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October 15, 2019

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Kykotsmovi, Ariz. - On Indigenous

People’s Day, October 14, 2019, while

Hopi Tutuveni staff were in the midst of

finishing off the October 15th publication, a major delay and challenge presented itself.

Due to a heavy-duty loader getting

caught up in an optic fiber line, running

across and over the main parking lot

where major re-surfacing was slated, and

subsequently pulling down and cracking

the wooden pole the line was attached to,

an evacuation of the building was immediately called for, including Hopi Tutuveni office staff.

At approximately 12:45p.m. a loud

snap could be heard inside the building

followed by loud yelling by the parking

lot construction workers. Upon looking

out the side emergency door, Tutuveni

staff could see the pole located directly

IT Staff watching the crane as they work to save the pole (Photo by Romalita Laban/ outside of the northwest corner of the

HT)

CURRENT INDIAN NEWS

COLUMN

COMMUNITY

Tribal Health Insurance

increase

More on Page 10

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Hopi Tutuveni

October 15, 2019

Hopi Tribe’s Main Parking Lot Project John Hawkins is now with Building

Hits Major Snag, CONT.

Communities

How Building Communities Can Help

with Your Projects

Brian Cole, Building Communities

Staff watching the crane as they work to save the pole (Photo by Romalita Laban/HT)

Transportation staff and Hopi Chairman Nuvangyaoma were gather around

observing the damage to the cracked pole.

Line staff began placing cones and caution tape across the street to close it off

from any vehicles from going past the Elderly Nutrition building. Staff also began

closing off the west side of the street leading into staff housing.

Being that Hopi Tutuveni staff was

on sight and awaiting word on where to

re-locate until the pole and lines were

secured, it was able to capture pictures

of all the steps being taken to secure the

area.

Because the Hopi Tutuveni submission

deadline was set for afternoon on the date

all the situation was occurring, it became

necessary for staff to work remotely and

to ensure the one and only Hopi newspaper files got sent for printing to occur.

At 3:40 p.m. on October 14, 2019, Hopi

Tribe’s Facilities and Risk Management

Department sent an email notifying the

following, “THE PROJECT INCURRED

AN INCIDENT WHICH HAS DELAYED PROGRESS. THE PROJECT

WILL CONTINUE A SECOND DAY

(TUESDAY 10/15/19). THE PROJECT

IS ANTICIPATED TO GO BEYOND

5PM TODAY. BE NOTIFIED THAT

THE ROAD FROM THE VILLAGE

WILL BE OPEN ONLY TO VILLAGE

RESIDENTS AND EMPLOYEES.

YOU MAY BE PICKED UP BEHIND

THE TWO STORY BUILDING THIS

EVENING.”

HEALTH

Does Your Child or Teen Experience Migraines? What to Know

(StatePoint) The pain and symptoms

that accompany migraines can be debilitating. For children and teens, it can mean

missed school days, absence from social

or sporting events and activities at home.

To evaluate migraine treatment in children and teens, new guidelines from the

American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

and the American Headache Society

looked at two areas: acute treatments to

stop or lessen pain and other symptoms

during a migraine, and treatments to prevent or reduce how often migraine attacks occur.

“The good news is that there are effective treatments for children and teens

for migraine attacks when they occur,”

says guidelines lead author, Dr. Maryam

Oskoui, McGill University, and an AAN

fellow.

Based on the guidelines, families dealing with pediatric migraines should consider the following:

• Ask your child’s neurologist about the

risks and benefits of preventive medication and appropriate acute treatment. For

example, in studies, the drug amitriptyline combined with cognitive behavioral

therapy (CBT) -- which employs techniques like relaxation and coping strategies -- was more beneficial than amitriptyline combined with headache education

in reducing migraine attack frequency

and migraine-related disability. However,

it’s important to note that amitriptyline

may increase the risk of suicidal thoughts

and behavior.

“The benefit of CBT alone or in combination with other treatments in migraine

prevention warrants further study,” says

Dr. Oskoui.

• Treat migraines as soon as your child

or teen becomes aware of one starting.

For children and teens, medications such

as ibuprofen and triptans can help relieve

• Clinicians make a migraine diagno- pain during an attack. For teens, consider

sis based on the intensity and duration of the combination sumatriptan/naproxen.

pain, how many attacks a person has had,

and whether they’re accompanied by as•Families and neurologists should

sociated symptoms like nausea, vomiting carefully weigh the use of treatments

and sensitivity to light and sound. Those not proven to be effective in children

with migraines should get a diagnostic and teens. For example, while botulinum

evaluation that includes a careful medical toxin is effective in preventing migraine

history, as well as general physical and in adults, it hasn’t shown the same effecneurological examinations conducted by tiveness in children and teens. And while

a neurologist or headache medicine spe- some of the newest treatments, including

cialist. A neurologist is a doctor with spe- calcitonin gene-related peptide antibodcialized training in diagnosing, treating ies and other similar drugs and devices

and managing disorders of the brain and are effective for adults, the study of their

nervous system

pediatric use is only beginning.

• Triggers can vary, so families should

identify and address the factors associated with their child’s migraine attacks.

These can include lack of physical activity, being overweight, excessive caffeine

intake, poor sleep habits and dehydration.

Many of these issues can be addressed

with healthy habits, like nutritious foods,

regular exercise, adequate hydration and

sleep.

To learn more about migraines, visit

BrainLifeMag.org/PedMigraine,

the

AAN’s free patient website and magazine, and follow on Facebook, Twitter

and Instagram.

Though common, pediatric migraines

are painful and can be debilitating. Talking to your child’s neurologist about the

latest treatments is recommended.

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Hopi Reservation, Northern AZ.

October 1st 2019 - We are very pleased

to announce that John Hawkins, Former CSA for Yuwehloo Pahki Community (aka Spider Mound), will be joining

Building Communities as a consultant

and will be back working on Hopi Projects in the near future.

Hawkins has led many YP community

and Hopi initiatives while working for

the community and he is excited for the

opportunity to continue working on important projects for the Hopi people in his

new role with Building Communities.

As many of you know John Hawkins

comes with a unique background and has

become a valued member of the Hopi

Senom as a result. Hawkins, his wife

and 2 daughters (Hopi, Spider Clan from

Hotevilla) originally moved to Hopi in

2014 from San Diego, Calif. with hopes

of giving back to the community they

loved. Hawkins’ wife started work as an

elementary teacher and the girls started

school, but it took John 1 year to find

work on Hopi. When he was given an opportunity, he was eager to jump in, learn

as much of the Hopi culture as possible

and to serve the Hopi People.

Then, after years of working in public

service (initially 1 year for Hopi Resource

Enforcement Services as a dispatcher and

then 3 years as the Community Services

Administrator for Yuwehloo Pahki Community), the family was faced with some

difficult decisions. It was decided that the

family would move back to San Diego

for the children’s education. Hawkins

desperately wanted however to continue

working on important projects in Indian

Country so he reached out to Brian Cole

of Building Communities.

Cole and John Hawkins have worked

together on several YPC and Hopi projects and John felt that a partnership here

could be very positive and productive for

Hopi. Cole was saddened to learn John

wouldn’t be at YPC come October 1st but

knew this was an opportunity for Building Communities. With positive intentions, a new partnership was born on October 1, 2019 and John Hawkins is now

with Building Communities.

“It really is amazing how things come

together. I remember the day I met John

in December of 2017. I was immediately

impressed with how professional he was,

and admired his commitment to the Hopi

people. I know there is so much good

we can all do together to help the living

conditions and economic situation for the

Hopi people. It is very challenging, but

through perseverance I know we will succeed.” – Brian Cole, President Building

Communities

Building Communities is a community

and economic development planning firm

specializing in serving Indian Country.

Top services from Building Communities

include grant writing, strategic planning

and project management. Building Communities works in close concert with Native Builders LLC, a 100% Native-owned

business serving both the Hopi Tribe and

the Navajo Nation.

Building Communities is currently

working on the update to the Hopi Community Economic Development Strategy

(CEDS), providing business planning and

entrepreneurship training classes at Yuwehloo Pahki Community, coordinating

a hydroponics business feasibility study

with the Village of Moencopi (Lower),

coordinating the Hopi tourism strategic

plan and working with the Moenkopi

Developers Corporation to support Hopi

Villages and Communities with community facilities planning and grant writing

services.

Please welcome John to his new role

by emailing him at Building Communities: jh@buildingcommunities.us or call

him at: (442) 237–1196

For further information regarding this

article, contact: Brian Cole, Building

Communities Phone: (928) 814-3710 or

email at: bc@buildingcommunities.us

COUNCIL’S CORNER

HOPI TRIBAL COUNCIL

Fourth Quarter Session

September 1, 2019

AGENDA

Month of October 2019

Amendment #1

Completed Items

1. Action Item #068-2019 - To approve Relinquishment of a Minor – Author/

Muriel Scott, Director, Office of Enrollment – APPROVED 09/03/19

2. Action Item #070-2019 – To accept and approve Funding from the Substance

Abuse Mental Health Administration for the 2019 Tribal Behavioral Health Grant

program: Native Connections for the Hopi Behavioral Health Services – Author/Laverne Dallas, Director, Behavioral Health Services **Time Certain – September 5,

2019 @ 3:00 p.m.- APPROVED 09/05/19

3. Action Item #071-2019 – To approve funding for I.H.S. Project PH 19-V41

– Kykotsmovi Sewer Phase 2 Project – Author/Lydell Yazzie, Project Engineer,

I.H.S., Office of Environmental Health & Engineering **Time Certain – September 23, 2019 @ 9:00 a.m. – APPROVED 09/23/19

4. Action Item #072-2019 – To approve funding for PH 19-V31 – Hopi Arsenic

Mitigation Project – Author/Joshua Van Vleet, Engineer Consultant, I.H.S., Office of

Environmental Health & Engineering **Time Certain – September 23, 2019 @ 10:00

a.m. – APPROVED 09/23/19

5. Action Item #073-2019 – To approve PH 19-V49, Lower Moenkopi Spring

System Improvements – Author/ Joshua Van Vleet, Engineer Consultant, I.H.S.,

Office of Environmental Health & Engineering **Time Certain – September 23,

2019 @ 11:00 a.m.- APPROVED 09/23/19

6. Action Item #077-2019 – To approve the Hopi Tribal Housing Authority (HTHA)

Resolution - HTHA-022-2019 Indian Housing Plan for FY 2020 – Author/Stan Pahe,

Interim Executive Director, Hopi Tribal Housing Authority – Add-on request by Representative R. Charley, Village of Moenkopi – APPROVED 09/24/19

7. Presentation on Northland Pioneer College’s history, governance, services

and program – Mr. Mark Vest, President, Northland Pioneer College & Betsyann Wilson, Executive Director, NPC Friends & Family **Time Certain – September 4, 2019 @ 9:00 a.m. – COMPLETED 09/04/19

8. Presentation of proposed department/program budget levels and other recommendations regarding the 2020 General Fund Budget – Clark T. Tenakhongva, Chairman, Budget Oversight Team **Time Certain – September 5, 2019 @ 9:00 a.m.- Rescheduled to 09/25/19 – COMPLETED 09/25/19

9. Discussion with Vern Hongeva regarding Navajo Generating Station (NGS)

closure – Hopi Tribal Council – COMPLETED

10. Discussion – Gaming Compact matters – Richard G. Verri, Esq., Rosette, LLP **Time Certain – September 24, 2019 @ 9:00 a.m. – COMPLETED 09/24/19

11. Self-Introduction of Miss Native America USA 2019-2020 and explanation

of platform and future plans – Ms. Lexie James – COMPLETED 09/03/19

12. Discussion regarding General Counsel Position – Dorma Sahneyah, Executive Director - **Time Certain – September 3, 2019 @ 1:00 p.m. – COMPLETED

09/03/19

13. Letter dated August 26, 2019 from Governor Pavinyama, Village of

Kykotsmovi – Representative D. Talayumptewa, Village of Kykotsmovi – COMPLETED 09/03/19

14. Interview for General Counsel Position (1) applicant – Representative R. Honanie, Village of Sipaulovi – WITHDRAWN 09/24/19

15. Interview of Hopi Election Board Regular Member (1) letter of Interest

for Hopi Election Board – Representative P. Talahytewa, Village of Moenkopi

-**Time Certain – September 24, 2019 @ 2:00 p.m. – COMPLETE 09/24/19

16. Discussion regarding General Counsel Position that was discussed on September 3, 2019 – Add on request by Representative A. Sinquah, First Mesa Villages –

COMPLETED 09/23/19

17. Discussion on letter from Carlene Tenakhongva, dated September 13, 2019

– Add on request by Representative P. Quochytewa, Village of Kykotsmovi. –

COMPLETE 09/24/19

Hopi Tutuveni

October 15, 2019

Hopi Tribe Celebrates Mesa

Verde Repatriation Agreement

Hopi Tribe

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – On Wednesday,

during a press conference between President Trump and Finnish President Sauli

Niinisto it was announced that Finland

had agreed to return Native American remains that had been excavated and taken

from the Southwestern United States to

northern Europe in 1891 by Scholar Gustaf Nordenskjold.

“The Hopi People are thankful to everyone involved in ensuring our ancestors are returned to their rightful home,

and are afforded the respect all human

people deserve – being allowed to rest in

peace. Most importantly, this is a Pueblo

matter and we ask the international and

domestic audiences to respect the privacy of those involved and allow us to

bring our ancestors home peacefully and

without spectacle.” said Hopi Vice Chairman Clark W. Tenakhongva. The history

of this case played an important role in

swaying public perception about the importance of protecting cultural heritage

resources that ultimately led to the 1906

Antiquities

Act and the establishment of Mesa

Verde National Park, as Nordenskjold,

who was of Finnish and Swedish descent,

also took hundreds of artifacts from the

Mesa Verde region (which the Hopi

people refer to as Tawtoykya, or Place of

the Songs) of Colorado in 1891 and was

arrested for attempting to export these

remains and artifacts out of the country.

He was later released and the collection

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LEGALS

shipped to Stockholm Sweden as no U.S.

laws at the time prohibited such action.

Nordenskjold then sold the collection

to a Finnish doctor who later bequeathed

the collection to the state of Finland following his death, and the collection was

ultimately placed in The National Museum of Finland in Helsinki.

The museum took an inventory of the

collection following inquiries by the

Hopi Tribe’s Cultural Preservation Office who in 2016, along with other Hopi

consultants, led efforts to identify the human remains and funerary objects in the

collection.

This inventory, which was completed

in June of 2018, determined that the collection contained 600 items, including

the remains of 20 individuals and 28

funerary objects. In July of that same

year, the United States State Department

sponsored an International Visitors Leadership Program to build relationships

between Native American Communities and European Museums. As part of

this program Heli Lahdentausta, Curator of the Nation Museum of Finland,

met with Representatives from Hopi and

visited other cultural institutions in New

Mexico. Following this visit the Finnish

government notified the U.S. Embassy in

Helsinki that it would consider an official

request for repatriation of human remains

and funerary objects. The U.S. request

was made in fall 2018, followed by the

unanimous passage of a resolution by the

Hopi Tribal Council in July 2019 in support of the repatriation efforts.

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In the Community

Hopi Tribal Council Approves

The Oral Health Project For The

Next Four Years

Pictured l-r are: Carly Camplain - Program Coordinator, Elyse Lomawaima

– Health Educator, Gloria Grover – Project Coordinator(front row center),

Stephanie Hyeoma – Health Educator (back row center), Royce Jenkins –

DHHS Director, Joyce Hamilton – CHR Manager (back row), Julie Baldwin –

Principal Investigator. Photo by: Romalita Laban HT

Gloria A. Grover,CHS

PRESS RELEASE

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. - On October 8,

2019, with a quorum present, Hopi Tribal

Council members voted; 17 in favor, 1

opposed, 1 abstaining, to approve Great

Beginnings for Healthy Native Smiles

the extension of the oral health project for

the next four years, beginning June 2019

– May 2023.

The project titled, “Great Beginnings

for Healthy Native Smiles: An Early

Childhood Caries Prevention Program”

was created through a grant received from

the National Institute of Health (NIH).

Great Beginnings for Healthy Native

Smiles is working in partnership with

Northern Arizona University Center for

Health Equity Research and the Hopi

Health Care Center Dental Office, in the

area of oral health promotion. The purpose of this study is to reduce the number of early childhood caries (cavities)

within the Hopi communities through an

innovative oral health intervention campaign combining multiple best practices

for pregnant women and their young children.

Early childhood caries is a common

chronic disease affecting a large percentage of children on the Hopi Reservation.

To avoid untreated dental caries and decay, the Great Beginnings for Healthy

Native Smiles will provide oral health

intervention, as well as healthy lifestyle

education to pregnant Hopi women and

their children up to the age of 3.

The Great Beginnings for Healthy Native Smiles will conduct outreach activities throughout the Hopi Reservation to

recruit expectant mothers and their children who range in age from birth to 3

years of age.

If you are interested to learn more information or would like to be a participant of

this project, contact Gloria Grover, Oral

Health Project Coordinator at 928 – 737 –

6335 or by email GGrover@hopi.nsn.us.

We look forward to providing services to

the Hopi community. Incentives will be

given to participants of the Great Beginnings for Healthy Native Smiles.

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October 15, 2019

18 Hopi Members launch the

6th Hopi Leadership Program

Cohort

“Growing a new generation of

Hopi leaders and professionals”

Pictured above: The 2019-2020 Hopi Leadership Program Cohort. Photo

credits: Ezra Albert

Samantha Honani, HLP

PRESS RELEASE

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. - In 2006, The

Hopi Foundation laid the groundwork

for the development of the Hopi Leadership Program (HLP) aimed to grow

and encourage effective leadership skills

among emerging Hopi leaders and professionals. Since then there has been 5

successfully graduated cohorts of Hopi

& Tewa individuals, which totals an impressive 58 HLP Alumni. The leadership

program follows a 15-month curriculum

and is enhanced by local individuals who

share their cultural knowledge and experience in management and leadership

skills. What is unique in comparison to

other fellowships is that this curriculum

successfully bridges the cultural and nonnative worldview in a way that is firmly

grounded in community.

The program recently experienced new

funding and staff transitions. After being

on hiatus since 2016, there are newly appointed staff bringing fresh experience

and energy to revitalize the nationally

recognized leadership program. Program

Manager Samantha Honani is from the

village of Tewa, and brings experience in

program development as the former Natwani Coalition Program Manager, a former educator from First Mesa Elementary School, and years currently serving

as a community movement facilitator. An

alumnus of the Hopi Leadership Program

(2012-2013), Samantha will build a new

layer to the program with her experience and training. Program Coordinator

Xavier Sakeva comes from the village

of Kykotsmovi and has a background in

health & wellness, the service industry,

and most recently as a facilitator of the

Native American Fathers and Families

Association (NAFFA), Fatherhood is

Sacred, Motherhood is Sacred Program.

Honani stated, “I’m fortunate to be a part

of leading change in the form of community development under the Hopi Leadership Program. We are looking forward to

what comes ahead with the newly formed

cohort. It’s like building family and community one layer at a time and watching

how individuals grow and blossom into

their own leadership is an amazing and

humbling process.”

The Hopi Leadership Program inducted eighteen individuals on September

10th at an opening banquet held at the

First Mesa Elementary School. The new

cohort of participants represents various

villages, clans, organizations, and local

businesses. These individuals applied

to the program and were selected by an

independent committee of HLP Alumni

and community members. Each applicant

scored above average demonstrating the

leadership qualities that the program aims

to host through a 15-month Leadership

Journey that will end in October 2020.

Preceding the first of the 15-monthly

sessions at the Opening Banquet, participants were able to hear from founders and

alumni of the program, engage in a sampling of leadership exercises along with

their guests to get to know one another

and share in the support of their families.

The first sessions on September 11th

and 12th will help establish the group

guidelines, a foundation for a cohesive

cohort, and create an understanding for

the importance of mentoring.

The Hopi Leadership Program isn’t

without the support of past contributors

to the program such as Barbara Poley,

former Executive Director and Founder

of the Hopi Leadership Program, former

Leadership Program Coordinator Laurel

Secakuku, and the current leadership of

Executive Director Monica Nuvamsa

who guides this project alongside 4 other

community impact programs of The Hopi

Foundation. “It’s exciting to see the program continue to thrive after a decade of

growth and change. The Opening Event

helped to recognize all those that contributed to the development of this idea

in support of the Foundation’s mission to

create self-sufficiency and sustainable solutions for the benefit of our community,”

Nuvamsa comments. Participant Bryan

Humetewa shares, “It’s already been an

amazing experience so far, I never knew

there was such a program here on Hopi.

Everyone who is a part of the group is

meant to be there and it is all working

out the way it’s supposed to.” Looking

forward to the outcomes of being in this

cohort Eugene Cody says, “The HLP is

making me feel optimistic about myself

and my future as a Hopi.”

Funding for this program is provided

by the Kalliopeia Foundation, Santa Fe

Community Foundation, and the many

private & community donors, who are

leading efforts towards growing individuals with skills that will help them, live

creative, healthy, self-reliant, and community-oriented lives. The Hopi Leadership Program also includes the newly

established Hopi Youth Leadership Program which will be offered this year to

local Hopi students, with a 1-week condensed version during 2020 Spring Break

for Hopi youth living off reservation. The

HLP Alumni Committee also meets quarterly creating opportunity for continued

growth and development for its alumni

participants. For more information and

up to date activities, please visit www.

hopileadershipprogram.org or call the office at 928-734-2380.

Hopi Tutuveni

October 15, 2019

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Larry’s Corner

PUZZLES AND GAMES

CONNECT THE DOTS

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Trying to Prioritize my Story

By LARRY WATAHAMAGEE

The Hopi Tutuveni

Cross Word Puzzle

Find the English words for the

Hopi words.

Down

1. Homolovi

2. Hongvi

3. Kisonvi

6. Taavi

8. Awatovi

10. Pa’angwu

12. Huuhukya

15. Yokva

17. Sikaangpu

19. Paalangpu

Across

4. Qöötsa

5. Navota

7. Talwiipi

9. Tayati

11. Aa’awna

13. Haaki

14. Totsa

16. Titapta

18. Tuwi

20. Kiihu

Answers for October 1st edition

Answers in next issue

Across

2. Finish, 5. Find, 6. Icicle, 8. Five, 10. Raining, 11. Butterfly, 12. No, 14. Slippery, 15. Black, 16. Melt

17. Beans, 19. Cold

Down

1. Six, 3. Hunter, 4. Blue, 7. Cantalope, 9. Bamboo, 13. Write, 14. Scared, 18. Snow

Call 928-734-3283 for hints or answers

Hopilavyit - Hopi words

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M S

A D

K O W T

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O H O O V

S O O M

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C M A

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A W A

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H U W H

A O M D

V O U G C

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M Q

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A W A

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L W D O W O

V M O

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HOPI WORDS

Owl)

Mice)

Pavatya (Tadpole)

Hoonaw (Bear)

Wakaasi (Cow)

Pahona (Beaver)

Tokotska (Black Bird)

Hospowi (Roadrunner)

Sikwi (Meat)

Tsili (Chili)

Tsiro (Small Bird)

Samii (Fresh Corn)

Wutaga (Corn Gruel)

Kwaahu (Eagle)

Noqkwivi (Corn & Meat

Mooro (Burro)

Paakwa (Frog)

Stew)

Moosa (Cat)

Piki (Blue Corn Bread)

Kowaako (Chicken)

Pooko (Dog)

Toosi (Sweet Corn Meal)

Leetayo (Fox)

Mosayru (Bison, Buf-

Qaao (Corn)

Pat Ga (Squash -

falo)

Tumna (Potato)

Pumpkin)

Qomi (Sweet Corn

Pikami (Wheat & Sweet

Koyongo (Turkey)

Cake)

Corn Pudding)

Kokowe’e (Rooster)

Tootolo (Grasshopper)

Somiviki (Blue Corn

Isaw (Coyote)

Yongosona (Turtle)

Flour, Sweet Tamale)

Hekweepu (Brownish

Toho (Mt. Lion)

Piklapkutuki (Roasted &

Lizard)

Sowiyngwa (Deer)

Salted Crumbled Piki)

Hootsoko (Small Eared

Hohomitst (Pocket

I don’t think I was a wild kitten

back in the day, I mean I don’t think

I gave my grandparents a hard time

when I was growing up. I grew up

with brothers and sisters but I always

wanted to be the only child…I’m

pretty sure you know what I mean.

But, when I look at today’s youth,

I see that it’s becoming harder and

harder to raise a Hopi child in today’s assimilated Hopi world.

I went to the annual “Tuba City”

Fair this past weekend and I saw

many children crying and complaining. Some kids were complaining it

was too hot and the rocks are hurting their feet, some were complaining that they didn’t like water and

demanded their parents to get soda

from the local gas station. I mean

very demanding children…I was

like “WOW!” I thought to myself,

“Are they like this in their homes?”

Of course I watched the parade and

saw many cool floats and all the glitz

and glamour associated with the annual “Tuba City” Fair. I felt the same

nostalgic feelings as I did when I

was a young kitten. I recall walking

in the parade back in the day, and

back then we didn’t care about the

heat, or didn’t complain if we were

given water and not soda. We loved

it, ‘cause we got to throw candy at

the spectators and watch them fight

over a Tootsie Roll®.

Here in the 21st century, children

have become soft, and what I mean

is that they can’t make decisions for

themselves. It seems that young-ins

nowadays can’t fend for their selves

and everything has to be done for

them. That makes me wonder if I

was a “soft” kitten back in the day,

too.

When I was a mush head kitten

my grandparents would take us to

this park in Flagstaff, Ariz. and in

that park were all metal playground

play sets. I remember there was this

rocket looking tower that was built

out of metal and it stood around 50

feet high or so. We use to climb inside of that rusty tower and burn our

legs and hands just to get to the top

of the 50 foot tower. Then we would

burn our butts when we slid down

the metal slide. But we didn’t complain and just enjoyed being able to

climb way up and slide back down

again. Now, modern playgrounds

have a shade, and no sharp objects,

and soft foam just in case the children fall, so they can fall onto a nice

padded ground.

I think we are beginning to coddle

our kids a bit too much. It’s as if we

“helicopter” our kids because we are

right there flying over them because

we don’t want to or just can’t see

them fail. School is not a competition

anymore and we give kids awards for

not picking their nose now. Heck, we

have graduations, where we take 4

or 5 year olds and graduate them for

us doing all the requirements Head

Start says we have to do as parents. I

wonder how they are going to grow

up and if they are going to conquer

the Hopi world, if we coddle them

too much. The real world does not

have a padded ground just in case

they fall. So I have to ask, how do

we teach them to “tough it out” and

gain some “grit?”

Yes, we say that our priorities are

for our youth and have standards

for how our youth should grow up

but we are not passionate enough to

make a future for our Hopi youth.

Take our central Hopi government

for example; right now the entire

Hopi Council is discussing how to

“sustain” the Hopi Tribe, by keeping

everyone employed. It is not saving

money by saying we have to save

money while trying to cut people’s

job without actually letting them

go. Yes, I know that a number one

priority on the Hopi Council’s list

is, money, but that shouldn’t deter

anyone away from how to prioritize

Hopi’s health and well-being, or how

to combat issues like the drug and alcohol epidemic. And how do we help

the Council understand that people

lives come first, and then a piece of

paper comes second?

Now, don’t get me wrong, I love

money, cause you get to buy stuff

with it, and it pays for my kitty car

and it sustains Hopi health and well

being, but that’s just one aspect of

helping out the Hopi people.

I’m wondering if a Youth Hopi

council would work out better. Like,

have Hopi’s finest minds of the youth

sit in the Hopi Tribal chambers and

let them discuss one of Hopi Tribe’s

problems and see if they come up

with a solution to one of tribal problems, but I digress.

So, back to this notion of how we

prepare our children for the Hopi future if we can’t figure out what are

priorities are first?

How do we tell our children that

it’s important to get and education

and come back to help your Hopi

people while also saying the Hopi

Tribe is failing at being a sustainable entity? And right in the next

sentence then tell them “You probably will fix it when you grow up.”

It’s like telling someone to make a

pizza and not providing any toppings

to finish the task…it’s not pizza its

just bread. I say, you need all the ingredients to make it work, just like

we need to have all the Hopi people

come together and talk about a single

problem and come up with a single

solution. You know, like doing some

good ole’ well thought out strategic

planning.

So do we tell our Hopi youth,

“Sorry kid, we can’t make a padded

ground for you so now you’re gonna

have to fend for yourself?”

Do we sit around the dinner table

and discuss how we should handle a

problem or do we put action to it?

My advice to you is that, watching

the parade is nice and you use to get

candy, but now it’s become a hassle

to take the children to watch the parade because they don’t like fruit or

water. So, how do we change the perspective of how to really prioritize

what we really need versus what we

really want? I say it’s ok to eat candy

once in a while but make sure you

prioritize the message about what is

really needed and important and start

early. Do we really need candy or do

we need fruit?

Plus building a future for the Hopi

children is a challenge, we want

them to speak, see, and hear Hopi,

but we also what them to speak,

see, and hear the white man’s way,

too. Can we have both? I say, let’s

find our roots first then we can start

growing from there…again, like we

used to in the good ole’ days.

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October 15, 2019

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Hopi Tutuveni

National Fire Prevention Month Event to pay tribute to Occupation

Kevin Dennis, Structure Firefighter

7)Position Appliances Carefully –

of Alcatraz 50th Anniversary

Department Of Public Safety

Try to keep TV sets, kitchen and other

For Hopi Tutuveni

October is National Fire Prevention

Month. With the winter months and holiday’s approaching here are some safety

tips to remember and to keep your home

and family safe.

The U.S. Fire Administration reports

that fires kill more than 4,000 Americans each year and approximately injure

20,000 more. U.S. fire departments respond to nearly 2 million fires each year,

with three-quarters of them occurring in

residences.

A home is often referred to as a safe

haven. This month, make sure your

home is protected from (and your family

is prepared for) a fire. Here are 10 simple

tips to help you avoid fires and reduce the

risk of injury should one occur:

1)Smoke Alarms – These are still a

very important addition to your home.

Smoke alarms are widely available and

inexpensive. Install a smoke alarm

on every level of your home and test it

monthly.

2)Prevent Electrical Fires – Don’t

overload circuits or extension cords.

Cords and wires should never be placed

under rugs or in high traffic areas. Avoid

loose electrical connections by checking

the fit of the plug in the wall outlet. If the

plug loosely fits, inspect the outlet right

away. A poor connection between the

plug and the outlet can cause overheating

and can start a fire in minutes.

3)Keep Plugs Safe – Unplug all appliances when not in use. Follow the

manufacturer’s safety precautions and

use your senses to spot any potential disasters. If a plug is overheating, smells

strange, shorts out or sparks – the appliance should be shut off immediately, then

replaced or repaired.

4) Alternate Heaters – Make sure

there is ample space around any portable

heating unit. Anything that could catch

fire should be at least three feet away.

Inspect your chimney annually and use

fire screens to help keep any fires in the

fireplace.

5)Fire Safety Sprinklers – When

combined with working smoke alarms,

home fire sprinklers greatly increase your

chance of surviving a fire. Sprinklers are

affordable and they can increase property

value and lower insurance rates.

6)Create An Escape Route – Create

and practice your escape plan with your

family from every room in the house.

Practice staying low to the floor and

checking for hot doors using the back of

your hand. It’s just like a routine school

fire drill – but in your home.

appliances away from windows with curtains. If there is a wiring problem, curtains can spread a fire quickly. Additionally, keeping your appliances away from

water sources (like rain coming in from

windows) can help prevent wiring damage which can lead to a fire.

8)Clean Dryer Vents – Clothes dryers often start fires in residential areas.

Clean the lint filter every time you start

a load of clothes to dry or after the drying cycle is complete. Make sure your

exhaust duct is made of metal tubing and

not plastic or foil. Clean the exhaust duct

with a good quality dryer vent brush to

prevent blockage & check for lint build

up behind the dryer at least twice a year.

9)Be Careful Around the Holidays –

If you fill your home with lights during

the holiday season, keep them away from

anything that can easily catch fire. Check

all of your lights prior to stringing them

up and dispose of anything with frayed or

exposed wires.

10)Conduct Regular Inspections –

Check all of your electronic equipment

and wiring at least once a month. Taking

a little time to do this each month can really pay off.

Following these simple tips could

potentially save your life or the life of

a loved one. Pass this list on to your

friends and family and make this fire prevention month count!

On average, home fires kill seven people and injure another 36 every single

day tragically, most victims die in homes

that don’t have working smoke alarms or

the batteries have been removed. That’s

why the American Red Cross launched

the nationwide Home Fire Campaign in

2014 with the goal of reducing the number of home fire deaths and injuries.

The Hopi Fire/Rescue Department is

still taking names and contact information to have smoke detectors installed

into your homes. The Hopi Fire/Rescue

Department encourages all home owners to take advantage of this FREE service and have these devices installed in

your homes for the safety of your family, children and grandchildren and most

importantly our elders. If you would like

to have smoke alarms installed in your

home you can contact the Hopi/Fire Rescue Department @ (928)734-3665 or

3662 and leave a good working contact

number and location of residence (village). We will have a continuing list for

more installations, once Red Cross receives more smoke alarms and supplies.

We will schedule more installations of

the smoke alarms.

HEALTH

Note: Photograph of nineteen Hopi prisoners at Alcatraz federal prison.

Please credit the photograph source. Photo credit: Bethel College Mennonite Library and Archives

Apache Arrows Film Festival

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

On Saturday evening October 19, 2019

from 6:30-8 PM, in the copper mining

town of Miami, Arizona a presentation

on the historic Occupation of Alcatraz

takeover will be held at Bullion Plaza

Cultural Center and Museum. The event

will include a film “The Indian Occupation of Alcatraz”, guest speaker Associate Professor James Riding In (Pawnee),

free souvenir cups to first 50 guests, free

drawings and light refreshments

On November 20, 1969, eighty-nine

men, women, and children of various

tribal nations descended upon the island

of Alcatraz and claimed it on behalf of

all tribal nations. The activist group

who dubbed themselves “Indians of All

Tribes” had globally awoken the world

to the mistreatment and unmet needs of

tribal nations in the United States.

The nineteen-month siege laid a path

for several legislative bills that would be

enacted on behalf of tribal nations. One of

the adopted legislations, in 1970, was the

removal of the Indian Termination Policy

which sought to dismantle tribal reservations and assimilate Native Americans

into the mainstream American society.

Isaac Curley (Apache/Navajo), founder of Apache Arrows Film Festival, says

“as we pay tribute to its fiftieth year, I feel

that the natives and non-natives should

become acquainted with the Occupation

of Alcatraz. The Occupation, like rippling water, generated the dynamics for

the passing of numerous legislative acts

so all tribes, as sovereign nations, could

govern their own.”

Originally serving as a prison for military personnel, Alcatraz did make exceptions. In 1895, nineteen Hopi men were

incarcerated for seven months. Their misdeeds were a result of not using farming

methods issued by the government and

resistance to having their children taken

and sent to distant government boarding

schools.

Pursuant to the Occupation, U.S. President Richard Nixon, would provide tribal

nations with the greatest degree of support in U.S. history. From 1969–1974

he signed more than fifty Congressional

bills and enactments on behalf of tribal

nations.

On June 10, 1971 the last of the occupants were removed and the Occupation

of Alcatraz came to an end. Two years

after the siege ended, Alcatraz Island

opened as a U.S. national park in 1973

which attracted more than 50,000 visitors.

The free public program is in conjunction with 36th Apache Jii (jee) cultural

celebration in nearby City of Globe that

draws 5,000 attendees. Interested individuals may contact Isaac Curley at highhogan@msn.com.

A Lone Protester - Protesting

for the Betterment of Hopi

Dentist-Approved Tips for

Healthier Smiles After Halloween

Farron Nakyawywisa (Photo by Carl Onsae/HT)

Hopi Tutuveni

Photo provided by StatePoint.com

(StatePoint) Candy and sweets are fun

to eat, but too many treats can take a toll

on dental health. And when it comes to

celebrations that are all about the sugar,

families can do some damage control

with a check-in to make sure everyone’s

dental health routine is up to par.

“National Brush Day is Nov. 1, and it’s

an excellent opportunity to clean up from

Halloween sweets, learn more about dental health and perfect your brushing technique,” says Dr. Ruchi Sahota, American

Dental Association (ADA) spokesperson.

For a healthy mouth and smile, the

ADA offers the following tips and recommendations.

paste, toothbrushes, floss, water flossers,

mouth rinses, chewing gum and other

oral hygiene products.

Search products with the ADA Seal of

Acceptance at MouthHealthy.org/ADASeal.

Consistency is Key

Brush teeth twice daily with fluoride

toothpaste. Make sure you’re brushing

for a full two minutes each time!

It can be tempting to let kids skip

brushing after a long day or during times

when the normal schedule is off (like vacation or a holiday), but keep at it. That’s

how you form a healthy lifelong habit.

“Your children learn from you, so set

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a good example. The family that brushes

One great way to celebrate National together has even more reason to smile,”

Brush Day is with a new toothbrush. It says Dr. Sahota.

could be time for a new one, anyway. The

ADA suggests replacing toothbrushes

Prevent Decay

every three or four months, or sooner if

Tooth decay-causing bacteria linger

the bristles are frayed. A worn toothbrush between teeth where toothbrush bristles

won’t clean as well. Soft-bristled brushes can’t reach. Cleaning between your teeth

also protect your teeth and gums.

daily with floss or another interdental

Talk to your dentist about which types cleaner helps remove plaque and food

of dental products will be most effective particles from between the teeth and unfor your family, and also be sure these der the gum line. Limiting how much

products carry the ADA Seal of Accep- sugar you eat and drink also makes cavitance. The Seal lets you know they meet ties less likely. The harmful bacteria in

strict ADA criteria for safety and effec- your mouth eat the sugars you consume

tiveness.

and produce acid, which can damage

“You get a check-up when you go to teeth, causing cavities to form or erosion

the dentist. Think of the Seal like a check- to occur.

up for your dental products,” says Dr. SaWhile sugar is often a given on Halhota. “A team of dental experts evaluates loween, National Brush Day is a great

each product to make sure it is safe and way to make a fresh start. Take the opeffective for you and your family.”

portunity to reinforce the habits that lead

Look for the Seal on fluoride tooth- to healthy smiles.

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. - On October 8,

2019, a lone protester made his way from

the Kykotsmovi Village Store in Kykotsmovi, Ariz. to the Hopi Tribal headquarters to make an announcement that alcohol and drug abuse is deeply affecting the

Hopi community and his loved ones.

Although, he could not get pass the

security guard on duty in the Legislative

building and to talk to Tribal Council, due

to the fact that Council was in session, he

did make his announcement by making

rounds in the Main Administrative building, Department of Natural Resources

building and the Risk Management building where Hopi Tutuveni is located.

Farron Nakyawywisa, is a member

from the Village of Shungopovi, Ariz.

He stated that his family had recently become the victims of alcohol abuse, when

a family member, on September 21, 2019

was affected by the alcohol poisoning.

Nakyawywisa stated, “Bootleggers are

a big problem in our community and my

family has become a victim of alcohol

abuse, I know who is doing this and I

know who the bootleggers are but nothing is being done about it.”

He stated that he is an active member in

smaller substance abuse programs around

the Hopi reservation, but he stated that no

action has been done to overcome the

ever-growing problem on the Hopi reservation. Nakyawywisa stated, “I am active

member of different programs like Hopi

Substance Abuse, Hopi Tewa Women’s

Coalition to End Abuse, Domestic Violence, and Villages Against Meth, but

nothing has been done to solve alcohol

and drug abuse, so today I want to make

people aware by walking and protesting

for my family and to speak to Council so

they can do something.”

Also, Nakyawywisa stated that the

main reason for his protest was for his

family and to let everyone know that

bootleggers are taking advantage of the

youth, and how it’s deeply affecting

loved ones. He stated that his biggest

supporter through all of this is his wife,

Cheryl Torivio who he has been married

to for 3 years, and he wants to thank her

for all of her support.

Nakyawywisa, once a substance abuser

and now a 7-year recovered substance

abuser, seen how this type of abuse does

not only affect the abuser but mainly affects loved ones and the close Hopi community. Nakyawywisa stated, “I teach my

[children] everything about the dangers

of alcohol abuse and how to avoid it...”

Nakyawywisa wants to make sure that his

family is safe and wants to put an end to

substance abuse on the Hopi reservation.

Nakyawywisa plans on going to all the

schools around the Hopi reservation and

local surrounding areas to gather help and

make people aware of this ever-growing

problem. His next step is to start a fundraiser on Facebook so he can pay for gas

and other amenities for his mission. But

what Nakyawywisa is really asking for is

all the programs that he is involved in, to

join in on his cause and to instigate action

rather than just talking about substance

abuse problems here on the Hopi reservation.

To learn more about Nakyawywisa’s

next steps, you can find Farron Nakyawywisa on Facebook under the name

Wen McBrain Vansandt to follow his

cause.

Current Indian World News

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October 15, 2019

Report says tribal health Alaska Supreme Court hears oral

arguments in kids’ climate change

insurance increased but

lawsuit

behind U.S. average

Photo credit: Cronkite News

Harrison Mantas

Cronkite News

WASHINGTON – The number of people who showed up at at Indian Health

Service facilities with health insurance

rose from 64 percent of patients in 2013

to 78 percent in 2018, according to a new

report from the Government Accountability Office.

The report said growth in coverage was highest in states, like Arizona,

that expanded their Medicaid programs

as part of the Affordable Care Act, or

Obamacare.

Despite the gains, however, the share

of people without insurance at the 73 IHS

facilities in 2018 was still more than double the national average for health care

coverage that year.

Calls to tribal officials and advocates

Tuesday seeking comment on the report

were not immediately returned. But the

GAO report said Native Americans have

“long-standing problems accessing needed health care services, and have historically had poorer health than the U.S. general population.”

The report’s authors did not credit

Obamacare directly for the improvement

in tribal health care, but said that ele-

ments of the law helped expand coverage for Native Americans which, in turn,

led to a healthier bottom line for facilities

serving them.

Revenue at the 73 federally run IHS

facilities grew 51 percent from 2013

to 2018, the report said, climbing from

$706 million to $1.07 billion. Almost

two-thirds of that increase was due to

Medicaid payments.

The GAO interviewed representatives from 17 IHS facilities, along with

representatives from each of the IHS’ 12

districts. Some of those interviewed said

they were able to use the extra funds to

offer housing and competitive salaries

to doctors, with one clinic reporting a 26

percent drop in turnover.

The biggest change was in the amount

of care provided by the Purchased/Referred Care Program. The PRC pays for

care of qualifying patients who want or

need to seek care outside an IHS facility. The program splits care into levels

with more acute and emergency care getting the highest priority, and longer term

chronic care getting the lowest.

By expanding the range of care they

provided, facilities were able to reduce

the need for IHS patients to go private

facilities outside the

Several of the plaintiffs and their attorneys spoke at a press conference held

outside the courthouse after oral arguments. Back row (left to right): Kaytlyn Kelly, 19, Palmer; Sebastian Kurland, 20, Juneau; Andrew Welle, attorney; Front row (left to right): Lila S, 7, Homer; Cecily S, 9, Homer; Lexine D.,

Gwitch’in, 10, Fairbanks; Summer Sagoonik, Inupiaq, 18, Unalakleet; Esau

Sinnok, Inupiaq, 21, Shishmaref; Brad De Noble, attorney.(Photo by Joaqlin

Estus)

Joaqlin Estus

For Indian Country Today

by making them available for maximum

use consistent with the public interest.”

Jay noted that if oil and gas development declined, a person who works in

the oil and gas industry could argue their

right to a job in their field was violated.

At one point, justice Susan Carney

asked, “Is there a time to declare that air

that sustains life is a fundamental right?”

Such a declaration is not the job of

the courts, said Jay. She said balancing

competing interests protected in the constitution is the role of the legislature and

executive branches. It’s up to the legislature and executive branch to determine

whether to issue regulations, and how

stringent to make them, she said. It’s their

job to decide the state’s best interests,

balancing, for instance, jobs, infrastructure, and public health.

As for a suggested remedy of reducing carbon emissions to zero by a certain

date, that kind of determination is also

better done by agencies, said Jay. She

outlined a lower court’s ruling that said

the judiciary doesn’t have the tools to

create climate change policy — it cannot

commission studies or solicit public input, for instance.

The Alaska Supreme Court will issue

its ruling after it reviews the briefs filed

and the oral arguments, probably after a

period of months.

Is there a time to declare that air that

sustains life is a fundamental right?’

The Alaska Supreme Court heard oral

arguments on Oct. 9 on the constitutionality of Alaska’s energy policy promoting

development of oil and gas. The plaintiffs

in Sinnok vs the state of Alaska are 16

young Alaskans ranging in age from 5 to

22.

One of the plaintiffs’ two attorneys,

Andrew Welle, told justices the state

knowingly and systematically permits,

authorizes and promotes the development

of fossil fuels. Those actions, he said, are

adding to greenhouse gasses and destabilizing the climate system the youth depend upon for life and liberty. The state

is damaging, not protecting, a public resource, said Welle.

Later, outside the courtroom, he said

the state has known about the dangers

Cont. On Page 9 and impacts of climate change for decades, yet enacted and implemented a

statute that promotes fossil fuels.

Welle said the state’s energy policy

violates constitutional rights to due process, public trust, and equal protection.

And it is the court’s responsibility to act

as a check and balance to the legislative

and executive branches on unconstitutional actions, said Welle.

Youth describe the harm of climate

But as Alaska assistant attorney gen- change effects to them, their comeral Anna Jay told justices, the Alaska

munities

constitution also states, “It is the policy of

Several of the plaintiffs spoke outside

the state to encourage the settlement of its the courthouse after the oral arguments.

land and the development of its resources They described the

Cont. On Page 9

Map: Making Indigenous Peoples

Day official across the country

Court holds the execution of Navajo

man to hear claim of racial bias

Harrison Mantas

Cronkite News

Photo credit: Indian Country Today

Aliyah Chavez

Indian Country Today

In 2011, the National Congress of

American Indians passed a formal resolution advocating for the second Monday

of October to be renamed Indigenous

Peoples Day.

A changing tide in cities and states

have followed suit since then. In 2018

alone, 46 cities adopted the name in lieu

of Columbus Day.

Indian Country Today created an interactive map showing all of the cities and

states that have passed legislation recognizing Indigenous Peoples Day as a holiday. Other sites not included are counties,

school districts and colleges and universities, amongst others.

The latest city added to this map and

list amongst 129 others is the nation’s

capital. The D.C. Council announced earlier this week it will celebrate Indigenous

Peoples Day this year.

“In a city that itself sits on Piscataway

land, we commend the D.C. City Council

for voting to join the growing number of

cities, counties, states, and school districts in formally celebrating Indigenous

Peoples’ Day,” said Kevin Allis, chief executive officer of the National Congress

of American Indians and Forest County

Potawatomi Community member.

The holiday name change in the Capitol will only last a year, however, unless

action is taken before May next year. This

temporary legislation will require further

approval before mid-May 2020 in order

for the holiday to take effect in the future.

Down the road in Washington, the

White House announced a Presidential

Proclamation to celebrate Columbus

Day rather than Indigenous Peoples Day.

“Today, we commemorate this great explorer, whose courage, skill, and drive for

discovery are at the core of the American

spirit,” they said in a statement. “The

bold legacy of Columbus and his crew

spun a thread that weaves through the

extensive history of Americans who have

pushed the boundaries of exploration.”

Other states do not acknowledge Columbus Day but celebrate another version of Indigenous Peoples Day. Hawai’i

honors “Discoverers’ Day” which pays

homage to Polynesian voyagers. South

Dakota celebrates “Native American

Day.”

“This change allows the opportunity to

bring more awareness to the unique, rich

history of this land that is inextricably

tied to the first peoples of this country

and predates the voyage of Christopher

Columbus,” Allis said. ”It also acknowledges American Indians and Alaska Natives as thriving, contemporary sovereign nations who hold their rightful place

among the American family of governments.”

A Newsweek report published this

week says 79 percent of college students

support getting rid of Columbus Day to

acknowledge Indigenous Peoples Day.

Columbus Day became a national holiday in 1937.

WASHINGTON – A divided appeals

court has stayed the scheduled December execution of Lezmond Mitchell, a

Navajo double-murderer, saying it needs

time to consider his claim that he was not

allowed to question jurors for potential

racial bias.

Mitchell, the only Native American

on federal death row, was one of five

inmates identified by Attorney General

William Barr when he announced plans

in July to resume federal executions for

the first time in nearly two decades.

Barr set Mitchell’s execution set for

Dec. 11, but a divided panel of the 9th

U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday

ordered the execution be put on hold

and set a Dec. 13 date to hear Mitchell’s

pending appeal of his racial bias claim.

In a dissent, Judge Sandra Segal Ikuta chided the other judges for rushing

to delay the execution, saying the court

has ample time to hear Mitchell’s appeal

before his execution date. She also said

the majority failed to consider whether

Mitchell has a “significant possibility of

success” on his appeal, a requirement for

granting a stay.

“We frequently decide claims in capital

cases in a matter of days,” wrote Ikuta,

who noted that arguments in Mitchell’s

latest appeal could be heard by mid-October. “We should do that here.”

A request Monday for comment on the

case from the Justice Department was not

immediately returned. Calls to Mitchell’s

attorneys, to the Navajo Nation and to

tribal groups and capital punishment opponents were also not returned.

When he announced the resumption of

federal executions, Barr said this summer

that the Justice Department prioritized

death-row inmates convicted of “murdering, and in some cases torturing and

raping, the most vulnerable in our society

– children and the elderly.”

Mitchell was convicted for the 2001

carjacking and brutal murders of a Navajo grandmother, Alyce Slim, 63, and her

9-year-old granddaughter in a remote part

of the Navajo Nation.

According to court records, when he

and an accomplice set out to steal Slim’s

GMC pickup truck, they abducted her

and the girl. They stabbed Slim 33 times

and forced the girl to sit next to her grandmother’s body in the back of the truck.

They later pulled both from the truck,

told the girl to “lay down and die” next to

her grandmother, before twice slitting the

girl’s throat – then dropping heavy rocks

on her head to kill her when she did not

die from the slashing.

Mitchell was convicted on 11 counts,

including first-degree murder and carjacking. Under federal and Navajo law at

the time, Mitchell could not be sentenced

to death for committing the murders on

the reservation. But federal law at the

time made carjacking a capital offense,

and court records say that then-Attorney

General John Ashcroft pressed for the

death penalty in the case.

Both the Navajo Nation and the victim’s family said they opposed the death

penalty. But Mitchell was sentenced to

death in 2003.

In his dissent to a 2015 ruling in the

case, Circuit Judge Stephen Reinhardt

noted that Mitchell could be the first Native American put to death by the federal

government for an “intra-Indian crime

that occurred in Indian Country” if the

execution went forward.

In his latest appeal, Mitchell’s lawyers

last August cited a Supreme Court case

that said courts could consider evidence

that jurors “relied on racial stereotypes or

animus to convict a criminal defendant.”

Ikuta said jurors in Mitchell’s case

signed statements that said race played

no role in their decision, and there was

no evidence of bias on their part. But

Mitchell’s attorneys said they should be

allowed to question the Cont. On Page 9

October 15, 2019

Hopi Tutuveni

Alaska Supreme Court, Cont.

effects of climate change on their lives.

Esau Sinnok, Inupiaq and age 21, is

the lead plaintiff in the case. He’s from

Shishmaref, in northwest Alaska. There,

sea ice no longer protects the shore from

pounding winter storms. The shoreline

is also weakened by melting permafrost.

The island, which is only a quarter of a

mile wide, is quickly losing ground to the

sea. As the island shrinks, roads, houses,

and other infrastructure are being destroyed by erosion.

The thought of losing your home to rising sea level, storm surges, and flooding

is stressful and scary, said Sinnok. “Climate change is not just a political issue to

me,” he said. "It's my lifestyle. It’s what

I face every day back at home.” Villagers

voted in 2016 to relocate but lack funding.

While attorneys gave oral arguments before the Alaska Supreme Court

Wednesday, lead plaintiff Esau Sinnok,

Inupaq, age 21, wrote a poem. Sinnok is

from the village of Shishmaref in northwest Alaska, which voted in 2016 to relocate. While funding to make the move is

scarce, villagers hope to relocate before

the village is destroyed by flooding and

erosion.

“Why I am Here.”

By Esau Sinnok

The seals, the walrus, the whales, the

land, the sea, my home

Millennia of history told and untold

The laughing, the crying, the community is what I am here for.

We protect the animals because they

give their lives for us

To continue the lifestyle my ancestors

have lived.

I am here today because the seals, walrus, whales, land, sea, my home

Cannot speak English.

Summer Sagoonik, Inupiaq, is 18 years

old, and from Unalakleet, also in northwest Alaska. She said they’re having

short rainy winters and the rivers don’t

freeze over completely. “This made it

dangerous to travel by snow machine.”

Hunting for caribou in Unalakleet has

become more costly and difficult. Herds

that once roamed within a half mile of

Unalakleet are now several days travel

away.

“I care about my culture, it makes me

who I am,” said Sagoonik. “We live off

the land. We rely on our plants and animals to survive. Subsistence is my life. I

am Inupiaq and I am proud.”

Bernadette Demientieff, Gwich'in

Athabascan, is from Fort Yukon, Alaska,

in eastern interior Alaska just north of the

Arctic Circle. She’s the director of the

Gwich’in Steering Committee, a group

fighting oil and gas development in the

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Children shouldn’t have to worry about

the future of the planet, she said.

“I'm ashamed that we are witnessing

the state of Alaska being sued by our

children. Our state should be leading in

climate change discussions,” said Demientieff, “but instead they are actively

aggravating the climate crisis with oil and

gas development.”

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Native American Scary Stories

A Girl Chenoo/Mi’kmaq Story

This version of the legend comes from than that, she craved the snow; the taste

Charles Leland's 1884 collection The Al- of it was pleasant to her.

After a few days she began to grow

gonquian Legends of New England.

fierce, as though she wished to kill some

Of the old time. Far up the Saguenay one. At last she begged her parents to kill

River a branch turns off to the north, run- her. Hitherto she had loved them very

ning back into the land of ice and snow. much. Now she told them that unless

Ten families went up this stream one au- they killed her she would certainly be

tumn in their canoes, to be gone all winter their death. Her whole nature was being

on a hunt. Among them was a beautiful changed.

"How can we kill you?" her mother

girl, twenty years of age. A young man in

the band wished her to become his wife, asked.

"You must shoot at me," she replied,

but she flatly refused him. Perhaps she

did it in such a way as to wound his pride; "with seven arrows. And if you can kill

certainly she roused all that was savage me with seven shots all will be well. But

in him, and he gave up all his mind to re- if you cannot, I shall kill you."

Seven men shot at her, as she sat in the

venge.

He was skilled in medicine, or in mag- wigwam. She was not bound. Every aric, so he went into the woods and gath- row struck her in the chest, but she sat

ered an herb which makes people insensi- firm and unmoved. Forty-nine times they

ble. Then stealing into the lodge when all pierced her; from time to time she looked

were asleep, he held it to the girl's face, up with an encouraging smile. When the

until she had inhaled the odor and could last arrow struck she fell dead.

Then they burned the body, as she had

not be easily awakened. Going out he

made a ball of snow, and returning placed directed. It was soon reduced to ashes,

it in the hollow of her neck, in front, just with the exception of the heart, which

below the throat. Then he retired with- was of the hardest ice. This required

out being discovered. So she could not much time to melt and break. At last all

awake, while the chill went to her heart. was over.

She had been brought under the power

When she awoke she was chilly, shivering, and sick. She refused to eat. This of an evil spirit; she was rapidly being

lasted long, and her parents became changed into a Chenoo, a wild, fierce, unalarmed. They inquired what ailed her. conquerable being. But she knew it all the

She was ill-tempered; she said that noth- while, and it was against her will. So she

ing was the matter. One day, having been begged that she might be killed.

The Indians left the place; since that

sent to the spring for water, she remained

absent so long that her mother went to day none have ever returned to it. They

seek her. Approaching unseen, she ob- feared lest some small part of the body

served her greedily eating snow. And might have remained unconsumed, and

asking her what it meant, the daughter that from it another Chenoo would rise,

explained that she felt within a burning capable of killing all whom she met.

jurors because of “the government’s clos- year rejected Mitchell’s latest request to sensation, which the snow relieved. More

ing argument was riddled with comments question jurors.

that should not have been made,” some

Mitchell’s appeal of that district court

of which related to Mitchell’s “religious ruling was pending when Barr schedbeliefs and Navajo culture.”

uled his execution for Dec. 11. Because

The man would not listen to her, but

The following story was told by BeuThe 9th Circuit had ruled in 2007 that the circuit court had ruled that the appeal

lah Tahamont. She is an Abenaki, about went to sleep. Soon the fire went out, and

any comments in the closing arguments could go forward, Mitchell asked for and

sixteen years of age. Her home is at Lake then she began to hear a gnawing sound,

“were not, in and of themselves, nearly as was granted the stay while his appeal is

George, New York, but she has visited like an animal with a bone. She sat still,

inflammatory as the graphic evidence of argued.

New York city, where this story was ob- very much scared, all night long. About

the murders … which was quite properly

The circuit court set a hearing on that

tained. It is given as nearly as possible in dawn she could stand it no longer, and

before the jury.” And a district court last appeal for Dec. 13 in Phoenix.

reaching out, tried to wake her husband,

her words.

but could not. She thought him sound

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

An old "witch" was dead, and his peo- asleep. The gnawing had stopped.

When daylight came she went to her

ple buried him in a tree, up among the

branches, in a grove that they used for husband and found him dead, with his left

a burial-place. Some time after this, in side gnawed away, and his heart gone.

the winter, an Indian and his wife came She turned and ran. At last she came to

along, looking for a good place to spend a lodge where there were some people.

system to seek care. Six years of reduced

Despite the gains, health insurance the night. They saw the grove, went in, Here she told her story, but they would

costs from keeping people within the coverage still lagged well behind the rest and built their cooking fire. When their not believe it, thinking that she had killed

system let one facility to save enough to of the country in 2018. The Census Bu- supper was over, the woman, looking the man herself. They went with her to

build a 23,000-square-foot building to reau reported last month that about 91 up, saw long dark things hanging among the place, however. There they found the

house expanded medical coverage.

percent of Americans had coverage in the tree branches. "What are they?" she man, with his heart gone, lying under the

The report noted the extra revenues 2018 and a little more than 89 percent of asked.

burial tree, with the dead "witch" right

decreased the need for the higher levels Arizonans did – and both those numbers

"They are only the dead of long ago," overhead. They took the body down and

of care, because patients were able to use were down slightly from the year before. said her husband, "I want to sleep."

unwrapped it. The mouth and face were

new private insurance or Medicaid benA House Natural Resources subcom"I don't like it at all. I think we had bet- covered with fresh blood.

efits to pay for it themselves. This freed mittee on tribal affairs last week held a ter sit up all night," replied his wife.

up more money, so that the majority of hearing on two bills that would give IHS

the funds could be allocated for patients advance appropriation, funding the agenneeding extended care.

cy for two years instead of one. A prelimWhile the report said that states that inary report from the National Council

One night on Cape Cod at Gay Head, well go out and see if the sailor spoke the

expanded Medicaid coverage as part of on Urban Indian Health described how

Mashpee

woman and her children were truth--to see if there really is a kettle of

Obamacare saw a higher gain in insur- the partial government shutdown last

alone

their

wigwam. The children were money out there."

ance coverage than those that didn’t – 17 winter led to layoffs, hiring freezes and

She took her hoe and went outside to

percent compared to 8 percent – the au- delayed care at IHS, and advance appro- sound asleep in their blankets and their

thors said they were not able to provide priations could protect agencies like IHS mother sat knitting beside her central fire- the back of her wigwam, and easily saw

pit. As customary, her door-flap was wide the place described by the sailor. She bestate-specific gains.

from whims of Washington politics.

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wigwam. Beside a rock there you will But again she thought and wondered,

find buried a kettle full of money. I thank "But was I really too late?"

you for your hospitality. Good night." He

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Court holds the execution of Navajo

man, Cont.

An Abenaki Witch Story

Report says tribal health

insurance, Cont.

A Mashpee Ghost Story

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Highlights of the 2019 Hopi Tuuvi Festival

October 15, 2019

Water maiden dance (Photo by Carl Onsae/HT)

Kachina dolls by unknown artist (Photo by Carl Onsae/HT)

Booths and crowd looking for something to buy (Photo by Carl Onsae/HT)

Pueblo tribe’s handmade jewelry (Photo by Carl Onsae/HT)

Hopi’s dance the Santo Domingo butterfly dance (Photo by Carl Onsae/HT)

A young girl waiting for her chance to dance (Photo by Carl Onsae/HT)

Childern dance the Santo Domingo butterfly dance (Photo by Jessica OnsaeTsimoqa)

Water maiden dance performance (Photo by Jessica Onsae-Tsimoqa)

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