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WEDNESDAY

NOVEMBER

Volume 30

2, 2022

Number 20

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

Winter Weather Appeared Right Around the

bend at Nuvatukyaovi...reminding all Hopi

Sinom to Prepare.

WEMP Announces

Hunting Deferment

PG 5

HPL Book

Presentation

PG 6

COLUMN

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LARRY’S CORNER

See the problem is...

More on Page 2

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The Hopi BHS Provides Tribal

Opioid Response to Hopi...

Photo caption: Nuvatukyaovi ancestral Hopi homelands, also known as the San Francisco Peaks located west of the Hopi reservation lands with snowfall which occurred on Saturday, October 23, 2022. Photo by: Romalita Laban, Managing Editor HT

Hopi DPS Provides Stove and Fire

Place Reminders...

-More on pg. 2

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Hopi Tribe Department of Public Safety Provides Stove and Fire

Place Safety Reminders

Submitted by: Kevin Dennis, Structure Firefighter - Department Of Public

Safety

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – October 20, 2022

and as temperatures fall and you spend

more time indoors in front of the wood

stove or fireplace, the last thing you

want to think about is the condition

of your chimney. Dirty chimneys can

cause chimney fires, which damage or

destroy homes and injure people.

Cold Weather Reminders - Before

lighting a fire, make sure it is safe to do

so. Be fire smart. Home fires occur more

often in winter than in any other season.

The chimney and the flue that lines it

are there to carry dangerous gases from

the fireplace or wood stove safely out of

the home.

Clean chimneys don’t catch fire.

Make sure to inspect your solid fuel

venting system annually, and sweep, do

repairs whenever needed. Your sweep

may have specific maintenance recommendations depending on how you use

your fireplace or stove.

What do chimneys do?

Fireplaces and wood stoves are designed to contain wood-fuel fires while

providing heat for a home. Chimneys

expel the by-products of combustion

that include smoke, water vapor, gases,

unburned wood particles, hydrocarbon, tar fog and assorted minerals. As

these substances leave the fireplace or

wood stove, and flow up into the relatively cooler chimney, condensation occurs. The resulting residue that sticks to

the inner walls of the chimney is called

creosote.

What is creosote?

Creosote is a black or brown residue

that can be crusty and flaky—tar-like,

drippy and sticky—or shiny and hardened. All forms are highly combustible.

If it builds up in sufficient quantities,

and the internal flue temperature is

high enough, the result could be a chimney fire.

Conditions that cause the buildup of

creosote - Restricted air supply and unseasoned wood encourage the buildup

of creosote.

Tips to avoid that buildup, include:

•

Do not restrict the air supply

by closing the glass doors.

•

Do not fail to open the damper

wide enough. The longer the smoke is in

the flue, the more likely it is that creosote will form.

•

Do not close down the stove

damper or air inlets on a wood stove too

soon or too much.

•

Do not burn unseasoned wood

- So much energy is used initially just to

drive off the water trapped in the cells

of the logs that it keeps the resulting

smoke cooler than if seasoned wood is

used.

In the case of wood stoves, overloading the firebox with wood in an attempt

to get a longer burn time also contributes to creosote buildup.

Always Extinguish the Fire before

Going to Bed or Leaving the House

Install Carbon Monoxide Detectors

Hopi Tutuveni November 2, 2022

Update: Round One

of Village meetings with

Chairman Nuvangyaoma and

Vice Chairman Andrews

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Submitted by: Staci Kaye, Executive

Advisor, Office of the Vice-Chairman

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. - September 26,

2022, Beginning in March 2022, Chairman Nuvangyaoma and Vice Chairman

Andrews have made their way across

Hopi tutskwa, to eleven villages and the

community of Yuwehloo Pahki, to provide

updates and also to ask the community

what their concerns are.

For the first time in Hopi Tribal governance history, the Office of the Chairman

and Office of the Vice Chairman (OOVC)

have joined both offices in hopes to assist the Hopi Tribal Council (HTC) with

meeting the HTC priority of improving

direct communication and collaboration

between tribal departments, programs,

HTC committees, and villages (2019).

Both offices have identified an opportunity to unify Hopi governance by striving to

improve village/community engagement.

The common concerns from the twelve

communities were:

• Inquiries about HTC meetings taken

off KUYI radio and having meetings aired

once again. Emphasized was the need and

desire for transparency and communication from the HTC and the Hopi tribal

departments.

• Inquiries on how the tribe is going

to utilize the American Rescue Plan Act

(ARPA).

• Lack of prosecutors at the Hopi Tribal

Courts and concern for public safety.

• Updating the Hopi Constitution, to

modernize the document, so that it fits the

needs of the Hopi Sinom of today’s society.

• The need for competitive salaries and

inadequate housing for young Hopi professionals seeking employment in the areas of Emergency Services, Health, and

Judicial areas.

• The need for training and education

that establishes a workforce for technical

jobs, i.e.,construction, water system management, electric, waste management, etc.

• The status of Hopi tribe entering into

the Tribal Gaming.

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Update: Round One of Village meetings

with Chairman Nuvangyaoma and

Vice Chairman Andrews, contin.,

Contin. from pg. 2,

Chairman Nuvangyaoma and Vice

Chairman Andrews provided updates for

this year (2022):

• Ground breaking for the new detention

center, funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) of 37+ million dollars.

• Completion of Phase 1 for the Hopi

Arsenic Mitigation Project; a 20+ million

dollar project.

• The Tuba City dump removal off the

Hopi reservation (Munqapi) by BIA.

• Tribal council decision to remove the

budget of the Executive Director’s Office

and directed the OOVC to oversee the

programs. The OOVC will soon be gearing up to work with department directors,

to fulfill department goals and objectives

• The launch of Tribal Executive Order

#003-2022, on the declaration of the flood

disaster on the Hopi reservation, opening the door for federal assistance to help

families affected by this year’s monsoon

floods.

Looking forward, to the next three years

they both have in office, one of Chairman Nuvangyaoma’s goals is working

to bring higher education to Hopi, in the

form of college micro-campuses. Currently, both offices are in full support of the

Rules of Order Committee (HTC members) to bring the council meetings back

to air over KUYI. Also, both offices are

working diligently with tribal departments

such as the Department of Public Safety

and Emergency services to unify the Hopi

Law Enforcement Services, and the De-

partment of Natural Resources, which is

under new leadership to improve on areas

on Hopi watershed management and the

Hopi new lands, to name a few. In addition, Vice Chairman Andrews continues

the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Commission

engagement which involves collaboration

with Bureau of Land Management and

United States Forest Service, in creating a

first ever National Monument Land Management plan that will include tribal input.

The foregoing mentioned is a glimpse

of what takes place daily in the offices and there is an understanding, within

these offices, that the voices of the Hopi

people desire to be heard. The Office of

the Chairman and Vice Chairman have

conjoined their forces to establish a team

effort, which includes the community, to

better serve the community. As elected officials, the Chairman and Vice Chairman

would like to remind the Hopi people that

both offices have an open door policy;

however to be mindful that the Hopi Tribe

does have a chain of command that will

be followed. Please look forward to the

second round of village meetings. Chairman Nuvangyaoma and Vice Chairman

Andrews hope to see more of the Hopi

community in attendance.

If you would like to set up an appointment, or have any questions, please call

the receptionist of the Chairman and Vice

Chairman at (928)-734-3112 or mail inquires to P.O. Box 123 Kykotsmovi, AZ

86039.

Kunah-ah, Askwali.

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Hopi Behavioral Health

Service Provides Tribal

Opioid Response to Hopi

Communities

Press Release

Submitted by: Kayla Namoki,

Kayla Namoki, Case Manager –

Tribal Opioid Response

Polacca, Ariz. - October 25, 2022,

The Hopi Behavioral Health Service -Tribal Opioid Response (TOR)

Grant staff is bringing awareness to

the Hopi communities about opioids

via community presentations and

trainings.

The Drug Enforcement Administration, an agency of the US Department of Justice, says that two

milligrams of fentanyl is considered

lethal, which is the same amount

as “10-15 grains of table salt.” The

agency says that fentanyl is “the

deadliest drug threat facing this

country.”

Opioid abuse and overdose is on

the rise within our communities.

Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that

is 50-100 times stronger than morphine, is known to be affecting people of all ages, including those on

Hopi. Drug labs are being used to

make counterfeit pills that are laced

with fentanyl making it one of the

deadliest drugs being sold.

Hopi TOR staff with its prevention efforts is bringing awareness,

education and training on administering Naloxone, a nasal spray that

reverses the effects of opioids potentially saving someone’s life. HTOR

recently held the Opioid Overdose

Prevention and NARCAN training

at Hotevilla Youth and Elderly Center on Thursday, October 20, 2022.

The training topics presented, included:

· What are opioids

· Dangers of fentanyl

· Risks for opioid overdose

· How to recognize signs/symptoms of an opioid overdose

· How to respond and administer

NARCAN to save a life

For additional information or

training requests contact Kayla

Namoki at kanammoki@hopi.nsn.

us or Andrea Joshevama at ajoshevama@hopi.nsn.us or at 928-7376300 for more information.

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Hopi Tutuveni November 2, 2022

Regents’ Professor Julie Baldwin

Elected to the National Academy of Medicine

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Submitted by: Lisa Dahm, Center for Health Equity Research – Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Ariz. – October 25, 2022, Regents’ professor Julie Baldwin, founding director of Northern

Arizona University’s Center for Health Equity Research, was elected to the U.S. National Academy of

Medicine (NAM) for her pioneering research on community-driven HIV/AIDS and substance use prevention interventions for Indigenous youth implemented

in school systems and Native communities in the U.S.

and globally.

NAM is considered one of the highest honors in the

fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional

achievement and commitment to service.

Baldwin also was elected for her work in establishing innovative public health research and for developing training programs for university members and the

wider community that create new pathways for Native

and other historically underrepresented scientists.

A citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma,

Baldwin is the first female American Indian scholar

and the first person from NAU to be elected to NAM.

“It’s such an honor for me to be elected to the National Academy of Medicine. In the past, I had the opportunity to serve on the Board of Population Health

and Public Health Practice and the Roundtable on

Health Equity of NAM, but never dreamed that I

might be nominated by my peers to become a member of NAM,” Baldwin said. “I am truly grateful to

my colleagues who nominated me and to my family,

friends, coworkers, and community partners who

have supported me so much during my career. I look

forward to continuing to represent NAU and to advocate for our local communities on a national level, to

mentoring early career scholars and to paving the way

for others to become members of the National Academies.”

Baldwin’s commitment to health equity research

In her role with the Center for Health Equity Research, Baldwin serves as the principal investigator

for the center’s Southwest Health Equity Research

Collaborative, which aims to increase basic biomedical, clinical and behavioral research at NAU to address health inequities among diverse populations of

the southwestern United States.

The $21.4 million National Institutes of Health

grant to create the collaborative in 2017 was among

the largest ever received by NAU. The center was renewed for another $21 million, five-year grant earlier

this month.

Baldwin specializes in community-based participatory research, HIV/AIDS and substance abuse

prevention and chronic disease prevention, working

primarily with Indigenous, rural, underserved and

underrepresented communities.

Baldwin earned her behavioral sciences and

health education doctorate from the Johns Hopkins

Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Baldwin’s history with NAU dates back nearly 30

years. She served as a tenured faculty member at the

Flagstaff-based University, with a joint appointment

in the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman

College of Public Health, from 1994 to 2004. After a

decade at the University of South Florida, Baldwin

returned to NAU’s Department of Health Sciences in

August 2015.

NAM elects 100 new members

NAM elected 90 new members nationally and 10

new members globally during its annual meeting on

Oct. 17 bringing the total number of members to more

than 2,200 people. With their election, NAM members

make a commitment to volunteer their service in the

National Academies activities.

Current members elect new members through a

process that recognizes individuals who have made

major contributions to the advancement of the medical sciences, health care, and public health.

At least one-quarter of the members are selected

from fields outside the health professions from such

fields as law, engineering, social sciences and the humanities, which builds a diversity of talent among

NAM’s members.

“This extraordinary class of new members is comprised of exceptional scholars and leaders who have

been at the forefront of responding to serious public health challenges, combatting social inequities,

and achieving innovative discoveries,” said National Academy of Medicine President Victor J. Dzau.

“Their expertise will be vital to informing the future

of health and medicine for the benefit of us all. I am

truly honored to welcome these esteemed individuals

to the National Academy of Medicine.”

Established as the Institute of Medicine in 1970 by

the National Academy of Sciences, NAM addresses

critical issues in health, science, medicine, and related

policy and inspires positive actions across sectors.

NAM works alongside the National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Engineering to provide independent, objective analysis and advice to the

nation and conduct other activities to solve complex

problems and inform public policy decisions.

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Public Service Announcement

WEMP Announces Deferment of the

2022-2023 Hopi Hunting & Trapping

Season

Submitted by: Darren Talayumptewa, Program Manager –

WEMP/Department of Natural Resources

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – October 27,

2022 The Hopi Wildlife and Ecosystems Management Program

(WEMP) is respectfully informing Hopi and Tewa Tribal hunters,

that we are deferring the 2022-2023

Hopi Tribal Hunting and Trapping

season to the next 2023-2024 Hunting & Trapping Season. This means

there will be no Deer, Elk, and any

other hunting and trapping activities on the Hopi Reservation until

July 1, 2023.

The reason for the deferment is to

allow the Hopi WEMP to properly

assess the Mule deer population,

habitat, forage conditions, evaluate

current and past drought impacts,

and assess other factors which may

influence the management of our

deer. The Hopi WEMP has prioritized the management of our Mule

deer herd to ensure we have longterm sustainable management for

future ceremonials and to provide

as a native food source for the Hopi

and Tewa Sinom.

The deferment does not include

request for Hopi Ceremonial Hunt

requests for Soyalang and other cur-

rent requests for Night Dance activities. Those requests will be handled

on a case by case basis and will be

issued for any elk only. Other Hopi

Ceremonial hunts for rabbits will

not require a permit; however will

follow the current 2019-2024 Hopi

Hunting and Trapping Regulations.

To submit a Hopi Ceremonial Permit, please write a letter requesting

a permit for elk for Hopi Ceremonial Use to: Dr. Carrie Joseph, Director Department of Natural Resources P.O. Box 123, Kykotsmovi,

Arizona 86039 ATTENTION: Ceremonial Request

Please include the following information; names of hunters (2 allowed), hunter’s Tribal Enrollment

numbers, and village and kiva associated with the ceremony. The letter

should include the concurrence of

the kiva mongwi with name printed and signed. This provides documentation that the kiva mongwi

is knowledgeable of and concurs

with the request for the Ceremonial

Hunting Permit.

Any questions or concerns regarding the deferment, please feel

free to call (928) 734-3671 or email

DTalayumptewa@hopi.nsn.us.

We look forward to continuing the

hunts during the 2023-2024 seasons.

Hopi Foundation Promotes Community

Wellness as They Prepare for #GivingTuesday

For Immediate Release

Submitted by: Cody Honani, Development Data Associate

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. - October 26,

2022, Giving Tuesday is a global

initiative aimed at inspiring worldwide collaboration and giving in

all forms. At the heart of this international movement is kindness

and generosity. As we continue to

emerge from a two-year global pandemic, we recognize the need for

our community to address its overall wellness, including mental, physical, social and spiritual aspects.

Many things have changed in our

world, but we can work to improve

our overall well-being for ourselves

and the community through philanthropy. Giving does not always need

to be monetary, it could also be volunteering in your community, doing

acts of kindness or paying forward

with other good deeds. Checking in

on your friends and neighbors is another way to give back, while it can

uplift the mental and social wellness

for both you and those you check on.

People and organizations around

the world participate in Giving

Tuesday to inspire change and improvement in their communities.

The Hopi Foundation and our programs participate in Giving Tuesday each year because it is a part of

our mission to highlight and grow

the culture of giving that is inherent

in Hopi beliefs.

By supporting The Hopi Founda-

tion and our programs during Giving Tuesday, you are helping to sustain the work we do within the Hopi

and Tewa community. Whether it

is around culture, youth, family,

traditional agriculture, community

awareness, leadership, or sobriety,

your contribution elevates the work

of The Hopi Foundation.

Giving Tuesday takes place annually, the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving - this year that will fall on

November 29th. There are no restrictions on when we can accept

Giving Tuesday gifts and the initiative actually encourages year-round

giving. However, we encourage supporters to make contributions on, or

as close to, Nov 29th as possible to

help us track our overall fundraising for Giving Tuesday.

Additionally, you can support The

Hopi Foundation and our programs

by sharing information about our

work and our Giving Tuesday participation. If you would like to help

promote our efforts on social media

please use the hashtags #HopiGives

#philanthrHopi #GivingTuesday.

This year, The Hopi Foundation

and programming staff are combining efforts to meet our overall

fundraising goal of $16,600. To help

us reach this goal, you can pledge

to make a financial contribution by

visiting www.hopifoundation.org/

givingtuesday.

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Hopi Public Library Hosts Book Presentation

”Becoming Hopi” Presented by

Joel H. Nicholas and Leigh Wayne Lomayestewa - Hopi Cultural Preservation Office

By: Romalita Laban, Managing Editor Hopi Tutuveni

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – October 28, 2022, The Hopi Public Library provided an invitation to the Hopi public on October 25, 2022 to join them at the Hopi Branch Public

Library, located at the Peace Academic Center for a Book Presentation on the “Becoming Hopi” book, presented by Joel H. Nicholas, Archaeologist II with Hopi Cultural

Preservation Office, on Thursday, October 27, 2022.

According to the invitation Hopi Public Library quoted, “‘Becoming Hopi’ weaves

together evidence from archaeology, oral tradition, historical records and ethnography

to reconstruct the full story of the Hopi Mesas, rejecting the colonial divide between

‘prehistory’ and ‘history.’”

Approximately 20 members of the public were in the listening audience. Members of

the audience who were between ages of 16-35 received their own copy of the book to

keep as a special initiative of the Hopi Public Library and the Hopi Cultural Preservation Office in reaching the Hopi youth, with a limit of 1 copy per household.

The audience was very attentive and seemed intrigued with the presentation provided about the book and its contents. Some of what Nicholas shared included maps,

Hopi place names and boundaries, some clan migration routes, effects of drought on

the lands, mention of the many U.S. Executive Orders which redrew Hopi reservation

lands and impacts of those Orders, changes in Hopi foods and diets, population and

much more.

Nicholas further explained that a goal of the Hopi Cultural Preservation Office has always been to engage the Hopi youth with any projects to ensure the knowledge is being

passed onto the younger generations. He also shared that after the Hopi Public Library

sent out its invitation to the presentation, his office was instructed to provide details

on how others, who did not fall within the 16-35 year age range, could still acquire the

book at a special price for a limited time.

Nicholas provided a handout to those attending with information about acquiring the

book from University of Arizona Press, at a discounted price for a limited time until

November 30, 2022. The Hopi Cultural Preservation Office may be contacted at 928734-3614 to request the handout and/or instructions, as well.

Audience members asked questions and expressed gratitude for the presentation

while seeming satisfied and happy with the presentation, dialogue and snacks provided,

as well.

One attendee, Dr. Carrie Joseph, currently serving as Director of the Hopi Tribe Department of Natural Resources, took to posting in social media after attending the presentation noting, “I just came from a community presentation given by the Hopi Cultural Preservation Office and hosted by our Hopi Library. The CPO office just released a

book, “Becoming Hopi,” written for Hopi sinom. Tonight was a preview of what you’ll

find inside. Many valuable lessons were shared by brother Lewayne and Joel (CPO

office) tonight...”

Joseph continued, “…I’ll just share one of the many that caught my attention that

illustrates why our people are our greatest resources. Joel said, “As an archeologist

you’re trained to look at the ground, to keep your head down, but when I came to the

Hopi Cultural Preservation Office I was trained to look up, look at your surroundings,

because everything on the landscape is tied together…from where the sun rises, where

the sun sets, where the springs are located, etc.” …And this is why western science will

never take the place of Hopi knowledge ways. It was a long day and glad I could end

Hopi Tutuveni November 2, 2022

Hopi Wuupa aka Don Jose Padilla aka Wapya

Hopi – Born into the Walpi Flute Clan – First Mesa Village, Polacca, Arizona

Submitted By: Delfred Leslie

First Mesa, Ariz. - October 21, 2022 Wuupa was

traded by his mother to Zuni Indians in the State of

New Mexico in the 1800’s for a bushel of corn during

a severe Hopi drought and famine when he was a very

young child. Afterwards he was sold to Mexicans by

the Zuni Indians. He was raised by a Mexican family,

baptized a Catholic and given a baptismal name Don

Jose Padilla, growing up speaking the Spanish language. Wuupa married a Mexican woman.

Wuupa was born in into the Hopi Walpi Flute Clan

in the early to the mid 1800’s. He was returned to

Hopi in the late 1880’s under the escort of Walpi Hopis who found him at Diablo (Devils) Canyon between

Winslow and Flagstaff, Arizona. He was employed as

a laborer with the Santa Fe Railroad Company that

was laying the steel rail road across northern Arizona.

Wuupa was found following the disclosure to Hopi

Walpi Village leaders of his presence at the Diablo

Canyon work camp by other Hopis who had returned

from a trading trip to the Canyon. They reported

that a Mexican man, Don Jose Padilla had been over

heard telling fellow workers at the work camp his

childhood memories of living atop a mesa and seeing from that far off distanct mesa, the San Francisco Peaks and other memories that Pahana Santa Fe

Railroad employees’ familiar with Hopis interpreted

as belonging to Hopi. Could the Mexican (Don Jose

Padilla) be Wuupa, was asked repeatedly by residents

of Walpi and Hopis in other Hopi villages following

the report of his discovery. The discovery and report

of Wuupa were overwhelmingly convincible, so much

so, that Walpi Leaders concluded that Wuupa had

been found. A number of Hopi who could communicate in the Spanish, Zuni and English languages were

summoned to bring him home.

When Wuupa was told, “…you are not a Castilla

(Mexican), you are a Hopi,” at the first meeting by

the Hopi group at Diablo Canyon, he vehemently

dismissed that assertion in Spanish. He did not want

to return to Hopi when asked by the Hopis. However childhood memories of seeing the San Francisco

Peaks from atop the Walpi village as a very young

child and now, again seeing the same San Francisco

Peaks and the Hopi Buttes to the East day after day

from the Diablo Canyon begin to take a toll on him

so much that these visions, past remembrances and

experiences began to convince him that he was born a

Hopi. The memories presented a clear certainty that

he was near his Hopi home. In addition, they brought

back Walpi childhood memories of his mother, fam-

ily, village life and of surroundings, near and in far

off distante sites and locations. Importantly, when informed by Hopis, through a mixture of sign language,

Spanish, Zuni, Hopi and some English that his mother

was alive and was awaiting his return, his reluctance

and resistance to return to Hopi evaporated. Hence,

after several failed attempts, Wuupa was returned

to his beloved Walpi and mother, where he relearned

the Hopi language, exorcised of all foreign beliefs and

faiths and became a Hopi again. He took up a partner,

an Albino woman from the Village of Shipaolavi. He

embraced Hopi ceremonies.

Old First Mesa Hopis remember Wuupa as a man

without much in terms of material wealth, however

he was said to have been a humorous, compassionate

and a hard-working man. He is also remembered for

contributing a small sum of money, considered a huge

amount by Hopi standards at the time, to the World

War I effort by giving to then, Hopi Government

Agent, Leo Crane, silver coin buttons off his coat and

afterwards challenged other Hopis at a gathering to

contribute, despite their refusals and complaints that

the war was a “Pahana’s (white man’s) and not a

Hopi war.” A True Patriot - Then and Now.

The following is worth noting as it describes how

Wuupa chose to assuage a rejection from a dance because of his old age and, how the rejection rekindled

his village’s belief in kindness and to be inviting to

everyone, regardless of age.

Wuupa was told by members of his kiva to remove

himself from a dance for which he had been preparing. In a calculated response, Wuupa appealed to the

Hopi Nature Gods and asked for retribution to befall on the young men for tossing him from the dance

he loved so dearly. The request was presented in the

form of prayers to his spiritual ancestors atop a huge

ant hill below Walpi village. The prayers were delivered by the Red Ants (Wuupa’s Spiritual Clan relatives) to the Nature Gods. They promptly answered

Wuupa’s prayers in the form of an extremely cold

artic front that visited Hopi in the early morning

hours of the dance day. The artic front brought with

it snow and blistering sleet and high winds. The temperature plummeted to below zero. It is remembered

by old Hopis that the fingers and other exposed body

parts of the participants showed signs of frost bite.

Their dance regalia suffered the same fate so much

that dampened tied knots of the dance regalia could

not be untied and removed following the conclusion

of the dance because they had become frozen, “stiff

as boards,” as one old Hopi described it. As a result,

the dance came to an abrupt end in the early morning

after only the first performance of an all-day planned

dance event. Many of the participants returned to

their homes without removing the dance regalia, a

ceremonial dance prohibition, because their half frozen fingers could not muster the tasks of properly removing them before returning home.

Afterwards the kiva young men attempted to explain the reasons for tossing Wuupa. They lamented

then said, “…it would have been a huge embarrassment to us and our kiva if we had permitted Wuupa

to participate in the dance because Wuupa is too old,

lame and would have made a fool of himself in front

of all Hopis.” Besides they said he would have been

a burden on us as well. This event is talked about to

this day coupled with the admonition to all from the

wise old Hopis, “… to believe in the power of prayer,

regardless of faith and to always be kind and inviting

to all, regardless of age…. less we suffer the same fate

experienced after Wuupa was tossed from the dance.”

Wuupa had the last laugh.

Wuupa’s knowledge of the Mexican language and

culture prompted him to create Hopi entertainment

through Mexican songs and dances. He introduced

these anomalies to all Hopis, all of which resonates so

entertainingly to us all in our present day lives.

Wuupa’s songs and dances continue to be performed in all Hopi villages and, I suppose they will so

as long as the sun rises and sets each day.

Wuupa was his Hopi name however First Mesa

people would jokingly refer to him as “Wuupa Castilla,” because his first language was Spanish and that

he was raised by a Mexican family, implying that that

he is a “Mexican” or a “Castilla” (Hopis reference

to a Mexican), despite his return home. The name

“Don Jose Padilla” like all the Church relics and other sacerdotal items left behind by the fleeing Church

authority following the Spanish Revolt in 1680 was

buried deep underground in the plains below Walpi

to be forever forgotten.

It is said he never gave up or relinquished his love

for his Mexican wife and family in Albuquerque, New

Mexico. He carried his love and affection for his wife

to the Hopi Spirit world. He is buried below the Village of Walpi, on First Mesa, Polacca, Arizona.

According to Hopi custom and tradition, Wuupa

was my father as he was of the same Hopi Clan as my

father, who was a Walpi Flute Clan man. He was my

father’s great, great uncle.

Wuupa in Hopi means “Long.”

HOPI H.E.O.C UPDATES

Hopi Tutuveni November 2, 2022

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

Response August 26, 2022 Report (REPUBLISH)

Due to transitions occurring in DHHS the latest COVID 19 report was the one published on

August 26

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!

Hopi Tutuveni November 2, 2022

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

Hopi Tutuveni October 19, 2022

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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

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.

Vacant

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Hopilavit - Conversation words

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HOPI WORDS

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

mission

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

tion

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

TICK-TACK-TOE

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Larry’s Corner

See the problem is...

Growing up on the reservation taught me that everything out here is tough to accomplish. I mean, living on

the reservation…life is hard. You would have to work for

everything from food to education and everything in between.

But when I was growing up, I don’t think I ever paid attention to how life was for me then. When you’re a mush

head kitten, it seems you ignore the bad things in your

childhood. Of course, we all have scars, but look at us

now; we’re entirely “NORMAL.”

When you’re a mush head kitten, you don’t think about

the bad things in the “now” REZ life, like drugs and alcohol. Back then, energy, as a simple force, was accessible.

All you had to do was wait till your parents called you

into the house. Or, you could eat at someone’s house, and

they would take you home afterward, right?

As kittens, we knew that there were drugs and alcohol

in the village, but it was never a bother because it was

frowned upon. We would make fun of the village drunks,

and they would cower in shame for what they did. But

nowadays, the entire village seems to be one big drunk

person. And it’s easy to be one big intoxicated person because you can buy alcohol and drugs on the reservation.

All you must do is go next door and ask. Even the “grandma” next door will say, “$20 for a bottle”… it’s that easy.

It’s strange because, in a short amount of time, drugs

and alcohol have shaped and impacted the Hopi community drastically. The drunks we use to make fun of that

cowered in shame seem to have no shame at all. When

did that change? Now we don’t make fun of them anymore. We say, “Daha is drunk again,”…and we go back

to our daily business.

Younger kids already know what a drunken person

looks like even before their first birthday. It’s like we

have engrained drugs and alcohol into our Hopi culture

now, and we accept that it’s part of our everyday tradition.

With drugs and alcohol now seeming to be part of our

culture, killing and stealing acts are followed closely.

See, when I was growing up, I thought that killing and

stealing were only on TV or in the big city. I would have

never thought that those types of words would ever be

used on the Hopi reservation because it was never part of

our vocabulary when I was growing up. But now we hear

that every day in the community and on Facebook. Of

course, we have a legal system that tries to improve our

“problem” but even that is broken and when you have an

entire reservation full of drugs and alcohol, the problem

seems to be growing from generation to generation.

So how can we solve this reservation-wide problem?

That is one question I don’t have a solution for. It’s like

trying to solve a division problem that we haven’t seen in

over 20 years. We cannot solve it, but that doesn’t mean

there isn’t a solution. It just means that this problem is

something that the entire reservation must come up with

and not just a single person or group.

Of course, in schools, we teach our children about

the dangers of drugs and alcohol by showing them what

could happen to them if they do “go down that path.” And

it seems somewhere down the road, they will eventually try drugs and alcohol, and some will become addicted

and others will not, but I guess it’s how we are all raised.

Do we accept that drugs and alcohol are part of the Hopi

culture now? Or do we put a barrier between us to not see

the absolute truth?

When I think of the word “STEAL,” it seems that it

is always used on Facebook. Every time I read it, it will

say something like, “Someone stole my Hopi belt” or

“Someone stole my grandma’s walker.” We are getting

to the point where “BIG CITY” problems are becoming

our problems. Why don’t we do anything about it? Well,

I say it’s because we know that person’s grandmother,

grandfather or relative and they are good people. We are

all scared to accuse someone of stealing because of the

thought of what might happen if we accuse someone for

stealing.

I’m pretty sure that a long time ago, when a Hopi per-

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son was caught stealing, it was dealt with in a village

setting where the person who stole something would do

something to work off their debt to the community. Or

that person would be shamed into not stealing anymore

by having their behavior corrected by the village and not

just an individual. But it’s not like that anymore; we are

a close community, yet we are miles apart because we

don’t know who our neighbors are anymore.

Of course, we have several groups who educate the

community about the dangers of drugs and alcohol, and

I applaud them for that. At least they are trying to make

a change for our Hopi people. But, when you have just a

simple group trying to make a change, it is not enough

to make a dent, but they try, and they will continue to

educate the Hopi community about the dangers of drugs

and alcohol. Every Hopi family here on the Hopi reservation has a person who drinks those lives with them, and it

seems that we are forced to accept them as they are.

So, let me ask, is it ok to do that? Is it ok to treat them

like this is part of our culture now? So, what can we do?

I guess that’s something we must “individually” come

up with as a solution. Sometimes we will try to come up

with answers like rehab centers or more PSA’s about the

“DANGERS OF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL,”… but are

they working? How can we keep the dangers of drugs and

alcohol away from kids?

I advise you that drugs and alcohol are touchy subjects

on the Hopi reservation. Some will not want to look at the

truth of this epidemic, and some will try to improve the

problem. Educating our younger generation about these

problems is one thing. Eventually, they will not be mush

heads anymore, so they will have to be the ones to come

up with their solution to this problem. All we can do is

try to make sure we are all adults and show our younger

generation that there is still hope in this Hopi world of

ours and one without so much of an impact from drugs

and alcohol if we could just choose not to use either one,

even for one day at a time.

Hopi Tutuveni November 2, 2022

Native people angry after bloody Indigenous Peoples’

Day tweet by Kari Lake campaign aide

Arizona Republic

Published 1:01 p.m. MT Oct. 21, 2022 | Updated

4:26 p.m. MT Oct. 21, 2022

An Indigenous Peoples’ Day tweet posted by a campaign aide for GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake

drew outrage among Arizona’s Native peoples and others

after a Democratic official retweeted it.

The tweet, sent by Lake campaign aide Colton Duncan

on Oct. 10, depicted an image of a bloody human sacrifice ritual once practiced by some Mesoamerican cultures, along with the tagline, “Happy Indigenous People’s

Day.”

The tweet garnered attention after Robbie Sherwood,

the communications director for the House Democratic

Caucus at the Arizona House of Representatives, retweeted it Thursday, tagging several media outlets that report

on tribes as well as tribal leaders. That launched a tirade

against Duncan and the Lake campaign.

“Arizona’s Native peoples deserve better,” Gila River

Indian Community Gov. Stephen Roe Lewis tweeted. He

also called for Duncan to be fired and Lake to apologize.

“This tweet is yet another offensive and racist example of the Lake’s campaign dog whistle to fan the flames

of bigotry,” tweeted Maricopa County Supervisor Steve

Gallardo, a Democrat. “I call on @KariLake to fire @

duncan_colton.”

Others also commented. One tweeter, “Karen J,” said,

“The ‘most important person’ on @KariLake’s campaign,

her campaign aide Colton Duncan, mocked Native Americans in a racist tweet (then locked his Twitter account).”

Duncan locked down his Twitter and Instagram accounts after the tirade reached fever pitch. An Arizona

Picture above: Kari Lake Photo courtesy of Arizona Republic

Republic reporter attempted to follow Duncan to learn

more about the tweet and his motives, but the request was

still pending.

The Lake campaign declined comment.

One Native American scholar said the tweet was completely off base.

“It’s inappropriate and culturally irrelevant to compare

us to peoples from Central and South America,” said

Dakota Sioux historian Jeanne Eder Rhodes. Indigenous

cultures of the Southwest greatly diverge from that of

Mesoamerica and South America, she said, which is why

the image was insulting to Native people.

“No wonder we need Native studies classes,” Rhodes

said, “since so few people in white America know their

history.” She was referring to the long interaction of Native nations and colonists, and later between tribes and

the U.S. government.

“Real leaders take accountability, and Kari Lake needs

to apologize,” Lake’s opponent, Democrat Katie Hobbs,

said in a statement emailed to The Republic. Arizona is

home to 22 tribes that are integral to the state’s culture

and economy, she said. “We need leaders fighting every

day for Indigenous communities, not ignorantly vilifying

them.”

David Martinez, professor of American Indian Studies

at Arizona State University, said the tweet demonstrated

a disturbing level of historical ignorance.

“Spanish colonial propaganda regularly exaggerated

and distorted Nahuatl culture and history for the pur-

pose of justifying its conquest of Indigenous nations,

seizing their land and brutalizing innocent people,” said

Martinez, who is of the Akimel O’odham and Hia Ced

O’odham peoples and also has Mexican heritage.

He said the rhetoric should disqualify Lake from holding office in a state that is home to 22 sovereign nations.

Lake drew criticism from Indigenous peoples and tribal

leaders earlier this year after two tweets in February and

March about preserving cowboy and Western heritage.

“The spirit of all the cowboys that settled here in this

unforgiving desert lives in each of us,” Lake posted in

one tweet.

Tribal leaders and tribal experts were quick to point out

that tribes are sovereign nations and an integral part of

the state’s economy and water resources. They also said

they wanted to learn more about how whoever is elected

governor intends to interact and engage with the 22 tribal

governments in Arizona.

Elections: Kari Lake praised the ‘spirit of cowboys.’

Tribal leaders say candidates should learn history

Debra Krol reports on Indigenous communities at the

confluence of climate, culture and commerce in Arizona

and the Intermountain West. Reach Krol at debra.krol@

azcentral.com. Follow her on Twitter at @debkrol.

Coverage of Indigenous issues at the intersection of climate, culture and commerce is supported by the Catena

Foundation.

HT Editors Note: The article can be found at arizonacentral.com

Hopi Tutuveni November 2, 2022

SEEKING CANDIDATES

for HOPI BOARD OF EDUCATION

To Represent:

FIRST MESA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

HOTEVILLA BACAVI COMMUNITY SCHOOL

KEAMS CANYON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

AT-LARGE MEMBER

(Representing entire Hopi Reservation)

Candidate Application and more information is available at:

https://www.hopi-nsn.gov/tribal-services/

department-of-education/

https://www.hopischoolsystem.org

DUE DATE: NOVEMBER 30, 2022, 5:00

P.M.

Contact Dr. Noreen Sakiestewa at:

NSakiestewa@hopi.nsn.us

with any questions.

Hopi Tutuveni August 17, 2022

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.

This is a copy of a public record, reproduced as it was published. It is not legal advice, and it may not be the version a court would rely on. Check the official source before you cite it.