLean, who

expects it will take years to replenish the

moisture.

ARIZONA CURRENTS

Hopi Tutuveni October 7, 2020

Swipe right on 2020 election: Groups grapple

for young Arizona voters in new ways

Photo by original poster.

Haillie Parker

Cronkite News

PHOENIX – Activists who believe

young voters in Arizona have the power

to swing the state are working to mobilize

this often inconsistent and underrepresented group by engaging with them across all

platforms – including Bumble and Tinder.

Roughly 35 percent of eligible Arizonans did not vote in 2016, spurring advocacy groups on both sides to galvanize

young voters in the Black and Latino communities, who account for about one-third

of the state’s population of 7.3 million.

“The focus on younger demographics

– all across the country, but (especially)

in Arizona – have certainly been sort of

a unicorn,” said Garrett Archer, a former

data analyst with the Secretary of State’s

Office who now works for KNXV-TV

(ABC15). “In many ways, Democrats

need increased turnout in this group in order to have any chances in Arizona.”

In particular, the state has magnetized

progressives determined to turn Arizona

away from its more recent Republican

leanings. Arizona’s purple turnout in the

2018 midterm election, which resulted in the state’s first elected Democratic

senator since 1988, showed the potential

for a Democratic presidential win for the

first time in Arizona since Bill Clinton in

1996. Progressive and conservative voting groups are moving to harness inconsistent voters – those who are historically

unpredictable in whether they turn out at

the polls – but often vote blue if they do,

according to studies and politics experts.

“Republican voters are much more likely to be habitual voters. Minority voters

and young voters tend to be more liberal,

tend to be more Democratic, but they also

tend to not vote in every election,” said

Kim Fridkin, a foundation professor of

political science at Arizona State University who studies campaigns and elections.

Conservative voting outreach groups

also work to appeal to communities of color in Arizona, but Fridkin said Democrats

are more likely to target Latino, Black and

young voters.

President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival, former Vice President Joe

Biden, are in a tight race to win Arizona, often trading places in polls for the

top spot. The Republican Party of Arizona and other conservative groups still

are working to mobilize new Republican

voters, and the president has visited Arizona several times this year, including a

mid-September Latinos for Trump event.

His daughter, Ivanka Trump, and other administration officials also have traveled to

the state.

Both parties still are using traditional

campaign methods, such as in-person and

door-to-door canvassing, mass calls, advertising and marketing on television and

by mail.

The voting match game

In Arizona, progressives also plan to

send 38,000 handwritten letters and postcards as part of a national strategy, and

they’re moving past mainstream social

media platforms, such as Facebook and

Instagram, into dating apps like Tinder,

Bumble and Hinge.

“I think there’s more strategy involved

with young voters now than there was before – of wanting to make this change and

maybe not seeing voting as the optimal

option but seeing it as a tool,” said Lexy

Reyelts an organizer with NextGen Ari-

zona, a national progressive voting group

with a presence in Phoenix.

The conversation starts on social media,

seeking out “people of color, trans, queer

people, poor people, you know, all the

people who are in the margins, often, who

might not have a candidate,” Reyelts said.

Reyelts, 23, began volunteering with

NextGen in 2016, the first presidential

election in which she could vote. She said

Trump’s surprise victory helped drive fellow Latino Gen Z voters to the polls for

the midterm in 2018, and it will again in

November.

But organizers determined other getout-the-vote strategies were necessary in

the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and

the racial justice movements that have

shaken the institutional foundations of

America.

For NextGen Arizona, getting out the

word meant dating apps.

“We’re on Bumble, Tinder and Hinge,”

said Kristi Johnston, the press secretary

for NextGen Arizona.

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