KYKOTSMOVI, AZ 86039 (2014)

HOPI TUTUVENI

PO BOX 123

KYKOTSMOVI, AZ 86039

102-14-5510-4012-000

Hopi Elections Office

Meet and Greet

July 17th

Kykotsmovi, AZ

MORNING

CANDIDATE

LINE UP

11:15 a.m.- 12:05 p.m.

THE HOPI TUTUVENI

FREE

Volume 22 Number 14

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Swearing In: New Chief Judge

and Council Reps Take Oath

New Chief Judge, Lomayesva, Sworn Into Office

Crystal Dee

Hopi Tutuveni

where she got her Juris Doctorate (J.D.) degree and a

Master’s in American Indian

Studies.

After law school she worked

for a brief time at the DNA Legal services in Flagstaff then

moved to Tucson where she

worked as an Assistant to the

Attorney General for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe. Two years

ago she became the Attorney

General.

Lomayesva applied for the

Chief Judge position when her

husband, Fred applied for the

Hopi Tribal General Counsel

position.

“Fred wanted to come home

and work for his people and I

have been interested in being a

judge. I applied for the job,”

said Lomayesva. “I think it

will be a really good and new

experience for me.”

As a Chief Judge, Lomayesva said there are many positive

things she can do within the

community such as expanding

law education outreach and

interaction with community

members.

Lomayesva said she would

like to have the courts be

AFTERNOON CANDIDATE

LISTING

10 MINUTE SLOTS

1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m

Amanda Lomayesva, a

member of the Lumbee Tribe

of North Carolina, was sworn

in as the appointed Hopi Tribal Court Chief Judge during

a regular council meeting on

July 07th.

The Hopi Tribal Court has

been without a Chief Judge

since June of this year. According to Samuel Crowfoot,

Chief Prosecutor for the Hopi

Tribe, a lot of serious cases

were continued because they

didn’t have a law-trained

judge to hear them.

When the Hopi Tribe adopted the Tribal Law and Order

Act (TLOA), it enabled the

Hopi Courts to give a maximum sentence of over three

years and up to nine years in

some cases. In order to carry

out these sentences, the cases

must be heard by a law-trained

judge according to the TLOA.

Lomayesva is an attorney

who attended undergrad at UC

Berkley where she received a

BA in English; she then went

on to Law School at UCLA

CORPORATION

COMMISSIONER

Jim Holway-Phoenix, AZ

Sandra Kennedy-Phoenix, AZ

Mishongnovi Village Representatives take

Oath of Office to serve on Hopi Tribal Council

U.S. REPRESENTATIVE IN

CONGRESS – DISTRICT #1

Adam Kwasman- Oro Valley, AZ

ARIZONA STATE GOVERNOR

John Lewis Mealer – Lakeside,

AZ

Alice Lukasik- Cottonwood, AZ

SECRETARY OF STATE

Michele Reagan STATE TREASURER

Jeff Dewit- Peoria, AZ

Hugh Hallman- Tempe, AZ

LUNCH

12:15 Candidates and Honored

Guest line up first for the meal

line.

Chief Judge Amanda Lomayesva was sworn in as the appointed Hopi Tribal Chief Judge

on July 7th. Lomayesva hopes to educate and interact with the communities.

looked upon with respect and I look forward to workwhile having the courts func- ing with everyone,” said Lotional where all the cases are mayesva.

heard in a timely manner.

“I’m very happy to be here

ARIZONA STATE SENATOR

DISTRICT #7

Senator Carlyle W. Begay – Window Rock, AZ

Representative Jamescita Peshalakai- Cameron, AZ

Eric Descheenie – Chinle, AZ

ARIZONA STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT # 7

Jennifer D. Benally- Tuba City,

AZ

Joshua Lavar Butler- Tuba City,

AZ

Arlando S. Teller-Chinle, AZ

NAVAJO COUNTY CANDIDATE - LAST CANDIDATE …

Justice of the Peace – Precinct #2

Ray Rardin- Winslow, AZ

Hopi Head Start

Recruitment

Munqapi Center • Hotevilla/Bacavi Center • Kykotsmovi Center

• Second Mesa Center • Polacca

Center

“Itaatim yuwmoq ahk’haqami

itaa öqalam”

Our Children, Our Strength, Our

Future

Hopi Head Start is accepting

enrollment applications for the

School Year 2014-2015.

Children between the ages of 3-5

years old are eligible. Including

children with disabilities

Required documents needed:

•Social Security Card

•Birth Certificate

•Tribal Enrollment or Certificate of

Indian Blood

•Income Verification

•Physical Exam

•Updated Immunization Record(s)

•Legal Guardianship Document (if

applicable)

•Insurance Card

Applications available at the Hopi

Head Start Administration located

across the Hopi Day School complex.

For more information call (928)

734-3513

L to R: Mervyn Yoyetewa, Malinda Andrews and Annette F. Talayumptewa take their Oath of Office to

represent the Village of Mishongnovi on the Hopi Tribal Council (Merwyn Kooyahoema not present).

Louella Nahsonhoya

Hopi Tutuveni

A Mishongovi Village election was held

on June 25, at which

time villagers cast their

votes for a Village

Board of Directors and

also elected village representatives to serve on

the Hopi Tribal Council.

Malinda

Andrews

and Merwyn Kooyahoema were elected as

new representatives and

Annette F. Talayumptewa and Mervyn Yoyetewa were re-elected, to

represent Mishongnovi

Village on the Hopi

Tribal Council.

On July 10, at a Tribal

Council meeting, Craig

Andrews, Bear Clan and

Chairman of the Village

Board, read a letter formally introducing their

elected representatives

and summarized results

of the election.

“On behalf of the

Mishongnovi Village

Board of Directors”

said Andrews, “we

hereby certify them as

newly elected Council

Representatives to be

seated (on Council) July

10, 2014 and recognize

from here forward as legitimate representatives

for the Village of Mishongnovi.”

An objection to seat

the new representatives

was quickly made by

Kykotsmovi Councilor

Nada Talayumptewa.

Talayumptewa stated

this was not in line with

the “Certified Question

of Law” in which the

Hopi Appellate Court

had earlier rendered an

Opinion on how a village would elect, certify

and remove its Council representatives. A

brief discussion ensued

during which Chairman

Herman G. Honanie

stated this would need

review by the Tribe’s

General Counsel.

Sipaulovi Councilors George Mase and

Rosa Honanie moved

and seconded to seat

the new representatives,

which resulted in a vote

of 7 yes, 2 opposed and

3 abstentions (Chairman presiding and not

voting). Tribal Council

Secretary Vernita Selestewa administered

the Swearing In - Oath

of Office.

SACRED SITES: On Hickory Ground

Muscogee Creek Nation conflicts with Poarch Band over Casino site

Crystal Dee

Hopi Tutuveni

The Native American Journalist Association Conference

in Santa Clara, CA offered

many and interesting work

sessions and discussions.

One of interest was a discussion on Sacred Sites: On

Hickory Ground and the conflict between the Muscogee

(Creek) Nation and the Poarch

Band of Creek Indians (PBCI)

of Alabama.

Muscogee Nation representatives present were Mekko

George Thompson, Traditional Chief of the Oce Vpofv

Muscogee Creeks in Oklahoma; Wayland Gray, Muscogee

Creek Reservation; Suzan

Harjo, Morning Star Institute

(via Google Hangout); and

Brandon Lugwig, Attorney for

the Muscogee Nation.

Moderator for the discussion was Dennis Welsh, Colorado Indian Tribe/National

Congress of American Indians.

Hickory Ground is a parcel

of sacred land located in Wetumpka, AL which includes

a ceremonial ground, burial

sites and individual graves

belonging to ancestors of the

Muscogee Nation. Thompson

said this was the last gathering

of his people before they were

forced to Oklahoma.

After Hickory Ground was

obtained with federal funds

under the pretense of historic

preservation,

approximately 57 sets of human remains

and funerary objects were exhumed by the PBCI.

In 2010, the descendant

members of the Muscogee Nation of Oklahoma requested

their ancestors to be reinterred

where they were excavated,

but their request was not followed through.

Then in 2012, the PBCI

chose to rebury the remains

in a mass grave without their

funerary objects at the corner

Interview -Ten Minutes With Wes Studi

Page 4

Mekko George Thompson, Traditional Chief of the Oce Vpofv Muscogee Creeks in

Oklahoma said, “Our ancestors and their burial objects, and our cultural items need to

be returned where they were taken from.”

of the property where a $246

million casino was built.

Thompson said his ancestors

remains are being stored in tin

sheds near the casino and they

have attempted to do a prayer

ceremony for their ancestors

but were not allowed to do so.

The PBCI is a gaming tribe

that has three casinos, which

the Muscogee tribe is not.

“This conflict is said to be

an Indian versus Indian,” said

Harjo. “It’s not. This is Indian

versus developers.”

Thompson said they are

seeking support through the

media and support from other

tribal nations to protect this sacred site.

“These are my grandparents, great-grandparents and

relatives. I want the remains

put back where they belong,”

said Thompson.

Film Review: Drunktown’s Finest

Page 5

2 TUESDAY, JULY 15, 2014 | HOPI TUTUVENI

Local News

Key Positions Filled Within Hopi Tribal Court and Office

of General Counsel

Office of the Chairman

On Mon, Jun. 30, the

Hopi Tribe announced that

key positions had been

filled in the Hopi Trial

Court, the Office of the

General Counsel and the

Office of the Prosecutor.

Mrs. Amanda Lomayesva

was selected as the Chief

Judge of the Hopi Trial

Court. Mr. Frederick Lomayesva was selected by

the Hopi Tribal Council as

the General Counsel of the

Hopi Tribe. These appointments created a unique situation as both professionals are a married couple.

Mr. Frederick Lomayesva has served the Hopi

Tribe for several years as a

Hopi Trial Court Appellate

Court Judge. He has been

a member of the Arizona

State Bar since 1991 and is

experienced in working in

the Hopi Trial Court, Tohono O’odham and Pascua

Yaqui Courts. He is familiar with tribal government

operations, laws and the

challenges faced in applying Indian Law and policy.

Honorable Amanda Lomayesva moved from her

position as the Attorney

General for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe to come to Hopi

with her husband. She is

a graduate of the UCLA

School of Law and has

been a member of the Arizona State Bar since 2004.

Senior Associate Judge,

Craig Wallace filled the

position as the Senior Associate Judge in the Hopi

COUNCIL NOTES

HOPI TRIBAL COUNCIL AMENDMENT #06

Third Quarter SessionJuly 07, 2014

NEW BUSINESS:

Action Item 025-2014

– Enable the VA to better

serve Veterans who would

otherwise have difficulty

accessing Dept. of VA service due to the distance of

the nearest facility from

place of residence – Author/Capt. D. Honahnie –

CEO/HIS – George Mase,

Sipaulovi Rep. motioned

to approve action item,

seconded by Rosa Honanie, Sipaulovi Rep.

14 – YES; 2 – NO; 0 –

ABSTAINED: MOTION

CARRIES.

Action Item 035-2014

– Keams Canyon Elementary School Conversion

to Tribally Controlled

School – Author/Roselyn

Jim, School Board President.

Norman

Honanie,

Kykotsmovi Rep. made a

motion to approve conversion with amendments to

resolution. Seconded by

Lamar Keevam, Bacavi

Rep.

15 – YES; 0 – NO; 0 –

ABSTAINED: MOTION

CARRIES.

OTHER

Hopi Tribal Economic

Development

Corporation – Address Concerns/

Issues - Tabled

Chief Judge Swearing

Ceremony:

Appointed

Chief Judge Amanda Lomayesva sworn into office.

Jonathan Phillips was

sworn in as the new Moencopi Village Representative.

Trial Court. Mr. Wallace

has served the Hopi Tribe

as the Chief Prosecutor

prior to this appointment.

Honorable Craig Wallace

received his Juris Doctorate from the University of

Tulsa College of Law and

has extensive experience

as an Assistant United

State Attorney and District Attorney in Colorado

State. He is a veteran of

the U.S. Navy.

Mr. Samuel Crowfoot

has been promoted to

the position as the Chief

Prosecutor of the Hopi

Tribe. Mr. Crowfoot has

served the Hopi Tribe as

a Deputy Prosecutor for

over one year, has working knowledge of the new

Hopi Code and Hopi Trial

Court procedures, and has

administrative experience

on Hopi Tribes’ Financial

Policies and Procedures.

It is in the best interest of

the Hopi Tribe to maintain

the stability of the Hopi

Prosecutor’s Office with

experienced staff.

Mr.

Crowfoot has shown that

he is capable and eligible to be promoted to the

Chief Prosecutor position.

These

professionals

come to Hopi at a time

when there is great focus

on the federal Tribal Law

and Order Act of 2010.

The Hopi Tribe was the

first tribe to adopt the requirements of the TLOA

and this brings great challenges in the development

of the Hopi Trial Court

criminal processes and

procedures as well as ap-

plication of the Federal

Rules of Criminal Procedure. The provisions of

the Hopi Code remain to

be fully implemented, including the establishment

of the Hopi Judicial Commission.

The Hopi Tribe is a complex governmental organization. The tribe’s assets

encompass on-reservation,

off-reservation lands, businesses and partnerships.

More recently, the tribe

has been addressing international cultural issues.

The appointments in these

key positions will provide

stability and improvement

in the governmental and

judicial systems to better

serve the Hopi people.

THE HOPI TUTUVENI

STAFF

Managing Editor:

Mihio Manus

(928)734-3281

mmanus@hopi.nsn.us

Marketing Manager:

Louella Nahsonhoya

(928)734-3283

lnahsonhoya@hopi.nsn.us

Reporter:

Crystal Dee

(928)734-3284

cdee@hopi.nsn.us

Secretary:

Vacant

(928)734-3282

The Hopi Tutuveni

Official Newspaper of

the Hopi Tribe

P.O. Box 123

Kykotsmovi, AZ 86039

Ph: (928) 734-3282

Fax: (928) 734-0734

CIRCULATION

The Hopi Tutuveni is published twice

a month, with a circulation of 5,500

copies throughout the entire Hopi

Reservation. The paper is delivered

on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each

month to the following locations:

Keams Canyon Store, Polacca Circle

M, Hopi Health Care Center, Tsakursovi, Hopi Cultural Center, Kykotsmovi Village Store, Hotevilla Store,

Moenkopi Travel Center, Moenkopi

Legacy Inn, Tribal Government Complex and all Village Administration

offices. The Tutuveni is also available at the following border town

locations: Flagstaff- N.A.C.A office

on Steves Blvd., HTEDC and Mike

and Rhonda’s East. Winslow-Caseys,

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

Plaza, Joe and Aggie’s Restaurant,

El Rancho Restaurant. Whitecone Giant Gas Station. Dilkon - Bashas.

Tuba City Bashas.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

The Tutuveni welcomes letters from

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

to verify authenticity of the author.

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

to edit for clarity and may decline

to print Letters that are potentially

libelous and slanderous. Letters will

be run on a space available basis.

Letters may be sent to:

Mihio Manus

Managing Editor

P.O. Box 123

Kykotsmovi, AZ 86039

SUBSCRIPTION RATE

$35 for 6-months/USA

$50 for 12-months/USA

ADVERTISING

Call 928-734-3283

Hopi Tribal Council 2014

Herman G. Honanie, Chairman

Alfred Lomahquahu Jr., Vice

Chairman

Vernita Selestewa, Tribal Secretary

Vacant, Tribal Treasurer

Alfonso Sakeva, Sergeant-At-Arms

Village of Upper

Moenkopi

Michael Elmer

Daniel Honahni

Leroy Sumatzkuku

Danny Humetewa

Village of Bakabi

Davis F. Pecusa

Leroy G. Kewanimptewa

Lamar Keevama

Village of Kykotsmovi

Nada Talayumptewa

Albin Mooya Jr.

Norman Honanie

Caleb H. Johnson

Village of Sipaulovi

George Mase

Rosa Honani

Village of Mishongnovi

Annette F. Talayumptewa

Marilyn Tewa

Mervin Yoyetewa

HOPI TUTUVENI | TUESDAY, JULY 15, 2014 3

Education

New NPC Direct Care Worker course certifies

AHCCCS caregivers in 8 weeks

Northland Pioneer College

SHOW LOW — If you

are providing assistance

with daily living activities

to older adults or individuals with disabilities, completing a new eight-­‐week

Direct Care Worker course

at Northland Pioneer College’s Show Low campus

qualifies you to receive

financial

compensation

when providing services

to clients under the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS).

The Direct Care Worker (DCW) course was designed specifically for in-­‐

home caregivers, with an

emphasis on skills development in performing personal care tasks and home

management. Course topics include bathing and

grooming, nutrition, meal

planning and food preparation, medication safety, infection control, fire,

safety and emergency procedures, legal and ethical

issues and housekeeping

duties.

“As our population

ages, more and more

family members are putting aside their careers to

provide assistance with

daily living activities for

older family members,”

noted Peg Erdman, dean

of NPC’s Nursing and Allied Health Division. “Receiving DCW certification

makes the caregiver eligible for compensation from

AHCCCS, if the person

receiving care is eligible

for coverage, helping to

reduce the financial burden on the family. Certified DCWs are also employed by home care and

Medicare agencies.”

The Institute of Medicine describes direct care

workers as “the linchpin

of the formal health care

delivery system for older

adults.” More than 13 million Americans need daily

care, services and support

to maintain treatment or

rehabilitation programs

and to live in a setting of

their choice with a dignified, high quality of life.

That number is expected

to grow to 27 million by

2050. By 2020, the U.S.

Bureau of Labor Statistics expects the direct care

workforce to be the largest

occupational group in the

country.

Caregivers may qualify

for free or reduced-­‐cost

training through Arizona

Workforce Connection,

available online (www.

arizonaworkforceconnection.com/) or through

local Department of Economic Security offices, or

the Navajo and Apache

Counties Workforce In-

vestment Board (www.navajocountyaz.gov/wia/).

“It is important to check

with these agencies BEFORE registering for

the Direct Care Worker

course,” stressed Erdman.

“Once you register, it is

harder for these agencies

to assist with the cost

of tuition, fees and textbooks.”

Registration is currently underway during regular business hours for the

first of two eight-­‐week

courses, Aug. 18 through

Oct. 10 (reference HES

199-­‐94256), and Oct. 13

through Dec. 5 (reference

HES 199-­‐94257). Classes meet in the Ponderosa Center, room 103, on

Tuesdays and Thursdays,

from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.,

with a hands-­‐on lab section meeting on Wednesdays and Fridays from 4

until 6:45 p.m. For the first

two weeks, attendance

is not required on the lab

days.

Prior to registering, students must take a placement test ($10) to determine reading level. Check

with the academic adviser

at your local NPC cam-

pus or center for placement testing schedules.

Students must also have a

current CPR card.

Tuition for the four-­‐

credit-­‐hour course is $264,

plus a $40 course fee for

supplies and certification

testing, and $40 media

fee. Required textbooks

are an additional $76, plus

shipping. Students are encouraged to register early

to allow two weeks for delivery of textbooks from

NPC’s online bookstore,

or from other vendors.

For additional information about the Direct

Care Worker course, or

other Allied Health training programs in phlebotomy, pharmacy technician, nursing or medical

assistant, call the NPC

Nursing and Allied Health

Division, (800) 266-­‐7845,

ext. 6136, or visit an NPC

academic adviser.

Northland Pioneer College serves the residents

of Navajo and Apache

counties through four regional campuses and five

centers with a variety of

educational options for

academic, career and

technical and personal enrichment. NPC supports

each student’s educational

goals through affordable

tuition, small class sizes

and caring, professional

instructors. For more information about NPC programs and services, visit

www.npc.edu or call (800)

266-­‐7845.

NOTICE

ADOT MVD addresses technical problems with the

redesigned license

It is important to check the information on the credential

PHOENIX — If anyone received

a new driver license and it contains

errors, there are some simple steps

to take to get a corrected credential. The Arizona Department of

Transportation Motor Vehicle Division wants to advise customers

who received a redesigned driver

license that contains errors to return

to any local area Motor Vehicle Division office, email ADOT, or call

602.255.0072 or 800.251.5866.

It is important for anyone receiving the redesigned credential issued

after June 16 to verify all of the information contained on the card.

The ADOT Motor Vehicle Division values its customers and continuously strives to provide the best

customer service. The agency apologizes for the inconvenience this issue has created for some customers.

On June 16, the ADOT Motor

Vehicle Division implemented a

new system for processing driver license and identification card applications. The new process provides

many safeguards to prevent fraud

and counterfeiting of the Arizona

credential. The applicant no longer

receives the permanent credential at

the end of the application process.

Instead, a temporary credential is

issued. The latest technology has

been employed into the production

of the temporary and the permanent

credential.

In the first week of the new cen-

tral-issuance process, more than

45,000 credentials were issued.

The ADOT Motor Vehicle Division has taken several steps to

identify the cause of the technical

problem and to make immediate

corrections. Once a customer contacts the agency either by phone or

a visit to a local office to notify of

an error with their driver license, a

corrected, fee-free credential is immediately ordered and mailed. The

replacement credential is expected

to arrive within five business days

from the date reordered.

For information about ADOT

please visit azdot.gov/mvd.

OPINION

If you have an opinion or idea for an editorial you

would like to share with Tutuveni readership, please feel

free to submit it to us at: mmanus@hopi.nsn.us.

Please limit submission to 500 words or less. If your

idea for submission is beyond this word count, please

call to arrange space so we can accommodate accord-

Love in Truth, Part 1

Hi, and thank you for reading!

I think we will begin a series on

the attribute of love, and we might

switch back and forth from it to

something else sometimes... Everyone talks about love today: loving yourself and one another has

become practically a religion, but

most people do not understand what

love actually is! For part 1 of this

series we are going to talk about

Love in truth.

The Bible talks about love quite

a few times in Proverbs. Proverbs

28:23, “He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than

he that flattereth with the tongue.

Pr 27:5 ¶ Open rebuke is better

than secret love. 6 Faithful are the

wounds of a friend; but the kisses of

an enemy are deceitful.”. True love

and friendship comes from telling

one another the truth. It always used

annoy me in college when a girl

would get an ugly hair cut, all of

ingly. Phone numbers are listed in the mast head on

Page 2.

We encourage correspondence from our readership

in terms of opinions and concerns they have. Thank

you.

the other girls would come by and

tell her how cute it was, and go on

and on about it. No one ever came

up and said “That’s a horrible hair

cut; you’d better not do that again.”

I think that is many people’s outlook on life: always flattering each

other thinking it shows love, but it

doesn’t. The Bible says that faithful

are the wounds of a friend. We need

to be truthful to each other in a kind

way. Not only in the superficial

things as appearances, but also in

our actions. For every action there

is a consequence, and to keep our

mouth shut when we see disaster

ahead is the worst kind of sin there

is. That is not love it is selfishness.

You find more favor and respect

with somebody if you are willing to

rebuke them in love then if you are

always flattering them.

The Bible says in, “ Proverbs

26:28 ¶ A lying tongue hateth those

that are afflicted by it; and a flatter-

ing mouth worketh ruin.”. A lying

tongue hates those that are afflicted

by it. In other words, if you always

lie to someone, you actually hate

them; you do not love them. Let me

add this, if you see something and

ignore it you are taking part in the

same thing. To take no action is to

side with liars and the flatterers. If

you see someone walking towards a

cliff with their head in the sky and

you say nothing to warn them then

you are guilty when they fall and

destroy their lives. That is not love.

So love in truth. Warn you’re children, family members, and friends

about the consequences’ of their actions and decisions. Please sit down

and read these with your families

and talk about them.

Brought to you by Bethel Baptist

Church, Hotevilla. 928-206-7811,

bbctkd.com

CALENDAR OF

UPCOMING EVENTS

7/17 10am-3pm Hopi Elections Office

Open House and Meet & Greet

Information: 928-734-2507

7/17 1:30-3:30pm Mishongnovi Comm.

Food Handler’s Training

Information: 928-734-3403

07/21 Hopi Cancer Support Modular

5pm: 100 Mile Club Registration

6pm: 1 & 2 Mile Run/Walk begins

Information: 928-734-3432

7/25 6pm Hopi Jr/Sr High School

Miss Hopi Pageant

Information: 928-380-2119

7/29 8am-4pm Hopi Jr/Sr High School

All New Student Enrollment/Registration

7th-12th Grades. Information: 928-738-5111

7/30 8am-11am Hopi Jr/Sr High School

8th - 11th grades. Last Names A-L

8th - 11th grades. Last Names M-Z

7/31 8am-12 pm Hopi Jr/Sr High School

12th Grade. Last Names A-Z

Make Up Day: 1-4pm

8/1

5pm Application Deadline

APS Hopi Scholars/Scholarship Program

Information: 928-734-3542

8/1–8/3 Hopi Veterans Memorial Ctr

Co-ed Youth B-ball Tourney CANCELLED

Contact: 928-734-3442 for Information

08/04 Hopi Veteran’s Memorial Center

5pm: 100 Mile Club “Bring a Buddy” Registration

6pm: 1 & 2 Mile Run/Walk begins

Information call (928)734-3432

08/25 Hopi Veteran’s Memorial Center

5pm: 100 MileClub “Final Challenge” Registration

5k, 1 & 2 Mile Run/Walk begins 6PM

Information call (928)734-3432

Letters to the Editor

Remember the Courage of the Pueblo Revolt

To Editor,

We are coming up on

the three hundred and thirty-fourth (334th) anniversary of the Pueblo Revolt

of 1680. When our Hopi

ancestors took part in the

revolt to free themselves

from the slavery under

the Spaniards and the

Catholic Church, it took

tremendous courage for

our people to unite with

other Pueblos to carry out

this successful revolt. The

attempted return of the

Spaniards and their church

to Hopi resulted in the ultimate sacrifice of one of the

Hopi villages, Awatovi.

The survivors of Awatovi may still be carrying

the pain and impact of that

event, and possibly the

Hopi descendants of those

who helped in the destruction of that village may be

feeling the guilt. It is important that we learn about

this historical period and

understand its meaning to

us for whom our Hopi life

was preserved.

My feeling is that the

total freedom our people

gained in 1680 and which

was further pronounced

by the Awatovi event

around 1700, requires us

to practice a high level of

discipline to live our Hopi

way of life. Can we still do

that? Our values of respect

for all life forms including

the spiritual, plant, animal,

and human life forms were

restored through our religion again after this tragic period of the Spaniards

and their church at Hopi.

Today we are witnessing

some disturbing behaviors among our adults and,

more disturbingly, among

them, so-called leaders.

The usurpation of Hopi

leadership positions by a

few individuals without

regard for the property

understood and long established ways have been violated without respect. In

my life time I understood

that there were proper

meaningful ways to pass

on and inherit village leadership positions. Now, in

my later life, the manner

has become physically

and emotionally violent.

It becomes difficult to be

comfortable about placing

on loyalty in support of

the “leadership” of today

based on their negative behaviors, as I see it.

The Hopi Tribal Council

in 2009 showed us a similar violation of our rights.

When then Chairman Ben

Nuvamsa resigned along

with then Vice Chairman

Todd Honyaoma; the vacated positions were required by the Hopi Tribal

Constitution to be filled in

the same manner in which

they were originally filled.

In other words, an election was required, instead

through what I suspect was

a series of manipulations

of the Hopi government

system, the council decided to have a “presiding

officer”! Our rights were

blatantly violated by our

Council

representatives

by taking away our voting

rights and they got away

with it! Any similarity to

village leadership usurpation?

I now challenge our

younger Hopi and Tewa

members. Year after year

we hear how our youth are

our future leaders, etc. etc.

I have read the impressive

awards that the journalism

and media students at Hopi

High School have been receiving over the past few

years. I challenge you to

use those journalism skills

to explore our vision for

you. Find out who represents you in the Hopi

Tribal Council. Ask for a

time with that person or

persons and ask questions

about good quality education. Are they educated?

Ask about jobs on Hopi

for youth. Ask about skills

they have. In other words

find out the qualities that

they feel makes them qualified to represent you and

your peers. Let us know

that you have the courage

to become a good journalist, and to use that avenue

to inform us. I believe that

we cannot deny you the

opportunity to ask questions and receive answers.

Remember that the courage of the Pueblo Revolt

may still be within your

being.

Elgean Joshevama

4 TUESDAY, JULY 15, 2014 | HOPI TUTUVENI

Entertainment

Ten Minutes With Actor Wes Studi

Mihio Manus

Hopi Tutuveni

Cherokee actor, Wes Studi’s filmography

is an extensive list that runs the gamut from

playing the antihero as Magua in The Last

of the Mohicans to playing the title character in Geronimo: An American Legend.

Studi has also acted along side Robert De

Niro in Heat and was even cast as Eytukan

in Avatar. The Cherokee actor, in many

ways, has helped pave the way for aspiring Native American actors who came after him to be cast in major motion pictures

and television roles.

Most recently, Studi contributed his

voice to the role of Windlifter in Disney’s

animated Planes: Fire and Rescue. Windlifter is a fire-rescue helicopter who is

steeped with knowledge that stems from

his Native American heritage. He is wise

and knowing while also being stoic, calm

and collected. The character is very representative of Studi himself.

This year’s National Native Media Conference, held in Santa Clara, CA, screened

several films including Disney’s Planes: Fire

and Rescue. A handful of Native American journalists were given ten minutes to

chat with and interview Studi. The following are four questions I was able to ask Studi in the time given.

How much has culture

and tradition been

able to propel you forward in your career?

Culture and tradition have been a

large part of who I

am. While I can give

you no direct influence that these aspects have had on

my life and career, I

would say that it’s all

or nothing. By that, I

mean that is what has

shaped me: the culture, the tradition and

the life style. It made

me who am I when I

got into this business.

I don’t know any par-

ticular aspects, other

than the language,

that had helped me

get my first television

job. I went in for an

audition for a western

and met with the producer. I told him who

I was and where I was

from and all. He said,

“I have one question:

Can you ride a horse,

shoot a gun and

speak a language

other than English?” I

said, “Oh yeah, I can

do that.”

He said,

“Okay great. What’s

your name again?

Who’s your agent?”

That was it. So, within three for four days I

Cherokee actor, Wes Studi, who has appeared in numerous major motion pictures, including Avatar, Dances With Wolves and Heat, was in attendance at the NAJA’s 2014

National Native Media Conference. Studi gave Native American journalists brief interviews on the trail of his role as Windlifter in Disney’s Planes: Fire and Rescue.

was on a plane out to Santa

Fe to shoot a western. Tradition, the language and the

fact that I could ride a horse

and shoot a gun at the same

time, those were aspects of

my upbringing. Those things

got me my first acting gig.

imo was a highlight as well be

cause I was the one who was

on the posters. Before that I

had never experienced any

press like that. It was definitely

a step toward achieving being known as a working actor.

Was it hard to have to learn

What would you consider a the Apache language?

highlight of your career thus

All of that sort of prepared

far?

me toward becoming what

A highlight as I recognize was known as “The Language

it, I think, would have been Guy”, when it come to Native

getting my first job out of Los American actors speaking difAngeles with the agent that ferent languages. That would

I had at that time. It was a have been the fifth time

commercial for Blue Diamond wherein I had to learn phoWalnuts. I got the part and it netic language, other tribe’s

was my first actual, real job. languages. I had learned

The check that came in lat- from White Mountain people.

er on, that was a highlight. It I found that having spoken

was like, “Okay. Wow. I had Cherokee as my first language

finally found work in this busi- was a great advantage. For

ness.” It got me SAG qualified. some reason or another, I think

I supposed later on, a number it has attributed to me being

of pictures like Dances With able to take more chances in

Wolves and The Last of the trying to assimilate the words

Mohicans were very import- that are being taught to me

ant in pushing me toward be- while being able to speak

ing cast as the title character them back to the teacher.

in Geronimo: An American Hopefully they sound as close

Legend. Being cast as Geron- to the real thing as possible. I

attribute this to the fact that

I know another language as

well. Maybe my tongue and

mouth are more willing to

take chances. Mine aren’t so

caught up in trying to sound

like an English person trying

to speak Cherokee or other

languages with an accent.

You’re always going to have

some sort of accent when

you’re trying to speak another language. Maybe I’m not

that self-conscious of it. To

speak phonetically was difficult at first.

I loved the character of Magua in Last of the Mohicans.

Do you prefer playing a villain

as opposed to a hero?

Unless I’m in a melodrama,

I don’t play a villain. I played

Magua as the hero, as far as

I’m concerned. In any and

every part that I’ve played,

the character has been the

main hero for me. And that’s

always worked for me so far.

To me, I never play the bad

guy.

HOPI TUTUVENI | TUESDAY, JULY 15, 2014 5

Film Review: Drunktown’s Finest

Mihio Manus

Hopi Tutuveni

As Native Americans, we are

consistently faced with issues of

identity. There is growing disparity

between older and younger generations as they identify with culture

and tradition and how it influences

their lifestyles.

Beyond cultural identity, many

are affected by sexual identity and

gender. Gender lines are no longer

cut and dry, black and white. It is

often the case these days that gender and sexual orientation lines are

blurred while larger populations of

society are not strictly heterosexual.

Where do we fit into society?

This age old dilemma still baffles

the youth of today.

Drunktown’s Finest, directed by

Syndey Freeland, explores the lives

of three Navajo youth who are trying to make their way in society.

Luther SickBoy Maryboy, played

by Jeremiah Bitsui, can’t seem to

keep himself out of trouble as he

makes the homeward stretch in his

last days before enlisting in the U.S.

Army. Felixia is a Navajo transgender who has dreams of becoming a model. Outside pressures and

societal morals stifle the trajectory

of attaining her dreams. Felixia is

played by Carmen Moore. Finally,

Nizhoni Smiles is a young Navajo

woman who was adopted out as a

young child when her parents were

tragically killed in an automobile

accident. Since her adoption to a

white couple, she as longed to find

her true identity and roots in Navajoland, where her parents work but

restrict her access to her biological

family.

The story intertwines the lives of

these three individuals as they go

about their pursuit of happiness in

finding out who they are and where

their dreams lay.

The film, which premiered in Park

City, UT, at the 2014 Sundance Film

Festival, garnered the support of

Robert Redford who Executive Produced Drunktown’s Finest.

Tribal Unity Impact in Washington, DC

September 17 & 18, 2014

TRIBAL UNITY GATHERING & LEGISLATIVE

IMPACT

Felixia, played by Carmen Moore, accepts a ride while inviting SickBoy to a party at her friend’s house. SickBoy

is played by Jeremiah Bitsui.

The National Congress of American Indians, in partnership with tribal nations and other tribal organizations, invites tribal leaders and advocates to the

2014 Tribal Unity and Legislative Impact Gathering on

September 17 and 18. We encourage tribal leaders

and advocates to make travel plans and request

meetings with your Congressional delegation. A

briefing session is scheduled on September 17 from

9am-12pm on Capitol Hill. Other events and meetings will be announced as we receive confirmation.

The event is co-sponsored by the Affiliated Tribes of

Northwest Indians, United South and Eastern Tribes,

and California Association of Tribal Governments. We

encourage more co-sponsorships!

The 2014 Tribal Unity Impact Week will focus on

land, infrastructure, taxation, and the right to vote.

Join us to advocate for strengthened tribal sovereignty in these areas.

During Tribal Unity Impact Week we ask you to join

us in calling on members of Congress to stand with

Indian Country!

SickBoy, played by Jeremiah Bitsui, can’t seem to keep himself out of trouble before making it to bootcamp.

SickBoy struggles with becoming a parent while not having any job opportunties.

Unlike many films, which revolve meet and the manifestation of alcoaround Native American issues and holic dysfunction.

are produced by independent proEven in Nizhoni Smiles’ deterduction outfits, Drunktown’s Finest mined plight to find the roots of her

views like any other major motion parents which lead to Dry Lake,

picture that you would see in a the- N.M., Smiles, who is played in the

atre. Every actor gives a stunning film by Morning Star Wilson, stumportrayal of their character while the bles through the trials of community

landscape and ambience of the mov- service to ultimately connect with

ie holds true to the feel and location her maternal grandmother. The

of a reservation in the southwest.

eventual connection between the

The dialogue between characters grandmother and her lost grandchild

isn’t contrived to the point of being is endearing in the way that it makes

unbelievable. Especially within the you want to go to your grandma’s

relationship of SickBoy and his girl- house and just breathe in the air of

friend who is carrying his unborn her existence.

baby. The relationship between the

As the three stories unfold, they

two exists as a template of dysfunc- connect. The characters intertwine

tion that holds eerie similarity to in their troubled trajectories. But in

many relationships that exist across the end they ultimately find the submany households. He’s trying to do stance that exists within their culgood by her but is always making ture and traditions. This substance

the wrong choices and being held is true to who they are but is only

accountable for them.

found through the soul searching of

The same can youth struggling with identity crisis.

be said with FeComedic relief is provide by NaSPECIAL CHURCH SERVICES

lixia.

Moore’s vajo’s own Ernie and James also

portrayal of trans- known as Ernest Tsosie III and

HONORING VETERANS

gender identity is James Junes, who is half Hopi.

The

Bethtruthful as Moore

Currently the film is making the

el

Baptist

herself lives as a rounds among the festival and inChurch at

transgender. Her dependent theatre circuit. But it is

Hotevilla,

plight to become rumored that it will soon be making

would like

a Woman of the its way to the big screen across the

to

thank

Navajo calendar nation. If it does screen at a location

and honor

model is dilut- near you, I’d suggest making an efall Veterans

ed with setbacks fort to see what the hype is about.

for all they

by jealous classFor more information about the

have done.

mates, struggles film, go to www.drunktownsfinest.

Freedom is

to make ends com.

not free and

Gentleman in pic). He

many put their lives on is a Green Beret and

the line so we could served in the Special

enjoy the freedom we Forces in the Vietnam

have today. Thank You! War and was stationed

in Laos. Dr. Vineyard

On Wednesday- Fri- has been a Pastor for

day, July 23-25, we many years and latewill be holding special ly has been working

(NCA), United Spirit AsMike Fultz

Church services at the with the Israeli Defense Universal Cheerleaders Association

sociation (USA), UniHopi Veterans Memori- force soldiers, telling

versal Dance Associaal Center. Services will them about the gospel

tion (UDA) and National

begin each evening at of Jesus Christ. You will

Memphis, TN―Dan- Dance Alliance (NDA).

6:30pm -9:30pm (ap- enjoy listening to this

iell Albert from Flagstaff All Americans are selected

prox). There will be two soldier speak as well

High School in Flagstaff, to try out based on supespecial speakers each as the other speakers.

Arizona is one of more rior cheerleading skills at

night with Patriotic muthan 500 high school camps across the country.

sic! We will honor and Please make time to

Varsity has been hosting

cheerleaders and dancers

present each Veteran come for at least one

from across the U.S. who camps since 1974. Since

with a small gift. We will evening. It is our honor

will be performing in the then, they have been leadalso pay special tribute and privilege to have

world famous London ing the way by combing

to a few. Everyone is you. For more Info conhigh energy entertainment

New Year’s Day Parade.

welcome to attend!

tact: Andy 928-206Individuals invited to with traditional school

7811, bbctkd.com , perform in the parade leadership. Each year

The main Speaker is Dr. avamgs@gmail.com

qualified for the trip af- Varsity Brands trains over

James Vineyard (older

ter being selected as an 325,000 cheerleaders at

All American by Univer- over 5,000 camp sessions.

Only the top 12% of the

sal Cheerleaders Association (UCA), National cheerleaders who attend

Cheerleaders Association Varsity summer camps

Local News

The DOI’s authority to

restore land into trust

for Indian tribes is under

attack

The Supreme Court’s

decision in Carcieri v.

Salazar was the first broad

stroke challenging DOI’s

land into trust authority by

reinterpreting the language

of the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. Recently,

the Supreme Court’s decision in Match-E-Be-NashShe-Wish Band v. Patchak

held that the Quiet Title

Act does not protect Indian lands held in trust, and

any disgruntled neighbor

may retroactively challenge the trust status of

tribal lands. Together we

must urge Congress to

restore and protect DOI’s

authority to take land into

trust for all federally recognized Indian tribes.

Tribal governments must be

treated with parity in all areas

of tax policy

The Constitution recognizes tribal governments;

and tribes have responsibility to provide a broad

range of governmental services: education,

health, public safety, and

transportation. Tribal governments need respect for

authority to raise tax revenue free from overlapping

state taxation, to create incentives for business and

jobs, to access to government financing tools, and

to make decisions regarding their citizens’ needs.

Tribal priorities include

the Tribal General Welfare

Exclusion Act, H.R. 3043

and S. 1507; the Marketplace Fairness Act (tax

parity on sales taxes), S.

743; and the Tribal Tax &

Investment Reform Act,

H.R. 3030.

Hopi Cheerleader to Perform in 2015 London New

Year’s Day Parade

CHURCHES

FIRST MESA BAPTIST CHURCH

Mon/Tues. 10am

Tuesday 6pm

Tuesday 6pm

Wednesday 10am

Wednesday 6pm

Thursday 6:30pm

Sunday 10am

Sunday 12noon

Sewing Class

Movie Night/Refreshments

Book Reading

Discipleship Training

Prayer Meeting

Recorder Music class

Sunday School/Worship Service

Meal Provided

YOUTH ACTIVITIES:

Vacation Bible School, Other

*Boxing Club, Rodeo Club and 4-H.

*Registration for Clubs: 6/16 – 6/19, 9am-12 @ FMBC

Contact: 928-737-2724, Senior Pastor Rev. Taeil Lim

EVERYONE WELCOME

KEAMS CANYON COMMUNITY CHURCH

Sunday 9am-10am

Bible Study

Sunday 10am-12noon Worship Service

Contact: 928-738-5416, Gibson Lalo

EVERYONE WELCOME

Photo courtesy of Geri Henry Photography

earn the chance to march

in the holiday spectacular.

In addition to performing

in the London parade, the

All Americans will have

the chance to tour London

during their seven-day trip.

“This is the 26th year

we’ve been able to bring

talented cheerleaders to

London, where they can

showcase their skills to

a very enthusiastic international audience,” says

Mike Fultz, the Varsity

International Event Coordinator.

Daniell Albert, who is

Hopi/Navajo, is of the

Parrott/Katsina Clan from

the Village of Old Oraibi on the Hopi Reservation. She is the daughter

of Lanell Poseyesva and

Dexter Albert of Flagstaff.

Her proud grandparents

are Meranda Nutumya and

Phil Poseyesva of the Hopi

Reservation in Arizona

and Marlene Sandoval

of Grants, New Mexico.

Please help support Daniell with her goals by contributing to her efforts to

take part in this extraordinary program. Additional

information and donations

can be made at www.gofundme.com/auy194.

For more information

regarding the Universal

Cheerleading

Association, visit www.varsity.

com or contact Mike Fultz

at (800) 238-0286 or mfultz@varsityspirit.com.

6 TUESDAY, JULY 15, 2014 | HOPI TUTUVENI

Local/national

LEGAL NOTICE/NAME CHANGE

Arizona Commission on the Arts awards 256 grants

to AZ nonprofit art organizations

In the Hopi Tribal

Court, Keams Canyon,

Arizona

In the Matter of the

Change of Name of: Cheyenne La’Rae Harding

Case No. 2014-CV0084, NOTICE OF PUBLICATION OF CHANGE

OF NAME.

Notice is hereby given that Cheyenne La’Rae

Harding has petitioned

the court for the change

Phoenix - On July 10,

2014, the Arizona Commission on the Arts, an

agency of the State of

Arizona, announced 256

grants to nonprofit arts

organizations, local arts

agencies, schools and

community organizations

across the state of Arizona

in the categories of Community Investment, Arts

Learning and Festivals. In

total, $1,874,910 was invested through the annual

competitive grant review

process for fiscal year 2015

(July 1, 2014 and June 30,

2015). An $8,000 Community Investment Grant

was awarded to the White

Mountain Apache Tribe.

Grants were also awarded

to The Hopi Foundation

Owl and Panther Project (Kykotsmovi), Many

Farms High School (Many

Farms), and Youth Empowerment Services for

Dine’ Bikeyah (Teec Nos

Pos).

“A school play, a dance

recital, a field trip to the

museum, the day the art

lady came to class with her

finger paints and modeling

clay--each of us can recall

a formative experience

with the arts that touched

our heart, opened our mind

and expanded our horizons,” said Robert Booker,

Executive Director of the

Arizona Commission on

the Arts. “Through grants

we support programming

and services that ensure

that these experiences are

available and accessible to

all Arizonans.”

In accordance with the

Arts Commission’s strategic plan and governing

statutes, schools and nonprofit arts organizations

receiving grant funds from

the Arts Commission are

awarded funding based on

such factors as community investment, quality of

programming and responsible stewardship of public

funds.

Applications to the Arts

Commission are reviewed

in a rigorous panel process

led by Governor-appointed Commissioners. Review panels are comprised

of volunteer experts, arts

practitioners and community leaders from rural, urban and suburban areas of

the state.

Grants are funded by the

State of Arizona and state

funding awarded to the

Arts Commission by the

National Endowment for

the Arts.

For the second year in a

row, the Governor joined

the State Legislature in

acknowledging the importance of the arts to Arizona’s cities and towns by

allocating an additional

$1 million (derived from

the otherwise inactive

interest accrued on the

State’s rainy-day fund) to

the budget of the Arizona

Commission on the Arts,

bolstering the agency’s

grantmaking activities and

expansive services to Arizona’s arts sector.

According to Booker,

“This additional funding,

secured through bipartisan

legislative support, recognizes the myriad contributions of Arizona’s arts and

culture sector to our state’s

economic recovery.”

The arts and culture sector is a significant contributor to the economic health

and livability of communities in Arizona. According

to a recent report released

by the Arizona Cultural

Data Project Task Force,

Arizona arts and culture

organizations and their

audiences generate an economic impact of over $500

million annually.

About the Arizona Commission on the Arts

One of 56 state and jurisdictional arts agencies

across the United States,

the Arizona Commission

on the Arts is an agency

of the State of Arizona

that supports a statewide

arts network. The Arizona

Commission on the Arts

supports access to quality

arts and arts education opportunities for all Arizona

citizens; the development

and retention of statewide

jobs in the nonprofit arts,

culture and education

sectors; and increased

economic impact in local

communities through artsbased partnerships that develop tax and small business revenue.

The Hopi Foundation

Owl and Panther Project,

Kykotsmovi received a

grant for $1,820.

For more information

about the grants, services

and programs of the Arizona Commission on the

Arts, visit www.azarts.

gov.

of name from: Cheyenne

La’Rae Harding to Cheyenne LaRae Martinez.

Any party seeking to intervene in said proceeding

must file an appropriate

pleading with the Hopi

Tribal Court no later than

twenty (20) days after the

publication of this notice.

Dated: July 2, 2014

/s/ Martina Honie, Clerk

of the Court

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Hopi Elections Open House / Meet & Greet - Join

us in an Open House Celebration of our new

location for the Hopi Elections Office of the Hopi

Tribe on July 17, 2014, 10am-3pm (mst) & Meet and

Greet Arizona State and County Candidates for the

State Primary Elections August 26,2014.

Located off State Highway 264 and Indian BIA

Route 2- (Leupp Road-Frontage Road). Office located

next to Hopi Arts. For more information call the Hopi

Elections Office at 1-928-734-2507/2508. Entertainment & Free Food.

The Hopi Elections Office will be conducting a

Registration Drive AND conducting a survey on the

Hopi Election Process on July 2, 2014 beginning at

8:30 a.m. through 12:30 p.m. Come register for the

upcoming State and County Elections Primary August

26, 2014 Shungopavi village at 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

FREE HOT DOGS !!!!

Vincent G. Logan Assumes Office as Special

Trustee for American Indians

WASHINGTON, D.C.

— Vincent G. Logan, who

was sworn in this week as

Special Trustee for American Indians (OST), brings

significant

investment

management

expertise

and knowledge of Native

American issues to the position. Confirmed on June

26, 2014 by members of

the U.S. Senate, he was

sworn in on July 7, 2014,

to lead the Department

of the Interior office that

oversees the management

of more than $4.6 billion

in American Indian trust

funds. A member of the

Osage Nation, Special

Trustee Logan is the fourth

person to hold this position

since OST was established

in 1994. “I believe the protection and preservation of

Indian trust assets is one

of the Secretary of the Interior’s most sacred trust

responsibilities,” said Special Trustee Logan. “I look

forward to supporting that

critically important pillar

of the trust.”

For the eight years prior

to taking the position of

Special Trustee, Logan, as

President of The Nations

Group, LLC, worked with

tribal clients, varying from

small accounts to large

tribal reserve funds. He

helped tribal leaders draft

investment guidelines, select asset managers, and

collateralize tribal funds

for casino expansion projects.

Logan is committed

to investment education

for tribal individuals and

youth. He developed a

training program, Your

First Paycheck, based on

his experience growing up

in Oklahoma and receiving

his first paycheck through

the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act

program. He knows that a

lack of investment knowledge limits a community’s capacity for sustained

growth and development.

A graduate of Oklahoma

State University and the

University of Oklahoma,

College of Law, Logan

worked in New York for

Schulte Roth & Zabel, a

pre-eminent investment

management law firm. He

moved to a position with

the Merrill Lynch Private

Banking and Investment

Group, where he received

training and licensing in

the securities industry.

The Indian trust consists of 55 million surface

acres and 57 million acres

of subsurface minerals estates held in trust by the

United States for American Indians, Indian tribes

and Alaska Natives. Over

11 million acres belong

to individual Indians and

nearly 44 million acres

are held in trust for Indian

tribes. On these lands, the

Department manages over

119,000 leases. For fiscal year 2013, funds from

leases, use permits, settlements and judgments, land

sales, and income from financial assets, totaling approximately $791 million,

were collected for about

393,000 open Individual

Indian Money accounts.

About $642 million was

collected in fiscal year

2013 for about 3,000 tribal accounts (for over 250

tribes).

The American Indian

Trust Fund Management

Reform Act established

OST to improve the management of the Indian

fiduciary trust in the Department of the Interior.

OST manages Tribal Trust

Funds and Individual Indian Money (IIM) accounts

and is responsible for coordinating reform efforts

to improve trust asset

management and beneficiary services throughout

Interior. OST is headquartered in Washington, D.C.,

with financial management and other functions

administered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and by

staff located throughout

Indian Country. Visit the

OST website at www.doi.

gov/ost.

ATTN: Former Ganado Mission

students, employees, teachers, etc:

The Ganado Mission Association (GMA) will be

holding its 11th Reunion in Ganado next June, 2015.

Any former Ganado Mission students, employees, teachers and anyone associated with Ganado

Mission are welcome to come to the meetings and

reunions. Contact: Curt R. Cespooch/ P.O. Box

703/ Ft. Duchesne, Utah 84026.

Three More Tribes Sign Agreements with DOI to Reduce Fractionation in

Indian Country

WASHINGTON, DC – In the latest

step in the successful implementation of

the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal

Nations (Buy-Back Program), Deputy

Secretary of the Interior Michael Connor

today announced that the Department has

signed three additional agreements with

tribal nations in Montana to facilitate

the purchase of individual interests in

fractionated trust lands and consolidate

ownership for the tribes with jurisdiction.

Agreements with Crow Tribe, Fort Belknap Indian Community, and the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck

Indian Reservation detail what each tribal

government will do to help implement the

Buy Back Program and provide resources

to facilitate outreach and education, and

solicit interest from owners.

To date, the Buy Back Program has

made nearly 33,000 purchase offers to

owners of fractionated interests, successfully concluded transactions worth more

than $72 million and restored the equivalent of more than 203,000 acres of land to

tribal ownership.

“President Obama has made clear his

commitment to help strengthen Native

American communities and I am proud

that today we are continuing that momentum with the steady implementation

of the Buy-Back Program,” said Deputy

Secretary Connor. “I want to thank the

Crow Tribe, Fort Belknap Indian Community, and the Assiniboine and Sioux

Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation for their partnership as we work

together to ensure individuals are aware

of this historic opportunity to strengthen

tribal sovereignty by supporting the consolidation of tribal lands for the benefit of

each tribal nation.”

Land fractionation is a serious problem across Indian Country. As lands are

passed down through generations, they

gain more owners. Many tracts now have

hundreds and even thousands of individual owners. Because it is difficult to gain

landowner consensus, the lands often lie

idle and cannot be used for any beneficial

purpose. There are more than 245,000

owners of 3 million fractionated interests,

spanning approximately 150 Indian reservations, who are eligible to participate

in the Buy-Back Program.

“The Crow Tribe has been focused

on addressing fractionated lands on the

Crow Reservation for decades. We continue to be committed to restoring the

tribal land base and are optimistic that

the Cobell Land Buy-Back Program will

provide critical funding towards these efforts,” said Chairman Darrin Old Coyote.

“Execution of the cooperative agreement

is the first important step to implement a

tribal member prioritized approach to re-

alize the benefits of the Program.”

The Department recently announced

21 locations where land consolidation

activities such as planning, outreach,

mapping, mineral evaluations, appraisals

or acquisitions are expected to take place

through the end of 2015.

“Fort Belknap would like to express

their appreciation with the Land BuyBack Agreement. We have had a professional working relationship with the

Land Buy-Back team. Fort Belknap will

be looking forward to increasing tribal

land ownership and strengthening the

economic environment for the tribe and

tribal members. Consolidated tracts are

a greater benefit to the overall land use

and produce greater income,” said Councilman Curtis Horn, Fort Belknap Indian

Community Tribal Land Chairman.

The Buy-Back Program is entering

into cooperative agreements that are flexible and responsive to the specific needs

and unique circumstances of each tribal

government and location involved. The

agreements showcase the active role that

tribes can have, which is intended to improve the Program’s effectiveness and efficiency while minimizing administrative

costs.

“It is my hope that this historic agreement will begin to address the growing

problem of fractionalization of Indian

land ownership on our Reservation by

restoring our tribal land base, promoting

Indian self-determination, strengthening

and advancing the economic security

of our tribal community, and fulfil the

United States’ trust responsibility to Indians,” said A.T. Stafne, Chairman of the

Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board. “This

Agreement recognizes the Tribes’ capacity, professionalism and familiarity with

trust lands on Fort Peck Reservation to

efficiently implement land purchases.”

The Buy-Back Program was created to

implement the land consolidation component of the Cobell Settlement. The Settlement provided $1.9 billion to consolidate

fractional land interests across Indian

Country. The Buy-Back Program allows

interested individual owners to receive

payments for voluntarily selling their

land. Consolidated interests are immediately transferred to tribal governments

and stay in trust for uses benefiting the

tribes and their members.

In addition, sales will result in up to

$60 million in contributions to the Cobell

Education Scholarship Fund. This donation is in addition to the amounts paid to

individual sellers, so it will not reduce

the amount landowners receive for their

interests.

HOPI TUTUVENI | TUESDAY, JULY 15, 2014 7

Photographers Notebook: Images from NAJA’s National Native Media Conference

Pomo Dancers performed at the Opening Cermony of 2014 NAJA. The Native American

Color Guard of the Bay Area posted colors at

the event.

8 TUESDAY, JULY 15, 2014 | HOPI TUTUVENI

Eductation Opportunities

Pharmacy Technician training at NPC gets you

job-­‐ready in 4 months

Northland Pioneer College

SNOWFLAKE — In

just four months, you

could be working as a

Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) working in

a retail or hospital pharmacy.

Northland Pioneer College’s Pharmacy Technician Training course this

fall will prepare you for

the national certification

exam, required by most

employers in this fast-­‐

paced healthcare field.

CPhT training also provides a foundation for additional studies to become

a registered pharmacist.

This intensive, eight-­‐

credit-­‐hour course covers

medical and pharmaceutical terminology, basic

anatomy, pharmaceutical

calculations, and prevention of medication errors.

The ethics of pharmacy

practice and the technician’s role in this allied

health profession are also

covered. Students will also

complete a 120-­‐hour paid

or unpaid externship, providing valuable job experience.

“I’ve been a (pharmacy)

tech since I was 18, and

was certified over a year

ago,” said instructor Victoria Gray. “I trained at Fry’s

Pharmacy in Cottonwood,

under one of the best pharmacists I have ever met.”

Now the lead pharmacy

tech at CVS in Show Low,

Gray loves “learning all

the drug uses and names.”

Most people are familiar

with the retail pharmacy

technician, but CPhT’s are

also employed in hospital

or nursing home pharma-

cies, at research facilities

and by insurance companies. Government agencies, such as branches of

the armed services, federal

drug agencies, and the National Institute of Health,

offer positions for nationally registered technicians.

While retail will always

pay less than a hospital,

“most pharmacies will

keep you around $11 per

hour until you are certified. Pay is based on experience, recommendations,

and your license,” Gray

explained. “The nice thing

about Show Low is how

many pharmacies we have

for such a small town.

Pharmacies go through the

hiring process very fast. If

you want a job, you have

to be very persistent and

on the ball.”

Individuals interested in

becoming pharmacy technicians can have no prior

felony convictions or record of drug or substance

abuse. Students must be

18 or older, have a GED or

high school diploma, and

have current health care

provider CPR and First

Aid certification. The CPR

course is available through

NPC (EMT 104) for $68.

A Pharmacy Technician

Training License ($46) is

required from the Arizona

State Board of Pharmacy. Before beginning the

externship, students must

obtain and acquire fingerprint clearance from the

Arizona Department of

Public Safety ($67).

The Pharmacy Technician Training (reference

PHT 102-­‐92358) class

meets on Tuesday and

Thursday evenings, 6 to

8:59 p.m., Aug. 19 through

Dec. 4, on NPC’s Snowflake campus, 1611 S.

Main, in the Student Center, room 131.

Tuition for the eight-­‐

credit PHT 101 course is

$528, plus a $40 course

fee, $40 media fee, and

textbook (±$116). To insure delivery before the

first class session order

books by Aug. 1. Students

enrolling on or after Aug.

18 will be charged a $25

late registration fee.

Registration for fall

classes is currently underway during regular business hours. As part of the

registration process, you

will need to verify your

U.S. residency status.

Your local NPC campus or

center will provide details

about required documentation. Students needing

financial assistance should

apply early, since it can

take up to six weeks to

complete the financial aid

process. For more information, see an NPC academic adviser or contact

the Financial Aid Office,

(800) 266-­‐7845, ext. 7318.

Pharmacy

technician

students may qualify

for free or reduced-­‐cost

training through Arizona

Workforce

Connection,

available online (www.

arizonaworkforceconnection.com/) or through local

Department of Economic Security offices, or the

Navajo and Apache Counties Workforce Investment

Board (www.navajocountyaz.gov/wia/).

“It is important to check

with these agencies BEFORE registering for the

Pharmacy

Technician

course,” stressed Peg

Erdman, NPC’s dean of

Hopi HPV Project Presentation

Enhancing Cervical Cancer Prevention Strategies

among Hopi & Tewa Women

We completed the project and want to share what we learned.

Why we did the project

The goals of the project

 What we learned

 How to prevent HPV and cervical cancer

Dates and Locations of Community Presentations

July 15th, 2014 Ponsi Hall, Polacca 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm

July 17th, 2014 Hotevilla Youth/Elderly Center 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm

July 24th, 2014 HOPI Cancer Support Services 10:30 am to 11:30 am

July 24th, 2014 Shongopavi Community Center 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm

Nursing and Allied Health

programs. “Once you register, it is harder for these

agencies to assist with the

cost of tuition, fees and

textbooks.”

For more information

about NPC’s Pharmacy

Technician training program, contact an NPC academic adviser at the nearest NPC campus or center,

or call the Nursing & Allied Health Division, (800)

266-­‐7845, ext. 6136.

Northland Pioneer College serves the residents of

Navajo and Apache counties through four regional

campuses and five centers

with a variety of educational options for academic, career and technical

and personal enrichment.

NPC supports each student’s educational goals

through affordable tuition,

small class sizes and caring, professional instructors. For more information

about NPC programs and

services, visit www.npc.

edu or call (800) 266-­‐7845.

Press Releases

From the US Attorney

Red Valley Man Found

Guilty of Voluntary

Manslaughter

Provided by Office of the US Attorney

John S. Leonardo

District of Arizona

PHOENIX – On July

9, 2014, Joe Arviso Benally, 51, of Red Valley,

Ariz., was found guilty of

involuntary manslaughter

and use (discharge) of a

firearm in a crime of violence by a federal jury following a trial before U.S.

District Judge G. Murray

Snow. The defendant was

remanded into custody

after trial pending sentencing before Judge Snow on

Sept. 29, 2014.

The evidence at trial

showed that the defendant,

after an argument with the

victim, retrieved his .270

caliber hunting rifle, load-

ed it, and shot the victim in

the chest, killing him.

A conviction for involuntary manslaughter carries a maximum penalty of

8 years, a $250,000 fine, or

both. A conviction for use

(discharge) of a firearm in

a crime of violence carries

a mandatory minimum

penalty of 10 years, consecutive to the punishment

for the crime of violence.

The investigation in this

case was conducted by the

Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Navajo Nation Department of Public

Safety. The prosecution

was handled by Melissa

Karlen and Christina Covault, Assistant U.S. Attorneys, District of Arizona,

Phoenix.