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Volume 21, Number 7
Hopi High students take
part in statewide antismoking campaign
By Eldon Kalemsa,
Coordinator, Hopi Tobacco Cessation Program
KYKOTSMOVI-Wed, Mar. 20, 2013
marked a successful date in which KICK
BUTTS DAY activities were held
statewide, including here at Hopi. Beginning at 11:00 AM in front of the Hopi
Tribal Administration Building, student
advisors, village youth coordinators, supportive community members, and tribal
ddministrators joined 25 Hopi youth who
had committed to express their pledge to
“never start smoking” and to “walk away
from tobacco”.
The purpose of KICK BUTTS DAY was
to engage our community youth to be a
sounding board to their peers and the
community-at-large about the negative aspects of commercial tobacco use. A
poster board was constructed by students
of Hopi High School and it was used as a
pin board for pledges, by individuals, to
abstain from tobacco use. Student Council members and villages representatives
brought their own poster papers, including
their collection of pledges from their village members. Perhaps the most impressive highlight of the event was when 14
youth stood up, with each representing
100 people, wearing t-shirts that disContinued on Page 5
1st Annual Dean M.
James Memorial
Run/Walk Event
On Sun, May 12, 2013, the Hopi B.I.A
Police Department along with the James
family are hosting an 8.09 mile family
friendly run/walk event at the Hopi B.I.A
Police Department in Keams Canyon, Arizona (location south of milepost 396 off
Arizona highway 264).
This event, The Memorial “Run to Remember” is to commemorate the ultimate
sacrifice of B.I.A Police Officer Dean
Martin James #809 who was killed in the
line of duty (End Of Watch Sept.17,1988)
and to celebrate and recognize the Law
Enforcement Officers who put their lives
on the line as they serve to protect our
communities.
The Dean M. James Memorial “Run to
Remember” is a fun, community-oriented
event designed to honor the contribution
and sacrifice of Officer Dean James and
encourage community support for Law
Enforcement.
The Memorial “Run to Remember” is
designed to celebrate and bring awareness
to the role of law enforcement in our communities. Law Enforcement Officers supContinued on Page 5
Turmoil at a Hotevilla Village meeting ends in recall of CSA
and board members
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Crystal Dee
Hopi Tutuveni
On the evening of Mar. 25
the Hotevilla Elderly and
Youth Center was the scene of
a village meeting that spiraled
out of control when a group of
concerned village members
spearheaded by Muriel Scott
took over a village meeting. A
regular village meeting had
been scheduled with a list of
presenters on the agenda.
However, the upset village
members had an agenda of
their own which they felt, “superseded the agenda posted by
the village administration.”
There were three Hotevilla
board members present,
Cheryl Tenakhonva, Eric Tewa
and Kevin Lomatska. The
Hotevilla Community Service
Administrator, D. Lynn Dalton
was invited to attend but chose
not to go when she heard that
Scott stated that this was a personal vendetta against her.
Dalton said, “I decided not to
attend the meeting because I
did not want to fuel her emo-
tions where she may attack
me, which she has done before.”
Some Hotevilla village
members were not aware of
the agenda that was presented
by Scott and felt that Scott’s
agenda was not valid since she
had not followed the proper
protocol. According to Tewa,
there is a protocol to an agenda
being presented prior to a
meeting, in which the agenda
must be posted for three days
prior to the meeting.
Village members at the
meeting were given the opportunity to vote on which agenda
they wanted to hear and a majority voted to hear the allegations about CSA Dalton. Not
everyone voted because they
did not agree on how the meeting was being conducted.
Twenty-one were in favor of
the original agenda and 22
were in favor of Scott’s
agenda.
After the agenda was approved, Scott gave an
overview of the allegations
listed on her agenda. According to Scott the allegations are
those of concerned village
members who had approached
her last September. They had
asked her to bring these issues
up to the board on their behalf.
Some of the allegations
against the CSA were: unapproved village budgets; excessive travel by CSA and her
staff with no trip reports; purchase of equipment and vehicles without village approval;
selling coal that placed the village in jeopardy with Peabody;
checks being written for cash
in large amounts; and involvement in the Mishongnovi case
without village approval, regarding the Amicus Brief.
In regards to unapproved village budgets, it is alleged that
Dalton had invested $400,000
in an investment company,
Morgan and Keegan, without
the village’s approval. Scott
stated that she asked Dalton
about the investment at a meeting back in September where
Dalton admitted that she did
invest the money. She informed the village that they
could withdraw the money at
any time if they wanted to.
“It was at this meeting she
told everyone she was not with
Ben Nuvamsa because we had
questioned the involvement of
the Kiva Institute and the investment,” said Scott.
The allegation of excess
travel is upsetting to community members because Dalton
and her staff, Randall Selestewa and Carla Honanie,
travel together, while their
services are needed at the community building. During times
when they are on travel, it is a
hassle to receive services because they are not there. The
community has noticed this
and also that there are no trip
reports upon their return.
Dalton had purchased two vehicles without the village’s approval and village members
want to know what they are
being used for.
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Nurses at Hopi Health Care receive SANE training
Mihio Manus
Hopi Tutuveni
Statistically one woman is
sexually assaulted every
seven seconds in the United
States. When victims of sexual assault are treated at hospitals and health care
facilities, they are subject to
very personal examinations,
the evidence from which
could eventually result in
legal proceedings or court
cases. These types of traumatic events are horrific to
comprehend.
For victims of sexual assault
on the Hopi Reservation,
there are a few extra steps in
completing a sexual assault
examination because currently there aren’t any nurses
at Hopi Health Care with Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners
(SANE) training.
However, Diane MedinaJarrin, Chief Nurse Officer at
Hopi Health Care, is changing
this along with her staff of full
time nurses.
Chief Nurse Diane Medina-Jarrin and her staff of nurses at the Hopi Health Care Center are undergoing training to treat victims of sexual assault. Nurses pictured are: Jennifer Childs, Maria Portillo, Elise Sage and Kristina Donnay (not listed in order
of left to right).
In response and accordance
with the American Indian and
Alaska Native Sexual Assault
Nurse Examiner-Sexual Assault Response Team (SANESART) Initiative, nurses at
HHC are undergoing SANE
training to assist victims of
sexual assault when they
come into the hospital to receive treatment and examinations for their injuries.
The national initiative focuses on enhancing existing
SANE- SART efforts to improve federal, state, local, and
tribal response to victims of
sexual violence in their re-
spective communities. It is
anticipated that this initiative
will increase the capacity for
communities, including service agencies such as health
care facilities, victim advocacy, law enforcement, and
the criminal and tribal justice
ADOT engineers have confirmed that US 89 collapsed
25 miles south of Page as a result of a landslide. The road is
currently closed indefinitely
from the US 89A junction to
Page.
The landslide happened
overnight Wednesday, Feb. 20
sometime before 5 a.m.
The primary detour route is
to take US 160 to State Route
98. This route adds 45 miles
over the direct route. Drivers
also have the option to take
US 89A north to Marble
Canyon toward Fredonia to
reconnect to US 89 in southern Utah and take US 89
south to Page. This route adds
80 miles over the direct route.
ADOT has identified these
alternate routes as the safest
most efficient means to get to
Page and southern Utah while
the 23-mile stretch of US 89
is closed. ADOT is also urging all commercial truck traffic to use one of the proposed
alternate routes on state highways and avoid traveling on
any local roads. Currently,
Navajo Route 20 is not appropriate for commercial vehicles.
The landslide caused quite a
bit of damage to a 150-foot
section of roadway over a
stretch about 500 feet long.
The area remains unstable
and, with 30-foot-deep
chasms, is not safe for hikers
who frequent the area. ADOT
is asking the public to remain
clear of the landslide area for
their safety.
We have engineers on the
scene, and ADOT has experts
who specialize in geotechnical work determining the
cause of the landslide, assessing the safety of the slope and
determining short- and longterm options to return mobility to the area.
We are working on recon-
Update from ADOT on US 89 Pavement Collapse
By Arizona Department of Transportation,
Office of Public Information
Overview
US 89 south of Page suffered a landslide and collapsed a 150-foot section of
roadway. A key message
theme is that we are working
to ensure that the public is
able to safely get to all destinations. Another key theme is
that we recognize how important US 89 is to the Page and
Lake Powell region and we
will work on restoring regional connectivity quickly as
possible.
Incident Background
First T.E.A.C.H. Graduate in Hopi
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Historic First Mesa Baptist Church building to be
replaced
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Hopi Elderly Needs
Assessment
Submitted by
The Office of Aging & Adult Services
On March 26, 2013,
Hopi Tribal Council
approved the use of the
University of North
Dakota, needs assessment survey form for
assessing needs of elders 55 years and older
living on the Hopi
Reservation.
The
needs assessment is
conducted every three
years for the Title VI
Nutrition & Caregiver
Programs. According
to the Older Americans Act and Administration on Aging
(AoA) regulations, the
needs assessment is a
program requirement.
When the needs assessment survey forms
are being completed,
they will be batched
and submitted to the
University of North
Dakota, School of
Medicine for compilation and analysis. A
needs assessment report will be submitted
back to the Hopi Tribe,
Office of Aging &
Adult Services. Information from the needs
assessment report will
be used to prepare a
“new” Title VI program application for
three years. The “new”
program application is
due November 2013.
The “new” Title VI
Nutrition and Caregiver program will
start April 1, 2014 and
end March 31, 2017. A
meeting has been
scheduled for April 10,
2013 at 9 am at the
Kykotsmovi Nutrition
Center to discuss the
details of the needs assessment. All Village
Coordinators are invited to attend.
A total of 318 needs
assessment
survey
forms will need to be
completed.
It
is
planned that five (5)
individuals will be
hired to complete these
survey forms. These
individuals will be
paid for each need assessment survey completed.
As
well,
volunteers will be used
to assist in completing
these survey forms.
It is anticipated that
the needs assessment
will be completed in
six (6) to seven (7)
weeks. Three years
ago when the needs assessment was being
conducted, we found
that elders who were to
be surveyed, had
moved and were not
living at their current
address. We anticipate
that this will occur
again.
Elders will be “randomly” selected from
the Hopi Enrollment
listing and will be notified by mail that they
have been selected.
Elders selected have a
right to refuse. In this
instance, a replacement will be made.
Training on the
needs assessment survey form will be conducted by staff of the
University of North
Dakota. Training will
be on-site or by webinar conferencing. Information on the needs
assessment is available
at the Office of Aging
& Adult Services. If
you need this information, call (928) 7343552 or come by the
office.
Alonzo Adams/The Associated Press
Louisville’s Shoni Schimmel (center) reacts after a shot over Baylor’s Brittney Griner (left) in the second half Sunday. Schimmel
scored 22 points as the Cardinals upset the Bears
Native Guard Schimmel Drives
Louisville Past Top-Seeded Baylor
Associated Press
That just happened. The Louisville Cardinals
women’s hoops squad knocked off the topseeded Baylor Lady Bears last night in a Sweet
Sixteen matchup in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament, pulling off one of the biggest
upsets in the history of the competition.
It’s no surprise that the Louisville women were
a 24-point underdog to Baylor in Las Vegas casinos, according to gambling expert R.J. Bell of
Pregame.com. Considered a lock for the Final
Four - and prohibitive favorites to win a second
straight championship - All-American Brittney
Griner, the second-highest scoring player in
NCAA history, and her Lady Bears got bounced
82-81, though, by fifth-seeded Louisville in the
NCAA regional semifinal.
Leading the charge for the U of L was, again,
All-Everything point guard Shoni Schimmel. She
drained five three-pointers and hit from everywhere else closer to the hoop, finishing with a
team-high 22 points. Shoni’s sister and super
sixth-woman, Jude Schimmel, added six points,
five rebounds and three assists, tied for tops on
the team. The Schimmel sisters are from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation in
Oregon.
Next up for the Schimmels and the Cardinals
is another tough test: They’ll face the secondseeded Tennessee Lady Volunteers in the Elite
Eight on April 2, at 9 pm/ET. The game will air
on ESPN2 and online on ESPN3 (check
Espn.go.com/watchespn, for listings details.).
Local and National Headlines
Learning Translates into Better Teaching for Childcare Provider
First T.E.A.C.H. Graduate in Hopi
Media Contact: Cynthia Pardo
Phone: (928) 637-0416
Email: cpardo@azftf.gov
FLAGSTAFF – Living in
the small village of
Kykotsmovi,
Clarissa
Humeyestewa has worked
hard to achieve more for
herself and her family.
Since becoming a teacher at
the Hopi Child Care Center
in 2006, she has taken
every opportunity to further
her education and become a
better child care provider.
Through a First Things
First T.E.A.C.H. scholarship, Clarissa is the first recipient from the Hopi Tribe
to graduate from the program with her Child Development
Associate
credential.
T.E.A.C.H. stands for
Teacher Education And
Compensation Helps. The
scholarships, funded by the
First Things First Coconino
Regional Council, allow
teachers, assistants and
child care providers to enroll for 9 to 15 college credits toward a Child
Development Associate
(CDA) credential or an associate’s degree or bachelor’s degree in early
childhood or an associated
field. Numerous studies
and reports show that the
professional development
of early childhood care and
education providers has
been directly linked to quality care. By promoting
higher education, the pro-
Bernita Kuwaninvaya, Program Administrator and Clarissa Humeyestewa, T.E.A.C.H. scholar, share in the honor of
improving the quality of the Hopi Child Care Center through the T.E.A.C.H. Program
gram is helping to establish
a well-qualified, fairly
compensated, and stable
workforce for Arizona’s
young children and their
families.
“(T.E.A.C.H.) has allowed me to gain knowledge in teaching and caring
for the children at the Hopi
Child Care Center. I am
now able to make my own
educational materials for
the children to learn,” said
Clarissa, who teaches nine
children in the mornings
and about 15 from Head
Start who arrive in the afternoon. “T.E.A.C.H. has
impacted my career in
learning current information to help and work with
children.”
Children are the primary
beneficiaries
of
the
T.E.A.C.H. Program. Children benefit from having
consistent caregivers, with
a commitment to the field,
who are specialists in early
childhood education, who
understand child development and who are sensitive
to the needs of very young
children.
Bernita Kuyaninvaya,
Program Administrator of
the Hopi Child Care Center,
said she has seen the impact
of Clarissa’s learning in her
teaching.
“(Clarissa) has shown and
demonstrated her strong
abilities to work with the
children; she provides great
opportunities to incorporate
positive skills development,
literacy, language and
meaningful experiences for
all children involved,”
Bernita said. “She is dedicated and will go out of her
way to do more than what
is expected of her, especially now that T.E.A.C.H.
has even given her more
(education). Her (degree)
will have a positive effect
on the quality of care that
she provides.”
For more information
about the TEACH program
contact TEACH ARIZONA
Coordinator at (480) 8290500 or email jcregg@asccaz.org To learn more
about First Things First
early childhood programs
in your community visit
azftf.gov.
inforced to us the importance of our members and
giving back to our community. Some of his fondest
times were being with
Bashas’ members and cus-
tomers, whether at the office, the distribution center
or in the stores.”
Basha is survived by his
wife and six sons, including
four from his first marriage.
Arizona CEO, Eddie Basha dies at 75
Associated Press
Eddie Basha, chairman
and CEO of a familyowned grocery store chain
that grew to more than 160
stores around Arizona
under his four-decade guidance, died Tue, Mar. 26. He
was 75.
A cause of death wasn’t
immediately released, but a
family spokesman said
Basha had been in failing
health for some time.
“Eddie was Arizona
through and through,” Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said.
“Born of a pioneer Arizona
family, Eddie grew to become one of our state’s giants in business, politics
and community service. He
loved Arizona, and it
showed in his decades of
devoted work on behalf of
Arizona schools and students.”
Basha’s grandfather and
father opened the first of
what would become the
family-owned supermarket
chain in 1932.
He took over the business
at age 31 when his dad died
in 1968.
Basha guided the Chandler-based company for
more than 40 years and at
one time, the chain had
about 165 stores serving all
15 of Arizona counties. It
also diversified into the
Hispanic market with Food
City stores and into upscale
grocery shopping with AJ’s
Fine Foods.
Declining sales due to a
recession prompted the
chain to seek Chapter 11
bankruptcy protection in
2009. It also closed more
than 30 unprofitable stores
and renegotiated more favorable lease terms on
many of its remaining locations.
Basha appeared on the supermarket’s television and
newspaper ads, which gave
him statewide name and
face recognition.
He was appointed to the
Arizona Board of Education in 1984, the state
Board of Regents in 1990
and unsuccessfully ran for
Arizona governor in 1994.
Friends said Basha and
his company gave and
raised millions of dollars
for worthwhile causes
around the state for years.
He also was known to hand
$100 bills out to panhandlers and singlehandedly
bailed out countless community-service groups.
“Eddie Basha was a giant
in our state’s history. Not
only as a business leader
but as a passionate advocate
for education,” Phoenix
Mayor Greg Stanton said in
a statement. “He will be
missed, but never forgotten.”
His family said in a statement that Basha “always re-
4/5
About First Things First –
First Things First is a votercreated, statewide organization that funds early
education and health programs to help kids be successful once they enter
kindergarten. Decisions
about how those funds are
spent are made by local
councils staffed by community volunteers. To learn
more, visit azftf.gov.
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April Activities
(Activities are subject to change)
Awards Assembly 2:30pm
2013 Spring Formal 6-9pm
(SMDS students only)
4/10 PTO Meeting 6:30pm
4/15-26 AIMS/Stanford 10 Testing
4/16 School Board Mtg 6pm
4/25 Earth Day
4/29 Family Fun Night 6-7pm
For More Information call:
Ms. Latesha Gishal
928.737.2571 ext. 4403
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Continued/Turmoil at a Hotevilla Village meeting ends in recall of CSA and board members
Village members have attested that
Dalton was selling coal which she is not
supposed to be selling.
Lastly, former village board President
Tyler Tawahongva filed the Amicus
Brief on behalf of the Village of
Hotevilla without their knowledge or
consent.
“Hotevilla does not want to be involved in the Mishongnovi case and the
village voted 30/0 to have the Amicus
Brief withdrawn from court. I have offered my services for free to the village
to file a motion to get it withdrawn from
court,” said Scott.
In September when Scott met with
the concerned village members, she
said they had their mind set on removing Dalton from her position. According to Scott, this is the reason that the
village voted to remove her on last
Monday.
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Michael Hunter made a motion to remove the CSA that was
seconded by Josephine Lomatska. It was again a majority
vote with some abstaining.
They also decided to remove
the village board members because the village members felt
they were not upholding their
position.
During the meeting there
were several people who voiced
their concerns on what they had
observed with Dalton’s administration and wanted quick action in removing her. Some had
advised the concerned village
members that there is a proper
way in removing the CSA and
board members. The CSA is a
tribal employee, according to
the Human Resource office and
the position is granted due
process if the CSA is to be removed.
Scott on the other hand said
that Dalton is not a tribal employee. “I checked with Chairman Shingoitewa’s office.
Career Fair April 18 in Show Low
LeRoy N. Shingoitewa, Chairman
Herman G. Honanie, Vice Chairman
Martha A. Mase, Tribal Secretary
Robert Sumatzkuku, Tribal Treasurer
Violet Sinquah, Sergeant-At-Arms
Village of Upper Moenkopi
Wayne Kuwanhyoima
Bruce Fredericks
Leroy Sumatzkuku
Village of Bakabi
Davis F. Pecusa
Leroy G. Kewanimptewa
Lamar Keevama
Village of Kykotsmovi
Nada Talayumptewa
Danny Honanie
Norman Honanie
Caleb H. Johnson
Village of Sipaulovi
George Mase
Cedric Kuwaninvaya
Alph Secakuku
Village of Mishongnovi
Arthur Batala
Annette F. Talayumptewa
Marilyn Tewa
Mervin Yoyetewa
The current interim board of
Hotevilla is Kevin Lomatska,
Sandra Suhu, Sandy Dennis,
Micheal
Hunter,
Bruce
Koiyiyumptewa, and Rickey
Sakayumptewa.
During this meeting the village managed to agree on having a Forensic Audit done on
the village administration that
will go back extensively. Some
hope this will clear up any allegations toward Dalton’s indiscretions.
Mary A. Felter, a village
member, had a meeting with
Dalton where she brought up
the audit and other issues of
concern. It was then that Dalton
agreed to the audit because she
wanted to insight into the years
prior to her term as CSA. This
audit would also mean that she
would be placed on administrative leave to which she agreed
to comply.
“Monday night’s meeting was
supposed to have been a board
supervised meeting but a group
of unauthorized people took
over,” said Dalton about the
meeting she did not attend.
Dalton says that the allegations they are accusing her of
can easily be answered and
proved if the concerned village
members would come to her
and ask for these documents or
if they would attend the village
meetings.
“When we have our village
meetings there are only a handful of people that come and we
vote on issues they are complaining about. At this point it is
not a governance issue, it’s a
personal issue,” said Dalton.
However, Scott speaks to the
contrary.
“This meeting that was held is
not about me. I have nothing to
gain from it. I’m not trying to be
the CSA or seeking to run for
the board. My concern is solely
for the elders, children and village members,” said Scott.
Northland
Pioneer
College and Arizona
Workforce Connection
are sponsoring a Community Career Fair on
Thursday, April 18,
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
at the Elks Lodge, 805
E. Whipple, in Show
Low. There is no admission charge.
Learn about potential
full-time and part-time
jobs, find an internship,
build your résumé with
on- the-job-training, network with employers,
create your job contact
database, research your
dream job, or discover
the skills you need to get
the position. Explore educational opportunities
at NPC and other institutions.
Vendors at last year’s
Career Fair included
Lowe’s; Hon Dah Resort
& Casino; Supported
Living; Safeway; International Brotherhood of
Boilermakers; NACOG
Head Start; North Country Health Center; Preferred Sands; U.S. Army
and Air Force; Buena
Vista Childcare; Pigs for
Farmer John (PFFJ);
Salt River Project;
Navopache Electric Coop; Arizona Department
of Corrections; Avon;
Mannatech; U.S. Forest
Service; Manthi Lasal
National Forest; Farmers
Insurance;
Navajo
County Library District;
and Department of Economic Security/ Division of Developmental
Disabilities.
Vendors can register
for spaces until April 10.
The cost is $40, which
includes catered meals
for two recruiters from
the Elks Lodge.
For more information,
visit www.npc.edu/career-fair-2013. Questions, contact NPC
Career Services at (800)
266-7845, ext. 6227.
By Andy Magnarella
Husband to Wife, Parents to Children, Children or Teenagers to
Parents, Peers to Peers,
or between Boss and
Worker. If we do not
keep our word then we
have nothing! The
Bible says, James 5:12
“But above all things,
my brethren, swear not,
neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath:
but let your yea be yea;
and your nay, nay; lest
ye fall into condemnation.” Some times
when we want to
tell someone that
we really mean
what we say, we declare several statements: “I swear by
the Bible, By my
mothers grave, by
the sun that rises,”
etcetera... But the
Bible says that our
word should be so good
that we should not have
to swear by things. If
you say that you will
be there, then you
should be there. If you
are going to do something then you should
do it! Plain and simple.
If you say something,
unless you are in the
hospital, deathly sick ,
or dead your word
should be your bond!
There used to be a day
when during major
business deals people
shook hands in confidence that whatever
was agreed upon would
be fulfilled to the letter
by each party! Are you
an honest person? Do
you keep your word?
Can people look you in
the eye and say “When
that person says something he will do it?” If
we don’t have our word
we don’t have anything!!
Please read these with
your family. Brought to
you by Bethel Baptist
Church in Hotevilla,
Pastor Andy
Magnarella. 928-2067811,avmags@gmail.c
om.
Guest Column/Your Word
The Moral for this
printing is our WORD!
There are a lot of
morals we can start
with but which of them
are as basic or as important as keeping our
word? Whether it is
CALENDAR OF EVENTS: APRIL 2013
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month
The month of April has been
designated Sexual Assault
Awareness Month (SAAM) in
the United States. The goal of
SAAM is to raise public
awareness about sexual violence and to educate communities and individuals on how
to prevent sexual violence.
The 2013 Sexual Assault
Awareness Month (SAAM)
campaign focuses on healthy
sexuality and child sexual
abuse prevention. This April,
join the conversation. Start
talking about healthy childhood development to prevent
child sexual abuse.
Hopi Tribal Council
2012
Chairman Shingoitewa said in a
Tribal Council Meeting that
CSA’s are not tribal employees.
They are only paid by the H-13
thru the allocations to our village. They’re not considered to
be tribal employees. [Tribal employees] have grievance rights.
She can’t go to the Personnel
Department and file a grievance
against the village because we
are tieless. Again, I direct you to
that Mishongnovi decision
where Judge Trujillo said if you
have policies, you are no longer
a traditional village because
[traditional villages] do not
have policies. We are not going
to get ourselves involved in that
mess. But Lynn is not tribal employee.”
The village members voted to
remove Cheryl Tenakhongva,
Eric Tewa, Clawson Masayesva
and Tyler Tawahonva. Kevin
Lomatska was not removed as
the attending village members
said he was the only one who
represented the people.
Native Families
Wellness and Healing Conference
April 3 – 5, 2013
Moenkopi Legacy Inn Conference Center
Tuba City, Arizona.
For Information contact Mitze
Lee or Karen Tisi at (928) 2832816
Hopi Communities Research
Conference
April 4, 2013 8 a.m. – 4:30
p.m.
Hopi Veteran’s Memorial Center
Conference covers information on improving Hopi communities through research.
For Information contact (928)
734-3401
Spring Soccer Clinic
For Native American Youth
April 7, 2013 – 10 a.m. to 1
p.m.
NAU Lumberjack Stadium
Registration opens at 9:30
a.m.
(Native American boys & girls
ages 5 – 12 years)
For more info: Kathleen Frank
at (928) 523-9557
Free Grant Writing Workshop
How to write winning proposals
Limited Seating available.
April 8, 2013
Cottonwood, Arizona
Sponsored by Northern Arizona Council of Government
For more info: (520) 366-2319
email:
Zoya@MGreenePRD.com
Spay and Neuter Clinic for
Cats & Dogs
April 8 –10, 2013
Hopi Veterinary Clinic
For more info: Hopi Veterinary
Services @ (928) 738-5251
Hopi Head Start Program –
Native American Week
April 8 – 12, 2013
For more info: Hopi Head Start
at (928) 734-7125
Hopi Headstart
Native American Day Celebration
April 12, 2013 from 9:30 a.m.
to 2:00 p.m. Hopi Veteran’s
Memorial Center
Cultural dances and free traditional meal
For more info: (928) 734-2230
April 15, 2013,10 a.m. to 2
p.m.
Hopi Tribe Administrative
Bldg.
For more info: (928) 734-3419
Hunters Education Safety
Class
April 15, 2013 - April 20, 2013
Tewa Community Center, Polacca
Apr. 15-19, 6am-9pm
Apr. 20, 8am-5pm
$5 student fee
For more info: Hopi Wildlife
Office @ (928) 734-3605,
(928) 734-3606
Email:
CMahkewa@hopi.nsn.us
Free Workshop on Transition
from AZEIP to Pre School Special Education
April 16, 2013, 10 a.m. to 12
noon
Risk Management Training
Room
at the Hopi Tribe
For more info: (928) 734-3419
Spring Carnival
Hopi Veteran’s Memorial Center
April 18, 2013, 5 –10 p.m.
For event & booth info: (928)
734-3432
Early Childhood Workshop
Interactive workshop to engage parents/caregivers to
understand and promote their
child’s development.
April 15, 2013, 8:30 a.m. –
3:30 p.m. (DST)
Moenkopi Legacy Inn, Tuba
City, Arizona
For more info: (928) 810-4306
2013 Hopi Code Talkers
Recognition Day Tribute and
Recognition of Hopi and Native American Code Talkers of
WWI and WWII
April 23, 2013, 9 a.m. to 12:00
noon
Hopi Veteran’s Memorial Center
For more info: Hopi Veteran’s
Office @ (928) 734-3112 or
Geno Talas at (928)737-1834
or 1836
Office of Special Needs
Assistance Outreach Event
MISCELLANEOUS
Closure of Hopi Airport
Mar. 25-April 26, 2013
Closed for repair work to runway and light installation.
For more info: (928)734-3242
2013 Fishing Season Opening
March 27, 2013
Beaver Dam, Keams Canyon
Recently stocked with Rainbow Trout from Williams
Creek-Alchesay Fish Hatchery
For permit cost and other
info:(928)734-3606/3605/3608
Hopi Child Care Program
Child Care Assistance
Enrolling now
For more info: (928) 734-1002
Hopitutuqaiki 2013
Summer Arts Program
Classes for students
For more info: Donna Kay @
(928) 737-9275
Hopi Fitness Center and Kids
Korner
Hopi Veteran’s Memorial Center
For info on schedule and activities: (928) 734-3432
Hopi Head Start Program
Child Abuse Prevention
Awareness Month
For schedule of events, contact Hopi Head Start at (928)
734-7125
Small Business FREE Training
Opportunity in Phoenix, Arizona
April 2013 Schedule
Sponsored by SBA of Phoenix
Opportunity to help increase
growth for Native Americans
and Urban owned small businesses.
For more info: Craig K. Jordan
at (602) 745-7221 or craig.jordan@sba.gov
4 TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2013 2013 | THE HOPI TUTUVENI
News From Around the
State
Tohono O’odham Man Sentenced
for Child Sexual Abuse
Submitted by Debra Massey
Office of the US District Attorney
TUCSON – On March 27, 2013, Curtis
Michael Garcia, 33, of Sells, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Raner C.
Collins to 16-1/2 years in prison. Following
incarceration, Garcia will be on lifetime supervision with sex offender conditions, including registering as a sex offender.
Garcia, a member of the Tohono O’odham
Nation, pleaded guilty on Aug. 31, 2012, to
two counts of abusive sexual contact.
Between March 1 and May 30, 2009, Garcia
sexually abused two minor females on the
Tohono O’odham Nation.
The investigation in this case was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Tohono O’odham Police
Department. The prosecution is being handled by Nicole Savel, Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Arizona, Tucson.
Center for Hope receives generous contributions on Arizona
Gives Day
MESA, ARIZ. – (March 25, 2013) - Center
for Hope, programs of Community Bridges,
Inc. (CBI) that provide residential, outpatient, permanent housing and supportive
services for women and their families, regardless of their ability to pay, was ranked
among the top 15 nonprofits to receive
much-needed funding as part of this week’s
Arizona Gives Day initiative. On Tuesday,
March 20, Center for Hope quickly became
a donor favorite a s generous contributions
online streamed in throughout the one-day
event totaling more than $8400. Leading up
to and even after the event, additional funds
brought in more than $11,000 in only four
days.
Taking place for the first time in the state,
Arizona Gives Day allowed individuals and
organizations the opportunity to come together online, connect with causes they
care about and make tax-deductible donations to their favorite charity in 24 hours. Donations made to Center for Hope will help
build a new nursery on Center for Hope’s
residential campus in Mesa, Ariz., and will
provide general program support for ongoing services to women and families throughout Maricopa County.
"We are honored to have been considered
one of the top choices among those committed to making a difference through financial support in our state," said Kimberly
Craig, vice president of women’s and children’s programs at Center for Hope. "The
funds received as part of Arizona Gives Day
will make a difference in the lives of women,
children and entire families for years to
come. We are grateful to all individuals and
organizations that contributed and made it
a great day for Center for Hope and for Arizona."
Center for Hope officially began serving the
community in Jan., 2005 to support women,
who found themselves homeless, pregnant
and in need of long-term support in need of
integrated behavioral health, housing and
medical services. Since that time, more 170
healthy, substance-free babies have been
born to women in the residential program
and countless others have become thriving
members of the community.
Most recently, Center for Hope has expanded its services to focus not only on
women in need of assistance, but their immediate and extended families as well. Fathers, for example, are encouraged to
become actively involved their child’s prenatal care in order to strengthen their relationship with the mother and bond with their
babies as individuals. These personal connections and relationships have proven to
be critical components of long-term success and heali ng. By strengthening these
support systems, mothers now have additional support to stay involved in treatment
and stay motivated to do the hard work necessary to change their lives.
Those interested in finding out more about
Center for Hope programs and additional
donor or volunteer opportunities may contact Kimberly Craig, by phone at 480-7686022 or by email at kcraig@cbridges.com.
For additional information on Center for
Hope and the parent organization CBI, log
on to www.CommunityBridgesAZ.org.
Education Notes
New construction program hosts open house in Holbrook
Submitted by
Everett Robinson
Media Relations Coordinator
HOLBROOK — If you are
interested in a career in the
construction industry, you
can learn more about
Northland Pioneer College’s new construction
trades program at an open
house on Tuesday, April 16,
from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at the
Holbrook – Painted Desert
Campus, 2251 E. Navajo
Blvd., in the Nizhoni
Learning Center, room 143.
The open house is open to
adults and Northern Arizona Vocational Institute of
Technology (NAVIT) students. Light refreshments
will be served.
“The NPC construction
technology program has
been entirely revamped, updated and broadened.
Coursework is geared to
fulfill the requirements of
NCCER, the nationally recognized agency for standardized
construction
training and credentialing,”
commented Ken Wilk, program coordinator and faculty member.
OSHA Construction 10hour certification to prepare
you for entry in the workforce is standard.
You will find a wide
range of courses that allow
you to discover or pursue
your interests in this demanding, but well-paid occupational field. Core
requirements
include
classes in masonry and concrete systems, framing,
roofing, thermal and moisture protection, electrical,
mechanical and plumbing
systems. Building efficiency and effective use of
resource constraints to increase productivity will be
integrated into the curriculum. You also learn construction math, safety
basics and how to read
plans. Instruction throughout emphasizes effective
communication and strategies for job success.
Questions about the new
construction technology
program or the open house
can be addressed to Ken
Wilk at (800) 266-7845,
ext. 6246.
lecture.
The Eagle Club, NPC’s
multi-cultural club, arranged
for the inaugural guest
speaker, attorney Malcolm
Begay, legal counsel for the
Kayenta Judicial Court and
former Navajo Nation prosecutor and member of the
White Collar Crime Unit.
NPC’s Student Government Association and Career Services are partnering
to create the Leadership
Lecture Series. The program
will feature career and industry guest speakers from a
variety of backgrounds and
occupations. These leaders
will share personal stories
and insights on achieving
success and the path they
took to get to where they are
today. From doctors to
CEO’s, the program will
emphasize personal leadership skills development.
Malcolm Begay is from
Steamboat, on the Navajo
Nation. He has previous
legal assistant and research
experience with the Vehicular Homicide Unit of the
Maricopa County Attorney’s
Office. He also served the
Gila River Indian Community Office of Water Rights
and with various private sector legal firms.
He received his Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the Northwestern School of Law at
Lewis & Clark College and
holds a Certificate in Chinese Law from Peking University School of Law.
Begay earned his Bachelor
of Science degree in business, with a minor in finance,
from
Western
International University. He
earned his Associate of Applied Science degree at
Rhodes College and a Certificate in Federal Indian
Law from Phoenix College.
For more information
about the Leadership Lecture Series, contact Melissa
Luatua, SGA Adviser, 5366241, or Jeremy Raisor, Career Services Coordinator,
536-6227.
Valarian Rhodes
5th Grade
Highest Honors
Alessandro Bolus
Ellyse Fredericks
Sarena Honanie
Isaac Lomayaktewa
Alfred Soliman
A Honor Roll
Anissa Antone
Deondre Barehand
Shaniqua Campus
MaLayzia Cowboy
Catrina Dashee
Angela Garcia
Reece Humeyestewa
Terrill Humeyestewa
Leyton Klee
Tyrell Lamson
Ronticia Martinez
Evan Poleahla
Simon Seeyouma
Aliyahna Vogele
B Honor Roll
Angelina Coochise
Kierra Lee
Evan Lomayaktewa
Brianna Miguel
Christa Russell
Juan Tungovia
Cuauhtemoc Xicotencatl
6th Grade
Highest Honor
Autumn Johnson
Nikki Lomayaktewa
Saniia Martinez
Jihad Nodman
Kiry Polacca
Koylynn Poseyesva
Hoitema Talayumptewa
Imogene Torivio
A Honor Roll
Ethan Dawasevaya
Gabriel Honyouti
Tristin Kaye
Aubrey Kopelva
Kateri Lalo
Dre’ Lewis
Kian Nahkalayah
Lucy Nahsonhoyah
Kenny Powell
Kiara Russell
Angellene Shattuck
Eric Susunkewa
Kayah Tsosie
B Honor Roll
Chelsea Kewanyama
Dione Kuyvaya
Ethan Rambler
Brandon Ross
Deondre Barehand
Alessandro Bolus
Shaniqua Campus
Jayden Cooper
MaLayzia Cowboy
Catrina Dashee
Sarena Honanie
Gabriel Honyouti
Ellycia Honwytewa
Corbilynn Jackson
Autumn Johnson
Leyton Klee
Ethan Kyasyousie
Kateri Lalo
Corey Lomahoema
Isaac Lomayaktewa
Katrese Lomayaktewa
Kiara Lomayaktewa
Nikki Lomayaktewa
Chantell Lopez
Jaylen Nanacasia
Ciara Naseyoma
Crishell Naseyoma
Koylynn Poseyesva
Walarian Rhodes
Ethan Ross
Darryl Sahmea
Miguel Saufkie
Simon Seeyouma
Alvin Selina
Tyler Sieweyumptewa
Alexie Silas
AnneLisa Takala
Aliyahna Vogele
Leadership Lecture Series features Navajo Attorney Malcolm Begay
Submitted by
Everett Robinson
Media Relations Coordinator
Open to current students,
alumni and interested community members, Northland
Pioneer College launches a
new Leadership Lecture Series on Friday, April 19, 1 to
4 p.m. (MST), on the college’s interactive video network, making the free series
available at all nine NPC
campuses and centers
throughout Northeastern
Arizona. Persons interested
in attending at one of the
five center locations should
notify the center office at
least 24 hours prior to the
Second Mesa Day School 3rd Quarter Honor Roll and Perfect Attendance
SECOND MESA DAY
SCHOOL
3rd Quarter Honor Roll
SY’ 2012-2013
1st Grade
A Honor Roll
Joseph Garcia
Ciara Naseyoma
B Honor Roll
Kaylyn Bedoni
Aiden Batala
Levander Collateta
Hayden David
Ellarena Honahnie
Rylee Koopee
Jimmiel Lomahoema
Aquino Martinez
Kemia Pahovama
Jayden Yellowman
Alex Yoiwaima
2nd Grade
Highest Honors
Gwendolyn Hayah
Makayla Higgins
Ryan Honyouti
LaDonna Jacket
Amelia Madriles
Aiden Nash
Arion Sahneyah
Evonne Sidney
A Honor Roll
Maricella Bahe
Kiarra David
Kaleigh Huma
Dale Koopee
Josiah Kuwanquaftewa
Quinlan Pooyouma
Caitlyn Sakeva
Elias Susunkewa
B Honor Roll
Frannces Antone
Marian Lamson
3rd Grade
Highest Honors
Jayden Cooper
Stormy Kaye
Vince Soliman
A Honor Roll
Nikolas Ahownewa
DeRay Deysie
Katrese Lomayaktewa
Jacob Molinar
Darryl Sahmea
Drevin Sekakuku
Tatum Thomas
B Honor Roll
Kasey Austin
Fredreen Billy
Tyler Campus
Avery Kuyvaya
Ahmon Lomayestewa
Kalani Mahkewa
Kylee Sahneyah
Waynelle Tewanema
Carlton Timms
4th Grade
B Honor Roll
Crishell Naseyoma
Monika Drew
SECOND MESA DAY
SCHOOL
3rd Quarter Perfect Attendance Students
Anissa Antone
Frannces Antone
THE HOPI TUTUVENI | TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2013 5
From the Cover
Continued/Update from ADOT on US 89 Pavement Collapse
structing the damaged
highway as quickly as
possible, although it’s premature to lay out a timeline. It should go without
saying that we recognize
how important US 89 is to
the community of Page
and the Lake Powell region, which is why we are
keeping local officials informed of our progress.
We will work through the
process of determining
what happened beneath
the highway and figure out
a best plan for long-term
options.
US 89 was originally
built in 1957.
Navajo Route 20 / US
89T
In order to establish a
shorter detour route for
US 89, ADOT is examining paving Navajo Route
20 as a temporary, shortterm solution.
At a special meeting of
the State Transportation
Board on March 21, the
board approved $1 million
to design improvements to
Navajo Route 20, a
Navajo Nation tribal road
that runs parallel to the
damaged highway. Approximately 27 miles of
the roadway are unpaved.
ADOT would pave the
road and ensure that it
could carry commercial
truck traffic, while repairs
are made to US 89. The
agency is already working
with potential contractors
and construction could
begin as soon as late
spring. The US 89T project is expected to take
three to four months to
complete.
played “1400 a day” on
the front and “500,000 a
year” on the back. The
message conveyed here
was that 1400 people a
day and 500,000 people a
year die from tobacco related diseases. The students would drop to the
ground at four different
times. Symbolically then,
each time a student
dropped to the ground, literally then, thousands of
people would die from tobacco related diseases.
They did a drop down of
youth on the ground for
10-15 seconds at 11:30,
12:00, 12:30, and 1:00 PM
displaying visually losing
that many people a day
dying to tobacco related
diseases. This display can
make one wonder about
how many of these numbers represent Native people, or how many of them
represent our Hopi People?
We know that Piva is an
integral part of Hopi culture and religion; however, it is not the
commercial tobacco that is
part of our culture. That is
what we need to understand and realize that what
we think of this Pahan
piva is not what it is. Traditional, natural tobacco
and commercial tobacco
are significantly different
in its make-up, how it is
processed, and the method
(s) in how it is used. The
overlying message of this
event was to educate and
raise awareness about the
ills of commercial tobacco
use. The youth of our
community, through their
participation in this event,
have done an impressive
job to that end. CONGRATULATIONS HOPI
YOUTH !! Kwakwah!
port us every day and
every 56 hours an officer
makes the ultimate sacrifice. This event is your
chance to say thank you
and support them in return.
This is the first Memorial Run/Walk event, and
we hope community par-
ticipation will be encouraged so we can look forward to holding The Dean
M. James Memorial
Run/Walk Event each year
and to also commemorate
those officers that were
killed in the line of duty
and to recognize our offi-
cers that service our communities
Police Officer Dean
James’s memory will be
honored at this 1st annual
“Run to Remember,” at
the Hopi B.I.A Police Department Complex. The
memorial will be coordi-
nated by The James Family and Hopi B.I.A Police
Department volunteers.
There will also be a 1
mile & 2 mile course for
those registered participants who choose not to
run/walk in the 8.09 mile
course.
T-shirts will be provided
to early registrants upon
completion of the course.
Participants can register on
the day of the event but
will not be guaranteed a
memorial t-shirt. Day of
registration will be from
6am to 7am with the race
starting at 8am. There is
no fee to participate or register for the race.
The 8.09 course signifies
Officer Dean M. James’
call #(809).
systems to respond more
effectively to victims of
sexual violence. It is anticipated that a more effective response to victims
will foster a sense of fairness and satisfaction in
victims and communities,
thereby increasing engagement and cooperation
with the criminal justice
process that may lead to
more thorough investigations and more successful
prosecutions.
Jarrin said it was difficult to implement this
training thus far because
the vacancy rate of nurses
at HHC was high.
“The history is that in
the past we wanted to have
the training but we’ve had
a significant vacancy rate.
When we don’t have
nurses, we call in travel
nurses. Not having nurses
here full time made it difficult to establish a program. Within the last
seven months, we’ve
taken our vacancy rate
from 50 percent down to 3
percent. This made it possible to recruit and offer
the training to our nurses,”
Jarrin said.
Jarrin expects to implement a staff of fully
trained SANE nurses in
the fall of this year. Prior
to HHC nurses receiving
this training, patients
would be transported to a
sexual assault center in
Flagstaff for forensic evaluation.
As a result of SANE
training, HHC nurses will
be able to collect the
forensic evidence on site
and this will promote efficiency for patients who
are undergoing sexual assault examinations.
Jarrin said that for victims of traumatic sexual
assault, being able to be
treated in a local hospital
can make handling a bad
situation more accommodating in terms of forensic
examination. This, as opposed to a four-hour commute which victims
currently have to endure.
Because of the training,
nurses will have more interaction with the FBI,
Hopi Police and victim advocates. “When we collect the evidence, we have
to keep it secure. We have
to hand it off to the state
crime lab for analysis and
if it goes to court, the
nurses will be called to
testify,” Jarrin said.
The nurses at HHC who
are participating in the
training hope that for the
patients, these services
will create more trust in
the community.
They
hope it creates an atmosphere where victims and
patients feel that they can
come forth to be examined.
“We hope to make it less
traumatic with less of a
commute. We’re trying
not to make it as drawn
out. We want them to
know that they can trust us
and that the nurses at HHC
will do the best they can
do. We’re working together with the police and
the FBI and establishing
these relationships. It’s
been a positive experience
overall,” said Kristina
Donnay, Inpatient Nurse at
HHC.
Currently, the nurses at
HHC have undergone the
didactic portion of the
training. They will soon
undergo clinical skills
training and equipment
training.
Once these last trainings
are complete, the nurses
will be able to comprehensively treat and examine
victims of sexual assault at
the Hopi Health Care facility.
Public Outreach
In light of the landslide
that forced the closure of
US 89 south of Page, the
Arizona Department of
Transportation
has
launched a new webpage,
www.azdot.gov/us89,
dedicated to keeping the
public informed about the
latest news, alternate
routes and up-to-date
videos and photos of the
roadway damage on US
89.
Users of the webpage
can also sign up for updates on the US 89 closure. The public can also
contact the Project Hotline
toll-free at 1.855.712.8530
or
via
at
projects@azdot.gov.
Emergency Declaration /
Funding
On March 1, Gov. Jan
Brewer issued Declaration
of Emergency, paving the
way for ADOT to request
reimbursement funding
from the Federal Highway
Administration.
The Arizona Department
of Transportation has been
granted $2 million in immediate federal aid that
can be used to continue investigating the cause of a
landslide on a stretch of
US 89 last month south of
Page. Following Governor
Jan Brewer’s Declaration
of Emergency, ADOT
asked the Federal Highway Administration for
the quick release of emergency relief funds and
submitted an initial estimate to complete repairs
of $35 million. This esti-
Continued/Hopi High students take part in statewide anti-smoking campaign
mate may change as further information about the
landslide is gathered by
engineers.
The quick release funds
will be used to assess the
damage and the stability
of the mountain slope, and
conduct emergency operations.
The Federal Highway
Administration’s emergency relief program reimburses state and local
agencies for the repair or
reconstruction of highways, roads and bridges
that are damaged in natural disasters and catastrophic failures.
Hopi Tutuveni/Crystal Dee
Students from Hopi High School symbolically ‘drop dead’ to convey the message that 1400 people die every day
from tobacco related diseases. Kick Butts Day was held locally at the Hopi Tribal buildings in Kykotsmovi.
Continued/1st Annual Dean M. James Memorial Run/Walk Event
Continued/Nurses at Hopi Health Care receive SANE training
Roll-over on State Highway 264 leaves two injured
Hopi Tutuveni
Two Hopi women were involved in a
near fatal one vehicle roll-over on State
Highway 264 on Saturday, March 23.
Both women were transported to the Hopi
Health Care Center where the driver was
treated for minor injuries and released.
The passenger of the vehicle sustained
more serious injuries and was airlifted to
the Flagstaff Medical Center where she is
being treated, and is expected to make
full recovery. A Reminder to everyone
travelling out there: Buckle up, leave in
plenty of time to reach your destination
and Drive Safely.
Relief Available To Extension Requesters Claiming Tax Benefits
PHOENIX - - The Internal
Revenue Service recently
provided
late-payment
penalty relief to individuals and businesses requesting a tax-filing extension
because they are attaching
to their returns any of the
forms that couldn’t be
filed until after January.
The relief applies to the
late-payment penalty, normally 0.5 percent per
month, charged on tax
payments made after the
regular filing deadline.
This relief applies to any
of the forms delayed until
February or March, primarily due to the January enactment of the American
Taxpayer Relief Act.
Taxpayers using forms
claiming such tax benefits
as depreciation deductions
and a variety of business
credits qualify for this relief. A complete list of eligible forms can be found
in
Notice
2013-24
(http://www.irs.gov/pub/ir
s-drop/n-13-24.pdf),
posted today on IRS.gov.
Individuals and businesses qualify for this relief if they properly
request an extension to file
their 2012 returns. Eligible
taxpayers need not make
any special notation on
their extension request, but
as usual, they must properly estimate their expected tax liability and pay
the estimated amount by
the original due date of the
return.
The return must be filed
and payment for any additional amount due must be
made by the extended due
date.
Interest
(http://www.irs.gov/uac/N
ewsroom/Interest-RatesRemain-the-Same-for-theSecond-Quarter-of-2013)s
till applies to any tax payment made after the original deadline.
Further details on this relief, including instructions
for responding to penalty
notices, is available in Notice 2013-24.
6 TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2013 | THE HOPI TUTUVENI
Above and Below: Community arrive at First Mesa Baptist Church on Dedication Day.
Above: Construction of the First Mesa Baptist Church began in 1904 by local tradesmen.
Historic First Mesa Baptist Church building to be replaced
with a new Church Sanctuary
By Louella Nahsonhoya
Hopi Tutuveni
The First Mesa Baptist
Church (FMBC), a historic sanctuary in Polacca,
Az. was constructed in
1904 by local Hopi craftsmen for missionary purposes and a place for
Christians to gather for
worship services. The
founding of the church
was done through prayerful faith and devoted service
of
the
early
missionaries and a few
Christian Hopis. With natural innate construction
skills and through months
and years of hard labor,
Hopi men quarried stone
and mixed their own mud
mortar to construct the
First Mesa sanctuary. Although no building specifications or codes were in
place at the time, the
building was constructed
to perfection and stood for
almost 110 years.
Construction work was
slow and steady, but with
an evangelistic fervor, the
community came together
to support the building,
which many continue to
refer to as their safe haven.
With blessings and involvement from the traditional and Hopi religious
leaders of First Mesa, the
early Women Missionaries
wrote a letter dated Oct.
20, 1909 to the Secretary
of the Interior in Washington, DC accompanied by a
letter from the Hopi
Agency Superintendant
“to have on behalf of the
Women’s American Baptist Home Mission Society
(ABHM), certain lands set
aside on the Moqui Indian
Reservation.” On Oct. 30,
1909, the Interior Department granted authority for
10 acres of land be “set
apart for the temporary use
and occupancy of the
Women’s American Baptist Home Mission Society
for mission purposes.”
Historical accounts say
Hopi religious leaders,
blessed the ground and
said prayers for the Missionaries, in the Hopi traditional way, before the
work started. The name of
the hill on which First
Mesa Baptist church sits
was known as “tavop
tsomo.” It is said this was
where rabbit hunters
pelted rabbit skins.
According to archived
church records, “the First
Mesa Baptist Mission was
formally organized in
Sept. 1, 1907” and “with
this simple entry in the old
record book, the Baptist
Church at Polacca became
a reality.” Another entry in
the old book says “our first
service was held in the
new chapel, June 12,
1910. This chapel has
been spoken of as a monument to Abigail Johnson,
the early woman mission-
ary who did much in supervising the construction.
Many missionaries have
served at FMBC and have
preached and shared the
gospel of Jesus Christ.
With their love for God
and humanity, missionaries come to serve without
or with little finances.
Many prayers have been
offered as well as counseling support services and
providing food, shelter,
clothing and other basic
needs. In the early days the
mission also served as a
clinic. The Baptist Church
was a gathering place for
all community members.
Women learned to sew and
in early times, made all
their clothing for family
members at the church.
Cooking and nutrition
classes were held for
women and construction
and labor related trades
were also offered to the
men. Every family residing in First Mesa has been
a part of or has been
blessed or touched in some
way by the services of
FMBC.
Throughout the century,
the building has undergone
many
repairs,
restoration and stabilization efforts; mainly due to
shifting of the building
causing cracks in the wall.
The building does not
have a foundation and sits
on clay and floor joists are
popping out, compounded
with a wash about 5’ to the
west of the building, causing movement of the
building (when it rains).
In 2001, the American
Baptist Society engaged
the services of a professional engineer to evaluate
the structure and soundness and make a general
assessment of the condition of the building. In his
Assessment Report, the
engineer noted “this building is in the worst condition of any that I
observed”. The observation reported noted the integrity of the stone walls
and safety of the building.
Large areas of each wall
had cracked mortar joints.
Pressure from the roof
pushed the side walls out,
in some places 3” or more.
The south wall (with no
direct pressure from roof)
bowed 1 ½ to 2” and large
cracks allowed rain into
the building. Overtime
with rain and snow, the
mud between the stones
eroded to the point where
currently some stones sit
on top of each other with
nothing in between. Past
stabilization efforts include stone buttresses on
the west wall, an access
ramp buttress on the east
wall and some mortar joint
patching. The steepness of
the roof and church steeple
made it difficult to keep up
with repairs to the roof;
thus shingles were blown
off and roof trusses have
broken in several places.
With this report and a
more detailed investigation, the Pastor was told to
immediately “stop using
the building” and the
building was determined
condemned by the American Baptist Society. The
assessor recommended:
Plan to rebuild the building, carefully dismantle
the building and save the
stones and other usable
materials and rebuild with
proper engineering and
techniques using current
building codes. Since that
time, the building has become more unsafe with
more shifting and is now
leaning with gaps in the
ceiling where the building
has pulled away from the
roof.
A meeting was held on
May 26, 2010 to discuss
construction of a new
church building, the land
status and mission work at
FMBC. In attendance at
the meeting were leadership from the ABHM,
Hopi traditional leaders,
Representative
and
spokesman for the Kikmongwi, Tribal Leaders,
Realty
Department,
FMBC
congregation
members and other interested individuals.
Since 1909 to present,
several homes and buildings have been built and
constructed within the 10
acres allotted to FMBC;
including AZ State high-
Above: Newly constructed First Mesa Baptist Church sanctuary, June, 1910.
First Mesa Baptist Church Congregation-July 1928: 1. Honavi 2. Takala 3. Silvia 4. Pearl 5. Georgiana 6. Myrtle (Naha) 7. Myra
8. Blanche 9. Imogene 10. Loretta (Yestewa) 11. Sehepmana 12. Olita 13. Paul (Takala) 14. Ejaka (?) 15. Robert (Adams) 16.
Lucile 17. Ruth 18. Seventewa 19. Elizabeth 20. Sallie 21. Ralph 22. Daniel 23. Lomavaya 24. George 25. Wadsworth 26.
Leonard 27. Issac 28. Edwin Carl 29. Kabozva 30. Nyla 31. Leletsie 32. Julia (Healing) 33. Allison 34. Towtsii 35. Ethle L. Ryan,
standing in front of Kaboozva
way 264. The ABHM
leadership and Pastor of
FMBC chose not to raise
the issue of those who
have built on their allotted
property; but rather received the blessings from
the traditional leadership
to renew their allotment
with a new land use document.
The traditional
leadership supports the
present existence of
FMBC and like all community members, reflect
on their families being
served by the church.
It was a difficult decision for the leadership at
FMBC, because naturally
parishioners want the
building to stand. However, with the dangers and
now a more rapidly deteriorating building, it is important that a new and safe
building be constructed to
stand for the next 100
years. A Celebration of
Life ceremony for the First
Mesa Baptist Church old
sanctuary is tentatively
scheduled for April 30,
prior to the building being
dismantled. Plans for new
construction will follow
shortly thereafter. Everyone is invited and welcome to submit their
remembrances of the
church
building
to:
Reverand Taeil Lim, Sr.
Pastor, First Mesa Baptist
Church, PO Box 164,
Polacca, AZ 86042
THE HOPI TUTUVENI | TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2013 7
Farming and Agriculture News
President Obama signs bill to protect Monsanto from litigation over GMOs
Monsanto has a one-year
lease to grow and harvest
genetically modified crops
with the passage of H.R.
933. In the United States,
as long as the genetically
modified crop is legal,
producers don’t have to inform consumers that the
foods are GM. 75 percent
of processed foods with
genetically modified origins are sold in grocery
stores in the United States.
Opponents of the legislation and opponents of
GMOs say that food companies should label their
foods with GM information in the same way they
label caloric and fat content. Food companies feel
that process is costly.
Monsanto is one of the
largest, and most profitable corporations in the
world.
Long labeled “franken
foods” the most severe
criticism of GM crops
comes from anti-GMO
crusaders who say that the
GMOs on supermarket
shelves has led to a rise in
soy related allergies. There
are also concerns that
GMOs are responsible for
a rise in Bt immune response and reproductive
problems.
But that isn’t true in a
number of countries
around the globe. All of
Europe, Russia, China and
South Africa require labeling on foods that contain
GM ingredients. Japan has
also imposed GM restrictions and bans.
In the United States,
there are six common
sources of genetically
modified organisms. Products containing soy, corn,
canola, and sugar beets are
likely the results of genetic
engineering. These foods
contain byproducts like
high fructose corn syrup,
soybean oil, and vegetable
and canola oils.
Simply put, avoiding
GMOs means cutting
down or eliminating conventional foods that contain soy, canola, corn,
sugar beets, beef of cows
that were not 100 percent
grass fed, and processed
foods, including cheese.
Half of North America’s
soy crops are genetically
engineered. 85 percent of
the corn grown in the
United States is genetically engineered. Genetically engineered canola is
so ingrained in the U.S.
that graduate students
found GM strains growing
wild alongside roads in
North Dakota one year.
Conventionally raised
cows are likely fed GMO
corn to help increase fat
marbling. If the beef is not
organic, the cows should
be grass fed before slaughter. Processed foods,
cheeses for example, are
likely to have at least one
genetically modified ingredient. Consumers can
avoid GMOs by choosing
whole foods and cooking
and preparing the food
themselves.
Genetically modified
sugar beets were introduced to the U.S. in 2009.
Like many GMO crops,
the strain was introduced
The following is a list provided
by the Office of the Special
Trustee for American Indians,
Truxton Canon Field Operations.
It lists individuals whose where-
abouts are unknown. The list is
specific to Hopi as of March 25,
2013. If you are listed, please
contact one of the individuals
listed below or the Beneficiary
Call Center @ 1.888.678.6836
Renelda Paya
OST Truxton Canon
PH# 928.769.3301
Fax# 928.769.2438
Elizabeth Sparks
Fiduciary Trust Officer
Ph# 505.786.6048
Fax# 505.786.6042
ADAMS DAVID
ADAMS GLORY A
AMES
BILLY MEAD
PIESTEWA
AMES
ROBERT HAROLD
ANTONE FRANKLIN
BROWN ALFREDA
CALNIMPTEWA
JULIA A
CARL
ELWIN R
CHAPIN GLORIA H
CHAVARRIA
LONGINO L
CHAVARRIA
VALENTINO
COIN
PAULINE
COOKA CONSTANCE
COOKA TOM C
CURTIS NATALIE
DALLAS HERNAL G
DANN CYNTHIA N
DAWASEVAYA
MODONNA
DENNIS LARSON
DENNIS OLIVIA ANN
DENNIS VICTORIA J
DIAZ
AUDREY KAY
DIXSON IRMA MAE
DODGE ALEX MATTHEW
DODGE BARRY
DODGE MARINA
DUWYENIE
DICK
FIGUEROA
ANTHONY ALEXANDER
GASEOMA
VIVIAN
G
GASHWESEOMA MARTIN
GEORGE GREGORY
GEORGE TIMOTHY
GEORGE VAUGHN
GEORGE VINCENT
GIBSON PEARLINA
HARVEY SR
LOREN J
HAWEE FERMIN L
HAWEE ROSELYN
HAWEE TERRANCE
HOLMES DOROTHY L
HOLMES JOSEPH E
HOLMES (HONEYUMPTEWA)
CHARLENE
HONAHNI
SEFFEN
BJ
HONAHNI
THERESA LOIS
HONANHNIE
WESLEY
HONEYESTEWA
GLADYS
HUMA DAMON S
HUNTER COLETTE D
HUNTER DOROTHY L
HUNTER HEATHER L
ISUFUKU WESLEY
JENKINS ARNOLD R
JENKINS MICHAEL D
JENKINS ROYCE M
JOHNSON
VINA
KAYE
CHARLES B
KAYE
SUSAN
KAYE
TINA M
KEEVAMA
SAYLOR
JOAB
KENNEDYRUDOLPH D
KOIYAQUAPTEWA HARRIS
H
KOIYAQUAPTEWA
MICHAEL H
KOIYAQVAPTEWA LARLENE
KOOYAQUAPTEWA BUDDY
R
KOOYAQUAPTEWA DONOVAN L
KOOYAQUAPTEWA MARLINDA A
KOOYAQUAPTEWA SHELLY
LEFTHAND
LYNNESE
A
LOMAINTEWA
FRANCIS
LOMAINTEWA
LUKE C
LOMAINTEWA
MARK D
LOMAY LUCINDA A
MARRIETTA
EMERON L
MASAQUAPTEWA CARL G
MASAQUAPTEWA MARGARET M
MASAYESVA
BRENDA
MEDINA LORI J
MONDRAGON JR ORLANDO R
MOORE RONALD
MOOYA JOAN
MYRON WILFRED
NAHA MARY A
NAHPI SHERRY L
NAMINGHA JR
WAYLAND L
NAMOKI ROBERT G
NASEYOMA
CORDELL G
NATSEWAY
BERNARD A
NAVAJO JOLYNN A
NAVAYESTEWA
BELLE
PAVINGAMA
NEHOITEWA
BRYANT
N
NUMKENA JR
RICHARD
ONSAE GLADYS
OUTAH BETTY L
OUTIE TIMOTHY A
PARRY PHYLLIS J
PASSMORE
ETHEL
LYNN
PATCH JANICE R
PAVINYAMA
LEWIS R
PAVINYAMA
REY-
NALDA H
PAVINYAMA
SPENCER T
PHILLIPS GLORIA A
PHILLIPS JULIAN M
PIESTEWA
TERRY
LORRY
POLEHEPTEWA
WANDA
L
POLEQUAPTEWA DORA A
POLEVIYUMA
REGINA
POLEYESTEWA
LORRAINE
POOYOUMA
FERN M
PORTILLO
NB
PRESTON CARLA J D
PRESTON ULYNDA J
SANDERSON
TERRENCE DEWIGHT
SATALA FRED LEWIS
SATALA ROBERT
SEARS DAVID C
SEKAYUMPTEWA
CHRISTINA L
SELESTEWA
REGINALD R
SERNA JOSEPH C
SERNA RUSSELL
SEWEINGYAWMA MARCUS
A
SEWEINGYAWMA RAMSON C
SHEBOLA KATHLEEN L
SHELTON JAY C
SHELTON PAUL WESLEY
SHELTON VAL G
SILAS
BOBBY L
SKILLENS ANGELA M
SOCKYMA
LOU
ANN
TALAHYTEWA
PHILTON
A
TALAS MARTIN
TALASHOMA
DARIN D
TAYLOR LUCINDA
TAYLOR SR
WAYNE
TEMOKE CYNTHIA
TODDY REYCITA
TSAWATEWA
THOMAS
TUCHAWENA
JUDITH
TUNGOVIA
BRYAN
M
TUNGOVIA
LORI A
WADSWORTH
CHERYL
DIANE
WALKER LANCE T
WALKER LISA A
YAZZIE JANICE S
ZEENA VELMA J
Associated Press
so the food would become
herbicide resistant and
lethal to insects.
Organic farmers raise
their crops without chemicals to control pestilence.
Environmentalists
and
health advocates are most
opposed to H.R. 933 because it’s no longer disputable that process foods
encourage obesity and
other health related dis-
eases (diabetes, for example) and vegetarians, vegans especially, are wary of
their whole and organic
foods being traded off for
foods that are bred to kill
other animals. (Some
GMO crops are genetically modified so that they
kill insects that may destroy the plant or a
farmer’s crops).
Whereabouts Unknown, Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians
8 TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2012 | THE HOPI TUTUVENI
TRIBAL COUNCIL NOTES
ACTION ITEM #0122013: To approve the
completed enrollment applications for Hopi Tribal
Membership.
During the month of
March, the Hopi Tribal
Council approved a total
of 47 enrollment applicants for membership into
the Hopi Tribe. The following named enrollees,
or their sponsors, have authorized publication of
their names in the Hopi
tribal newsletter and the
Hopi Tutuveni newspaper.
After this Approval by
Council, the total current
Hopi Tribal Membership
is: 13,790.
(NOTE: membership figures increase or decrease
on a quarterly basis as
Council approves new enrollees, as deaths are reported and/or Hopi Tribal
relinquishments
occur
(Mary L. Polacca)
HOPI TRIBAL MEMBERSHIP
ation:
Shyne Tatum-Jane Day
Sheree Marie Lomatewaima
Oraibi Village Affiliation:
Terran Aubrey Kukuma
Shungopavi Village Affiliation:
Jayde Laurie David
Urijah Cub Honwytewa
Ernal Gene Qumyintewa
Duron Jeremy
Sekayumptewa
Josiah Todd
Sekayumptewa
Stevie Raine Silas
Issac Timeche Torivio
Sipaulovi Villge Affiliation:
Talon Honyoshtima
Kyasyousie
Jacob Edward Marrero
Joshua Steven Marrero
Red Robin Marrero
April Lynn Panana
Darrel Michael Swift
Sichomovi Village Affiliation:
Norma Diana Howato
Keyala Rain Saufkie
Zyanya Melody Tso
Tewa Village Affiliation:
Noelani Rosa Lenae
Gogue
Deien Keith Nutumya
Walpi Village Affiliation:
Sunniva Rane Lockrem
Brianna RaeLee Lomayaktewa
Lawrence Frances Ovah
Hotevilla Village Affiliation:
Emily Rae Holmes
Ligia Christian Sekayuma
Bertha Esperanza Vonbehren
Kykotsmovi Village Affiliation:
Hilowa Denise Redhouse
Koi Josef Redhouse
Corbin James Satala
Malakai Aloga Yoyokie
Mishongnovi Village Affiliation:
Frances Necole England
Kree Masahaptewa Silas
Skye Allan Smith
Moenkopi Village Affili-
LEGAL
NOTICES
In the Hopi Tribal Court,
Keams Canyon, Arizona
In the Matter of the
Change of Name of: Maynard Poleyquiva to Maynard Talahaftewa.
Case No. 2013-CV-0044,
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION OF CHANGE OF
NAME.
Notice is hereby given that
Maynard Poleyquiva has
petitioned the court for the
change of name from:
Maynard Poleyquiva to
Maynard Talahaftewa. 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: 3/14/2013
/s/ Imalene Polingyumptewa, Clerk of the
Court
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