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Moencopi Senior
Center Celebrates
Elderly Heritage Day
Lewis Numkena, 95 years old was recognized for his
tireless effort, devotion, inspiration and especially
the wisdom that he has brought his family and the
community. He is surrounded by Mary Navanick, HALF
Executive Director, his daughter (no name given), and
former 1st Attendant, Christine Talayumptewa.
Hopi Tutuveni
The Moencopi Senior Center celebrated their Elderly Heritage Day with
activities for the elders and the community member’s beginning with a Clan
Run on the morning of Aug. 08.
The Elderly Heritage Day came
about when Chairman LeRoy Shingoitewa signed a Proclamation, making
Aug. 08 Elder Heritage Day
“We’ve made this day about honoring our elders because of the Proclamation said Linda Honahni, Moencopi
Senior Center Director.
Although the rest of the Hopi reservation celebrated the Heritage Day in
Hotevilla, Moencopi decided to have
their own because some of the elders
require extra care and attention when
travelling.
“A lot of us forget who our elders are
and what they have given us, so this
is a way of giving back to them what
they’ve given us,” said Honahni.
15 awards were awarded to elders
of Moencopi for their tireless efforts,
devotion, inspiration and wisdom. Six
awards were given to elders who are 90
years old and above; and nine certificates given to elders 85 years and older.
Derick Lomayokva, Assistant Coordinator and Dina Burgenur, Lead Coordinator did a wonderful job in planning
the event for the elders.
“Planning for this event was quick
because we had so little time and other events that we are planning for the
upcoming months. One of our biggest
events is the Senior Field Day that will
be held in September,” said Lomayokva.
Lomayokva said he would like to
thank the elders for teaching him what
he knows and is still learning being that
he is the youngest staff at the Senior
Center.
More photos on Page 4
Hopi Sinom Transit
announces changes
in route and fare
Public Transportation Services expects change in routes and fare to increase ridership and to meet the mobility needs on the Hopi and Navajo
reservation in Arizona’s northern region.
The general public is informed of the
following route system changes effective October 7, 2013.
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A new route will begin daily from
Second Mesa to Winslow.
The express route from Keams
Canyon to Moenkopi and Tuba
City area will be cancelled in its
entirety.
Fare will be lowered to $2.00 per
rider on any route.
Detailed information is available on
the system changes. You may contact
the Hopi Senom Transit office at (928)
734-3232.
Volume 21 Number 18
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Candidates Share Their Thoughts on Running for
Elected Offices of Vice Chairman and Chairman
A. My primary interest is for the villages to
get back into council.
The 2013 Elections I feel the villages have
for Chairman and Vice been left out of poliChairman is just around tics with important isthe corner, candidates sues that come through
go through the first council. I want to make
phase of interviews by sure the villages are
the Hopi Election Board included in everything
held at the Hopi Well- that the council does.
ness Center Conference Along with that is coroom in Kykotsmovi on operation, communiAug. 28.
cation and that is with
During the first round all the departments;
of interviews, there entities such as the Inwere only three candi- dian Health Services,
dates. Candidates run- BIA, including the Law
ning for Vice Chairman Enforcement side. We
are Alfred Lomaquahu need better communicaJr., Governor of Baca- tion and cooperation at
vi Village and George all levels.
Mase, Sipaulovi CounQ. What are your
cil
Representative. thoughts on environCandidate
running mental and financial
for Chairman is Vice issues?
Chairman Herman G.
A. One of the main
Honanie.
things we’ve had a probTutuveni interviewed lem with is the trash and
them briefly during the landfill and I feel that’s
Executive Session.
one of the departments
we need to improve
Alfred Lomaquahu
on because people are
Alfred Lomaquahu dumping their trash at
Jr., Governor of Bacavi illegal dumpsites.
is running for the office
Q. What would you
of Hopi Vice Chairman. say are the strengths
Lomaquahu, 49 was and weaknesses of the
born and raised in Ba- current administracavi is from the Grease- tion?
wood clan; he went
A. Like I said before,
to boarding school in I haven’t seen the curKeams Canyon, AZ to rent Chairman address
the 8th grade. He left for the villages. I’ve been
Riverside, CA and grad- the Governor of Bacavi
uated from Sherman for almost three years
Indian High School in and we have a govern1982. Five days after he ing board that makes
graduated high school decisions and then it
he joined the Marine comes to me, the GovCorps. and served four ernor to take action on
years. He became a it. That’s how it should
heavy equipment oper- be done in Council too.
ator and worked with a The Hopi Tribal Counnumber of construction cil hasn’t been giving
companies; he eventu- the Chairman directives
ally quit his job to be- like it should be and that
come a full time kachi- is the major weaknesses
na doll carver.
I see. Along with the
In 1990, he moved Vice Chairman, I would
to Holbrook, AZ where like to see more openhe lived for 18 years. ness with all the villagHe then moved back es, with all the entities
to the Hopi reservation that’s he’s supposed to
in 2008 and in 2010 he be working with.
became the Governor of
Q. How would you
Bacavi. For the last two correct those issues?
years he has served as
A. The Vice Chairthe Commander for the man’s primary role is
Lori Piestewa Post #80 interaction with the
– American Legion.
villages and with the
Q. What is your departments within the
platform?
Hopi Tribe. I have the
Crystal Dee
Hopi Tutuveni
leadership skills to enhance every department
so that they are doing
the best that they can,
including communicating with the villages because the Hopi people
are important.
Q. What are your
thoughts on running
for Vice Chairman?
A. The main reason
I’m running is because
I want change, I want
positive change for the
Hopi Tribe. My heart
has always been in service to the people. Having served in the Marines and as a Governor
of Bacavi, that is serving the people. I think a
lot of the leaders have
forgotten the true meaning of what service is.
George Mase
George Mase, Sipaulovi Council Representative, candidate for
Hopi Vice Chairman.
Mase, no age given
was born and raised in
Sipaulovi. Mase graduated from Ganado High
School and moved to
California where he
lived for almost 30 years
working as a Software
and Hardware Quality
Assurance Engineer. He
came back to the reservation with the instruction from his parents
to come back and help
the Hopi people and to
continue practicing his
traditional upbringing.
Q. What is your
platform?
A. One of the things
we need at the Tribe
is to get our house in
order. We need to get
ourselves financially secured and stable at the
Tribe. That is one thing
that is holding back
many programs and
villages. The Tribe has
not completed their audits. I’ve been involved
in many of the council
issues; and I’ve been
chairman of the Water
and Energy Task Team.
Q. What are your
thoughts on environmental issues?
A. There are numerous environment issues.
First and foremost is our
Continued on Page 5
Top to bottom: Governor of Bacavi, Alfred Lomaquahu Jr. and
Council Representative for Sipaulovi, George Mase have both
announced their candidacy for the Office of Vice Chairman.
Current Vice Chairman, Herman G. Honanie, has announced
that he will run for the Office of Chairman.
Hopi Royalty Introduced before Hopi Tribal Council
Crystal Dee
Hopi Tutuveni
On Aug. 27, the Miss
Hopi Committee introduced the 2013-14
Miss Hopi Royalty to
the Hopi Tribal Council
during the council session in Kykotsmovi.
Carey Onsae, Miss
Hopi Committee Chairman introduced Miss
Hopi Nikki “Honwysie”
Qumyintewa
and 1st Attendant Lori
“Hayah-pao-mana” Honyaoma.
Nikki Qumyintewa
is18 years old; she is
Pumpkin clan from the
village of Mishongnovi; her parents are
Lillian Dennis and the
late Eldy Qumyintewa.
Miss Hopi will promote
awareness on Domestic Violence and would
like to help victims and
their children recover
from abuse.
“Children who witness domestic violence
may grow up thinking
its okay to be in a situation like this, but it’s
not. Domestic violence
is a choice,” said Miss
Hopi.
Qumyintewa chose
domestic violence as
her platform because
she feels it is important
for people to know how
it can have an effect
on someone’s life. She
is aware of this all too
well because she has a
family member who is
affected by domestic violence in her home. She
wants to help victims of
domestic violence and
their children in that
aspect and assure them
that it’s not okay and
help them get counseling and other assistance
they may need.
She hopes to reach
Chairman Shingoitewa Presents
Yearly Report
Page 2
First Attendant, Lori Honyaoma, introduces herself before HTC. Honyaoma said she will promote
the causes of Special Needs during her term. Nikki Qumyintewa (right), Current Miss Hopi,
chose domestic violence as the cause she will support.
her goals during her
reign by promoting herself in a good way and
representing the Hopi
people with a good
heart on and off the reservation; and to educate
the public on domestic
violence.
During her reign she
plans on taking classes
at Northland Pioneer
College to get her general education classes
completed. She will
continue her education
by applying to a nursing program after her
reign. She is unsure
where she would like to
transfer to, a University
in Phoenix or Colorado;
then she plans on working in Pediatrics and
hopefully continues her
education to become a
Pediatrician.
Lori Honyaoma is 18
years old; she is Corn
clan from the village of
Hotevilla; her parents
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2 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2013 | HOPI TUTUVENI
from the office of the chairman
THE HOPI TUTUVENI
Chairman Shingoitewa Presents Yearly Report
Loloma,
I am happy to provide
you, our Hopi & Tewa
Senom, with an update
of activities that we
have been working on
since January of 2013.
In partnership with the
Vice Chairman and the
Tribal Council, we have
accomplished
many
things and will continue to work to improve
the lives and well-being of our communities and to protect our
natural resources, fiscal
resources and human
resources for a healthier and successful Hopi
Tribe.
As we continue to
move forward, the stabilization that has been
set within our tribal
government allows us
to effectively work on
reaching
tribal-wide
goals for our Hopi &
Tewa Senom. We have
met many challenges
to our Hopi sovereignty and with our extensive work in government-to-government
relationships, we have
been able to advocate
and protect our Hopi
opportunities and tribal interests.
Let us all remember
that in order to accomplish a great deal, we
must set aside our differences, be open to
change and work together as one to benefit our children and future generations.
Project” to allow certain
tribes to begin exercising SDVCJ sooner.
The Hopi Tribe has committed to be a part of
the VAWA Pilot Project
and plans are underway
to examine the feasibility of establishing a
separate court dealing
exclusively with domestic violence cases.
Hopi Chairman LeRoy N. Shingoitewa was a featured speaker for the protocol session of the 18th Annual Indian and
Tribal Legislative Day (INTLD) at the State Capitol in Phoenix, Ariz.
Tribe to pursue legal action against the French
Auction House.
Although we were unsuccessful in our attempt
to stop the auction,
the Hopi Tribe received
overwhelming support
from tribal members,
cultural practitioners,
and citizens from across
the world.
Let this
serve as a reminder that
we have a responsibility
to protect and preserve
our cultural and religious practices.
TRIBAL WATER RESOURCES
HAMP PROJECT
The Hopi Arsenic Mitigation Project continues
to move forward with its
plans to provide a safe
drinking water source
for First & Second Mesa
village members and
facilities dealing with
arsenic contamination.
New wells have been
drilled in the Hard Rock
Range Unit, which when
tested, revealed good
TRIBAL LEGAL ACTIV- quality drinking water.
ITIES
EAGLE GATHERING
A longstanding agreement between the US
Fish and Wildlife Service, The Hopi Tribe and
the Navajo Tribe regarding the gathering of eagles was challenged by
the Navajo Tribe. The
Navajo Tribe tried to
prevent Hopi religious
practitioners from gathering eagles at sites
located on the Navajo
Reservation as well as
reducing the number of
eagles collected. The
Hopi Tribe filed a lawsuit against the Navajo
Tribe and was successful in upholding the current agreement.
tribe has been behind
for several years in completing yearly financial
audits, which puts funding for our programs
in jeopardy which can
severely affect the services provided to our
Hopi people. We have
been working diligently
to bring the audits up
to date and have completed the 2009 audit.
We found that the reason that the past audits
were not complete was
due to the mismanagement of the tribe’s
investments which prevents the auditors from
properly completing the
remaining audits.
The Hopi Tribal Council
has hired an investigation firm to help remedy this issue. One finding Tribal Council and I
recently learned from
the investment investigation was that Tribe
had invested 8 million
dollars in a Marriott Hotel in Galveston, Texas
without proper approval from the Tribal Council.
TRIBAL GOVERNMENT TRIBAL JUDICIAL SYSTEM
ISSUES
NAVAJO/HOPI RELOCATION OFFICE CLOSURE
The Hopi Tribe advocated to the U.S. Government to cease funding
for the closure of the
Navajo Hopi Relocation
Office due to the lack of
inadequate assistance
to the Hopi Tribe. The
Hopi Tribe continues
to advocate on behalf
of the Hopi relocatees
to receive all benefits
that were mandated
through the Navajo-Hopi Relocation Act.
GRANT FUNDING
The Hopi Tribe, through
various programs, were
awarded grant funding
to operate. However
due to issues stemming
from various issues, the
Tribe was unable to receive the awarded funding. The Office of the
Chairman, along with
Program leaders, Office
of Finance, and Federal officials were able
to identify and remedy
the issues so that these
grant monies awarded
were released to the
programs to provide
for the much needed
services for our Hopi &
Tewa Senom.
HOPI LAW AND ORDER
CODE
On August 28, 2013, the
Hopi Tribe reached the
one year anniversary of
the passage of the Hopi
Law and Order Code.
The Council’s approval
of this historic development brought national
attention to the Hopi
Tribe as the first tribal
government to meet
the requirements of the
Federal 2010 Tribal Law
and Order Act, beginning a new era in pursuing justice for the Hopi
people.
To date, the Hopi Law
Enforcement Task Team
has been actively reviewing issues and recommendations
that
have been raised about
the code and plans to
present recommended
changes to Hopi Tribal
Council.
ment Services have
been diligently working
to ensure compliance
of these new laws and
have had to adjust their
procedures and protocols.
The Hopi Tribe has
charged several individuals under the Enhanced
Sentencing
guidelines which carries
a minimum of 3-years
sentence if convicted of
their crime.
HOPI RESOURCES ENFORCEMENT SERVICES
The Hopi Tribe has been
enhancing the services
of the Hopi Resource
Enforcement Services.
The Hopi Law Enforcement Task Team has
reviewed the HRES
General Orders which
will allow HRES officers
to receive federal commission cards enabling
them to enforce federal
laws. The HRES General
Orders will also ensure
that HRES has a standing policy in place for all
law enforcement procedures.
HRES has been awarded the US DOJ’s COPS
Grant and funding from
the Tribe and has increased from five officers in 2011 to 13 officers to date. This has
also allowed HRES to
upgrade equipment and
change their hours of
operation.
ADDRESSING BIA LAW
ENFORCEMENT
SERVICES ISSUES
Through direct communications with the
Department of Interior,
the Hopi Tribe has been
able to address issues
pertaining to services
received from BIA Law
Enforcement. Some of
these issues include lack
of response to calls for
service, inadequate law
enforcement personnel,
lack of transportation of
deceased individuals,
and overall communication with the Hopi Tribe.
The Tribe continues to
advocate for adequate
quality service to the
Hopi-Tewa Senom.
The Hopi Tribe is working diligently in addressing the issue of developing protocols for the
proper handling and
transportation of deceased individuals and
processing death certificates for the submission
to Vital Records. The
Hopi Tribe is collaborating with Hopi Health
Care Center, Hopi Resource
Enforcement
Services, Hopi Guidance
Center, Hopi Emergency
Services and BIA Law
Enforcement to develop
a Tribal policy to avoid
future mishaps.
This report I share
with you highlights
many of the major issues that have affected
or continue to affect
our Hopi-Tewa Senom.
There are many more
issues that we continue
to face on a daily basis
that are dealt with accordingly. We will strive
to resolve any issues
that may arise that affect Hopi Tribal government as a whole.
Kwa-Kwai to all those
who have supported
the Hopi Tribe’s endeavors: Vice Chairman
Herman Honanie, Hopi
Tribal Council, my staff,
Hopi Tribal employees,
and outside agencies. I
appreciate your continued support in allowing me to serve as your
Chairman of the Hopi
Tribe.
R E A U T H O R I Z AT I O N
OF THE VIOLENCE
AGAINST WOMEN ACT
Congress
recently
passed the Violence
Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013,
or “VAWA 2013”. VAWA
2013 recognizes tribes’
inherent power to exercise “Special Domestic
Violence Criminal Jurisdiction” (SDVCJ) over
certain defendants, regardless of their Indian
or non-Indian status,
who commit acts of domestic violence or dating violence or violate
certain protection orders in Indian Country.
This new law generally
takes effect on March Kwa-Kwai,
7, 2015, and also autho- Chairman LeRoy Shinrizes a voluntary “Pilot goitewa
TRIBAL INVESTMENTS/
WACHOVIA
Upon an investigation
of the Hopi Tribe’s investments, it was discovered that Wachovia
Bank had committed
massive fraud against
the Hopi Tribe by
charging the Tribe more
The Hopi Courts, Office
than $5 million per year
of the Prosecutor, and
in fees, by putting the
Hopi Resource EnforceTribe’s money in high
risk investments, and
by providing false statements to the Tribe to
hide huge losses. The
Hopi Tribe has filed a
lawsuit and is seeking
more than $180 million
in damages from this fi- TRIBAL AUDITS
nancial institution.
It has been a goal of
mine to work at bringFRENCH AUCTION
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In spite of the short no- its financial audits. The
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Local and National News
Hopi Police Department hold Search and
Rescue Briefing for Reginald James
Crystal Dee
Hopi Tutuveni
On Jul. 31, the Hopi
Police Department held a
search and rescue briefing
at the First Mesa Consolidated Village community
building in effort to find
missing person, Reginald
James. James was last seen
on Apr. 8, leaving the Hopi
Detention Facility and not
been seen since by family members and his wife,
Carol James.
There more than 30 volunteers who came to help
with the search and rescue
that was held for two days
in an effort to find James.
With their help and the
help of others they were
able to gather information
or find evidence that is
currently being withheld
as this is an ongoing investigation.
The family of Reginald
W. James celebrated his
life with a memorial service on Sat., Aug. 03 at his
residence in Shungopavi.
James was a Vietnam vet-
eran who served in the U.S
Army. Reginald was married to Carol for 21 years
until his passing.
The James family is
deeply saddened by the
passing of “Reggie”. He
was a husband, father,
brother, and uncle who
will be missed.
The family would also
like to express thier deepest and sincere appreciation to family, relatives,
friends, and especially
to the following for their
impressive and generous
support during the difficult
time.
BIA Office of Justice
Services: Garrick DeClay,
SA; Ivan Sidney Jr., SA;
Officers Howard Sakiestewa; and Viola Lopez, HPD
Dispatch.
Hopi Resource Enforcement
Services:
Lieutenant, Willis Sequi;
Recruit J. Lomahoynaya
(LEO Assistance); Sgt. M.
Yowytewa (Team Leader); Sgt. R. Holmes (Team
Leader); Officer O. Lalo
(Team Leader- Horseback); Officer R. Tals
(LEO Quad); Officer A.
Larios (LEO-Quad); Officer L. McIntosh (LEOQuad); Officer C. Mahkewa (LEO-Horseback); D.
Poleyestewa , HRES Dispatch; Recruit A. Romero
(LEO-Assistance)
Hopi Emergency Response Team: Roger Tungovia, Paul Saufkie and
Velleda Sidney.
Maricopa
Sheriff’s
Posse of Westbrook Village, Maricopa Sheriff’s Office, Maricopa
County Search & Rescue, Coconino Sheriff’s
Office: Colette Falco
– K-9 Handler: Cadaver Dog “Maui”; Marsha
Falco – K-9 Handler: Cadaver Dog “Blue”; Barb
Simpson – K-9 Handler:
Cadaver Dog “Keegan”;
Mary Trick – K-9 Handler:
Cadaver Dog “Alice”;
K-9 Support Steve Mutz;
Catherine Claver; Drew
Rennion; Peter Schaeffer;
Deputy E. Philpot, MCSO
Search & Rescue; Deputy
Roy Lawrence, MCSO.
First Mesa Consolidated Village: Ivan Sidney
Sr., Wallace Youvella, Sr.,
and Cheryl Tungovia.
The Hopi Cultural
Preservation Office/Archeology; Hopi Emergency Medical Services;
Hopi Land Information
System; Hopi Veterans
Office and Guidance
Center.
Anthony Huma & Family, Valaura Imus, Charley
Lewis, Shontay Lewis,
Dorrance Lewis, Percelia
Batala, Malcom Batala,
Dre Lewis, Sue Kuyvaya,
Lowell Cheresposy, Jacque James, Darryl James,
Darlene James, Dusty
Navasie, Lexie James,
Stormy Kaye, Rick Koruh,
Andrew Donahue, Martin Silas, Hank Naha Jr.,
Clinton “Barney” Poocha,
Darrell Sahmea, Richard
Davis, Matthew Albert,
Gorman Howato, Elouise
Douma, Cheryl Lomakema, Fawn Navasie, Tonita Hamilton and all those
who we may have missed.
There were so many who
assisted and provided
food. Askwali, Kuna a and
thank you.
In Loving Memory
Reginald Wendell James, age 61 expired in
May 2013 in Polacca, Arizona.
Reggie “Witts” was born July 25, 1952 to
Dalton and Rut.h James in Fort Defiance,
Arizona.
He completed high school at Ganado Mission School in 1970.
His employment tenure was with the
Bureau of Indian Affairs Road Department,
The Hopi Tribe, Arizona Department of
Transportation, and various road construction companies.
He attended Greer Technical Institute in
Braidwood, Illinois completing Heavy
Equipment Operator and Truck Driver
Training.
Reggie was a veteran, served during the
Vietnam War Era 1972-1975 as a combat
engineer and Atomic Demolition. His tour
included Germany, Switzerland, and other
oversea countries. He was a very proud veteran therefore highly honored his veteran
father and brothers.
He actively participated in local activities
with the Veterans Programs.
Reggie was predeceased by his mother,
Ruth James, father Dalton James, twin
brothers Donald and Michael James, two
sons Rusty and Ambrose “Jack” Navasie.
Surviving members are his wife, Carol
James, sisters Jacque and Darlene James
and brother Darryl James and many grandchildren, neices and nephews.
New State of Indian Country Arizona report released
Julie Newberg
Arizona State University
Media Relations
As the Tutuveni reported
in the August 6th edition,
a State of Indian Country
Arizona Report has been
released.
Tempe, Ariz. - The inaugural edition of the State
of Indian Country Arizona
profiles the 22 tribes within the state and examines
challenges and opportunities facing Native peoples
in Arizona.
Covering topics including cultural rights, demographics, education, health
and human services, natural resources, sustainability and economic development, the report includes
highlights and issues facing diverse tribal populations in Arizona as well
as ideas to address public
policy issues.
“As an institution of
higher education located
in Arizona, Arizona State
University recognizes and
embraces its responsibility to expand the nation’s
knowledge of American
Indian issues. Our state
is abundantly rich in tribal
governments and peoples
who contribute meaningfully to the history, growth
and success of our state,”
said ASU President Michael M. Crow.
“ASU is well positioned
to undertake this important
analysis because it hosts
one of the largest populations of American Indian
students and faculty experts in tribal government
and policy in the nation,
many of whom contributed to this significant publication,” he added.
Topics in the report
were chosen based on
their importance to tribal
nations. Arizona’s tribal
story is told by explaining the sovereign status
of tribes and showcasing
the perspectives and rich
diversity of tribal nations
and American Indian people in Arizona.
“The primary goal of
the report is to educate the
state’s general public and
policy makers about tribal
governments and the inherent influences that the
tribal nations have in the
state of Arizona,” said Diane Humetewa, special advisor to the President for
American Indian Affairs.
An excerpt from the
State of Indian Country
Arizona: “Every tribe uses
stories to pass on its wisdom and values. The oral
history of storytelling is
common among tribes and
is used to pass down traditional cultural knowledge
and understanding from
generation to generation.
… The State of Indian
Country Arizona presents
several important stories
about Indian people today
in Arizona. In every case,
the facts presented are
vital, but it is equally important to understand why
we chose to share these
particular values. Every
section of this report reflects the common values
of our Native American
communities and culture.”
“This publication is the
result of a collaboration
between the Inter Tribal
Council of Arizona and
Arizona State University
to share the unique perspectives and rich diversity of tribal nations and
Indian people,” said John
Lewis, Executive Director
Inter Tribal Council of Arizona. “It is our hope that
the report will help the
general public better understand the unique nature
of independent sovereign
tribal nations and the economic impact, vitality and
influence that they bring to
the State of Arizona.”
A sampling of facts from
the report include: American Indians were among
the last to be granted state
voting rights, in 1947 for
Arizona. According to a
report by the Arizona Indian Gaming Association, if
the tribes were considered
a combined single employer in the state of Arizona,
their combined employment would rank them as
the third largest employer
in Arizona. Tribal governments are critical players
in energy production and
distribution in Arizona.
Contributors to the report are ASU faculty from
the American Indian Policy Institute, the American
Indian Studies Program,
the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law Indian Legal Program and
guest authors who explain
collaborative work that
ASU American Indian
programs and faculty are
accomplishing with tribal
nations, people and stu-
dents.
Partnering with ASU
on the project is the Inter
Tribal Council of Arizona,
Inc. (ITCA). Sponsors of
the report are the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian
Community, Arizona Public Service and Salt River
Project. The report was
produced by the ITCA, the
ASU Office of the President on American Indian
Initiatives and the ASU
Office of Public Affairs.
The State of Indian
Country Arizona is the latest installment in a series
of reports produced by the
ASU Office of Public Affairs in collaboration with
community partners and
university faculty and programs. The full report will
be available online tomorrow at http://outreach.asu.
edu/reports
Treasury and IRS Announce That All Legal Same-Sex Marriages Will Be
Recognized For Federal Tax Purposes
PHOENIX - - The U.S.
Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) ruled
that same-sex couples,
legally married in jurisdictions that recognize their
marriages, will be treated
as married for federal tax
purposes. The ruling applies regardless of whether
the couple lives in a jurisdiction that recognizes
same-sex marriage or a
jurisdiction that does not
recognize same-sex mar-
riage.
The ruling implements
federal tax aspects of the
June 26 Supreme Court
decision invalidating a key
provision of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act.
Under the ruling, samesex couples will be treated
as married for all federal
tax purposes, including
income and gift and estate
taxes. The ruling applies
to all federal tax provisions where marriage is a
factor, including filing status, claiming personal and
Corrections to last issue
dependency exemptions,
taking the standard deducThe picture of Lewis Pavition, employee benefits,
nyama and the Miss Hopi
contributing to an IRA
Royalty on Page 6, the
Hopi Royalty was misin- and claiming the earned
dentified. It should be as income tax credit or child
tax credit.
follows: L-R: 1st AttenAny same-sex marriage
dant Lori Honyaoma (not
Christine Talayumptewa), legally entered into in
one of the 50 states, the
Lewis Pavinyama and
Miss Hopi Nikki Qumy- District of Columbia, a
U.S. territory or a foreign
intewa.
country will be covered
In the HALF article on
by the ruling. However,
Page 6, HALF Welcomes
the ruling does not apply
New Employees with Orito registered domestic
entation at New Facility,
partnerships, civil unions
LaDora Talasmaynewa is or similar formal relationa CNA not a Registered
ships recognized under
Nurse.
state law.
Legally-married samesex couples generally
must file their 2013 federal income tax return using
either the married filing
jointly or married filing
separately filing status.
Individuals who were in
same-sex marriages may,
but are not required to, file
original or amended returns choosing to be treated as married for federal
tax purposes for one or
more prior tax years still
open under the statute of
limitations.
Generally, the statute of
limitations for filing a refund claim is three years
from the date the return
was filed or two years from
the date the tax was paid,
whichever is later. As a result, refund claims can still
be filed for tax years 2010,
2011 and 2012. Some taxpayers may have special
circumstances, such as
signing an agreement with
the IRS to keep the statute
of limitations open, that
permit them to file refund
claims for tax years 2009
and earlier.
Additionally, employees
who purchased same-sex
spouse health insurance
coverage from their employers on an after-tax basis may treat the amounts
paid for that coverage as
pre-tax and excludable
from income.
How to File a Claim for
Refund
Taxpayers who wish
to file a refund claim
for income taxes should
use Form 1040X (http://
w w w. i r s . g o v / u a c /
Form-1040X,-Amended-U.S.-Individual-Inc o m e - Ta x - R e t u r n ) ,
Amended U.S. Individual
Income Tax Return.
Taxpayers who wish to
file a refund claim for gift
or estate taxes should file
Form 843 (http://www.
irs.gov/uac/Form-843,Claim-for-Refund-andRequest-for-Abatement),
Claim for Refund and Request for Abatement. For
information on filing an
amended return, see Tax
Topic 308 (http://www.
irs.gov/taxtopics/tc308.
html), Amended Returns,
available on IRS.gov, or
the Instructions to Forms
1040X and 843. Information on where to file your
amended returns is available in the instructions to
the form.
Future Guidance
Treasury and the IRS
intend to issue streamlined
procedures for employers
who wish to file refund
claims for payroll taxes
paid on previously-taxed
health insurance and fringe
benefits provided to samesex spouses. Treasury and
IRS also intend to issue
further guidance on cafeteria plans and on how qualified retirement plans and
other tax-favored arrangements should treat samesex spouses for periods
before the effective date of
this Revenue Ruling.
Other agencies may
provide guidance on other
federal programs that they
administer that are affected by the Code.
Revenue Ruling 201317
(http://www.irs.gov/
pub/irs-drop/rr-13-17.
pdf), along with updated
Frequently Asked Questions for same-sex couples
(http://www.irs.gov/uac/
Answers-to-Frequently-Asked-Questions-forSame-Sex-Married-Couples) and updated FAQs for
registered domestic partners and individuals in civil unions (http://www.irs.
gov/uac/Answers-to-Frequently-Asked-Questions-for-Registered-Domestic-Partners-and-Individuals-in-Civil-Unions),
are available today on
IRS.gov. See also Publication
555
(http://
www.irs.gov/uac/Publication-555,-Community-Property-1), Community Property.
Treasury and the IRS
will begin applying the
terms of Revenue Ruling
2013-17 on Sept. 16, 2013,
but taxpayers who wish to
rely on the terms of the
Revenue Ruling for earlier
periods may choose to do
so, as long as the statute of
limitations for the earlier
period has not expired.
4 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2013 | HOPI TUTUVENI
PUBLIC NOTICE
2013 HOPI ELECTIONS UPDATE
Local News
Images from Elderly Heritage Day in Moencopi
The Hopi Election Board will conduct its 1st round of
Candidate Petitioners on August 28, 2013, at the Hopi
Wellness Center Conference Room, beginning 6:30 pm
(MST). The Hopi Election Board has selected three
dates for interviews: August 28, September 18 and October 9. All interviews for Candidate Petitioners will
be held at the Hopi Wellness Center Conference room
beginning at 6:30 pm. Petitions submitted within these
time frames will be schedule for the next scheduled interviews.
This interview process will be to certify the Candidate Petitioners who have submitted their petitions for
Chairman or Vice Chairman. The petition calls for signatures from ten (10) enrolled Hopi adult members and
are verified by the Hopi Tribal Enrollment Department.
After signatures have been verified, they are forwarded
to the Hopi Elections Office for processing.
Once the Candidate Petitioners have been interviewed,
the Board has 24 hours to notify the Candidate Petitioner of their decision. Once the Candidate Petitioners have been Officially Certified by the Hopi Election
Board, the Board will announce the Candidate names
for the offices for which they have been certified.
Clockwise from upper left: Moencopi elders take part in the Butterfly Dance along with the youth who were invited to dance for the elders. An
elderly couple dancing the Butterfly Dance. Elders enjoying themselves at the Elder Heritage Day in Moencopi.
September is National Suicide Awareness Month
Brenda M. Patterson, B.A.
Prevention Educator
Hopi Guidance Center
What are some of the risk
factors of suicide? Poverty, high unemployment
rates, alcohol/substance
abuse, feeling of helplessness and hopelessness,
family history of suicide,
family violence, prior attempts of suicide, family
history of mental disorders, firearms in the home,
incarcerations, trauma(physical, sexual or emotional abuse), bullying,
peer pressure, impulsivity
and poor self-control, losses (of a love one, physical,
financial), and same-sex
sexual orientation.
What cause suicidal
thoughts?
People may
think about suicide because they are feeling great
pain, they are having trouble finding solutions for
their problems; they may
feel they don’t deserve the
time or effort it would take
to get help.
What if you are having
suicide thoughts, what can
you do?
Suicide is a topic that is
difficult to think about and
extremely difficult to discuss. Suicide is an issue
we need to talk about and
it is a preventable mental
health problem. Our Native youth commit suicide
more than 3 times the rate
of other young Americans,
according to federal government figures.
An article written by
Stephanie Woodard 100
Reports (2012) wrote that
suicide is an epidemic for
American Indian youth.
Suicide for American Indians and Alaska Native
is higher than any other
ethnic group in the United
States, 70% higher than the
rate for the general population of the United States.
The hardest hit is our native youth with the highest
rate of suicide from ages
10-24, according to 2008
data from Indian Health •
Services.
Other reports indicate
that suicide is the 3rd
leading cause of death for •
young people ages 15-24,
and 4th leading cause of
death for adults ages 18•
65. Data reflects that:
•
Take it seriously just
as you would if you
were physically having health problems
Don’t go through the
crisis alone, talk to a
professional who can
help
Talk to others who
you choose to trust,
that can support you
through the crisis,
people that wouldn’t
judge you and will
help you seek appropriate careTalk with
someone spiritual, a
healer
Avoid alcohol or other
drugs
An estimated 12 attempted suicides occur per every suicide
death.
• Every day, approximately 101 Americans
take their own life.
• In 2009 there were
twice as many sui- •
cide, as there were homicides.
• Arizona (2009) data What if a friend talks about
reported 1,060 people suicide, what can you do?
died by suicide.
• If the person is in danger, don’t leave him
Knowing what we
or her alone. Call 911
know, it’s time to talk
and get help!
about suicide, learn about
suicide and put action • Listen closely and
without judgment and
into prevention of suicide.
•
•
•
•
remain calm
Acknowledge the pain
and confusion
Connect your friend
to professional help
Tell a professional about the situation even if it means
breaking their confidence. SAFETY is a
priority!
Get support and take
care of yourself
crease their risk.
→ Are you feeling hopeless about the present/future?
IF Yes … Ask
→ Have you had thoughts
about taking your life?
IF Yes … Ask
→ When did you have
these thoughts
→ How do you plan to
take your life?
If the answers are YES,
Warning Signs for suicide? * Respond and Assure the
person immediate safety.
→Threatening to hurt or
kill self
• Limit access to means
→Looking for ways to
of suicide (weapons,
kill self
medication, etc)
→Seeking access to • Refer or ask for help
weapons, pills, or other
from a professional
means
• Inform and involve
→Talking or writing
someone close to the
about death, dying or suiperson
cide
• Call 911 if necessary.
→Giving away personal
items of value
Suicide is not about
numbers, it’s about people
Additional signs to look and the community. Wonfor…Rage, anger, seeking derful people with everyrevenge, acting reckless thing ahead of them can
without thinking about contemplate suicide. It’s
risky activity, helpless/ also about the traumatized,
hopeless no solution and loss and grief stricken
feeling trapped, withdraw- families and communities
ing from friends and fam- left behind. There is hope
ily, anxiety, agitation, un- and things do change. As
able to sleep or sleeping all a Chief of the Co-Salish
the time, dramatic changes Tribe once said, “There is
in mood, expresses no an order in life that encirreason for living and has cles the man, the woman
no sense of purpose in life. and the child, everlasting
Protective factors re- and pure. Silently within
duce the risk of suicide. the man speaks the love
Encourage:
and respect for life. It is
echoed in the woman, it
• Positive social sup- is witnessed by the child.
port
This is my heaven, this is
• Is spiritually or cultur- my home”.
ally connected
• Has a sense of re- If you are in a crisis and
sponsibility to family, need help right away, call
children in the home, 911 or the 24 hour, Crisis
pregnancy
Line 1-877-387-2652
• Positive
coping
skills, positive prob- Hopi Behavioral Health
lem-solving skills
928-737-6300
• Positive relationships LISTEN. CARE. HOPE.
HEAL
If warning signs are
present, start asking questions. Asking doesn’t in-
From Around Indian Country
Oglala Sioux Tribe votes to end prohibition
Karin Eagle
Native Sun News
PINE RIDGE-In a recent referendum vote that
pulled in more eligible
voters than the most recent
general council election,
the Oglala Sioux Tribe
(OST) in South Dakota
has voted to end prohibition on the reservation.
Francis Pumpkin Seed,
the election commission
chairman, stated that the
election officials have confirmed that the voters have
overturned the ban on
possessing and selling of
alcohol on the Pine Ridge
Reservation. The vote tally was 1,843 in favor and
1,678 against.
Following a three day
challenge period, in which
one challenge was filed
and summarily dismissed,
the voting results were
presented to the OST
council for certification
and ratification.
The tribe’s chief of police, Ron Duke, recently
stated that while he did
not personally agree with
the ban being lifted, he did
foresee a reduction of calls
for his officers to respond
to complaints of intoxicat-
ed people or the presence
of alcohol within the reservation borders. These
calls, according to Duke,
make up the majority of an
officer’s time, currently.
The OST council has
not yet acted on the issue,
but is expected to within
the next thirty days.
Contact Karin Eagle
at staffwriter@nsweekly.
com
October 16, at 5 o’clock p.m. is the deadline for a Petitioner to submit his/her petition. Those who submit
their petition on this deadline date will have their interview on the following date at the Hopi Elections Office. Due to the time lines of printing and sending out
Absentee Ballots, the Candidate Petitioners submitting
on the deadline date; unfortunately, will not have the
public interview as those who submitted their petitioners earlier.
Following the deadline date of October 16, the Board
will hold a public random drawing of the Candidates
names for each position to see where their names will
be placed on the ballot. The Candidates and the general
public are welcome to come witness this event which
will be held at the Hopi Elections Office.
REMINDER: If you are requesting an Absentee Ballot
Application, you may call the Hopi Elections Office at
928-734-2507/2508 or email kshupla@hopi.nsn.us or
hopielections@hopitelecom.net , or fax your request to
928-734-1257 and give your full name and a correct
address.
DEADLINE TO REQUEST ABSENTEE BALLOT:
September 25, 2013 - Primary Election
October 9, 2013 - General Election
UPDATE ON APPROVED POLLING SITES:
Spider Mound Community Center
Keams Canyon Agency - Supply Room
Ponsi Hall
First Mesa Consolidated Community Center
Sipaulovi/Mishungnuvi Community Center
Shungopavi Community Center
Kykotsmovi Community Center
Bacavi Community Center
Upper Moencopi Community Center
Lower Moencopi Community Center
Pending approval:
Hotevilla Community Center
ELECTION DATES:
NOVEMBER 6, 2013 - Primary Election
NOVEMBER 20, 2013 General Election
For more information call Hopi Election Office
1-928-734-2507/2508
HOPI TUTUVENI | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2013 5
From the Front Page
Candidates Share Their Thoughts on Running for Elected Offices
water. In Moencopi there
is a radium plume that is
endangering their drinking
water and towards the east,
Second Mesa there is arsenic in the water that we
need to take care of. Also,
we are involved in the Navajo Generating Station
issue.
Q. With the current
administration, what do
you think is their weaknesses and strengths?
A. I would try to be
more involved with the
programs and the Directors in identifying possible
corrections and some solutions. And also to work
with the villages to make
sure they are educated
on all the issues that we
are working on. I was on
the task team that worked
on the Water Rights Settlement for the Hopi and
Navajo and a lot of people
were misinformed and had
the wrong idea on it. It just
needs to be talked about
again and again, because
it’s not going to leave us.
It’s going to be like this
land settlement issue that
Hopi went through. Now
we’re dealing with water.
Q. How would you correct those issues?
A. We have started but I
want to make sure that all
the programs understand
what the Tribal Council
is trying to do. We are letting things fall through the
cracks and those are the
things we really need to
monitor all the issues that
come up at the tribal level. Right now, there are a
lot of issues going on outside the tribal complex.
We need to fix our house
in order to have a stable
government and financial
stability there.
Q. What are your
thoughts on running for
Vice Chairman?
A. I understand the issues and I know why the
tribe is trying to do certain things and that gives
me a big advantage over
someone just coming in. I
wouldn’t have been able to
know this if I hadn’t gone
through that process first.
Herman G. Honanie
Current Vice Chairman, Herman G. Honanie
was the only candidate
for the Hopi Chairman.
Vice Chairman Honanie,
60 is from the village of
Kykotsmovi and is Pipwungwa. He has lived on
the reservation for most
of his life except to go to
school. Vice Chairman
Honanie is a graduate from
the University of Arizona
with a degree in Political
Science. Honanie is happily married with three adult
children and eight grandkids. He tries to stay active
and his hobbies include
many things which keep
him active; such as jogging and walking. Every
now and then he enjoys
riding his Harley. He is active in ranching, farming
and takes pride in participating in his Hopi culture
and traditions. He credits
his family for being his big
supporters and his inspirations.
Q. What is your platform?
A. It will be the overall
tribal government functions. I know we have a
lot of challenges before
us. We have various issues
that are of great need that
need to be resolved; such
as the audits and the financial picture. We have various audits such as lack of
housing for people across
the reservation and overall as far as government
is concerned, four years
ago I said that we need to
have a very efficient and
responsive government.
We still haven’t gotten to
that level and I’d like to
be able to press that point
amongst our people. From
the Chairman on down,
I’m going to take the position that we are servants
of the people and we need
to be able to do what we
can to perform at the best
level that we can. We need
to be really effective efficient services to the people. There’s a lot of work
that needs to be done;
policies and procedures
that need to be updated
and made contemporary.
I want to concentrate on
building up the tribal government. This is going to
take a team to fix these issues, not just me. I’d like
to assemble a team similar
to what was used back in
the day, an executive level management team. I
thought that was one way
to assemble key officials
within the tribal organization and have them be able
to come together to look at
as many issues as possible
to be able to lay a path of
direction.
Q. What are your
thoughts on financial issues facing the Tribe?
A. The financial issues
are of a great pressing
need; for example the audit that needs to be done.
We need to get our financial office into shape and
we need key people who
can be very assertive and
aggressive, but effective
and skilled people there.
We need to consider or to
know that we can invest
in our people to be able to
operate at that professional
level, because finance is
the backbone of any organization. It’s going to take
council and everyone else
to really make that initial
Hopi Election Board Members, (L-R) Colleen Seletstewa, Kristopher Holmes, Marlene Sekaquaptewa and
Oran Selestewa.
investment to be able to
secure competent quality
people to able to function
effectively.
Q. What do you feel
are the strengths and
weaknesses of the current administration?
A. One of the things
we’ve been blamed for is
the lack of transparency
and granted there we have
gaps in communication
and we have the tendency
to not follow through, simply because we feel like
we’re treading on someone else’s territory. We
need to get beyond that.
Q. How would you correct those issues?
A. As Chairman, I certainly want to be able to
take the stance to have
everybody work together.
I want to be a part of the
discussions and part of the
solutions as best as I can. I
feel that we don’t have that
close contact and effective
communication from the
Chairman on down to the
department heads. We all
need to interact but we
also need to come together
at a medium point so we
understand what our roles
are and what we need to
accomplish.
Q. What are your
thoughts on running for
Chairman?
A. I feel confident in
myself and I believe I
have to because I would be
taking a different stance.
I feel that I have learned
enough to be able to apply
my experience to applaud
my knowledge. I feel that
I have the ability to effectively talk to people, especially the community, and
I have a huge respect for
the people and the communities. I’d like to be able to
continue using them as an
advisory board.
Running for Chairman
is based on a lot of these
things. This has been a
personal goal of mine to
at least seek this office and
if I’m able to get in, great;
if not, then I’ll accept that.
I’ll be happy that I did
make an attempt.
After the executive session, all three candidates
were given a Certification
of Candidate Petitioners.
Candidates have until Oct.
16 to turn in their complete
application to the Hopi
Elections Office.
“The next interviews are
scheduled for Sept. 18 and
Oct. 09 for the public and
the last interview is scheduled for Oct. 17 will be for
those who are submitting
their petition on the deadline date of Oct. 16,” said
Karen Shupla, Hopi Tribal
Registrar.
During the interview
process, candidates will be
asked to prove age, membership, residency and fluency in the Hopi language.
The interview questions
will be asked in Hopi and
candidates must respond
in Hopi.
“We decided that from
the beginning, whether it’s
going to be done in English or Hopi. We would
like to have it in Hopi because we want to see how
fluent they are. If they start
talking in Hopi and then
back to English; English
more than Hopi. That’s
how we base their fluency,” said Qotswisiwma.
For everyone on the
Election Board, this is
their first year and this is a
new experience for them.
Qotswisiwma mentioned
that it was a bit frightening, but they have to do
their job. Two of the Election Board members have
worked at the Polls at one
time.
The Election Board
Members are:
Clyde
Qotswisiwma,
Chairman – Shungopavi
Colleen
Seletstewa,
Vice Chairman – Mishungnovi
Kristopher
Holmes,
Member – Shungopavi
Mary Ann Tenakhongva, Member – Hotevilla
Marlene Sekaquaptewa,
Member – Bacavi
Elgean Joshevama, Alternate Member – Oraibi
Oran Selestewa, Alternate Member – Hotevilla
Hopi Royalty Introduced before Hopi Tribal Council
are Rayma and Todd Honyaoma Sr. 1st Attendant
Honyaoma plans on bringing awareness and knowledge on Special Needs by
hosting presentations and
events that will promote
her cause on supporting
people with special needs
and she would like to also
teach the importance of
keeping the Hopi traditions alive.
She chose special needs
as her main focus because
a couple of family members have special needs
and she sees how they are
not recognized. It is her
focus to help people with
special needs be recognized and hold events in
their honor.
“I believe people with
special needs are human
and should be recognized
as any other person,” said
Honyaoma. “I also want to
encourage them to be active and to let them know
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we are here to help them;
they are not alone.”
Honyaoma also hopes to
include cultural teachings
and traditions as a part of
her platform. She would
like for the Hopi people to
recognize their language
and traditions.
“Not many girls want
to take part or speak the
language because they
are scared of what people
will say or judge them. I
was one of those people
was scared to speak my
language because I didn’t
speak it fluently,” said Honyaoma.
Honyaoma’s educational goal is to attend Everest
College during the winter
session. She would like to
become a Pediatrician or a
Medical Examiner, she is
undecided.
Both Qumyintewa and
Honyaoma will support
each other in their platforms and host events together. They are looking
forward to visiting other
Arizona tribes and learning their cultures and languages. They will also do
a lot of fundraising to support their events and for
travelling expenses.
Shawn Namokie, Miss
Hopi Committee Vice
Chairman will take of their
scheduling and appearances so that they are not
overwhelmed and trying to
manage their time.
The Miss Hopi Committee does a lot of fundraising and soliciting for
donations from individuals, organizations and
businesses. They currently
self-identify as a non-profit organization.
“Basically, the role of
the Miss Hopi Committee
is to promote these girls as
good will ambassadors for
the Hopi people by promoting the Hopi culture,
language and traditional
values of a young Hopi
woman,” said Onsae.
Miss Hopi Nikki Qumyintewa and 1st Attendant Lori Honayoma were introduced before council. Council members gave them words of encouragement as
they carry out their duties as Miss Hopi Royalty.
Explore Hopi website launched
HTEDC
Explore Hopi has a
brand new website (ExploreHopi.com),
just
launched to serve visitors
to Hopi and other tourism
attractions of the Hopi
Tribe Economic Development Corporation (HTEDC).
“By launching our online presence, visitors will
now have a single source
that will help them plan
their trip to Hopi,” said
Kevin Lombardo, CEO
of HTEDC. “In addition,
some of the best Hopi
art will be available very
soon for sale through this
portal.”
Explore Hopi is an invitation to visitors to tour
Hopi lands. Explore Hopi’s tour operators provide
custom tours to highlight
art, petroglyphs & Hopi
villages.
ExploreHopi.
com is an official, HTEDC-owned
resource
highlighting the tradition
& culture plus history of
the Hopi people. Each of
several Explore Hopi tour
packages also includes
the Explore Hopi dinner in the Hopi Cultural
Center Restaurant, where
visitors are served traditional foods, in the way
they were intended, family-style.
“Hu’vaam Yee’se, wel-
come to Explore Hopi!,”
said Clarice Tafoya, Explore Hopi Director. “Explore Hopi is a link to the
past by maintaining cultural traditions while experiencing a modern Hopi
lifestyle.”
Explore Hopi and a
main feature of its new
website,
ExploreHopi.
com, is the offering of
authentic, outstanding variety for visitors to experience the Southwest. Explore Hopi invites visitors
to stay at Days Inn Kokopelli in Sedona, to refuel
with a cultural break from
a Southwest journey at the
Hopi Travel Plaza in Holbrook and to base a visit
to the Hopi center of the
universe at the Hopi Cultural Center Restaurant &
Inn on Second Mesa. The
Days Inn Kokopelli, Hopi
Travel Plaza and Hopi
Cultural Center Restaurant & Inn are all owned
and managed by the Hopi
Tribe Economic Development Corporation on behalf of the Hopi Tribe.
“Bringing together all
of the offerings of Hopi,
the HTEDC and our properties will allow folks the
chance to experience Hopi
arts, culture and history by
taking a trip back in time
while enjoying the Hopi
hospitality of today,” said
Lombardo.
6 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2013 | HOPI TUTUVENI
SPORTS
Hopi Varsity Bruins Football wins over Rough Rock Sun Devils
Bruins Varisty Football team gets hyped up before kickoff. Bruins kicked off and the Sun Devils received.
Clayton Howard, #51, breaks through the offensive line as he tries to tackle the Sun Devils quarterback.
Hopi Runners Participate in Zuni Relays
Darius Harvey, #25, runs the ball to the end zone for the Bruins first touchdown.
Crystal Dee
Hopi Tutuveni
The Hopi High School
is back in session now and
that means all fall sports
are in full swing. The Hopi
High School football team
had their first game on Fri.,
Aug. 23 at the Bruin Stadium against Rough Rock.
In the first quarter,
Darius Harvey, Running
Back for the Hopi Bruins
scored the first touchdown
as Blake Sekaquaptewa,
Running Back and allstate player scored the two
point conversion making
the score eight and zero.
Sekaquaptewa continued to make a majority
of the touchdowns with
the help of his teammates;
Charles Youvella and Matt
Honyaktewa, making the
final score 70 to 0.
“With this group of
kids, I have had them
for four years and I have
high expectations for this
group. Our ultimate goal
is the state playoffs, which
hasn’t been done in forever,” said Coach Saban.
“I’d like to give credit to
Rough Rock for coming
out and playing hard, a lot
of good kids. We played
sloppy; we made a lot of
mistakes and penalties
which we will correct next
week.”
Coach Saban was happy
with the overall performance of his players and
team effort, but feels that
they need to improve on
some things. Players to
look out for is Sekaquaptewa who is important offensively; Matt Honyaktewa
who is coming off as a former lineman to a quarterback; and Darius Harvey,
line back and running back
who played very well after
coming off an ACL tear;
Charles Youvella, receiver
and Clayton Howard, lineman.
The Hopi Bruins played
Greyhills on Fri. Aug. 30,
in Tuba City and came
away with a win which
puts their record at 2-0.
Next game will be against
the Ganado Hornets at the
Hopi Bruin Stadium.
HOPI HIGH SCHOOL
2013 ATHLETIC SCHEDULE
Schedules subject to change at any time
FOOTBALL
Date
Opponent
Place
Time
8/23
Rough Rock
Home
7 pm
8/30 Greyhills Away 6 pm
9/6
Ganado
Home
7 pm
9/13 Valley-Sanders Away 6 pm
9/20
Pinon
Home
7 pm
10/4 Rough Rock Away 6 pm
10/11
Many Farms (Homecoming)
Home
7 pm
10/18
Tuba City (Sr. Night)
Home
7 pm
10/25 Red Mesa Away 6 pm
11/1
Rock Point
Away
6 pm
11/8
*1st Round State Tourney
High Seed
TBA
*if qualify
VOLLEYBALL
Date
Opponent
Place
Time
8/30 Scrimmage Holbrook
4pm
9/3
Greyhills
Home
4&5
9/12
Tuba City (DH)
Away
3,5&6
9/14
Page Tourney
Away
TBA
9/17
Rough Rock (DH)
Home
4&5
9/26
Page
Home
5&6
10/1 Holbrook Away 5:30&6:30
10/3
Winslow
Away
3:30,4:30,5:30
10/8
Pinon
Away
4&5
10/10
Valley (DH)
Home
3,4,&5
10/11-10/12
Joseph City Tourney
Away
TBA
10/15 Ganado Away 3:30&4:30
10/17 Greyhills Away 4&5
10/23
Many Farms (DH)
Home
3,4,&5
10/24 Alchesay Away 4&5
10/29
Round Valley
Home
4&5
CROSS COUNTRY
Date Meet Place Time
9/3
Hopi Invitational
HOME
3:00
9/7
Peaks Invitational
Flagstaff
8:00
9/14
Ray Wherley Invitational
Prescott
TBA
9/21
4 Corners Invitational
Flagstaff
TBA
9/25
Dave Conatser Invitational Winslow
TBA
9/28
Doug Conley Invitational
Tempe
TBA
10/4
Twi-Light Invitational
Queen Creek
TBA
10/12
Bud Davis Invitational
Tuba City TBA
10/18
Bruin Invitational
HOME
9:00
10/25
Holbrook Invitational
Holbrook TBA
11/2
Sectional Meet
Holbrook TBA
11/9
State Meet
Phoenix
TBA
CHESS
Date
Meet
Location
Time
9/6-9/7
State Team Invite
Blue Ridge H.S.
TBA
9/13-9/14
Regional Team Tourney
Tuba City H.S.
TBA
9/20-9/21
State Individual Invite
Barry Goldwater H.S.
TBA
9/27-9/28
Regional Team Tourney
Hopi H.S.
TBA
10/4-10/5
Regional Team Tourney
Alchesay H.S.
TBA
10/11-10/12
Regional Team Tourney
Kingman H.S.
TBA
10/25-10/26
Regional Qualifier
Holbrook H.S.
TBA
11/1-11/2
State Team Tourney
Catalina Foothills H.S.
TBA
11/15/13
Individual State Tourney
Tempe H.S.
TBA
Left to Right: Patty Castillo, Bucky Preston and Kristen Schrag raced in the Zuni Reservation Relays
Kristen Schrag
On August 10, Bucky
Preston of First Mesa,
Patty Castillo of Second
Mesa, and Kristen Schrag
of Third Mesa, hopped
in a truck, and headed to
Zuni. The three represented Hopi in the Reservation
Relays, part of the 31st
Annual Fitness Series put
on by the Zuni Wellness
Center. The race was a 15
mile 3 person relay with
Legal Notice
In the Hopi Tribal
Court, Keams Canyon,
Arizona
In the Matter of the
Change of Name of: Donna Youyetewa to Donna
Lee Adams
Case No. 2013-CV-0127,
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION OF CHANGE OF
NAME.
Notice is hereby given
that Donna Youyetewa has
petitioned the court for
the change of name from:
Donna Youyetewa to Donna Lee Adams. Any party
seeking to intervene in
said proceeding must file
an appropriate pleading
with the Hopi Tribal Court
no later than twenty (20)
days after the publication
of this notice.
Dated: August 12, 2013
/s/ Belena Harvey, Clerk
of the Court
In the Hopi Tribal
Court, Keams Canyon,
Arizona
In Re the Petition of:
Robert Suqnevahya, Hopi
C#1609-469, Petitioner,
AND Muriel Numkena,
Hopi C#1609-003, Date of
Death: 04/04/2013, Decedent, and Concerning:
Sunbeam Love Suqnevahya, Hopi C#1609-4882,
Minor Child.
Case No. 2013-CV-0126,
20-DAY CIVIL SUMMONS
SERVICE BY PUBLICATION TO: ANY
INTERESTED PERSON(S)
1. A Petition/Complaint
has been filed in this
Court demanding for:
Validation of Hopi Traditional Marriage and to
Establish Legal Parentage
coed, women’s, and men’s
divisions. There was a
good turnout that morning
with 21 relay teams registered, many of which were
made up of Zuni high
school cross country team
members, college students, and other very talented athletes. With good
competition,
beautiful
trails, and cool weather,
it was a great atmosphere
for running. “Team Hopi”
ran very well with a time
of 2 hours and 10 minutes,
and placed 1st in the coed
division, winning beautiful mugs with hand drawn
designs by one of the high
school runners. After the
race, the team was hosted
by the Albert family who
was very welcoming and
fed them well! It was a
great trip and the team
hopes to go back to Zuni
to represent Hopi again!
and Custody of a Minor
Child. A copy is available with the Clerk of the
Court.
A. O. Silas, Tuba City,
Arizona 86045
2. You have TWENTY
(20) CALENDAR DAYS
from the 1st publication
to file a written Answer/
Response, if you want to
deny the claim and have
the Court hear your side
of the case.
3. You can prepare a
written Answer/Response
on your own or you can
hire an attorney or legal
advocate to help prepare
an answer for you.
4. Your Answer/Response
must be filed with the
Office of the Clerk of
the Hopi Tribal Court,
Post Office Box 156,
Keams Canyon, Arizona
86034 and a copy of your
Answer/Response mailed
to the Petitioner’s legal
counsel, Darlene Lucario-Nuvamsa, DNA-People’s Legal Services, Inc.,
P.O. Box 558, Keams
Canyon, Arizona 86034.
5. If you do nothing, the
Court may give judgment
for what the petition
demands.
Dated: 8/12/2013
/s/ Martina Honie, Clerk
of the Hopi Tribal Court
In the Hopi Tribal
Court, Keams Canyon,
Arizona
In the Petition of: Creighton Mitchell Tallas,
Petitioner, VS. Brittney
Agnes Ownspipe Silas,
Respondent.
Case No. 2013-CV-0093,
NOTICE OF ENTRY OF
DEFAULT
SERVICE BY PUBLICATION TO: Brittney
GREETINGS: You are
hereby notified that a Motion for Entry of Default
on petitioner’s complaint
is filed by the petitioner in
this Court.
You are notified that,
unless you serve and file
a responsive pleading or
motion, the Court shall
award to petitioner the
relief demanded in the
complaint. A copy of the
responsive pleading or
motion should be served
to the petitioner at:
Alene Garcia, P.O. Box
1427, Tuba City, Arizona
86045
Dated: 8/6/2013
/s/ Martina Honie, Clerk
of the Hopi Tribal Court
In the Hopi Tribal
Court, Keams Canyon,
Arizona
In the Matter of the
Change of Name of: Not
Named Talahytewa to
Cordell Lee Talahytewa
Case No. 2013-CV-0069,
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION OF CHANGE OF
NAME.
Notice is hereby given
that Bernice Talahytewa has petitioned the
court for the change of
name from: Not Named
Talahytewa to Cordell Lee
Talahytewa. Any party
seeking to intervene in
said proceeding must file
an appropriate pleading
with the Hopi Tribal Court
no later than twenty (20)
days after the publication
of this notice.
Dated: April 23, 2013
/s/ Margene Namoki,
Clerk of the Court
HOPI TUTUVENI | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2013 7
Council Happenings
Hopi Tribal Council - Third Quarter Session, June 2013
HTC hears concerns about Gold Medals for Hopi Code Talkers, Tribal Issues and the Tohono O’odham Land Settlement
Tribal Council, at least
sixty days prior to the election, to approve or disapprove the alternative form
of balloting chosen by the
Election Board. The Election Board is recommending an electronic balloting
system be used for the
2013 Hopi Primary and
General Elections. The
electronic voting service
will be provided by Automated Election Services.
The Hopi Election Board
has used the services of
this firm before and they
have satisfactorily met the
requirements for the alternative forms of balloting
per Ordinance 34, Section
9(3) Election Materials.
The Tribal Council by a
vote of 15 Yes, 2 No, 0
Abstaining, approved Resolution H-066-2013 authorizing Electronic Balloting
as the alternative form
of balloting for the Hopi
Tribal Primary and General Elections and authorizes
the Chairman to sign the
authorized contract with
Automated Election Services, Rio Rancho, New
Mexico.
and contracts, or they are
misinformed. A question
was raised on whose reACTION ITEMS:
sponsibility it is to oversee and monitor the conAction Item #066-2013tracts and who is paying
To rescind Resolution
attention to the language.
H-004-2008, which calls
Is it the responsibility of
for the NCAI to advocate
the G & C Department or
for gold medals for each
is it the responsibility of
Hopi Code Talker (Author:
the Programs receiving
Vice Chairman Honanie).
the funds. Most grants &
During WWII, ten Hopi
contracts are reviewed by
servicemen were recruited
Tribal Council who also Councilman from the Village of Sipaulovi, Cedric Kuwaninvaya, addressed issues and concerns he had
to devise a secret code utiapprove the contracts. Due regarding Grants and Contracts at the Aug. 27th HTC meeting.
lizing the Hopi language.
to poor reporting and no
The Assisted Living Fa- the fact, then what?”
Upon learning of these
draw down of funds, the Tribal Council with a brief
Salt River Pima-Maricomen’s service to the CounHopi Tribe has been us- history leading to the re- cility is not a skilled nurstry, the Hopi Tribe eming its own general funds ality of the Hopi Assisted ing home, but an assisted pa President Diane Enos,
barked on an effort to have
to cover costs of program Living Facility. The Team living facility where elders accompanied by two SRPthese ten Code Talkers be
services, which should be also updated the Council are still able to get around MC Council Members and
awarded Gold medals for
covered by grant funds. on the current status of the with assistance. Residents their Attorneys, informed
will receive personal care, the Hopi Tribal Council
their heroic duties. The
Reporting is critical as facility.
recreation activities, all on issues surrounding the
After
many
years
of
Tribal Council approved
well as drawing down the
Resolution H-004-2008
funds which Tribal pro- hard work on what start- meals and will receive Tohono O’odham’s plans
to build a Casino in the
to have the National Congrams have been approved ed out as a dream by Hopi care 24/7.
Phoenix Metropolitan area
gress of American Indifor. The lack of tribal au- elders to see a Home built
in Glendale, AZ and why
ans (NCAI) advocate for
dits on federal/state funds for their Hopi elders resid- OTHER:
the Salt River Pima-Maring
in
Nursing
Homes
off
gold medals for each Hopi
has put the Tribe on watch
icopa Community opposes
Tohono
O’odham
Nathe
reservation,
an
Open
Code Talker and/or surby the federal government.
the development.
tion
Chairman
Ned
Norris,
House
celebration
was
viving family members.
Audits must be up to date
In her presentation to
Jr.
provided
a
slide
preheld
in
Moenkopi
on
Jan.
In 2008, the US Congress
and completed. Because
passed legislation that
of the lack of audits, the 16, dedicating the facility sentation of the Tohono the Hopi Council, PresiO’odham (T.O) Nation’s dent Enos informed Hopi
unilaterally applied to all
Tribe was put on sanction to all Hopi Elders.
The HALF Board was Land Settlement Act and that all southern Tribes
tribes, whereby each tribe
by the federal government,
with Code Talkers will remaking it difficult for pro- formally established in the history and current and the 17 Tribe Coalition
ceive one gold medal for
grams who rely on grants Sept. 2008 by a Tribal status of T.O’s land issues negotiated and signed an
each Code Talker and a sil- REPORTS:
and contracts to apply for Council Resolution. With and economic develop- Agreement in Principle,
ver medal will be awarded
federal funding. Donovan Linda Honahni leading ment initiatives; includ- in which southern Tribes
to the code talker or family
Tribal Issues- Cedric Gomez was hired as Ex- the team as Chairperson, ing the purchase of lands agreed to keep gaming out
member. Families were in- Kuwaninvaya,
Council ecutive Director who also work began shortly af- in the Glendale area on of the cities. Enos said
formed of this legislation Representative, Village of has the responsibility “to ter with the Team facing which T.O. plans to build “in the 1990’s compact,
the Tohono O’odam Tribe
and discussed their options Sipaulovi, appeared before review all these things and many challenges and ob- a Casino.
In his presentation, said they would build their
and responses. The fam- the Tribal Council to ad- insulate tribal programs stacles, including: finding
ilies agreed to accept the dress issues and concerns from political influences.” land, feasibility studies Chairman Norris informed casino only in the rural and
silver medals “under pro- regarding Tribal Pro- Mr. Gomez has not yet pro- and seeking funding, etc, the Hopi Council that in Tucson area.”
According to Enos, in
1986, Congress authorized
test”, and have participat- grams, Services and Com- vided Council with an up- to name a few.
Since the facility is con- the T.O. Nation and DOI 2009 President Ned Nored in tribal designs of the munication issues among date report. Another area
minted medals. The Tribal tribal employees and tribal of concern was the amount sidered a private facility, to settle the land and wa- ris, Jr. called a meeting
Council by a vote of 15 in leadership. Councilman of vehicles owned by the the Board applied for a ter rights claims against with all southern Arizona
favor, 3 opposed and 0 ab- Kuwaninvaya said issues Tribe. The Tribe has an 501C3 about a year ago the federal government. In Tribes and shared diastaining approved rescind- started when the Hopi excess of vehicles but are and is currently awaiting return T.O. gave up 9,880 grams of the proposed Caing Resolution H-004- Tribe did not have Chair- not willing to share their approval. As a private fa- acres of its Reservation. sino they planned to build
2008 which directs NCAI man and Vice Chairman vehicles with other tribal cility, the Board is working The Government in return in Glendale. Enos said
to advocate for gold med- leadership and has con- programs. The Council with the Arizona Depart- authorized them to pur- this information was very
als for Hopi Code Talkers tinued to grow. Issues and encouraged all tribal De- ment of Health Services chase new land anywhere hurtful, especially because
and/or their surviving fam- concerns were never ad- partments and Programs and AHCCS to ensure all in Pima, Pinal or Maricopa T.O. already had intenily members and the Hopi dressed and are still active to start working and com- paperwork and protocols Counties. This Lands Re- tions of building the CaTribe expresses its options today. Kuwaninvaya said municating with each oth- have been followed and placement Act mandated sino when they signed the
to further recognize and he has been approached by er. They also encouraged completed to allow the “eligible lands be taken Principle in Agreement.
eventually award a gold several tribal employees programs to communicate Facility to be an AHCCS into trust”, be “suitable Enos said this is especialmedal to the Code Talkers and is speaking on their with Mr. Gomez who has provider and accept pay- for sustained economic ly hurtful, because the two
or family members.
behalf. Kuwaninvaya in- the primary responsibility ments for Resident stay use which is not princi- Tribes are relatives and
Action Item #067-2013- formed Council and trib- of working with the De- from AHCCS, Medicare pally farming” and “shall speak the same language.
To authorize the use of al employees who were partments to help resolve and Medicaid and to help be deemed to be a Federal “This is painful what they
run the facility. The Facil- Indian Reservation for all did”, said Enos. “This
electronic balloting as an present at the meeting issues.
goes against their promise
ity is currently awaiting purposes.”
alternative means of bal- that he wanted Council to
After that, T.O. pur- to take gaming off the Reslicensure.
loting for the 2013 Hopi review the List and asked 2.Audits
unincorporated ervation.
Inventories of the fa- chased
Tribal Primary and Gener- Council for their opinions, 3.Health Care Center
Enos explained that
cility have been complete lands in Maricopa Counal Election (Author: Clyde feedback and support for 4.General Counsel
th
Congressman
Trent Franks
ty
at
95
and
Northern
and
staffing
positions
have
Qötswisiwma)
tribal employees. With a 5.Finance Department
been filled. Positions in- Avenues in Glendale, AZ introduced HR 1440 KeepThe constitution and full Agenda, time only al- 6.Treasurer’s Office
clude: Executive Director, and filed trust applica- ing the Promise Act as a
By-Laws of the Hopi Tribe lowed for Grants & Con- 7.Human Resources
Cook, Residential Aides, tion in 2009. Since that solution to keep gaming
and Hopi Ordinance 34 tracts to be covered.
8.Building Code
(Election Ordinance) gov1.Grants & Contracts 9.Village/Council relation- Administrative Assistant, time several lawsuits have out of cities and to protect
Registered Nurse, CNA been filed against T.O. by the interests of all tribes in
ern the process by which – Department Staff are ship
and Maintenance worker. the City of Glendale, the Arizona. A member of the
Hopi Tribal elections are knowledgeable to carry 10.Tax Code
The facility is complete Gila River Indian Com- Hopi Tribal Council asked
conducted. Section 9(3) out requirements of grants 11.Revenue
Generating
and currently awaiting munity and the Salt Riv- if the proposed Casino
Part C1 of Ordinance 34 – & contracts, but some- projects
state inspections, with a er Pima-Maricopa Indian would have an impact on
Election Materials, Alter- times there are political
native Forms of Balloting, influences. Council exHopi Assisted Living target of September or Community, challenging the Salt River Pima-Marauthorizes the Election pressed a concern about Facility (HALF)- Execu- October. Staff are eager to the right to conduct gam- icopa Tribe, if it was built
Board to use an alternative Programs receiving grants tive Director Mary Navan- receive their first 5 clients, ing on the property. T.O. in Glendale. Enos replied
mechanical, electrical or and contracts regarding ick and some members of who will be brought back has won all the lawsuits, it would, but not to the exdigital balloting process Reports and Draw Downs. the HALF Board (Lorna home from off-reservation with all Courts, including tent it would have on Gila
in lieu of the form of bal- A councilman stated that Quamahongnewa, Mar- Nursing Homes to reside the Federal court, ruling in River and Akchin. President Enos said it would
lot specified in Ordinance either the Programs are not lene Sekaquaptewa, Bruce in their own Hopi Assisted their favor.
Chairman Norris, Jr. affect Salt River-Pima ad34. Part C3 of the same familiar with the terms and Talawyma and Florence Living Facility in Moensaid after they lost in versely and therefore, they
section, requires the Hopi stipulations of their grants George) provided the Hopi kopi.
all Courts, they tried to will have to oppose the
change the Law through building of a new casino
HR1410, a bill introduced in Glendale by the Tohono
by Congressman Trent O’odam Nation.
President Enos told the
Franks. Chairman Norris
said this bill will “unilat- Hopi Tribal Council that
erally amend PL 99-503 she was not here to sway
September is Suicide Prevention Month
to deprive the T.O.Nation the Hopi Tribe in any way
of its rights to gaming on or to gain Hopi’s support,
land taken into trust in ar- but wants them to know
bitrarily defined “Phoenix that T.O. previously agreed
Suicide is a troubling topic that most of us would rather not deal with. However, suicide is a frightening
metropolitan area”. The not to build a Casino in the
bill also said “Tribes face City, and by building a careality and it is more common than we would like to think. By reaching out we will discover that there is
less regulation and pay sino in Glendale will adhelp and that anyone who has thoughts of is not alone. By learning about the warning signs, talking
no state or federal taxes”, versely impact the Valley
about the unthinkable, connecting with family, friends and our culture we may be able to prevent
which the Hopi Council Tribes.
suicide.
The Hopi Council lisdid not agree with.
Louella Nahsonhoya
Hopi Tutuveni
Hopi Health Care Center
Arizona ranks 9th in the nation in its rate of suicide deaths; the rate of suicide among Native American
youth ages 15 to 24, is the highest of any racial or age group in the United States (Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention [CDC], 2008). Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death for Native Americans
between the ages of 10 to 34 (CDC 2005). Native American youth have an average suicide rate that is 2.2
times higher than the national average of their adolescent peers of other races (CDC 2005).
Should you or someone you know need immediate assistance please call the local police department or
your local behavioral health program.
If you need someone to talk to, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
This message is brought to you by your friends from the Hopi Health Care Center Nursing Department
and the Hopi Health Care Center.
As a community we CAN make a difference!
Chairman Norris said
the Franks Bill sets a dangerous precedent in which
it “negatively affects all
tribes, especially tribes
with land or water rights
settlements.” If the Trent
Franks Bill HR1410 is
passed, it would make it
more difficult for other
tribes to settle their water rights with the federal
government and would
set other dangerous precedence; i.e., “if the Government can change the terms
of certain agreements after
tened to Leaders of both
Tribes present their issues
and oppositions on building a new Casino in Glendale, Arizona and how it
might affect other Tribes
in Arizona, including the
Hopi Tribe. Hopi Council
members expressed their
past experiences and failures by the federal government to keep its promises to Native American
Tribes. The Hopi Tribe opposes the Trent Franks Bill
HR 1410/2938.
8 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2013 | HOPI TUTUVENI
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SEPTEMBER 2013:
September is Suicide
Prevention Month. For
assistance or more information contact your local
Police Department or Behavioral Health Program
or if you need someone to
talk to contact the National
Suicide Program at 1-800273-8255
Public Benefit Outreach
Project State Health Insurance Assistance Program Trainings on September 3, 4, and 5th 2013 at
the Hopi Tribe conference
room. The FREE 4-day
informational
trainings
cover the basics of Medicare, Arizona Health Care
Cost Containment System
(AHCCCS), Social Security and other Benefits for
potential Volunteers. For
more information contact
Stephanie Barehand at
(928) 734-3552.
Freedom in Sobriety
Hopi Land Campout on
September 6, 7, and 8th
2013 at the 5-Houses
Campsite in Polacca. For
more information contact
(928) 737-0011
Indoor/Outdoor
Swap
Meet, Saturday, September 7, 2013 from 9 am to
4 pm at the Hopi Veterans
Memorial Center, Kykotsmovi, AZ off SR 264, MP
375.5. For more information contact (928) 7343432
Hopi 3 Canyon Ranches 2013 Bull Lease Program will be picking up
lease bulls on Saturday,
September 07, 2013.
Please have your bull at
2nd Mesa Cattlemen’s Corral by 9 am. Any questions
contact (928) 587-5571 or
pbrowning@h3cr.
com
Hopi Cancer Assistance
Fund “Climb the Mesa to
Conquer Cancer” walk/
run event, September 8,
2013, Registration/Signin from 6 7 am (MST) at
the Hopi Cultural Center.
This event is to raise funds
to assist cancer patients
with some of their essential needs as they undergo
treatment off the reservation. For more information
contact the Hopi Cancer
Support Services (928)
734-1150/1151 or 1152.
Walk of Hopi Suicide
Awareness
Wellness
Walk September 9, 2013
at the Hopi Health Care
Center in Polacca. Reach
Ur Life in their 2-mile walk
to prevent suicide. For
more information contact
Audrey Bradley at (928)
526-2968
Hopi Office of Special
Needs 18th Annual Special Needs Activity Day
on September 10, 2013
at the Hopi Veterans Memorial Center from 9 am
to 3 pm. This is annual
event to promote disability
awareness and education
in our community. For information contact (928)
734-3418
2nd 9-11 Veterans Forum,
Wednesday, September
11, 2013 hosted by American Legion Post 3, 204 W.
Birch Ave., Flagstaff. For
more information contact
Bob Reyes at (928) 7730084 or John Davison at
(928) 220-1288
Az. Department of Veterans’ Services Visit
on Thursday, September
12, 2013 from 9 am to 1
pm at the Hopi Guidance
Center (Toreva) in Second
Mesa.
Benefits Officer
will be offering counseling
and assistance to apply for
Veterans Affairs Benefits.
To schedule an appointment call Hopi Veterans
Services at (928) 7371834/1836
Hopi Guidance Center
Outreach Event Friday,
September 13, 2013, 10
am to 1 pm (MST) at Upper Moenkopi Community
Center. Come learn more
about program services.
For information contact
(928) 737-2685 or (928)
737-1836
U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs Southwest
Region Benefits Summit
on September 16, 2013
– Noon to 5 pm and September 17, 2013 – 8 am to
4 pm at the Courtyard Marriott Scottsdale Salt River.
For more information contact Lorae Homana Pawiki
at (928) 776-5306 or email
at Lorae.pawiki@va.gov
Moenkopi Senior Center
6th Annual Senior Field
Day Games & Chair
Volley Ball Tournament
on September 18th & 19th
2013. For more information contact (928) 2838025.
7th Annual Gathering of
American Indian Veterans in Southern Arizona
on Sunday, September
22, 2013 from 11 am to 3
pm at the Casino Del Sol
Conference Center, 5655
W. Valencia Rd., Tucson.
This is an opportunity for
Native Veterans to learn
about their benefits. For
more information contact
Phyllis Spear., RN at (520)
343-4452
OCTOBER 2013:
Taawaki Trail Run, Sunday – October 06, 2013
at the Hopi Veterans Memorial Center. For more
information contact (928)
734-3432
Veterans on October 5,
2013 at 5:30 pm at Scottsdale Plaza Resort, 7200
N. Scottsdale in Scottsdale. This event is to
thank and honor veterans
who served in the Vietnam
War, including personnel
who were held as prisoners of war or listed as
missing in action, for their
service and sacrifice on
behalf of the United States
and thank and honor the
fam…ilies of the veterans.
For information contact
(520) 868-6777
MISCELLANEOUS
Hopi Deer and Elk Hunt
Left over Permits Availability, beginning August
29, 2013 at 9 am, first
come first serve availability.
For more information contact (928) 7343605/3606/3604
Village
Presentations
of Proposed Hopi Animal Control Ordinance.
Deadline for comments
is September 30, 2013,
for more information and
schedules contact (928)
734-3403
Firewood at Hart Prairie
Preserve available, for
more information contact
Neil Chapman at (928)
774-8892 or (303) 8176285.
Great Salt Lake Brine
Shrimp Co-op Inc., are
recruiting workers for
Brine Shrimp Harvesters
to work from October thru
January on the shores of
the Great Salt Lake. For
more information contact
the Hopi Tribe Human Resource Office at (928) 7343212 or contact (801) 6220111 or email www.gsla.us
Southwest Autism Research
&
Resource
Center (SARRC) professional development
and continued education. SARRC provides a
certificate of attendance
for hours, for upcoming
training schedules for
July through September,
2013. For information &
schedules contact Sheri
S. Dollin., M.Ed., at (480)
603-3284 or email at trainings@autisimcenter.org
Opportunity to apply
for a Mule Deer Hunt on
the Kaibab Band of Paiute Indian Reservation for
enrolled Native American
members. Please contact
Mr. Danny Bullets Jr., Director at (928) 643-8305
Group Fitness Classes
@ Hopi Fitness Center
For monthly schedule call
(928) 734-3432
For Your Health
A Proud Milestone for the 100 Mile Club
By Jessica Quamahongnewa
Hopi Special Diabetes Program
The 21st Annual 100
Mile Club run/walk program has closed, and
while we await the total
number of participants
that completed this 16
week challenge; we thank
the Hopi/Tewa communities that have allowed this
wonderful program to be
brought closer to home,
making the 100 Mile Club
a fun time to socialize
with family, friends and
working out with others
to keep everyone motivated. Exercise is one of
the easiest and most effective ways of improving
your physical and mental
health, as well as lowering your risks for serious
health problems that is effecting the young and aging populations today.
We know for a fact that
despite all the life changing benefits, many of us
still think of exercise as
a chore, either something
that we don’t have time
for, or something that’s
only suitable for the young
and athletic. Overcoming
obstacles to exercise starts
with separating facts from
fiction.
Why we don’t exercise?
• “I don’t have enough
time to exercise.”
Even short, low-impact
intervals of exercise can
act as a powerful tool to
supercharge your health.
If you make time for a 15
minute walk, your body
will thank you in many
ways.
• “Exercise is too difficult and painful.”
Regular exercise is a powerful pick-me-up that can
significantly reduce fatigue and make you feel
much more energetic.
Try taking a brisk walk or
dancing to your favorite
music and see how much
better you feel afterwards.
• “I’m too old to start exercising,” “I’m too fat,”
or “My health isn’t good
enough.”
It’s never too late to start
building your strength
and physical fitness, even
if you’re a senior or a
self-confessed couch potato who has never exercised before. Exercise is a
proven treatment for many
diseases-from diabetes to
arthritis. Very few health
and weight problems
make exercise out of the
question, so talk to your
doctor about a safe routine
for you.
• “I’m not athletic.”
Don’t worry if you’re not
sporty or ultra-coordinated. Instead, find an activity like walking, jogging,
or Zumba that makes you
feel good to be in your
body.
•“Exercise is boring.”
Sure, pounding on a treadmill for an hour may not be
everyone’s idea of a good
time; but not all exercise
has to be boring; just about
everyone can find a physical activity they enjoy. Try
playing ping-pong, or activity based video games
with your kids. Those socalled “exergames” that
are played standing up and
moving around - stimulate
dancing, tennis or Zumba – can burn at least as
many calories as walking
on a treadmill. Once you
build up your confidence,
try getting away from the
TV screen and playing the
real thing outside.
Consider “no pain, no
gain” the old fashion way
of thinking about exercise.
Exercise doesn’t have to
hurt to be incredibly effective. You don’t have to
push yourself to the limit to get results. You can
Now that the 100 Mile
build your strength and
Club is over, a lot are
fitness by walking.
wondering what next?
• “I’m too tired to exer- Our words of encouragement are to Keep Going!
cise.”
Set yourselves goals; one
would be to continue exercising regardless of the
program ending.
Ways to keep your exercise program going:
Be consistent. Make
your workouts habitual
by exercising at the same
time every day, if possible. Eventually you will
get to the point where you
feel worse if you don’t exercise.
Record your progress.
Just like the 100 Mile
Club; - you logged down
your miles – try keeping
an exercise journal of
your workouts. In a matter
of months, it will be fun
to look back at where you
began. Keeping a log also
holds you accountable to
your routine.
Keep it interesting.
Think of your exercise
session as time dedicated
to YOU. Enjoy that time
by listening to music, enjoying the natural beauty
of your surroundings and
neighborhood. Above all,
mix it up and keep trying
new routines.
Spread the word.
Talking to others about
your fitness routine will
keep your motivation
strong and hold you accountable. You’ll be delighted and may inspire
your family and friends to
become active.
The bigger challenge
lies ahead, almost anything can knock you off
track; a bad cold, an out
of town trip, or a stretch
of bad weather, whatever
it may be. The important lesson to learn is how
to reclaim your routine.
Keep confidence in yourself when you relapse.
Instead of expending energy on feeling guilty and
defeated, focus on what
it’ll take to get started
again. Once you resume
your program, you’ll be
amazed at how quickly it
will begin to feel natural.
Come up with a tantalizing reward to give yourself when you meet your
first goal. Concentrate on
how good you will feel
when you’ve finished a
workout.
Need help with Child
Care Costs? Hopi Child
Care Program can assist.
For more information contact (928) 734-1002
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