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

Hopi Tribal Programs and Regulated Entities

Await FY2022 General Fund Budget Figures

and Appropriations Language

Small Animal

Control Returns

after two year

hiatus

PG 4

Hopi Credit

Association and Hopi

Relief Release Hopi

Small business

directory.

PG .5

COLUMN

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LARRY’S CORNER

I’m angry and I don’t know

why? Read more about it

COMMUNITY

More on Page 2

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Hopivewat learning center to

receive $50,000...

Pictured l-r: Wilfred Gaseoma - Chief of Staff Office of the Vice Chairman/Previous Hopi Tribal Treasurer, Eugene Talas - Budget Operating Team (BOT) Chair/Hopi Veterans Services Director, Nada Talayumptewa - Current Hopi Tribal Treasurer during March 22, 2022 BOT

Presentation to Hopi Tribal Council regarding FY2022 Hopi Tribal General Fund Budget figures. (Photo by Romalita Laban/HT)

Reservation Dogs - is this

another epidemic-like

situation?

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Hopi Tutuveni April 6, 2022

Hopi Tribal Programs and Regulated Entities Await FY2022

General Fund Budget Figures and Appropriations Language

By: Romalita Laban, Hopi Tutuveni

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – April 1, 2022 Hopi Tutuveni, along with all other Hopi Tribal Programs,

Regulated Entities and Villages await final figures

and amended appropriations language for the Hopi

Tribe’s FY2022 Hopi Tribal General Fund Budget

figures, Expenditure and Appropriations Language.

Hopi Tutuveni staff submitted the following inquiry on Monday morning, March 28, 2022, to Hopi

Tribal Secretary’s Office: “Can an update be provided regarding when Tribal Council will be meeting again to address the BOT's presentation of the

FY2022 budget, please? I have left messages with

Secretary Office staff, BOT Chairperson and KUYI

regarding an updated ZOOM link on Saturday,

March 26, 2022 and have not received any replies

thus far.”

The inquiry was sent after not receiving updated

ZOOM meeting link information from Hopi Tribal

Secretary’s Office for the Saturday March 26, 2022

1:00 p.m. session at which the Budget Operating

Team was to present final FY2022 Budget figures

and Expenditure and Appropriations Language for

Hopi Tribal Council action.

Judith Youvella, Hopi Tribal Secretary replied

that same March 28, 2022 morning with the following, “on Saturday, March 26, 2022, the Hopi

Tribal Council approved the FY 2022 Budget and

Appropriations Language. We had technical issues

with accessing [zoom], notification wasn’t sent out

to yourself and KUYI as we had limited use of our

equipment.”

Hopi Tutuveni staff inquired further with the

question, “Was a decision made about whether the

FY 2022 Budget and Appropriations Language will

be sent to Hopi Tutuveni for publication and for the

public’s information and by when?”

Youvella replied, “The Hopi Tribal Council held

no discussion or decision on public notification. The

Tribal Secretary’s office will contact you when the

material is prepared and available.”

No further contact has been received as of Hopi

Tutuveni’s submission deadline to printers, from the

Hopi Tribal Secretary’s Office, Hopi Tribal Treasurer or the Budget Operating Team regarding publishing any information regarding the FY2022 Hopi

Tribal General Fund Budget figures, Expenditure

and Appropriations Language and for public information in the April 6, 2022 publication.

Reservation Dogs – Is this another Epidemic-like Situation on Hopi?

Village pack dogs roaming and looking for food throughout the Hopi reservation. (Photo by Carl Onsae/HT)

By: Hopi Tutuveni Staff

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – March 31, 2022 “Reservation

Dogs” is not just a popular TV series but it is an actual term used by some Natives living on the reservation.

This term also describes a dog which wanders around the

reservation with no care, has no home, no food, no water,

and no master or anyone to care for them. And these dogs

seem to survive the longest here on the Hopi reservation.

It also seems that every Hopi village could be home to an

estimated 50-60 stray dogs which multiplied by the count

of 12 villages, could get us up to around 600-720 stray

dogs throughout the Hopi reservation. And each month,

even more puppies are being born to those same stray

dogs. This reservation-wide problem seems to have become an epidemic that Hopi people have dealt with for

quite some time even before the current world wide pan-

demic.

Some residents of several villages have gone the extra step of “adopting” some of the stray dogs; with the

goal of training them as guard dogs to protect their family

homes and keep anyone, whose aim is to harm. This type

of practice may be suitable for some homeowners but it

can become a nuisance when adopted strays are not tied

up and are fed less and less over time.

Seth Collateta, Deputy Animal Control Officer for the

Small Animal Control here on the Hopi reservation, stated, “According to the Hopi Tribal code, Ordinance #61

states that ‘Dogs and cats can free roam. As long as they

are vaccinated and comply with small animal control,’

so we are going by this ordinance.” The ordinance was

passed in 2016. This situation is not new and has been a

nuisance for quite some time thus the need to pass a new

ordinance.

Some of the uncontrolled reservation dogs are forming semi-wild packs which are starting to attack family

pets and residents. In recent times, it seems the packs

roam from village to village and behave like wild coyotes

and start to harass other village dogs and cats within the

villages. Concern about what to do with these wild dog

packs, continues to grow.

Collateta stated, “We are planning to talk with all the

CSAs of the villages to schedule a meeting to talk about

what to do about this problem. But the situation is getting

in touch with the villages to take action.”

Some Hotevilla Village residents speculate that stray

dogs are mating with coyotes coupled with food scarcity

leading dogs to find food in the wild and becoming more

aggressive and territorial.

CONT. ON PG 3

Hopi Tutuveni April 6, 2022

Hopivewat Learning Center to Receive $50,000 American Rescue Plan Grant

from the National Endowment for the Arts

Submitted by: Colleen Lucero – Managing Director

FOR HOPI TUTUVENI

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – March 30, 2022 Hopivewat

Learning Center (HLC) is pleased to announce they have

been approved to receive an American Rescue Plan grant

from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to help

the arts and cultural sector recover from the pandemic.

Hopivewat Learning Center is recommended to receive

$50,000 and may use this funding to save jobs and to

fund operations and facilities, health and safety supplies,

and marketing and promotional efforts to encourage attendance and participation. In total, the NEA will award

grants totaling $57,750,000 to 567 arts organizations in

all 50 states, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and

Washington, D.C.

“Our nation’s arts sector has been among the hardest hit

by the COVID-19 pandemic. The National Endowment

for the Arts’ American Rescue Plan funding will help arts

organizations, such as Hopivewat Learning Center, rebuild and reopen,” said Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson, Chair

of the NEA. “The arts are crucial in helping America’s

communities heal, unite, and inspire, as well as essential

to our nation’s economic recovery.”

“It is Hopivewat Learning Center’s overall vision to responsibly steward our cultural assets in a central location

on Hopi. Our organization is proud to announce the ac-

quisition of the NEA American Rescue Plan Grant to support recovery efforts from the pandemic and support the

survival of our traditional Hopi values and principles.”

– Lee Yaiva, Hopivewat Board of Trustees Chairman

Hopivewat Learning Center is a home for preserving,

sharing, learning and teaching navoti and lavayi, perpetuating survival of Hopivewat (Hopi cultural ways) for all.

The grant funds will be used to continue the Hopivewat

project operations, which involve the resumption of safe

programming within the local community, marketing,

promotion, and ongoing work towards breaking ground

on the landsite. The HLC staff will work with Hopi artisans (basket makers, weavers, katsina doll carvers, etc.)

from each of the 12 Hopi villages. Artisans will receive

a stipend to assist with ongoing efforts to reconnect the

Beenhouwer collection with the Hopi community. The

Beenhouwer Fine Art Collection was donated to the Hopi

Tribe in 1995 by Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Beenhouwer of

Santa Fe, N.M. The couple collected indigenous cultural

art over more than thirty years including works by Hopi-Tewa master artists. The collection consists of 878 fine

art items such as katsina dolls, specialty jewlery, baskets,

textiles, paintings, pottery and musical instruments that

are currently housed at the Museum of Northern Arizona.

The overall intention and purpose for this collection is to

be shared for future research, education, exhibit purposes

for the Hopi communities and the general public.

Artisans will help explain techniques and designs, in

accordance with their specific skills and knowledge to offer insight into appropriate hands-on activities, and share

any relevant cultural knowledge and protocols. Monthly

presentations are to be held in several different villages

across the reservation to reach a wide range of community members, from youth to elders. Working with artisans

not only strengthens our connection to our Hopi Sinom

but facilitates intergenerational learning and allows us

to delve much deeper into the collection, offering more

varied kinds of programming that will appeal to different

segments of the Hopi community. The HLC will implement all CDC requirements as recommended and provide

masks and hand sanitizer at all events.

The Hopivewat organization will kick off their grant

work by having a trash clean up at the project site located on Second Mesa, Arizona next to the Hopi Cultural

Center on April 23, 2022 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

For more information please contact Colleen Lucero via

email at: hopivewat@gmail.com

The mailing address for HLC is: Hopivewat Learning

Center, P.O. Box 152, Kykotsmovi, Ariz. 86039

For more information on the NEA’s American Rescue Plan grants, including the full list of arts organizations funded in this announcement, visit www.arts.gov/

COVID-19/the-american-rescue-plan.

Askwalí! Kwakwhá – Thank you!

Reservation Dogs – Is this another Epidemic-like Situation on Hopi? Cont.

Melody Wytewa, a Hotevilla Village resident, stated, “I

don’t go walking or running because all these wild dogs

around here are biting people, and I don’t want that to

happen to me or my daughter.” An incident had occurred

to Wytewa’s family dog on December 27, 2021, when

a pack of dogs attacked and killed her puppy. Wytewa

stated, “My dog Ice Cream was attacked by these dogs,

and they killed him. Those dogs kept attacking my dog

then started to eat him. It was a sad day for our family,

especially for my daughter who loved her dog.” These

types of incidents have occurred all over Hotevilla village

leaving villagers afraid of walking around the community and thinking it will only be a matter of time before

someone is seriously hurt or killed by the wild pack dogs.

Wytewa also stated, “I have been talking to the CSA of

Hotevilla about what happened to my dog. And I asked

the CSA what the plan was to do about these dogs [who]

are doing this around Hotevilla. The CSA said she was

sorry about what happened to my dog, ‘Ice Cream’ and

wanted to bring animal control to deal with these stray

dogs.” Wytewa is still waiting for an outcome or solution

to this problem.

Lillian Dennis, Interim Community Service Adminis-

trator for the village of Hotevilla, spoke about Wytewa’s

incident. Lilian was deeply sorry for what happened to

the family dog. Dennis had called Hopi Law Enforcement

about the incident, but they too had little to no resources

about what to do with these stray dogs.

With the increase of attacks from the stray dogs, Dennis stated that she is doing all she can to combat this problem. Dennis said, “Currently, we have no assistance from

anyone to help with this dog problem. We have been in

contact with animal control about the situation, but they

too had limited resources and manpower to help with the

villages.” Another issue is the increase of ticks which the

stray dogs carry around the village. Dennis stated, “Ticks

have always been a problem here in Hotevilla, and we

helped several homeowners remove old beds, trash, and

junk from the front yards where dogs congregate. So really, it’s up to the homeowner to help combat the tick problem.” Lastly, Dennis stated, “We will be issuing flyers to

all homeowners not to leave food outside for any animal

to eat and to call to report anything about these strays

bothering the family home.”

Collateta also mentioned that in “May this year” there

are plans for a Spay and Neuter clinic which will be

available for Hopi residents to take their pets there to be

treated. Collateta wanted everyone to know that it’s up to

the pet owners to take responsibility for caring for a pet.

Collateta stated, “It comes down to the pet owner to be

responsible for taking care of their pet, from getting them

vaccinated and their shots.”

So how can we combat this epidemic-like situation the

Hopi people are dealing with? How can we stop the interbreeding between coyotes and domesticated dogs? Collateta answered some of these questions by stressing if pet

owners took more responsibility by getting them spayed

and neutered that could keep the population down and

even if the program did all it could, it would still need pet

owners to help by taking responsibility to control pets,

as well.

With very little resources, the Small Animal Control

program is doing all it can under its authority to address

problems surrounding the control of stray dogs. It is good

to know the program has been revived. Perhaps problems

associated with stray animals will be decreased while

simultaneously seeing an increase in pet owners taking

responsibility for their pets throughout the Hopi reservation.

Hopi Tutuveni April 6, 2022

Small Animal Control Returns After Two Year Hiatus

Program leaders share information during meet and greet event

The event provided an opportunity to showcase the new animal control vehicle which comes

equipped with various sized cages (Photo provided by original sender).

FOR MEDIA RELEASE

Kykotsmovi, Arizona – On Tuesday, March 15, 2022,

staff of the Hopi Small Animal Control Program set up

shop outside the Hopi Tribal Complex to introduce themselves and the revived program to members of the community. The event targeted the Hopi tribal employees to

inform them that the Small Animal Control Program is

back up and running after almost 2 years of dormancy

due to the pandemic.

“During the last two years there has been a dramatic

increase in the population of owned and unowned dogs

that roam the villages and communities posing a potential

health and safety risk for spread of vector-borne disease

and zoonotic disease and injury through dog bites,” said

Madeline Sahneyah, Public Health Compliance Program

Officer and Manager of the Hopi Small Animal Control

Program. “This event is one of many more needed to encourage residents to become responsible pet owners and

abide by the requirements of the Small Animal Control

Ordinance #61.”

The event also served as an introduction of Seth Collateta, Deputy Animal Control Officer who joined his team

to provide packets containing rabies prevention, responsible dog owner, dog bite prevention, and pet registration

event information. In addition, a brief survey helped to

gather data regarding dog bites, number of dogs owned,

knowledge of Rabies and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

(RMSF), and if residents have seen ticks on their dogs.

This data will help to determine priority areas for provid-

Hopi Tutuveni wants to

know how we are doing.

Call or email us to tell us if we are doing a good job. We need your

feedback

Left to right: Madeline Sahneyah- Public Health Compliance officer, Seth Collateta, Deputy

Animal Control Officer (Photo provided by original sender).

928-734-3283 or rlaban@hopi.nsn.us

ing comprehensive program services.

“Tribal members can rest assured that we are working

on solutions for the dog problem. We are addressing the

overpopulation of unowned and unwanted dogs that roam

the villages and communities,” said Collateta. “Residents

who live here should not have to be fearful while going

for a walk or just to go outside in general because of vicious dogs.”

Pet owners are encouraged to attend the upcoming pet

registration event which will take place on March 21,

2022, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Keams Canyon.

More information on the event and the program is available by calling (928) 734-3806.

Hopi Tutuveni April 6, 2022

Hopi Credit Association and Hopi Relief Release

Hopi Small Business Directory

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Hopi Reservation, Ariz. – March 30, 2022 Hopi Credit

Association is proud to announce the release of its first

Hopi Business Directory featuring over 100 Hopi owned

businesses spanning a wide array of services and products. Printed copies of the Hopi Business Directory will

be distributed in what is hoped to be the first of an annual effort to promote and support Hopi entrepreneurs.

The Hopi Business Directory was the culmination of a

$50,000 grant project funded in 2020 by NDN Collective and Oweesta. Hopi Credit Association and its project

partner, Hopi Relief, are actively seeking grant funding

opportunities to build on the foundation set in the first

year including: expanding the number of small businesses featured in the directory and building on the success of

the first Hopi Small Business Week and Hopi Business

Fair and Expo, held in June and July 2021 respectively.

“This grant project is the first step toward the longterm goal of establishing programs and services to help

support, grow, and sustain Hopi businesses” said Alissa

Charley of Hopi Credit Association. “Hopi entrepreneurs

offer unique value to the local community and far beyond.

Our hope is that we create support services that will help

each business owner thrive through education, networking, and promotional opportunities that are rooted in our

cultural traditions and values.”

For this project, Hopi Credit Association partnered

with Hopi Relief Executive Director, Wendi Lewis to as-

sist in the development of the directory as well as Hopi

Small Business Week and the Hopi Business Fair. When

she was approached with the partnership opportunity,

Ms. Lewis immediately agreed to participate and shared,

“Hopi Relief has a vision for developing a food pantry

and community resource center that serves small businesses on Hopi. The impact of COVID has unveiled a

number of areas that need attention across Hopi. Currently, there is no organization on the Hopi reservation that

provides consistent assistance and services to small business owners. Together Hopi Relief and Hopi Credit Association can grow and develop small business programs

and services unique to our Hopi people.”

Together Hopi Credit Association and Hopi Relief will

continue their campaign to "Support Hopi Small Business” by hosting the 2nd Annual Hopi Small Business

Week and Small Business Directory Fair in June and July

of 2022. These two events feature small business webinars, in-person presentations, and opportunities for small

businesses and entrepreneurs on Hopi to showcase their

food, art, or goods and services for sale on and around

the Hopi reservation. More information will be shared on

these events at a later date.

About Hopi Credit Association

Hopi Credit Association is a Native Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) loan fund. As a Native CDFI the HCA is dedicated to the realization of full

economic development for Hopi Tribal members. The

HCA mission is “to enhance the quality of life by pro-

viding lending, financial education, and training opportunities for our Hopi Sinom (people) to become informed

consumers.” HCA advances its mission by providing a

range of financial products and development services to

Hopi tribal members residing on the Hopi Reservation.

For more information about Hopi Credit Association,

please visit https://hopicredit.us/ or email lisa@hopicredit.us. Hopi Credit Association is an exempt organization

as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue

Code; EIN: 86-6053269

About Hopi Relief

Hopi Relief is an 501(c)(3) organization, led by Hopi

tribal members, most of whom reside in urban areas.

Originally established to provide direct relief to the Hopi

reservation during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond,

Hopi Relief’s mission is “To uphold the act of ‘coming

together to help one another’ by creating pathways to

connections and services for the Hopi people.” In addition to sustaining its work of providing pandemic relief

services, Hopi Relief’s long-term work is focused in two

key areas: food pantry development and small business

support for the Hopi people.

For more information about Hopi Relief, please visit

https://hopirelief.org/ or email Wendi@HopiRelief.org.

Hopi Relief is an exempt organization as described in

Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; EIN 852055678.

Hopi Tutuveni April 6, 2022

Hopi Vocational Rehabilitation Program

Do you have a disability?

In high school

with a current

I.E.P.

(Individualized

Education Plan) ?

Are you enrolled

in ANY federally

recognized tribe?

Do you want to work

but your disability is

blocking you?

Do you live on

the Hopi

Reservation

(including Hopi

Housing in Winslow,

AZ)

If you answered YES to all questions, give us a call at (928) 734—3524

Providing Quality Personal

Care and Homemaker Services

to all Eligible Members with

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N O W H IR IN G D C W

DCW will be providing care for individuals with disabilities

to anyone that needs assistance in their home.

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We assist with ALTC applications to anyone needing to

begin the process of receiving ALTC services.

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We are a dedicated Home Care Agency that provides

services to all Native American families throughout

Arizona area.

*Dressing *Respite Care *Bathing *Grooming

*Light Housekeeping *Preparing Healthy Meals

*Medication Reminders *Companionship/ Socializing

For more Information, Call us at:

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HOPI H.E.O.C UPDATES

Hopi Tutuveni April 6, 2022

Hopi Tribe Department of Health and Human Services Covid-19 Emergency

Response April 1, 2022 Report

KYKOTSMOVI, AZ – April 1, 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 March for those 5 years 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) 737-6198 or 737-6197.

COVID-19 Testing Drive-up Testing schedule: Monday, Wednesday & Friday from 8:15–

9:30 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.

TUBA CITY REGIONAL HEALTH CARE CORPORATION (TCRHCC) – COMMUNITY COVID-19 TESTING & VACCINATION INFORMATION:

To all Moenkopi residents: 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 1-866-976-5941. TCRHCC now 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 order of test kits, can

now place their first AND second order. They must complete the ordering process above two

(2) times to place both a first and second order (for a total of 8 test kits).

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

1-888-720-7489).

QUARANTINE AND ISOLATION CALCULATOR:

The CDC now has a Quarantine and Isolation calculator that helps determine how long

you need to isolate or quarantine.

(TABLE ON PG 5)

“CDC is recommending that moderately or severely immunocompromised 5–11-yearolds receive an additional primary dose of vaccine 28 days after their second shot.” Remember that the only vaccine that 5-17 year olds are eligible for is Pfizer.

SOURCE: Different COVID-19 Vaccines – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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!

Hopi Tutuveni April 6, 2022

HOPI H.E.O.C UPDATES

Hopi Tribe Department of Health and Human Services Covid-19 Emergency Response April 1. 2022 Report, Cont.

Hopi Tutuveni April 6, 2022

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Wiiki’yma - Guide (Sin-

Tuwi’yta - Able (skillful)

Pö’i’yta - Debt (Have)

gular)

Yuki’at - Accomplishment

Öqala - Determined

Sivaqöpqö - Heater

Tukopna - Accuse

Alögö - Different

Hopiiqatsi - Hopi Way of

Hintsakpi - Activity

Hötsiwa - Doorway

Life

Pu’ason - Afterward

Hiihiko - Drink

Nù’okwa - Kind Hearted

Qe’ti - Back out of

Nan’ip - Each (of two)

Ngahu - Medicine

Novaki - Bakery

Tutuqayiw - Education

Muytala - Moon Light

Tuptsiwni - Belief

Töövu - Ember

Tömö - Season (Winter)

Kwusiva - Bring

Tumal’aya - Employee

Nuvati - Snowed

Pàato - Burst

Tunatya - Endeavor

Nawini - Suggestion

Pitanakts - Cap/Hat

Naatsiki - Factionalize

Tsangaw - Thank Good-

Sikiki - Car (Auto)

Qöpqö - Fire place

ness

Kansulmongwi - Chair-

Saavu - Fire wood

Kyaamuya - Winter

man Namora - Choice

Tuuqayta - Fluent

(Solstice)

Iyoho’ti - Cold (Weather)

Qalaptu - Get Over (Re-

Hihìiyà - Wow!

Kyesmismuyaw - Decem-

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Hopi Tutuveni April 6, 2022

As a cat, I saw my fair share of ups and downs,

and just like anyone else, emotions got the better

of me. Of course, we can feel sad, happy, angry,

excited, depressed, etc. But one thing that stuck

out to me the most was the word angry. Now it

may seem like just an emotion but to many, being

angry is so much more than that.

Remember, in the Star Wars movie, Yoda stated, “Fear leads to anger, Anger leads to hate. Hate

leads to suffering.” Now that saying, in my cat

opinion, is true about what we learn from anger.

Many Hopis perceive that hate is something our

way of life will be better off if it was not there or

never existed. “Hate” is so powerful it could bring

worlds to an end, but we Hopis seem to use and

express this word, “hate” so willy-nilly that we

don’t see a problem in using that word.

The way that I see it, children learn this word

from their parents, relatives, cousins etc. Not because it’s a word but because their parents don’t

like certain people, and they teach their children

to hate that person. A lot of our Hopi learn this

type of word at an early stage of life when all in

all, they want to have friends and be happy. But

when our parents tell us to hate someone, we learn

that and so we learn how to hate something or

someone we never associated with, and we grow

up finally wondering why we are so hateful to a

family or a person.

Hopis have this type of grudge that stays with

them for generations upon generations. Kind of

like the “Hatfields and McCoys” type situation.

Pretty soon they hold grudges about people they

don’t even know or why we were taught to be an-

Larry’s Corner

“Im angry and

I don’t know why“

gry with. That is why , I believe, we will never

learn how to forgive and forget the past.

Speaking of the past. We see pictures on the

internet of the hisat’sinom or past Hopi people,

and they look like they have it all together with

their farming, ceremonies, families, etc. But in

fact, they are just like a modern-day Hopi person

who held grudges, hated one another, and felt that

their life would be better if certain people in their

lives never existed either. Now I’m not saying it’s

totally true, but it could be valid since we must

learn this type of emotion and keep grudges and

we learn from the past.

Now that may come as a shock to you, but trust

me, we were never peaceful people; we were never keepers of faith and wisdom. We were like how

we are today, hateful, spiteful, and non-remorseful. And how could we become peaceful people

if peace was never in our vocabulary in the first

place?

Of course, there are some good Hopi people,

but that still does not affect how we associate ourselves with the word “HATE.”

When I was a mush head kitten, my grandmother took me out of 1st grade and put me into

another school. I didn’t know why I was placed

in another school when I had all my friends there.

Come to find out, my grandmother did not like

a certain someone in that school who at the time

was a teacher, I believe, and my grandmother

wanted me out of there all because she didn’t like

that certain someone.

Hate becomes a generational thing when we let

it, and that’s why a lot of our Hopi people don’t

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get along; we think we are doing the right thing,

but when our love for hate appears, we tend to

hold grudges against people we don’t even know,

and that is why we are living in a broken world.

Of course, there is still love, but in my opinion

that love is still so small it tends to go unnoticed,

and we tend to push that aside because we have so

much anger and hate in our system. That is all we

know, and that is all we seem to associate.

So, who can we blame for this type of emotion?

Media? Human error? Existence? There are two

types of people in the world, one is where they see

humans for what they indeed are, and two, they

see humans for what they become. Now I’m not

saying I can see why humans are like this. I can

say that humans are just the way they are because

it’s always been like that.

Am I an angry cat? Yes, but I have a certain way

that I express that anger. Does that mean that I am

an angry cat to others? No. Anger can be good and

wrong at the same time, we can hurt others with

our offense, and we can fend off others not to hurt

someone, but it’s up to us and how you channel it.

So, my advice is to remember that “Hate” is

something we might not want to teach our children; we expect them to know their feelings. We

don’t always have classes to teach our feelings

and how to address them adequately. The world is

so hateful nowadays because we throw that word

around like a ball and expect it to hit someone. But

not all is lost; there is still love in this world. We

must see it through this thick fog of hate, but once

we do, it’s like the ending scene from “Land Before Time.” But then again, I hated ‘Sharp tooth.’

Hopi Tutuveni April 6, 2022

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

HTEDC is seeking an Accounting Assistant.

The Accounting Assistant supports and assist the overall Accounting Department with assigned tasks and job

duties from the entities of the corporation and CFO.

Selected applicants must have: A professional, positive attitude with management, co-workers, and general

public; Ensure all communication is clear and concise;

Follow other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor

or CFO.

• Three or more years of accounting experience

• Knowledge in standard office procedures

• Ability to perform simple accounting reconciliation

For more information or submit resume, please contact Courtney Erickson at (928)522-8675 or email cerickson@htedc.net

Public Service Announcement

Request for Proposal

Request for Proposal for Special Education

Services:

Special Education Ancillary/Related Services

-School Psychologist

Public notice is hereby given that the Second Mesa

Day School Exceptional Student Services Department

is accepting competitive sealed proposals from qualified

and eligible (licensed) firms and individuals for school

year 2022-2023. All Request for Proposals (RFP) must be

submitted prior to the closing date,

March 25, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. (MST} to be considered

for selection. Late proposals will be disqualified. In order to be considered for selection, bidders must submit

a complete response to the RFP. RFP packets are available at the SMDS Procurement Office or via email. For

more information, contact Alice Snyder at Alice.Snyder@secondmesa. org or call (928)737-2571, ext.4208.

Second Mesa Day School Exceptional Student Services

Department reserves the right to reject any and all proposals submitted to waive any information or irregularities and to advertise in its best interest and to request

additional information from all proposers. Hopi Owned

and Non-Hopi Owned firms and individuals are invited to

respond to this RFP. Interested firms and individuals will

be evaluated in accordance with the requested proposal

and applicable law.

Sealed bids mailed to:

Alice Snyder

Second Mesa Day School -Exceptional Student Services Department

Highway 264 at Texaco Junction

P.O. Box 98

Second Mesa, Arizona 86043

The Public Health Compliance Office and the Small

Animal Control Program are currently on a modified telework and rotation work schedule until the lifting of Executive Order #001-2022.

Public Health Compliance Office (PHCO)

•Monday, Wednesday, Friday – Onsite office hours; 8

a.m. – 5 p.m.

•Tuesday and Thursday: Contact by email or cell

phone listed

•Food handler training is available only online until

further notice at http://www.ihs.gov/foodhandler/

•Email IHS food handler certificates to msahneyah@

hopi.nsn.us for issuance of a Hopi Food Handler’s card

or bring to Honahni Building. COVID screening protocols must be followed.

•Questions regarding food service sanitation and institutional environmental health surveys/inspections can

be directed to LCDR Chung, Sherry Chase or Madeline

Sahneyah at listed email address or by phone.

•Vector-borne/Zoonotic Disease situations or questions

can be directed to Madeline Sahneyah, LCDR Chung, or

Sherry Chase at listed phone numbers and email addresses.

LCDR George Chung, Environmental Health Officer/Indian Health Service PH: (928) 737-6275 Email:

george.chung@ihs.gov

Sherry Chase, Environmental Health Specialist/Indian Health Service PH: (480) 599-8703 Email: sherry.

chase@ihs.gov

Madeline Sahneyah, Public Health Compliance Officer

PH: (928) 734-3403 (w) (928) 497-1967 (cell)

Email: msahneyah@hopi.nsn.us

Small Animal Control Program (SACP)

•Dog bites and other dog/cat complaints

•Monday – Thursday: contact Animal Control Officer

by email below.

•Friday – Onsite Office hours; 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Seth Collateta, Deputy Animal Control Officer PH:

(928) 734-3806 Email: scollateta@hopi.nsn.us

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of 2,500 copies throughout the entire Hopi Reservation. The paper

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following locations: Moenkopi Travel Center, Moenkopi Legacy

Inn, Hotevilla Store, Kykotsmovi Village Store, Tribal Government

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Hopi Tutuveni April 6, 2022

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Seeking Physical Fitness

Trainer

The Hopi Tribe is seeking a Physical Fitness Trainer for

the Hopi Wellness Center.

The Physical Fitness Trainer is responsible for coordinating physical fitness activities for children, youth,

adults and seniors to meet the goals and objectives established for the Hopi Wellness Center.

Minimum Qualifications: Associate Degree in Physical

Fitness, Exercise Science, or related Health & Wellness

field AND two (2) years work experience working in a

fitness or recreational center performing the prescribed

duties; OR, any equivalent combination of Education,

Training, and Experience which directly demonstrates the

ability to perform the duties.

Necessary Requirements: Must possess a valid Arizona

Driver’s License and complete/pass the Hopi Tribe’s Defensive Driving course; complete & pass pre-employment

screening; pass mandatory and random drug & alcohol

screenings; no felony convictions or been convicted of

misdemeanors at the local, state and federal level within

the past five (5) years.

The FULL JOB DESCRIPTION & APPLICATION

may be found on the Hopi Tribe website under Tribal Services-Human Resources.

For more information, please contact the Hopi Wellness Center at (928) 734-3432.

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

HTEDC is seeking an Executive

Assistant to the CEO

HTEDC is seeking an Executive Assistant to the CEO.

The Executive Assistant is responsible for the daily

and general communication (e.g., answering phones and

email) and other duties as assigned by the CEO.

Selected applicants must have: A professional, positive attitude with management, co-workers and general

public; Ensure all communication is clear and concise;

and Report any and all concerns from General Managers/

Supervisors to the CEO.

•Minimum 1 year of administrative experience

•Knowledge in standard office procedures

•Ability to answer phones, computer skills including

Microsoft programs

For more information or submit resume, please contact Cindy Smiley at (928) 522-8675 or email csmiley@

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EDUCATION

Helping Schools and Students

Recover From Pandemic

Challenges

(StatePoint) Over the past two years,

public schools have faced continual disruptions brought about by COVID-19.

Experts say that federal relief funds have

given the nation a one-time opportunity to

learn from the experience and to focus recovery efforts and resources on delivering

high-quality instruction and support for

students in ways that will accelerate their

learning and meet their social and emotional needs.

“The federal government has provided

$189 billion in resources for states and

localities targeted at education recovery.

If unchecked and unsupported, states risk

bending to the pressure of forces more

concerned with political expediency and

ideology than sound policy that helps

students,” says Jim Cowen, executive

director of the Collaborative for Student

Success. “Parents, educators, administrators and policymakers deserve credible

information about effective policies and

practices that are using these funds to accelerate student learning.”

According to Cowen, this is why the

Collaborative for Student Success, in partnership with The Center on Reinventing

Public Education (CRPE) and the Edunomics Lab at Georgetown University,

launched EduRecoveryHub.org, a onestop resource that showcases emerging

practices in schools supported with Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funding (ESSER) and other federal recovery funds that can be replicated

nationwide.

From improving school facilities to easing teacher shortages, the site provides insights into the smart investments that best

ensure schools recover stronger and every

student benefits. Parents and families can

use this site to advocate for their students

and point to good ideas that meet specific needs as they talk to teachers, principals, and school board members. Educators and district staff can learn from their

colleagues about ways in which they are

overcoming the lingering challenges of

the pandemic. The site also allows policymakers to reference and compare stateby-state recovery information and access

expert analysis from diverse viewpoints.

A panel of national and state-based organizations and experts serving or representing parents, school and district leaders,

classroom educators, and the civil rights

community review and comment on specific practices they support.

“As difficult as pandemic learning

has been, our research has shown many

bright spots: schools and educators who

have gone above and beyond by making

powerful connections with students, finding creative ways to deliver personalized

learning, and working with community

partners to ensure students are healthy and

ready to learn,” says Robin Lake, director

of CRPE. “But many of these efforts are

ad hoc. The unprecedented federal investment will allow school systems to implement effective approaches -- if they pay

attention to what we know has worked.”

“The federal investment represents

a once-in-a-generation opportunity for

school districts to help students re-engage

in school, get back on track in reading and

math, and earn sufficient credits to graduate ready for college or a career,” says

Chad Aldeman, policy director of Edunomics Lab. “In the wake of the pandemic, we are seeing districts use funds in new

ways to address challenges and improve

student outcomes. These savvy, nimble investments may catch on in other communities and help propel students forward.”

Interactive and easy-to-use, the EduRecoveryHub is updated frequently. Individuals or organizations can reference these

evolving resources or share their own examples of innovative programs in education by visiting edurecoveryhub.org.

From innovative ways to address student mental health needs to work being

done to accelerate academic learning,

spotlighting education recovery efforts

across America can spark progress and

improvements in other communities.

Public Service Announcement

Hopi Tribe Department of Transportation

FY2022-2026 Tribal Transportation

Improvement Plan (TTIP)

Submitted by: Michael Lomayaktewa,

Director Hopi Department of Transportation

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – March 31, 2022

The Hopi Tribe Department of Transportation (HDOT) has prepared a Tribal

Transportation Plan (TTIP) to present

to the BIA for the 2022 – 2026 funding.

Funding from the TTIP will be used for

salaries, roads maintenance, equipment

purchase, and supplies.

Public comments concerning the TTIP

are welcome. Copies of the TTIP can

be obtained from the Hopi Department

of Transportation office located at the

Kykotsmovi Village, Youth & Elderly

building.

Any questions concerning this can be

directed to the Hopi Department of Transportation at (928) 734-3182. Deadline for

comments will be April 8, 2022.

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 Must be 16 – 18 yrs old & ‘21-‘22 HS Jr. or Sr.

 Must reside on the Hopi Reservation year round.

 Must complete entire 8 week program.

 Must have own transportation.

For more information, call Hopi HR at (928) 734-3212 or

the CHR Program at (928) 737-6342.

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US seeks new lithium sources as battery

demand grows

Patrick Whittle

Associated Press

NEWRY, Maine — The race is on to produce more lithium in the United States.

The U.S. will need far more lithium to achieve its clean

energy goals — and the industry that mines, extracts and

processes the chemical element is poised to grow. But it

also faces a host of challenges from environmentalists,

Indigenous groups and government regulators.

Although lithium reserves are distributed widely across

the globe, the U.S. is home to just one active lithium

mine, in Nevada. The element is critical to development

of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries that are seen as key

to reducing climate-changing carbon emissions created

by cars and other forms of transportation.

Worldwide demand for lithium was about 350,000 tons

in 2020, but industry estimates project demand will be up

to six times greater by 2030. New and potential lithium

mining and extracting projects are in various stages of

development in states including Maine, North Carolina,

California and Nevada.

“Nobody really foresaw this huge spike in demand,”

said Tim Crowley, vice president of government affairs

for Lithium Nevada, a subsidiary of a company developing a mine in Thacker Pass, Nevada. “We owned the lithium space for a long time, and we forfeited it to China.”

Much of the world's lithium comes from South America and Australia, and China dominates the worldwide

supply chain for lithium-ion batteries. The U.S. produces

less than 2 percent of the world's supply of lithium, although it has about 4 percent of the reserves. The largest

reserves in the world are in Chile.

Expanding domestic lithium production would involve open pit mining or brine extraction, which involves

pumping a mineral-rich brine to the surface and processing it. Opponents including the Sierra Club have raised

concerns that the projects could harm sacred Indigenous

lands and jeopardize fragile ecosystems and wildlife.

But the projects could also benefit the environment in

the long run by getting fossil fuel-burning cars off the

road, said Glenn Miller, emeritus professor of environmental sciences at the University of Nevada.

“A domestic source has tremendous value. Then we

can do things that only China is doing with production,”

Miller said.

Lithium — the lightest metal on Earth — was discovered by Swedish chemist Johan August Arfwedson more

than 200 years ago. Since then, lithium and its compounds

have been used in everything from psychiatric medicine

to lubricating grease.

But interest in lithium has exploded in recent years because of its use in rechargeable batteries for electric and

hybrid cars, lawnmowers, power tools and more. Lithium

batteries also power laptops and cell phones.

The Biden administration has made a plan for half a

million charging stations for electric vehicles a signature piece of its infrastructure goals. That effort, and the

growth of electric vehicle companies such as Tesla, will

require much more lithium to make batteries.

The new lithium mining project closest to development

is the one proposed for Thacker Pass by Lithium Americas. That northern Nevada mine would make millions

of tons of lithium available, but Native American tribes

have argued that it’s located on sacred lands and should

be stopped.

Construction could start late this year, said Lithium

Americas CEO Jonathan Evans, noting that it would be

the first lithium project on federal land permitted in six

decades.

Evans said there will likely be more U.S. attempts to

extract lithium because of the rising demand. “It has been

a small industry and it has grown quickly,” he said. “I do

expect larger companies to enter the space via acquisitions or other means.”

Australian-based Ioneer also wants to build a large lithium mine in Nevada, which the company says is expected

to produce 22,000 tons of lithium — enough to power

hundreds of thousands of electric vehicles annually.

Lithium mining projects represent a challenge for environmentalists because they carry the promise of decarbonization in exchange for heavy impacts on ecosystems

and local communities. Lithium mining could jeopardize

water quality and ranching in some states, the Sierra Club

has argued.

The big challenge is making sure lithium mines are located in places where they do the least amount of damage, said Lisa Belenky, senior attorney for the Center for

Biological Diversity.

“It really is very site specific as far as what impacts

it would have to the local species, water,” Belenky said.

“Almost every energy project we look at for climate

change has its own greenhouse gas footprint.”

The drive for more domestic lithium has opened the potential for mining and extracting in states beyond Nevada.

An Australian company called Piedmont Lithium wants

to develop an open-pit mining project it has proposed for

the Kings Mountain area west of Charlotte, North Carolina. The area was a major supplier of lithium from the

mid-20th century into the 1980s, the company said.

California’s largest lake, the salty and shrinking Salton

Sea, is also primed to host lithium operations. Lithium

can be extracted from geothermal brine, and the Salton

Sea has been the site of geothermal plants that have

pumped brine for decades. Proponents of extracting lithium from the lake said it would require less land and water

than other brining operations.

One project, led by EnergySource Minerals, is expected to be operational next year, a spokesperson for the

company said. General Motors Corp. is also an investor

in another project on the Salton Sea that could start producing lithium by 2024.

Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, envisions that California’s lithium can position the state to become a leader in the production of batteries. He called the state the

“Saudi Arabia of lithium” during a January address.

Dee Dee Myers, a senior adviser to Newsom focused

on business, said that lithium is an “increasingly critical

resource” as California and the world pursue clean energy development to slow climate change impacts.

The state has an opportunity to produce “epic quantities of lithium” given the resources around the Salton

Sea, Myers said. But she said it wants to ensure lithium is

extracted and produced sustainably.

State government could play a role in regulating the

extraction process. In 2020, California also created the

Lithium Valley Commission to review and analyze incentives for lithium extraction. They must file a report with

their findings by October.

In Maine, Plumbago Mountain in the western part of

the state has attracted mining interest. The mountain is

“a potentially significant new lithium resource,” with

a higher average lithium content than similar deposits

around the world, according to a 2020 paper in the scientific journal Mineralium Deposita.

However, Maine mining regulations could make it difficult to extract the lithium. The Maine Department of

Environmental Protection is reviewing the possibility of

quarrying for lithium at Plumbago at the request of the

property’s owners, state mining coordinator Mike Clark

said.

Plumbago Mountain is the kind of site that could be

significant for the U.S. as it seeks to fulfill its clean energy goals, said Alicia Cruz-Uribe, an associate professor

of petrology and mineralogy at University of Maine.

The country’s lithium reserves rank among the largest

in the world, Cruz-Uribe said. “But the amount that we

produce is peanuts.”

Hopi Tutuveni April 6, 2022

State approves 1st

alert system for

missing Indigenous

people

Washington Rep. Debra Lekanoff, D-Anacortes, speaks Thursday, March 31, 2022, before Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill sponsored by Lekanoff that creates a first-in-the-nation statewide

alert system for missing Indigenous people — particularly women, in Quil Ceda Village, near Marysville, Wash., north of Seattle. The law creates a system similar to Amber Alerts, which are used

for missing children in many states. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Chris Aadland

Underscore.news and Indian Country Today

Beginning soon, when Indigenous people go missing in

Washington, social media, radio airwaves and highways

will be blanketed with their information to hopefully lead

to them being found — the first state in the U.S. where

that will be guaranteed.

That’s because Gov. Jay Inslee on March 31 signed

House Bill 1725, creating the nation’s first statewide alert

system for missing Indigenous people during a ceremony

on the Tulalip Reservation in front of tribal leaders and

community members, state officials and lawmakers. The

bill was proposed by Washington Attorney General Bob

Ferguson and sponsored by Rep. Debra Lekanoff, Tlingit

and Aleut.

When operational, the system — similar to the state’s

“silver alert” for missing vulnerable adults — will help

identify and locate missing Indigenous people, who, especially women, go missing at disproportionately high

rates and face higher rates of violence and murder compared to other ethnic groups in the U.S.

Advocates like Lekanoff say the measure is just one

step in addressing the complex crisis, but it’s another signal to “Native Americans who have said no one is doing

anything to stop the crisis of our missing and murdered

Indigenous people” that policymakers are acknowledging

the problem and working to address it.

“There's no one solution to help us in our Native American community address the crisis that's happened to our

women and our people,” Lekanoff, a Democrat and the

only tribal citizen in the state Legislature, said in a March

30 interview before the signing ceremony. “This is one of

many tools in the toolbox.”

When activated, the first-of-its-kind alert will broadcast

information about missing Indigenous people on electronic highway signs, through radio messages and across

social media. An activation will also include the state

alerting local and regional media through press releases.

The bill is also meant to lead to better communication

and coordination among law enforcement departments

and other agencies in investigating cases, Lekanoff said.

The state Legislature unanimously approved the legislation earlier in March, reflecting a trend of Washington,

other states, tribal governments and organizations, and

the federal government increasingly working to address

the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people.

In Washington, those efforts include a Missing and

Murdered Indigenous Women and People Task Force

created by the state Legislature last year to come up with

recommendations of how to address the crisis in the state.

The group began meeting late last year.

The 23-member group includes tribal nation leaders

and community members, tribal advocacy organization

representatives, state lawmakers, law enforcement officials and others. The task force is meant to build on the

previous work of tribal nations and advocates in identifying the problem and potential solutions in Washington

— where, according to the Urban Indian Health Institute

(UIHI), Indigenous women are more than four times more

likely to go missing than white women — and elsewhere.

In Washington, the problem is among the worst in the

country. According to a 2018 report from UIHI, the group

found that more than 5,700 Indigenous women or girls

were reported as missing or murdered in 2016. The organization, which is a division of the Seattle Indian Health

Board, also examined more than 500 cases from 71 U.S.

cities, finding that Washington had the second most cases

as a state, with Seattle having the most among the cities

studied. Tacoma had the seventh most cases.

During the ceremony, Ferguson, the state attorney general, said the legislation was one of the first accomplishments the task force could point to and said other states

could look to Washington’s alert system as a model to

tackle the problem.

He also pledged that the alert system wouldn’t be the

last reform “to ensure that we bring everybody back

home” and that cases involving missing Indigenous people should include “accountability and justice.”

The Washington State Patrol will be responsible for

operating the system, but Lekanoff said the missing and

murdered Indigenous person task force, as well as broadcasters and the state Office of the Attorney General, will

work together to develop and implement the plan. She

said she hoped the system would be designed and implemented soon.

“Missing and murdered Indigenous women and peoples is not just an Indian issue; it’s not just an Indian

responsibility,” Lekanoff said during the March 31 ceremony, adding that the bill “brings together all of our

governing bodies to collaborate, to take care (of) those

who have been taken, those who have been lost and those

yet to come.”

The ceremony also included Gov. Inslee signing several other bills affecting tribal nations and Indigenous people, like one strengthening tribal consultation guidelines

in spending money for climate protection actions and

another allowing Indigenous people serving sentences in

tribal jails to be transferred to a state prison, where inmates have better access to rehabilitative programs, services and training.

In legislative hearings earlier this year before the bill

was passed, and during the signing ceremony, supporters

said the cases of missing Indigenous people often don’t

receive the same level of attention or urgency as cases

involving people of other groups. That means the burden

of raising awareness about a missing person frequently

falls on family members and friends.

Tulalip Tribes Chairwoman Teri Gobin said at the signing event that the lack of awareness contributed to perpetuating a feeling among Indigenous people that they

“didn’t matter.”

“We’re finally getting to that place where we’re righting some of those wrongs,” she said.

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