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Volume 30

WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER

Number 17
83˚/ 45˚
Sunny

7, 2022
~Est. 1987 • OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE HOPI TRIBE • NEWS SOURCE FOR THE HOPI PEOPLE~

HOPI CARES Committee Renamed Hopi Tribe Pandemic
Recovery Committee Effective August 23, 2022

Hopi Day School
August 2022
book club reader
PG 4

Dangerous heat
predicted to hit
3 times more
often in the
future
PG 14
COLUMN

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LARRY’S CORNER

Shaking my Hopi Thang...

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Hopi Tutuveni Archive Photo by: Romalita Laban – Managing Editor. Pictured is: Wilfred Gaseoma – Chief of Staff Office of the
Vice Chairman in Hopi Tribal Council Chambers

FEMA declares new
strategy to engage
tribes

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HOPI CARES Committee Renamed
Hopi Tribe Pandemic Recovery
Committee Effective August 23,
2022
By: Romalita Laban, Managing Editor
Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – Tuesday, August 23,
2022 on the third day of presenting, discussing
and contemplating amendments, Hopi Tribal
Council approved Action Item #073-2022/H060-2022 authorizing approval of the Resolution “With Regard to the Name, Scope and
Composition of the Cares Act Committee and
the Administering of ARPA Funds through the
“Hopi Tribe Pandemic Recovery Committee”
Hopi Tribal Council had previously accepted the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)
Funding in the amount of $86,475,726.98
which were authorized for COVID-19 Pandemic Expenditures via Tribal Council Resolution H-044-2021 and amendments in Resolution H-034-2022 included the acceptance of
ALL funding from the ARPA and funding for
Coronavirus Relief Fund dollars to be expended as authorized by the Act.
The presentation was the third day of continued presentations which occurred from
August 11th through the final day on August
23rd when the Action Item was approved with
amendments suggested by Hopi Tribal Council.
The three days of presentations included
having Wilfred Gaseoma, Chief of Staff – Hopi
Vice Chairman’s Office, who authored the Action Item, providing the lead presentation and
answeres to Hopi Tribal Council. On August
11, 2022 the first day of the presentaion yielded a full audience which packed Hopi Tribal
Chambers to capacity.
Members in the audience included Community Service Administrators from various Village Community Service Administrative Offices including Mark Talayumptewa, CSA Village
of Kykotsmovi, Shawn Namoki, CSA Village
of Sipaulovi, Chairperson of Newly Formed
Board of Directors - Village of Tewa, Hopi
Tribal Department staff including those from
the Vice Chairman’s Office, Office of Financial
Management, and Property and Procurement.
Hopi Tutuveni made an attempt on August
8, 2022 to request the initial Action Item Packet, from the Hopi Tribe Secretary and which
was read into record, The Information Request
Form was not honored or returned until Tuesday, August 30, 2022 and did not have the original Action Item, as it was initially presented
and for comparisons to be made with the final
approved Resolution.
Hopi Tribal Council asked many questions

and drew a lot of comparisons to the previously
established CARES Act Committee which was
originally formed through Hopi Tribal Council Resolutions H-032-2020, H-046-2020 and
H-054-2020. Question posed included what
plans the presenting author had regarding established priorities for use of the ARPA Funds,
who would be placed on the newly formed
Hopi Tribe Pandemic Recovery Committee
and whether any timelines could be proposed
and presented.
Council expressed pointed concerns regarding past errors and investigations stemming
from various projects completed via use of the
CARES Act funding, as well as why certain individuals should or should not be included on
the newly formed Committee. Expressions of
concern took up a lot of discussion time and
resulted in the Gaseoma providing pointed and
defensive answers to Council before coming
to a point of negotiating amendments and final
Committee membership which were included
in the approved Action Item #073-2022/H060-2022.
The newly formed Hopi Tribe Pandemic Recovery Committee shall consist of on representative from the following: the Budget Oversight Team, the Hopi Utilities Corporation,
four (4) representatives from Village Community Service Administrators/Village Managers
(Moenkopi, Third Mesa, Second Mesa and
First Mesa), Hopi Tribal School (representative from elementary schools, Hopi Junior
Senior High School), the Office of Community Planning and Economic Development,
the Hopi Economic Development Committee,
Vice Chairman, the Treasurer, the Department
of Health and Human Services, the Department
of Public Safety and Emergency Services, the
Department of Natural Resources with Ad
Hoc members consisting of Office of General Counsel, Finance Department, Procurement
Office, Information Technology, Human Resources, Office of Real Estate Service and the
Tribal Employment Rights Office.
Tutuveni staff reached out to the Hopi Tribal Secretary inquiring about when the initial
meeting and convening of the Hopi Tribe Pandemic Recovery Committee will occur. The
Secretary informed Tutuveni that, “The members of the Committee will be responsible for
conducting business. The Tribal Secretary’s
office hasn’t been delegated to assist in [the]
their work.”

September is National
“Recovery Month”
PRESS RELEASE
Submitted by: Bernadean Kachinhongva, HSAPC Mentor
Kykotsmovi, AZ - August 31, 2022
and the month of September is National
“Recovery Month.” The HOPI Substance
Abuse Prevention Center (HSAPC) looks
forward to this month each year. It’s a celebration of personal growth. This monthlong recognition is designed to educate
people on issues surrounding mental
health and substance use disorders. We
celebrate the hard work of individuals in
recovery. It’s also meant to provide support to family members, friends and those
who support and love individuals in recovery from substance abuse and/or behavioral addiction disorders.
National “Recovery Month” started in
1989 under the name “Treatment Works!”
It was intended as a way to honor the
work of addiction professionals (therapists, physicians, nurses, mental health
professionals, drug/recovery counselors,
rehabilitation staff etc.) working with
individuals. It is observed in the United
States promoting and supporting new, evidence-based recovery and treatment modalities. The theme for 2022 is “Recovery
is For Everyone: Every Person, Every
Family, Every Community.” Everyone’s
journey is different, and we are all in this
together.
The HOPI Substance Abuse Prevention Center is celebrating recovery month
by hosting a few events this month. The
first event is the “Highway Clean Up” on
Friday September 09, 2022 the meeting

point is at the tree near junction Highway
264 & 87 at 7:30 a.m. The next event is
the “Hand-drum Recovery Celebration”
Friday September 30, 2022 at the KUYI
parking lot area in Second Mesa, Ariz.
from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. There will
also be a food sale during the event. Come
enjoy some live music, good food, and
company. Both events welcome volunteers. These events are drug and substance
free events. As a grant recipient of the Arizona’s Governor’s Office of Youth, Faith,
and Family’s - Trauma Informed Substance Abuse Prevention Program (funds
provided through SAMHSA), the HSAPC
staff receive trauma informed care training and utilize strategies in our services.
HSAPC mentors help individuals work
through their physical, mental, emotional
and spiritual healing journey. “We believe
in honoring ourselves by living an honest,
sober, balanced life.” Healing begins with
you!
HSAPC mentors provide one to one
mentoring services for youth and adults,
group classes, community presentations,
supportive programs for local schools,
and cognitive restructuring for a positive
recovery journey. All HSAPC services are
free of charge, as we are a non-profit organization. We encourage all who are in
their recovery journey to take it one day
at a time; sometimes it’s one moment at a
time. If you feel comfortable reaching out
to HSAPC mentors, call 928-734-0300.
You can also call Hopi Behavioral Health
Services at 928-737-6300 to schedule an
appointment, or call your local Behavioral
Health facility.

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Hopi Tribal Council Fourth
Quarter Session September
1, 2022 AGENDA
"UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. Discussion of a motion to vacate judgment in the Flagstaff v. Hopi Tribe case – Fred
Lomayesva, General Counsel, Office of the
General Counsel – Tabled
2. Action Item #070-2022 – To set aside
funds to pay a Judgment for Attorney Fees in
Hopi Tribe v. Arizona Snowbowl Resort Limited Partnership and the City of Flagstaff – Author/Fred Lomayesva, General Counsel, Office
of the General Counsel – Tabled to September
6, 2022 – 9:00 A.M.
3. Discussion and possible action – Letter
dated March 31, 2022 Re: Village of Shungopavi’s request for information regarding land
lease, including ownership of the property
comprising the Hopi Cultural Center – Craig
Andrews, Vice Chairman, The Hopi Tribe –
Tabled
4. Letter dated June 17, 2022 From Keesha
Talayumptewa, First Mesa Elementary School
Governing Board; RE: Additional Work Assigned to First Mesa Elementary School Staff
by HBE – Dale Sinquah, Tribal Council Representative, First Mesa Consolidated Villages
– Tabled to September 21, 2022 – 9:00 a.m. at
First Mesa Elementary School
NEW BUSINESS
1. Action Item #079-2022 – Accept Award
No. 1 NU58DP007142-01-00 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the
amount of $600,000 to provide a Breast and
Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program for
the Project Period beginning June 30 2022
through June 29, 2027 – Author/Dana Russell,
Manager, Manager, Hopi Cancer Support Services"
2. Action Item #081-2022 – Hart Ranch
Wells – Author/Dale Sinquah, Chairman, Water/Energy Committee
3. Presentation on Information Technology
Policy and use of equipment– Robert Collateta, Jr., Network Manager, Office of Information Technology – Work Session
4. Action Item #082-2022 – To approve and
authorize further investigation into a Proposal
submitted by Basalt World Corporation and
to set aside tribal funds if the Tribe deems the
project feasible – Author/Raymond Namoki,
Member, Investment Oversight Committee
5. Action Item #083-2022 – To approve Kewenvoyouma Law PLLC Special Prosecutor
Agreement – Author/Raymond Namoki, Vice
Chairperson, Law & Order Committee
6. Discussion and possible action – Letter
dated July 22, 2022 from Chairman Timothy

Executive Order Number #003-2022
Declaration of a State of
Emergency Due to Flooding
Across the Hopi Reservation
L. Nuvangyaoma and Vice Chairman Craig
Andrews; RE: Concern regarding First Mesa
Consolidated Villages’ Representative Ivan
Sidney, Sr. and Letter dated July 26, 2022 from
Ivan Sidney, Village Administrator, RE: Resignation from Hopi Tribal Council (Add-on by
Leroy Sumatzkuku, Tribal Council Representative, Upper Village of Moenkopi)
7. Memorandum dated August 23, 2022
from Frederick Lomayesva, General Counsel,
Office of the General Counsel; RE: Council
Directive RE: TERO Supervision
8.
Appointment of Philton Talahytewa,
Sr. and Mr. Jerry Lane to the Hopi Tribe Economic Development Corporation’s Board of
Directors – William Charley, Tribal Council
Representative – Upper Village of Moenkopi
– October, 2022
9. Letter dated August 18, 2022 from Linda
Honahni, Chairperson, Hopi Assisted Living
Facility Board of Directors; RE Request to be
placed on the agenda to allow Mr. Ross Dietrich from Price Kong CPAs to give a verbal
report on the Forensic Audit done on the Hopi
Assisted Living Facility – William Charley,
Tribal Council Representative, Upper Village
of Moenkopi - **Time Certain – September 7,
2022 – 1:00 p.m.
10. Letter dated July 26, 2022 from Herman
Honanie, Chairman, Hopi Land Commission
RE: Selection to Hopi-Navajo Joint Commission – Rosa Honani, Tribal Council Representative, Village of Sipaulovi
11. Letter dated August 23, 2022 from LeRoy Shingoitewa, Chairperson, Hopi Board of
Education; RE: HBE Request for Time Certain
to meet with Hopi Tribal Council – David Talayumptewa, Tribal Council Representative,
Village of Kykotsmovi - **Time Certain –
September 20, 2022 – 9:00 a.m.
12. Letter dated August 18, 2022 from Joe
Seidenberg, Executive Director Red Feather; RE: To present the breadth of Red Feather’s work to the Hopi Tribal Council – Rosa
Honani, Tribal Council Representative, Tribal
Council Representative, Village of Sipaulovi
13. Memorandum from Eugene Talas,
Chairperson, Budget Oversight Team; RE:
Request for Time Certain date for September
2022 Tribal Council Agenda to present the FY
2023 General Fund recommended budgets for
Tribal Council’s review – David Talayumptewa, Tribal Council Representative, Village of
Kykotsmovi - **Time Certain – September 22,
2022 - 9:00 a.m."

"WHEREAS, recent monsoonal events have brought several days of heavy
rainfall across the Hopi Reservation resulting in severe flash flooding; and
WHEREAS, the effects of the flash flooding has caused significant impacts
to bridges, roadways, homes, utilities, structures, buildings, equipment in multiple
localities, and has caused mud and rock slides, which pose imminent and substantial threat risks to public health and safety, potential impacts to critical facilities,
hindrance to necessary access to critical services, and interruption to communication networks and travel; and
WHEREAS, several villages including Sichomovi, Tewa, Walpi, Bacavi, Upper
Village of Moenkopi and Village of Moencopi Lower have issued emergency
flooding declarations to call attention to damage caused by the heavy rainfall in
their specific localities; and
WHEREAS, flash flood warnings are being issued by the National Weather Services
for much of Northern Arizona, including the Hopi Reservation, and which will
likely continue throughout the remainder of the 2022 monsoon season; and
WHEREAS, the Hopi Tribal Council, through the Executive Offices of the Chairman and Vice Chairman, is responsible for providing emergency response and
support to the villages to ensure the safety and welfare the general public
on the Hopi Reservation.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Chairman and Vice Chairman
of the Hopi Tribe, hereby declares the Hopi Reservation in a State of Emergency
Due to Flooding across the Hopi Reservation.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the Chairman of the Hopi Tribe directs all
pertinent tribal departments and programs such as the Department of Public Safety
& Emergency Services, Hopi Emergency Medical Services, Hopi Law Enforcement Services, Department of Natural Resources, Hopi Department of Transportation
and others to assist in responding to the identified needs; including activating the Hopi
Emergency Response Team as necessary, conducting condition assessments, executing
plans of action, mobilizing human resources, seeking assistance from federal, state, and
other tribal governments, local and private agencies to address emergency and disaster
related impacts and costs.
EXECUTED THIS 17th DAY OF AUGUST 2022.

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
ATTENTION ALL RANCHERS grazing livestock on the Hopi Reservation.
The Bull turn-in date for September 1, 2022 will be extended due to weather and road
conditions. Bulls will be returned back to pasture by September 18, 2022.
For more information call (928)734-3702 or 3704

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Hopi Day School August 2022
Book Club Reader

GET MORE

PRODUCE!

Picture by original sender

Submitted by: Deborah Deborah
Baker, BSW/MS, Parent Liaison - Hopi
Day School
Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – August 17, 2022
Hopi Tribe Vice-Chairman, Craig Andrews, served as the Special Guest Reader for Hopi Day School’s August 2022
Book Club and asked to read a Hopi story.
Andrew’s rendering of the Hopi story he
chose to read was captivating. His reading of “The Mouse Couple” story coupled
with his translation of the story in Hopi
brought forth the largest collection of
comments we have ever received from listeners to date.
Due to technical difficulties, time did
not allow us to discuss the story as is the
usual format of the book club. Regardless
of the technical difficulties; the story still
captured the attention of those tuned into
KUYI radio and on ZOOM.
Vice Chairman Andrews highlighted
the importance of the story’s reverence for
a daughter as significant and the value a
Hopi daughter has to the family. He also
recalled a personal memory from his early childhood of hearing stories being told
by his uncles and falling asleep before the

end and waking up the next day to jump
out of bed to ask and learn how the story
ended. This is the excitement we want to
generate when reading books to children.
I am pleased to learn of new listeners that
were tuned in and that more people are
becoming acquainted with the Hopi Day
School monthly Book Club.
One listener stated, “I got so into the
story in Hopi that I felt I was abruptly
interrupted when the ZOOM session suddenly ended.” Another listener commented, “It was like I was in a trance listening
to the story. I could visualize the story being told. There is something about hearing
a story in Hopi that just commands your
attention!” Still another listener commented, “I found I had stopped what I was doing and waited to listen to the entire story
through interruptions and all. I was determined to hear the entire story!”
Hopi Day School would like to generously thank Vice-Chairman Craig Andrews for being a guest for our Book
Club and for helping to promote literacy
on Hopi. Andrews is from Mishongnovi
Village and is of the Bear Clan. He is currently serving his first term as the Hopi
Vice-Chairman.

WIC clients will receive more for fruits and
vegetables at least through September!

$24/month for children

$43-$47/month for moms

SCAN THE QR CODE TO SEE
IF YOU QUALIFY OR VISIT
ITCAWIC.ITCASTARS.NET/APPLY

Hopi WIC Program
Hopi Health Care Center
Hwy #264, Mile Post 388
Polacca, AZ 86042
itcaonline.com/WIC

928.737.6362

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

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COVID Prevention Measures
SAMHSA’s New 988 Suicide and
Continue as Back-to-School Cases
Crisis Lifeline: Formerly
Expected to Increase
1-800-273-TALK (8255)
Press Release
line. SAMHSA sees 988 as a first step to“Lessons Learned” Campaign to
Submitted by: Charmayne Hardy,
wards a transformed crisis care system in
BSW
NC
Program
Coordinator
Hopi
America."
Stress Vaccination and Continued
Behavioral Health Services
If you or someone you know is struggling or experiencing a crisis, simply call
Prevention Measures
Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – September 1, 2022 or text 988 or chat online at www.988lifePRESS RELEASE
Submitted by: Armando Saldivar
Communication Specialist - Hopi Tribe/
CDC Foundation
Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – August 17, 2022
The Hopi Department of Health & Human
Services (DHHS) is reminding the Hopi
Community that the level for COVID-19
transmission remains at a high level, and
that requires continued measures to protect
the community. The “Lessons Learned”
campaign comes as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) rolls
back some of the isolation measures for
those considered exposed to the virus.
“It has been decided by public health officials in cooperation with Tribal authorities to maintain the current prevention
strategies and orders that we currently
have in place. The predominant COVID
variant, BA.5, has proven to be very contagious and we cannot afford to let our
guard down.” said Royce Jenkins, DHHS
Director/Public Health Authority.
Health and tribal officials are concerned
that with children and teens heading back
to the classroom, the virus will have a
greater opportunity to spread, and students are likely to bring the virus back
home putting adults at risk as well. In
light of this prediction, public health authorities are urging parents to make sure
their children are fully vaccinated and that
they receive the recommended COVID-19
boosters in order to reduce the possibility
that the virus will take hold in the commu-

nity. Tribal Leaders and Health Officials
highly encourage vaccinations for our
school-aged youth, and strongly recommend boosters to protect our children and
Hopi people.
People ages 6 months through 64 years,
may consider getting the 2nd primary dose
of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna) eight weeks
after the first dose. A longer time between
the 1st and 2nd primary doses may increase how much protection the vaccines
offer, and further minimize the rare risk of
heart problems, including myocarditis and
pericarditis. Everyone ages five years and
older should get one booster after completing their COVID-19 vaccine primary
series, if they are eligible.
Children ages 11 and under are considered fully vaccinated two weeks after receiving their second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine (given 3-8 weeks apart).
However, in order to be considered up to
date with their vaccination, these children
should receive one booster of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at least 5
months after the final dose in the primary
series.
Children ages six to 11 years old are
considered fully vaccinated and up to date
two weeks after they receive two doses
of the Moderna vaccine (given 4-8 weeks
apart).
Information on current vaccination recommendations can be found at: Stay Up
to Date with Your COVID-19 Vaccines |
CDC.

SAMHSA’s new 988 Suicide and crisis
Lifeline is now operational.
According to SAMHSA's official website, "Congress designated the new 988
dialing code to be operated through the
existing National Suicide Prevention Life-

line.org.
If you have any questions or needing
more information please call Hopi Behavioral Health Services @ 928-737-6300 or
visit www.988lifeline.org.

The Hopi Tribe
Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act Program
(AGES: 14-24 YEARS OLD)

This could be you!!

Recent 2022 graduates!!

Youth Recruitment!!
TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT?
Here’s your chance to apply & receive hands-on experience and training!
Learn the basics of: Employable Skills, Introduction to your career goals
and much more!!

 For more information please contact Hopi Tribe WIOA Program
 Location: Hopi Tribe Administration Building 2nd floor
 CDC guidelines in place! Mask is required! Please sign in & out at
Security Desk
Georgianna Sieweumptewa, @734-3536 / (928) 205-8739
GSieweumptewa@hopi.nsn.us
Melvina Johnson, @ 734-3534 / (928) 205-3623
The Hopi Tribe WIOA Program is an equal opportunity employer /Program.
Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individual with disabilities TTY/TTD: 711

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Hopi Telecommunications, Inc. Receives
Grant for Fiber To The Home
Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program
Press Release
Submitted by: Alicia Youvella, C.S.R. Hopi Telecommunications, Inc.
Phoenix, Ariz – August 30, 2022 Inter-Tribal Council
of Arizona announced Hopi Telecommunications, Inc.
and five other Tribes in Arizona were recipients of the
recent Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program; HTI received $13.8 million to assist with construction of fiber

LEGALS

to the home. U.S. Department of Commerce’s Secretary;
Gina Raimondo announced recipients and said their moto
is: “Internet for all.” 69 awards were given in total of
three quarters of a billion dollars, to immediately upgrade
services for tribal lands for better connectivity for Health,
Education and Economic opportunities. HTI expressed
fiber to the home is slated to begin in January 2023.
Senator Mark Kelly stated it’s an important day across
the state. They are on board and recognize the lack of

connectivity within Tribal lands. In a time, the internet
has become viable, these grants today are a “big step in
the right direction.” He stated U.S. Representative Tom
O’Halleran’s support made it possible, and they will continue to work with tribes to bridge the digital divide.
Hopi Chairman Nuvangyaoma was on site and gave
the opening prayer. HTI General Manager Carroll Onsae
is honored to be a recipient and is already working with
technicians on the projected work to begin.

After welcome rain, be sure to
guard against mosquito-borne
illness
By Carla Berg
ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH SERVICES

While the monsoon rain Arizona has
seen of late is welcome in so many ways,
the standing water that follows – often in
places you don’t think about around the
yard – can become a breeding ground for
mosquitoes and the diseases they carry.
The most-common mosquito-borne
disease is West Nile virus. Most of those
infected will experience no symptoms or
mild illness in the form of fever, headache, stiff neck, and body aches. In some
people, particularly those who are older or immunocompromised or who have
comorbidities, West Nile can cause brain
inflammation known as encephalitis as
well as meningitis, an inflammation of the
brain and spinal cord, resulting in confusion, seizures, and even death.
What can you do? Fight the bite!
Protect Your Home: As this graphic
shows, you should look for and address
standing water that can accumulate in
buckets, cans, toys, untended rain gutters,
refuse containers, and debris piles. If you
open windows, make sure your screens

are in good shape so they’ll keep mosquitoes out.
Protect Yourself and Your Family: Use
an insect repellent that’s approved by the
Environmental Protection Agency. Longsleeve shirts and long pants will help keep
mosquitoes at bay.
Arizona had 1,693 West Nile cases in
2021, with only Graham, Greenlee, and
La Paz counties not reporting cases. West
Nile was most common in the central deserts, with 1,463 cases in Maricopa County, 115 in Pinal County, and 99 in Pima
County.
So far, 2022 has seen a lower number of
human cases of West Nile virus than usual, but Maricopa and Pinal counties have
reported viral activity in their mosquitoes.
In addition Maricopa and Yuma counties
have detected St. Louis encephalitis virus
in their mosquitoes. This is a virus related
to West Nile, resulting in a very similar
illness but less commonly identified in
people.
The season for mosquito-borne illness
runs through October, so be sure to visit azhealth.gov/mosquito to learn more
about how to protect yourself, your family, and your home.

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First Native
woman in
space

NASA Astronaut Nicole Mann becomes familiar with the spacecraft and its displays during a training at SpaceX in Hawthorne, California. (Photo courtesy of NASA)

Jourdan Bennett-Begaye
ICT
Nicole Aunapu Mann will be making history as the first
Native woman to fly into space this fall.
Mann, enrolled in Wailacki of the Round Valley Indian
Tribes in northern California, will be aboard the SpaceX
Crew-5 mission to go to the International Space Station
no earlier than Sept. 29.
“It’s very exciting,” she told ICT referring to being the
first Native woman in space. “I think it's important that
we communicate this to our community, so that other Native kids, if they thought maybe that this was not a possibility or to realize that some of those barriers that used to
be there are really starting to get broken down.”
This is NASA’s fifth crew rotation flight as part of the
agency’s Commercial Crew Program. As mission commander on the SpaceX spacecraft called Dragon, Mann
is leading all phases of the flight from launch at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to re-entering the
Earth’s atmosphere. She will also serve as the Expedition
68 flight engineer on the space station.
Three other astronauts will also be on the Crew-5 mission: NASA astronaut Josh Cassada, JAXA astronaut
Koichi Wakata, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina.
The crew will live on board for six months to complete
their mission of conducting approximately 250 scientific
experiments in the space station that is “a floating laboratory,” Mann said, who is a Colonel in the U.S. Marine

Corps.
Besides the other crew members, Mann will also be
accompanied by the personal items in her personal preference kit. The Dragon spacecraft allows 3.3 pounds for
personal items.
“I have some special gifts for my family, which I can’t
say because they’re a surprise. Definitely taking my wedding rings, and I have this dream catcher that my mother
gave me when I was very young,” she said. “It’s kind of
always stayed with me throughout my time.”
This is the 45-year-old’s first spaceflight and she looks
forward to the science on board that will benefit the human race.
“One of the ones that I’m looking most forward to is
called the biofabrication facility. And it is literally 3D
printing human cells, which to me sounds so futuristic,
right?” she enthusiastically said.
The force of gravity makes printing and growing cells
on Earth difficult. That is a different story in space with
“a much more intact structure of the cell,” she said.
The end goal: printing human organs.
“We’re not there yet. However, we have successfully
printed some heart cells as well as part of the meniscus
of a knee. And so this facility has flown, and then come
and printed cells and then come back to Earth,” she said.
“They made changes, they learned it flew again, came
back to Earth, they made changes, and they’re about to fly
it again. So that’ll be our chance to participate.”
Of course, she hopes to do a spacewalk or two since

she trained a lot for that. That was probably the most
challenging but enjoyable part of her astronaut training
experience.
“So they put you in a spacesuit, just like you would be
in space, and they blow up like a balloon,” Mann said.
The pressure in the suit is filled to approximately 4.3
pounds per square inch, or psi. For comparison, the
Earth’s air pressure psi is at 14.7, according to NASA.
The high pressure in suits is needed to supply adequate
oxygen and air pressure to let human bodies function
properly.
“And that’s what it’s like when you go out the door in
vacuum, then they put you in this huge pool to simulate
microgravity, and use a team of divers and weights and
foam.”
A mockup of the space station, or most components of
it, lies inside this huge pool where the astronauts crawl
around in “this kind of like scuba diving, kinda like a
jungle gym” making modifications on the space station.
“But each time you move, you’re working against the
pressure of that suit, of that 4.3 psi. So it’s like a marathon.
The training run is six hours long, you’re physically exhausted, you’re mentally exhausted,” Mann said. “You’re
done at the end of one of these runs, but everybody says
it is the most realistic training for doing a spacewalk in
space. And being under the water and climbing along the
space station and doing these tasks. It is incredible. It is
some of the coolest training I think that we do. And hopefully I’ll have an opportunity to do that in space for real.”

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HOPI H.E.O.C UPDATES

Hopi Tutuveni September 7, 2022

Hopi Tribe Department of Health and Human Services Covid-19 Emergency
Response August 26, 2022 Report
KYKOTSMOVI, AZ – July20, 2022
This data is updated on the Hopi Tribe’s website “COVID-19 Response and Resources” page.
Hopi Health Care Center – Community COVID-19 Testing & Vaccination Information
COVID-19 vaccines are available in the afternoons on Mondays and Wednesdays for the
month of July for those 6 months and older. To schedule an appointment call (928) 737-6148 or
737-6081.
Appointments are required. For questions about COVID-19 vaccines please call (928) 7376198 or 737-6197.
COVID-19 Testing Drive-up Testing schedule: Mondays and Thursdays from 8:30 AM – 9:00
AM. Enter at the west entrance & drive around back. Mask must be worn by everyone in your
vehicle. Please stay in your vehicle at all times. To schedule for testing or for more information
please call (928) 737- 6187 or 6233.
A COVID-19 Hotline has been created by the Hopi Health Care Center to assist with all
COVID-19 related questions and service requests. The hotline is open Monday–Friday from 8
AM – 5 PM. To contact the COVID-19 hotline please call (928) 737-6187.
WHEN USING AN AT-HOME TEST IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU REPORT
YOUR RESULTS TO THE
COVID-19 HOTLINE AT HOPI HEALTH CARE CENTER OR TUBA CITY REGIONAL
HEALTH CARE CORPORATION SO THAT ACCURATE DATA IS PROVIDED TO THE
COMMUNITY.
VACCINE UPDATE:
On June 17, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized emergency use of
the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine and the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for the prevention
of COVID-19 to include use in children down to 6 months of age. For more detailed information
please visit www.cdc.gov
TUBA CITY REGIONAL HEALTH CARE CORPORATION (TCRHCC) COVID-19 TESTING & VACCINATION INFORMATION:
Testing, and now vaccinations, at TCRHCC are being held at the outdoor tent Monday – Friday
from 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM Daylight Savings Time. Rapid and CEPHEID tests can take approximately 3 hours. Send out tests can take 2-3 days. The address for Tuba City Regional Health Care
Corporation is 167 N. Main Street, Tuba City, AZ. For more information regarding Tuba City
Regional Health Care Corporation’s COVID-19 vaccination clinic and testing, please call 1-866976-5941. TCRHCC has at-home COVID-19 test kits available for the community. To request a
test kit please go through the drive up tent from 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM Daylight Savings Time or go
to the pharmacy drive up window after hours.
FREE AT-HOME COVID-19 TESTS:
You can now order free at-home COVID-19 tests from the U.S. government at covidtests.gov
by calling 1-800-232- 0233 (TTY 1-888-720-7489). Only 4 tests come in an order and only two
orders per household. Orders will usually ship in 7-12 days. Please do not wait to order your tests
when you have been exposed or become symptomatic as the tests will not arrive in enough time
for you to be tested. So please order them now so that you and your loved ones can be prepared.
Households that did not place their first two orders of test kits, can now place their first, second,
AND third order. They must complete the ordering process above three (3) times to place both a
first, second, and third order (for a total of 16 test kits; 4 kits for first order, 4 kits for second order,
8 kits for third order).
FREE N-95 MASKS:
The CDC now has a resource on their website where you can see a list of local pharmacies that
have free N-95 masks by using your zip code. Click here or call 1-800-232-0233 (TTY 1-888720-7489).
QUARANTINE AND ISOLATION CALCULATOR:
The CDC now has a Quarantine and Isolation calculator that helps determine how long you
need to isolate or quarantine.
SYMPTOMS, QUARANTINE, AND ISOLATION:
Watch for Symptoms - people with COVID-19 have had a wide range of symptoms reported –
ranging from mild symptoms to severe illness. Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to
the virus and can range from mild to severe. The following are COVID-19 symptoms that people
may experience:
• Fever or chills
• Cough
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing

• Fatigue
• Muscle or body aches
• Headache
•New loss of taste or smell
•Sore throat
•Congestion or runny nose
•Nausea or vomiting
• Diarrhea
This list does not include all possible symptoms. CDC will continue to update this list as we
learn more about COVID-19. Older adults and people who have severe underlying medical conditions like heart or lung disease or diabetes seem to be at higher risk for developing more serious
complications from COVID-19 illness.”
Currently, the local health department and HHCC are implement the previously recommended
CDC guidelines which is a 10 day isolation for those who test positive and a 14 day quarantine
for those exposed to an infected individual.
(GLOSSARY ON PG. 5)
Be aware that when someone tests positive they became contagious 2 days before they developed symptoms, or if they are not experiencing symptoms 2 days before they tested positive not
the day they received their results. If someone was less than 6 feet away from a potential positive
case for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24 hour period they would be considered
a close contact regardless of whether or not both parties were wearing masks. For example, Molly
was within 6 feet of Craig on Thursday night for 10 minutes and on Friday morning for 5 minutes.
Craig developed symptoms Saturday evening, was tested for COVID on Monday, and received
their results on Wednesday. Because Molly was within 6 feet of Craig for a total of 15 minutes
over a 24 hour period within the 2 day timeframe she is now considered to be a close contact. If
you have been identified as a close contact you may or may not need to quarantine depending on
your vaccination status.
If an unvaccinated individual that is not positive is having to take care of someone that is infected, they will need to quarantine for 14 days beginning on the infected person’s 10th day of
isolation, with that day being Day 0 and the following day being Day 1. That means the caregiver
could potentially be out of work for 24 days. If a vaccinated person that is not positive is having
to take care of someone that is infected, they will not have to quarantine but will need to get
tested 5 days from the 10th day of the infected person’s isolation. If a vaccinated person develops
symptoms while caring for an infected person they will need to get tested as soon as possible and
remain at home until they receive their results.
Re-testing of COVID-19 Positive Employees. Per guidance and alignment with HHCC, CDC,
state and local health departments, and OSHA workplace guidance for COVID-19 re-testing of
positive or suspected COVID-19 employees before they return to work, nor providing letters to
go back to work is not recommended.
The recommended reason for not re-testing is an individual may continue to test positive on
a viral test long after they are recovered from COVID-19. These dead viral particles will turn
viral tests positive even though they cannot cause disease in others. The Hopi Health Care Center
strongly encourages employers to use the CDC’s symptom and criteria below even if they continue to test positive. Once they meet the three criteria, they are no longer considered infectious
to others. However, if the employee was severely ill (hospitalized) or in immunocompromised,
plead advise them to visit their primary care provide before returning to work.
The “checklist” below has been updated as of the most recent COVID-19 guidelines from the
CDC and will be used by employers to determine when an employee with confirmed COVID-19
may return to work safely. For additional questions, please call the Hopi Health Care Center
COVID-19 hotline (928) 737-6188.
□ It’s been at last ten days since I first had symptoms or received my positive diagnosis if I’ve
not had symptoms (please note date of first symptoms: (________)
□ Overall my symptoms have improved and I am feeling better.
□ It’s been at least 72 hours since I last had a fever without using fever-reducing medicine.
If you checked all three boxes, you are no longer a considered at risk to infect others and can
go back to work!

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HOPI H.E.O.C UPDATES

Hopi Tribe Department of Health and Human Services Covid-19 Emergency Response, Cont.

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JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

The Hopi Utilities Corporation

Hopi Telecommunications, Inc. (HTI) in Keams
Canyon, Arizona is currently seeking energetic and
highly motivated individuals to join the HTI team.
CURRENT OPENINGS
• Key System/Central Office Tech (Full-time)
CLOSING DATE: September 2, 2022
Requirements: Experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job. Possess
a valid Arizona Driver License and pass a background check.
*Must complete and submit an HTI Employment
Application and resume. Application can be obtained at the Keams Canyon Office. Or through the
HTI Website.
To view job description please visit the HTI website
at: www.hopitelecom.com
For more information, please call the Keams
Canyon Office at (928) 738-4674 or Flagstaff Office
(928) 522-8428 or email info@hopitelecom.com

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OBITUARY

Obituary – William
“Bill” Havens

Hopi Tribal Council
Timothy L. Nuvangyaoma,
Chairman
Craig Andrews
Vice Chairman
Judith Youvella
Tribal Secretary
Nada Talayumptewa,
Tribal Treasurer
Alfonso Sakeva,
Sergeant-At-Arms
Village of Upper
Moenkopi
William Charley
Danny Humetewa Sr.
Leroy Sumatzkuku
Michael Elmer

Submitted by: Bonnie Talakte
Phoenix, Ariz. – August 30, 2022 William “Bill” Havens, 76, of Phoenix, Arizona, passed away peacefully on
August 12, 2022, after a long courageous battle against
kidney cancer. At the time of his passing, he was surrounded by his family and loved ones. He was born on
February 10, 1946, in San Diego, California. Bill is survived by his wife of 32 years Bonnie Talakte, his daughter Robyn Talakte and granddaughter Tamantha “Tam”
Piper. He is also survived by his brother Robert Havens,
sisters Carol and Beverly Havens. Bill met his wife Bonnie in 1990 while participating in the Annual Louis Tewanima Footrace. Bill was also a half-marathon runner as
well as a triathlete.
Bill was a Veteran and served in the Navy during the
Vietnam War aboard the USS O’Bannon, DD-450. Following his departure from the Navy he earned his bachelor’s degree from Ft. Lewis College in Colorado and
later received a Master of Arts Degree in American Indian Studies with an emphasis in Tribal Law from the
University of Arizona (UofA). Following graduation
from the UofA, he served as Chief of Staff to Hopi Tribal Chairman, Ferrell Secakuku and Senior Advisor and
Assistant to Ben Nuvamsa. Serving the Hopi Tribal government and Hopi people was a time of immense joy for
Bill. He deeply respected the Hopi culture and came to
know many tribal members and made many long-lasting
friendships.
The Talakte/Havens family are deeply grateful for the
kindness extended to Bill by all who knew and collaborated with him while he lived on and worked for the Hopi
Tribe.

Village of Bakabi
Marilyn Fredericks
Clifford Qotsaquahu
Velma Kalyesvah
Village of Kyakotsmovi
David Talayumptewa
Phillip Quochytewa, Sr.
Danny Honanie
Herman G. Honanie
Village of Sipaulavi
Rosa Honanie
Anita Bahnimptewa
Raymond Namoki
Village of Mishongnovi
Pansy Edmo
Delores Coochyumptewa
Mervin Yoyetewa
First Mesa Consolidated
Villages
Albert T. Sinquah
Dale Sinquah
Wallace Youvella, Jr.
Ivan L. Sidney

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Tunatya - Intention

Hiisa - Many

Kwisto - Get

Itsivu - Intolerant

Paati - Melt

Yup’a - Go ahead

Tuwat - In turn

Qa’ãntipu - Mistake

Nima - Go home

Qanaani - Jealous (feel)

Qaavo - Next day

Nakwhana - Grant per-

Tumala - Job

Aa’awna - Notify

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Henanata - Jog

Ephaqam - Now & then

Tutskwa - Ground

Suumi - Join

Himu’yva - Obtain

Naasami - Half-dollar

Hintaqa - Kind (what)

Paypi - Oh Well!

Hiñti - Happen (what)

Tuwi’yta - Know

Namora - Option (choice)

Hãalayi - Happy

Ngasta - Lacking

Angqw - Out of origin

Kyaktayti’i - Hurry

Lavayi - Language

Tuqayvasta - Pay Atten-

Wuuni - Idea (thought)

Qa iits - Late

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Pashimu - Important

Tayati - Laugh

Qe’ti - Quit

Sonkya - Improbable

Ya’makma - Leave (exit)

Yõoyoki - Rain

Songyawnen - In effect

Awtuuqayta -Listen

Tutuwna - Instruct

Tunatyawta - Look after

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Larry’s Corner

Shaking my Hopi
thang
Sometimes we forget why we, as Hopis, hold certain
ceremonies throughout the year. We forget the primary
purpose of each ceremony we have. So, some of us now
go with the flow of each ceremony that is performed each
year. We slowly forget about the clouds, the rain, the happiness, and the sovereignty it brings to the Hopi people…
Poli’tikiveh or Butterfly dances are in full effect on the
Hopi reservation.
I sometimes prowl the night chasing mice, and I overhear the singing in the scared kivas with the loud drumming and men yelling with glee…but the butterfly dance
or harvest dance is held when there is going to be a good
harvest… and so we can be happy and merry. That is the
idea of the butterfly dance. But nowadays, it seems we
dance because it’s “fun” and to allow the women to shake
their backsides and their “Hopi things” all over the plaza.
Years ago, I was at a butterfly dance in this one village,
and I swear, it was like a rodeo, where women would
put on a dress and go over to the men who were singing
and “rope” them out to dance with them. All the chaos
of dancing with women, with the men paying them for
dancing with them. It was like the women liked to dance
for money, which in another context, kind of sounds dirty.
Generally, in the entire butterfly dance “craziness” the
songs and dancing were the best.
The songs were about traveling rain and how they
would travel a great distance to get to the Hopi lands and
shower just for that event. But I know that no one pays attention to the songs because we are too busy giving women money and rolled up washcloths with fake flowers. I
remembered one time a while ago. I watched the dance
from a distance and standing next to this woman, and she
said, “I’m gonna dance for gas money, hold my Piccadilly.” When she came back from dancing, she was mad
because all she got was a rolled potholder with a lovely

“Indian” print on it.
We forget why we have butterfly dances; we want to
celebrate, throw everything in the wind, and shake our
Hopi booty. But all in all, we forget that this is when we
can observe as a people to thank everyone for all the help
throughout the year. So sometimes, it’s a good thing to
celebrate and to be reminded about why we have these
dances at the end of the various Hopi cycles.
A while back, I remembered that there was no Facebook, YouTube, or social media outlet, so we never saw
anything online about specific dances around the mesas.
But now I go on Facebook, and all I see is people in traditional attire posing and smiling for the camera, and I
don’t know who they are. It’s strange because we can’t
take pictures of our most sacred ceremonies, but taking
photographs of butterfly dances is OK, and it makes me
wonder why that is OK?
Isn’t this time of year still considered a sacred ceremonial cycle? I guess it depends on whom you ask. Of
course, I did my fair share of pictures of butterfly dances
but never for social media, mainly to keep as a souvenir.
I still find on YouTube that Hopi events that are still being shown, and of course, I watch them and share them,
but even I must be reminded that pictures and videos we
share on social media are displayed to the entire world.
Then I wonder why some of us Hopi people then complain about our culture being copied and taken by others
as their own.
I believe we are killing our own culture…and we forget
about that, which is so ironic. But sometimes, forgetting
is a way to move forward, like moving forward from hate,
destruction, or despair. Maybe that’s why we “forget” and
I see a lot of that on the Hopi reservation. It puzzles me
that we can have so much dislike for one another and still
do our Hopi religion when our faith calls for everyone

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to come together and be happy with one another. But we
fake our happiness and come together because we “have
to” then we dislike each other again the next day. Then
we wonder why our children are disrespectful little mushheads.
I like this saying, and I don’t know where it came from,
but someone said, “It takes a village to raise a child.” I
always wondered about that. I always thought that each
woman takes a turn raising the same kid, but it turns out
that by “village” it means that that child watches us all.
We are all kin to that child, and we are the most significant influence because the child always looks to those
who care for them and feed them for guidance and learning.
So, it turns out society is what everything that child
sees… Of course, in the Hopi community, we will hear
the same verse “…it starts in the home, and with the parents…” and YES, it is true, teachings start in the home.
And when you live in a society with hundreds of relatives, I think the Hopi reservation is just one big home
to us all.
So everywhere you go on the Hopi reservation is like
one big home; your different relatives are supposed to
teach and guide you through life with all our Hopi lifeways.
My advice to you is that we are proud people, but we
are also very individualized, and with that, I mean that we
don’t like to do things together all the time, just for specific events. If we call ourselves a “community” we need
to start FORGETTING the hate, the bigotry, the loathing,
and the greed… and every word that defines the opposite
of happiness. Be like me…a cat…I like to lounge around
and watch the birds and the poli’tikiveh and enjoy eating
pizza…sometimes it’s not that hard to do.

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Dangerous
heat predicted
to hit 3 times
more often in
future
Seth Borenstein
Associated Press

What's considered officially "dangerous heat" in coming decades will likely hit much of the world at least three
times more often as climate change worsens, according to
a new study.
In much of Earth's wealthy mid-latitudes, spiking temperatures and humidity that feel like 103 degrees or higher -- now an occasional summer shock — statistically
should happen 20 to 50 times a year by mid-century, said
a study Monday in the journal Communications Earth &
Environment.
By 2100, that brutal heat index may linger for most of
the summer for places like the U.S. Southeast, the study's
author said.
And it's far worse for the sticky tropics. The study said
a heat index considered "extremely dangerous" where the
feels-like heat index exceeds 124 degrees — now something that rarely happens — will likely strike a tropical
belt that includes India one to four weeks a year by century's end.
"So that's kind of the scary thing about this," said study
author Lucas Zeppetello, a Harvard climate scientist.
"That's something where potentially billions of people
are going to be exposed to extremely dangerous levels of
heat very regularly. So something that's gone from virtually never happening before will go to something that is
happening every year."
Zeppetello and colleagues used more than 1,000 computer simulations to look at the probabilities of two differ-

ent levels of high heat -- heat indexes of 103 degrees and
above 124 degrees, which are dangerous and extremely dangerous thresholds according to the U.S. National
Weather Service. They calculated for the years 2050 and
2100 and compared that to how often that heat happened
each year across the world from 1979 to 1998.
The study found a three- to ten-fold increase in 103-degree heat in the mid-latitudes even in the unlikely bestcase scenario of global warming limited to only 3.6 degrees since pre-industrial times -- the less stringent of
two international goals.
There's only a 5 percent chance for warming to be that
low and that infrequent, the study found. What's more
likely, according to the study, is that the 103-degree heat
will steam the tropics "during most days of each typical
year" by 2100.
Chicago hit that 103 degree heat index level only four
times from 1979 to 1998. But the study's most likely scenario shows Chicago hitting that hot-and-sticky threshold
11 times a year by the end of the century.
Heat waves are one of the new four horsemen of apocalyptic climate change, along with sea level rise, water
scarcity and changes in the overall ecosystem, said Zeppetello, who did much of the research at University of
Washington state during the warming-charged 2021 heat
wave that shattered records and killed thousands.
"Sadly, the horrific predictions shown in this study are
credible," climate scientist Jennifer Francis of the Woodwell Climate Research Center, who was not part of the
study team, said in an email. "The past two summers
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lethal heat waves in Europe, China, northwestern North
America, India, the south-central U.S., the U.K., central
Siberia, and even New England. Already hot places will
become uninhabitable as heat indices exceed dangerous
thresholds, affecting humans and ecosystems alike. Areas
where extreme heat is now rare will also suffer increasingly, as infrastructure and living things are ill-adapted to
the crushing heat."
The study focuses on the heat index and that's smart
because it's not just heat but the combination with humidity that hurts health, said Harvard School of Public
Health professor Dr. Renee Salas, who is an emergency
room physician.
"As the heat index rises, it becomes harder and harder
to cool our bodies," Salas, who wasn't part of the research
team, said in an email. "Heat stroke is a potentially deadly
form of heat illness that occurs when body temperatures
rise to dangerous levels."
The study is based on mathematical probabilities instead of other climate research that looks at what happens
at various carbon pollution levels. Because of that, University of Pennsylvania climate scientist Michael Mann
is more skeptical of this research. It also doesn't take into
account landmark U.S. climate legislation that President
Joe Biden signed earlier this month or new efforts by
Australia, he said.
"The obstacles at this point are political and no statistical methods, regardless of how powerful or sophisticated
can predict whether we will garner the political will to
overcome them," Mann said in an email. "But there is
reason for cautious optimism."

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FEMA declares new strategy to engage tribes

Mud and devastation remain in lower Lafitte, Louisiana, on Oct.14, 2021, after Hurricane Ida struck the area Aug. 29, 2021. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has developed a singular
plan to engage more fully with hundreds of Native American tribes who continue to face climate change-related disasters, the agency announced Thursday, Aug. 18. (Photo by Dianna Hunt/Indian Country Today)

Terry Tang
Associated Press
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has developed a new strategy to better engage with hundreds of
Native American tribes as they face climate change-related disasters, the agency announced Thursday.
FEMA will include the 574 federally recognized tribal
nations in discussions about possible future dangers from
climate change. It has earmarked $50 million in grants for
tribes pursuing ways to ease burdens related to extreme
weather. Tribal governments will be offered more training on how to navigate applying for FEMA funds. The
new plan calls for tribal liaisons to give a yearly report to
FEMA leaders on how prepared tribes are.
“We are seeing communities across the country that are
facing increased threats as a result of climate change,"
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell said in a conference call with media. “What we want to do in this strategy is make sure that we can reach out to tribal nations and
help them understand what the potential future threats are
going to be.”
In recent years, tribal and Indigenous communities
have faced upheaval dealing with changing sea levels as
well as an increase in floods and wildfires. Tribal citizens
have lost homes or live in homes that need to be relocated
because of coastal erosion. Some cannot preserve cultural
traditions like hunting and fishing because of climate-related drought.
Lynda Zambrano, executive director of the Snohomish, Washington-based National Tribal Emergency Management Council, said tribes historically had to make do
with nobody to guide them. For example, over 200 Native villages in Alaska have had to share one FEMA tribal
liaison. Or different tribes were told different things. So,
nonprofits like the council tried to fill in gaps with their
own training, she said.
“The way that I equate it to people is that they built the
highway, but they never created the on ramps,” Zambrano said. “If FEMA is just now getting around to building
the ramps, well, that’d be a good thing. But there needs to
be very clear policy and procedure and direction—and it

has to be consistent.”
Tribes have historically been disproportionately impacted by natural disasters because they are in high-risk
areas and have little infrastructure, she added. They will
only continue to be vulnerable.
It was only in 2013 under the Sandy Recovery Improvement Act that federally recognized tribes obtained
the ability to directly request emergency and disaster declarations. Before, they had to apply for disaster funding
through the states.
The new strategy emphasizes making sure tribes know
of every FEMA grant program and how to apply for it.
The hope is this will give them an equitable chance at
getting funding. The agency hopes to find ways to get
around barriers like FEMA cost share, or the portion of
disaster or project funding that the federal government
will cover. In some cases, tribes simply can't afford to
pay their share.
“In those areas where we can’t, what we want to do is
to be able to work with the tribes to help them find other
funding sources to help them stitch together the different
funding streams that might be out there," Criswell said.
However, FEMA’s new strategy to engage Native tribes
seems specifically aimed at those with federal recognition. That would seem to leave out tribes that only have
state recognition or no recognition. In a place like Louisiana that nuance could leave out many Native Americans
most affected by climate change.
When Hurricane Ida came ashore in 2021, it devastated
a large swath of southeast Louisiana that has been home
to Native Americans for centuries. With climate change,
hurricanes are expected to get stronger and wetter. But
the tribes most affected by Ida say not having federal
recognition has stymied their ability to prepare for and
recover from storms.
Cherie Matherne is the cultural heritage and resiliency coordinator for the Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe.
Upon hearing about FEMA’s announcement, she said she
wished the changes would also be applied to tribes without federal recognition like hers.
“It’s an oversight if they don’t work with state recognized tribes,” said Matherne, who is living in a trailer

next to her gutted home in southeastern Louisiana. “If
there are grants for tribal nations and tribal people that
would be very helpful information for people to know.”
FEMA will continue to work with state and local governments to ensure state -recognized tribes are getting
assistance, agency officials said.
Another change under the new strategy is more FEMA
staff meeting tribes on their land, a request the agency
got from multiple tribes. This will include anything from
in-person technical assistance in small, rural communities
to appearing at large national or regional tribal events.
Bill Auberle, co-founder of the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals at Northern Arizona University, said this focus on regular interactions on tribal land
is an immense development. More intimate discussions
such as workshops, roundtables and webinars are “exceedingly important to tribes.”
“It's one thing to send out a notice and say ‘We would
like your response,'" Auberle said. “Some of those tribes
are small but have very serious needs. FEMA can certainly appreciate that.”
In addition to making more funds available to tribes,
FEMA could also help by providing things like technical
support as tribes prepare for and adapt to climate change,
Auberle said.
The push to ensure all tribes fully understand how to
access FEMA assistance or other related grants will be
done with webinars, tribal consultations or regular meetings with FEMA regional staff.
Agency workers will get trained as well, learning a
historic and legal overview about tribal sovereignty and
cultural sensitivities.
Zambrano, of the National Tribal Emergency Management Council, hope this leads to every tribal nation
getting funding for an emergency management program.
“Our tribal nations are a good 30 years behind the curveball in developing their emergency management programs,” she said. “Nobody is better at being able to identify, mitigate, prepare and respond to a disaster in Indian
Country than the people that live there.”

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Weatherization
Assistance program
No-cost, energy-efficient
home improvements

APS customers who own a home on Navajo or Hopi tribal land may be eligible for no-cost,
energy-efficient home improvements that could help lower your energy bill, including:
• Air sealing
• Improved insulation
• Heating, cooling and air quality
The energy-efficient improvements are made through Red Feather Development Group.
To learn more and see if you qualify, call Red Feather at 928-440-5119.

More ways to save on your energy bill
Our Energy Support program offers qualified customers a 25%
discount on their energy bill every month. To see if you qualify
and find other assistance resources, visit aps.com/assistance.

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/tribal%3Ahopi_arizona%3Ab5fd931a5c051863. Public record. Not legal advice.