TUESDAY, April 16, 2019

TUESDAY, April 16, 2019

Volume 27 Number 8

HOPI TUTUVENI

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KYKOTSMOVI, AZ 86039

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Forgotten Voices: The Inadequate

Review and Improper Alteration of

Our National Monuments

ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

Testimony by Vice Chairman Clark Tenakhongva

Before the U.S. House of Representatives

Hopi Chairman

Timothy

Nuvangyaoma

Holds Second

Round of Forums

in Early 2019

By ROMALITA LABAN

HOPI TUTUVENI

Perfect Kiva at Bullet Canyon, located in the Grand Gulch Primitive Area of Cedar Mesa west of Blanding, Utah (Photo credit gjhikes.com)

Vice Chairman Clark

Tenakhongva’s testimony

Chairman Grijalva, Ranking

Member Bishop, and Members

of the Committee, thank you

for the opportunity to testify regarding the Bears Ears National

Monument. My name is Clark

W. Tenakhongva, the elect-

ed Vice-Chairman of the Hopi

Tribe and the Hopi Tribe’s Commissioner for the Bears Ears

Commission. The Hopi Tribe

appreciates this opportunity to

provide the Committee with an

understanding of our undisputable connection to the Bears

Ears National Monument, and to

object to President Trump’s De-

cember 2017 Presidential Proclamation that would reduce the

Bears Ears National Monument

by 85%.

The Hopi Tribe is a sovereign nation, recognized as such

by the United States, located in

northeastern Arizona. The Hopi

reservation occupies part of

Coconino and Navajo counties

in Arizona, encompasses more

than 1.5 million acres, and is

made up of 12 villages on three

mesas.

Our ancestral lands, cultural

resources, and sacred sites extend into central and southern

Utah and western Colorado. We

became a member of the Bears

Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition

More on Page 9

KYKOTSMOVI, Ariz. – Beginning March 11, 2019 and

ending on April 8, 2019, Hopi

Tribal Chairman Timothy Nuvangyaoma continued and

completed his second round of

hosting forums for the Hopi

public during his administration tenure.

The forums were scheduled

for Moencopi at the Legacy Inn

on March 11, 2019, Hotevilla

Elder/Youth Center on March

12, 2019, Kykotsmovi at the

Hopi Day School on March 18,

2019, Second Mesa at the Second Mesa Day School on March

19, 2019 which was cancelled

due to a power outage, First

Mesa at the First Mesa Day

School on March 25, 2019 and

for Second Mesa at the Second

Mesa Day School...

More on Page 10

Hopi Three Canyon Ranch Presents

$100,000 Check to the Hopi Tribe

L to R Bernadetter Etsitty - DNR, Janice Lewis Three Canyon Ranch staff, Clark Tenakhongva,Vice Chairman, Patrick Browing, Three Canyon Ranch, Clayton

Honyumptewa LLC Manager, and Timothy Nuvangyouma, Hopi Chairman, all pose for picture (Photo by Carl Onsae/Hopi Tutuveni)

By: CARL ONSAE

HOPI TUTUVENI

HOTEVILLA,

– April 9, 2019, the Hotevilla Youth and Elderly Center played host to

ARIZ. the Hopi Tribal Council

during which time Patrick (H3CR) presented and

Browning, Ranch Gener- spoke with compassion to

al Manager for the Hopi Council about H3CR.

Three Canyon Ranch

In the March 19th is-

sue of the Hopi Tutuveni,

it was reported that the

H3CR held its Fifth Anniversary/Annual Gather-

ing, not only to celebrate

accomplishments over the

past five years, but also

to present a meal to Hopi

community members and

to give thanks for supporting the H3CR. During

the interview with Tutuveni staff, Browning noted that a presentation of

a $100,000 check would

be presented to the Hopi

Tribe on the behalf of

H3CR on April 10, 2019

and he invited Hopi Tutuveni to witness the presentation, which was reported

in the article.

Upon becoming aware

of a change in the presentation date, H3CR staff

diligently notified Tutuveni that the date had been

moved up by one day on

the Council Agenda. Due

the H3CR notification, it

allowed for Tutuveni staff

time to attend and cover

the story about funds coming into the Hopi Tribe.

During April 9, 2019’s

presentation

Browning

stated, “You are all owners

of the ranches and your investment is well taken care

of.” Browning also stated

that with their investment..

Cont on Page 10

EDITORIAL

COLUMN

COMMUNITY

Its Earth Day!!!

Read about how you can

help your community by

cleaning up this Earth

LARRY’S CORNER

Ranchers News

More on Page 3

“Were Gonna Need A

Bigger Boat“

Read how Larry might sink

or swim...

More on Page 5

PUBLIC

Read more whats going on

with Hopi’s cattle and beef

More on Page 2

Hopi Job Fair

A Success!!

Read more about how Hopi

Holds Job Fairs and become

successful.

More on Page 4

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Hopi Tutuveni

April 16, 2019

April is National Sexual

Hopi Resource

Enforcement Services Assault Awareness Month

Abusive Partners Use Sexual

National Police Week How

Assault as a Form of Control

Event

Sergeant Glenn Singer

PRESS RELEASE

KYKOTSMOVI, ARIZ. - In commemoration of 2019 National Police Week,

the Hopi Resource Enforcement Services

is pleased to announce the 5th Annual

Breakfast with a Cop and Resource Fair

on Friday, May 17, 2019 from 7 a.m. to

1 p.m. at the Hopi Veteran's Memorial

Center in Kykotsmovi, Arizona.

In 1962, President Kennedy proclaimed May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day and the calendar

week in which May 15 falls has been

designated as the National Police Week.

The event pays special recognition to

those law enforcement officers who have

lost their lives in the line of duty for the

protection of others.

HRES will host an Honor Run on May

17, 2019 at the Hopi Veteran's Memorial

Center. Join us as we run to remember

the fallen. Registration begins at 6:30

a.m. and run begins at 7 a.m.

For more information about the National Police Week Events call the HRES

Office in Kykotsmovi, Arizona at

(928) 734-7344.

*Additional Information

2018 Total Line of Duty Deaths in the

United States= 163

9/11 related illnesses 27

Accidental 1

Assault 3

Automobile crash 26

Drowned 4

Duty related illness 5

Fall1

Gunfire 52

Gunfire (Inadvertent) 1

Heart attack 18

Motorcycle crash 3

Struck by train 2

Struck by vehicle 6

Vehicle pursuit 5

Vehicular assault 9

Total Deaths by Gender

Male 152

Female 11

Statistics

Average age 42

Average tour of duty 13 years, 3 months

*Information was provided by the Officer Down Memorial Page

www.odmp.org

Hopi Resource

Enforcement Services

Drug Take Back Event

Sergeant Glenn Singer

PRESS RELEASE

POLACCA, ARIZ. - The Hopi Resource Enforcement Services (HRES)

will be taking part in the 2019 National

Drug Take Back Day and we will set up

a collection site at the Village of Walpi

Administration parking lot in Polacca,

Arizona on Saturday, April 27, 2019 from

8:00 a.m. to 11 :00 a.m. to accept unwanted, expired and unused prescription

medication pills. This service will have

no cost and it's anonymous, no questions

asked. The Drug Take-Back Day is a national initiative, conducted in partnership

with the U.S. Drug Enforcement

Administration (DEA), aimed at encouraging the public to dispose of expired, unused or unwanted prescription

medication pills that are prone to abuse

and theft.

Last fall Americans turned in nearly

460 tons (more than 900,000 pounds)

of prescription drugs at more than 5,800

sites operated by the DEA and almost

4,800 of its state and local law enforcement partners. Overall, in its 16 previous

Take Back events, DEA and its partners

have taken in almost 11 million poundsnearly 5,500 tons-of pills.

This initiative addresses a vital public

safety and public health issue. Medicines

that are left in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and

abuse. Rates of prescription drug abuse

in the U.S. are alarmingly high, as are

the number of accidental poisonings and

overdoses due to these drugs.

The Substance Abuse and Mental

Health Services Administration's National Survey on Drug Use and Health

shows year after year that the majority

of misused and abused prescription drugs

are obtained from family and friends, including someone else's medication being

stolen from the home medicine cabinet.

In addition,

Americans are now advised that their

usual methods for disposing of unused

medicines- flushing them down the toilet

or throwing them in the trash- both pose

potential safety and health hazards.

For more information about the Drug

Take Back Day Event, call the HRES

Office in Kykotsmovi, Arizona at (928)

734-7340.

RANCHER’S NEWS

By: Priscilla Pavatea,

Office of Range Management

SPRING LIVESTOCK COUNT

The “PAPER” livestock count was due

March 31, 2019. HOWEVER, we will

accept late forms up to April 26, 2019. It

will be late but we will at least have gotten numbers into our office.

DROUGHT

The Hopi Tribe has not lifted the

Drought Declaration, which was put into

effect on May 11, 2018. Currently we are

still operating at the 30% cut to livestock

allocations. The Hopi Drought Task Team

will be meeting in late April for updates

on drought conditions and will determine

if adjustments to the range mandates can

be made. We will notify you as soon as

any changes are made.

GRAZING PERMIT FEES

We still have a few permittees who

have not made payment on their grazing

permit fees for 2019. These permittees

are now in trespass. Ordinance 43, under

Section 106 C. states, “…grazing permit

fees are to be paid prior to the issuance

of your grazing permit.” It also states

under Section 108 C., “...a grazing permit issued under this Ordinance may be

cancelled by the Hearing Board if the permittee is more than thirty (30) days delinquent in payment of any fees require under this Ordinance.” The Hearing Board

will be addressing the grazing permit fees

and grazing permits at their next monthly

meeting.

EDUCATIONAL WORK SESSIONS

The Office of Range Management is

working to help ranchers meet the criteria passed by the Hopi Tribal Council

that ranchers attend 4 range/livestock educational work session per grazing period. Our first workshop was held on April

26, 2018 at the Kykotsmovi Community

Building and was done in conjunction

with the Office of Resource Management,

Hopi Extension Service (UofA) and Hopi

Conservation District Board as an update

on drought conditions in Arizona. If you

did not attend you missed a very informative work session.

Currently we have the following Work

Sessions scheduled:

Hopi Certified Beef Program on April

29th at 6 p.m. at the Tewa Community

Building. It’s a must to RSVP by April

24, 2019. Call 738-5252 or 734-3702 for

more information.

Hopi Drought Task Team Meeting

on April 30th at 9 a.m. at the Mennonite

Church in Kykotsmovi, Ariz.

You can also attend workshops or work

sessions off the reservation. All the office

would need is the sign-in sheet with your

name listed showing that you attended.

You can ask them for a copy of the signin sheet when you register.

HOPI VETERINARY SERVICES

If you are in need of veterinary care for

your animals or livestock, please make

prior arrangements by calling (928) 7385251 or at the cellphone number (928)

401-6396. If no answer, leave a message

on the voice mail.

By: Mallory Black,

Communications Manager,

StrongHearts Native Helpline

Sexual violence can be difficult to talk

about. Some people feel uncomfortable

when the subject comes up, which – intentionally or not – sends a message to

survivors of sexual abuse and sexual assault that they won’t be believed if they

come forward.

Sexual assault is any type of sexual activity or contact that one does not consent

to. In an abusive relationship, some partners might sexually assault their partner

or force them into unwanted sexual activity as a means of control. This type of

violence can be one of the most traumatic

forms of relationship abuse.

According to a report from the Office

of Justice Programs, National Institute

of Justice, across the nation, more than

half of Native American women (56 percent) and about one-third of Native men

(28 percent) have experienced sexual violence in their lifetime. The report also

found that Native women – our mothers,

grandmothers, daughters and sisters –

face nearly two times the risk of sexual

violence when compared to non-Hispanic

white women.

Sexual abuse in a relationship

Some have correlated is a strong connection between colonialism and sexual

violence. As Native people, we know any

form of violence such as sexual assault

and sexual abuse is unnatural and goes

against our traditional ways. Sexual violence was introduced into our communities through colonization, as Native

women were often violently targeted,

humiliated, degraded and terrorized as a

way to undermine the very foundation of

Native communities.

As a form of domestic violence, sexual

abuse is used to assert power and control

in the relationship. The behaviors can

range from:

•Calling or degrading one with sexual

names

•Fondling, grabbing or pinching the sexual parts of one’s body

•Constantly pressuring one to have sex

when the sex is not wanted

•Becoming angry or violent when refused

sex

•Demanding or normalizing demands for

sex by saying things like, “I need it, I’m

a man”

•Drugging or restricting one to where the

individual is unable to consent to sexual

activity

•Forcing one to have sex or engage in

unwanted sexual activity (ex. rape, anal

rape, forced masturbation or forced oral

sex)

•Using weapons or other objects to hurt

the sexual parts of someone’s body

•Records or photographs one in a sexual

way without your consent

•Intentionally tries to pass on a sexually

transmitted disease to someone

•Threatening to hurt one or their children

if sex is not given

•Demanding one to dress in a sexual way

•Forcing one to watch pornography

The lasting effects of sexual violence

or sexual assault can affect one’s spirit

in many ways, including feelings of depression, fear or anxiety, difficulty sleeping, and post-traumatic stress disorder

(PTSD). Some survivors may experience

flashbacks of the attack or may disassociate from what happened entirely to cope

with the trauma. When there is ongoing

sexual abuse in a relationship, trauma and

other negative impacts can worsen.

Some survivors may become very sensitive to touch or struggle with intimacy

in their relationships. It’s important to

recognize that not all survivors will react

the same way and often report a range of

feelings about the experience.

After a sexual attack, one may feel

alone, ashamed or believe they did something to provoke the attack or that they

somehow ‘deserved it.’ One may also feel

that their community is not a safe place

anymore. However, survivors are never

to blame for rape, sexual assault or any

form of abuse that happens to them.

Finding hope, healing and recovering from sexual assault or sexual abuse

is a process and one in which once has

choices every step of the way. There is no

time-line for healing; it is entirely up to

the individual.

It is important to know that in the aftermath of sexual assault or abuse, one

does not have to face the healing journey alone. When ready, there are people

available to help if you have been sexually assaulted or are being sexually abused

by a current or former intimate partner.

While the healing journey may be

painful, remember you were born with

the inherent strength and courage of your

ancestors to survive. We believe you. We

are here for you every step of the way.

Advocates at StrongHearts Native

Helpline (844) 762-8483 are available

daily from 7 a.m. to. 10 p.m. CT and can

offer emotional support, a connection to

culturally-appropriate resources and legal options where available. It is always

anonymous and confidential when you

call. You can also contact Rape Abuse Incest National Network at (800) 656-4673.

COUNCIL’S CORNER

PROCLAMATION

EARTH DAY

Apri1 22, 2019

WHEREAS, the Hopi and Tewa people

are the stewards of the land through humility, hard work and perseverance; and

WHEREAS, the lands we live on today enrich the lives of the Hopi and Tewa

people by providing water and nourishment for our families...and children in all

aspects of life; and

WHEREAS, Hopi land has been blessed with bountiful moisture through our

prayers and we are thankful for this blessing; and

WHEREAS, the Creator has provided the necessary resources for all living

beings to exist, including the means by

which the human race can achieve a happy, healthy and self-sustaining life; and

WHEREAS, the Hopi Tribe recognizes

and acknowledges that everyone plays a

part in fostering a clean environment and

encourages all community members to

become actively involved in helping to

make Hopi clean and waste free now and

in the future; and

WHEREAS, the Hopi Tribe recognizes

April 22nd as Earth Day, as a means to

raise public awareness and concern for

the environment and how pollution and

contamination impacts public health; and

WHEREAS, the Hopi Tribe encourages continual stewardship of the land and

water throughout our daily living; and

THEREFORE, in special recognition of the efforts and dedication of the

Hopi and Tewa people, programs and

volunteers, I, Timothy L. Nuvangyaoma,

Chairman of the Hopi Tribe, do hereby

proclaim April22, 2019, as EARTH DAY

on the Hopi Reservation. In doing so, I

encourage all

Hopi and Tewa citizens and visitors to

become engaged in their local villages

and communities and join efforts to help

maintain and improve the Hopi Tribe's

environment on this day and everyday

thereafter.

GIVEN under my hand and the Seal of

the Hopi Tribe this tenth day of April, two

thousand nineteen Chairman Nuvangyaoma, Hopi Tribe

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April 16, 2019

Hopi Tutuveni

It’s Earth Day on April 22, 2019!

By: Lorencita Joshweseoma, Hopi

Department of Health & Human

Services

KYKOTSMOVI, Ariz. - This year we

have been blessed with many positives

in our lives here on Hopi. We have been

blessed with an abundance of moisture

and all living things that surround us.

As we reflect on the new beginnings of

spring, let us also keep in mind that giving is one way we can show our appreciation.

How can you help?

One way to give back and show your

thanks is to participate in Earth Day

reserved for April 22, 2019. Through

Hopi Chairman Nuvangyaoma, a proclamation was signed on April 10, 2019

to encourage all Hopi, Tewa and visiting

members to participate in Earth Day by

cleaning up in surrounding communities.

The Hopi Department of Health & Hu-

man Services will be in the community

this month to support this important effort. Two sections of Highway 264 have

been adopted, through the HOPI (Hopi

Office of Prevention & Intervention)

Cancer Support Services and the Hopi

Wellness Center, which will be cleaned.

The Department has also decided to take

it a step further by taking two hours each

month to clean an area through the remainder of the year.

In contribution to Earth Day and making our environment cleaner, there are

several things you can do to participate;

recycle, clean up around your home and

community and educate yourself on the

importance of having a clean environment.

After all, we are the stewards of our

land, which provides us with many prospects of nourishment, materials and positive living. Ask yourself in preparation

for Earth Day, how you can contribute?

2019 Hopi Code Talkers

Recognition Day

Itàaqalèetàataqtuy Amutsviy Yep Itam

Lomayesva - Because Of Our Warriors,

Our Lives Are Good

By: Eugene Talas,

Hopi Veterans Services

KYKOTSMOVI, Ariz. - Veterans,

Families and General Public are invited

to attend the annual Hopi Code Talkers Recognition Day event to be held

on April 23, 2019 at Second Mesa Day

School, Ariz. Registration begins at 9:00

a.m. (MST) with the ceremony beginning at 10:00 am. This year the theme is,

“Itàaqalèetàataqtuy Amutsviy Yep Itam

Lomayesva - Because Of Our Warriors,

Our Lives Are Good.”

This annual event was set in motion by

Hopi Tribal Council Resolution H-0412012 to establish April twenty-third as

Hopi Code Talkers Recognition Day

and “In recognition of the ten Hopi

Code Talkers who served with the United States Army, 81st “Wild Cat” Division, the 90th Bombardment Group and

the 380th Bombardment Group during

World War II.”

While we will honor all our Hopi Code

Talkers, we will highlight one Code Talker, Rex Pooyouma - Sekyung’yum’tewa, this year, who will be recognized

during the event. Rex was born in Hotevilla and is Qa’e wungwa - Corn Clan.

Sekyung’yum’tewa/Rex was assigned as

a Code Talker to the 380th Bombardment

Group (BG), supporting B-24 Liberator

bombing operations in the Pacific campaign. After the war, Rex was honorably

discharged and returned home where he

later became famous for making Hopi

moccasins. Rex passed away in November 2010, the last remaining Hopi Code

Talker. Below is a family member’s remembrance:

“Rex was a hardworking and wellknown individual to many people. But to

his family, he was humble, smart, and a

well-rounded people person. Moreover,

he was widely known for his shoemaking, which he held with pride and also

allowed him to travel to different places.

Wherever he went, he was surely to start

a friendly conversation with someone he

knew or had just met. No matter where

he was, he was always lightening the

mood with one of his many stories, jokes

or even with just his presence. Rex was

deeply rooted in his culture and enjoyed

being surrounded by family. He never did

miss a chance to be around family nor

attend family events. Although he could

be stubborn at times, he taught his children and grandchildren to be strong independent individuals. He cherished his

family and ensured everyone was taken

care of while being present in the lives

of his family members. More importantly, opening his home up to others during

social dances and more goes to show the

generosity he had towards his community

and his willingness to help others.”- Ms.

Genell Pooyouma, grand-daughter

Our keynote speaker will be Barbara

J. Gotham, representing the 380th Bomb

Group Association, “Flying Circus” a

World War II Veterans Group. This group

was formed to preserve the history of

the 380th BG (H), 5th Air Force, during

World War II. The bombardment group

served in the Southwest Pacific Theatre

in Australia, New Guinea, and The Philippines from 1943 to war's end. Ms. Gotham will speak on the significant role

and history of the 380th BG operations

during World War II. She is from West

Lafayette, Ind.

Also slated for the event will be various performances by the Sunlight Mission Choir and a Hopi dance performed

by the Lori Piestewa Post #80 Royalty.

Rounding out the event a traditional

Hopi meal will be served for all attendees. The planning committee is seeking

volunteers to donate desserts, yeast bread

or just to lend a hand. For those wanting

to help serve the meals bring a copy of

your Food Handlers Card.

Although we do not have any living

Hopi Code Talkers, this annual event

remembers their military contribution

during World War II by using their Hopi

lavayii (language) using a secret code to

transmit radio communications to help

end the war. Their code was never broken. While their secret remained unknown until the late 1970’s, when it was

finally revealed Hopi and other Native

American Code Talkers were instrumental in using their native languages during

World Wars I and II. Through the years

since, many states, including Arizona

recognized the roles of the Native American Code Talkers during both world

wars. These combined legislative efforts

resulted in the culmination at the national level, when on November 20, 2013, at

the U.S. Capitol, the Hopi Tribe and over

30+ Native American Tribes and Nations received the Congressional Native

American Code Talker Gold Medal. The

Hopi Code Talkers next of kin received a

Code Talker Silver Medal during a separate event at the National Museum of

the American Indian. Each year the Hopi

Tribe’s Office of the Treasurer allows the

public viewing of the Hopi Code Talker

Gold Medal and will be on displayed at

the event.

As the theme states, “Because Of Our

Warriors, Our Lives Are Good”, join us

on April 23, 2019, to honor our ten Hopi

Code Talkers and to salute all our Native

American Code Talkers on this special

day. Their use of their native languages

not only helped win both world wars,

but more importantly set the legacy of

maintaining our ancient languages and

traditions for our youth and future generations.

For more information or to volunteer

contact Hopi Veterans Services at (928)

734-3461 or 3462.

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A New Breast Cancer

Screening Tool for H.O.P.I.

Cancer Support Services

Program

By: Sonja Banyacya,

Cancer Support Services

KYKOTSMOVI, Ariz. - Over the

years relationships between health care

organizations have had national recognition and continue meeting target goals

on an annual basis, in providing breast

and cervical cancer screening services.

The H.O.P.I. Cancer Support Services

Program and the Hopi Health Care Center are starting to use a new breast cancer

screening form for women who are considered to be high risk.

This screening tool will be used to get

a better picture of familial health history

to determine a woman’s personal risk.

Questions will pertain to personal information to see if they come from families

who have breast cancer history by inheritance or through other influences that

could cause cancer.

When a breast cancer screening is

done there are combinations of factors

that are considered to be more likely

to being diagnosed with breast cancer.

Here are several factors that are listed by

the Center for Disease Control website:

•If you are a female, 50 years or older, your chances may be a little higher.

Some women may have inherited gene

mutations, such as BRCA1 and BRCA2

(BReast CAncer1 gene or Breast Cancer2 gene, may be at a higher risk for

breast and ovarian cancer.

•If a woman began early menstrual

periods before the age of 12 and started

menopause after age 55 allowing exposure of women to hormones for a longer

period of time, have a higher risk.

•Having dense breasts with more connective tissue, than fatty tissue.

•Women who have had breast cancer

are more likely to get it a second time.

•There are some non-cancerous breast

diseases like hyperplasia (enlargement of

an organ or tissue) or lobular (milk-producing lobules, which empty out into the

ducts that carry milk to the nipple) carcinomas (refers to any cancer that begins

in the skin or other tissues that cover

internal organs — such as breast tissue)

in situ (original place of disposition) are

associated with higher risk.

•A woman who has a mother, sister,

or daughter or multiple family members

on either her mother’s or father’s side

who have had breast cancer or if there

is a first degree male with breast cancer

gives way to risk.

•Women who were diagnosed and

used radiation treatment for Hodgkin’s

lymphoma before 30 have a higher risk

of developing cancer later in life. Women who took the drug diethylstilbestrol

(DES), which was given to pregnant

women in the U.S. between 1940 and

1971 to prevent miscarriages, have a

higher risk.

One of the services offered by The

Hopi Cancer Support Services Program

in conjunction with the Hopi Health Care

Center is the Mammography screening.

Remember that the BRCA (BReast

CAncer) gene is something we are all

born with, it’s a part of our DNA. DNA

(deoxyribonucleic acid) is the molecule

that is the blueprint for how a living organism is built to live, reproduce and

grow. DNA is a genetic code. We all

get 23 chromosomes from our mother

and father which in turn equal 46 chromosomes that make up a person. These

molecules are also an important part of

constant repair and growth. Let’s say

someone scrapes their shin from missing

a step on a ladder. In this instance the

body is already working on fighting infections, stopping the blood loss, repairing and rebuilding at a molecular level

and you didn’t even have to tell your

body to start the healing process. Sometimes growth and repair are not as accurate in replicating healthy genes and this

is where the genetic code can get disrupted. The disruption can come in the

form of a gene like BRCA. DNA repair

genes have the responsibility to make repairs to damaged cells. But sometimes,

repairs cannot be made and damaged

cells continue to replicate. This eventually leads to gene mutation and problems

with cancer.

What can be done to reduce your

chance for developing a cancer? Let’s

look at the risk factors that can be controlled. Be physically active. The U.S.

Department of Health and Human Services has guidelines that recommend at

least 60 minutes (1 hour) of physical

activity daily. Combined Hormone Replacement Therapy (those that include

both estrogen and progesterone) taken during menopause can raise risk for

breast cancer when taken for more than

five years. Consult your physician and

see if a change can be made. Consult a

family doctor, if you are a woman, older

than 30, and are considering pregnancy.

Last but not least, reduce or abstain from

using alcohol.

The HCSSP program is actively offering Breast and Cervical Health Education to the public. We continue to

educate women and find new ways to

enhance the screening programs. Women who reside on or in the surrounding

areas of the Hopi reservation are eligible

and encouraged to apply. Nami’tunatya “Taking Care of You” is a term used by

HCSSP and has always been a key term

used in Hopi for instilling personal responsibility through promoting healthy

lifestyle while living in our homeland.

LEGALS

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Hopi Tutuveni

April 16, 2019

April 2019 Hopi Job and

Education Information Fair

- A Success

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Young Hopi/Tewa students talk to different colleges and job recruiters to get more information, and to see what their options are. (Photo by Carl Onsae/Hopi Tutuveni)

By: HOPI TUTUVENI STAFF

KYKOTSMOVI, Ariz. - The Peace

Academic Center formally known, as

the Hopi Mission School was the center

of attention on April 10, 2019 when the

Hopi Tribe’s Higher Education & Workforce Development programs joined

forces to conduct its Sixth Annual Job

and Education fair for the Hopi students

and Hopi community.

During the event over 40 booths were

all filled by college recruiters, employers from various businesses, on and off

the Hopi reservation, vocational schools,

and resource information groups.

According to Higher Education &

Workforce Development program staff,

the purpose of the event is to bring

employers on-site who are looking for

potential employees in the areas of corrections, retail, housekeeping, food &

beverage, engineering, gaming, construction, and many other employment

opportunities. It was also to provide an

opportunity for one-to-one service for

Hopi community members. It was also

designed to help members save time and

money by eliminating the long drive to

the valley to apply for jobs or education/

training.

To give readers a sense of how much

information and contacts were available at the 2019 Job and Education, the

following is a list of the participating

schools and organizations:

1.Accord Healthcare Institute

2.Mesa Community College

3.The Refrigeration School

4.Keams Canyon Elementary School

5.Empire Beauty School

6.BIA Fire Management

7.Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise –

Twin Arrows Casino and Resort

8.Grey’s In-Home Care

9.Dine College-Tuba City Center

10.KUYI Hopi radio station

11.Native American for Community

Action – Phoenix Indian Center

12.Arizona State University

13.Arizona Work Employment Services

14.UEI College

15.Office of Community Planning and

Economic Development and land information systems

16.Hopi Tribal Employment Rights

Office – TERO

17.Coconino County Sheriff’s Office

18.Grand Canyon University

19.AZ Dept. of Corrections RUSH Unit

20.Coconino Community College

21.Peace Academic Center

22.College America

23.Little Colorado Medical Center

24.First Mesa Elementary School

25.Northern Arizona University

26.Hopi Jr./Sr. High School

27.Educational Opportunity Centers

Program

28.ASIS Massage Education

29.Winslow Campus of Care

30.Second Mesa Day School

31.Carrington College

32.Xanterra Grand Canyon South Rim

33.Pima Medical Institute

34.University of Arizona

35.Hopi Telecommunications Inc.

36.Hopi Tribe Economic Development

Center

37.Hopi Resource Enforcement Services

38.Northland Pioneer College

39.Hopi Elections Office

40.Central Arizona College

41.Hopi Tribal Housing Authority

42.Arizona Culinary Institute

43.Coconino Country Human Resources

44.Northland Pioneer College – Hopi

Center

45.Hopi Tribe Human Resources

The event was host to a large group

of young high school students wanting

to learn more about the various colleges

and vocational schools. There, the Hopi

students signed up for more information

in hopes of finding a career or a trade.

Along with the several colleges that

were trying to recruit Hopi students,

KUYI 88.1 Hopi Radio station was present to do a live-remote and recruit volunteers.

Hopi Tutuveni’s media partner, KUYI,

was busy getting information for the

public via questions to those attending to

the booths, which also included asking

attendees questions and interviewing on

the spot for their listener’s information

during the one-day event. The staff from

KUYI conducted the live broadcast and

spoke to various individuals who were

attending to the informational booths.

Other questions also touched on what it

was like to experience seeing so many

Hopi youths wanting to pursue a higher

education. Not only did KUYI do the live

remote about the fair, it also connected

with others to about its own recruitment

efforts, as well. “Jimbo” Lucero, Volunteer DJ for KUYI stated, “We are always

looking for volunteers and this is a good

way to get the word out.”

Lunch was available because of two

Hopi Tribal programs: Hopi Cancer

Support Services and Hopi Post #80 and

Royalty group where they sold hamburgers, cheeseburgers, and one of the

“favorites” on Hopi, the infamous “piccadillys.”

According to attendees and booth

personal, the event was a success. With

hopes of continuing to make this an annual event, both the Hopi Higher Education program and the Hopi Workforce

Development program are already planning for their next event is already underway.

Hopi Tutuveni

April 16, 2019

Page 5

PUZZLES & GAMES

TICK-TACK-TOE

Larry’s Corner

Find the Exit

Photo by https://carwad.net/wallpaper-185684

“Were Gonna Need a Bigger Boat”

By LARRY WATAHAMAGEE

The Hopi Tutuveni

Cross Word Puzzle

Find the English words for the

Hopi words.

Across

2. Momo

4. Qötsvi

6. Qöötsa

7. Maskiisi

9. Maasi

11. Tsööviw

13. Kwewu

14. Mokingpu

15. Mansaala

16. Qömvi

Down

1. Paalangpu

2. Sakwa

3. Paakiw

5. Sakuna

8. Tasikpu

10. Sikaagpu

11. Naala

12. Tsorongpu

15. Aanu

17. Angwusi

Answers in next issue

Answers for March 19th edition

Across

3. Ladder, 4. Jumped, 5. Happy, 7. Corn fungus, 12. Oil lamp, 13. Tomorrow, 15. Jerky, 16. Visitor

Down

1. Head wrap, 2. Jump, 6. Punish, 8. Flicker, 9. Snowed, 10. Fawn, 11. Nice, 14. Mesa

Hopilavit - Hopi Names

U K Y A A R O B N U V A T I D I V A A T J

P J A T A V W A L A A T A M O L O H O T B

G T Y A D O P O O V O L H O Y A T P L A P

N A O G L T E P Q O L O J D L A I I O Y A

I L H A M T O M A N A N G Y A Q P T M O T

S W W Q M A A K Y A G X B H O I M M A H A

A I A W E V A A Z A P O O S I W O A K G N

N I G U I I Z K V I N A A W K A S L W N G

H P N N N I V U I I R O A J S N J A A A H

O I O U A P H A B W W L K A T A A S A W O

N A L X N O R T A P A V A O O M S T H K Y

G Y A H O N G A I T O C A X H O I S U O A

V Q A H H F I S N A M A W A T K W O L O S

I O P A A Q A P Y A W M A D Z O A L D K I

X H R A A N A H O N M A Q T O K T O X F P

W M Q O O N G O B F D L C S I Y O M T I B

Find the Hopi Words

Hoohu - Arrow

Honani - Badger

Honmaqto - Bear Paw

Piqösa - Bear Strap

Sompi - Bear Strap Tie

Raana - Bull Frog

Poovolhoya - Butterfly

Hokona - Butterfly

Monarch

Paaqapyawma - Carry

Reed

Kwaani - Century Plant

Manangya - Collared

Lizard

Paalöngawhoya - Echo

Hongvi - Eagle’s Strength

Tsalamti - Fire Ash Scatter

Lomataalawva - Good

Morning

Lomakwaahu - Good

Eagle

Tepqölö - Greasewood

Patch

Höqya - Harvested Corn

Maakiwa - Hunting Rabbit

Maakya - Hunter

Hotski - Juniper Tree

Talwiipi - Lightning

Poosiw - Magpie

Toho - Mt. Lion

Aasa - Mustard

Kyaaro - Parrot

Kokomana - Purple Corn

Girl

Qööngö - Racing Stone

Tagaqwunu - Rainbow

Tsölö - Rain Droplets

Siyomti - Rattlesnake

Sound

Pisa - Sand

Tawisa - Singing

Patanghoya - Small

Pumpkin

Nasingpu - Snake Skin

Koökwanghoya - Spider

Nuvati - Snow

Taavi - Sunlight

Taaviwva - Sunny

Tawamansi - Sunflower

Maiden

Piiva - Tobacco

Patro - Water Bird

Taaho - Whip Snake

It has become apparent, that we as

a Hopi tribe are on the edge of failure. I know that sounds terrible but,

in my opinion, we as a tribe are not

business oriented, and it seems we

have never really been into business-type dealings. We don’t have

a product to sell to the masses like

a CASINO, nor do we have any

BIG investments which seem to be

reporting any capital GAINS. The

largest investment we had was in

natural resources located in the Peabody coalmine and now, in my lifetime, I will see the end of an era that

kept the Hopi tribe afloat for nearly

70 plus years.

The funny thing about our Hopi

tribe coming to an “end” of our mining era is that our fearless leaders at

the Hopi tribe knew that this would

end a long time ago. BUT yet, they

just sat there watching, as if enjoying

a show and eating popcorn, waiting

to see if it will turn around or not.

Now I’m not saying that they aren’t doing anything about the situation, I’m simply saying that it seems

that way and perhaps they should

have listened to the people rather

than purchasing outdated land that

has a few stores that are struggling

to stay alive. I say quit lollygagging

about trying to revive off-reservation

businesses and start trying to build

business on the reservation. It’s beginning to seem like we are not masters of our way of living but rather

we are just living and waiting for a

hand out or just waiting for something to happen. What is it that they

call that in Hopi, “mavoyowta”?

Now…I’m not too sure if the

Hopi tribe has other investments, I

know that Peabody was the biggest

investment the Hopi tribe had and

now it might be like Enron, where

the CEO’s all got raises and big retirements and let their employees

fend for themselves after the market

crashed. But I’m hopeful that our

fearless leaders won’t let anything

like that happen to its tribal employees…hopefully.

The other funny thing is that we

knew, all too well, years and years

ago, that our biggest investment

was going to cash in its chips and

“Book it” (Rez word for head out

of Dodge), but yet we just grabbed

our “snuggie” and a cup of hot cocoa

and said, “Let’s see what happens.”

It’s like we’re cattle, being led to the

slaughterhouse. Now…cows know

that they are going to be turned into

Sunday afternoon hamburgers but

yet they just go anyway, saying to

themselves…“Let’s see what happens.”

So what can you do about it? We

could try to invest into something

bigger than Peabody like investing

in solar plants off reservation that

way we could sell our land to provide energy to APS or another energy hungry business or we could buy

a lot of lottery tickets and see if we

hit the jackpot…either way is fine

with me.

The real question is, if we were to

go bottoms-up, how are we to live?

We are so accustomed to living like a

white man we forgot how to live like

a true Hopi and if we start burning

oil lamps again, we might start to go

crazy and miss “America’s Got Talent” on NBC.

But if I were you, I would start

talking with your community and

start pooling a money pot to build

something like a pizzeria, complete

with games and jobs for our youngsters who don’t want to go to college

just yet. We could market a new pizza

called “Hopi Pizzas” complete with

a sprinkle of Hopi cookie crumbs, or

something like that

The idea is…to start thinking of

an alternative way to live. We have

been living on a hand out for nearly 200 plus years and now it should

be time to break the cycle and start

having US being the ones to give

handouts. We cannot rely on the government all our lives and because we

have an “Oompa Loompa” working

for the greatest country in the world.

Just because a piece of paper says we

are a “recognized tribe” is not going

to cover all our bases. We are forgotten in the eyes of America so enough

dilly-dallying around and let’s do

something.

So the questions are - What are

you going to do about it? How are

you going to solve our problems?

Who is going to save us? Sure, we

can sit around and talk about the past

as if it were just yesterday, and we

can reminisce about the glory days

when I use to kill 100 plus rats in a

day, and we can sit back and watch

the Hopi tribe slowly shut down like

an outdated mall that only has a Chinese food place and a JC Penny’s in

the back. But the question still remains - Do we continue living like

we shouldn’t do anything about this

problem or do we change and start

a transformation, to create a better

place to live?

Someone once told me, that you

should always have a backup plan

just in case the first plan is not your

best. I’m being very hopeful that the

Hopi tribe has a backup plan and for

the sake of simplicity, is calling it

Plan B. It may not seem like it but

Hopis are very resourceful and if we

survived thousands of years, we can

certainly survive this problem.

My advice to you is that, sometimes cold pizza is the best, but

when it’s fresh out of the oven, it

could burn your mouth. BUT, think

of it as a way to start being more supportive of the Hopi Tribe, because if

we bite off more than we can chew,

we might burn ourselves and have to

spit out and waste some good pizza. So let’s not jump to conclusions

about the Hopi tribe failing. Sometimes, we assume that “Chicken Little” role and worry something bad is

always going to happen to us. Plus, if

and when the tribe falls off the edge,

we might be forced to ride donkeys

and horses, and I’m a cat and I can’t

reach the stirrups… and that’s awkward.

Write a Letter to Larry: PO BOX 123 Kykotsmovi AZ, 86039

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

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JOB OPENINGS

The Hopi Economic Development Corporation

Job Openings-Open until filled

HTEDC has available at the Days Inn by

Wyndham Sedona six positions for temporary

maintenance staff. These positions will last a

maximum of six weeks and will be responsible

for renovation of rooms at the motel. The

successful candidates will be required to have

previous maintenance experience. Applications

for the positions can be picked up at the Cultural

Center or by requesting via email at csmith@

htedc.net

SECOND MESA DAY SCHOOL

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Second Mesa Day School Exceptional Student

Services is requesting proposals from qualified individuals and agencies interested in providing

Related Services to the school district. All proposals will be used beginning with the 2019- 2020 School

Year.

Scope of services shall include the following Related

Services:

Counselor; Evaluations - Psychological/Educational;

Occupational Therapy; Physical Therapy;

Speech/Language Pathologist; Hearing Impairment

Service Provider.

Contact Romancita Adams, ESS Coordinator at 928737-2571 X4231 Romancita.Adams@secondmesa.org

or Mrs. Dianne Albert, CSA at 928-737-2571 x4204

Dianne.Aibert@secondmesa.org for detailed information regarding this RFP.

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Current Indian World News

April 16, 2019

National Native American News

Outlet Moving to Cronkite

School

Page 7

Tribe Opens Solar Power Array at

Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River

Craig Plomondon, second from right, Siemens Government Technologies project executive,

explains some of the technical parts of the solar array to tribal leaders including, from left,

Yellowill Rep. Tom Wahnetah, Tribal Council Chairman Adam Wachacha, Tribal Council

Vice Chairman David Wolfe, and Wolftown Rep. Bo Crowe, far right.

By SCOTT MCKIE B.P.

ONE FEATHER STAFF

Photo by Jaynie Parrish

ASU NEWS

Indian Country Today, the national

news organization devoted to coverage

of Native American issues and communities, is moving from Washington to the

Walter Cronkite School of Journalism

and Mass Communication in Phoenix,

Arizona State University announced today.

The digitally focused, nonprofit media

outlet is the largest news website that

covers tribes and Native people across

the Americas.

“We are delighted that Indian Country Today, the iconic and influential

news site, will be coming to Cronkite,”

Cronkite Dean Christopher Callahan said.

“ICT has long been the leading voice for

Native American communities across the

Americas, and under the inspiring, innovative and digitally focused leadership of

Indian Country Today Editor Mark Trahant, the future is bright. Through this

partnership, we will not only be able to

provide our students with more opportunities to cover these critically important stories, but also to help better serve

our Native communities regionally and

nationally and to grow the pipeline of

young Native students who may be interested in careers in journalism.”

Callahan said the Cronkite School

has been focused on increasing both the

quantity and quality of Native American

news coverage, which he said is too often

ignored or reported in a way that lacks

depth and understanding of Native communities.

The Cronkite School also is seeking

to create pathways for American Indian

high school students to study journalism

and enter the field. Callahan pointed to a

recent American Society of News Editors

survey that found Native Americans represent just 0.37 percent of U.S. journalists, even though Native Americans make

up nearly 2 percent of the U.S. popula-

tion and 6 percent of Arizona residents.

Cronkite News, the student-powered,

faculty-led news organization of Arizona PBS, has made Native American

coverage a prime area of focus through

its news vertical, Indian Country. The

school also is in the process of a search

for the nation’s first named professorship

focused on the intersection of Native

Americans and the news media. Cronkite

also is working to create one of the first

student chapters of the Native American

Journalists Association.

“We hope through these initiatives we

will be able to recruit more young Native

American students to journalism programs like ours while helping to provide

deeper and richer news coverage,” Callahan said.

Trahant (pictured above) said expansion plans for the news outlet include the

creation of the first-ever national television news program by and about Native

Americans.

“We all know the stereotypes and narratives that come out of Hollywood and

Washington,” Trahant said. “So a news

program, one that reaches millions of

people via public television stations, has

the chance to change the story, showing

the beauty, intelligence and aspirations of

Native people.”

Trahant said the move to Cronkite is

“game-changing” for Indian Country Today. It “builds on so much of the work

that ASU is already doing” with its Native and borderlands coverage, the new

research professor and the school’s commitment to diversity in news organizations. He added that the “Cronkite School

has become a magnet for great journalism with Cronkite News, Arizona PBS

and other innovative programs.”

The majority of the Indian Country

Today operation will move to ASU this

summer. ICT will keep its digital team in

Washington, D.C.

Congress Explores Legislation to

Protect Chaco Canyon from Oil

and Gas Development

MURPHY – On a sunny morning perfect for the event, leaders and officials of

the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

(EBCI) cut the ribbon opening a new solar power array. The 2,016 solar module photovoltaic (PV) array opened on

the morning of Wednesday, March 27 at

Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino

& Hotel and is expected to cut energy demands and costs at the facility.

“This is a big event for us and the

Tribe, and we’re excited to be a partner

with the Eastern Band on this exercise,”

said Lumpy Lambert, Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River general manager, who

thanked tribal leadership for their help in

the project as he opened the event. “We

appreciate all of the support from the

Eastern Band.”

The project, designed and constructed

by Siemens Government Technologies,

Inc., was funded with a $1 million Department of Energy (DOE) Grant with

the Tribe picking up the remaining $1.36

million. According to information from

the DOE, “This community scale PV

farm would supply power to four buildings totaling 155,352 square feet: casino (110,400 square feet), hotel (23,000

square feet), and two administration

buildings (10,976 square feet each). All

power generated would be consumed onsite.”

Joey Owle, EBCI Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources, previously told the One Feather that the project

will save the facility around $100,000

annually in energy costs.

“Cameron Cooper was really the first

person who brought the idea forward,”

said Principal Chief Richard G. Sneed.

“He was actually fulfilling a role that

wasn’t even his job…within his department, there was a position for alternative

energy and he just kind of took that on

as a side project in addition to his other

duties. We had some meetings with the

guys from Siemens, and then when Joey

(Owle) came on board, he really took the

reins on this, took the lead and has done

a great job.”

Chief Sneed added, “I know that there

are a lot of people who have had input on

this project. We’ve had a great partnership with the folks from Siemens. We

really appreciate you and all that you’ve

done.”

Vice Chief Alan “B.” Ensley commented, “These projects start in planning

board. I want to thank Joey for helping

make the project happen…I want to

thank everybody involved. This will be

a great project.”

Tribal Council Chairman Adam Wachacha stated, “I’m glad that another project has come to fruition with the solar

project coming together.”

He also recognized the work of Cooper and Secretary Owle as well as his

fellow Tribal Council representatives

about whom he noted, “It’s always good

to work alongside them and the vision

they’ve had to push through.”

Secretary Owle spoke during Wednesday’s event stating, “It’s nice to look

out and see what’s been accomplished

through teamwork; teamwork, teamwork, teamwork. I can’t emphasize that

enough.”

He also praised Cooper’s efforts stating that it started with Cooper putting out

a two-page RFQ (Request for Qualifications) dealing with the grant. “We put

it out, three companies bid. Two came

back with hefty prices and Siemens came

back with a very suitable price of zero

dollars because that’s the way their company works on other grants.”

Secretary Owle finished with, “I never

thought I would be able to stand here, in

this role, to have the extraordinary opportunity to work with the people I’ve been

able to work with, to be able to say the

Tribe has it’s first community scale 705

kilowatt solar array that is going to be

impacting our community, and Harrah’s,

to save energy, and to reduce our carbon

impact on the environment. For the system, we have a 25-year warranty on it so

we’re looking an ROI (return on investment) of around 13 to 15 years. This is

going to be here for years to come.”

Gregory Bowman, Siemens Government Technologies deputy and chief

operating officer of E&I programs, said,

“People look at solar arrays and they

look at various energy projects, and they

see it as a piece of steel, a piece of lighting, but, in actuality, it is a piece of the

future. The vision that the Cherokees,

the vision that Harrah’s, the vision that

our team, led by Craig Plomondon, had

is just amazing. We really appreciate the

partnership, the leadership, and the passion that you all have with these types of

projects.”

Growing Economically for the

Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes

ROSEMARY STEPHENS

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

CHEYENNE & ARAPAHO TRIBAL

TRIBUNE

Star trails over Casa Rinconada. (NPS Photo- D. Davis)

By Jourdan Bennett-Begaye

Indian Country Today

Sen. Tom Udall, D-New Mexico, reintroduces a bill from last year that will

permanently protect lands around Chaco

Canyon from being exploited by oil and

gas companies.

The Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act, co-sponsored by Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, last May,

would “prevent any future leasing or development of minerals owned by the U.S.

government on lands in a 10-mile buffer

region” around Chaco Culture National

Historical Park. The S.2907 bill would

be a permanent protection for the Chaco

ruins and the estimated 5,000 artifacts

within the greater Chaco area.

The bill also “withdraws 316,076 acres

of minerals from the 909,00 acres of the

proposed Chaco Protection Zone of oil,

natural gas, coal, silver and other minerals owned by the federal government.”

During the Obama administration, this

Proposed Chaco Protection Zone, was

honored by the land management but that

changed after the Trump administration

took office. This move was pushed forward despite Chaco Canyon being declared a World Heritage Site by the United Nations.

The Bureau of Land Management received backlash from critics in January

when they announced they would move

forward with oil leases in March. No

public comment period was held because

of the government shutdown. The agency

later said it would postpone.

“We cannot help but protest what appears to be an intentional bias in the favoring of oil and gas development over

other interests,” Acoma Pueblo Gov. Kurt

Riley told the Associated Press in January.

During a conference call today, Udall

said he, other New Mexico lawmakers

and tribal leaders decided to double down

their efforts on this bill so it could pass

both the House and Senate.

Cont. On Page 8

The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes

Dept. of Business, in conjunction with

the Planning & Development Program,

held a community outreach March 19

at the R.E.Sp.E.C.T. Gym in Concho,

Okla. to present in-formation pertaining

to the Farm & Ranch Buffalo Program

Dept. of Business Executive Director

Nathan Hart hopes to generate support

for a $300K grant to be used for restoring

lands by removing invasive species from

pastures, analyze soil, purchase and plant

native grass seed, purchase some equipment to harvest grass and to manufacture

grass into forage cubes and equipment

for buffalo meat processing. The areas

of land to be cultivated include 1,208

acres in Hammon, 2,235 acres in Canton,

4,193 acres in Concho and 2,445 acres

in Colony, Okla. “We’ve set out a lot of

plans, but we would like support from the

community because we want to go after

grants to help us out. It’s a $300K grant,

a three year grant with $100K a year and

it will help us get some equipment but

primarily it will help us improve these

pastures, put seed into the ground and

get these grass-lands ready,” Hart said.

Under the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes

Comprehensive Plan, Hart stated it is

written agriculture is an economic activity that should be capitalized on, and

the base studies talked about agricultural

activities for major land use for all of the

tribes’ reserves with the Farm & Ranch

Program serving as a steward caring

for all tribal lands. In the past year Economic Development made some capitol

investments that would prepare the way

for them taking care of the tribes’ land,

as well as looking forward to the future

with other economic driven projects. “In

the future we do want to start our own

construction company, and right now

due to the investments we’ve made the

past two years, we are now working on a

$2.2M road project here at Concho. This

is primarily our own tribal members’

who are doing this. This is work, that in

the past, has gone out to other companies

but because we’ve made the investments

over the past few years and developed

our own capability, we’re starting to do

that kind of work ourselves now,” Hart

told community members at the meeting.

Another area of growth for Economic

Development is the Wild land /Fire Management Program, “You know two years

ago we had no wild land firefighters and

we’ve been focusing on building that

program up and right now we have 17

individuals qualified and are starting to

go out and fight fires. Since we got these

guys trained they can help us to do prescribed burns on our lands and will use

prescribed burns to go in and take care of

brush management. But today we’re going to really be talking about agriculture,

which is bison, cattle, hay, soil health and

specifically in the future a feed company, a meat processing plant, agritourism

and maybe vegetable production. ”With

close to 9800 acres classified...

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Growing Economically for the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Cont.

...for agricultural purposes, Hart said

the focus is on the health of the soil,

planting seed, crop rotation and pastureland for the 400 head of bison the tribes’

currently own. “The tribes now own all

the equipment we need to cut, bale, rake

our own hay. We have a drill to plant our

own seeds and we can also spray whenever we need to. We no longer have to

con-tract out to do these things; we have

our own tribal members and equipment to do what needs to be done in our

fields,” Hart said. Hart expanded on long

term goals for what the land acreage will

be in three to four years from now, with

Concho having over 2,000 acres for bison and alfalfa hay fields, “We think

when we get everything done we will be

able to sustain about 800 head of bison

in Concho,”In Colony, he said the goal

is about 1700 acres for bison pasture,

and Colony is a good area for cattle pastures as well. “In Hammon, right now

488 acres are still leased out and will be

for the next three years, but we will have

about 788 acres for the bison pasture.

This is the most challenging ground out

in Hammon. The gentlemen who has the

lease in Hammon has had it for a number of years, and he has about three years

left, but all the other land we are taking

over the leases on those lands. The land

in Clinton, there isn’t a whole lot of land

for agricultural purposes there, but we

may put some bison out there for the

elders,” Hart said. Hart mentioned the

al-most 90 acres owned behind Denny’s

Restaurant, off of Hwy. I-40 in El Reno,

Okla. has been used for a hay field and

some cattle grazing, but once that land is

put into trust it will turn to some other

use, but until that happens they will continue to use the land for growing and producing hay for the bison, and in Watonga, the land available there is where the

new hotel and casino will be built. “This

grant will enable us to grow a lot of our

own hay and we can take that and feed it

to our bison and in-crease our stocking

numbers. North of Concho, up Hwy 81 at

150th street is where our meat processing

facility is going to be built. Marathon oil

is drilling a well and they are building a

road up there, bringing in electricity so

the oil company will pay for that cost.

When you hear us talk about feed processing and meat processing, that’s the

location they will be located and will employ more of our tribal members,” Hart

said. Grant Research Specialist Sidney

Jackson, Planning & Development Program is currently gathering information

for submission for the grant, due by April

15, 2019.

Congress Explores Legislation to Protect Chaco Canyon, Cont.

A Senate hearing in August allowed

them to see areas in the land management process and proposed legislation

that needed improvement.

Udall, vice chairman of the Senate

Committee on Indian Affairs, said these

minor changes to the legislation will ensure it receives bipartisan support and

moves quickly.

The last time the bill was introduced,

Udall said they had to educate their colleagues.

“When you’re introducing a piece of

public lands legislation with significant

Native American cultural concerns,

there’s a lot of education to do. And we

have done that,” he said during a media

conference call on Tuesday. “We've been

working all along and it's a continuous

process. We've had a hearing that I think

explored a lot of different issues and

brought out things that we needed to focus on.”

Udall predicts that with some education on the bill to his Republican colleagues, they will receive “some good

solid Republican support.”

One focal point from the hearing is

improving the resource management

plan in the San Juan Basin area, which

is the northwestern part of New Mexico

and the southwestern corner of Colorado.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Land Management are working

together on the plan. It’s the first time

two agencies have worked cooperatively

at once, Udall said.

While plans are being revamped,

Acting Secretary of the Interior David

Bernhardt told oil and gas news that he

“would like to get out there and see the

site myself” because he thought “the

planning process includes alternatives

which would be conservation-oriented.”

New Mexico Commissioner of Public

Lands Stephanie Garcia Richards intends

to sign an executive order to place “a

moratorium on all new oil and gas mineral leases on state trust land in the Greater

Chaco Canyon area.”

The executive order will also create

a working group to make recommendations for the long-term land management

practices so the archeological and cultural resources can be protected, she said.

“This is my commitment to put tribal

concerns regarding state trust lands before the bottom line of oil and gas companies,” she said.

The first meeting of this working group

is Saturday, April 27.

“I have a constitutional authority over

state trust lands as well as the responsibility to use that land to raise money for

New Mexico schools, hospitals and colleges. This money comes predominantly

from oil and gas companies and many

commissioners before may have focused

solely on oil and gas development, a

practice that I consider to be shortsighted because it jeopardizes too much,” she

said. “I will always manage our lands

by considering the generations that will

come after me.”

The act is supported by the Navajo Nation, All Pueblo Councils of Governors,

New Mexico Wilderness Alliance, Sierra Club, the Wilderness Society, and the

Southwest Native Cultures.

Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez

has repeatedly requested that the Interior

and land management to listen to tribes

to protect the lands around Chaco Canyon as they are of great cultural significance to the tribes in New Mexico.

“As Native Americans, we are connected to the land and it is important to

preserve sacred places. This is not only

a Navajo teaching but an acknowledgment of a way of life for all indigenous

peoples. The Nez-Lizer Administration

stands firmly with the All Pueblo Council of Governors in protecting Chaco

Canyon.

Chairman E. Paul Torres of the All

Pueblo Council of Governors agrees on

the cultural significance of the site, but

said being “constantly threatened.”

“For our people, the Greater Chaco

landscape is considered a living cultural site. Our spiritual leaders continue to

make pilgrimages to this pristine landscape where we refer to these sites as

‘the footprints of our ancestors’. Despite

its sacred importance, Chaco is constantly threatened by a growing network

of roads, oil pads, and derricks. But by

working with our fellow tribal nations,

the state of New Mexico and our federal

delegation we have the chance to protect

Chaco once and for all. We are thankful

for the work of Senator Udall, Senator

Heinrich, Congressman Lujan, Congresswoman Haaland, and Congresswoman Torres Small. Today, New Mexico sends a strong and united message

that Chaco deserves to be protected.”

While this protection bill does seem

like a good move, Brian D. Vallo, governor of the Pueblo of Acoma, wrote

in the Santa Fe New Mexican that they

shouldn’t entirely rely on it.

“U.S. Sen. Tom Udall’s forthcoming

reintroduction of the Chaco Cultural

Heritage Area Protection Act is an important step to protect a portion of the

critical area surrounding Chaco Canyon, but it cannot protect everything,”

Vallo said. “Adequate protection is only

possible when the BLM complies with

its responsibilities under federal law to

identify and avoid, or mitigate damage to

traditional cultural properties when federal action is proposed. When the agency

does not do this, as is the case with the

impending lease sale, it must defer action.”

To Rep. Deb Haaland, D-NM, the site

is the ancestral homelands to her people.

“It’s a place where the dark skies make

the stars more vibrant than anywhere

else – it’s something everyone has to go

to and experience. By keeping Chaco

from being destroyed by the fossil fuel

industry, future generations will have access to this special place,” she said. “The

community did its job, now we’re taking

the next steps.”

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Testimony by Vice Chairman Clark Tenakhongva Before the U.S. House

of Representatives, Cont.

Fortress interior (Photo credit Josh Ewing)

High ledge ruins (Photo credit Josh Ewing)

Cedar Mesa granary (Photo credit Amanda Podmore)

...to help protect these lands and resources through the establishment of the Bears

The Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition

includes: the Hopi Tribe, Pueblo of Zuni,

Ute Indian Tribe, the Navajo Nation, and

the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe. The Coalition worked with a grass roots tribal

organization for nearly a decade for the

designation of the Bears Ears National

Monument and the protection of its sacred and priceless cultural and natural

resources. We proposed that a 1.9 million

acre monument be established. Ultimately, a 1.35 million acre Bears Ears National

Monument was designated by President

Obama on December 28, 2016, through

Presidential Proclamation No. 9558.

Hopi Connection to Bears Ears

To Hopi people, the Bears Ears National Monument is a spiritually occupied landscape. For example, the two

spires near Bluff are Pokanghoyat, “War

Twins.” This land is a testament of Hopi

stewardship through thousands of years,

manifested by the “footprints” of ancient

villages, sacred springs, migration routes,

pilgrimage trails, artifacts, petroglyphs,

and the physical remains of buried Hisatsinom, the “People of Long Ago,” all of

which were intentionally left to mark the

land as proof that the Hopi people have

fulfilled their Covenant.

Hopi migration is intimately associated

with a sacred Covenant between the Hopi

people and Màasaw, the Earth Guardian,

in which the Hopi people made a solemn

promise to protect the land by serving

as stewards of the Earth. In accordance

with this Covenant, the Hopi Katsina,

Badger, Flute, Parrot, Bow, Greasewood,

Bearstrap, Snake, Tobacco, Rabbit and

Deer Clans traveled through and settled

on lands in and around southeastern Utah

during their long migration to Tuuwana-

savi, the Earth Center on the Hopi Mesas.

The people of these clans still reside at

Hopi today.

The Hopi Tribe claims cultural affiliation to ancestral Puebloan cultural groups

in the Bears Ears National Monument

and the Hopi Tribe has continually supported the identification and avoidance of

prehistoric archaeological sites. We consider the prehistoric archaeological sites

of our ancestors to be “footprints” and

Traditional Cultural Properties. Attached

to this testimony are pictures of some of

the places in the Bears Ears Region that

are immensely important to us.

For instance, the first two pictures are

pictures of what is known as the “Perfect

Kiva.” The well-maintained kivas from

the Hisatsinom - the People of Long Ago

- exemplify the important cultural and

spiritual connection that specific objects

within Bears Ears provide to the Hopi,

among others. Ancestral kivas, like those

of today, were entered by a ladder stretching from the roof down to the center of

the floor. Kivas are still used in ceremonies today, and one merely has to compare our Tribal Seal to these two pictures

to understand that we are connected to

this place. It is our understanding that the

“Perfect Kiva” will no longer be included

within the new monument boundaries as

proposed by President Trump’s Proclamation, and thus lose that protection. The

other attached pictures are also sites that

show our connection to this important region.

The Hopi Tribe is fully aware that over

the last few decades the archaeological,

natural and geographic resources in the

region have been severely impacted by

looting, industrial development, and increased motorized and recreational access, including inappropriate all-terrain

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vehicle use. As a result of that and the

importance of this region, in 2014 the

Hopi Tribe sent a letter to the President

supporting action to designate the greater

Cedar Mesa area as a National

Monument and the Hopi Tribe participated in the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal

Coalition that developed the Bears Ears

National Monument Proposal.

The purpose of the Antiquities Act is

to set aside and preserve places like the

Bears Ears

National Monument for generations to

come and protect them from destructive

exploitation.

Through a Hopi Tribal Council Resolution in March 2016, the Hopi Tribe

formally supported the establishment of

Bears Ears National Monument and later in that year, the Bears Ears National

Monument was established.

Since then, the Hopi Tribe has participated with the Bears Ears Tribal Commission and Federal agencies in the collaborative management of the Monument.

The Hopi Tribe’s participation in the

management of the Bears Ears National

Monument through the Hopi Commissioner is critical to maintaining Hopi culture and tradition, as well as to protecting

and managing Hopi cultural resources,

our footprints, and our ancestors.

President Trump’s Proclamation dated

December 4, 2017 cut the boundaries of

Bears Ears National Monument by 85%,

from 1.35 million acres to 201,876 acres,

revoking, replacing and dismantling the

Bears Ears National Monument.

Soon after the President’s announcement the impacted tribes took action to

thwart his illegal and illegitimate Proclamation. The Hopi Tribe leads that legal

action known as Hopi Tribe et.al. v

Trump, showing the importance of

Bears Ears to us. We stand here today

with our sister tribes to speak in one voice

condemning the President’s Proclamation

and demanding that the legitimate boundaries of the Bears Ears National Monument be respected.

We appreciate the tribal, Congressional, and the public support to protect

Bears Ears National Monument and to

maintain the current boundaries. Therefore, the Hopi Tribe supports H.R. 871,

the Bears Ears Monument Expansion and

Respect Sovereignty Act introduced and

championed by Representatives Gallego

and Haaland. This bill would not only

protect the boundaries of the Bears Ears

National Monument but it would expand

it to 1.9 million acres – like the original

proposal crafted by the tribes. We hope

that this Committee will advance H.R.

871 expeditiously and protect that sacred

landscape.

The Hopi people are a people of peace.

And so, we invite you to Hopi to come

in and eat, and we can explain to you in

more than five minutes the responsibilities of being Hopi and why this place is

so important to us.

Conclusion

The Bears Ears region is immensely

important to the Hopi Tribe. It is a part of

our history and who we are as a people.

We have worked since time immemorial

to uphold our sacred covenant to protect

the land by serving as stewards of the

Earth, and continue to do so today in opposing any efforts to abolish and reduce

the Bears Ears National Monument. We

stand united with the tribes represented

before you today, to express our adamant

opposition to this effort to abolish or reduce Bears Ears.

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Hopi Three Canyon Ranch Presents $100,000 Check to the Hopi

Tribe, Cont.

Patrick Browning explaining to the Hopi tribal council about their Hopi owned beef (Photo by

Carl Onsae/Hopi Tutuveni)

Hopi tribal councilmen listen to Patrick Browning explaining what has been going on at Three

Canyon Ranch (Photo by Carl Onsae/Hopi Tutuveni)

Hopi tribal councilmen Danny Honanie, Herman Honanie, and LeRoy Shingoitewa listen to

Browning and his explanation about Hopi cattle. (Photo by Carl Onsae/Hopi Tutuveni)

Hopi tribal councilmen Dale Sinquah, Celestino Youvella, and Albert T. Sinquah refer to their

notes on the Three Canyon Ranch presentation. (Photo by Carl Onsae/Hopi Tutuveni)

...cattle on the ranch are some of Hopi’s

best cattle.

After Browning’s speech and information presented, several councilmen wanted to know how the investment is benefiting the Hopi Tribe. Browning replied

that Hopi is to receive a lump some of

money, and that the Hopi Tribe’s second

biggest investment is in the Hopi Three

Canyon Ranch.

details; the goal was reached when the

check was presented last year.

Browning presented the additional

$100,000 distribution by formally presenting a fairly large depiction of a check,

in commemoration, to Chairman Nuvangyaoma on behalf of the Hopi Tribe, who

gladly accepted it. The Hopi tribe can

now put that money into helping the Hopi

Tribe survive a little longer as funds from

This has not been the only time H3CR

has presented a large lump some of money to the Hopi Tribe. In 2018, Browning

presented a $200,000 check to the Hopi

Tribe, which was to pay off a loan that

had been approved by Council to H3CR.

Browning informed the Tutuveni that

paying off the loan was a goal of the

H3CR and because of the diligence of

H3CR staff, after researching the loan

one of its biggest income sources, Navajo

Generating Station - Peabody Coal Mine,

will be depleted soon.

The presentation by Browning and the

H3CR, the Hopi Tribe’s investment, is

good news. The hope is that there will be

more presentations, such as this one, to

demonstrate gains and big pay offs from

other Hopi Tribal economic development

investments and resources.

Hopi Chairman Timothy Nuvangyaoma Holds Second Round of

Forums, Cont.

Tribal Chairman, Timothy Nuvangyaoma explains to the community about what he is trying A large crowd gathered at Tribal Chairman’s forum. Nuvangyaoma explains to the community

to accomplish. This forum took place at Second Mesa Day School(Photo by Carl Onsae/Hopi what his cabinet has been doing and trying to accomplish. This forum took place at First Mesa

Tutuveni)

Elementary School. (Photo by Romalita Laban/Hopi Tutuveni)

...on April 8, 2019 to make up for the cancelled meeting.

During the two-hour forums, Nuvangyaoma provided handouts of the PowerPoint presentation being addressed

and explained its content to the public in

attendance. The fourteen-page handout

included a brief Review page listing that

March 18, 2018 was the first public forum held as the new Chairman. Bulleted

topics listed on the page included: “After

my first full year in office…, Understanding the Organizational Structure of Tribal

Government; Tribal Council Actions –

impact of their actions, encourage community members to attend. Government

to Government Relationship – Chairman’s Role, Council’s Responsibility –

advocate for change.”

The presentation also included an overview of the November 9, 2017 Election

Results in which it depicted that total

votes were numbered at 1,611 representing 14% of total 11,230 eligible voters.

Other pages of the presentation included results from surveys taken during the

March 2018 forum which included the

following questions: Should Chairman’s

Office [continue] to have Forums - why

or why not? What are your ideas for generating revenue? Provide your thoughts

about gaming (bingo, transfer rights,

casino)? Should Tribal Council hold a

separate public forum – why or why not?

Results were included on the four pages.

Some answers to the survey questions

was depicted along with various percentages, however, information about the survey details such as; how many surveys

were collected, what the demographics of

the survey takers were, or what would be

done with the results of the surveys was

not included in the handout.

The last three pages of the presentation included the following list under the

heading of Chairman’s Priorities:

•HAMP – Hopi Arsenic Mitigation Project

•LCR – Little Colorado River/Central AZ

project

•1996 Land Settlement [I-40 Corridor]

•TED Grant

•Snowbowl

•Law Enforcement 638

•EDB – Economic Development Board

•HTEDC

•Economic Development and Community Planning

•Behavioral Health

•Sea Wall

•TAWAOVI – Community Development

•Hopi Trust Case

•IDC Rate/638 Contracts

•638 Hopi Health Care

•NGS

The biggest crowd seemed to have

been drawn at the First Mesa Elementary

School setting with approximately 40-45

attendees. A half-page questionnaire titled, “Survey Questions for Public Forum

#2 March 2019” handed out at that session, included the following questions: 1.

Would you be in favor of having each village having 2 Tribal Council Representatives? 2. Did you vote in the last election – why or why not? 3. Please provide

your thoughts to: Should our Hopi Constitution be revised? 4. Are you in favor

of the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman

running together as running mates in the

next election? 5. What other important

information would you like to have presented at the next forum?

Generally, the forums in which Hopi

Tutuveni staff was able to attend included the Chairman going over Highlights

of the Overview of the March 2018 First

Public Forum, Review of 2019 Priorities,

and a Q & A from the audience opportunity at the end of the sessions. Due to

limited time a comment from Chairman’s

Office was not available prior to publication.