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HOPI TUTUVENI

PO BOX 123

KYKOTSMOVI, AZ 86039

Published by Flagstaff Publishing

Co. /AZ Daily Sun

1751 Thompson Street

Flagstaff, AZ 86001

HOPI TUTUVENI

Volume 24, No. 15

PAAMUYA

AUGUST

Moon of positive

Hopi Life

TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2016

CiAnna Renee Sakeva, Sichomovi Village

Crowned 2016-2017 Miss Hopi

CALENDAR

Kyaamuya- December

Paamuya- January

Powamuya- February

Osomuyaw- March

Kwiyamuyaw- April

Hakitonmuyaw- May

Woko’uyis- June

Talangva- July

Talapaamuya- August

Nasan’muyaw- September

Toho’osmuyaw- October

Kelmuya- November

This Month In

Hopi History

• August 10, 1680, Franciscans killled (Orayvi,

Awat’ovi, and Soongopavi)

• August 12, 1680 Pueblo

Revolt forcing the Spanish

out of the South West.

• August 20, 1629, Franciscans

arrive at Awat’ovi to establish CiAnna Renee Sakeva of Sichomovi village claimed the title of Miss Hopi 2016-2017, and Jennifer Lynn Lomayaktewa of Mishongovi,

mission, 1629.

was named 1st Attendant at the Miss Hopi Pageant on evening of July 29.

Crystal Dee

Hopi Tutuveni

COMMUNITY

CALENDAR

8/3, 6pm: Public Meeting

Hopi Housing Authority

928-737-2800

CiAnna Renee Sakeva,

Paahuyesnuma, of Sichomovi Village received the

title of Miss Hopi 20162017 at the Miss Hopi

Pageant held on July 29

at Hopi High School.. She

also received the Miss

Congeniality Award.

Sakeva is a 2015 gradu-

ate of Santa Fe Indian High

School and is currently pursuing her degree in Public

Health at Northern Arizona University. During high

school, Sakeva was on the

Honor Roll, was Vice President of the National Honor

Society, and Student Body

President during her second year. Sakeva feels the

role of Miss Hopi is to be a

role model for young girls

to represent Hopi proudly

through culture and language.

Her platform is to raise

awareness on Alzheimers

disease and her goal is to

plan activities to promote

awareness of the disease

at local elder centers and

support families who are

affected by the disease.

1st Attendant, 21 year

old Jennifer Lynn Lomayaktewa, Honwysie, is Fire

Clan from Mishongnovi

Village and the daughter

of Genevieve Humeyestewa and the late Ronnie

Lomayaktewa.

She is a 2014 graduate of

Hopi High School and is

currently pursuing her degree in Public Health at

Cont’d on P3

8/3: Hopi Cultural Center

Blues Music 5-8pm 8/6:

8/6: Annual Hopi 10k Run

Oraibi

928-401-0821

9/13: 20th Annual Special

Needs Activity Day

9a-3p HVMC 734-3412

9/27 Buckle Up for Life

Vehicle Safety Class

9-10:30am Wellness Ctr

Hopi Tribe receives Land lease expires for

gift to educate children KUYI, now in search of

land for radio station

Crystal Dee

Hopi Tutuveni

2016 Hopi Bull Lease

For information, contact

Bill Wilson 928-587-0988

SUBMISSIONS

Letters and articles

may be submitted in

person, by mail, email

Vice Chairman Alfred Lomahquahu, Jr receives check in the amount

or fax to: Louella Nah- of $87,612.40 from John Phillips, Esq.

sonhoya,

Managing

Editor, P.O. Box 123,

Others felt it should go into a special

Louella Nahsonhoya

Kykotsmovi, A 86039;

Hopi Tribe account to be used for

Hopi Tutuveni

children at local Hopi schools.

email address: LnahAfter

much discussion, the

sonhoya@hopi.nsn.us; In his Last Will and Testament,

Council resolved that the Hopi

Robert

Brook

Albin

Yavapai

fax: (928) 734-0734.

County, Arizona, bequeathed his en- Tribe would accept the gift of RobAll articles and letters tire estate “to the Hopi Indian Tribe ert Albin’s estate and the newly

to the editor should be to be used exclusively for the pur- established Hopi Health and Edusubmitted one week pri- pose of educating Hopi children.”

cation Committee accepted the task

to work on a Plan by which all Hopi

John

Phillips,

Esquire

for

or to publication date

children and Hopi schools would

the

Albin

Estates,

presented

(call 928-734-3282 for

benefit directly.

$87,612.40

check

the

Hopi

Tribdeadline

schedule).

www.hopi-nsn.gov

Submissions

Deadline

for Aug. 16 edition

is Aug. 9 at 5pm

the University of Arizona.

In high school, Lomayaktewa was a member of the

National Honor Society,

served as Secretary and

Social Director of Student

Council, received Honorable Mention with the

Bruin Times Newspaper,

and was a member of the

Hopi High Cross Country,

Basketball and Track team.

al Council on July 25, and said Albin had a deep passion and interest

in the culture, learning and education of Hopi children. He also said

Albin was a highly decorated fighter pilot during the Vietnam war.

At a May 23 Tribal Council meeting, questions were raised and discussions ensued on where and into

which account the funds should be

deposited to best accommodate the

wishes of Albin. Some members of

the Council felt the funds should go

into the Hopi Endowment Fund, created by Council to raise funds for the

purpose of educating all Hopi Youth.

During the check presentation,

Tribal Council members expressed

their appreciation and shared sentiments of Albin’s generosity, with

Esq. Phillips.

Councilman LeRoy Shingoitewa, a member of the Health & Education Committee, said the Committee had already begun working

with all local Hopi schools to create

a Plan that would directly benefit

and best fit the children and their

school’s need.

Albin recently passed away and

was preceded in death by his wife,

two years prior.

“When we first entered into a

lease at the site where KUYI is

currently located, we understood

it was a temporary location,”

stated Monica Nuvamsa, Director of the Hopi Foundation.

Earlier this year, the BIA Office

of Justice Services determined

the Hopi Detention Facility was

condemned and had been meeting on the issue and proposed to

bring in modular trailers to use to

house inmates.

“Everything happened so

quickly after we found out the

Detention Facility was condemned,” said Nuvamsa. “On

March 31, KUYI was informed

that because our lease had expired we would be asked to move

to make room for the modular

trailers.”

Nuvamsa said at the time they

secured their initial lease, they

were fortunate to get the support of Wendell Honanie, Hopi

BIA Superintendent, the village

of First Mesa and Hopi Tribal

Council. The initial lease was for

ten years from 2000-2010.

When the lease ended in 2010,

there was a provision in the lease

where KUYI was able to extend

the lease. The context of the lease

states, “renewal must be made

six months prior of original lease

expiration date”.

“We did ask for an extension of

the lease six months in advance

and there were no concerns from

the village of First Mesa or BIA,”

said Nuvamsa. “However, our

lease to renew has been pending

since that time.”

Nuvamsa added they were allowed to renew during that time

because there was no development in the area and/or funding

to support an extension of the

detention facility. When they renewed the lease, KUYI was reminded to look for an alternative

site but have not been successful

in securing another site.

The Hopi Tribe’s Office of Realty is responsible for working

with lease parties and renewing

leases; according to Nuvamsa

there have been a lot of changes in the Realty department that

may have accounted for the lapse

in the timeline for KUYI and was

not a priority for them.

KUYI does have some projected sites which includes a

parcel next to the Northland Pioneer College (NPC). During the

pending approval of the lease,

Nuvamsa said they approached

Hopi High School and First Mesa

Village on the area and notified

NPC that KUYI is interested in

being their neighbor.

“They were very supportive of

this,” stated Nuvamsa. “It’s an

ideal area for us because it matches our scope in the education sublease and we work closely with

the high school students training

them in radio broadcast.”

But one of the challenges

in seeking out that area is that

KUYI wouldn’t have access to

water and sewer; they would

have to tap into the high schools

water lines. They did not get approval to do that and it was put on

hold in 2013.

Cont’d on P3

2 TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2016 | HOPI TUTUVENI

Tribal Council approves new enrollment applicants,

bringing total Hopi membership to 14,324

Mary Polacca

Hopi Enrollment Director

On July 26, 2016, the Hopi Tribal Council

approved a total of 43 enrollment applicants for

membership into the Hopi Tribe, and that the following named enrollees or their sponsors have

authorized to publish their names in the Hopi

Tutuveni newspaper.

Based on Tribal Council’s action the total Hopi

Tribal Membership as of July 2016 is: 14,324.

Please note that the Tribal Membership is increased throughout the year as Hopi Tribal Council approves new enrollees and is decreased when

deaths are reported and Hopi Tribal relinquishments occur.

Hotevilla Village Affiliation:

Lydia May Nasigoetewa

Cayleigh Veranne Wilson

Oraibi Village Affiliation:

Zachary Aaron Wright

Moenkopi Village Affiliation:

Cassandra Lee Craig

Madison Irene Dawavendewa Bradley

LaRae Poleahla

Briah Taylin Kay Shupla

Sirai Quyahongsi Adams

Tyree Jake Koyayesva

Charles Richard Porter

Toni Faye Tewawina

Trace Zane Tewawina

Mishongnovi Village Affiliation

Aliyah Mariah Jones

Annalisa Marie Jones

Antonio Maurice Jones, Jr.

Kylee Rachelle Lomauhie

Tewa Village Affiliation:

Andrez Marley Crochett

Sipaulovi Village Affiliation:

Zakaia Channaeh Humehoynewa

Kykotsmovi Village Affiliation

Miles Zylen Honyaktewa

Kingston Poleheptewa

Shungopavi Village Affiliation:

Fermina Lucy Tenakhongva

Sichomovi Village Affiliation:

Walpi Village Affiliation:

Tyndall Hospowi Maho-Gamble

SPECIAL NOTE: The Hopi Tribal Enrollment

Office is requesting assistance from members of

the Hopi Tribe to update their current address

on record within the Enrollment Office, of individuals who are now residing off the Hopi

reservation or have returned back on the reservation. Please contact the Enrollment Office at

928-734-3152 or by postal mail at: Hopi Tribe

Enrollment Office/ P.O. Box 123 - Kykotsmovi,

AZ 86039

HOPI TRIBAL COUNCIL

Third Quarter Session June 1, 2016 AGENDA

June 20 - Amendment #3

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. CERTIFICATION OF TRIBAL COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES

III. ROLL CALL

IV. INVOCATION/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

V. ANNOUNCEMENTS

VI. CORRESPONDENCE

VII. CALENDAR PLANNING VIII. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

August 3, 4, 5, 6, 18, 24, 25, 26, 2015

IX. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

X. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

1. Action Item 099-2015 – To approve funding for School Tuition – Author

Marilyn M. Michael, Village of Shungopavi – TABLED

2. Action Item 007-2016 – To adopt the Hopi Human Resources Policy Manual

with an effective date of (Approval Date by Tribal Council) – Author/Lisa Pawwinnee, Director, Office of Human Resources – TABLED

3. Action Item 064-2016: To approve the HUD Title VI Loan Application for First

Mesa Community – Author/Chester Carl, Executive Director, HTHA– tabled

6. Discussion with U.S. Government re: proposed settlement of the trust case –

Anthony Hoang, US Attorney - 8/3/16 @ 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

7. Budget Oversight Team to review the financial plan and to obtain formal

direction from Tribal Council regarding the budget process for FY 2017 per the

Fiscal Policies and Procedures– Alfred Lomahquahu, BOT, - 7/28/16 1:30 p.m.

XV. ADJOURNMENT

COMPLETED ITEMS ACTION ITEMS

1. Action Item 045-2016: To obtain Tribal Council approval as required by

HTEDC By-Laws for a multi-year contract and a bonus/incentive plan for the

current HTEDC CEO –Author/Lamar Keevama, Interim HTEDC Board Chair

– 6/9/16 @ 3:00 p.m. –APPROVED

2. Action Item 046-2016: To obtain approval to reduce the annual interest rate on

the current Long Term Loan to Walpi Housing from 6.5% to 3% - Author/Lamar

Keevama, Interim HTEDC Board Chair – 6/9/16 @ 4:00 p.m. – APPROVED

3. Action Item 066-2016: Clarification on expenditure and oversight of Mishongnovi Village Funds– Author/Alfred Lomahquahu, Vice Chairman- WITHDRAWN

4. Action Item 068-2016: Budget Modification and justification to utilize remaining balance from Navajo Billing Funds – Author/Lt. Virgil Pinto, HRES

– 6/20/16 @ 1:30p.m. - DISAPPROVED

5. Action Item 069-2016: To approve PH 16-F24 Water & Sewer Projects for 5

scattered houses – Author/Lydell Yazzie - 6/20/16 @ 2:30 p.m. - APPROVED

6. Action Item 072-2016: To approve purchases exceeding $60,000.00 limit,

Sole Source and utilization of savings on IT project approved through the 2016

Capital Outlay budget– Author/Jerolyn Takala/Director, Information Technology - 6/7/16 @10:00 a.m. –APPROVED

7. Action Item 073-2016: To approve Cooperative Agreement between the Bureau of Reclamation and the Hopi Tribe for Hopi Tribe Clean Energy Strategic

Plan– Author/Kendrick Lomayestewa - 6/22/16 @ 2:30 p.m. - APPROVED

8. Action Item 074-2016: To approve HIR 603(1) Temporary Construction

Easement, Polacca Sand Clan Streets, BIA Contract #6531600 – Author/Eric

Tewa, Sr. - 6/20/16, 3:30 p.m. - APPROVED

9. Action item 075-2016: To approve and allow HTHA to apply for ICDBG Funding through HUD – Author/Chester Carl – 6/9/16 @ 9:30 a.m. - APPROVED

10. Action Item 078-2016: To renew Cooperative Agreement for Hunting Management between the Hopi Tribe and State of Arizona and Arizona Game & Fish

Department– Author/Darren Talayumptewa– 6/22/16 @ 9:30 a.m.- APPROVED

11. Action Item 079-2016: To approve Amendment No. 4 of IGA Contract No.

ADHS14-064041– Author/Dana Russell - 6/20/16 @ 9:30 a.m. – APPROVED

12. Action Item 081-2016: To accept Navajo Nation annual rental payments –

author/Robert Sumatzkuku, Treasurer - 7/5/16 @ 1:30 p.m. - APPROVED

13. Action Item 082-2016: To approve appointment and contract for Chief Judge

– Author/Carlene Tenakhongva - 6/20/16 - APPROVED

14. Action Item 083-2016: Hopi Tribal Resolution for “16 BIA Tribal Climate

Resilience Program – Author/Lionel Puhuyesva – 6/20/16 APPROVED

15. Action Item 084-2016: To allocate $250,000.00 to fund position of director of

Hopi Public Utility Authority – Author/Lionel Puhuyesva - 6/20/16 APPROVED

16. Action Item #085: To allocate funds in the amount of $37,220.00 for operations and implementation of the Small Animal Control Program – Author/Daniel

Honahnie, Interim Public Works Director - 7/7/16 @ 1:30 p.m. - APPROVED

XI. NEW BUSINESS

1. Action Item #076-2016: To enact Donation Guidelines Policy and Donation

Request Form– Author/Alfred Lomahquahu, Jr. Vice Chairman,8/1/16,1:30 p.m.

2. Action Item 077-2016: To dissolve the Detention Facility Steering Committee

– Author/Alfred Lomahquahu, Vice Chairman - 8/1/16 @ 2:30 p.m.

3. Action Item 080-2016: Rescindment of Resolution H-044-2001/Adopts the

Tawa’ovi Community Master Plan and creation of the Tawa’ovi Community Development Team– author/Alfred Lomahquahu, Vice Chairman 8/1/16, 3:30 p.m.

4. Action Item 086-2016: To approve Hopi Environmental research project

“Cumulative Environmental Effects” – Author/Gayl Honanie, Director, HEPO 7/25/16 @ 9:30 a.m.

5. Action Item 087-2016: To approve appointment and employment contract

for Appellate Court – Author/Troy Honahnie, Jr., Staff Assistant, Office of the

Chairman - 7/25/16 @ 10:30 a.m.

6. Action Item 088-2016: To authorize DHHS to accept grant funds for 638 Program

Feasibility Study– Author/Lori Joshweseoma, Manager, DHHS, 7/25/16, 1:30p.m.

7. Action Item 089-2016: To seek funding through the Native American Agriculture Fast Track Fund: Author/Robinson Honani- 7/25/16 @ 2:30 p.m.

8. Action Item 090-2016: To approve sole source engagement of Walker &

Armstrong LLP, for pre-audit accounting services for the fiscal year ending

December 31, 2014: Author/Shirley Wesaw, Director, Office of Financial

Management - 7/26/16 @ 9:30 a.m.

9. Action Item 091-2016: To adopt and implement the 2016-2017 Hopi Furbearer and Mountain Lion Trapping and Hunting Regulations and the 2016-2017

Trapping and Hunting Application – Author/Darren Talayumptewa - 7/26/16 @

10:30 a.m.

10. Action Item 092-2016: To approve completed Enrollment Applications for

Hopi Tribal Membership: Author/Mary L. Polacca - 7/26/16 @ 2:30 p.m.

11. Action Item 093-2016: To approve Consulting Agreement with David J.

McIntyre, PH.D., ABPP – Author/Laverne Dallas, Director, Behavioral Health

Services - 8/3/16 @ 2:30 p.m.

12. Action Item 094-2016: To approve appointments and employment contracts

for three Pro Tem Appellate Court Justices – Author/Troy Honahnie, Jr., Staff

Assistant, Office of the Chairman - 7/28/16 @ 9:30 a.m.

COMPLETED EPORTS

13. Action Item 095-2016: To authorize the Chairman to negotiate and sign a 1. Report – Status on LCR (continuing report) – Norman Honanie – 6/6/16 @

contract to employ bankruptcy counsel for the Hopi Tribe in the Peabody Western 9:30 a.m. –COMPLETE

Coal Company bankruptcy case– Author/Karen Pennington - 7/28/16 10:30 a.m. 2. Report – Budget Oversight Team activities – Alfred Lomahquahu, BOT 6/6/16 @ 10:30a.m. – COMPLETE

XII. REPORTS - (1 hr. time allotted) *Required Quarterly Reports.

3. Report on Resolution H-057-2016 – Waiver of five day notice of sale under

1. Office of the Chairman * - 8/2/16 @ 1:30 p.m.

Ordinance 43 of livestock previously impounded and redeemed and then inten2. Office of the Vice Chairman * - 7/26/16 @ 1:30 p.m.

tionally returned to the range; Snow Bowl case; Paris Auction; Peabody bank3. Office of Tribal Secretary *

ruptcy Chapter 11 – Karen Pennington - 6/7/16 – COMPLETE

4. Office of the Treasurer * - 6/7/16 @ 10:30 a.m. - COMPLETE

4. Update Report – Paris Auction - COMPLETE

5. General Counsel * - 6/7/16 @ 2:30 p.m. – COMPLETE

5. Report on TERO processes and selections of individuals to refer to contractors

6. Office of the Executive Director * - 7/7/16 @ 10:30 a.m. - COMPLETE

and employers– Brant Honahnie, TERO Director- 6/21/16, 3:30 p.m.- COMPLETE

7. Land Commission * - 6/8/16 - @ 9:30 a.m. – COMPLETE

6. Report by Bureau of Reclamation on Cooperator’s draft NGS KMC EIS –

8. Water/Energy Committee * - 6/8/16 - @ 10:30 a.m. – COMPLETE

Kevin Black, Sr., Peabody - 6/22/16 @ 3:30 p.m. - COMPLETE

9. Transportation Committee * - 6/22/16 - @ 1:30 p.m. – COMPLETE

7. Report on information re: Inmate Health Care Services by Tuba City Health

10. Law Enforcement Committee * - 6/8/16 - @ 2:30 p.m. – COMPLETE

Care orporation CEO L. Bonar and Board of Directors President, C. Curley 11. Office of Revenue Commission * – 7/6/16 @ 9:30 a.m. - COMPLETE

6/23/16, 10:30 a.m. - COMPLETE

12. Gaming Task Team * - 7/28/16 @ 3:30 p.m.

8. Report on services Navajo Tribal Utility Authority can provide to Hopi in

13. Investment Committee * - 6/6/16 @ 9:30 a.m. – COMPLETE

regards to water and energy – Walter Haase, General Manager, NTUA - 6/21/16

14. Health/Education Committee * - 6/9/16 @ 10:30 a.m. – COMPLETE

@ 10:30 a.m. - COMPLETE

15. Budget Oversight Team – 6/6/16 @10:30 a.m. – COMPLETE

9. Report by James Cruice, Superintendent, Hopi Jr./Sr. High School re: Activi16. Report on Executive Director’s Evaluation– Chairman Honanie– 8/2/16 10:30a.m.

ties at Hopi Jr./Sr. High School – 6/21/16 @ 1:30 p.m. - COMPLETE

17. Report by Hopi Jr./Sr. High School Governing Board re: Governing Board

10. Report by Hopi Tribal Housing Authority Board of Commissioners re:

activities – 7/27/16@ 3:30 p.m.

HTHA BOC activities - 6/23/16 @ 9:30 a.m. – COMPLETE

18. Report on Snow Bowl/LCR– Water Energy Committee - Norman Honanie –

11. Report– Peabody’s bankruptcy Filing– Karen Pennington- 6/23/16– COMPLETE

(continued from 7/6/16-ONRR and HAMP – completed) 7/26/16 @ 3:30 p.m.

12. Report– Update on Tawa’ovi Project– Tawa’ovi Committee- 7/5/16 @

19. Report on Pierre Ciric and Cultural Patrimony of the Hopi Tribe – Karen

3:30pm COMPLETE

Pennington - 7/25/16 @ 3:30 p.m.

13. Report on Energy Development and Land Settlement Funds per H-048-2016

20. Report on Hopi Tribe vs. US Trust Case Settlement– Martin Clare- 8/2/16 3:30p.m.

– Shirley Wesaw & Robert Sumatzkuku - 7/7/16 @ 9:30 a.m. - COMPLETE

XIII. APPOINTMENTS/INTERVIEWS

OTHER

1. Audit Team

1. Discussion - Tribal Secretary – HTC/Maxine Wadsworth - 6/6/16 @ 2:30 p.m.

2. Fire Designee (2)

- COMPLETE

3. Election Board – Alternate (1) vacancy - Memo OTS 7/23/15

2. Hopi Tribe Economic Development Corporation’s Annual Shareholder meet4. Hopi Tribe Economic Development Corporation – Board of Directors (2 poing - 6/9/16 @ 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. – COMPLETE

sitions for Hopi/Tewa Tribal Members)

3. Discussion on matter re: Lobby Firms – Catherine Wright, Deputy General

5. General Counsel

Counsel - 6/9/16 - COMPLETE

6. Tribal Secretary – Interviews - 7/5/16 - 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. - COMPLETE

4. Report on Arizona American Indian Oral Health Initiative – Lynette Shupla,

Chairwoman, AAIOHI Statewide Executive Committee - 6/7/16 @ 1:30 p.m. –

XIV. OTHER

1. Discussion: Village CSA’s concerns regarding village audits, disapproval of COMPLETE

TIGER Grant – Village CSAs – (continued from 7/6/16 – Overpayment to vil- 5. Presentation on First Things First Program – Candida Hunter - 6/20/16 @

10:30 a.m. – COMPLETE

lages - completed) 8/1/16 @ 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon

2. Presentation of check from the Albin Estate– John Phillips 7/25/16 - 9:15 a.m. 6. Introduction of Acting BIE Director Ann Marie Bledsoe Downes and Presentation on the Tribal Education Grant and BIE’s efforts in supporting Hopi Schools–

3. Introduction of Laurence de Bure and discussion of The Hopi Raincatchers

Carlene Tenakhongva/Ann Bledsoe Downes- 6/21/16,9:30am COMPLETE

Organization – Troy Honahnie, Jr./Laurence de Bure - 7/27/16 @ 9:30 a.m.

Introduction of students in the Hopi Tribal Housing Authority Apprenticeship

4. Training/Education on Title VI Program by Southwest Office of Native AmerProgram– Chester Carl, Director, HTHA - 6/23/16 @ 1:00 p.m. – COMPLETE

ican Programs – Andrea Dunyon, - 7/27/16 @ 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

5. Introduction of Tracy Van Buskirk, US Attorney (AZ) Tribal Liaison to the 8. Hopi Tribal Housing Authority Work Session with Hopi Tribal Council –

Chester Carl, Director, HTHA - 6/23/16 @ 1:30 p.m. - COMPLETE

Hopi Tribe – Troy Honahnie, Jr. - 8/2/16 @ 9:30 a.m.

THE HOPI

TUTUVENI

STAFF

Director/

Managing Editor

Louella Nahsonhoya

928-734-3281

Lnahsonhoya@hopi.nsn.us

Reporter

Crystal Dee

928-734-3284

cdee@hopi.nsn.us

Temp Secretary

Emma Anderson

928-734-3282

eanderson@hopi.nsn.us

EDITORIAL BOARD

Belma Navakuku

Dr. Angela Gonzales

The Hopi Tutuveni

Official Newspaper of

the Hopi Tribe

P.O. Box 123

Kykotsmovi, AZ

86039

Ph: (928) 734-3282

Fax: (928) 734-0734

CIRCULATION

The Hopi Tutuveni is published twice a month, with

a circulation of 3,000 copies

throughout the entire Hopi

Reservation. The paper is

delivered on the 1st and

3rd Tuesday of each month

to the following locations:

Moenkopi Travel Center,

Moenkopi Legacy Inn, Hotevilla Store, Kykotsmovi

Village Store, Tribal Government Complex, Hopi Cultural Center, Hopi Health Care

Center, Polacca Circle M,

Keams Canyon Store.

LETTERS TO EDITOR and

GUEST SUBMITTALS

The Tutuveni welcomes letters from readers. A full

name, complete address and

phone number is required

to verify authenticity of the

author. Anonymous letters

will not be printed. The

Tutuveni reserves the right

to edit for clarity and may

decline to print Letters that

are potentially libelous and

slanderous. Letters should

be limited to 500 words and

may be may be sent to:

Louella Nahsonhoya

Director/Managing Editor

P.O. Box 123

Kykotsmovi, AZ 86039

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TRIBAL COUNCIL

Herman G. Honanie

CHAIRMAN

Alfred Lomahquahu Jr

VICE CHAIRMAN

Vernita Selestewa

Tribal Secretary

Robert Sumatzkuku

Tribal Treasurer

Alfonso Sakeva

Sergeant-At-Arms

Village of Upper Moenkopi

Michael Elmer

Bruce Fredericks

Wayne Kuwanhyoima

LeRoy Shingoitewa

Village of Bakabi

Ruth Kewanimptewa

Lamar Keevama

Gail Poley

Village of Kykotsmovi

Antone Honanie

Norman Honanie

Miona Kaping

Nada Talayumptewa

Village of Sipaulovi

Norene Kootswatewa

Anita Bahnimptewa

Rosa Honani

First Mesa Consolidated Vlgs

Albert T. Sinquah

Wallace Youvella Sr.

Dale Sinquah

Celestino Youvella

Village of Mishongnovi

Vacant

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For her cultural presentation, Sakeva demonstrated the uses of corn and its

processes, inluding corn grinding and piki making.

Lomayaktewa’s cultural presentation was on the colors of the four directions,

represented by different colors of corn.

Lomayaktewa chose to

run for Miss Hopi to have

a sense of achievement and

to make a difference in the

community; most importantly to boost her self-esteem and self-confidence.

She feels the role of

Miss Hopi is to contribute to the community by

taking care of the environment, hosting events, giving presentations about the

importance on making a

difference and of the Hopi

culture.

Her platform is to raise

awareness on drug and alcohol abuse on the Hopi

reservation because she

sees many problems caused

by substance abuse. Her

goal is to plan activities

Phillip Quochytewa Sr. of

Kykotsmovi and Maxine

Wadsworth of Shungopavi

village.

Former Miss Hopi,

2015-16 Auri Roy was recognized for her support to

the Hopi Veteran’s services

during her reign and was

presented with a plaque

by Quochytewa, Vice

Commander of the Lori

Piestewa Post #80. Auri

was also presented with a

scholarship from the Miss

Hopi Committee by Carey

Onsae, Chairperson of the

Committee.

The pageant also featured

royalty from around the

State ending with a farewell song by Auri Roy,

2015-16 Miss Hopi.

to promote awareness and

encourage

participation

through community presentations, community events

and encourage youth to pursue higher education.

The annual Miss Hopi

pageant was held on July

29 at the Hopi Jr./Sr. High

School Auditorium where

over a hundred people, including visiting royalties,

watched the two young Hopi

women compete for the title.

The contestants were

judged in the areas of:written cultural essay, personal

interview with the judges, self-introduction, impromptu questions, cultural essay presentation and

traditional talent.

Both contestants pre-

sented their Cultural Essay through a PowerPoint

presentation on the, “Five

Dimensions of Wellness

through Culture” and their

traditional talent.

Sakeva

demonstrated

the Corn Grinding Ceremony through a series of

steps from grinding the

corn, making somiviki,

and making piki.

Lomayaktew’s traditional talent, was a presentation and explained the four

directions each represented by different colors of

corn. The contestants were

judged by Dr. Pearlyn Tomosie of Sichomovi village, Michael Adams of

Sichomovi village, Sherrie

Ua of Shungopavi village,

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Education Summit held with stakeholders

to help redefine the Hopi education system

Crystal Dee

Hopi Tutuveni

“The intent of the Hopi

Education Summit was to

create awareness on the

current issues in the local schools and where our

youth currently stand in

standards,” said Marissa

Nuvayestewa,

Capacity

Builder Director of the

Hopi Foundation.

Are they career and college ready? And what are

the social implications that

affect their education; such

as drug and alcohol abuse,

foster care, judicial system

and welfare. These were

included in a data gathered

by Kyle Knox, Hopi Opportunity Youth Initiative.

“Kyle’s data painted a

picture of what our education system is like and how

his data can help guide the

education system,” said Nuvayestewa. “It also showed

us where our students are in

the education realm.”

The main goal of the

summit was to gather information and recommendations to help update the

2011 Hopit Pötskwaniat in

the area of Education.

“The purpose of the summit was to provide the opportunity for key stakeholders, tribal entities, villages,

school administrators, students and community members to have an input in the

Tribal Education system,”

stated Dr. Noreen Sakiestewa, Director of the Department of Education.

In his welcome address,

Hopi Chairman Herman G.

Honanie stressed the importance of education for

Hopi youth and preparing

them for college.

“Our children need the

best education we can provide,” said Honanie. “I

want to see Hopi educators

educating our Hopi youth.”

A youth panel shared

their diversity and experience in attending school

on and off the Hopi Reservation and the intent of

the panel according to Nuvayestewa was to make the

adults aware of what our

children go through.

“It was a real eye opener to hear what our youth

struggle with and the lack

of support from adults,”

said Nuvayestewa. “I hope

that with what they shared,

service providers in the audience will step up to start

creating that change.”

Students like Samivaya

Dalton who is albino and

grew up not being accepted

by his peers and the mentality of fitting in with everyone and grew up with the

fact that he was different.

Dalton went to Hopi Day

School and later moved

to Tucson and attended

a school for the deaf and

blind, graduating in 2010.

While other students

move away to get the best

education, there are others who stay on the reservation and graduate from

Hopi High School.

Lenora

Pahona,

Kykotsmovi village graduated from Hopi High

School. She said she didn’t

get support from the school

because of her family’s

reputation and relied on

the support of her 8th grade

teacher. She also struggled

with drugs and alcohol

and then became a teenage mother. She didn’t get

support from her family

and one day her friend told

her, “If you keep going to

school and graduate, I will

babysit for free.” She took

that opportunity and went

back to school and graduated. She feels optimistic

about her future and plans

to go school.

Maree Mahkewa, went

to school off reservation up

until her 5th grade year. She

attended Hopi Day School

after returning to the reservation and found that the

school work she was being

given was what she had

already learned at her previous school. It was a challenge for her and she almost

skipped a grade because the

school couldn’t keep up with

her academically. When she

attended Hopi High School

she was in honors classes

and attended a three week

program at Harvard. She

said going to through this

program changed her life

because she was abusing

drugs at the time.

Nuvayestewa said the

topics for the breakout sessions were determined from

community input through a

survey. The four topics included; Creating our Hopi

Education System from a

Community Lens, Defining

and Shaping Curriculum

Standards, Strengthening

Hopi Identity Through

Hopi Lavayi, Cultural Values & Hopi History, Family Involvement & Support

within the Schools.

Facilitators were Susan

Sekaquaptewa,

Nikishna

Polequaptewa, Maxine Wadsworth and Debra Namoki.

Some of the attendees

brought up concerns on accommodations for the deaf

and blind on the Hopi reservation and agree the education system on the reservation is not at the same level

of other school systems.

Arlene Honanie said special needs should have been

addressed in the Education

Summit, while most of the

educators want to see change

within school curriculums.

Bernita Duwahoyeoma

said she hopes to reach

out to all the Governing

School Boards to incorporate Hopi Lavayi into their

curriculum.

Hopi Radio from Page 1

Nuvamsa they need support from BIA, Office of

Realty Services and the

Hopi Tribe to expedite another site for KUYI; and the

site they have in mind is the

area by NPC.

The technicalities of finding a new site is that KUYI

needs to be within a 25 mile

radius of the radio tower

and in direct line of sight of

the tower; the area next to

NPC is a perfect location.

KUYI’s impending move

should not impact the services provided to the Hopi

community. There was confusion during the equipment

failure and would like people to know the equipment

failure and lease issues are

two separate issues.

“We would like everyone

to know that we are taking

steps in obtaining a site and

the village of First Mesa

has been very supportive

of KUYI since renewing

our lease in June 2009,”

said Richard Davis, KUYI

Station Manager. “We are

supportive of Hopi law

enforcement and we want

them to operate safely. We

respect the work they do.”

KUYI will be seeking

help from the public; especially those experienced

in construction, plumbing,

electricians,

equipment

operators, architects and

packers. In addition, seeking volunteers who can help

feed the workers.

“We need help from moving the trailer and getting

the land ready for the trailer,” said Davis. “And everything else in between.”

The cost of the move is

estimated to cost $100k be-

cause of all the expensive

equipment.

Nuvamsa stated that KUYI

needs to leave because the

lease has expired and it is not

in their best interest to continue with the lease.

Honanie stated in a phone

interview that the Office of

Justice Services project is

in the planning process and

are in the preliminary design phase.

“We are waiting for the

project to be approved,”

said Honanie. “We have

been notified it has been

approved and we are just

waiting for the letter of approval.”

Once they receive the

letter of approval they will

send a notice to the entities. He added they will

not be able to assist KUYI

in seeking another location

because they will not have

the funds to do so.

“The funds are only for

the facility and they will

need to seek funds elsewhere,” stated Honanie.

Nuvamsa hopes they will

be given proper timing to

allow the Hopi Foundation

and KUYI to raise $75k to

move the station. She added they are being positive

about the experience and

don’t want to create animosity because KUYI is a

positive project.

“It is pushing us to that

next step in development,”

said Nuvamsa. “We want

everyone to know we are

very thankful and appreciative of those who have offered land sites to us.”

For more information

you may go to KUYI Facebook page or KUYI.net.

“We can’t down our education system, we have

several students who went

further in their education

and have become successful,” said Lynn Fredericks,

an Educator at Hopi High

School. “Maybe we can

ask what they did to overcome these challenges.”

Nuvayestewa said the

closing plenaries was a

panel of educators who

gave a closing reflection

on shaping the vision for

the future of the Hopi education system.

“Everyone has a role and

they can help play a role in

fixing these issues within our education system,”

said Nuvayestewa.

Dr. Sakiestewa stated

the goal of the Education

Summit was to redefine the

education system from the Louella Nahsonhoya

Hopi Tutuveni

community lens.

“We want to generate

The Parole Hearing for

In his statement, Chairand motivate the community in education, especial- child sex offender John man Honanie maintained

ly parents,” said Sakieste- Boone was held July 27 in the position of the Hopi

wa. “It’s really the parents Massachusetts and video cast, Tribe and strongly enwho are their children’s live at the U.S. Attorney’s couraged the Parole ComOffice, 123 N. San Francisco mission to deny parole for

first teacher.”

John Boone.

She also stressed that Street in Flagstaff, AZ.

Hopi Chairman Herman

Boone was an elementaparents need to work with

teachers, education provid- G. Honanie personally at- ry teacher at Polacca Day

ers and principals to have a tended the Parole Hearing school where he sexually

successful education and to representing the Hopi Tribe. abused 142 Hopi children.

empower their students.

“Hopi and Tewa parents

need to reclaim education

for our children,” stated

Sakiestewa. “We need to

have ownership of our education for our sovereignty The Office of Range Management Land Operto the way we want and not ations- HPL will be conducting the 2016 HPL

from a western perspective; Livestock inventory beginning with Moencopi

an education system that Livestock owners on August 1, 2016.

includes Hopi Lavayi and

Hopi culture.”

On August 15 through August 25, 2016, the

Nuvayestewa said more Livestock Inventory will be conducted in the

information will be includ- HPL Range Units.

ed in a detailed report on the

education summit which she Letters will be mailed to the Livestock owners.

hopes will be complete in Please contact the Land Operations-HPL office

Sept. The report will also include the survey analysis and at 928-738-0014 if you have any questions.

summit recommendations.

Chairman Herman G.

Honanie urges Prison

Board to deny parole

for John Boone

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Hopi Child Care Center provides low cost quality child care

and services for low-income, single, and working families

Crystal Dee

Hopi Tutuveni

The Hopi Child Care

Program was established in

1993 to serve low income

families and single parents

who are working, attending school, or attending job

training.

When Bernita Kuwaninvaya, Child Care Program

Administrator was selected

as Child Care Program Administrator, there were no

policies and procedures in

place. She was tasked to review regulations and model

a child care program efficient

for the Hopi reservation.

She started the program

as a home based child care

program where families

were able to choose their

own providers to care for

their child in their home or

at the providers’ home.

Back then the requirements to be a provider were

not as strict. The current

requirements for providers

is they must be 18 years

and older, complete a background check, have a home

inspection, pass a physical

exam, obtain a First Aid

CPR and Food Handlers

training, and receive education in Early Childhood.

“I opened the program to

anyone and everyone,” said

Kuwaninvaya. “During that

time I was establishing the

guidelines and eligibility requirements.”

When the Hopi Child

Care Center opened in

2001, it was required that

everyone bring their chil-

dren to the center located in

Kykotsmovi.

The Center is open to

everyone, low income and

high income families, and

non-Natives. The Center

provides service to children between the ages of 1

through 4, with Hopi children and low-income families being a priority.

Child Care Center rates

are: $15/day for ages 1 and

2 and $13/day for ages 3

and 4. High income families

and non-natives pay the full

amount, while low income

families pay small co-fees,

and teen-age parents receive

free child care.

Children who attend the

Child Care Center follow a

schedule: Arrive at the center between 7 and 8 a.m. and

participate in circle time,

activities, lunch, nap, snack

time and free play. They are

taught Hopi Lavayi such as

colors and shapes.

They also provide services for special needs,

Dental screenings, visits

from the Health Inspector

and Quality First who monitors the daily functions of

the center.

“We want to prepare

them for school so we teach

them the basics, like the alphabet,” said Kuwaninvaya.

“We also have Christmas

programs, small carnivals

and parties.”

The Child Care program

also provides center based

services to families living off

the reservation who are in

school. They must meet the

Children pose with Teacher Georgene Sockyma during afternoon playtime.

eligibility criteria to receive

services off the reservation.

There are currently six

children who are in center

based child care centers off

the reservation. The Child

Care Program often monitors these children.

Kuwaninvaya said the

benefit of the Child Care

Center is preparing the kids

for school and they learn the

Hopi Language.

The teachers at the Center

all speak Hopi and a majority

of them started without an education in Early Childhood because it was not a requirement.

“They all took classes

and have received their degree,” stated Kuwaninvaya.

“There are a total of four

teachers and one cook.”

Teachers are Nadine

Lomawunu,

Supervisory

Teacher; Christine Gashwazra, Teacher; Clarissa Humeyestewa, Teacher; Georgene

Sockyma, Teacher; Laurel

Talashoma, Cook; Kara

Jackson, Early Childhood

Coordinator and Sabrina

Kyasyousie, TANF worker.

In Oct. 2006, the Hopi

Child Care Center received

an award from Harvard

Projects Honoring Nations;

Honoring Contributions in

the Governance of American Indian Nations.

Other awards include

Recognition for Best Practices in 2004 and 2006 from

the U.S. Department of

Health and Human Services

Administration for Children

Nominations to fill District 2 seat on

NPC Governing Board due August 10

Nominating petitions to fill the expiring terms for

two seats, representing Districts 2 and 5, on the Navajo

County Community College District Governing Board

must be filed with the County Elections Department by

Aug. 10 to qualify for the Nov. 8 General Election ballot.

The five-member unpaid board provides leadership,

guidance, and direction to govern the current and future

affairs of Northland Pioneer College, representing their

local constituents while retaining a district-wide perspective to fulfill the college’s mission. Members serve

staggered six-year terms, with the new terms for Districts 2 and 5 beginning on Jan. 1, 2017.

District 2 encompasses the Hopi Reservation and

the western precincts of Winslow. NCCCD district

boundaries coincide with those of Navajo County Supervisors.

The Navajo County School Superintendent is currently interviewing possible appointees to the District 2 seat following the June death of board member

Prescott Winslow, who had served since his appointment

in January 2013, and subsequent election to the remaining balance of the term.

Interested candidates should contact the Navajo

County Elections Department, (800) 668-3867.

and Families.

The award recognized

Kuwaninvaya for the development and operations of

an outstanding Tribal Child

Care and Development

Fund Program (CCDF).

The Child Care Center receives 100% of their funds

from CCDF. Their yearly

budget is based on the number of Hopi children who

receive services at the center. This is one of the reasons they need more Hopi

children to come to the

center to receive child care

services. Payments from the

Child Care fees go back into

the center for operations.

“One year we had to request for H-13 funds,” stated

Kuwaninvaya. “Our future

goals and plans is to build

Child Care Centers throughout the Hopi reservation.”

They are currently working with the First Mesa

Community Development

project to establish a Child

Care Center.

Kuwaninvaya is proud

to say the Hopi Child Care

Center is a three star center.

They started off with two

stars and moved up. They

are shooting for four stars.

“This means the Child

Care Center is a quality program because our teachers

are doing a great job,” said

Kuwaninvaya. “Without the

staff, we wouldn’t be where

we’re at.”

The Journey

Of a Thousand Miles

Begins with

A Single Step

~Leo Tse

Congratulations

Ms. Nicole Nuvamsa,

On This Step into Your

New Life Adventure

Love You ~Dad~

Preparing children for kindergarten success starts early

Cynthia Pardo

First Things First

• Teach your child how to use the bathroom by themFor young kids entering kindergarten, summer is the

selves, to wash their hands after going to the bathideal time to instill the skills that will make the transiroom and before eating, to blow their nose and sneeze

tion to school smoother. Families can use fun, everyday

into their elbow.

activities to help kids develop basic skills to build on

and prepare them for kindergarten success. First Things Before the first day:

First has gathered tips to help families get their little ones Talk with your child about what to expect during the

school day and types of after-school activities they may

ready for success in kindergarten.

“I believe that it is important for children to be pre- be involved in. The more details kids know, the less

pared for kindergarten because at this young age they anxious they will feel. Rehearse for the big day with

are at a stage where they are learning at a really fast test-runs of the new routine:

o Wake up with plenty of time to get ready.

pace,” said Dr. Noreen Sakiestewa, Department of Edo Fix a healthy breakfast together.

ucation Director for the Hopi Tribe. “Now is the time in

o Lay out clothes the night before.

these early years to encourage and challenge them with

different content areas that may help to build their skills

o If your child takes a school bus, walk to the bus

in the future.

stop and talk about boarding and where to sit. If

She credits her mom for instilling a love of reading

you will drive to school, talk about landmarks

in her from an early age. “A love of reading develops

along the way.

early in life, so parents have to be that role model,” Dr.

o Pack a nutritious, tasty lunch and practice opening

Sakiestewa said.

things together. Remind them that teachers or lunch

staff can help if needed.

Below are tips to help your family have a fun, easy

transition to kindergarten:

Even if you don’t have kindergarteners this year, it’s

• Read with your child at least 20 minutes per day. Try never too early to start helping kids prepare. Children

books that repeat words; involve activities like count- who have positive early childhood experiences tend to

ing, identifying colors, objects or letters; or, are about score higher on school readiness assessments and are

things your child likes. Ask questions like, “What do more likely to do well in school and graduate.

you think happens next?”

By turning everyday moments into learning moments,

• Talk with your child everywhere – at home, in the

we can send our children to school with the skills – and

car, at the store. Make up stories or songs about your the love of learning – that will help them succeed in kinoutings.

dergarten and beyond! ###

• Writing begins with scribbling. Give your child safe

About First Things First – First Things First is a voter-crewriting tools to play with, like crayons, chalk or

ated, statewide organization that funds early education and

health programs to help kids be successful once they enter

markers and blank paper. Ask your child to tell you

kindergarten. Decisions about how those funds are spent are

about their drawings.

• Schedule a visit with your child’s doctor and dentist. made by local councils staffed by community volunteers. To

learn more, visit azftf.gov.

Health problems make concentrating difficult.

Job Corps Student

graduates

debt-free

with meaningful job

and opportunity for

advancement

Emmanuel Tsui was

recently certified as an

electrician after only 16

months of self-paced, debtfree training. Tsui became

a paid intern with the Ancestral Lands Program of

Southwest Conservation

Corps (SCC-AL), after

completing his training at

the Gary Job Corps Center located in San Marcos,

TX. His internship includes

a weekly living stipend,

along with an AmeriCorps

scholarship of $1,212.44

which can be used at any

accredited education institution at the end of his

term. The SCC-AL saw his

potential due to his successful completion of Job

Corps training. As a Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Crew Member,

Tsui plays an imperative

role and will have an opportunity for advancement

in the land management industry. If you or someone

you know would like more

information about Job

Corps call 800-733-5627

that’s 800-733-JOBS.

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Villages partner to start the 2016 TUTUVENI Submissions

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Crystal Dee

Hopi Tutuveni

The Walking Strong 50

Mile Club began as an initiative from the Tewa Youth

Program and working with

Valerie Nuvayestewa, Special Diabetes Program to do

exercises that entails walking and running incorporating traditional foods.

Phyllis Witsell, Tewa Community Service Administrator

(CSA) was aware that Bonnie

Secakuku, Sipaulovi CSA was

also planning to do a walk/run

program at Sipaulovi Village

and felt this would be a great

collaboration between two villages.

Witsell asked Carlton

Timms, Youth Project Coordinator if Sipaulovi Village could collaborate on

the walking club with them.

And so the collaboration began with a kickoff on June 3

at Sipaulovi Village.

Timms said they chose 50

miles because it was not as

intimidating as 100 miles

and not everyone has time to

walk or run due to their busy

schedules. He also felt that

putting in a few miles would

be easier for the participants

because they range in age

from 5 years to elders.

Secakuku said another

reason for having the walking club locally was because

some don’t have transporta-

tion to attend other running

events.

Participants turn in their

weekly mileage logs to the

Community Office. Timms

said they will give incentives to the participants and

award families with the

most participation and miles

at their final event on Aug 4.

“Our focus was on brining

families together to exercise

at their level where they can

start at their own pace,” said

Timms. “The Diabetes Program did presentations on

proper techniques for running and walking, and eating healthy.”

Between both villages, there were a total of 75

participants. Each village

marked a trail within their

villages for participants.

Timms said one of challenges was scheduling and

figuring out what the community wanted to learn.

“There are so many ways

to become healthy and

eat healthy,” said Timms.

“There was so much in information to share within a

short time.”

Timms said they could

have gotten more participation and feels that participants needed to set aside

time to exercise .

Aside from the challenges, Timms said they were

able to get people out and

walking and teaching them

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something new about liv1

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demonstrating that partner2

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can happen.

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“It was good to see the

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Special Diabetes Program

expand their services to the

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communities,” said Timms.

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“Valerie has been very instrumental in helping us

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Secakuku said the pro8

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gram brought families

together through eating

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healthy and exercise; it also

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connected several generations.

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“The final event will be

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complishments, especially

to those who completed

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Participants can look forward to receiving a t-shirt at

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the final event, a meal and

Zumba.

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Timms said other villages

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have expressed interest in

doing a similar running and

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walking club within their

villages.

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They would like to thank

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Hopi Credit Association for

the monetary donations for

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t-shirts, and Village Staff

and Administration as well

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as community members of

both villages.

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FROM ARIZONA TO ALCATRAZ: Hopi prisoners on Alcatraz

Hopi Indians held Prisoner on Alcatraz in 1895. Photo: Mennonite Library and Archives

Historical Essay by Craig Glassner

Park Ranger, Alcatraz Island

REPRINT

Hopi Indians held prisoner on Alcatraz in 1895.

More than a million people visit Alcatraz each year,

but few know that, for almost eighty years, the island

was the site of the first fortress and military prison on

the West Coast. Declared a military reservation in 1850,

Alcatraz was originally garrisoned in 1859; the island’s

troops and more than one hundred cannons were intended to defend the gold-rich San Francisco harbor.

Like other military installations, Fortress Alcatraz was

used for detention and punishment. Over time, the prison facility on Alcatraz expanded to four cellblocks and

was used to confine men for numerous reasons. While

most prisoners held on Alcatraz were U.S. military personnel, there were a few notable exceptions. Between

the Civil War-era Southern sympathizers/supporters and

the World War I-era conscientious objectors, the U.S.

government detained a number of Indians on the island.

Hopi “hostiles”

Nineteen members of the Hopi Tribe, called “Hostiles” by government agents, made up the largest group

of Indian prisoners to be confined on Alcatraz. Their

crimes were unique in the 140-year history of incarceration on the Rock: they wouldn’t farm in the ways the

federal government instructed them, and they opposed

the forced removal and education of their children in

government boarding schools. Both “offenses” were

part of widespread Indian resistance to U.S. policies designed to erase each tribe’s language and religion. These

federal policies, which had gone on for years, met with

little success. As General Nelson A. Miles once wrote to

his wife, “There has been no branch of the government

so corrupt and disgraceful to the Republic as that which

has had the management of our Indian affairs.”

From Arizona to Alcatraz

In an effort to weaken Hopi family and clan relations

and traditional social structure, the government attempted to move the people off their northern Arizona mesas

onto individual allotments of land. In conjunction with

this, the Hopis were also ordered to turn over their children--some as young as five years old--to government

authorities; the children were then taken to boarding

schools many miles from home. Reports of the children being beaten for speaking their native language,

practicing their religion, and other such infractions of

boarding-school rules were common. Both bribery and

military force were used and were met with passive resistance on the part of the Hopis.

In response to a petition to discontinue the allotment

policy, acting Indian Agent First Lieutenant S. H. Plummer wrote to Washington that, “Owing to the shifting

nature of their planting grounds, it would be almost

impossible to maintain any allotment to individuals...

The best interests of the tribe would be promoted by

granting the petition [to end allotment].” Despite this

recommendation, nineteen men designated as ringleaders of the “Hostiles” by the government were taken into

custody by the U.S. Army on November 25, 1894.

Traveling by foot, horse, train, and boat, the Hopi

men arrived in San Francisco more than a month later.

The terms of their confinement on Alcatraz dictated that

they were to be “held in confinement, at hard labor, until

... they shall show ... they fully realize the error of their

evil ways ... [and] until they shall evince, in an unmistakable manner, a desire to cease interference with the

plans of the government for the civilization and education of its Indian wards.” The men remained on the

Rock from January 3 to August 7, 1895.

They were confined in the Lower Prison. Earlier, in

1890, one of the post surgeons wrote that this structure

was “totally unequal to fulfill its legitimate purpose.”

Sanitation was deplorable, there was insufficient ventilation, and the building was considered a firetrap. The

Call, a San Francisco newspaper, reported on the Ho-

pis’ arrival and activities. Saying that the Hopis were

“rudely snatched from the bosom of their families and

are prisoners ... until they have learned to appreciate

the advantage of education,” the article went on to say

that field trips to local schools were meant to impress

the prisoners “so that they can see the harmlessness of

the multiplication table.... They rise early, breakfast, go

to work, if the weather is fine, eat their dinner at noon

and then work all afternoon.” Rumors of deaths of some

of the men were dispelled when pictures taken by San

Francisco photographer I. W. Taber were sent to a Mennonite missionary, H. R. Voth (who was living on the

Hopi Reservation and recorded the arrests using one of

the first handheld cameras). Hardships were suffered by

family members as well; wives of two of the prisoners

gave birth to children who died during their fathers’ incarceration.

Return to their homeland

After almost seven months on the cold and damp island, far from their high desert pueblos, the nineteen

men were returned to Hopi land. Undoubtedly desperate

to go home, the men had finally capitulated. But Indian

agency and military reports clearly indicate that the people of the Hopi maintained their resistance to Washington’s policies. Today, the Hopi Tribe continues to work

to preserve traditional ways and culture. Their Cultural

Preservation Office closely monitors issues and activities related to the Hopi people. On Alcatraz, the National Park Service works to make known the stories of

the many individuals and cultures associated with the

island’s history.

For further information on this episode in history, go

to the Alcatraz Web site. To learn more about the Hopi

people, see Harry C. James’s book, Pages from Hopi

History and Peter Whiteley’s work, Bacavi: Journey to

Reed Springs. To learn more about the military history

of Alcatraz, see John Martini’s book, Fortress Alcatraz.

--by Craig Glassner, park ranger, Alcatraz Island