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Volume 26 Number 15

Hopi Tribe’s Statement on Little

Colorado River Adjudication

Hopi Tribe

PRESS RELEASE

The Hopi Delegation attended the Little Colorado River Settlement Hearings on Tuesday,

September 11, 2018 at the Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix, AZ. Pictured - Hopi

Chairman Tim Nuvangyaoma (bottom right), Hopi Vice Chairman Clark Tenakhongva

(bottom left), Hopi Water & Energy Committee Members – Rosa Honani, Sipaulovi Village

Representative (middle left), Bruce Fredericks, Upper Village of Moencopi Representative

(middle right), Craig Andrews, Mishongnovi Village Representative (top middle left), Wallace Youvella, Sr., First Mesa Consolidated Villages Representative (top middle right) and

Hopi Vice Chairman Staff Troy Honanie (top). (Photo by: Romalita Laban/Hopi Tutuveni)

Water sustains Hopi life.

The Little Colorado River stream

adjudication began in 1978 to determine conflicting water rights in the basin. The stream adjudication involves

the Hopi Tribe, the Navajo Nation, the

United States, non-Indian communities

(such as Flagstaff, Winslow, Show Low,

Snowflake, Springerville, St. John, and

Holbrook), commercial and industrial

interests (such as Salt River Project and

Arizona Public Service), and numerous

other individual and commercial interests. There are many competing demands for water. The stream adjudication

is designed to quantify claimants’ water

rights, both federal and state law rights,

and to determine claimants’ priority to

the limited water supplies in the Little Colorado River basin. As the Little

Colorado River stream adjudication does

not involve claims to the Colorado River, which is outside the basin, the Hopi

Tribe’s claim to Colorado River water is

not part of this adjudication.

Although the Little Colorado River

stream adjudication began forty years

ago, the rights of the claimants to water

have not yet been determined. The Hopi

Tribe’s water rights in the Little Colorado

River basin will be the first to go to trial

in Arizona state court.

The Hopi Tribe’s water rights will be

tried in several phases. The first trial

begins on September 11, 2018. In the

first phase, the court will hear testimony

about the Hopi Tribe’s past and present

uses of water in the Little Colorado River

basin. The second trial begins December 2019. In the second phase, the court

will hear testimony about the amount of

water necessary for the Hopi Reservation to serve as a livable and permanent

homeland for future generations. A third

trial for the ranch lands south of the Hopi

Reservation will likely be set in 2020 or

later. The judicial proceeding will determine water rights for our children and

grandchildren.

Over the past several decades, Hopi

has made good faith efforts to settle water rights in the Little Colorado River

basin. Historically, water rights for Native American tribes settle with the U.S.

Government providing water and water

infrastructure to Native American tribes

consistent with its trust obligations. Water and infrastructure are essential to the

Hopi Tribe’s future survival. To date, efforts to resolve Hopi Tribe water rights in

the Little Colorado River basin by settlement have been unsuccessful.

Recent settlement efforts have been

frustrated by the Navajo’s unwillingness to recognize the Hopi Tribe’s need

to access off-reservation water resources to create a sustainable and permanent

homeland for Hopi people. Due to actions of the U.S. Government, the Hopi

Tribe is surrounded by the Navajo nation.

The Navajo Nation has stated in court

that it will never grant Hopi an easement

to bring water across the Navajo Nation

Reservation to the Hopi Reservation and

the state court has, on a motion filed by

the Navajo Nation, ruled that the Hopi

Tribe has no right to access off-reservation water resources for its people. The

Hopi Tribe will appeal this ruling. As the

Hopi Tribe enters another year of long

sustained drought on its reservation, the

Hopi Tribe will continue to seek review

of this truly unjust court decision and

will continue to seek a settlement that

recognizes the Tribe will need access to

off-reservation water resources for its

people.

In trial, the long history and unique

culture of the Hopi Tribe in Arizona will

be presented by both witnesses and documents. Over a millennium, the Hopi

Tribe has endured enormous hardships

to sustain its way of life and developed

a unique agriculture to sustain itself in a

harsh and dry environment. There is still

a long road and many trials ahead before

resolution of all claims. At each step of

the way, the Hopi Tribe will continue to

seek a just resolution of claims with its

neighbors in the Little Colorado River

basin.

Little Colorado River Settlement Trials Begin for

the Hopi Tribe First Week Report

By Office of the Chairman

PRESS RELEASE

HOPI TUTUVENI

PO BOX 123

KYKOTSMOVI, AZ 86039

1000-01600-7460

ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

The Hopi Little Colorado

River water rights trial began

September 11, 2018. Several

members of the tribal government, including the Chairman

and members of the Water and

Energy Committee, were present.

The trial began with opening statements by the lawyers.

The Hopi water rights trial has

been split up. This trial is on

past and present water uses.

Future water rights are set for

a December 2019 trial; and

water rights on the new Hopi

ranch lands south of I-40 will

be set for trial in 2020 or after.

The opening statements

highlighted differences between the Hopi Tribe and the

objectors who are the Navajo

Nation, the State Land Department, the Little Colorado

River Association, Salt River

Project and the City of Flagstaff. The Hopi Tribe intends

to introduce evidence of tribal

history, culture, religion, hydrology and past water uses.

The objectors want to limit the

trial to what Hopi currently

uses by way of water, putting

off all evidence of tribal history, culture, religion, hydrology

and past water uses to the next

trial in December 2019.

As witnesses were called,

and not without much argument between the lawyers,

the Court appeared willing to

allow Hopi to present testimony of its history, culture, religion and water use and drew

the line on truly future water

claims.

The first witness was Hana

Norton, a U.S. Government

historian. Her testimony was

limited to the time of U.S. sovereignty, which starts with the

Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago

in 1848 when Mexico transferred sovereignty to the United States. The Hopi Reservation was created in 1882, and

Ms. Norton testified the Reservation was created to protect Hopi from encroachment

from the Mormons, the Navajos, and other white settlers

brought into the region by the

railroad. She reviewed historical BIA records in which

government officials concluded the lack of surface water

represented a major challenge

to the Tribe’s economic advancement. She concluded

that the federal government’s

policy toward Hopi vacillated

between moving Hopi to water

(by asking the Hopi to move to

the Little Colorado River) or

bringing water to the Hopi on

the Mesas.

Ms. Norton gathered records from the national archives, including several historical records of the Irrigation

Service of the BIA. These records show that the incising of

the arroyos began in the latter

half of the nineteenth century.

Previously, the washes

flowed into broad alluvial fans

between and below the Mesas providing for flood water

flows over Hopi farms. With

the creation of deep gullies

channeling the water through

the plains, water to Hopi farms

was diminished. The BIA

constructed several projects,

like dam and wash spreaders,

to bring the waters back over

Hopi lands. The BIA also did

construction projects like larger concrete dams, but many of

them failed over time.

The second trial witness was

Neil Blandford, a hydrologist

from Daniel B. Stephens &

Associates who has worked

for the Hopi Tribe for twenty

years. He testified about the

water resources on the reservation: surface waters from

the washes, and the aquifers

on the reservation. Essentially, he testified that the only

good drinking water comes

from the N aquifer (except for

where there is naturally occurring arsenic!). The T aquifer provides for many of the

springs on and around the Mesas, and the D aquifer provides

for much of Hopi livestock.

At the right is a figure showing

the extents of the aquifers on

the Hopi Reservation,

More on Page 6

PUBLIC

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GUEST EDITORIAL

Hopi Tribe Economic

Development Corporation Update

By Chuck Thompson, CEO

Guest Editorial

As CEO of the Hopi Tribe Economic

Development Corporation (HTEDC), I

am very pleased to have been asked to

share information about the HTEDC,

which I view as an important asset to the

Hopi People. As many of you know, the

HTEDC manages for profit properties

for the Hopi Tribe. Currently we manage

and operate the Hopi Cultural Center,

Walpi Housing, Days Inn by Wyndham

Sedona (formerly Kokopelli), Heritage

Square, Continental Plaza, Kachina

Square and the Hopi Travel Plaza. All

these properties have been owned by

Hopi for many years some dating back

before 2000.

In 2015, a new HTEDC Board of Directors was put in place, and I was hired

to be CEO. At that time, the properties

managed by the HTEDC were in pretty

sad condition. In most cases, they definitely were not properties that the Hopi

People could view with pride. The properties had not been maintained; roofs

leaked; parking lots had pot holes; buildings needed painting; in many cases staff

had not been trained; vacancies were

high, all resulting in several of the properties suffering annual operating losses.

Beginning in 2015, and continuing to

today, our primary task has been to accomplish the needed repairs; improve

occupancy at Hopi properties; and get

the businesses operating profitably. This

has required much support from the

HTEDC Board and much hard work on

the part of our dedicated employees at

all the Hopi businesses. I am pleased to

report that our efforts are beginning to

produce nice results. And in 2016 and

2017 the HTEDC has been able to pay

Hopi an annual dividend.

With the changes made so far, the HTEDC is now reaching a point where it

can begin to consider new opportunities

to generate sustainable. Long term income for the Hopi people. With the closing of the NGS plant, our efforts take on

even greater importance and urgency.

In late 2017, when the possible fate of

NGS began to be publicized, the HTEDC

began working closely with teams at

Hopi to identify projects that could help

replace some of the income lost by Hopi

with the closing of NGS. Our efforts to

this end involve conducting the initial

review of projects presented by outside

companies to Hopi to insure that the

projects presented are feasible and that

the companies have sufficient financing

and resources to implement their ideas.

Members of the HTEDC management

team also serve on the Hopi Economic

Development Board to further assist in

these efforts.

Independent of Tribal efforts, the HTEDC also has several projects underway

to potentially help bring future income

to Hopi. In late 2017, and again in 2018,

the HTEDC applied for and received

Federal funding to begin planning an

establishing a business incubator on

the Hopi Reservation aimed at helping

Hopi interested in starting a business.

This incubator will be up and running

in 2019. It will help interested Hopi to

development business plans and provide

basic training in operating a business. As

part of this initiative, the HTEDC is also

in the process of establishing a lending

arm, known as a CDFI, which will provide low interest rate funding to help the

Hopi People actually start a business.

As many of you know, Hopi also owns

a lot of property along the I-40 corridor

between Winslow and just east of Flagstaff. For the past several months representatives from the HTEDC and Hopi

have been actively involved in working

with companies who have a potential

interest in building projects of various

types which, if successful, would result

in long term leasing of Hopi land. This

has the potential of being a very good

source of income for Hopi.

To replace the potential income loss

from the closing of the NGS plant is not

an easy task. Most, likely it will require

many different projects. So, at this point,

all ideas must be explored. The HTEDC

is pleased to be able to help in those efforts.

Throughout the year, I have the opportunity to meet with several of the

Villages and their CSA’s. Often, these

meetings begin with the statement that

we don’t know what the HTEDC does or

how it is doing. This surprises me, since

we have made a real effort to provide information when requested. Each April,

the HTEDC makes an annual report to

Tribal Council. The information provided at this meeting is available to the

Hopi people. As mentioned, we speak

with the CSA’s whenever asked. And,

we even respond to requests from the

Hopi Tutuveni. The HTEDC is proud of

what we have been able to accomplish.

We are proud of the facilities that we

diligently manage for Hopi. And, we are

proud of the new opportunities that we

are striving to bring to Hopi. Sincerely,

Chuck Thompson CEO

To find out more information about

the Hopi Tribe Economic Development

Corporation call, email or mail

5200 E. Cortland Blvd., Suite E200-7

Flagstaff, AZ 86004

P: 928.522.8675

F: 928.522.8678

Cthompson@htedc.net

Tawa’ovi Community Development

Team Meets on Hopi

By Romalita Laban

Managing Editor

The Tawa’ovi Community Development Team decided at the August 17,

2018 meeting that Andrew Gashwazra,

Director Hopi Tribe Office of Community Planning and Economic Development will continue to serve as Chairman

of the Team and provide the role as the

Project Manager, as well.

By consensus, the Team determined

until Action Items are ready for presentation and approval in the short term

and for the sake of getting much needed

work accomplished before the Tawa’ovi

Community Development Corporation

is established, this would be the most effective and efficient path to take.

Hopi Tribal Council appointed two

Tribal Council representatives to be on

the Team. Bruce Fredericks, Upper Village of Moencopi Representative and

Herman Honanie, Village of Kykotsmovi Representative will serve as appointed Tribal Council Representatives

to the Team.

Office of Real Estate Services updated the Team regarding the Permission

to Survey which will be issued on August 20, 2018. It was further determined

that Navajo Tribal Utility Association

(NTUA) will need to follow up with

Hopi Agency in Keams Canyon, Ariz.

to locate the Right of Way application

completed in 1993. Leroy Shingoitewa, Team participant updated the Team

about his conversations with Bureau

of Indian Affairs staff who explained

to him that they were not aware of any

permit being issued but that further research could be completed with more

information provided.

Tim Bodell, Utility Director - Hopi

Utilities Corporation explained that his

understanding was that NTUA has produced a copy of a full application and

was dated/received stamped by BIA in

1993.

Further discussion regarding part of

September 18, 2018

Hopi Tutuveni

the power alignment will be a segment

that may need to be considered separately and the Team will need BIA’s Record

of Grant of Easement prior to further

development. It was also discussed that

NTUA was informed by Office of Real

Estate Services to follow up with the

Hopi Agency to find a permit number.

Discussion

around

encouraging

avoidance of the re-creation of a legal

description for the area if it was determined one had already been completed.

The Team also determined to encourage

NTUA to check into Phoenix or Albuquerque offices where records may be

available. Office of Real Estate Services staff explained scenarios and steps

which would need to occur if the approved application can’t be found

The Team discussed a Plan B is to start

working on a new document if needed.

Daniel Honahni, Hopi Tribe Executive

Director stressed the need to make sure

planning includes future options to tie

the Tawa’ovi development in for completion. Overall the $2.2 Million which

was for housing was never processed so

it can’t be included in Chart of Accounts.

At this point, however, the budget for

the Tawa’ovi Community Development

project will be $1,091,685.57 and which

is referenced in the resolution.

A recommendation by a Team member was that a site visit of the area be

scheduled for the next meeting and in

consideration of future discussions for

the well and power lines. Based on set

up of terms there will be 7 members.

Other candidates can submit a letter interest.

RANCHER’S NEWS

Priscilla Pavatea

Office of Range Management

DROUGHT UPDATE

The Hopi Reservation has been going

through drought for at least 23 years now.

We are thankful for the rains however

this will not do away with the damage

the drought has done to our land base.

Currently we are still in “Exceptional”

Drought conditions. Executive Order

#02-2018 – Exceptional Drought Conditions is still in effect and will be in effect until we get enough moisture to help

replenish our land base. The Office of

Range Management (ORM) is working

with the Hopi Tribe’s Drought Task Team

to help reduce some of the stressors put

on our land base in addition to that caused

by the drought conditions. Currently

mandates that are in effect are:

• 30% reduction in livestock allocations

• Removal of all of this year’s

calves,

meaning any yearling heifers and steers

• Removal of all cull cattle and

non-productive cows

These mandates will stay in effect until the Executive Order is lifted and range

conditions change for the better. The

DNR programs will continue to monitor

the range conditions and provide this information to the Drought Task Team and

the public.

HOPI PARTITIONED LAND LIVESTOCK COUNT

The ORM along with help from Hopi

Resource Enforcement Services (HRES)

and Office of Hopi Lands Administration

(OHLA) has completed the 2018 Hopi

Partitioned Lands (HPL) Livestock Count

for HPL and Moenkopi. We would like to

thank those ranchers who participated in

the count and for decreasing your allocation numbers to meet the 30% reduction.

Your awareness of what is occurring on

your land base due to drought is appreciated. This year it showed that vegetation

production and water were a big concern

and that you made the adjustments in the

proper manner. For those of you who

did not comply we suggest you get with

the program and comply so you won’t be

cited again for non-compliance under Ordinance 43.

DISTRICT SIX LIVESTOCK COUNT

The ORM has completed the 2018 livestock counts for HPL and Moenkopi. We

will now be moving on to District Six.

Letters are being mailed out to the ranchers with grazing permits and information

about the count is being posted in public

areas. Please take the time to look at the

schedule to see when we will be in your

range unit to count livestock. (See **D6

Livestock Schedule at end of article)

DISTRICT SIX PERMIT HEARINGS

The Hearing Board has set the dates

for the Permit Hearings for the 20192023 grazing permit allocations for District Six. The Permit Hearings will start

on September 24 through September 27,

2018. The Permit Hearings will be held

at the Pawaki Fire Station in Kykotsmovi,

AZ., just off Route 2 and will start each

day at 9 am. All Permit Hearings are to

be recorded. Our schedule is as follows:

September 24, 2018

8a.m. - 9:55 a.m. WEST DINNEBITO

10:05 a.m. - Noon EAST DINNEBITO

1p.m. - 2:55 p.m. BLUE POINT

3:05 p.m. – 5p.m. SHONTO

September 25, 2018

8a.m. - 9:55 a.m. BURRO SPRINGS

10:05 a.m. - Noon POLACCA WASH

1p.m. - 2:55 p.m. TOVAR

3:05 p.m. – 5p.m. TALAHOGAN

September 26, 2018

8a.m. - 9:55 a.m. FIVE HOUSES

10:05 a.m. – Noon UPPER POLACCA

1p.m. - 2:55 p.m. HARD ROCK

3:05 p.m. - 5p.m. TOREVA

September 27, 2018

8:00 a.m. - 9:55 a.m. NORTH ORAIBI

HEARING BOARD – MEMBER AT

LARGE

The Hearing Board is seeking members

from the various livestock associations

on the Hopi reservation and one Memberat-Large (non-livestock associated) to

join the Board. The Hearing Board is part

of Hopi Ordinance 43 which includes the

permitting/allocation process for ranchers

who graze livestock on the Hopi Reservation. If you are interested in joining the

Hearing Board send a letter to: Hearing

Board, C/O ORM, THE HOPI TRIBE,

P.O. Box 123, Kykotsmovi, AZ 86039.

More information on being a member can

be acquired by contacting ORM at 7343701.

WORKSHOPS & CONFERENCES

September 25-26, 2018

4th Annual Southwest IAC Conference

Twin Arrows Navajo Casino

Flagstaff, Arizona

For more information Teresa Honga can

be contacted at 928-302-6835 or teresa@

indianaglink.com. The ORM office has

the flyer and agenda so stop by for a copy.

September 20-24, 2018

FREE – 5 Day Low Stress Cattle Handling School

Must bring your own horse and feed to

keep it on the premises, along with current negative Coggins Test results. Lodging provided. If interested, you must sign

up by 9/9/18. For Registration and details

contact Teresa Honga at 928-302-6835 or

teresa@indianaglink.com.

2018 District Six Livestock Inventory Schedule

**PLEASE HAVE YOUR GRAZING PERMIT & BRAND REGISTRATION ON

HAND**

Crew 1 Point of Contact: Robinson Honani (928) 429-5773

Crew 2 Point of Contact: Priscilla Pavatea (928) 380-2284

Monday - October 8, 2018

CREW ONE

CREW TWO

West Dinnebito Corrals

Blue Point Corrals

Chimerica’s YT Ranch

Monongya’s Hamana’s

East Dinnebito Corrals

Coin’s

Pecusa’s Shonto Corrals

Nutumya’s Honhongva’s

Shonto Corrals Dennis’s

Quochytewa’

T. Outah/R. Coin’s

Tuesday, October 9, 2018

CREW ONE

CREW TWO

Burro Springs Corrals

Tovar Corrals

Joseph’s

R. Honani’s

WM 62B6

Polacca Wash Corrals

Pahovama’s Laban’s

LeeWayne’s

Taylor’s

Koinva’s

Tovar Corrals

Mansfield’s

Monday October 15, 2018

CREW ONE

CREW TWO

Talahogan Corrals

Upper 5 Houses (west) Corrals

Cody’s Honie’s

Coochise’s Polacca’s

James

Poocha’s

Naha’s

Navasie’s (Darrell N. & Pam Lalo)

Upper 5 Houses (east) Corrals

Navasie’s (Twin Dams, Dolly&Joshua)

Tuesday October 16, 2018

CREW ONE

CREW TWO

Upper Polacca (61P2) Corrals

Upper Polacca (LMV) Corrals

61P2 Windmill Catchment Charley’s

Upper Polacca (Sandhills) Corrals

Ami’s

Colleteta’s Tahbo’s

Hamilton’s Taylor

Polacca’s (61P1)

Echo Canyon

Randy Adams

Monday October 22, 2018

CREW ONE

CREW TWO

Hard Rock Corrals

Lugi’s (61H4)

Maho’s – Wilbur & sons

DC’s

Maho’s - Ruben & Davis

Kewanimptewa’s

North Oraibi Corrals

Toreva Corrals

Nasingoetewa’s

Mase

Masayestewa’s

Tootsie’s

Lomatska’s

North Oraibi Corrals

Balenquah’s

September 18, 2018

Hopi Tutuveni

Little Colorado River

Settlement Trials, Cont.

which Mr. Blandford used in court to discuss the groundwater resources on the reservation.

Mr. Blandford also testified about historical pumping of water for the villages from

the N aquifer, and challenges to drinking water from contamination in the Moenkopi

area and in naturally occurring arsenic in the First and Second Mesa wells.

The week ended with the U.S. Government calling Chris Banet, who is the BIA

official overseeing Indian Water Right trials and settlements in the Southwest. His

testimony will continue in the second week of trial.

The Hopi lawyers are strongly encouraging Hopi Tribal members to come down

and be present at the trial. The Hopi representatives were seated in the jury box; so,

there are comfortable seats!

Dates for the Little Colorado

River Settlement Trial

Held at: Maricopa County Superior

Courts

East Court Building

6th Floor - Courtroom 613

(Located on southwest corner of 1st

Ave. & Jefferson streets)

101 W. Jefferson

Phoenix, AZ, 85003

November 2018

Week of October 28, 2018:

Thursday, November 1, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Friday, November 2, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Week of November 4, 2018:

Monday, November 5, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday, November 6, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Wed., November 7, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Little Colorado River Settlement Trial Thursday, November 8, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Dates

Friday, November 9, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Week of September 16, 2018:

Week of November 11, 2018:

Monday, Sept. 17, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday, November 13, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Wed., November 14, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Thurs., November 15, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Friday, Sept. 21, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Friday, November 16, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Week of September 23, 2018:

Week of November 18, 2018:

Monday, Sept. 24, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Monday, November 19, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday, November 20, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Wed., November 21, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Week of November 25, 2018:

Friday, Sept. 28, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Monday, November 26, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday, November 27, 2018 10:30 a.m.

October 2018

Wed., November 28, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Week of September 30, 2018:

Thurs., November 29, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Monday, October 1, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Friday, November 30, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday, October 2, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday, October 3, 2018 10:30 a.m.

December 2018

Thursday, October 4, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Week of December 2, 2018:

Friday, October 5, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Monday, December 3, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Week of October 7, 2018:

Tuesday, December 4, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Monday, October 8, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Wed., December 5, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday, October 9, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Thursday, December 6, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Wed., October 10, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Friday, December 7, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Thursday, October 11, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Week of December 9, 2018:

Friday, October 12, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Monday, December 10, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Week of October 14, 2018:

Tuesday, December 11, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Monday, October 15, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Wed., December 12, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday, October 16, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Thurs., December 13, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Wed., October 17, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Friday, December 14, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Thursday, October 18, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Week of December 16, 2018:

Friday, October 19, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Monday, December 17, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Week of October 21, 2018:

Tuesday, December 18, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Monday, October 22, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Wed., December 19, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday, October 23, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Thurs., December 20, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Wed., October 24, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Friday, December 21, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Thursday, October 25, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Week of December 23, 2018:

Friday, October 26, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Wed., December 26, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Week of October 28, 2018:

Thurs., December 27, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Monday, October 29, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Friday, December 28, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday, October 30, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Wed., October 31, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Judge Throws Out Challenge

Against Hopi Tribe

Chairman

By Felicia Fonseca

ASSOCIATED PRESS

FLAGSTAFF, ARIZ. (AP) — The

chairman of the Hopi Tribe has survived

a challenge to his job from a predecessor

who alleged a felony conviction should

have prevented him from being sworn

in.

No one challenged Timothy Nuvangyaoma’s candidacy as he campaigned

for and after he won the election for

Hopi chairman. He entered the race despite a provision in the tribe’s constitution that prohibits anyone with a felony

conviction within 10 years of declaring candidacy from seeking the office,

though he openly discussed his struggles

with alcoholism.

After Nuvangyaoma was seated in

December, his immediate predecessor

asked the tribal court to find that Nuvangyaoma improperly was certified as a

candidate. Nuvangyaoma pleaded guilty

to felony aggravated drunken driving in

November 2007, placing him within the

time-frame that should have kept him

from the chairman’s race.

Herman Honanie also filed a similar

challenge against the tribe’s election

board.

Judge Jeremy Brave-Heart ruled in

Honanie’s case against Nuvangyaoma

on Tuesday, saying the case is barred

by sovereign immunity because Nuvangyaoma did not act outside his authority as chairman. He also said the court

cannot flout avenues for election-related

challenges and dismissed the case with

prejudice.

“The disruption to Hopi governance

would be chaotic,” he wrote. “This is exactly why the Hopi Constitution and the

election ordinance must be read together

to accomplish two purposes: providing

mechanisms for challenging candidate

certifications, election results, or removing elected officials, but at the same time

providing a point of finality.”

Nuvangyaoma did not immediately

respond to requests for comment at his

office and through his attorney.

Honanie’s attorney, John Trebon, said

Brave-Heart’s ruling is well-written and

reasoned. He said he hadn’t spoken to

Honanie to determine if he would appeal

the constitutional issue.

“I can’t help but wonder if the same

decision would be made if it was later

discovered that the (chairman) was not

of Hopi decent!” he wrote in an email.

“Would a constitutional challenge be

dismissed because the election was completed?”

A decision has not been made in Honanie’s case against the election board.

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REQUEST FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

The Native American Disability Law

Center (Law Center) is a non-profit organization that provides free legal services to Native Americans with disabilities. Every year the Law Center reviews

its Statement of Objectives and Priorities to ensure that we are best serving

the needs of our client community. We

are seeking public comment before or

by October 31, 2018. You can comment

by calling us at 1-800-862-7271 or by

emailing us at info@nativedisabilitylaw.org . Thank you for your interest and

support for the Law Center.

PROPOSED

Statement of Priorities & Objectives

October 1, 2018 – September 30, 2019

Priority A: Abuse and Neglect

Goal: Individuals with disabilities will

be free from abuse and neglect and receive appropriate services, whether they

live in the community, residential facilities or correctional institutions.

Objective 1: Monitoring Facilities and

Services. Monitor facilities and institutions at least quarterly for instances of

abuse and neglect, distributing educational materials, and providing advocacy services for individuals who are allegedly being abused or neglected.

Objective 2: Represent abused and

neglected children. Represent Native

American children as Guardian Ad Litem or Youth Attorney in child abuse &

neglect cases in New Mexico and the

Navajo Nation.

Objective 3: Legal Protection for Hopis with Disabilities. Advocate for the

Hopi Tribe to adopt a Hopi Adult Protection Act that provides Hopis with disabilities legal protection from abuse and

neglect.

Priority B: Education

Goal: All Native American children in

the Four Corners region will have available to them a free, appropriate public

education designed to meet their unique

needs.

Objective 1: Promote Self-Advocacy.

Provide technical assistance to twenty-five (25) students with disabilities,

or their parents or guardians, as well as

give one training on education rights to

80 students and their parents to empower them to advocate for their children to

obtain appropriate education services in

the least restrictive environment in their

community.

Objective 2: Systemic Advocacy. Ensure that the federal Bureau of Indian

Education meets the educational needs

of Native American students with disabilities enrolled in their schools by addressing the general education, special

education, mental health, and wellness

needs of students, including those impacted by trauma and adversity.

Objective 3: Direct Representation.

Provide direct representation in meetings and other informal settings and administrative proceedings to twenty (20)

children with disabilities who are not receiving a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment.

Objective 4: Improve Education Outcomes for Youth with Disabilities in

the Justice System. Provide technical

assistance and education advocacy to

students referred to the juvenile justice

system in an effort to ensure they are receiving appropriate education, supports

and services.

Priority C: Community Integration

Goal: Individuals with disabilities will

live and receive appropriate services and

supports in the most integrated, least

restrictive settings appropriate to their

choices and needs.

Objective 1: Promote Self-Advocacy

for Accommodations in Public Housing.

Provide five (5) Navajos or Hopis with

disabilities with direct representation

and increase community awareness of

the necessary information and resources

to empower Navajos and Hopis with disabilities to navigate the Navajo Housing

Authority (NHA) and Hopi Housing Authority’s public housing accommodation

process.

Objective 2: Policy Changes at NHA.

Advocate for NHA and the Hopi Tribe to

increase the amount of accessible housing available to individuals with disabilities.

Objective 3: Utilization of Available

Benefits. Assist seniors and individuals

with disabilities receive appropriate services by helping them access programs

that help pay for healthcare, food and

energy, for which they are eligible.

Objective 4: Champion Right to Autonomy. Work with other disability

advocacy organizations to address systemic discrimination by transforming

attitudes of paternalism, recognizing the

right to autonomy in individuals with

disabilities, especially those with intellectual and developmental disabilities,

and to increase the awareness of their

needs and services.

Priority D: Employment

Goal: People with disabilities will

have equal employment opportunities

and be free from discrimination.

Page 3 of 3

Objective 1: Promoting Vocational

Rehabilitation Services. Increase awareness of vocational rehabilitation services

through:

a. producing outreach materials; and

b. training on employment opportunities and supports for 50 people with disabilities wanting to return to work.

Objective 2: Promote Working in the

Community. Provide direct assistance

to individuals with disabilities in their

efforts to obtain appropriate vocational

rehabilitation services or address employment discrimination.

Objective 3: Decrease Discrimination by Employers. Increase compliance

with relevant legal requirements, particularly the new Navajo Rights of Individuals with Disabilities Act, by reviewing

policies of government agencies and

job applications of local employers to

ensure they are consistent with legal requirements.

Second Challenge of Hopi Tribe

Chairman Dismissed by Judge

Hopi Tribe Chairman Timothy Nuvangyaoma (Karen Shupla/Hopi Tribe via AP)

KYKOTSMOVI, ARIZ. – A Hopi

Tribal Court judge has dismissed a second case that alleged the tribal chairman

was improperly seated.

Timothy Nuvangyaoma was sworn in

as chairman in December.

His immediate predecessor alleged he

wasn’t qualified to seek the post because

Nuvangyaoma had been convicted of

felony drunken driving within 10 years

of declaring candidacy in violation of

the tribal constitution.

Herman Honanie appealed what he

considered a decision by the election

board to certify Nuvangyaoma’s candidacy.

But Judge Jeremy Brave-Heart says

the letter Honanie relied on wasn’t a decision and couldn’t be appealed. It was a

response letter.

He says Honanie missed the opportunity to challenge the certification and

dismissed the case with prejudice.

Honanie’s attorney said Wednesday

he hasn’t reviewed the ruling.

The election board’s attorney says it’s

well-reasoned.

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September 18, 2018

Hopi Tutuveni

1,353 Miles a Day and Going Strong: Hopi Senom Transit

Midday Route Update and Other News

By Donovan Gomez

Hopi Senom Transit

1,353 miles traveled

daily. That’s how many

miles a day Hopi Senom

Transit buses and Transit

Vehicle Operators travel each day with all five

routes running. Running

Monday through Friday,

Transit buses and Operators will easily log in over

300,000 miles this year.

Hopi Senom Transit

is aiming for productivity without reducing our

service standard with all

those miles logged and

passengers served. An

example of this dedication

to service and productivity is a recent revision (our

third) to timing points of

arrival of our new Midday

Route. We want to ensure

that we are serving the

most people while making

the most effective connections with the other routes.

The revision allows users of the transit to board

the bus in the morning

at Keams Canyon and to

travel and arrive in Flagstaff or Tuba City that

same morning. It’s also

possible to board the transit at Tuba City and arrive

in Flagstaff or Keams

Canyon that same morning. In the afternoon, riders arriving from Flagstaff

can connect with buses

traveling to Keams Canyon or Tuba City. The

Winslow Route runs twice

a day from Keams Canyon with stops at Safeway,

Wal-Mart, Hopi Housing,

Winslow Indian Health

Care Center, Northland

Pioneer College and the

Department of Economic

Security.

The commitment and

perseverance of our staff,

especially our Operators,

has made us noticeable

not only to state and federal transit agencies but to

other tribal and non-tribal

transit programs, too. In

an effort to coordinate

services to provide quality public transportation

that our people can use,

we are finding out that

we’re performing at par

or better than other Tribal

and non-Tribal transit programs in the state.

Here’s what’s new at

Hopi Senom Transit:

Timed Connections and

Interlining Routes: We

are working to fine tune

our fixed routes to meet

at designated connection

points and to then become

a second route. Thank you

for your patience while we

work to improve those services!

Looking Good:

The

best marketing and advertising tools we utilize are

the “good looking” buses

in the Hopi Senom Transit inventory which helps

riders identify, recognize,

remember and use word

of mouth to share information about our very own

transit system. We will be

receiving two new buses

this fall and another bus

next year. We reached out

to the Hopi public about

what graphics they wanted

displayed on current buses

in the past. It was the Hopi

public who suggested using graphics referencing

the Hopi Code Talkers,

therefore that is what is

currently being displayed.

In that same manner, we

would like your ideas and

suggestions for the graphics of the new buses. One

suggestion already received is that each of the

three buses could represent each of the three Mesas and Villages located

around those mesas. We

welcome any and all suggestions.

Service

Expansion:

We’re reached out to Spider Mound for possible

service to the community allowing for service

expansion to the Spider

Mound residents and connecting with the Keams

Canyon Route. We hope

to begin these discussions

soon. As well, we’ve been

meeting with the City of

Winslow on the possibility of providing service to

the city; these talks are in

the beginning exploratory

stage.

Hopi

Transportation

Committee

Meetings:

Hopi Senom Transit presents monthly to the Hopi

Transportation Committee on the 3rd Wednesday

each month. All are invited to hear our reports and

to give your input.

We would like to thank

you for your support and

for riding Hopi Senom

Transit. You are always

invited to visit with us at

our office located at the

Hopi Tribal Complex in

Kykotsmovi. We can also

be contacted at 734-3232

or at dgomez@hopi.nsn.

us.

MIDDAY ROUTE Fare: $1.00

SCHEDULE AS OF 9/5/2018 – SUBJECT TO REVISION

AM/PM

Keams Canyon C-Store

8:10

11:40

NPC / Hopi High School

8:20

11:50

Polacca Circle M

8:30

12:00 PM

First Mesa - Ponsi Hall

8:35

12:05 PM

Polacca Post Office

8:45

12:10

Polacca @ Talashie's Jct. route 8

8:48

12:15

Hopi Health Care Center - ER

8:55

12:20

Lower Mishungnovi @ Shupla's Stop

9:00

12:23

Lower Sipaulovi Housing

9:05

12:25

Mishungnovi Community Center

9:10

12:30

Shungopavi Namingha's

9:20

12:40

Hopi Cultural Center

9:25

12:45

Cellular One

9:35

12:55

Hotevilla C-Store

9:45

Call In*

Kykotsmovi Post Office

9:55

12:58

HOPI TRIBAL HEADQUARTERS

10:00

1:00

MIDDAY ROUTE STOPS & TIMES

HOPI TRIBAL HEADQUARTERS

10:10

1:30

Kykotsmovi Post Office

10:13

1:33

Cellular One

10:15

1:35

Hotevilla C-Store

No Stop

1:45

Hopi Cultural Center

10:25

2:05

Shungopavi Namingha's

10:30

2:10

Mishungnovi Community Center

10:40

2:20

Lower Sipaulovi Housing

10:50

2:25

Lower Mishungnovi @ Shulpa's Stop

10:53

2:28

Hopi Health Care Center - ER

10:55

2:30

Polacca @ Talashie's Jct. Route 8

10:58

2:33

Polacca Post Office

11:00

2:35

First Mesa Ponsi Hall

11:05

2:40

Polacca Circle M

11:10

2:45

Hopi High School / NPC

11:20

2:55

Keams Canyon C-Store

11:30

3:10

STOPS & TIMES

*Call by 11:00AM to request a stop at Hotevilla

2018 Hopi Health Conference, Promoting a

Successful Health Event

Opening guest speaker, Genell Roland speaks to the audience about her story of combating her

health issues. (Picture by Carl Onsae/Hopi Tutuveni)

By Carl Onsae

Assistant Editor

KYKOTSMOVI, ARIZ. – The Hopi Department

of Health and Human Services (DHHS) had its annual Health Conference at the Hopi Veteran’s Memorial

Center on September 5-6, 2018. The conference was to

educate both tribal employees and the public about the

different health issues that the Hopi people face on a

daily basis and to provide information about where to

get help and answers.

On both days, Lori Joshweseoma, DHHS Director provided an introduction, and information session

regarding the activities and what was to be expected

throughout both days’ events. Genell Roland, Case

Manager - H.O.P.I Cancer Support Services was the

guest speaker for the first day of the conference. “Namitunatya”, meaning to take care of oneself, was the main

topic of her speech. Roland wanted to inform the Hopi

people that they are not alone when dealing with health

issues and that there are many in the community who

are willing to help out by providing information about

health choices. She also emphasized that those individuals do so because of their strong desire to keep community members healthy throughout their years. Another guest speaker during the conference was Maude

Yoyhoeoma, Director of the Hopi Domestic Violence

program who gave a profound speech about the trials

and tribulations of her bout with cancer. She shared how

she combated those issues in order to survive and thrive

to get to where she is today. Both guest speakers helped

to encourage the audience with their moving speeches

which led to ensuring the day’s events went as planned.

Educational booths from programs across Arizona

and the Hopi Health departments were set up at the conference to help educate, distribute information and provide outreach to the Hopi public and the tribal employees. Information about the different services offered as

well as where to get more information on the different

Tatanka Means poses with Lori Joshweseoma after his skit. (Picture by Carl Onsae/Hopi Tutuveni)

health issues was provided. While some may describe

what was provided as a lot, providers explained that it

was just the “tip of the iceberg” of all the information

which is available to learn about one’s health.

Health officials from the Hopi Health Care Center presented to the public in mini work sessions with

topics ranging in the following areas: Heart Health

presented by Dr. Kendra Johnson, Women’s Empowerment presented by Karen Honanie, Men’s Empowerment with Kevin Poleyumptewa, Men’s Health with

Dr. Brian Winston, and Oral Health with Dr. Margaret

Quiller. All of the presenters had information about the

risks, dangers, and solutions to their health issues that

the Hopi people could take home and inform their families with, too.

With fun, food, and light humor throughout the day

both Hopi Tribal employees and the general public were

well informed about preventive health issues and how

to include the information in one’s daily lives. The day’s

events were closed off with Tatanka Means providing

entertainment and some healthy humor. Means told

his life story through humor and included a birthday

shout-out to a special lady in the audience. He shared

his comedy motto as being “Wellness through Humor”

which he described as his own kind of medicine. He

also wants everyone to know that humor and laughter

is a special kind of medicine and his purpose is to heal

through humor.

Lori Joshweseoma, stated, “The Hopi Department of

Health & Human Services was successful in meeting its

overall objective of providing health information to the

tribal staff and community during the conference, based

on the topics that were selected through a survey provided by the Department. Topics that were presented

during the conference included oral health, heart health,

and men’s health, empowerment and stress management. We would like to thank the Hopi Health Care

Center providers and staff for their participation in the

conference.”

September 18, 2018

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Hopi Tutuveni

The Hopi Tribal Housing Authority Celebrates

Annual Housing Fair

2018 Hopi Men’s Nite Out

An Event to Encourage a

Positively “Manly” way of

Living Healthy

Patrons visit various booths to get information about their homes and property. (Picture by

Carl Onsae/Hopi Tutuveni)

By Carl Onsae

Assistant Editor

FIRST MESA, ARIZ. – The annual

Hopi Tribal Housing Authority Annual

(HTHA) Housing Fair kicked off without

a hitch on September 7, 2018. The annual

fair was designed as a means to provide

information to the Hopi public about the

application process for obtaining a new

home via HTHA’s New Home Ownership program, getting on the waiting list

for home repairs and improvements and

to provide additional information about

how to repair homes.

Participants at the fair not only received new home ownership and home

care maintenance information, they also

were provided food and entertainment.

In addition to getting a free meal, participants walked up and down the parking

lot located on the south end of the HTHA

building, to get little trinkets from each

of the booths and to gather more information about how to “winterize” a home.

Entertainment during the event included traditional dances performed by

groups from the local villages. The goal

was not only to entertain the people but

to bring the people closer at the event. A

traditional meal of noq’kwivi (Hopi corn

stew) was prepared by the local Hopi

women to feed the community, as it is

traditional done at mostly every event

here on the Hopi reservation. Over 12

informational booths provided the community information and suggested ideas

about how they could improve their

homes to make it a better living situation.

Here on the Hopi reservation, homes

that were built in the pre-1930’s are still

being lived in today, and most of those

homes are in need of repair, that is where

the Hopi Housing Authority comes in.

Bretta Sekayumptewa, Construction Development Secretary stated, “This time

of the year our program promotes this

type of information to the public and to

let everyone know that we are still here

willing to help”. Within the past 2 years,

HTHA has completed and rehabilitated more than 40 homes throughout the

reservation, with plans to complete more

houses by the end of this year.

However, the wait to get your home

refurbished is dependent on getting on

a waiting list which was developed in

2014 and closed in 2016 resulting in a

wait which in time seems to get longer

and longer in the future. Applicants are

added to that particular waiting list based

on eligibility at the time of their application intake. The waiting list was closed

in 2016 with a limit of 95 individuals

being allowed on that list. In the Indian

Housing Plan, twenty homes belonging

to the applicants on the waiting list are

allocated funding in accordance with the

plan. Being that only twenty homes are

included on the list per year, since 2016

no other applicants have been added to

the list which is now four years old.

The HTHA is being hopeful, however, and the Housing Authority building

crew is looking to complete the projects

on the list in the years to come. According to HTHA Resident Services staff, the

building crew turns over projects with a

2-3 month completion time frame, per

project. Each crew will finish anywhere

from 3-4 projects per year, per crew.

Sekayumptewa also noted that she is

proud of working at a place where helping the community rebuild is a rewarding

job and she wants everyone to know that

the Housing Authority is always there to

help everyone who wants to rebuild or

refurbish their homes.

The HTHA Resident Services Department can be contacted for any inquiries

regarding program information at 928737-2800 and more information is available at www.htha.org.

The men eat and listen to their guest speakers and learn more about the Mens Nite Out.

(Picture by Carl Onsae/Hopi Tutuveni)

By Carl Onsae

Assistant Editor

KYKOTSMOVI, ARIZ. – The annual

Men’s Nite Out health conference, sponsored by the H.O.P.I Cancer Support Services was held on September 13, 2018.

The event was to showcase to the Hopi

men, ways to a healthier way of living,

with stories, sessions, food, and more,

the night’s event seemed to be a success

as participants were expressing much

laughter and joy.

Eugene “Geno” Talas kicked off the

event with an exuberant filled speech to

the men and encouraged them to learn all

that they could during their time at the resource fair. The event started with a traditional Hopi meal prepared by women

staff and volunteers from the Veteran’s

Center. Men at the event were provided,

paatupsuki (corn and bean soup), with

roast beef and watermelon for desert.

The men showed enjoyment of the meal

by asking for “seconds” which was provided to them. With the men fully fed,

the event continued in full swing.

Several informational booths were set

up for the men to get information about

their health. Breakout sessions were also

provided throughout the event which

provided the men attending with plenty

of information. The sessions, which included Max Taylor presenting about wild

edible plants, Stewart Dukepoo presenting about the dangers and smart ways of

using tobacco, and Theron Honyumptewa presented to the men about what the

implications of domestic violence are and

how it is ka-Hopi (not Hopi) and how the

men could handle anger in more healthy

and non-violent ways. Door prize raffles

were held during the breaks, resulting in

the men receiving farming/garden tools,

automotive tools, and more prizes.

Presenters felt that they did the community a great service by providing the

sessions and informing the men about

the different health problems that all

Hopi men face, while providing a meal

and prizes, too. As the 2018 Men’s Nite

Out dwindled down to a closing, the men

went home with more knowledge about

their health and wellness and most importantly, how to be a more powerful

Hopi to their community.

Keep your family safe from

accidental ingestions and

overdoses – safely dispose

of unused medications!

Hopi R esou rce Enfo rce me nt S e r vice s (H RES )

MED RETURN BOX

Located in the lobby of Hopi Rangers Station on Route 2 MP #46

HRES Med Return Collection Box

is now available for the community

to safely and securely dispose of

unused and expired medication.

• Available year round to the public

• Anonymous

• Convenient

u A similar Medication Return Box is also now

available in the lobby of the Hopi Health Care

Center, HWY #264 MP #388.

Hopi Resource Enforcement Services

BIA Route 2 Mile Post #46

Kykotsmovi, Arizona 86039

Phone: 928-734-7340 • Fax: 928-734-7345

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specific need. Call or email us to find out how

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email: consae@hopi.nsn.us

September 18, 2018

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how we are doing.

Call or email us to tell us if we are doing

a good job. We need your feedback

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Larry’s Corner

PUZZLES AND GAMES

#LIKEFORLARRY

By Larry Watahamagee

Answers for September 4 edition

Across

3. Perhaps, 6. Cold, 7. Pity, 9. Mouth, 11. Arrive, 12. Chin, 14. Look, 15. Neck, 16. Face, 17. Try,

18.When, 19. Ear

Down

1. Hip, 2. Definitely, 4. Stomach, 5. Foot, 8. Back, 10. Who, 13. Nose, 14. Leg, 17. Toe 18.Wait, 20. Ribs

Answers in next issue

HOPILAVIYI - Anatomy & Everyday Words

Find the words in black

Hokya - Leg

Ho`ota - Back

Kuktönsi - Heel

Kuktupaqa - Ankle

Kuku - Foot

Kukvosi - Toe

Kwaapi- Neck

Maa’at - Arm

Malatsi - Finger

Mo’a - Mouth

Namo - Shin

Naqvu - Ear

Öyi - Chin

Pi’ala - Hip

Pono - Stomach

Qötö - Head

B D S U K Y

K U K U K V

L I C P U G

I Y I K A A

S N O T K U

T S I B K W

I U M E Q N

O Y C W T A

A A S A M P

Z N H U U H

P O A W H A

K I T M O K

Y P O N O I

D C Q W T Y

A M A A A T

I I T O N V

Sukyaktsi - Shoulder

Tamö - Knee

Tawitsqa - Chest

Taywa - Face

Tönvölö - Adams

Apple

Tsungu - Ribs

Yaqa - Nose

Askwali - F. Thank you

Haaki - Wait

Haalayi - Happy

Hakiy - Who

Hisat - When

Huuhukya - Windy

Isti - Gee!

Iyohoo - Cold

Kwakha - M. Thank you

A K T S I Z

O S I V U H

N U S T K A

H Q U A U A

K W V W Y L

A A P I T A

O S H T I Y

Y W A S W I

I B U Q A Y

U K Y A N A

U S X L A M

N E D F Q I

P N A S A I

W P F C Y T

H I S A T P

O L O D B Z

Kyaktayti’i - Hurry

Okiwa - Pity

Piep - Again and again

Piiyi - I don’t know

Pitu - Arrive

Qahopi - Misbehaving

Sampi - Even so

Senpi - Perhaps

Sonqe - Have to

Suyan - Definitely

Tiikive - Dance

Tiimayi - Watch the

Dance

Tuwanta - Try

Yori - Look

Yungyaa - Come in

Yuku - Finish

of good with it if used in a proper

way…I know, I know…some might

think there is no proper way. But I’m

not going to lecture you on why social media is bad for you, your mother probably lectures you anyway,

‘cause my mom lectures me about

the dangers of social media, even

when she doesn’t know what social

media is. It is true that social media

can be “likened” to be a drug and

with drugs it can be addicting, too.

Also when you post a picture on

social media, it’s there FOREVER!

I’m not talking about forever until

you delete your picture I’m talking

about until the end of time forever.

Who knows with all that artificial intelligence stuff we may never know

how long that forever may be. Someone out there already is probably

making a picture collage with your

pictures, and they are thanking you

for allowing your memories to become their memories in a vicarious

kind of way.

Even though social media has become a “watch your back” kind of

place, we tend to still post pictures

of our social ceremonies on social

media and think nothing of it. Is it

because we refer to these particular

types of ceremonies as “social dances” so everyone thinks it’s ok to post

it to social media? This leads me to

another thought about social media.

I always wonder why we have a ban

on picture taking, voice recording,

drawing, etc. that is posted at every

village entrance, but yet we tend

to break those rules every time we

watch a social dance. We Hopis and

Hopi moosa, too, have a privilege

that we call “Our Culture.” I call it

“Brown Privilege” and in Hopi people’s and cat’s minds, it seems we

think “we can’t get in trouble for

that because we’re Hopi.” So we get

away with posting some of our ceremonies on social media, interesting

huh?

It makes you think that even though

we have rules, we only have them for

white people when they visit the mesas, but yet when we post it on social

media, it defeats the purpose of having those rules in the first place cause

we’re sharing them to the world and

essentially with the white people and

all other people.

My advice to you is that, its ok

to take memories for yourself, you

can share them with your close and

extended family and friends, but

when you want to share them with

your friends on social media it creates drama of all sorts and sizes, and

that’s the last thing we want. Instead

of having rules about picture taking,

we should revise the rules to say,

“Take all the pictures you want, just

don’t post them on social media”. I

say, “Meow, let’s listen to our elders”

‘cause they didn’t need pictures to

remember, they just use their minds

to remember and focus on being social with those present, rather than

being chained to having a camera in

hand throughout the “social dance”

ceremonies to post on social media

later.

It’s funny to think that we as a society have grown so much, and what

I mean when I say we have grown

so much, I’m saying we have grown

so much in the area of loving TECHNOLOGY!

Now you might be saying to yourself that technology is nothing new

but when you take an ancient tribe

and blend it with modern tech you

do get something new. Technology

is a godsend to some of us Hopis

and cats because we can communicate with each other over invisible

waves and to be able tell and show

each other about important things

that matter to us by use this god

sent thing called technology. We as

a society have used this technology in advanced ways of preserving

our culture…NOT! Nah, I’m just

kidding, I think we just like to use

technology to cause drama, as if we

aren’t causing enough drama already

and we don’t eeeven need technology to do that. I think our technology is our new resolution to fighting

Hopi disputes, too.

I tell you, we have gone to the

point that we as a society don’t communicate face to face anymore, as

if our village is so very big that we

have to communicate through technology ‘cause we are too tired to just

walk next door to visit. If that’s not

enough, our society has grown dependent on the use of this technology

even during our ceremonies, like our

precious social dances.

I was at a social dance, yes, I was

on the roof because all those pokos

(dogs) were in the kisonvi of a Hopi

mesa a few weeks ago. I tell you,

once those dancers hit the dance

“floor”, I saw all the phones, Ipads®,

video recorders, and tape recorders

come out and everyone hit the record

button. One lady set up a tripod with

her video recorder and just left for

the dance “floor” because it seemed

she was probably thinking she could

watch it later.

Of course, taking a picture of

our kids in a social dance is ok for

memories, ‘cause we’ve all done it,

right? Even when I was a little kitten my mom took my picture during

one of our social dances and I still

have the picture on my wall. We

take pictures to remember the times

when our kya’am (aunties) picked

us to dance for the first time, and we

treasure those memories, and it’s ok

‘cause we keep those for ourselves

to look back on and reminisce, right?

But when you share it on social media it could become a problem, now

we might have creeps looking at our

children and remembering those

times with you. Yikes, my fur is

standing on end just thinking about

it.

I don’t think I can remember a

time we didn’t have social media,

maybe I do, but when social media

has taken over our lives it seems we

just somehow lose all brain function

of how to remember the past.

Now I’m not saying social media is all bad ‘cause we can do a lot

Want to ask Larry something? Email him: meowatlarry@gmail.com

September 18, 2018

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IN THE HOPI TRIAL COURT, KEAMS

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CANYON, ARIZONA, ORDER GRANTING

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MOTION FOR ALTERNATIVE SERVICE

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OF NOTICE ON DEAN H. GASHWAZRA SR.

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Gashwazra Sr., Respondent.

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cations are available at the Cultural Center, Days Inn

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Accounting Assistant

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tion open at the Flagstaff office. Successful applicant

the Motion and ORDERS as follows:

should have a high school diploma or equivalent, some

1. Notice of the contents in the Summons shall

office accounting experience and ability to work with

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minimal supervision. Applications for the position are

2. Petitioner shall publish the contents of the

available at the Hopi Cultural Center or by contacting

summons

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the HR Department at csmith@htedc.net

issues.

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Petitioner

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vit of the publication at which time a hearing will

position available at the corporate office in Flagstaff.

This is a full-time position with benefits and requires

be scheduled.

a degree business with an emphasis on marketing or

4. A response to the petition must be filed to

equivalent business experience. The ability to see

the Hopi Tribal Court, Judge Edd, P.O. Box 156,

projects through from creation to finish is essential.

Keams Canyon, Arizona, 86034 within 20 days

Knowledge of all forms of marketing media is preafter this publication. Issued this 17TH day of

ferred. Interested parties can email their resume to

August 2018

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The Cultural Center currently has an opening for a part

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paced kitchen is preferred. Applications are available

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September 18, 2018

Hopi Tutuveni

Intertribal Agricultural Council

Holds Western Native Youth Food

Sovereignty Summit on Hopi

COMMUNITY

Is Your Dinner Contributing to

Plastic Pollution in the Ocean?

Students from Hualapai, Apache, and First Mesa visit the Hotevilla springs on September 15,

2018. (Picture by Carl Onsae/Hopi Tutuveni)

PHOTO SOURCE: (c) artem_goncharov / stock.Adobe.com

By StatePoint

Chris Hawk teaches the boys about the Hopi toys and how they are made and played with.

(Picture by Carl Onsae/Hopi Tutuveni)

Girls learn the importance of corn and learn how to make somiviki (blue corn treats) that will

be eaten at dinner time. (Picture by Carl Onsae/Hopi Tutuveni)

By Carl Onsae

Assistant Editor

FIRST MESA, ARIZ. – The Intertribal Agricultural Council in conjunction

with the Hopi Opportunity Youth Initiative, a project of the Hopi Foundation,

combined their resources to have its first

annual youth summit on September 1516, 2018. The summit was designed to

educate junior and high school students

about the different ways Native American plants can be used in everyday life.

Around 17-19 students from Hualapai,

Apache, and First Mesa, were part of

the youth summit. These students are

participants of an ongoing project that

the Intertribal Agricultural Council has

adapted. Erin Eustace of First Mesa and

member from the Intertribal Agricultural Council came up with the idea to have

an annual youth summit here on the

Hopi reservation to teach students from

around Arizona about the importance of

agriculture and how they can make it

a viable resource to the Native Nation.

Eustace stated, “When I visited the National Summit from Arkansas I saw that

there is so much potential ways of agriculture that we as Tewa and Hopis can

incorporate to our agricultural ways”.

The students took a field trip to Hotevilla, Arizona where they were introduced to the terrace gardens and how

the women of Hotevilla utilize their local resources to make a successful way

of gardening for their families. The stu-

dents asked many questions about how

and when this type of farming began in

Hotevilla. With their bottles filled with

the natural spring water of Hotevilla,

the students made their way back to the

Tewa Community Center. There, the

students broke into mini sessions to talk,

and to learn about the wild vegetation,

which was presented by Max Taylor of

Shungopovi. Taylor taught the students

about the different plants that Hopi still

eats and uses today. Brian Humetewa

from the Hopi Substance Abuse Prevention Center, presented an insight to how

people who are recovering from substance abuse use farming, planting, and

gardening techniques to find an alternative outlet for handling their problems,

while growing corn, beans, squash, and

other plants for their families and themselves while having a healthy mindset.

Insights about how Hopis use their

sources of agriculture and how that

part of tradition has not vanished were

shared with the students to ensure they

were well encouraged and informed. A

senior from Kingman High School, Eileen Gonzales commented on the annual

youth summit, “It went pretty good and

I learned about my Hopi side”.

The youth summit ended with stories

and memories about the day and how

they could use this type of information

in their daily lives. Participants expressed hope for another youth summit

occurring next year as there is so much

more to learn.

Did you know that the choices your local grocery store makes can have a global impact on the environment? From the

types and brands of seafood sold to the

way foods are packaged and carried out

of the store, oceans worldwide are affected by the operations of grocers near you.

Fortunately, supermarkets across the

country have made significant progress

over the last 10 years when it comes

to providing sustainable seafood options to customers, according to a new

Greenpeace report, “Carting Away the

Oceans.” From advocacy and transparency initiatives to addressing illegal

fishing, many major retailers nationwide

are improving. Overall, 90 percent of the

retailers profiled in the report received

passing scores, 10 years after every single retailer failed Greenpeace’s first assessment. However, experts say that the

momentum of this positive trend should

be applied to other areas of sustainability, too.

“It’s time to put the same energy into

tackling the unaddressable issues facing

seafood workers and our oceans,” says

Greenpeace oceans campaigner David

Pinsky. “It’s not truly sustainable seafood if it’s produced by forced labor

and then wrapped in throwaway plastic

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2018 Emerging Leader Award

Presented to Marshall

Masayesva for work engaging Hopi

youth on environmental stewardship

Jennifer Talhelm, Western Resource Advocate

PRESS RELEASE

BROOMFIELD, COLO. – Western Resource Advocates announced that it presented its 2018 Leadership

in Conservation Award to Xcel Energy-Colorado, and

its 2018 Emerging Leader Award to Hopi outdoor education leader Marshall Masayesva, during the organization’s annual “Protect the West” event which occurred

on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018.

The event celebrated a year of work in conservation

throughout the region. Sponsors and guests included

Western conservation and energy leaders and organizations. The event was held at the Omni Interlocken

Resort in Broomfield, Colo.

This year, WRA is honoring Xcel Energy-Colorado

for its role in advancing the Colorado Energy Plan. The

plan to invest billions of dollars in clean energy and

storage received written approval on Monday from the

packaging. Supermarkets can use their

brands, buying power and influence to

do what is right for our oceans and for

future generations.”

As Greenpeace points out, the equivalent of a garbage truck of plastic enters

oceans every minute, and with plastic

production set to double in the next 20

years -- largely for packaging -- threats

to ocean biodiversity and seafood supply chains are increasing. According to

the report, none of the retailers profiled

currently have a comprehensive policy

to reduce and ultimately phase out their

reliance on single-use plastics.

As a customer, you can make a difference by carrying your own tote bag on

shopping trips and by asking your local

supermarket what steps are being taken

to reduce plastic use. Consumers can

also show their support for brands doing

the right thing by shopping only for seafood that’s produced sustainable and ethically. To learn more, visit greenpeace.

org/usa/carting-away-the-oceans.

The next time you shop for groceries,

take note of both the foods you are buying and the way items are packaged. Experts say that when you eat seafood from

ethical, sustainable producers and limit

single-use plastic packaging, oceans

worldwide will benefit.

Colorado Public Utilities Commission.

Each year, WRA recognizes a young leader, age 35

and under, who has done exemplary work to advance

conservation in the West. Masayesva is this year’s

awardee for his inspiring work engaging Native American youth through service, environmental conservation

and stewardship, outdoor education, and adventure

recreation. Masayesva is Paaqapwungwu (Reed Clan)

from the village of Bacavi on the Hopi Reservation in

Arizona and serves as the program coordinator for the

Ancestral Lands Hopi office and program director for

the Adventures for Hopi Program. His goal is to incorporate outdoor recreation into reservation culture,

sparking economic development and conservation.

A follow up article on this honoring of Masayesva

is scheduled for the October 2, 2018 Tutuveni publication. Jennifer Talhelm can be reached at Jennifer.talhelm@westernresources.org or 202-870-4465 for more

information.

JOB OPENINGS

HOPI CREDIT ASSOCIATION

PO Box 1259 Keams Canyon, AZ 86034

Phone: (928) 738-2205/Fax: (928) 738-5633

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

POSITION: Executive Director

OPENING DATE: July 30, 2018

CLOSING DATE: Open Until Filled

The Hopi Credit Association (HCA) is seeking an experienced non-profit Executive Director. The Executive

Director directs the overall operations of HCA, assuring

quality control over all aspects of operations, ensuring

financial soundness of the organization, compliance

with HCA policies and procedures, and professional delivery of products and services in line with its Mission.

To view full job description and to download the job

application, log on to www.hopi-nsn.gov/hopi-credit-association. Submit application, resume, including

names of three (3) references to lisa@hopicredit.us or

mail to Hopi Credit Association, PO Box 1259, Keams

Canyon, AZ 86034.

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