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TUESDAY, October 16, 2018

Volume 26 Number 17

Feasibility Hopi Delegation Attends Past and Present Little

Colorado River Trial Hearings

Study on

Hopi

Education

Discussions

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By ROMALITA LABAN

MANAGING EDITOR

In 2015, the U.S. Bureau of

Indian Education (BIE) awarded the Hopi Tribe a “Tribal

Education Department” (TED)

grant, for the development and

operation of the education department. In 2017, Tribal Council approved the use of the TED

grant funds to hire Public Works

LLC to evaluate the current educational structure and determine

(1) whether it was “feasible”

for the Tribe to develop a “coordinated educational program”

on the reservation, and, if so,

(2) how the Hopi Tribe should

structure the governance and

build leadership capacity to facilitate a “comprehensive and

coordinated” education system.

As part of our commitment

to help educate and inform the

Hopi community on issues impacting the Hopi senom, the

Hopi Tutuveni published chapter

summaries from the Feasibility

Study on Hopi Education report

from June through September

2018 covering the 367-page report which included 13 chapters.

In the June 19, 2018 publication

of the Hopi Tutuveni we summarized Chapter 1: Governance

of Hopi Education and Chapter

2: Educational Leadership of the

report. The report identified four

potential governance options:

Option 1: Maintain and strengthen the current local autonomy

structure;

Option 2: Set up a consortium

for sharing ideas and resources;

Option 3: Create a centralized

entity that provides support for

the schools; and/or

Option 4: Create a central authority that provides oversight

and consistency to the schools.

In accordance with information included in the report, it

was explained that the report

began with governance because

it was both the motivating factor for the TED grant and the

commissioning of the feasibility

study, and a highly-debated subject within the Hopi community.

Further explanation in the report

provided that there is a broadly

shared conclusion that the current “system” isn’t working.

The report included detailed

evidence that locally controlled

schools need more support and

assistance. However,

L-R: Craig Andrews - Mishongnovi Village Representative/Water & Energy Committee Chairperson, Malinda Andrews - Executive Advisor – Hopi Chairman’s Office,

Leonard Selestewa - Hopi Witness, Leroy Shingoitewa - Upper Moencopi Village Representative, Timothy Nuvangyaoma - Hopi Chairman, Bruce Fredericks - Upper

Moencopi Village Representative/Water & Energy Committee Member, Wallace Youvella, Sr., - First Mesa Consolidated Villages Representative/Hopi Witness, Alverna

Poneoma - Sipaulovi Village Representative, Wayne Taylor, Jr. - Former Hopi Chairman (Photo by Romalita Laban/Hopi Tutuveni)

By ROMALITA LABAN

MANAGING EDITOR

As part of our commitment to help educate and inform the Hopi

community on the Little Colorado River Settlement issue which

does impact the Hopi senom, the Hopi Tutuveni published update

reports on the Hopi Tribe’s website wuth hearing dates and details

starting with the September 4th publication.

In our concerted efforts towards bringing the information to Hopi

Tutuveni readers, we are continuing content in this publication with

the goal of continuously providing information through November

2018. Tutuveni staff has attended the historical trial hearings and

will do our best to describe and provide information that connects

our readers to what is occurring when Hopi delegates attend the past

and present Little Colorado River portions of the Trial Hearings in

Phoenix, Ariz.

To better provide information about what is occurring around

Hopi water rights we’ve determined to follow up in this publication

with some background history, depictions and more reports, which

can be read on pages 4 and 7 of this publication and from those who

are attending in support of Hopi. Our very own Hopi people have

attended as a delegation, as expert Hopi witnesses and via the presence of Hopi Tutuveni. It is our hope that more of our Hopi people

will be able to attend the hearings in person to best take in what is

being said and described first-person.

Hopi’s Annual Tuuvi Festival in Full Swing

By CARL ONSAE

ASSISTANT EDITOR

With the fall weather upon Moenkopi,

Arizona., Hopi’s end of the year festivals

began on October 13 and 14, 2018. Moenkopi Legacy Inn and Suites in conjunction

with the Village of Upper Moenkopi had

its annual Tuuvi Festival, complete with

food, jewelry, Texas Twisters, and Hopi

dances.

People from around the world made

their way to visit the Hopi mesas for only

two days of jewelry buying and to watch

authentic Hopi dances.

With the eighty-fifth annual Tuba City

fair in full effect complete with concerts,

carnival rides and games, the Tuuvi fes-

tival began on the last two days during

which the Tuba City fair also occurred.

Lasting for two days, the Hopi Tuuvi

fair was in full swing. Pueblo Indians from

all villages across the southwest came out

to sell their jewelry and to display their

prized artwork; local village dancers came

out to entertain the people and to give good

vibes to all those who watched the dance.

Although traffic was a hassle to some,

travelers from a far did not seem to be affected by the traffic, and eager Tuuvi participants seemed to have not noticed any

traffic at all. Attendees experienced laughter, dances, food, and jewelry and it ap- Moenkopi dancers dance the Sio Butterfly, their atpears that the Tuuvi festival will be a staple tire represent parts of Hopi and Zuni culture. (Photo

of bringing everyone together, if only for a by Carl Onsae/Hopi Tutuveni)

short period of time.

More on Page 8 and 9

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Hopi HALLOWEEN

PUBLIC NOTICE

Hopi Tribe Long Range

Transportation Plan

MICHAEL

LOMAYAKTEWA

PRESS RELEASE

The Hopi Department of Transportation, Hopi Tribe hereby provides notice

that the Hopi Tribe 2018 Long Range

Transportation Plan (LRTP) is available

for public review.

The purpose of long-range transportation planning is to clearly demonstrate

a Tribe's transportation needs and to

develop strategies to meet these needs.

These strategies should address future

land use, economic development, traffic

demand, public safety, and health and

social needs.

The information can be reviewed at:

Hopi Department of Transportation

(HDOT), Road Maintenance Officelocated within the BIA, Hopi Agency

building from 8:00a.m. - 4:30p.m.

Hopi Department of Transportation,

Administration Office - located within

the Kykotsmovi Youth & Elderly building from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Individuals or organizations may submit written comments for consideration.

Written comments will be accepted until

close of business November 16, 2018.

Comments should be submitted to:

The Hopi Tribe - Hopi Department of

Transportation

P.O. Box 123

Kykotsmovi, AZ 86039

For questions and/or further information regarding the Hopi Tribe 2018 Long

Range

Transportation Plan, please contact

Hopi Department of Transportation, at

(928) 734-3181.

Study on Hopi Education, Cont.

Maude Yoyhoeoma Second Mesa Day School Primary Representative and Anita Bahnimptewa, Hopi Jr./Sr. High School Primary Representative to HBE, being sworn in. Also sworn in

was Delores Coochyamptewa, SMDS Alternate Representative to HBE by Judy Talawyma,

HBE President (both not pictured). (Photo by Romalita Laban/Hopi Tutuveni)

according to the report, the Tribal

government lacks the financial ability or

administrative capacity to provide that

support, while many stakeholders have

voiced concerns over losing their autonomy to the Tribal government. The 62page chapter includes analysis of survey

and other data and a detailed discussion

of the necessary steps to build capacity

and trust in order to move the conversation forward.

Conversations regarding the Feasibility study did occur during the September

19, 2018 Hopi Board of Education (HBE)

meeting, at which three new members

were sworn in which included Maude

Yoyhoeoma Second Mesa Day School

Primary Representative to HBE, Delores

Coochyamptewa SMDS Alternate Representative to HBE and Anita Bahnimptewa, Hopi Jr./Sr. High School Primary

Representative to HBE. All were sworn

in by Judy Talawyma, HBE President

and seated prior to Bahnimptewa being

voted in as the new HBE Vice President.

The HBE was then provided an update

the by Dr. Noreen Sakiestewa, Director,

Department of Education & Workforce

Development (DEWD)- Hopi Tribe,

regarding the status of the Feasibility

Study Project as being complete. The

next steps will be to continue work on the

Ordinance 36 Project which is also covered under the 2015 TED grant and is to

be completed by the TED grant consultant, Angelina Okuda-Jacobs. A site visit

to Hopi by Okuda-Jacobs was scheduled

for October 8-12, 2018.

Further discussion during the HBE

meeting included updates from Dr. Sakiestewa on the response and directive

received from Council regarding the

governance Options 1-4 (listed above).

Sakiestewa reported that two letters were

sent to Council requesting guidance on

which Option she should lean towards.

Sakiestewa reported that she received

a response on the second letter and was

invited by Council to present and discuss the letter on September 5, 2018 at

Council Chambers. She further reported

that because Council was unclear about

Options 3 & 4, Council directed her to

provide an organizational chart complete

with goals and objectives for how the

education of the Hopi children would be

included. She further explained that Option 4 referenced inclusion of a reservation wide Superintendent therefore that

was why an organizational chart was requested. Sakiestewa also expressed that

since Council requested this information,

the task for the HBE, the CSA’s, school

boards and stakeholders was to provide

information in reference to Options 3 &

4 to the Council. She also informed those

present that she would be including visuals and that the Feasibility Study is available on-line at the DEWD website and

that copies could be provided to parents

if requested.

CSA’s and school board members representing Hopi Day School, SMDS, First

Mesa Elementary School, and Hotevilla

Bacavi Community School expressed

questions regarding the report provided

by Sakiestewa. Questions included the

following:

•Did Public Works meet with the

stakeholders about the Feasibility Study?

•Will clarification about the Feasibility

Study be provided to the parents, who are

stakeholders and may not fully understand the Feasibility Study?

•Why did the Director of DEWD not

meet with the schools?

•Has Tribal Council read the whole

Feasibility Study?

•If Tribal Council has already determined that Option 1 & 2 will not to be

addressed, can it be explained why or

what their reasoning is?

•Why is the focus on Options 3 & 4

only?

•Since Options 3 & 4 includes having

funding from the Tribe, which we know

is not available, why not focus on Options 1 & 2?

Sakiestewa also informed those present of word received from Bureau of Indian Education representatives that a new

“Grant Roll Out” for Fiscal Year 2019

was being discussed and is a strong possibility for continued TED grant funds.

Since the September 19, 2018 HBE

meeting, Okuda-Jacobs’ plans for meeting with Hopi Tribal Council on October 10, 2018 did not come to fruition as

Council did not reach quorum. Meetings

throughout the week did get completed

with the Community School Administrators (CSA), some School Board members and a few community stakeholders

which included two teachers and 2-3 students for some schools.

Prior to her visit, Okuda-Jacobs provided questionnaires to the groups which

covered various topics such as; Primary

Goals for the schools and whether the

goals are being met, what an ideal student/teacher/staff/parent/administration

looks like, assessments, curriculum, education standards, bullying, impediments,

education structure, the four governance

options addressed in the Feasibility

Study, centralization, incorporating Hopi

language/history/culture in all aspects of

learning, how best to teach Hopi, language immersion, Feasibility Study issues to point out, keeping grades 7 and

8 in the elementary schools, attendance

boundaries, adding a Junior High School

at Keams Canyon, “outside the box”

ideas, school/student data/statistics, and

governing board election processes. As

of October 12, 2018 Okuda-James met

with all the schools for an average of 2.53 hours.

For questions about the Feasibility report or for information on how to obtain a

copy, please contact Dr. Noreen Sakiestewa at (928) 734-3501 or Judy Youvella

at (928) 734-3503 or JYouvella@hopi.

nsn.us. The Feasibility report can also be

found at the Hopi Department of Education’s website where it can be acquired

on-line from https://www.hopi-nsn.gov/

tribal-services/department-of-education/.

October 16, 2018

Plan For Lane Restrictions on

State Route 264 for Pavement

Preservation Work

ADOT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Drivers who use State Route 264 between Steamboat and Burnside should

plan for lane restrictions and travel delays on Monday, Oct. 15, and Tuesday,

Oct. 16, while pavement preservation

work is underway.

The work is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 5

p.m. on both days along a 14-mile stretch

of SR 264, west of the juncture with US

191. Crews will work from milepost 426

to 436 on the first day, and from milepost

436 to 441 on the second day.

East- and westbound traffic will be reduced to one lane of alternating travel.

Crews will reopen sections of SR 264 as

they complete the work and move on to

other segments of the roadway.

Flaggers and a pilot car will be used to

direct traffic within the work zone.

Drivers should obey posted speed limits and traffic control devices, and use

caution around on-site personnel and

equipment in work zones.

ADOT crews will be using a fog seal

process as part of the pavement preservation work. This entails applying oil

to the road surface, which seals small

cracks, restores flexibility and helps extend the life of the pavement.

Schedules are subject to change based

on weather and other unforeseen factors. For more information, please call

the ADOT Project Information Line at

855.712.8530 or email Projects@azdot.

gov. For real-time highway conditions

statewide, visit ADOT's Traveler Information Site at www.az511.gov, follow

ADOT on Twitter (@ArizonaDOT) or

call 511, except when driving.

Family Resource Fair, Cont.

family resource fair event on October

9, 2018. 12-year-old Henry Namingha from Hotevilla Bacavi Community

School said, “I had fun coming to the

fair, I got candy from the bean bag toss

and learned from the police about sexual

offenders and I learned about technical

assistant which is a fancy word for helping people”.

Speakers from the community came

forth to talk about how to find courage

from within and how to be better informed about how Hopi culture can aid

in the prevention of domestic violence.

Eljean Joshevema from the community of Oraivi sang a Hopi butterfly song

about how life use to be and expressed

that the old ways are a reminder of how

to remind ourselves about the simplicities of life, if that is what we truly desire.

He encouraged all who were in atten-

dance to start talking more about domestic violence to children so they can be

aware of what domestic violence looks

like.

Another speaker, Karen Honani from

the Hopi Behavioral Health Services,

spoke about her life and what she experienced when she was growing up. She

also encouraged families to start talking

at the dinner table about life situations,

and how talk about domestic violence

is not a fairy tale but reality for some of

those who may be experiencing the issue

in their lives.

Overall and throughout the two events,

information about how to better understand, be aware and prevent domestic

violence was shared by HTWCEA and

was meant to be shared not only within

the communities but with the entire Hopi

reservation.

Hopi Behavioral Health Services

Holds Third Annual Gathering

The local Hopi community gathered at the Moencopi Legacy Inn and Suites to hear stories

and to receive information about substance abuse. (Photo by Carl Onsae/Hopi Tutuveni).

By CARL ONSAE

ASSISTANT EDITOR

The Hopi Behavioral Health Services

held its annual “Spiritual, Physical,

Emotional and Mental Health Gathering” which was held at the Moenkopi

Legacy Inn and Suites on October 4,

2018. The conference supported ten

inspirational speakers to tell their story and help others overcome substance

abuse. The speakers told their stories and

shared their ways of dealing with substance abuse in hopes that it would be an

inspiration to the community members

who attended the conference.

Speakers from all over Native America came out to the Hopi lands to share

their story about how they overcame the

trials and tribulations of drug, alcohol,

and mental abuse. The conference started with a light breakfast and an invocation from Leroy Sumatzkuku, Govenor

of Upper Moenkopi Village. Laverne

Dallas, Director - Hopi BHS provided

introductions of the first few speakers to

tell their stories.

The first speaker, Rhett Johnson, told

his story and gave insight about substance

abuse being a limiting factor, which is a

way; some people have held themselves

from accomplishing their goals. Johnson

became aware of the Hopi pueblos and

adored the culture, when he came from

Presto, Idaho. He battled with alcohol

and felt like everyone around him was

against him. His story seemed to inspire many in the audience, when he told

them that it was a complex battle to get

to where he is today and he would not

have made it without help from the his

community and his family. Johnson has

a Master of Public Health degree and

currently works for the Hopi Behavioral

Health services in Polacca, Ariz.

Other speakers came forth to inform

the community about positive ways to

win the battle against substance abuse.

Elanine Descheeny, Scott Means, Karen Honanie, Dr. Elise Leonard, Frances

Duggan, Andrea Joshevama, Joe Miguel

Baca, and Michael Adams each spoke

about their insights about how substance abuse can lead to post traumatic

stress syndrome, PTSD and other mental health problems. The speakers spoke

to the audience about how help can be

found from just about anyone who has

been through the trials and tribulations

of substance abuse.

One speaker in particular grew from

his substance abuse and channeled it

through his art. Duane Koyawena, a

Hopi/Tewa/Ohkay Owingeh artist from

Sipaulovi Arizona came forth to tell his

story about how he channeled his substance abuse problem to make works of

art. His story included how his life as an

alcoholic was the way of life for him and

that he was so absorbed into his disease

that he grew to not even mind his life being like that. He told the audience that he

ran from his problems and never faced

them and used alcohol to forget his problems. The reactions from the audience

showed Koyawena to be an inspiration,

as they listened intently to his story.

The conference is held every year, and

will feature more inspirational speakers

to share with the community and who

will listen to them. The conference day

wound down and the community members that were present seemed to be full

of inspiration. Some expressed that they

learned a lot and are now more knowledgeable about how to combat the substance abuse problems here on the Hopi

reservation, and that the time set aside

for the conference is of value for the

Hopi community.

October 16, 2018

Hopi HALLOWEEN

Road Closure on US 89 Frustrates

Travelers while Increasing Local Hopi

Merchant Profits

Map showing road detour and time it takes to be re-routed (Picture provided by

Paul Saufkie)

KYKOTSMOVI, ARIZ. - According to an Arizona Department

of Transportation press release, the

flooding, caused by the remnants of

Hurricane Rosa, cut through a 30foot section of US 89 and the earth

beneath it, necessitating extensive

repairs and closing the highway between Cameron and US 160 on the

Navajo Nation on Wednesday, October 3, 2018.

ADOT coordinated with the Hopi

Tribe on a temporary detour route

which ran through parts of the Hopi

reservation via AZ State Routes 87

and 264. The detour nearly doubled

the driving distance for those traveling between Flagstaff and Page

and increased traffic going through

Hopi lands. ADOT Director, John

Halikowski said in a press release.

“We’re grateful to our partners, including the Navajo Nation, Hopi

Tribe, Arizona Department of Public Safety, Coconino County and

Federal Highway Administration,

who stepped forward to help keep

traffic moving through the region

and get this critical work done.”

Word got out quickly about the

detour, first thing Thursday morning

October 4, 2018, to Hopi tribal employees about the traffic reroute via

Hopi Tribe’s Emergency Response

Team and Hopi Resource Enforcement personnel who notified employees to expect increased traffic

in the local area and provided the

following map depicting the reroute

going through the Hopi reservation.

The alternate route had travelers going through the two-lane AZ

Highway 264, which crosses over

the Hopi mesas, and through various Hopi villages. Highway 264

was flooded with 18-wheelers,

RV’s, local commuters, and tourists, as well as local travelers. Local

Hopi businesses along the stretch of

highway greeted tourists, commuters, and local village folk who had

to re-route their travels, too.

Several local businesses in particular drew in customers as signs

pointed the way to get gas, food,

and more. Hotevilla Co-Op store

located in Hotevilla, Arizona had

employees happily greeting the

re-routed travelers with kind gestures in the usual Hopi way. Kris

Keloyouma, Manager of the Hotevilla Co-Op store stated that he had

seen a lot of people stopping by the

store to get snacks, directions, and

gas. Since the store has not had gas

available for customers for quite

some time, the store manager saw

it as a lost opportunity to increase

revenue which he described as the

biggest downfall. “It was a huge

drawback to having no gas, we

could have made around $300-$400

or even more in revenue in the time

when the travelers were traveling

through the Hopi mesas” Keloyouma stated. The store did, however,

make revenue by providing snacks

and directions to the weary travelers.

Keloyouma also stated, “Cost

wise, in order to get all the pumps

and equipment working it’s going to

cost around $16,000 to $18,000 to

get gas back at the store.” Hopes for

making gas available for customers

at the Hotevilla Co-Op store are on

the positive end for becoming a reality, as the village has plans to get

back on track next year in fulfilling the fuel needs of the local Hopi

people. The change may positively

impact the limited resources which

have handicapped the store’s ability

to be a full-fledged store.

Kykotsmovi Village Store experienced the biggest increase in customers due to the reroute and most

likely because of the proximity and

availability of gas, as compared

to other Hopi businesses. Tommy

Canyon, store manager, spoke of

the re-routed customers, seemed to

be more interested in using the bathroom than purchasing goods.

“It was more than usual of people

during the road closure, there were

a lot of bathroom users”. But with

all that, there was a slight increase

of revenue due to gas, snacks and

more.

Although the increase in revenue

was generous, local residents didn’t

seem all too happy when they had

to share their road and their local

store with the re-routed travelers.

Some local residents stated that

they hoped for a speedy repair of

Highway 89 so they could have

their store and road back. With that

in mind, store managers and owners saw that this was a way to gain

much needed revenue during the

temporary closure of Highway 89.

The hopes of some local residents

seemed to have been answered as

rerouted travelers and traffic flow

resumed to the normal flow once the

road was reopened just a day later

on Friday, October 5, 2018.

Hopi Head Start Program Marches to

Raise Awareness About Disability

Hopi Head Start students sit on the door steps of Tribal Hall on October 11, 2018. The students brought signs and placed pin

wheels on the grounds of Tribal Hall. (Photo by Carl Onsae/Hopi Tutuveni).

By CARL ONSAE

ASSISTANT EDITOR

KYKOTSMOVI, ARIZ - October

11, 2018, students from the Hopi

Head Start program representing all

the Hopi mesas took part in a walk

to raise awareness about disability.

On a fairly sunny morning, Head

Start students marched down Main

Street of Kykotsmovi leading to the

Hopi Tribal Administrative complex

while carrying signs which read,

“My Ability is Stronger than My

Disability” and “See The Person

Not The Disability” and “Why Fit

In, When You Were Born to Stand

Out.” The goal of the group was to

bring awareness by marching down

the main street leading to the Hopi

Tribal Complex and to meet the

Chairman of the Hopi tribe. The

students sat and sang songs for the

Hopi Tribal employees in front of

the heart of administration; that being the Executive Branch building.

The children also sang nursery

rhymes and had fun listening to

all who had tried to speak to them.

Soon after, the students stuck pinwheels in the ground just to the right

of the main entrance to the Executive Branch building and to catch

the attention of those coming to do

business at the Tribe. The pinwheels

were meant represent the many disabled here on the Hopi reservation

and to bring awareness to the fact

that those who are disabled should

never be forgotten and always need

support from the community and

public, as well.

Although Chairman Nuvangyoaoma was away attending to the

Little Colorado River Settlement

Hearings, one of the teachers of

the Hopi Head start program read

aloud a letter that was written to the

children by Chairman Nuvangyaoma. The letter stated that although

he was busy with tribal affairs, he

wished he had the chance to speak

to the children personally. In his letter, Chairman also wished every one

of them success on their journey to

raise awareness about disability.

As the morning grew, the children were given balloons to release

into the air. The excitement from

the children could be seen in their

young ones faces as they received

their balloons. The anticipation

could be seen in their eyes as soon

as they released the balloons into

the air, which created a colorful

cluster against contrasting blue sky.

The children cheered and clapped

as they saw their balloons up in the

sky, floating away higher and higher. As the morning became noon, the

children were given light snacks and

were soon whisked away to continue on with their day. The joy in the

Tribal employees was clear in the

way they smiled continuously while

watching the many children on the

doorstep of “Tribal Hall” with some

expressing they wished the children

and their innocence could visit every day.

Page 3

Siweumptewa

Named Junior Miss

Cherokee

JUNIOR MISS: Destiny Siweumptewa, a member of the

Long Hair Clan from the Birdtown Community, was named

2018-19 Junior Miss Cherokee during a pageant held at the

Cherokee Indian Fairgrounds on the evening of Thursday,

Oct. 4. (SCOTT MCKIE B.P./One Feather photos)

By SCOTT MCKIE B.P.

ONE FEATHER STAFF

Destiny Siweumptewa, 14, a member of the Long

Hair Clan from the Birdtown Community, was named

2018-19 Junior Miss Cherokee during a pageant held at

the Cherokee Indian Fairgrounds on the night of Thursday, Oct. 4. Nevayah Panther, a member of the Bird

Clan from the Birdtown and Big Cove Communities

was named first runner-up, and Jenna Cruz, a member

of the Long Hair Clan from the Birdtown Community,

was named second runner-up.

Siweumptewa was named Miss Congeniality and

Janna Girty, a member of the Wolf Clan from the Birdtown Community, was named Most Photogenic.

The young ladies introduced themselves wearing

outfits of their choice, each describing why they chose

their particular dress.

Cruz wore a sixteenth century style Cherokee outfit

consisting of a twined skirt and drop-shoulder feather cape. “Throughout the years, our people have

changed, evolved, and modernized, but one thing that

hasn’t changed and that’s the Kituwah blood running

through our veins. We are here on our homeland with

our culture waiting to be carried on. Through oppression and colonization, our culture had disappeared. If

we continue to stand together, we can revitalize all that

was lost.”

Girty, wearing a jacket emblazoned with syllabary

characters, said she wore it to honor those, including

herself, who have gone through speech therapy. She

noted that the letter ‘r’ gave her difficulties. “I was

so embarrassed. I didn’t want to read out loud or talk

in front of a class or pronounce my last name. After I

spent two years working with my speech pathologist

Allie, I strengthened and retrained my tongue.”

Rayven Hughes, a member of the Wild Potato Clan

from the Birdtown Community, wore a doctor’s coat.

“I aspire to become a medical doctor to help our people.”

Panther wore a brightly colored outfit covered with

words. “My outfit of choice reflects the strong characteristics that make me the young lady that I am today.

The words on my outfit reflect who I am and are what

makes me what I am now. I am bold and strong. I am

a daughter and a sister. I am blessed and unique. I am

funny and smart. I am cute and stubborn. I am sporty

and artsy. All these words make up who I am and so

much more.”

Siweumptewa wore a red jingle dress and commented, “It represents three important things to me – my

Cherokee and Hopi native culture, my family, and my

love of art. In both native cultures, red stands for fire

and my red dress represents the fire that burns inside

of me for success. All of the other colors hold special meanings to both tribes. It took approximately 25

hours to complete my dress. One of my greatest memories is sitting at my great-grandmother’s feet placing

ribbon on all 200 jingles. Every time I move or dance

in my jingle dress, it takes me back to that day.”

During the talent portion of the pageant, Cruz

demonstrated how to do the Cherokee Pottery Friendship design through a painting, Girty explained traditional Cherokee basketry techniques, Hughes sang a

song in the Cherokee language, Panther performed the

Cherokee Peace Pipe Dance, and Siweumptewa sang

“Amazing Grace” in the Cherokee language and performed it in American Sign Language.

Former junior pageant title holders were honored

during Thursday’s pageant including: Keyonna Hornbuckle Owle, Little Miss Cherokee 1989; Consie Blankenship Girty, Little Miss Cherokee 1986 and Junior

Miss Cherokee 1991; Sharon Queen, Junior Miss

Cherokee 1992; Amanda Wolfe Moore, Little Miss

Cherokee 1993, Junior Miss Cherokee 1997, and Miss

Cherokee 2008; Kara Martin, the only person to hold

all four titles, Little Miss Cherokee 1996, Junior Miss

Cherokee 1999, Teen Miss Cherokee 2004, and Miss

Cherokee 2007; and Samantha Crowe-Hernandez, Junior Miss Cherokee 1998, Miss Cherokee 2005.

Like the other junior pageants, Siweumptewa was

crowned with a former Miss Cherokee’s crown – that

of Miss Cherokee 2008 Amanda Wolfe Moore.

Her mother added:

Destiny “Walela” which means Hummingbird in

Cherokee, attends the Cherokee Middle School as an

eighth grader. She loves volleyball and cheerleading.

Her parents are, Michel Siewumptewa, Cherokee/

Hopi, the late Clifton Siweumptewa, Qalwungwa, sun

forehead clan from the village of Sipaulovi, Sally Siweumptewa from the Cherokee, North Carolina, Birdtown community, and Jenifer Siweumptewa, Anglo. All

are very proud of her

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What is the

Little

Colorado

River General

Stream

Adjudication?

The Hopi Tribe has been fighting to secure its water rights for

decades. The legal process to determine the Hopi Tribe’s water

rights began over 30 years ago

when the Little Colorado River (LCR) Adjudication began. A

general stream adjudication is a

judicial proceeding to determine

the extent and priority of all water rights in an entire river system, including all water appropriable under Arizona state law as

well as all water subject to claims

based upon federal law.

The result of the LCR Adjudication will be a final decree of all

of the water rights within the Little Colorado River Basin, including those of the Hopi Tribe. The

Tribe will have water rights for a

number of different uses, such as

livestock, irrigation, and future

economic development. Each

water right will be quantified—it

will be given a specific amount

of water measured in “acre-feet.”

And it will have a priority date,

which is typically the earliest

date of use for each type of use

or the date the reservation was

created. The priority date is very

important in times of drought and

scarcity. All senior water rights

must be fully satisfied before the

holder of a junior water right is

entitled to any water. That may

mean that a junior user does not

receive any water in times of

scarcity.

What is a subproceeding?

As there are thousands of individual claimants and tens of

thousands of individual claims,

the LCR Adjudication is divided into a series of smaller cases

called “subproceedings.” The

primary active subproceeding involving the Hopi Tribe is a case

to determine the Hopi Tribe’s

past, present, and future water

claims for the Hopi Reservation

(“Hopi Subproceeding”). The

current trial is focused only on

the Tribe’s past and present water

uses on the Reservation. Later trials will address the Tribe’s future

water needs as well as its water

rights for the Tribe’s off-reservation lands, including its ranch

lands near I-40.

Who are the main parties to

the Hopi Subproceeding?

United States. The United

States is trustee for the Hopi

Tribe. As trustee, the United

States holds title to property in

trust for the Tribe and is asserting water rights based on federal

law for that trust property. The

United States has filed claims to

water rights in the Hopi Subproceeding for all Hopi trust lands.

The United States also represents

other federal interests in the LCR

Adjudication, including those of

the Navajo Nation.

Hopi Tribe. In 1985, the Hopi

Tribe intervened in the Hopi Subproceeding to protect its interests

and prosecute its water claims.

The Hopi Tribe has claimed more

water than the United States.

In addition, the Hopi Tribe has

claimed water under both federal and state law, while the United States has only claimed water

under federal law. So while the

interests of the United States

and the Hopi Tribe are generally

aligned in the Hopi Subproceeding, the Hopi Tribe intervened

to ensure that its interests were

being represented to the fullest

extent permitted by existing state

and federal law.

Objectors. Many parties oppose the United States’ and the

Hopi Tribe’s claims, including

utility companies, state and local

governments, farmers, ranchers,

and other Indian tribes.

Special Master. The Superior

Court appointed a Special Master

to preside over the proceedings in

the two ongoing general stream

adjudications. The Special Master is a judicial officer appointed

by the Superior Court to hear the

evidence and legal arguments and

to make recommendations to the

Superior Court. At the conclusion of the Hopi Subproceeding,

the Special Master will prepare

a report and recommendation for

review and approval by the Superior Court.

Hopi HALLOWEEN

October 16, 2018

Hopi in Court to Secure and Protect Tribe’s

Water Rights

Map depicting Hopi tutskwa (Hopi aboriginal lands) which Hopi witness referenced in the LCR trial. (Picture provided by Hopi tribal attorneys)

Picture of Hotevilla gardens and orchards on Third Mesa which Hopi

witness referenced in the LCR trial. (Picture provided by Hopi tribal attorneys)

Pictured is the west side of Second Mesa Villages of Sipaulovi and Mishongnovi, which Hopi witness referenced in the LCR trial. (Picture provided

by Hopi tribal attorneys )

TUTUVENI STAFF

PRESS RELEASE

Water is life.

To secure and protect our water rights for future generations,

Hopi leaders, tribal staff, and other members of the Hopi Tribe

have been in state court in Phoenix for the last five weeks, testifying about the Hopi Tribe’s historic and present use of water. Their

testimony has been a vital part of one of the longest court cases in

Arizona history because it has brought to the courtroom stories of

growing up on Hopi, the sacredness of water and corn, and the relationship between farming, water and our ceremonies. Hopefully,

this has given the Court insight into the Hopi world. This case has

drawn attention to the Hopi issue, including media coverage in

newspapers, and on radio and television

For 40 years, the Little Colorado River stream adjudication has

been an ongoing effort to determine conflicting water rights in the

Little Colorado River basin. Even though this case has gone on for

decades, the parties’ water rights have not yet been determined.

What happens in court over the coming days, months, and years

will determine the water rights for our children and grandchildren

and generations to come.

Besides Hopi, participants in the case are the Navajo Nation, the

United States government (as trustee for both the Hopi Tribe and

the Navajo Nation), the Arizona State Land Department, various

non-Indian communities (Flagstaff, Winslow, Show Low, Snowflake, Springerville, St. Johns and Holbrook) and many commercial and industrial interests, including Salt River Project, Arizona

Public Service and commercial farmers and ranchers. With so

many competing demands for the limited water resources, it has

been crucial that the Hopi express the Hopi voice in the discussion.

This trial is focused on past and present water uses, designed

to determine priorities for the limited water supplies in the Little

Colorado River basin, which includes most of Apache County, and

Navajo and Coconino counties north of the Mogollon Rim and

east of Flagstaff. More than half the lands belong to the Hopi and

Navajo tribes. The Little Colorado River stream adjudication does

not involve claims to the mainstem of the Colorado River, which

is outside the basin and is not part of the adjudication.

Nor does this trial involve off-reservation water sources. Due

to the past actions of the U.S. Government, the Hopi Tribe is surrounded by the Navajo Nation. The Navajo Nation has taken the

position that it will not grant Hopi an easement to bring water

across the Navajo Reservation to the Hopi Reservation. This limits Hopi’s ability to access off-reservation water sources. The state

court has agreed with a motion filed by the Tribe’s adversaries

that the Hopi Tribe has no right to access off-reservation water

resources for its people, even though the Hopi Tribe has the longest authenticated history of any tribe in the United States and the

water sources are located within Hopitutskwa, the Tribe’s aboriginal land base. The Hopi Tribe will appeal this unjust ruling and

continue to seek a resolution that recognizes the Tribe’s need for

off-reservation water resources for its people.

The current trial is an important first legal step that will be followed in a year with a trial focused on future water rights, where

the court will hear testimony on the amount of water needed for

Hopi to be a sustainable, permanent homeland in the future. A

third phase will be a trial on water rights on the new Hopi ranch

lands south of I-40 (estimated to go to trial in 2020 or after).

Witnesses in the trial for Hopi

The first week—The trial began Sept. 11, 2018, with several

members of the tribal government present, including Chairman

Timothy Nuvangyaoma and members of the Water and Energy

Committee.

Hopi’s legal team made opening statements highlighting the

differences between the Hopi Tribe and the others claiming water

rights. Though the objectors wanted to limit the trial to only Hopi’s current use of water, the Court has allowed the Hopi Tribe to

offer evidence of tribal history, culture, religion, hydrology and

past water uses. In other words, the Court will get to hear the Hopi

Tribe’s unique story.

The first week of trial, the U.S. government presented representatives of the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and a hydrologist who has worked as a consultant for 20 years. Evidence was

given about the creation of the Hopi Reservation and government

records indicating that the lack of surface water represented a major challenge to the Tribe’s economy. The U.S. Government’s policy toward Hopi varied between moving Hopi to water (by asking

the Hopi to move to the Little Colorado River and the Colorado

River) and bringing water to the Hopi on the Mesas. Evidence also

showed that some government efforts have made things worse,

such as when the government created deep gullies channeling

the water though the plains and diminishing water to Hopi farms.

Though the BIA constructed several projects to bring the waters

back to Hopi lands, many of them have failed.

The hydrologist testified about water resources on the reservation and about the differences in quality among aquifers. He also

told the court about historical pumping of water for the villages

from the N aquifer and challenges to drinking water from the contamination in the Moenkopi area and naturally occurring arsenic

in the First and Second Mesa wells.

The second week—The court heard more from the U.S. government, with the BIA representative continuing to testify about

water used by Peabody Coal in its mining operations (currently

1225-acre feet a year) and how water should be split between the

Hopi Tribe and the Navajo Nation. Currently, water payments are

paid 50/50 to the Hopi and the Navajos, regardless of where the

water wells are located, but the government wants to split the water rights based on land ownership. That split would give the Hopi

Tribe a little over 30 percent of the water that Peabody uses. Hopi

is arguing that Hopi is entitled to 50 percent of the water Peabody

uses. Testimony also was given on the water needed for livestock.

Additional testimony from U.S. government representatives

focused on the maximum amount of water the Hopi Tribe used in

the past for domestic, commercial, municipal and industrial uses.

The third week—U.S. government witnesses continued to testify about the Hopi past and present use of water, attempting to

quantify in acre feet how much surface water from the Northern

Washes has been used historically for irrigated agriculture on the

Hopi Reservation. This is a monumental task, as the history of

farming by the Hopi on the Mesas and in Moenkopi goes back a

millennium.

Hopi Tribe’s lawyers criticized the United States model for relying primarily on aerial photos in the 1950s, a technique that undercounted Hopi’s historic agricultural acreage.

The fourth week—The lawyers for the Hopi Tribe began to

present the Hopi case in the fourth week, with Dr. Chuck Adams,

an archaeologist and curator of the Arizona State Museum, estimating that, prior to the Spanish Encounter, the Hopi population

was 12,000 and would have farmed at least 30,000 acres.

Kenny Calhoun, a hydrologist with DB Stephens in Albuquerque, a firm that has provided hydrological services to the Hopi,

presented evidence about wells, springs and impoundment on the

reservation.

After these witnesses, it was time for the Hopi to speak for

themselves.

Lionel Puhuyesva, the former water director for the Hopi Tribe,

testified about the infrastructure for water, the Hopi HAMP project, water quality issues and other features of the Hopi water system. He also talked about traditional Hopi practices and custom.

Micah Loma’omvaya testified about Hopi religion and beliefs,

as well as culture and traditions. He spoke to the differences between Hopi and Western culture, and the interlinked values of

farming, water and ceremonies.

Michael Elmer testified about farming in Moenkopi, and Priscilla Pavatea, the Rangeland director, testified about range practices

and livestock on the Hopi Reservation.

Fifth week—This week began with testimony both from the

current Chairman of the Hopi Tribe, Timothy Nuvangyaoma, and

the past chairman, Herman Honanie. Chairman Nuvangyaoma

spoke of his childhood and upbringing into Hopi life, and the integral part that water plays in sustaining life on the reservation. He

provided the Court with a description of tribal government, tribal

departments, village sovereignty and current challenges facing the

Hopi people. Former Chairman Honanie talked about farming and

ranching in the traditional and modern era.

Darren Talayumptewa, Director of Wildlife and Wetlands, testified about specific wetlands on the Hopi Reservation and the importance of the wetlands for plant life, birds and ecosystems.

Cont on Page 7

October 16, 2018

Page 5

Hopi HALLOWEEN

LEGALS

Stay SAFE, and have a

nice Hopi Halloween

Larry’s Corner

Dear Larry...

By LARRY WATAHAMAGEE

The Hopi Tutuveni

Recently I received a letter at my doorstep, and it was a “Dear Larry” letter, I

was super surprised to have an admirer. I

didn’t know any one read my column, so

I jumped on the opportunity to answer

to the best of my knowledge and ability,

but with some help. Here is her letter:

PUZZLES & GAMES

Across

2. Yuku

5. Tuwa

6. Lepena

8. Tsivot

10. Yooyoki

11. Poovolhoya

12. Qa’e

14. Talvi

15. Qömvi

16. Paati

17. Morivosi

19. Iyohoo

Dear Larry

I was recently telling a non-Hopi

friend about my daily activities. The

cooking, the cleaning, you know, taking

care of the house. Also, going to my job,

doing errands and such. [He asked me

“don’t the men ever help”? I said yes.]

They do what they can but I know if my

mother or me aren’t there to do the daily

chores the place would just be a mess.

He basically called me a SLAVE. I’m

not sure how to respond. He’s since

apologized but it struck a nerve. I’ve

been brought up being the only other

lady in the house to respect menfolk.

As [Hopi] we take care of everyone,

we feed people…we don’t turn away

anyone, it’s [respect]. Maybe because

they aren’t Hopi or being that they live

in the city. With Hopi it’s kind of hard

being within both sides. I would like

your opinion on the matter. Thanks!

Keep up the good job Mr. Larry.

Best regards,

From a Modern Age Hopi Woman

Down

1. Navaya

3. Maakya

4. Sakwa

7. Melooni

9. Paqavi

13. Peena

14. Tsawna

18. Nuva

Answers for October 2nd edition

Across

2. Fear, 5. Peach, 7. Ember, 9. Invite, 10. House, 11. Star, 12. Bat, 13. Worm, 15. Belly, 18. Cat

Down

1. Yacca, 3. Gravy, 4. Friend, 5. Potato, 6. Hunt, 8. Girl, 10. Hot, 12. Boy, 14. Meat, 15. Bag

Answers in next issue

Hopilavit - Fall Related

FIND THE HOPI WORDS

Wùusi - Broom

Höknaya - Harvest Activity

Nìiti - Acquire

Wìiqöhi - Candle

(Corn)

Màmqasi - Afraid

Moosa - Cat

Hatiko - Lima Beans

Tsuye’ew - Annoying

Wishövi - Cob Web

Kasaava - Melon (Casaba)

Mansàla - Apples

Humisi - Corn Blossom

Siingyanta - Peeling Husk

Haman’iwta - Ashamed (Be)

Silakvu - Corn Husk

Tuva - Pine Nuts

Qötsvi - Ashes

Wikto - Corn (Purple)

Pàapu - Purple String Beans

Tsovàlti - Assemble

Nanha - Corn Smut

Sivàapi - Rabbit Brush

Nawis’ew - At Last

Qötsaqa’ö - Corn (White)

Murita - Threshing Beans

Yuwsi - Attire

Mööya - Dry - Corn & Peaches

(Cleaning)

Naanahoy - Back & Forth

Tuphena - Dye (Basketweaving)

Sìkyatko - Watermelon (Yellow

Nukpana - Bad

Wìmori - Fat Beans

Meat)

Siwi - Basketry Shrub

Kòmokto - Gather Wood

Hohoysi - Wild Tea/Yellow Dye

Sawya - Bat

Hohomto - Grabbing @ Basket

Siita - Wild Tea/Yellow Dye

Tungla’yta - Beg

Dance

Mooho - Yucca

Awsòyakna - Bewitch

Nepni - Greens (Wild Edible

Qöomvi - Black

Plants)

Well Hello “Modern Age Hopi Woman”,

Yes, the topic has been on a radar forever since around the time of the 1800’s

women power movement, where women wanted to be treated equal, like with

voting, then going into the time of sitting

in front of the bus, and not wanting to

“have to” wear a dress. It’s great and all

and although at Hopi we have our own

forms of “movements” but that’s not all

of what Hopi culture represents. Let me

reiterate, women who have been fighting

for equal rights have never really been

a huge issue within the Hopi communities because that is what has occurred in

Western Society and in a different manner. When you have an ancient culture

where women are veered as leaders, not

only of their family as matriarchs but

leaders of their households, and combine it with western culture where women want to be treated like men and have

a slightly different way of expressing

their views, you get a twist on how society views and treats women.

See in Hopi society, the greatest “asset” for a woman is her children, her

home, and her corn. And when I say her

asset, it belongs to her, it is her birthright

to own and cherish what she has, not

only materially but spiritually, too. Hopi

women are born and raised in the household because that’s where she will be

born, reared and supported until the time

she dies. Hopi women will clean their

homes, make sure their assets are well

taken care of and western society does

not always understand how Hopi women

and men view that as one of a woman’s

greatest assets. Western society is somewhat more nomadic, moving from place

to place and sometimes never really

calling a single place their own. Some in

the Western Society have so much free

time they may have more time to think

of crazy ideas like why the earth is flat...

but if you look at it, Hopi women have

far more power than Hopi men. Without

Hopi women all of the Hopi ceremonies

would never exist, they do all the cooking, they watch the children, they feed

the guests, and they clean up afterwards.

It’s not slavery, when “you” want everything to happen your way and are in

control.

If a Hopi guy is to help, I’m sure he

would be chased out of the kitchen for

not doing it right. I know that sounds

like an old-fashioned way of thinking,

but it’s what Hopis are raised up to believe. If you say those ideals to an urban

Hopi, they might even have different

views on how our society should work.

Now, Hopi men and women have their

roles in society, just like in our clan systems, some are born to be leaders, some

are born to be warriors, and others are

great contributors to the Hopi culture

in some way or another. It may be an

outdated way of thinking to outsiders,

but it’s because of that type of thinking

which has allowed our culture to have

survived for many centuries. Why fix a

system when it just works, we can only

improve the system, but to what extent?

So my advice to you is that, it’s hard

making a non-Hopi culture understand

the difference between what Hopis

greatest assets are and what we see as

“gender specific roles” but all in all,

Hopi culture accepts all forms of life,

whether they are white, black, pink, or

green. Our Hopi culture is complex and

a society filled with associative rules and

a distinct way of thinking, we are slowly improving and integrating our way of

life and if we have a positive mindset we

can accomplish anything. Please do not

take those statements of being a slave

to heart. That may be just one “man’s”

viewpoint and in Hopi, a woman’s perspective and role are so much more

valuable that “he” may never be able to

grasp. Keep being the “modern age Hopi

woman” and continue in strength.

Want to ask Larry something? Email him: meowatlarry@gmail.com

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Secure and Protect Tribal Water Rights, Cont.

Pictured is Pasture Canyon. Pasture Canyon dam was referenced in the LCR trial by Hopi witnesses. (Picture provided by Hopi tribal attorneys )

Wallace Youvella, Sr., Leonard Selestewa and Spencer Pavinyama all testified about their experiences as

children and as adults, living, farming and ranching on

the Reservation.

After the presentations by Hopi witnesses, the lawyers for the Hopi called two expert witnesses to testify.

Sunday Eiselt, a professor at Southern Methodist University, testified about the number of acres historically

used for farming on the Hopi Reservation, over 30,000

acres. T.J. Ferguson, an anthropologist from the University of Arizona in Tucson, testified about historic

Hopi farming and its adaption to the landscape over

centuries.

The future

For the next two weeks, trial will take place only on

Monday and Tuesday to accommodate witness schedules. The lawyers for the Hopi likely will conclude the

Tribe’s affirmative case on Tuesday, Oct. 23, and the

Navajo Nation will present its rebuttal witnesses beginning Oct. 29.

It is anticipated that the trial on past and present water

uses will end the first week of November. When the trial

is concluded, the court will set a date for the lawyers to

present oral arguments on the various legal issues raised

throughout the trial. Hopi presence at the trial has been

encouraged by lawyers and Tribal leadership throughout; the oral arguments will be particularly important

Little Colorado River

Settlement Fourth and

Fifth Week Update

OFFICE OF THE

CHAIRMAN

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The Hopi Little Colorado River water

rights trial continued into its fourth week

on October 1, 2018. This first of several trials is on Hopi past and present use

of water on the Hopi Reservation. The

United States, as trustee for the Hopi

Tribe, finished its case-in-chief during

the last week of September.

The Hopi case in chief began with Dr.

Chuck Adams and Kenny Calhoun testifying on October 1.

Dr. Chuck Adams is an archaeologist

and the curator of the Arizona State Museum. He is very knowledgeable about

Hopi. He worked an archaeological excavation on Hopi for several years resulting in reports filed with the Museum

on Northern Arizona and, as curator; he

cares for the Hopi artifacts at the State

Museum.

Dr. Adams estimated the Hopi population as 12,000 before the Spanish encounter. Using anthropological evidence

that it would take 2.5 acres of native

farming to support one Hopi, he estimated that the Hopis would have farmed at

least 30,000 acres prior to the Spanish

Encounter.

Kenny Calhoun works with DB Stephens in Albuquerque, a firm that has

provided hydrological services to the

Hopi. He prepared maps of every well,

spring and impoundments on the reservation with coordinates as to their location and other attributes.

After these expert witnesses, the Hopi

Tribe began presenting actual Hopi witnesses. At this point in the trial, the

Court had heard only expert witnesses.

It was time for the Hopi to speak for

themselves.

Lionel Puhuyesva, the Hopi former

Water Director, testified as to the infrastructure for water, the Hopi Arsenic

Hamp project, water quality issues and

other features of the Hopi water system.

He presented this testimony considering

traditional Hopi practices and custom.

Micah Loma’omvaya testified as to

Hopi religion and beliefs, as well as

Hopi culture and traditions. He eloquently pointed out the differences between the Hopi culture and the Western

culture, and the interlinked values of

farming, water and ceremonies. Finally,

at week’s end, Michael Elmer testified

as to farming in Moenkopi, and Priscilla

Pavatea, the Rangeland director, testified

as to range practices and livestock on the

Hopi Reservation.

It is anticipated that the Hopi Tribe

will complete its’ case-in-chief by October 23. There will be only two days

of trial the week of October 22 (Monday

and Tuesday); and the week of October

29 (Monday and Tuesday). The Navajo

Nation will start its case on October 29.

for the Hopi to come to watch and hear.

After oral argument, the court will take all of the

evidence and argument under advisement. The judge

will then produce a comprehensive set of findings on

the Hopi Tribe’s water rights. All parties will be given

an opportunity to comment on this report. Afterwards,

the decision will be sent for review to another court and

the parties will turn their attention to the next trial in

this case, which is to quantify the Hopi Tribe’s water

rights on the Reservation for future uses. The court will

be asked to determine the amount of water needed to

make the Reservation a permanent homeland for Hopi

for generations to come.

Dates for the Little Colorado

River Settlement Trial

Held at: Maricopa County Superior Courts

East Court Building

6th Floor - Courtroom 613

(Located on southwest corner of 1st Ave. & Jefferson streets)

101 W. Jefferson

Phoenix, AZ, 85003

Little Colorado River Settlement Trial Dates

Week of October 14, 2018:

Monday, October 15, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday, October 16, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Week of October 21, 2018:

Monday, October 22, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday, October 23, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Week of October 28, 2018:

Monday, October 29, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday, October 30, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Wed., October 31, 2018 10:30 a.m.

November 2018

Thursday, November 1, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Friday, November 2, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Hopi LCR Trial- -Fifth Week

The Hopi Little Colorado River water

rights trial continued into its fifth week

on October 8, 2018. This first of several trials is on Hopi past and present use

of water on the Hopi Reservation. The

United States, as trustee for the Hopi

Tribe, finished its case-in-chief during

the last week of September. Hopi began

its case-in-chief on October 1.

This week the Hopi Tribe presented both Hopi witnesses and expert

witnesses. The week began with testimony from both the current Chairman

of the Hopi Tribe, Tim Nuvangyaoma,

and the past chairman, Herman Honanie.

Chairman Nuvangyaoma, along with

telling of his upbringing into Hopi life,

provided the Court with a description

of the tribal government, tribal departments, village sovereignty, and the current challenges facing the Hopi people.

With all Hopi witnesses, their testimony to the Court included their life

history as well as their stories of elders,

grandfathers and godfathers; and learning from the youngest age about Hopi

farming and Hopi beliefs, hauling water,

and participation in ceremonies. The sacredness of water and corn, the inter-relationship between farming, water and

ceremonies has been told directly to the

Court through these life stories. Each

witness we hope has given the Court an

insight into the Hopi world.

Darren Talayumptewa, Director of

Wildlife and Wetlands, testified as to

specific wetlands on the Hopi Reserva-

tion and the importance of the wetlands

for plant life, birds and ecosystems

all of which are important to and bear

upon Hopi beliefs and Hopi life. Wallace Youvella, Leonard Selestewa and

Spencer Pavinyama all testified about

farming and livestock ranching on the

Reservation.

After the presentation of Hopi witnesses, the Hopi case-in-chief shifted

back to expert witnesses. Sunday Eiselt,

a professor at Southern Methodist University, testified from Google earth surveys as to the number of acres used for

farming on the Hopi Reservation from

1997 to the present, over 30,000 acres.

T.J. Ferguson, an anthropologist from

the University of Arizona testified as to

historic Hopi farming, and its adaption

to the landscape over centuries.

For the next two weeks, trial will take

place only on Monday and Tuesday to

accommodate witness schedules. The

Hopi case in chief will likely end on

Tuesday October 23, and the Navajo

case-in-chief will begin on October 29,

2018. It is anticipated that the trial on

past and present will end the first week

of November.

When the trial is concluded, the Court

will set a date for oral argument to the

Court. The trial was well attended this

week; it is good for the Court to know

through the Hopi who come to watch the

case that this case affects Hopi people

and the Hopi future.

Wishing you a safe

and festive

Halloween from

all of us at The

Hopi Tutuveni

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Story 1

On a sunny August afternoon, on the

Pine Ridge Reservation, I stood on the

side of my mother’s house and looked

briefly to the east. My mom and I had just

finished prepping some offerings on her

front porch and I had gone around to the

east side of the house to return some of

the materials to the ground.

The August grass in the field was high,

yellowing and drying out. A movement in

my peripheral vision caused me to look

towards the field. Normally the field was

empty except for visitors coming up the

dirt road that stretched a few hundred feet

from the house to a gravel road that ran

north and south.

In the field about halfway between the

house and the gravel road, walking to the

south, was a black-clothed guy, whose

slightly forward-leaning walk caused

his long hair to hang in front of his face.

I could only see him from the waist up

since the high grass hid his legs.

After watching him for a few seconds,

I briefly looked down to pour out the last

of the offerings. When I looked towards

the field again he was gone. I stood there

for a while before walking out into the

field.

Thinking I had alarmed him by staring,

I wanted to tell him it was OK to walk

through the field and there was no need

to hide. Walking into the grass, I noticed it was barely at my knees and not

waist high. I could also see through the

grass for quite a ways and after searching

through field for a long time, I realized

there was no one in it.

On that quiet, bright afternoon, a visitor had come, only noticed as he was

leaving when the last offerings went back

to the earth.

Story 2

This is what I heard from a relative.

The elder (who lived alone a few miles

away) started recording traditional songs

on a cassette recorder. It was his way of

practicing and also saving some songs he

happened to remember at that time. From

time to time he would replay his songs on

the cassette for others or just as a reminder for himself.

One morning the elder decided to listen

to a song he sang the previous night. He

took the cassette recorder he had placed

beside his bed and started listening to the

recording. He realized he never hit the

‘stop’ button because he could hear himself moving about after singing. Eventually, he could be heard he lying down and

breathing heavily in his sleep.

As he was about to turn off the tape,

the elder heard another sound. It sounded like distant creaking in the house. The

creaking then turned into barely audible

footsteps. The footsteps got louder, as if

they were closing in on the elder’s bed.

The footsteps stopped and there was only

the sound of the elders light breathing,

which began to sound louder. As the

breathing began to get loud, it seemed

to be coming from whatever had walked

into the room The breathing switched,

inhaling and exhaling in an opposite

rhythm of the elder’s. The breathing got

louder until it sounded to be directed into

the speaker of the cassette recorder. Then

there was a low, long growl followed by

a laugh.

The footsteps began again, going from

loud to soft and finally becoming inaudible. There was only the sound of the

elder, sleeping and breathing softly in the

night.

Story 3

As a teenager I was told a story about a

residential advisor (RA), who worked at

a nearby Indian Boarding School.

The R.A was working the night shifts

during a school break period. There were

no students on campus so he didn’t have

much to do except sit on the bottom floor

of one of the dorms and read. It was in the

middle of the night when he heard footsteps going down the hallway on the floor

above him.

The man wanted to run but couldn’t

move. Barely able to whisper, he closed

his eyes and began singing an old prayer

song. The stronger his voice became, the

softer the woman’s voice went, until she

was silent. Opening his eyes, he saw the

room was lit for a moment, completely

empty. The room then went dark and

the second floor lights came back on.

The man went downstairs, out the door,

jumped in his car and left for good.

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you a safe and festive

Halloween.

STAY SAFE

PIVOT Skateboard Deck Art

Exhibit Features Local Hopi

Artists

HALLOWEEN STORIES

Maybe Trying To Hit It

Wasn't The Best Idea

Photo: Kate Ware/flickr/CC BY-NC 2.0

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My Father owns a small delivery service that operates out of Farmington,

NM. We mostly deliver small packages

out to the middle of nowhere that is too

much of a hassle for the larger delivery

companies to bother with. My Dad is the

only employee and we have a few pickup

trucks and a trailer.

One day we get a delivery out to Window Rock, AZ, on the Navajo reservation

about two hours from Farmington. My

Dad gets the call for the job while he is

chilling with his Navajo friend, Travis

and his girlfriend. Travis mentions how

he's got family in Window rock that he

hasn't seen in ages and suggests they go

with him.

I was about six or seven at the time and

it was the summertime so Dad decides

we'll go down together, he can do his

delivery really quick, then while Travis

sees his family we can go check out the

Window Rock (big rock face with a large

hole in it that goes to the other side, pretty

cool.)

We had to convoy in separate trucks

since my Dad's was loaded down with

freight. We decided to bring along some

talkie talkies so we could communicate

with one another.

We spend our time in Window Rock,

everything is generally uneventful and we

start heading home along the old highway

with my Dad and I in front, and Travis

and his girlfriend in their truck behind us.

I honestly don't remember most of the

Window Rock trip but this next part I can

never forget.

We're somewhere on the highway between Window Rock and Gallop, NM. It

had just rained earlier in the day and the

road was kind of slick so we were taking

it pretty slow. On the left of the highway

there is nothing but sandstone cliffs and

on the right there is a huge field separated from the road by a small barbed wire

fence.

We crest the top of this hill and down at

the bottom of the hill we see what appears

to be a very large dog, sitting back on its

haunches in the middle of the road, facing

the cliffs.

My Dad calls over the radio "Hey Trav,

do you see that big ass dog?" Travis starts

yelling back over the radio "That is not a

dog! Speed up right now and hit it!" He

sounds almost hysterical. He just keeps

screaming, "Hit it! You have to hit it!

Please! PLEASE! Hit that thing right

now!"

So my Dad starts to speed up and as we

get a bit closer I can begin to see it a little

more clearly. It's covered in this brown,

wiry, matted hair that appears to have

dried blood all over it. It's still facing the

cliffs but the moment our headlights hit it,

it turns and looks at us and it has a...face

I don't know how else to describe it

other than a mix between a bear's and a

humans' face. It looks twisted and distorted and almost in pain. As we get closer to

this thing we start to realize it's actually

really huge. Though it was still sitting on

its' haunches it is about shoulder height

with the hood of the truck.

We get literally inches from hitting it

when it lets out this scream that sounds

like someone screaming as their lungs

were filling with water and it leaps backwards, towards the field, landing just on

our side of the barbed wire fence. Then

with another leap it was gone from sight.

Travis is comes over the radio again,

"Oh my god! Keep driving! We have to

get out of here! We have to go faster!" he

kept repeating that last part. We have to

get out of here and we have to go faster.

Pretty soon we a speeding like crazy and just as we start to come near the

outskirts of Gallup we get pulled over.

Travis pulls his truck over with us. Naturally this makes the cop, a Navajo man

himself, very on edge and he immediately asks why Travis felt the need to pull

over as well. Travis says, "We just saw a

skinwalker a few miles back and it's been

following us!" The officer immediately

turns white, stammers something about a

verbal warning gets in his car and takes

off. We do the same.

We didn't see anything else that night

but when we got home Travis refused to

let us leave without taking some kind of

Navajo totem thing that was supposed to

keep it away.

PIVOT Skateboard Deck Artist Panel members describe what PIVOT means to them while

audience members listen and formulate questions. (Photo by: Romalita Laban/Hopi Tutuveni)

By ROMALITA LABAN

MANAGING EDITOR

FLAGSTAFF, ARIZ. – On October

13, 2018 the Museum of Northern Arizona hosted the Pivot: Skateboard Deck

Art exhibit with a MNA Member preview held the night before on October

12, 2018.

According to MNA’s website the exhibit is described as, “Artists of many

tribes and backgrounds transform 100

blank skateboard decks into a colorful

and diverse collection. From traditional carvers to contemporary painters,

the decks on display represent a pivotal moment in Native American art, as a

young generation combines traditional

imagery and techniques with modern

interpretations and canvases. Guest curators Duane Koyawena (Hopi) and Landis

Bahe (Navajo) chose to provide all the

artists the same, unique canvas so the resulting exhibition expresses both diversity and unity.”

Work of Native artists featured in the

exhibit includes some local Hopi artists,

as well. The long list of artists includes:

Abel Nash, Al Bahe, Antoinette Thompson, Antone Chee, Bahe Whitethorne

Sr., Buddy Tubinaghtewa, David J.

John, Douglas Miles, Duane Koyawena,

Dwayne Manuel, Emmett Navakuku,

Felicia Gabaldon, Garrett Etsitty, Jeremy Singer, Jerrel Singer, Jodie Herrera, Kandis Quam, Keith Smith, Landis

Bahe, Leandra Yazzie, Marla Allison,

Mavasta Honyouti, Michelle Lowden,

Nate Begay, Nick Lawrence, Ryan Gashweseoma, Ryan Singer, Sky Black, Steve

Nelson, Thomas Marcus, Jason Gacia

Guest Curator Duane Koyawena

(Hopi), who worked with Landis Bahe to

get the exhibit established stated, “As a

self-taught artist, I have always felt passionate about art since childhood. I was

born in Ft. Wainwright, AK, to an Air

Force father, Lloyd Koyawena (Hopi),

and my mother, Carol Keevama (Tewa/

Hopi). I have definitely put the struggle

in the saying “struggling artist”, by having had a serious addiction to alcohol for

most of my youth. I gained the appreciation for art, and the passion to explore

within my own talent, through osmosis

from my father who was also an artist.

Sadly, my father lost his life to alcoholism. The devastating loss of my father

ironically influenced my own destructive

path with alcohol. In 2008, I took the first

steps toward my road to sobriety, and reconnecting with my Hopi way of life.”

Other artists shared their interpretation of what “PIVOT” meant for them

when designing the deck for the exhibit.

For local Hopi artist, Abel Nash (Walpi

Village) he described his work as being

influenced and inspired by his family of

Hopi artists and carvers who are a part

of Walpi Studios and many other family potters, as well. Nash described the

pottery designs as having a significant

connection to his grandmothers who

were potters and of learning about the

many pottery symbols by connecting to

the women potters in his village and surrounding villages. He described himself

as taking a “pivot” in life when he determined to move back home to Hopi where

he could be around his son more often

while continuing his career in the Native art world. Nash completed five skate

decks which will be on display throughout the five-month exhibit.

LIVING

DIY Halloween Tips to Save

Money

by StatePoint

Halloween may be the spookiest night

of the year, but it’s the prices for costumes and decorations that are scarier

than any vampire (and they’ll drain your

wallet even faster).

This year, Americans plan to spend

$3.2 billion on Halloween costumes

and $2.7 billion on decorations, with the

average person spending nearly $87 on

their costume alone, according the National Retail Federation.

There are easy ways to save money

and still enjoy this season’s favorite holiday. And you can even use Halloween as

an opportunity to put some extra cash in

your pocket. Consider the following tips:

• Haunt your house for less. If you’re

planning a Halloween party, the cost of

tables, chairs, decorations and music

can really put your monthly budget in

the grave. Instead of scraping together décor from a party store, use a local

marketplace app to seek out better deals

and more interesting finds. For example, OfferUp, the nation’s largest mobile

marketplace, connects buyers and sellers

securely. Use the app to score eclectic

dinnerware and serving dishes to make

your home feel like a haunted mansion. Plus, there’s plenty of gently used

spooky decorations to be found.

• Potluck your party. From candied ap-

ples to mummified cake pops, there’s no

shortage of great Halloween recipe ideas

out there. If you’re hosting, save yourself

the cost of feeding everybody by having

your guests bring their favorite spooky

dish.

• Clean out the ghosts of closets past.

If your closet or garage is packed with

boxes full of items from years gone

by, Halloween may be the perfect time

to sell stuff locally to creative costume

hunters near you -- either by having a garage sale or by using a local marketplace

app. Your pastel windbreaker from 1985

could just be the missing piece for someone’s jazzercise costume, and those old

white ski pants could help outfit a Marshmallow Man.

• DIY costumes. You can skip the fullpriced Halloween stores and get creative

with the items you or your neighbors

already have around the house. Search

your closets and listings of nearby sellers

to put together some fun, spooky costumes and give yourself the opportunity

to let your imagination run wild.

With a little bit of planning and some

crafty buying and selling in your neighborhood, you can go all out this Halloween without over-spending. Or, take all

that extra cash you saved to buy the kingsize candy bars for your trick-or-treaters

and be the envy of the block.

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Hopi HALLOWEEN

October 16, 2018

2018 Annual Tuuvi Festival Highlights

Artists shows and sells authentic San Domingo jewelry, most jewelry making are a trade secret

and have been for many centuries. (Photo by Carl Onsae/Hopi Tutuveni)

Gourd art being sold by local Hopi artists, large gourds cut, and painted with Hopi symbols

make this type of art unique. (Photo by Carl Onsae/Hopi Tutuveni)

Eagle dancers from the village of Walpi wait for their turn to enter the plaza, an elaborate make

of their wings are very unique. (Photo by Carl Onsae/Hopi Tutuveni)

Yellow bird feather dancers from the village of Shungpovi dance to unique songs. Their attire

represents the San Domingo harvest dance. (Photo by Carl Onsae/Hopi Tutuveni)

Hotevilla dancers danced Kaletakas or warrior boys, their attire represents the warrior and how

they dress. (Photo provided by Jessica Onsae)

Buffalo dancers from the village of Moenkopi dance in honor of who created the Tuuvi festival. They danced very well with beautiful songs (Photo provided by Jessica Onsae)

Keep your family safe from

accidental ingestions and

overdoses – safely dispose

of unused medications!

Hop i R esou rce Enfo rce me nt S e r vice s (H RES )

MED RETURN BOX

Located in the lobby of Hopi Rangers Station on Route 2 MP #46

HRES Med Return Collection Box

is now available for the community

to safely and securely dispose of

unused and expired medication.

• Available year round to the public

• Anonymous

• Convenient

u A similar Medication Return Box is also now

available in the lobby of the Hopi Health Care

Center, HWY #264 MP #388.

Hopi Resource Enforcement Services

BIA Route 2 Mile Post #46

Kykotsmovi, Arizona 86039

Phone: 928-734-7340 • Fax: 928-734-7345

This is a copy of a public record, reproduced as it was published. It is not legal advice, and it may not be the version a court would rely on. Check the official source before you cite it.