Tuesday, June 18, 2013

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Volume 21 Number 12

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

CERT Training

Offered in July

By Crystal Dee

Hopi Tutuveni

The Hopi Department of Public Safety and Emergency Services will hold

training for local community members to receive certification as a Community Emergency Response Team

(CERT) member.

CERT is a training program that prepares you to help yourself, your family and your neighbors in the event of a

disaster. During a major disaster emergency service personnel may not be

able to reach everyone or meet the demands. Some of the factors that contribute to this are the number of victims, communication failure, and road

blockages that prevent people from

accessing emergency services at a moment’s notice through 911. Individuals

who receive training from CERT will

be able to help emergency responders

save lives and protect property.

As a member of CERT, you can respond to disasters, participate in drills

and exercises, and take additional

training. They are known and trusted

resources to emergency responders

and their community. CERT volunteers can also provide assessments,

shelter support, etc.

The three day training includes: Disaster Preparedness; Fire Safety &

Utility Controls; Medical Operations

Part I & II; Light Search & Rescue;

Disaster Psychology; CERT Organizations; Terrorism & CERT; and a Review and Simulation on the last day of

training. Certifications for these classes will be given out upon completion.

The free training is limited to 20

people, 18 years and older and will

be held in each village starting with

Kykotsmovi on July 10-12 from 8:00

AM – 5:00 PM. Date and time for

First Mesa, Second Mesa and Moencopi communities will be announced

at a later date.

“We encourage you to join us in your

home village,” said Velleda Sidney of

the Hopi Department of Public Safety.

You may reach Ms. Sidney at 928734-3662.

Crystal Dee/Hopi Tutuveni

A group from Walpi dances the Supai Dance at the dedication of the Yuwehloo Pah’ki Youth and Elderly Center and new administation building. The community hadn’t dedicated their administration

building since receiving it in 2008. Having received a new Youth and Elderly Center this year, the Yuwehloo Pah’ki Community decided to dedicate both buildings at the same time.

Yuwehloo Pah’ki Community Dedicates Youth and Elderly Center,

Administration Building

In March 2000 the Yuwehloo Pah’ki Community

(YPC) was recognized by

the Hopi Tribal Council

as a chartered community

through Hopi Resolution

H-045-2000 and was also

established as a village

through traditional Hopi

customs by the Kik’mongwi (traditional leader) of

First Mesa. Since its establishment, the community

has been making progress

towards improvement for

its residents.

Yuwehloo Pah’ki (Spider Mound) celebrated the

dedication of the Youth and

Elderly Center along with

the Administration building on Wed., June 05. Special guests delivered words

of encouragement to the

community for their efforts

in continuing to expand

their community for future

residences. Special guests

included; Hopi Vice Chairman Herman Honanie,

Councilman Cedric Kuwaninvaya, Navajo County

Supervisor Jessie Thompson, and Joseph Fragua of

the National Relief Charities (NRC) of Phoenix,

Ariz.

“The administration building was purchased before

my hiring and they never

had a dedication ceremony

for it. Since we are dedicating the Elderly building we thought it would

be a good idea to have a

dedication ceremony for

both buildings,” said Clyde

Quotswisiwma, Yuwehloo

Pah’ki Community Service

Administrator (CSA).

Quotswisiwma has had to

overcome obstacles since

coming aboard as the CSA.

The community receives

village allocations annual-

ly, but the last couple years

they were not allowed to

use their funds due to outstanding audits. During

that time the CSA had to

look for outside sources

to improve the community such as purchasing an

elderly building for the elders of Yuwehloo Pah’ki.

He sought the help of

the National Relief Charity (NRC) of Rapid City,

South Dakota, a nonprofit

organization that is dedicated to helping Native

Americans living on remote and poverty stricken

reservation communities.

With the help of NRC and

two funders, Helping our

Mobile Elderly (HOME)

and S.L. Gimble Foundation, the community of

Yuwehloo Pah’ki now has

a new Elderly center. The

new center is a single wide

trailer that will function as

a gathering place for elders

and youth.

“In 2008, we got the

Administrative

building

through the Hopi Relocation Program, before then

we would have our meetings in different places,”

said former Board member

Rosa Honani who is now a

Councilwoman representing her village of Sipaulovi.

The Board of Commissioners for Yuhwehloo

Pah’ki has endured a lot of

hardship since its establishment, building the community from the ground up

with no foundation to guide

them. Board meetings were

held in the homes of board

members that made it a

struggle to get policies in

place. Having an Administration building was a goal

they wanted to accomplish

and they have persevered.

a Hopi Tribal Credit Card,

Presiding Officer Vice

Chairman Herman G. Honanie voted in favor to break

the tie vote.

Annette F. Talayumptewa, Mishongnovi Council

Representative, authored

and introduced Action Item

051-2013 to issue each

Council Representative a

Hopi Tribal (i.e., corporate)

credit card to be used for

Council related Travel Expenses. It was also noted

that the current tribal Credit Card Policies for credit

card use by each representative, needed amending. A

draft amended Credit Card

Policies was presented

along with the Resolution.

In the enacting clause of

the Resolution which approved credit cards for

Council Representatives,

the language reads as follows:

Be It Resolved “the Tribal

Council hereby approves

and authorizes each Rep-

Card Policies adopted pursuant to Resolution H-0812005 and amended by

Resolution H-050-2006 to

authorize each Representative to acquire and use a

Hopi Tribal credit card.”

Be it Further Resolved

“that the use of the Hopi

Tribal credit cards by the

Representatives shall be

limited to the payment of

reasonable and necessary

travel and related business expenses incurred by

the Representatives on behalf of the Tribe for official

Hopi Tribal business (including, without limitation,

airfare,

transportation,

lodging, meals and other

related incidental expenses), in accordance with the

Credit Card Policies.

The Resolution also authorized and directed the

Office of Financial Management to take the necessary, appropriate or advisable action to implement

the Resolution; to imple-

plicable policies and procedures of the Hopi Tribe.

After discussion and

debate by a split Tribal

Council, Moenkopi Council Representative Danny

Humetewa, Sr. motioned

to approve Resolution

H053-2013,

authorizing

each Tribal Council Representative to acquire and

use a Hopi Tribal Credit

Card. Motion was seconded by Mishongnovi Council Representative Arthur

Batala. With Chairman

LeRoy Shingoitewa not

present, presiding officer

Vice Chairman Herman

Honanie called for a Vote

resulting in 6 yes, 6 no, 1

abstention.

As per formal protocols

resulting in a tie Vote, Presiding Officer Vice Chairman Herman Honanie then

voted in favor to break the

tie, resulting in a 7 yes, 6

no, 1 abstention. Votes cast

are as follows:

YES:

Representatives

Sumatzkuku and Danny

Humetewa, Sr (Danny Humetewa earlier motioned

to approve the credit cards

then voted later against it).

YES Tie Breaker: Vice

Chairman Herman Honanie

ABSTAINED: Rep. Davis

Pecusa

ABSENT: Chairman LeRoy Shingoitewa, Representatives Leroy Kewanimptewa,

Wayne

Kuwanhyoima,

Mervin

Yoyetewa and Marilyn

Tewa

By Crystal Dee

Hopi Tutuveni

Continued on Page 7

SW Region Veterans

HTC Approves Resolution Authorizing Credit Cards To Be Issued to

Benefits Summit

Tribal Council for Business Purposes

for Tribal leaders,

By Louella Nahsonhoya

resentative to acquire and ment the accounting and Annette

Talayumptewa,

Veterans, Veterans Hopi Tutuveni

use a Hopi Tribal (i.e., control systems as neces- Arthur Batala, Cedric Kucorporate) credit card in sary to implement the Res- waninvaya, George Mase,

On

June

4,

after

a

split

deaccordance with the Credit olution and Credit Card Rosa Honanie and Lamar

Service Providers,

cision by the Hopi Tribal Card Policies, as amend- policies; and to ensure that Keevama

Council to approve Reso- ed.”

Hopi Tribal actions intend- NO: Representatives Nada

and Tribal Health

lution H053-2013 autho- Be it Further Resolved ed by the Resolution, are Talayumptewa, Norman

rizing each Council Repre- “that the Tribal Council carried out in accordance Honanie, Caleb Johnson,

Directors

sentative to acquire and use hereby amends the Credit with the Resolution and ap- Bruce Fredericks,. Leroy

On June 19-20, 2013, the Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of

Tribal Government Relations will

host the Southwest Region Veterans

Benefits Summit for tribal leaders,

Veterans, Veterans Service Providers,

and Tribal Health Directors, in Tuba

City, Arizona at the Moenkopi Legacy Inn, an enterprise of the Moenkopi

Village Development corporation, on

the Hopi Reservation.

This Summit provides an opportunity to network with and hear updates

from VA leadership and subject matter

experts, share best practices and network with others who serve Veterans

in Indian Country. More than twenty

speakers and program representatives

will impart information that serves as

an education session on VA benefits

and services.

For more information about the VA,

the Office of Tribal Government Relations, and the Southwest Region Summit, please visit the website at www.

va.gov/tribalgovernment. If you have

questions regarding this upcoming

Summit, please contact LoRae HoMana Pawiki, Tribal Government Specialist – Southwest Region, at Lorae.

Pawiki@va.gov or 928-776-5306.

2 TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2013 | HOPI TUTUVENI

LOCAL/COMMUNITY

THE HOPI TUTUVENI

The Honorable Elbridge Coochise of Arizona Teaches Court Management for

Tribal Court Judges and Personnel at The National Judicial College

Stacey Raits,

Communications Specialist

RENO, NV – The National Judicial College

(NJC) is pleased to announce that Chief Justice

Elbridge Coochise (Ret.)

in Phoenix, Ariz. taught

Court Management for

Tribal Court Judges and

Personnel, April 22-26,

2013, at The National

Judicial College in Reno,

Nev.

The efficient administration of modern tribal

justice systems requires a

team of competent court

personnel with knowledge and skills to conduct a complex array of

operational

activities.

This course enhances the

ability of judges and court

administrators to evaluate

the performance of their

court in key performance

areas (such as budgeting,

calendaring, case management, and personnel administration) and develop

practical approaches for

making improvements.

The National Judicial

College was founded in

1963 and is the nation’s

leading provider of judicial education. The NJC

is housed in a state-ofthe-art building on the

historic 255-acre campus

of the University of Nevada, Reno. For 50 years,

the NJC has been offering

courses to improve judicial productivity, challenge current perceptions

of justice and inspire

judges to achieve judicial

excellence. With courses

held onsite, across the nation and around the world,

the NJC offers an average

of 95 courses annually with more than 3,000

judges enrolling from all

50 states, U.S. territories

and more than 150 countries. Since it opened, the

NJC has awarded more

than 85,000 professional

judicial education certificates.

The NJC and the National Council of Juvenile

and Family Court Judges

assisted the University of

Nevada, Reno, in developing one of the nation’s

first Master’s and Ph.D. in

judicial studies programs.

Both programs provide a

formal academic setting

in which trial judges can

integrate technical and academic studies to attain an

intellectual understanding

of the American judiciary.

The NJC is also home

to the National Tribal

Judicial Center and an

International

Program.

The College’s curricula

include a Seminar Series,

made up of courses that

provide judges the opportunity to study diverse

and interesting topics at

historically and culturally

rich locations across the

United States. Web-based

courses are also offered

enabling participants to

explore a variety of subject areas online.

The National Judicial

College has an appointed 18-member Board of

Trustees and became a

Nevada

not-for-profit

(501)(c)(3) educational

corporation on January

1, 1978. Please visit the

NJC website at www.

judges.org for NJC news,

ways to donate, course information and more. Or,

call (800) 25-JUDGE for

more information.

Hopi EMS Go Above and Beyond in Providing Emergency Services

By Mihio Manus

Hopi Tutuveni

The Hopi Emergency

Medical Services invited

public safety organizations from around the area

to EMS Day held at the

Hopi Health Care Center

on May 28. The event

aimed to show the public

what kind of public safety

services are available to

them. It was also an opportunity for local EMS

organizations to show off

their equipment.

“As far as the Emergency Medical Technicians

here, we are all certified

through the state of Arizona. Some of us are paramedics. All the trainings

are specific,” said Jason

Yazzie, Hopi EMT.

Yazzie said that EMTs

train on a various college

campuses for one semester and once they complete EMT classes they

also get National Registry

Training.

“Upon passing the test

for this (National Registry) training, EMTs

receive their Arizona license. So they hold two

certifications,

Arizona

and National Registry,”

Yazzie said.

EMTs must also receive

CPR certification and

Pre-Hospital Life Support

training. Other trainings

they receive include Pediatric Specific Training and

Neonatal Resuscitation

Programs.

“Every two years EMT

and paramedics have to

recertify to learn new

skills and to keep their

license. We’re constantly

training and learning new

equipment,” he said. “We

have a lot of sophisticated

equipment that the EMTs

and Paramedics train on.

We do both 911 calls and

inter-facility transports to

numerous facilities in the

area.”

Hopi EMS will occa-

sionally travel as far as

Gallup, Fort Defiance,

Chinle, Tuba City and

Flagstaff. “We do many

transports out to numerous places. We work

closely with Navajo EMS

on mutual aid requests.

In the circumstance that

there is a mass casualty

event, we are there to assist Navajo EMS as well.”

As well as serving the

Hopi Community, Hopi

EMS will also go as far as

Jeddito and Tuba City.

An average shift for an

EMT is 12 hours and in

an average day they will

receive two or three calls.

For EMTs who travel in

from outside the Hopi reservation, they do have an

option to work a 36 or 40hour shift.

“We sleep here day and

night,” Yazzie said. “We

have two or three units on

full time and we switch

off on calls. One unit

goes out while the other

has a chance to rest. We

go back and forth to help

each other.”

Hopi EMTs are highly qualified. In addition

to normal EMT services,

they also provide Rope

Rescue services.

Currently Hopi EMS has

three different personnel

that are certified for Rope

Rescue. What is Rope

Rescue?

“Let’s say someone

falls off a mesa or cliff.

We come in and set up our

equipment and repel down

to retrieve the patient. We

set up the patient on location then bring them back

up to the service vehicle.

The patient is then transferred to a helicopter and

onto the hospital facility.”

Although Yazzie has

been with Hopi EMS for

two years, many of the

staff have been EMTs for

ten or fifteen years. Some

have experience that is

upwards of 40 years.

According to Yazzie,

Mihio Manus/Hopi Tutuveni

Members of Hopi EMS at EMS day. Left to Right: Jason Yazzie, Harriett Maloney, Tonya Polelonema and

Jeff Tallsalt. EMTs put their lives on the line everyday and they also put their lives in each other hands.

Albuquerque, NM - The

Sports Warriors Track

Club is conducting the 6th

annual Native American

5,000-meter

“National

Championship” to be held

in Albuquerque, NM on

Saturday June 29, 2013.

This event will serve as a

national championship for

First Nation Indigenous

tribal members of the U.S,

Alaska & Canada and will

require proof of Native

tribal membership if requested.

There will be 6 age division for this year’s

championship event consisting of male and fe-

male children, 5th grade

and under; youth, 6th – 8th

grades; young adults, 9th

– 12th grade; Open; out of

high school to 39 years of

age; Masters, ages 40-54;

Grand Masters, ages 55

and up.

Other 5K events, which

require no tribal membership, include the NM USATF 5K road state championship, which requires

NM USATF membership,

and an Open Community

5K runs which has no requirements.

Additional

events include a competitive kids 1K run for ages

12 and under, 1 & 2 mile

fitness walks and a toddler

300 meter dash.

This year’s event will be

Marketing Manager:

Louella Nahsonhoya

(928)734-3283

lnahsonhoya@hopi.nsn.us

Reporter:

Crystal Dee

(928)734-3284

cdee@hopi.nsn.us

Secretary:

Vernita Selestewa

(928)734-3282

vselestewa@hopi.nsn.us

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the Hopi Tribe

P.O. Box 123

Kykotsmovi, AZ 86039

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Fax: (928) 734-0734

CIRCULATION

The Hopi Tutuveni is published twice

a month, with a circulation of 6,000

copies throughout the entire Hopi

Reservation. The paper is delivered

on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each

month to the following locations:

Keams Canyon Store, Polacca Circle

M, Ponsi Hall, Hopi Health Care

Center, Tsakursovi, Hopi Cultural

Center, Kykotsmovi Village Store,

Hotevilla Store, Moenkopi Travel

Center, Moenkopi Legacy Inn, Tribal

Government Complex and all Village

Administration offices. The Tutuveni

is also available at the following

border town locations: Flagstaff-outside Hopi Heritage Square (newspapers), Mt. View Store, N.A.C.A office

on Steves Blvd., Winslow-Caseys,

Winslow Library, Brown Mug, Alphonso’s; and Holbrook- Hopi Travel

Plaza, Joe and Aggie’s Restaurant.

Whitecone - Giant Gas Station.

Dilkon - Bashas. Tuba City Bashas,

Moencopi Travel Plaza, Legacy Inn.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

The Tutuveni welcomes letters from

readers. A full name, complete address and phone number is required

to verify authenticity of the author.

Anonymous letters will not be printed. The Tutuveni reserves the right

to edit for clarity and may decline

to print Letters that are potentially

libelous and slanderous. Letters will

be run on a space available basis.

Letters may be sent to:

Mihio Manus

Managing Editor

P.O. Box 123

Kykotsmovi, AZ 86039

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Left to Right: Flight nurses from Care Flight #19, Gallup, NM, transport patients from outlying facilities to

other facilities where they can receive care.

within the next two years

Hopi EMS will be adding a new base station in

Kykotsmovi. They want

to be running calls from

the new base station and

servicing Second and

Third Mesa.

As you might guess, the

EMS community is very

tightly knit.

6TH Annual Jim Thorpe Native American 5K National Championships, USATF NM State Road Championships & Open

Community Run.

Mike Daney

Sports Warriors Track Club

STAFF

Managing Editor:

Mihio Manus

(928)734-3281

mmanus@hopi.nsn.us

at Southwestern Indian

Polytechnic Institute located at 9169 Coors Rd.

NW with the first event

starting at 7:45 am.

The event will be honoring three individuals for

their lifetime of commitment and volunteerism to

sports, athletics, fitness,

holistic living, wellness

& health. The honorees

include, Steve Gachupin,

Shane Cleveland & Anne

Wheelock Gonzales.

To download a race flyer

or for more information

please visit: http://nativeamerican5kchampionships.org/

“I put my life in their

hands everyday,” he said.

“I tell them if something

happens to me make sure

you are there. They are

very well trained, very

well respected and very

knowledgeable.”

Hopi Vice Chairman,

Herman Honanie was on

hand for EMS Day. In

addressing the EMTs, he

said, “A great deal of sacrifice is put into your jobs.

As EMTs, you are selfless

and altruistic. Thank you

very much on behalf of

the Hopi people.”

Hopi Tribal Council 2013

LeRoy N. Shingoitewa, Chairman

Herman G. Honanie, Vice

Chairman

Martha A. Mase, Tribal Secretary

Robert Sumatzkuku, Tribal

Treasurer

Violet Sinquah, Sergeant-At-Arms

Village of Upper

Moenkopi

Wayne Kuwanhyoima

Bruce Fredericks

Leroy Sumatzkuku

Danny Humetewa

Village of Bakabi

Davis F. Pecusa

Leroy G. Kewanimptewa

Lamar Keevama

Village of Kykotsmovi

Nada Talayumptewa

Danny Honanie

Norman Honanie

Caleb H. Johnson

Village of Sipaulovi

George Mase

Cedric Kuwaninvaya

Rosa Honani

Village of Mishongnovi

Arthur Batala

Annette F. Talayumptewa

Marilyn Tewa

Mervin Yoyetewa

HOPI TUTUVENI | TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2013 3

NATION

Former Congressman Richard G. Renzi Convicted of Extortion and Bribery

WASHINGTON – A

former U.S. Congressman

and a real-estate investor

were convicted by a federal jury in Tucson, Ariz.,

of conspiring together to

extort and bribe individuals seeking a federal land

exchange,

announced

Acting Assistant Attorney

General Mythili Raman of

the Justice Department’s

Criminal Division and

U.S. Attorney John Leonardo of the District of Arizona.

Richard G. Renzi, 55,

of Burke, Va., was found

guilty of 17 felony offenses including conspiracy, honest services wire

fraud, extortion under

color of official right,

racketeering, money laundering and making false

statements to insurance

regulators.

James W. Sandlin, 62,

of Sherman, Texas, was

found guilty of 13 felony

offenses including conspiracy, honest services

wire fraud, extortion under color of official right

and money laundering.

Sentencing is set be-

fore U. S. District Judge

David C. Bury on August

19, 2013. “Former Congressman Renzi’s streak

of criminal activity was a

betrayal of the public trust

and abuse of the political

process,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General

Raman. “After years of

misconduct as a businessman, political candidate

and member of Congress,

Mr. Renzi now faces the

consequences for breaking the laws that he took

an oath to support and defend.”

U.S. Attorney John

Leonardo stated, “Our

democracy is undermined

whenever our elected officials misuse the power

entrusted to them by the

voters to serve their own

private interests rather

than in the service of the

public interest. The jury’s

verdict reinforces the fundamental principle that

our society is governed by

the rule of law, and that

no citizen, including the

most influential and powerful among us, is above

the law.”

FBI Special Agent in

Charge Douglas G. Price

stated, “Today’s conviction is a culmination of

the investigative efforts of

the FBI and IRS-Criminal

Investigation over a period of several years. Public corruption is one of the

top criminal priorities of

the FBI, and it is imperative that elected public

officials be held accountable to uphold the public’s

trust. The FBI remains

committed to this criminal priority in combating

public corruption at all

levels.”

According to evidence

at trial, Renzi, then a

member of Congress from

Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, promised in

2005 to use his legislative

influence to profit from a

federal land exchange that

involved property owned

by Sandlin, a real-estate

investor.

At the time, Sandlin

owed Renzi $700,000

in future payments from

their business dealings,

and Renzi threatened a

proponent of the land

exchange that he would

not support it unless they

purchased Sandlin’s property in Cochise County,

Ariz. When that individual refused, Renzi promised a second proponent

of a land exchange that

he would support the exchange if they purchased

Sandlin’s property. According to an agreement

reached in May 2005,

Sandlin was paid $1 million in earnest money, out

of which he paid $200,000

to Renzi. Just before Sandlin received the $1.6

million balance owed on

the exchange, he paid an

additional $533,000 to

Renzi.

Evidence at trial further

showed that from 2001 to

2003, Renzi engaged in

insurance fraud by diverting his clients’ insurance

premiums to fund his first

campaign for Congress,

and he provided false

statements to various state

regulators who were investigating his activities.

Renzi was indicted in

February 2008, and in October 2008, Renzi moved

LETTERS

over the top of the roadway with debris.

Thank you Show Low

Construction, Dirk and

Dave, for a job well done

and also for providing

good paying job opportunities for our local Navajo/Hopi

construction

workers, and my own

benefits.

Also, a big thank you

to those individuals who

worked behind the scenes,

(Hopi Tribe, K-town Village, Hopi Council, etc.)

Secondly, an enthusiastic acknowledgement to

IHS Environmental Office Program, Hopi Health

Care Center, Peter Mitchell and Philbert Sahmea/

Staff, for the installation

and completion of my

scattered site sanitary

system. This IHS-funded

project brought to fruition

of my long-time desire for

sanitary system facilities.

In summary, my late

father always encouraged

me to give credit where

due simply for the fact

that there are individuals

who honestly strive to

serve our people in their

ing false statements to

insurance regulators and

transactional money laundering each carry maximum penalties of 10 years

in prison.

This case was investigated by the FBI and the

Internal Revenue Service

– Criminal Investigation.

The prosecution was handled by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Gary Restaino and

James Knapp of the District of Arizona and Trial

Attorneys David Harbach

and Sean Mulryne of the

Department of Justice’s

Public Integrity Section.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

JUNE

Southwest Region Veteran’s Benefits Summit

Moenkopi Legacy Inn

June 19-20, 2013.

This summit is to collaborate, educate, network

and build relationships to better serve veterans

and their families. For information contact LoRae

HoMana Pawiki at (928) 776-5306 or online at

Lorae.Pawiki@va.gov

Hopi Sikisve Schedule, June 2013

For information call (928) 734-4500

Need help with Child Care Costs?

Hopi Child Care Program can assist. For more

information contact (928) 734-1002

Community Member Acknowledges Show Low Construction

To Editor, Tutuveni:

I would like to publically acknowledge two

fine organizations that I

have had the privilege of

conducting business with

recently.

The first is Show Low

Construction of Show

Low, Arizona, which

is putting the finishing

touches on the Oraibi

Wash tributary improvement project, Kykotsmovi, Arizona.

As a victim of a natural disaster (flood), of

the tributary in 1997, in

which I lost my two-story home. I am so happy

to know that this problem

will not occur again and is

also adding to the safety

of the travelling public.

The flooding often ran

to dismiss the indictment

under his rights as a member of Congress under

the Speech or Debate

Clause. The court denied

his motion in February

2010, and Renzi pursued

an interlocutory appeal.

After Renzi’s appeal was

unsuccessful, trial was set

for May 2013.

Honest services wire

fraud, extortion under

color of official right,

concealment money laundering and racketeering

each carry maximum penalties of 20 years in prison. Conspiracy carries a

maximum penalty of five

years in prison, and mak-

job capacities.

Again, I have been

blessed by the endeavors

of these two organizations and those behind the

scenes.

Kwak-hai

AW Fredericks

Kykotsmovi

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Call (928)734-3282

And Let Us Know

What’s Happening In

Your Area

JULY

Be Hopi Be Healthy Summer Camp

Hopi Veterans Memorial Center for ages 5-14

from 9 am to 2 pm, camp dates July 10, July 17,

July 24, and July 31, 2013. For more information contact (928) 734-3432

2013 Hopi Footprints of the Ancestors

Program

For High School age youth to participate in the

San Juan River trip July 8-11, 2013 and digital

story workshop October 6, 2013. For information contact George (Wolf) Gumerman at (928)

523-3498 or George.Gumerman@nau.edu

16th Annual Prescott Indian Art Market

2013 Sharlot Hall Museum, Prescott, Arizona

July 13 & 14

For information contact Sandra Lynch at (928)

445-3122, ext. 28 or email at sandy@sharlot.org

2013 Arizona Diamondbacks

Native American Recognition Day

Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona

Saturday – July 13, 2013 at 7:10 p.m. at the.

For information contact (602) 462-4113

NAJA National Native Media Conference

July 18-21, 2013 at Tempe Mission Palms Hotel

Conference Center. For more information contact (405) 325-9008 or email pamsilas@naja.

com

AUGUST

National Veterans Small Business Conference August 6-8, 2013 at St. Louis’ America’s

Center. For information contact www.nationalveteransconference.com and www.va.gov/

OSDBU

6th Annual Disabilities Conference

Talking Stick Resort & Casino in Scottsdale on

August 23, 2013 from 7:30 am to 4:30 pm. For

registration and fee information contact Rudy

Buchanan at (9480) 577-5780 or email at rudy.

buchanan@srpmic-nsn.gov

MISCELLANEOUS

100% Tuition Assistance for Veterans in Solar Renewal Energy Training

For information contact your local Veterans

Office or Tony Hersh at (970) 668-5360 or email

Anthony at Anthony.hersh@state.co.us

Mobile Vet Center

Counseling Services for Veterans

For schedule information contact (928) 4997759 or (928) 899-6483

Department of Veteran Affairs New Hotline

Available to women Veterans

More information contact 1-855-VA-WOMEN or

go online www.eBenefits.va.gov

Group Fitness Classes

Hopi Fitness Center

For monthly schedule call (928) 734-3432

Hopi Head Start Recruitment for SY 20132014 For children between ages of 3-5 years.

More information contact (928) 734-7125

4 TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2013 | HOPI TUTUVENI

EDUCATION/TRAINING

Hopi High Student To Attend Crump Law Camp at Howard University

By Mihio Manus

Hopi Tutuveni

Summer break is usually a

time for high school students

to put aside the stress of homework and relax a little bit. For

some it provides an opportunity

to work in the family fields or

maybe even do some traveling.

For Kareesa Mahle, this summer brings an opportunity for

her to travel to Washington D.C.

and delve further into her interest in criminal law. Out of a

thousand students who applied,

Mahle is one of the chosen 35

students who will attend the

Crump Law Camp held at Howard University.

The National Bar Association established the Crump Law

Camp as a two-week residential camp with the purpose of

providing high school students

with an introduction to the

challenges of a legal education.

The first camp was held in July

2001. Since then the camp has

graduated over 300 students

from over 40 states.

Mahle, who will be a senior

in the fall, credits her counselor,

DuShon Monongya, for recommending that she apply to attend

the camp. She will be the only

student from Arizona who is attending.

“I’m excited because I’m the

only one going,” she said. “My

grades had to be good. I had

to write an essay about what I

wanted to do in my future.”

Mahle recognizes the need

for more Hopi people to be

working in criminal law which

is why she is interested in attending the camp.

“I hope to learn what a lawyer

or criminal investigator does,”

she said. “This is a big opportunity to see what I need to do for

myself to get what I want.”

The soon-to-be senior has

never been to Washington D.C.

She said she thinks going to the

big city might be a little scary

but it will be nice to see some-

thing new. Her itinerary will

have her visiting several sites

and monuments around the

Capital city.

Mahle’s clans are Flute and

Deer and her mother is Candice

Ami. She is from Walpi.

“My friends are all happy for

me,” she said. “My mom is excited. I know she’ll miss me.”

When asked if she would

work for Hopi if she becomes

a criminal investigator, she replied, “I think there is a good

chance I would.”

The National Bar Association

Crump Law Camp runs for two

weeks in July starting on the 6th.

Mihio Manus/Hopi Tutuveni

Kareesa Mahle, 16, will travel to the nation’s

capitol to attend the Crump Law Camp

held at Howard University. Mahle will be a

senior this fall at Hopi Jr/Sr High School.

NPC Kids College class builds monster speakers

Marketing & Public Relations Office

SHOW LOW — Youngsters, ages 7 to 12, will construct amazing scientific machines and monster speakers

during a two-­week “Mad Science – Speaker Lab” Kids

College class at Northland

Pioneer College’s Show Low

– White Mountain Campus,

Monday through Thursday,

from 9 until 11 a.m., July 8

through 18. There is a $50 fee

for the class.

There will be daily science

projects, experiments with

magnets, magnetism and

monster speakers. Students

will learn new ideas, building

on the previous day’s projects,

to create amazing scientific

machines.

“Day One, you’ll create

your own electromagnets.

Then you’ll use those to create standard magnets. Day

Three we’ll build electric motors using paper clips. And by

Day Four, you’ll be making

and encoding sounds from

motor vibrations,” commented instructor Brandon Monahan. “We’ll test balloons, jugs

and other materials to find the

best diaphragm for our final

project – a monster speaker!”

Monahan has designed over

1,000 products for a local

company and combines 15

years of online programming

experience with 8 years of

teaching and leading in both

the workplace and with volunteer organizations.

Sign up for the Mad Science – Speaker Lab Kids

College class (reference KDC

099x-­51335) at least a week

before the class starts to ensure it is not cancelled due

to insufficient enrollment by

phone, 524-­7459 or (800) 266-­

7845 ext. 7459, or at any NPC

location during regular business hours, 7:30 a.m. to 6:30

p.m. Monday through Thursday. NPC is closed on Fridays

during the summer.

For additional information

about these or other personal interest classes, contact

Loyelin Aceves, community

and corporate learning specialist, (800) 266-­7845, ext.

6244, or email kidscollege@

npc.edu. You can also view a

current list of personal interest

classes by visiting www.npc.

edu and clicking on the “Kids

College” link.

Regional Law Enforcement Application Fair, June 22

Are you a person who

wants to make a difference, to make a change,

and to perhaps even save a

life? If so, then a career in

law enforcement might be

right for you.

Testing for regional law

enforcement

positions

will take place Saturday,

June 22, starting promptly

at 9 a.m., at the Northeast

Arizona Training Center

(Jake Flake Emergency

Services Institute), 1840

W. Papermill Road, in

Taylor. The testing process will take several

hours, with a possible

lunch break before finishing.

Testing will consist of

a written examination,

oral board interview and

a physical agility test. If a

passing score is achieved,

future testing may consist

of a polygraph, psychological evaluation, vision

and medical exams. Applicants must score 70

percent or better at each

level to advance from the

written exam to the oral

boards to the physical

agility test.

Applicants should bring

PT clothes and be prepared to change into gear

for the physical agility

test.

Interested individuals

who have not completed

an Arizona Peace Officer

Standards Training (AzPOST) Personal History

or an application with an

agency of their choosing

should bring a copy of

their birth certificate, marriage license, high school

diploma, DD214 (member

copy 4), valid driver’s license and Social Security

card.

For more information

about the Law Enforcement Application Fair,

contact Navajo County

Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Creig

Wallace, (928) 524-­4768.

Now residents of northeastern Arizona can become peace officers in

less than a year by completing the AzPOST

Academy

curriculum

through Northland Pioneer College’s Northeastern Arizona Law Enforcement Training Academy

(NALETA).

“By recruiting and

training locally, local law

enforcement

agencies

know the individual already has ties to the community, through family

and housing. This has also

been shown to improve

the success rate for cadets in other academies,”

said Stuart Bishop, NPC’s

director of public safety

education and NALETA

director.

Centrally located at the

Northeast Arizona Training Center (Jake Flake

Emergency Services Institute), in Taylor, NALETA is a fully accredited

AzPOST “closed” academy. This means students

can only enroll under the

sponsorship of a law enforcement agency.

The Application Fair

will help reduce the usual

four to eight weeks needed

to process an application.

NEALETA classes are

tentatively scheduled to

begin Aug. 3, with classes

on Tuesday and Thursday

evenings and all day on

Saturday. At a minimum,

a prospective recruit must

be at least 21 years of age

by the end of the academy

in June 2014; and be able

to pass a variety of testing

processes, which will include physical agility, and

written tests, background

investigation and polygraph.

“To succeed, a recruit must be dedicated

and willing to endure

the intensive academic

and physical training required,” explained Bishop. “The academy runs for

11 months, with over 800

hours of classroom instruction and 500 or more

hours spent outside in

physical fitness and hands-­

on training and studying.”

The sponsoring law enforcement agency, which

pays a majority of a recruit’s academy expenses,

looks for dedication and

commitment level of the

applicants. “With $6,000

to $7,000 in tuition, fees,

uniforms and equipment

for each recruit, the sponsoring agency needs an

assurance the recruit is not

just looking for a job or a

career, but is committed to

law enforcement as a way

of life,” added Bishop.

NPC, in partnership

with local law enforcement agencies in Navajo

and Apache counties, created

NALETA to help reduce training costs for

new officers. The agencies

also assist by providing

instructors.

Much of the training

occurs in the classroom

where recruits learn law,

human relations, and report writing. Additionally

they are trained in tactics,

firearms and defensive

driving. Physical fitness

and self-­defense training

also play a big part in

the academy. In fact, the

physical fitness part of the

program is so demanding that recruits are encouraged to start a training

regimen months before

entering the academy.

Further

information

concerning AzPOST eligibility requirements can

be found online at www.

azpost.state.az.us

and

clicking on the “Certification Process” link in the

left navigation bar, or by

contacting the police or

sheriff’s office where you

would like to begin your

law enforcement career.

NEALETA information

can also be obtained by

contacting Stuart Bishop, (928) 536-­6265, email

stuart.bishop@npc.edu,

or on NPC’s website,

http://www.npc.edu/law-­

enforcement-­training.

Quaden J. Joe

Conley Elemantary School

Congratulations on completing grade

school son. We are all proud of you. I

know times are tough but we will manage

to get through it as a family. You are very

smart and have so many dreams. I am

behind you 100%. Love you very much

Mom, brother, Grandma & Grandpa Leslie, The Joe family.

HOPI TUTUVENI | TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2013 5

ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT

The Oldest Hopi Show In The World

This year’s artists will include Ramon Dalangyawma, jewelry; Delbridge Honanie, paintings and prints; Iva Lee Honyestewa, baskets;

Wilmer Kaye, katsina doll carving; Gerald Lomaventema, jewelry; Bryson Nequatewa, glass and

katsina dolls; Dalton James, fine art; Akema Honyumptewa, painting and weaving; Sandra Hamana, cultural items; Grace Tahbo-Douma, pottery; Dianna Shebala, quilts and baskets; Kevin

Quannie, painting; and Gwen Setalla, pottery. Visit

MNA’s webpage at musnaz.org for updates on the

event schedule and attending artists.

By Michele Mountain

Museum of Norther Arizona

(Flagstaff, AZ)—This year the Hopi Festival of

Arts and Culture will mark its 80th year at the Museum of Northern Arizona in Flagstaff. Hopi lifeways, ancestors, migrations, and pottery will be

part of this year’s Heritage Insights talks by cultural interpreters, with music, dances, and food on

Saturday, July 6 and Sunday, July 7.

Museum Director Dr. Robert Breunig said, “At

the Museum, we are very excited to reach the 80year mark for the Hopi Festival, originally known

as the Hopi Craftsman Exhibition. The festival is

a place where culture, creativity, and community happen. I hope everyone will come to be a

part of this year’s excitement, and celebrate the

long-standing relationship between the Museum

and the Hopi people.”

Heritage Program Manager Anne Doyle added,

“We’re also very excited to present a new Hopi

and Hopi-Tewa pottery exhibit of recent acquisitions, in MNA’s Kiva Gallery. These select pieces

have been added to MNA’s collections in the last

30 years and represent some of the most highly skilled potters in recent history. We honor and

thank the donors who have contributed these artworks, so that generations to come may enjoy and

learn from them.”

Heritage Insights Presentations sponsored by

Arizona Humanities Council

“Recent Acquisitions to MNA’s Hopi and Hopi-Tewa Pottery Collection.”

Dr. Kelley Hays-Gilpin, the Edward Bridge Danson Chair of Anthropology at MNA and an NAU

professor will explore the potters and donors who

have helped to build MNA’s collection, what the

collection’s strengths and weaknesses are, how

the recently acquired vessels in the new Kiva Gallery exhibit were selected, and the future of collecting at the Museum.

“Hopi Permaculture”

Hopi Tutskwa Permaculture Director Lilian Hill will

talk about strengthening food security, traditions,

and cultural values that support sustainable ways

of life, in order to pass that knowledge on to future

generations. Hopi Tutskwa Permaculture creates

hands-on learning projects and hosts workshops

for the Hopi community and its youths, to develop

skills in rebuilding sustainable and thriving communities. The term “permaculture” includes permanent agriculture, animal management, and natural living environments. Hill will lead ethnobotany

tours on the Museum grounds twice each day of

the festival.

Photo by Michele Mountain © 2012 MNA

Drake Kewanyama (left) and Kayla Grover (right). Nuvatukya’ovi Sinom

Dance Group

“Travels of the Hopi”

Flagstaff artist and educator Bob Lomadafkie will

present an overview of Hopi pre-European history

to the present, touching on Hopi ancestors and the

migrations, where the Hopi came from, and where

they are now on the Hopi Mesas. Lomadafkie has

a long history with the Museum, from the time he

was a small boy. He will also talk about the history

of the Hopi Festivals and MNA’s relationship with

the Hopi people, past and present.

Performances Under the Big Tent

Inside the Heritage Insights Tent, Hopi educator

Jennifer Joseph will serve as emcee and Hopi cultural interpreter. Visitors will see the Hopi traditional dances, hear songs and music, and learn of the

Hopi language and stories through performances

and talks. Joseph will create a place of dialogue,

while sharing her knowledge.

The Nuvatukya’ovi Sinom Dance Group will perform the Buffalo Dance. A gift from the Creator, the

Buffalo Dance is performed on the Hopi Mesas

as both entertainment and a reminder that buffalo, antelope, and deer used to roam in northern

Arizona. It encourages good hunting, abundance

of wildlife, and survival. Nuvatukya’ovi means “the

high up place with snow” and is the Hopi name

for the San Francisco Peaks. Visitors will enjoy

performances by one warrior, two buffalos, three

buffalo girls, plus drummers and singers. They will

also perform the Koonina or Supai dance, celebrating the Havasupai people; the Palhikwmana

or water maiden dance; and the Koshari or clown

dance to unite people and make them happy. All

of the dance group’s clothing, weaving, jewelry,

and tabletas or headdresses are designed and

handmade by the dancers.

Ed Kabotie, from Santa Clara Pueblo and the

Hopi Village of Songoopavi, incorporates acoustic

guitar, Native American flute, and vocals in Hopi,

English, and Tewa into his music. Kabotie has

two solo CDs, Origins and Freedom Songs, and a

collaborative CD titled Twin Rivers. His songs are

reflective and are inspired by the two Native cultures that are his birthright. He was awarded the

KUYI Hopi Radio Listeners Choice Awards for The

Best Male Artist in 2010, and is currently an artist-in-residence at MNA, developing new works as

an award-winning silversmith, painter, and potter.

Returning this year, nonprofit KUYI, 88.1FM Native American Public Radio will broadcast live

from the Hopi Festival for five hours on both days,

transmitting music and stories, festival happenings, talking to visitors, interviewing festival personalities, and adding their own fun to the event.

Hopi Artists and Demonstrators

While enjoying entertainment under the big tent,

take a taste of an ages-old traditional Hopi food,

piki, a ceremonial food made from blue corn.

Hopi Dancers in Parade

As a special celebration of this 80th year, the

Nuvatukya’ovi Sinom Dance Group will perform in

Flagstaff’s Fourth of July Parade.

Consignment Art Gallery

In addition to the 75 booth artists, Museum

staffers have made several trips to collect oneof-a-kind consigned works from individual artists

across the Hopi Mesas. Collecting trips have always been an important part of the Hopi festivals,

allowing artists who produce only a few items per

year a chance to sell their work. Hundreds of distinctive art pieces including quilts, rattles, pottery,

katsina dolls, paintings, and baskets will be on

display and for sale in the consignment gallery.

Creative Corner

Outside in the courtyard, kids and the young at

heart will make take-home crafts related to the

Hopi culture.

80th Annual Hopi Festival Sponsors

The 2013 Hopi Festival is sponsored by Blue

Cross® Blue Shield® of Arizona, an independent

licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Arizona Commission on the Arts, Art Works,

the Arizona Humanities Council, Flagstaff Cultural

Partners, BBB Revenues of Flagstaff, and Coconino County of Arizona.

About the Museum

A modern Hopi kiva mural entitled Journey of the

Human Spirit is permanently installed in the Kiva

Gallery. The mural is inspired by a brilliant mural

painting tradition that flourished in the Southwest

between the fourteenth and seventeenth centuries. Artists Michael Kabotie and Delbridge Honanie depicted the emergence of the Hopi people;

ancient migrations; the coming of the Spanish and

Anglos; strip mining on Black Mesa; the abuse of

fast food, drugs, and drink by Native people; and

finally, the rebirth of Hopi beliefs and traditions

from the Hopi point of view.

Now celebrating its 85th year, the Museum of

Northern Arizona has a long and illustrious history

and evokes the very spirit of the Colorado Plateau.

It serves as the gateway to understanding this region, with nine exhibit galleries revealing Native

cultures, artistic traditions, and natural sciences.

MNA’s four Heritage Program festivals highlight

the region’s cultures and encourage communication and the exchange of ideas between visitors,

educators, and artists. More information about

MNA is at musnaz.org. Information is also available by phone at 928.774.5213.

The Museum of Northern Arizona is located three

miles north of downtown Flagstaff on Highway

180, on the scenic route to the Grand Canyon.

The Hopi Festival is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

both days, during regular Museum hours. Festival and regular Museum admission is $10 adults,

$9 seniors (65+), $7 students with student ID, $6

American Indians (10+), and $6 youths (10–17).

Become a member today in time to attend the

Hopi Festival Members’ Preview, Arts Award Ceremony, and Silent Auction on Friday, July 5. For

more info go to musnaz.org/support/membership

or call 928.774.5213.

6 TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2013 | HOPI TUTUVENI

LOCAL/COMMUNITY

Hopi Tuts’kwa Permaculture Program Team up with Tewa Youth to build Bread Oven

By Crystal Dee

Hopi Tutuveni

On June 13, the Tewa

Youth program began

building a bread oven

for their elderly to make

bread and pies for their

events held at the Tewa

Community

building.

Carlton Timms, Tewa

Youth Coordinator wanted to start the program

last summer but with the

lack of manpower, it was

put on hold.

Jacobo Marcus and

Lillian Hill of Hopi

Tuts’kwa Permaculture

Program were invited by

the Tewa Community to

help the youth in starting

their project. They began

the foundation for their

bread oven which will be

completed in a couple of

weeks.

Lillian helped the youngsters who were too young

to cut rocks, mix the mud

and straw. The children

used their bare feet to mix

the mud and then made

mud balls while Jacobo helped the older kids

shape rocks and then lay

them down for the foundation of the bread oven.

Tinaya Shupla, 9 years

old of Moencopi said she

felt happy that they were

able to make mud their

feet.

Candice Lomayaktewa,

16 years old of Tewa,

helped with shaping the

rocks and said, “This is

something new. I never

built a bread oven before.

It’s an experience to work

with a group of people.”

Timms said they were

able to get all the materials without using their

funds. The rocks were

gathered at a local rock pit

and the straw came from

the village of Sichomovi.

Sichomovi didn’t plan on

using the straw so Timms

asked if they could have it

as they had plans to use it.

“Right now we are building the foundation and in

a couple of weeks we will

build the actual bread

oven. We are thankful and

very happy that the Hopi

Tuts’kwa Program is offering their services to us

and teaching our youth,”

said Timms.

In return the Tewa

Youth will help the Hopi

Tuts’kwa program with

some of their projects they

have planned throughout

the summer.

Lillian said they have the

Orchard Restoration Projects and are working with

each village and individuals who want to learn.

There are two full time

staff members, Lillian and

Jacobo, and ten volunteers and seven apprentices. Three of their apprentices, Ronson Kellestewa,

Kurt Outie and Marshall

Masayesva were on hand

to help as well.

“It is definitely overwhelming in a good way.

It’s good see so many

young people who are

Crystal Dee/Hopi Tutuveni

Tewa Youth, Bacavi Youth Group and Hopi Tuts’kwa Permaculture Program get together for a picture after a day of hard labor.

Crystal Dee/Hopi Tutuveni

Members of the youth programs use their feet to mix mud and straw to make mud balls that will be use to build the bread oven.

really interested in learning new skills and who

are very motivate to be a

part of something,” said

Lillian.

The Hopi Tuts’kwa Permaculture Program also

helps families that don’t

have the financial means

to build a bread oven as

long as they provide the

food to feed the workers,

or provide the materials.

If you do have the finances a consultation is recommended.

Timms said he is always

looking for ways to incorporate Hopi, Tewa and

Western cultural teach-

ings to use as a concept

and this is one of them.

Building the bread oven

will teach the youth about

their culture and it will

also give them experience

if they want to build a

bread oven for their families.

“It was a lot of hands on

and a new experience and

hard work. It was good

team work too and I never

made a bread oven before.

Rock cutting was something I learned today and

I think I will be able to

build my own bread oven

with some help,” said

Aydon James, 15 years

old of Tewa.

The Tewa Youth Program has another program

called the Tewa Summer

Youth Service and Learning Program for youth 18

years and under who are

employed by the Tewa

Community. Only five

students are selected for

this program. They receive a weekly stipend

of $50 and at the end of

four weeks they receive a

back to school fund in the

amount of $200.

Timms would like to

thank Elvia Sanchez for

bringing the Bacavi Youth

Program to help with

the bread oven, the Hopi

Tuts’kwa Permaculture

Program, the staff at the

Tewa Administration Office and the volunteers,

Mindy Secakuku, Paulette Coochyumptewa and

Onita Jackson.

“I am very grateful to

each of them for their

services and support in

teaching our youth,” said

Timms.

The bread oven will be

open to anyone in the

Tewa community who

needs to bake bread for

ceremonies.

NPC offers Kids College classes this summer

Marketing & Public Relations

Office

Youngsters,

ages

6

through 14, can learn

about other cultures, explore the fundamentals

of pottery construction,

become a mad scientist,

be a medieval knight for

a day, make neat things

out of duct tape, help with

a wildlife rescue project,

build a birdhouse, test

their green thumb, explore

several art and drawing

classes, or create a digital

scrapbook in Kids Col-

lege classes this summer

at four Northland Pioneer

College campus locations.

Information about classes in your area can be

found online at www.npc.

edu/kids-­college.

Sign up for any of these

Kids College classes at

least a week before the

class starts to ensure it is

not cancelled due to insufficient enrollment. Register by phone, 524-­7459 or

(800) 266-­7845 ext. 7459,

or at any NPC location

during regular business

hours, 7:30 a.m. to 6:30

p.m. Monday through

Thursday. NPC is closed

on Fridays during the

summer.

For additional information about Kids College

classes, contact Loyelin

Aceves, community education program coordinator, (800) 266-­7845, ext.

6244, or email kidscollege@npc.edu. You can

also view a current list of

personal interest classes

by visiting www.npc.edu

and clicking on the “Kids

College” banner image.

HOPI TUTUVENI | TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2013 7

Local Hopi School Students Receive “Hopi Code Talkers” Citizenship Awards

I had the honor to present the 2013 “Hopi Code

Talkers”

Citizenship

Awards to local school

students across the Hopi

Reservation during their

award and promotion ceremonies this past May.

This was an idea that

came to mind during my

many airlift missions to

foreign countries while in

the Air Force. The children I met and saw during

my travels were just like

our local children, happy

and with many dreams

yet to be fulfilled. But

the take-away I discovered was those children

I met spoke their foreign

language fluently. I felt I

could combine the legacy of our ten Hopi Code

Talkers who used their

top-secret native language

successfully during World

War II toward promoting

our Hopi children to learn

and speak our Hopilavayi

(language) fluently and

create an award centered

around citizenship qualities.

So this year, the Hopi

Veterans Services sponsored the “Hopi Code

Talkers”

Citizenship

Award and I asked the

local schools for their

participation in selecting

a young boy and a young

girl in the 6th grade class

who met the simple criteria of communication

skills, leadership qualities

and citizenship attributes.

I was glad a majority of

the schools responded

positively and provided

the names of their respective recipients. I then had

the privilege of personally presenting the awards

during

the

school’s

awards banquets or promotion ceremonies. The

deserving students each

received a “Hopi Code

Talkers” certificate with

pictures of the ten Code

Talkers.

Additionally they also

earned a Hopi Code Talker coin with an image of

a Code Talker talking on a

military radio on one side

of the coin. The reserve

side of coin had a US and

Hopi Flag with the words

“Hopilavayi” on the bottom. The two Hopi Junior

High School recipients received a plaque and certificate from Alfred Lomahquahu, Commander, Lori

Piestewa Post #80.

Our program will continue this new tradition each

school year and welcome

any comments to improve

the awards for our local

Hopi school students. The

Hopi Veterans Services

staff congratulates each of

this year’s recipients and

to all students who were

promoted and/or graduated from middle schools,

junior highs, high schools

and colleges. Best wishes

to all as you continue on

your educational journeys

to reach your goals and

successes!

Marty Naha Jr.

Lakisha Berta Maire Tenorio

Kianna Honyouti

Kameron Honanie

Jihad Nodman

Jacob Lim

Faylene Rogers

Autumn Qumawunu

April Rose Tso

Zachary Douma

Joshua Lomayestewa

Shanice Sakeva

By Geno Talas

Director Hopi Veteran Services

Yuwehloo Pah’ki Community Dedicates New Buildings

Melvina Navasie is the oldest resident of Yuwehloo Pah’ki at 85 years old.

“The community of

Yuwehloo Pah’ki has

become a visible community over the course

of the years with sheer

determination, perseverance, great gains

and courage. The tribe

should be proud of

them and support them

and I commend them

for hanging in there,”

said Vice Chairman

Herman G. Honanie.

Although Yuwehloo

Pah’ki was recognized

as a community by the

Hopi Tribal Council, it

was re-aquired in a land

swap with the Navajo

Nation after a 100 year

land dispute. Melvi-

PUBLIC NOTICE

Office of Mining & Mineral Resources (OMMR)

Hopi AML Public Facilities Projects (PFP)

The Hopi OMMR program proposes to purchase an

approximate 4,300 (four thousand-three hundred)

square foot modular office building that will house

the Regulatory (Title V) and the Abandoned Mine

Lands (AML, Title IV) Programs.

The proposed building will replace current office

buildings and will provide additional office space

for anticipated specialized positions in support of

Hopi OMMR plans for future mining regulatory

operations. An approved Hopi Regulatory Program

will enable the Hopi Tribe to monitor and regulate

coal mining on Hopi Lands.

The OMMR, in compliance with Office of Surface

Mining (OSM) AML PFP requirements, invite public comment on the proposed OMMR administration

building project and will hold a project public hearing on July 2, 2013, at the Kykotsmovi Community

Center, 6:00 P.M., July 2, 2013.

Written comments on the proposed building purchase and the OMMR Regulatory Program may be

sent to:

Norman Honie, Jr., Director

P.O. Box 123

Kykotsmovi, Arizona 86039

Telephone: (928) 734-7145

FAX: (928) 734-7180

NHonie@hopi.nsn.us

Written comments must be received by the Hopi

OMMR Office by July 2, 2013, 5:00 P.M.

If you have questions regarding the AML PFP program, you may contact Manager Keith Pahovama,

Sr., at (928) 734-7145, or KPahovama@hopi.nsn.us.

Publication Date: June 4, 2013

Hopi Tutuveni

Vice Chairman Herman G. Honanie delivers words of encouragement to the Yuwehloo Pah’ki Community

residents.

na Navasie, 85, is the

oldest resident of Yuwehloo Pah’ki. She has

lived in the Antelope

Springs (Jeddito) area

all her life when her father settled in the area

in 1912.

“When this relocation

came, it was hard. But I

guess we can’t fight, we

can’t fight the government. When I was living in Jeddito, the Senators wanted to ask me

questions, so I traveled

to Washington D.C.,….

all they wanted to know Supai Dance group of Walpi dance in front of the new youth and elderly building.

was where I lived,” said

Tewanema

Melvina. “When they looking forward to the “When they were de- Harvey

and

members

Valerie

veloping

infrastructure

future

growth

of

their

made their decision, I

Kooyaquaptewa,

Reynhere,

some

of

these

community.

was on a witness stand

old

Nash

and

former

roads

were

being

blad“Right

now

there

have

in Tucson on my birthday…and they went been five land assign- ed for the first time. member Rosa Honanie.

for the Navajo side,” ments that have been Navajo County pur- “I was glad all the

approved and those chased a lot of culverts people I invited showed

Melvina added.

Rosa Honanie said individuals will have in contributing to the up. I appreciate all the

she is happy to see that one year to build on improvements of these people who helped celMelvina was able to see their land. We are also roads. I wish the com- ebrate, the staff and

the dedication of the planning on building munity well,” said Jes- the community for donating the food. I just

buildings because she subdivisions instead of se Thompson.

wanted to let people

In

addition

to

the

new

scattered

homes,”

said

has been on the board

buildings, Yuwehloo know that our commufor Yuwehloo Pah’ki Clyde.

Pah’ki bought three nity exists and we are

Building

subdivisions

from the start.

new vehicles; a truck here,” said Clyde.

would

benefit

Hopi

Yuwehloo Pah’ki is a

for maintenance, an Lunch was served by

Tribal

members

who

community with cattle

SUV for administration Yuwehloo Pah’ki comneed

housing

and

are

grazing districts, resiand a van for the Elder- munity residents and

eligible.

It

would

also

dential and commercial

areas. The residents are help in eliminating ly and Youth programs. entertainment provided

productively working scattered housing as “The Youth and Elder- by the Sun Fire Band

for ways to provide an the roads in Yuwehloo ly programs can now and a social dance

economy and build in- Pah’ki are impass- attend events at the oth- group of Walpi.

frastructure for their able during inclement er villages,” said Clyde. The community of Yucurrent and future res- weather. As a result of E.J. Setala, Board wehloo Pah’ki would

idents. They also re- the impassable road Chairman of Yuwehloo like to thank and recceive income from the conditions they are not Pah’ki said, “I was glad ognize Jonathan Yorba,

village-owned Spider always guaranteed as- to see members of the President/CEO of The

Mound Gallery at the sistance from emergen- council, Vice Chair- Community FoundaHopi Cultural Center cy services. They have man, Hopi Tribal pro- tion; Linda Laisure of

Foundation;

assistance grams, Jesse Thompson HOME

that supports their de- received

from the Navajo Coun- and the community. Laura Schad of Navelopment efforts.

Today their resident ty Supervisor, Jesse That was my highlight.” tional Relief Charities

YPC Board members and to those individuals

population is over 130, Thompson to improve

are

Chairman E.J. Se- who helped setup for

the

roads

in

the

comwith 70 percent betala,

Vice Chairman the ceremony.

munity.

ing children. They are

8 TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2013 | HOPI TUTUVENI

Hopi Tribal Council Notes, Third Quarter Session - June 2013

Approved 6/3/13 Motion by Norman Honanie, Second by Arthur

Batala: 12yes, 2no, 0 abstained.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

(Action Items):

(Action Items):

A.I. 069-2010 To immediateA.I. 027-2013 To approve the

ly correct the trash problems

completed enrollment applicaaffecting the Hopi Villages-Nada tions for Hopi Tribal MemberTalayumptewa

ship-Mary Polacca. Approved

A.I. 077-2011 To approve the re- 6/3/13 Motion by Norman

vised Human Resources Policy

Honanie, Second by Annette

Manual-Elward Edd

Talayumptewa: 12yes, 0 no, 1

A.I. 026-2013 Retain the law

abstention.

firm Arnold & Porter LLP to

A.I. 028-2013 Approves Hopi

investigate the circumstances

Tribal relinquishment of a misurrounding the auction of Hopi nor-Mary Polacca. Approved

religious objects in Paris-Leigh

6/3/13 Motion by Arthur Batala,

Kuwanwisiwma

Second by Norman Honanie

A.I. 032-2013 To set up a Re13yes, 0 no, 0 abstained

volving Account for the Child

A.I. 053-2013 To purchase a

Care Center-Bernita Kuwanincomplete HVAC system for the

vaya Approved 6/4/13 Motion

Legislative Building-VanDerrit

by Lamar Keevama, Second

Poyer Approved 6/3/13 Motion

by Rosa Honani: 12yes, 1no, 0

by George Mase, Second by

abstained.

Arthur Batala: 16yes, 0 no, 1

A.I. 046-2013 To approve the

abstention.

Bureau of Reclamation AgreeA.I. 054-2013 To approve a

ment for the North Central

Lease Agreement between the

Arizona Water Supply Feasibility Hopi Tribe/First Mesa ConsolStudy-George Mase

idated Villages and Arizona

A.I. 051-2013 To authorize each Public Service Company-RozelTribal Council Representative

da Namingha Approved 6/4/13

to acquire and use a Hopi

Motion by Arthur Batala, Second

Tribal Credit Card-Annette F. Ta- by Danny Humetewa Sr: 11yes,

layumptewa. Approved 6/4/13

2no, 0 abstained.

Motion by Danny Humetewa,

REPORTS Agenda

Second by Arthur Batala: 6yes,

Office of the Chairman

6no, 1 abstention. Presiding

Office of the Vice Chairman

Officer Vice Chairman Herman

Office of the Tribal Secretary

Honanie broke tie vote, resultOffice of the Treasurer

ing in 7yes, 6no, 1 abstention

Office of the Executive Director

(Chairman and 5 Council reps

Land Team

absent)

Water/Energy Task Team

A.I. 052-2013 To accept fundTransportation Task Team

ing from the U.S. Bureau of

6/19/13 3pm

Reclamation in the amount of

Law Enforcement Task Team

$25,769.30-Lionel Puhuyesva.

Hopi Tribal Housing Authority

By Louella Nahsonhoya

Hopi Tutuveni

I.H.S. Status Report

Solid Waste Plan of Operation

Robert Lyttle – Attorney billings

Grant Thornton

Peabody Coal Company

Re-Org Status Report– Davis

Pecusa 6/19/13 3pm

HPV (Human Papiloma Virus)

Status Report – Angela Gonzales July

HAMP (Hopi Arsenic Mitigation

Project)

Head Start

HTEDC (Hopi Tribe Economic

Development Corp)

Hopi Telecommunications Inc.

6/11/13 1pm (complete)

Peabody Well #10

A/P Status Report 6/12/13

9:30am (complete)

BIE Education – Eric North

Tribal Issues – Cedric Kuwaninvaya 6/12/13 1pm (complete)

APPOINTMENTS Agenda

General Counsel position

Election Board Alternates (3)

Complete

Interviews: Deputy Revenue

Commissioner (1) 6/19/13

1:30pm

Hopi Tribal Housing Authority,

Board of Commissioners (1)

6/19/13 9:30am

OTHER Issues

Communication/Coordination

between Council and the Chairman

Kayenta Mine Environmental

Assessment

Tribal Council Orientation

Grazing Hearing Board Work

Session

Selection: Investment Firm

All Indian Pueblo Council

HCC Complaint Letter

Ron Sinquah Appeal 6/13/13

9:30am (complete)

Mihio Manus/Hopi Tutuveni

Castilleja, otherwise known as Indian Paintbrush, can be found in bloom all across the Hopi Reservation. This particular flower was found in Second Mesa on the descending slope toward the day school.

Hopi Tribal Membership

During the month of June 2013 the

Hopi Tribal Council approved a total of

75 enrollment applicants for membership

into the Hopi Tribe and that the following named enrollees or their sponsors

have authorized to publish their names in

the Hopi Tribal Newsletter and the Hopi

Tutuveni newspaper.

Based on Tribal Council’s action the total Hopi Tribal Membership at present is:

13,851. NOTE: Membership figure is increased on quarterly basis as Hopi Tribal

Council approves new enrollees and is

decreased when deaths are reported and

Hopi Tribal relinquishments occur.

Hotevilla Village Affiliation:

Calvin Philip Becker

Gabriella Dawn Becker

Ivan Kiisa’anii Curley

Kuwanhongnum Kay Rogers

Josiah Murray Thompson

Kykotsmovi Village Affiliation:

Erma Jean Hynson

Alexandra Estrella Wadsworth

Kanin Wadsworth

Paul Aden Wadsworth

Savian Wadsworth

Mishongnovi Village Affiliation:

Gabriel Antonio Gonzalez

Kamaiya Maurie Laban

Kamrynn Amari Laban

Tallon Vonn Secakuku

Jaydon Levi Zeena

Moenkopi Village Affiliation:

Javier James Gaseoma

Bradley Christopher Gilbert

Mikomi Deann Alissa Poleahla

Kiya Ranae Troxell

Draiden Jaye Watson

Shungopavi Village Affiliation:

JoVaughn Lawrence Abeita

Cedrice Jasmine Coochyamptewa

Lianna Renae Hernandez

Belinda Renae Lomahoema

YhedVan Brxtan Naseyoma

Seneida Naomi Nasingoetewa

Jace Benjamin Nuvaswukiwma

Paavenqa Mowana Saufkie

Sipaulovi Villge Affiliation:

Cedar Lyle Joseph

Christino Panana

Freddie Fredell Panana

Sichomovi Village Affiliation:

Mistylynne Kylie Coochwytewa

Puhutsamvaya Alfphred Coochwytewa

DuRay Earl Denet

Andrew Douglas Holmes

Marcos Pete Seeyouma

Tewa Village Affiliation:

Bryneen Brandee Gallegos

Efrin Valentine Gallegos

Reyes Andres Gallegos

Mariana Amia Hernandez

Kevin Nuvayoyang Josytewa

Keisha Lenee Kootswatewa

Madison Moreno

Sean Michael Talashie

Kaitlyn Rose Reeder

Walpi Village Affiliation:

Myla Lauren David

Arial Laurae Talayumptewa

Erixson Lamar Talayumptewa