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French Auction to Proceed with Sale of Hopi Objects
Louella Nahsonhoya
Hopi Tutuveni
U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service Determines
Permit for Limited
Take of Golden Eagles Would be Compatible With Their
Preservation
Southwest Region
Migratory Bird Permits Office
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has completed a Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impact regarding the issuance
of a permit to the Hopi Tribe for take of
nestling golden eagles in 2013 for tribal
religious purposes. The take would occur
at traditional sacred sites in northeastern
Arizona on Hopi Tribal lands and a portion of adjoining lands of the Navajo Nation. Three possible permit alternatives
were considered, and the Service made
determinations regarding the direct or indirect effect issuing such a permit would
likely have upon the human environment,
including the wild populations of golden
eagles.
Under the Service’s preferred alternative, the Service would issue the Hopi
Tribe a permit for a take of 40 nestling
golden eagles, but would limit to five
those coming from Navajo lands. A technical assessment, conducted in 2012, of
all available data on golden eagles in the
collection area indicates this level of take
is sustainable throughout the collection
area and compatible with the preservation
of the golden eagle. The direct and indirect effects to eagles are negligible.
The Final Environmental Assessment
and the Finding of No Significant Impact
documents are available for review. The
documents are available now for reading
or download from the Service’s Southwest
Region Migratory Birds website at
http://fws.gov/southwest/migratorybirds/i
ndex.html. Hard copies of these documents will be available for public viewing
at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service field
office, 2500 South Pine Knoll Drive,
Flagstaff, Arizona 86001, and at the Office of Navajo Nation Library, Highway
264 Loop Road, Window Rock, Arizona
86515, during normal business hours.
The mission of the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service is working with others to
conserve, protect, and enhance fish,
wildlife, plants, and their habitats for the
continuing benefit of the American people. We are both a leader and trusted partner in fish and wildlife conservation,
known for our scientific excellence, stewardship of lands and natural resources,
dedicated professionals, and commitment
to public service. For more information on
our work and the people who make it happen, visit www.fws.gov.
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Volume 21, Number 8
Despite tireless efforts and pleas by the
Hopi Tribe to stop the
sale of Hopi objects at
the April 12 French
Neret-Minet Tessier &
Sarrou auction, a Judge
in Paris, France threw
out a Motion filed by
Survival International
on behalf of the Hopi
Tribe.
Survival
International, a non-profit organization which helps
tribal people defend
their lives and protect
their lands, was enlisted to file a motion in
the French Court to
stop the Auction.
In his ruling, the
Judge said that “in spite
of their sacredness to
the Hopi, these masks
are not a representation
of any creature, alive or
dead.” The Court rejected the motion saying it could only
intervene to protect
human remains or living beings.
With this ruling to go
ahead, the auction continued with a standing
room only crowd, raising about $984,500 in a
sale that lasted about
two hours.
Bo Lomahquahu, a
young Hopi man from
the Village of Bacabi
studying in France,
“was kicked out of the
auction room for interrupting the sale with an
angry speech” along
with several other people trying to take photographs.
“We have lots of art
that can be shared with
other cultures, but not
these,” said Bo Lomahquahu, 25. “Our
Bo Lomahquahu, a 25-year-old Hopi student whose family is from the Village of Bacavi on Third Mesa on the
Hopi Reservation, and Jean-Patrick Razon, director of Survival International France, react outside the Druout’s
auction house in Paris after dozens of Hopi sacred objects were sold at auction.
Children aren’t even
supposed to see them.”
In reaction to the
Judge’s Order, Hopi
Chairman LeRoy Shingoitewa stated, “We are
deeply saddened and
disheartened by this will allow the Hopi
ruling in the French Tribe to suffer through
courts that allowed the the same cultural and
auction to be held on religious thefts, deniFriday. It is sad to grations and exploitathink that the French tions they experienced
See French Auction on Page 6
Hopi Domestic Violence Office Helps Victims of Sexual Assault
Crystal Dee
Hopi Tutuveni
Because April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, the Hopi
Domestic Violence Office is
educating the community on
what Sexual Assault is, while
providing services to victims
and their families. The Hopi
DV Office helps with counseling and support for the victims; including education
regarding the prevention of
sexual assault.
Sexual Assault does occur
on the Hopi Reservation, but
a slight margin of cases are
unaccounted for because
some victims don’t want to
press charges.
What is Sexual Assault?
Sexual Assault is forced sexual contact, or an incident that
involves sexual contact that is
not mutual or consensual.
Perpetrators of sexual assault can be female or male.
Most people assume a perpetrator will be a stranger but
more often, the perpetrators
are not strangers but family
members, relatives, or friends.
These crime can take place
anywhere; at home, school, a
friend’s house, a party or a
relative’s house.
If you have been sexually
assaulted, you can contact the
Hopi Domestic Violence Office and a Victim Advocate
will be there to help you.
Currently the Hopi Domestic Violence Office has a staff
of five. Shelly Dawahoya is
the Program Coordinator and
Victim Advocate; Sharra
Poleviyuma, Victim Advocate; Iva Mahle, Victim Advocate; Louis Abeita, DV
Re-Education
Specialist;
Melsa Yowytewa, Administrative Secretary II and Volunteer Victim Advocate; and
LaVaun Dyer, Hopi Chairman
Staff Assistant who oversees
the Domestic Violence Office
assists as an on-call Victim
Advocate.
Victim advocates offer direct support to victims of domestic violence, sexual
assault or stalking. In addition
they provide outreach, guidance, and education by providing public awareness
through presentations on local
community issues of domestic
violence, sexual assault and
stalking. There is a 24 hour on
call crisis intervention response
to
domestic
violence/sexual assault calls.
Transportation is provided to
obtain services locally or out
of town. They also inform
victims of criminal proceedings involving the abuser (release dates, court dates, and
sentencing results). He or she
maintains an effective working relationship with representatives of the Hopi Tribal
Court, Office of the Prosecutor, local/federal/county and
state law enforcement agencies.
When a victim advocate responds to a Sexual Assault,
they follow the proper protocol in assisting victims. When
an advocate receives a call
they will respond to the Hopi
Healthcare Center. When law
enforcement is done interviewing the victim, they
transport the victim to
Flagstaff to the Sexual Assault
Nurse Examiners (SANE) office for an exam. This procedure can take up to two hours.
When the victim is done with
the exam, the advocates transport the victims’ back to their
residence, a relative’s house
or to a shelter depending if the
perpetrator is arrested or not.
They make sure that they
transport the victim to a safe
zone.
These calls can come at
anytime of the day or night.
Although calls of sexual assault or domestic violence are
common to victim advocates,
they still affect them emotionally. However, they are there
to assist the victims in their
time of need.
In an effort to help people
understand what Sexual Assault is and bring awareness
to the communities, an anonymous mother of a victim is
sharing her story of sexual
abuse and how it has affected
her daughter and her family.
A Mother’s Story
The incident takes place on
a weekend on a warm autumn
day. A new school year just
began and country dances are
taking place on the weekends.
Teenagers attend the country
dances because it is the only
time they get to go out and
spend time with friends. The
following story is presented
through the eyes of Sally’s*
mother Jane*.
The day our lives turned upside down, occurred in the
first part of September. It was
a normal day for us. My family and I had gotten back from
town. Sally*, who is 15 years
old was home when we got
back. She was waiting for us
and she was safe. She stayed
home all day because she was
feeling sick.
Later in the evening a
teenage relative had come to
the house and offered her alcohol. The alcohol is what
took her and she left the house
without my knowledge. It hadn’t been more than an hour
when I noticed she was not
home. I am a very over-protective mother and I was upset
she had left the house without
my knowledge.
I called the Hopi Police for
See Sexual Assault on
Page 4
Rockfall at First Mesa Causes Water Line Breakage Leaving Mesa Residents Without Water
Crystal Dee
Hopi Tutuveni
Friday, Apr. 05, the village of First Mesa reported a rock fall which
damaged the main water
supply line to the Mesa.
Elmer Nahkalayah, First
Mesa Consolidated Villages (FMCV) Water Operator
said
mesa
residences were calling
the office in the morning
to report their water was
not working.
Taylor Benally, Water
Operator Assistant said he
went on the mesa to check
the water tank and reported that there was no
water in the tank. He went
to the edge of the mesa
and looked down and no-
Arrows at the top indicate the length of the rock fall. The arrow at the
bottom indicates the broken water pipe.
ticed there was a pool of
water near the graveyard.
Benally reported his observation to Nahkalayah.
Upon further investigation, they noticed a rock
slide caused the water line
to break and causing a 56’ deep ravine.
Nahkalayah notified the
Hopi Emergency Response Team for assis-
tance but did not receive a
response by 5pm. Ivan
Sidney Sr., FMCV Business Manager was out of
state at the time but advised Elmer not do anything until Monday.
People on the mesa had to
find a way to haul water
over the weekend.
Sharon Grover, FMCV
Secretary said the Tewa
Community Development
Office offered assistance
to mesa residence by hauling water to the mesa.
FMCV also gave out bottled water that was left
from the Red Cross during
the last emergency crisis.
Inclement weather conditions on Monday did not
hinder the progress for Benally and Nahkalayah who
continued to work on the
water situation. They replaced 80’ of pipe and
today, Tuesday, they will
work on two or three more
sections. They planned to
finish up Tue, Apr. 9 and
test the water before the
end of the day said
Nahkalayah.
TRIBAL COUNCIL NOTES Page 7 HTEDC and the Feasibility Study Page 2
2 TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2013 | THE HOPI TUTUVENI
LOCAL BRIEFS
Unified Effort for
Healthier Hopi Homes
with HHHC
Submitted by Catherine Wright
Multiple tribal departments, Hopi villages,
federal agencies, and organizations are joining
forces to create a public outreach strategy for
addressing housing repair issues on the Hopi
Reservation. A primary goal of the Hopi
Healthy Homes Collaborative (HHHC) is to increase awareness about potential health threats
from home hazards and to provide strategies for
creating healthier living environments.
The U.S. Department of Housing indicates
that home hazards such as mold, moisture, lead
dust, and poor indoor air quality cost the U.S.
tens of billions of dollars annually in health
costs and contribute to lost work productivity
and school days for children. A general list of
health issues that are correlated to home hazards includes: asthma and allergies, cancer,
heart disease, poisoning, and unintentional injuries. American Indian communities are especially at risk with higher rates of housing
inequalities and health issues than other parts of
the United States.
There already have been numerous positive
strides in addressing housing related health issues on the Hopi Reservation. However, until
now there has been limited coordination between the various entities providing services to
the community. “By forming positive working
relationships and sharing ideas and resources
the HHHC will be able to increase the effectiveness of programs for the community”, said
Joe Seidenberg with Red Feather Development
Group.
Recently, the HHHC received a week of training from the National Tribal Healthy Homes
Center that is now being used as catalyst in developing their outreach strategy. During the
training the group prioritized indoor air quality,
energy conservation, insect and rodents, leadradon-asbestos, septic tanks, and hazardous
chemicals as priority housing related health issues needing attention.
Currently, the HHHC is planning a Healthy
Homes Day Camp that will begin to educate
Hopi Youth on the topics listed above. It is
hoped that this will be followed by a series of
audio productions in English and Hopi that link
Hopi traditional values with healthy homes
concepts. The HHHC is also planning a series
of workshops that will provide hands-on
demonstrations of do-it-yourself home repair
techniques and educational materials on how
the topics are connected to health and wellness.
Additional programs and products under discussion include a healthy homes resource directory, housing fair, healthy homes resource
library, youth conservation corps, and direct
repair services.
The HHHC meetings are on the 1st Wednesday of the month from 9-11am at the Hopi
Housing Authority. For more information, contact: Joe Seidenberg, Hopi Program Manager
Red Feather Development Group, PO Box 523,
Kykotsmovi, AZ 86039, (P) 928-734-0096, (C)
928-207-0592, www.redfeather.org, Facebook & Twitter
Hopi Health Care Center Dental Program
Submitted by Dr. Jeff Carolla
hief Dental Services HHCC
The Hopi Health Care Center dental program
welcomes you to come to our office for you and
your family’s dental needs. We are located in the
Hopi Health Care Center. The dental program is
a fully modern dental office with fourteen dental
suites and we recently added full digital radiology services. Now you and your family can easily view your dental films on wide screen
monitors.
We recommend that every member of the Hopi
Tribe receive a full dental examination every
year. We also recommend that you come in to
have all of your worked completed every year.
We receive patients on a walk-in basis for complete dental examinations from Monday through
Friday, 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM to
4:00 PM except on Wednesday mornings.
After your walk-in examination we will schedule you with a dental hygienist as needed for a
cleaning. Normally you will receive a fluoride
treatment at every visit to help harden your teeth
to prevent cavities. After your cleaning you will
be scheduled to have any necessary fillings completed.
The Hopi Health Care Center Dental Program
also recommends dental sealants for all children
and adolescents under age eighteen. When was
the last time your kids or grand kids came to the
dentist? Adults with great dental health often had
a parent or guardian bringing the child to the dentist every year and getting all of their necessary
work completed every year.
If you have any questions about scheduling or
dentistry call Dr. Carolla at (928) 737-6160 or
Cara Secakuku at (928) 737-6162.
LOCAL NEWS
HTEDC, the I-40 and the Feasibility Study
Mihio Manus
Hopi Tutuveni
The Hopi Tribe owns land
parcels along Interstate 40
between Flagstaff and Holbrook. Most notably, the
Hopi Travel Plaza is located
just east of Holbrook and is
owned and operated by the
Hopi Tribe Economic Development
Corporation
(HTEDC) on behalf of the
Hopi Tribe. More recently
the HTEDC is conducting a
feasibility study of Hopi
land holdings located closer
to interchanges along Interstate 40 from Flagstaff to
Holbrook to assess economic development opportunities within these areas.
Formulated in 2005 with
the transfer of Hopi owned
enterprises under one corporation, the HTEDC was born
to foster economic development on behalf of the Hopi
Tribe. The enterprises that
fall under the management
of the HTEDC are: The
Hopi Cultural Center, Walpi
Housing, The Hopi Three
Canyon Ranches, The Hopi
Travel Plaza, Day’s Inn
Kokopelli in Sedona and
three sets of commercial
rental properties in Flagstaff
(Continental Plaza, Kachina
Square
and
Heritage
Square). The Hopi Housing
development and industrial
park in Winslow are also
other examples of Hopi
owned land existing beyond
the reservation boundary.
With oversight of an independent board selected by
the Hopi Tribal Council, the
HTEDC works to execute
the strategic vision of the
corporation to foster economic growth on behalf of
the Hopi Tribe. HTEDC
CEO, Kevin Lombardo said
that although they are in the
preliminary stages of the
study, the HTEDC intends to
move on economic development opportunities pending
the finalization of the feasibility study and support from
Council.
“We’re looking at new
business development, potential government contracting
opportunities
and
possible acquisitions but
those are just our ideas right
now. These are not things
that are set in stone. These
are ideas we are evaluating,”
said Lombardo.
Working in partnership
with land planning consultants Coe and Van Loo, as
well as, economic development consultants, WadleyDonovan
GrowthTech,
HTEDC is conducting a feasibility study of the land to
assess the usability of these
lands and also the constraints that might exist in regard to infrastructure issues.
The study also takes into
account economic developments that are happening
within this corridor and how
they could affect opportunities for the HTEDC. The
study will include surveys
from local businesses, the
educational community, realtors as well as direct input
from various Hopi programs, departments and the
Council.
One major economic development happening in
along Interstate 40, just east
of Flagstaff, is the Twin Arrows Casino owned and operated by the Navajo Nation
Gaming Enterprise and
slated to open in late May.
The Hopi Tribe owns land
parcels around the interchange in this area.
“We’re trying to identify
what is happening in this
whole area. What is happening today and what is going
to happen five or ten years
from now.” Lombardo said.
When asked what types of
economic development enterprises the HTEDC is
HTEDC Staff (L to R): Angelina John, Accounting Assistant, Robert Quinn, Staff Accountant, Mary Smeal, Finance Director, Lisa Talayumptewa, Accounting/Admin Assistant-Events Coordinator, Cynthia Temoke, Board Secretary/Executive Asst., Kevin Lombardo, CEO, Jason Bird, Human Resource Manager/Marketing.
looking into in these areas,
Lombardo said that currently he could only give
broad categories, as the actual developments will depend on the results of the
study. However, he did
mention “affordable housing, hospitality related enterprises and other businesses
that can take advantage of
the new casino.” Lombardo
said the HTEDC does need
to leverage the fact that there
will be numerous visitors to
the casino. With the Twin
Arrows Casino opening this
summer, it could be seen that
the opportunity for development in this area is fading
fast.
“Have we missed the
boat? I don’t think so. I
think the casino was the impetus for looking at those
opportunities,” he said.
Lombardo said the HTEDC
needs to evaluate the best
use of these land holdings
and the feasibility study will
provide insight and direction
to possible developments.
“There are so many other
services that will be needed
because of the casino. You
don’t want to create or build
anything prior to knowing if
it will work or not.”
Although the Twin Arrows
area is a focus of the study,
there are other areas to look
into. With the potential for
potash mining in the Holbrook area, Lombardo said
Holbrook is a town that
could ‘explode with economic activity and we’re positioned very well’.
“We’re in the right spot at
the right time because activity is starting to happen with
the casino, potash mining
and forest restoration,” he
said. “In fact, if we would
have started to move on
something in the past we
may have picked the right
thing but we might have
struggled to be successful.”
Lombardo said that every
business opportunity the
HTEDC looks into, they
have to vet heavily on understanding the markets that
they are playing into. “Understanding the risk and reward associated with the
investment is what it takes to
be successful,” he said.
“There is a methodical vetting process.”
Currently in phase one of
the feasibility study, the
HTEDC is exploring the
‘universe of ideas’ and
matching them against the
usability of the land and
market needs spanning
today into the future. In
phase two, the HTEDC will
take these ideas and look
critically into what it will
take in terms of investment,
viability, market acceptance
and long-term sustainability.
In this phase they narrow
down the scope of opportunities to evaluate those that
will likely have a good return for the corporation and
eventually to the tribe.
“We’re looking at this as a
strategic plan for the devel-
opment along the I-40 which
is a ten or fifteen year development process,” said Lombardo.
“Will there be
opportunities where we can
do something today and get
a quick return? Absolutely.
But our goal is to have a
blueprint or roadmap for a
ten to fifteen year development plan for those lands.
That is what phase two does.
It sets the priorities and investment needed.”
Phase three of the plan
looks toward developing a
master plan and moving on
enterprise
development
which include building infrastructure in the areas.
“Currently we are in the
first phase and it should be
done in early May and we
are looking forward to sharing the results with Council,” he said.
HTEDC also takes pride in
giving back to the Hopi
tribal community. On Apr.
4, the corporation hosted a
job fair at the Hopi Cultural
Center, which drew over 150
applicants. All of HTEDC’s
enterprises and the corporate
office were represented at
the fair, as well as, representatives from outside enterprises
and
Coconino
Community College.
“We’re trying to embrace
the communities we work
and reside in to create opportunities for Hopis,” he said.
Last year, HTEDC utilized
funds generated from art
market booth sales to buy
school supplies for five
4/5
schools out on Hopi.
HTEDC hosts Native American markets on the 3rd Saturday of each month during
the summer at the Hopi
Travel Plaza and in September at Heritage Square during the summer months.
“We give back using these
funds,” he said. “The job fair
is also a start to identify
those who have the skills to
fill open positions and we
want to expand upon it.
Maybe at future job fairs we
host, we can have a booth
where people can gain interviewing or other job seeking
skills.”
The corporation has also
created and implemented an
internship program with the
Hopi owned ranches. The
Ranch General Manager, Pat
Browning, created this internship for high school
graduates and this year the
program will be able to afford four interns. Should
these interns take interest in
the area of ranching, Lombardo said that Browning
could help to place them
with ranches they work in
collaboration with, if no positions are available at the
Hopi ranches.
“Good things are happening,”
Lombardo
said.
“We’re not just looking at
what is happening today locally but also regionally and
nationally for the next ten
years, so that we can identify
this universe of opportunities.”
SECOND MESA DAY SCHOOL
April Activities
(Activities are subject to change)
Awards Assembly 2:30pm
2013 Spring Formal 6-9pm
(SMDS students only)
4/10
PTO Meeting 6:30pm
4/15-26 AIMS/Stanford 10 Testing
4/16
School Board Mtg 6pm
4/25
Earth Day
4/29
Family Fun Night 6-7pm
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THE HOPI TUTUVENI | TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2013 3
Some Statements on Self Discipline
By Andy Magnarella
Because of Sexual Assault
Awareness month, the principle
of this article is self discipline.
The Bible says in “James 1:20
For the wrath of man worketh
not the righteousness of God.”
God (Jesus) is perfect and
Holy! The Bible says that man
is created in the image of God,
and when we cannot control
our emotions and become abusive, we are a poor reflection
on our Creator. The Bible also
says, “ Pr 16:32 He that is slow
to anger is better than the
mighty; and he that ruleth his
spirit than he that taketh a city.”
It is better to have control over
oneself then it is to be a great
conquering warrior! The great-
est warrior is He who masters
himself! If you are a man, you
are supposed respect, honour,
love, care for, and help ladies.
To hit, be verbally abusive, or
talk perverted about them (and
in front of them) is most detestfull of a man’s character!
1. Verbal abuse is assault as
well. I have witnessed our
young and older men speak
most vile things in the presence
of young and teenage girls, as
if they were not there. We always need to watch our mouth
and respect those around us.
“James 3:8 But the tongue can
no man tame; it is an unruly
evil, full of deadly poison. 1Pe
3:10 For he that will love life,
and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and
his lips that they speak no
guile:” .
2. Most physical abuse/assault comes down to two
things... lack of control or
anger. We stated before about
ruling your Spirit... You cannot
rule yourself if you are not in
control of yourself! You should
not give yourself over to foreign substances such has alcohol and drugs!! Most abuse in
this country and major domestic problems comes from being
mentally altered by a foreign
substance! Men do not want to
hit ladies, and people do not
want to hit the people they care
about. When you use substances that take the self control
out of your hands you do things
that you do not want to do. So
gain control of yourself again!!
Get rid of those foreign substances, whether legal or illegal, and start treating the ones
you love right again!! If you
need any help, the people of
Bethel Baptist Church are here
for you! In conclusion, self
control is the greatest thing a
person can achieve. Do you
control yourself or do emotions
or foreign substances control
you?
Head
Start
Center
in
Kykotsmovi, Arizona.
For
more information contact Hopi
Tribe Special Needs Office at
(928) 734-3419
Spring/Summer Co-Ed Basketball and Volleyball League
sign-up
Hopi Veteran’s Memorial Center for May 7 – June 28, 2013,
if interested in putting a team
together contact (928) 7343432
CALENDAR OF EVENTS: APRIL/MAY 2013
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
Sexual Assault Awareness
Conference – Hopi/Tewa
Women’s Coalition to End
Abuse
April 17, 2013 – 11 a.m. to 8
p.m. at the Hopi Veterans Memorial Center. Information
contact (928) 737-9000.
2013 Child Abuse Prevention
Conference
Thursday
April 18, 2013 – 9 a.m. to 5
p.m.
Friday, April 19, 2013 – 9 a.m.
to noon
Flagstaff Family Resource
Center
Information contact www.coconinokids.org
Early Childhood Fair
Free resource fair for families
with young children, Saturday,
April 20, 2013
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Page City
Park, Page, Arizona
More information contact
pageearlyliteracy@gmail.com
Interactive “Families are Talking” Workshop
Tuesday, April 23, 2013 – 6 –
7:30 p.m. at the Learning Center at North Country Healthcare – 2920 N. 4th St.,
Flagstaff, Arizona
Information contact Rachel at
(928) 699-2807
ACROSS INDIAN COUNTRY
Keeping Our Children Safe
Workshop
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at
6 p.m. at the Shipoulavi Community Building
Information contact (928) 7372586
FREE Child Developmental
Screening for children ages
birth to 3 years
Keams Canyon Park on
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 –
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Information contact the Hopi
Early Intervention Program at
(928) 734-3416/3418
18th Annual Special Needs
Activity Day Planning Meeting
Thursday, April 25, 2013 @ 9
a.m. at the Hopi Tribal Complex, Risk Management Training Room. For information
contact (928) 734-3419
FREE Preventing Childhood
Sexual Abuse with Courage
Workshop
Tewa Community Center
April 25, 2013 – 6 – 9 p.m.
Information contact the Hopi
Guidance Center at (928) 7371818
FREE Training Presentation by
the Association for Supportive
Child Care on Value of Play,
Family & Child Activities.
Friday, April 26, 2013 – 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Hopi
2013 Youth fest
Friday, April 26, 2013
4 to 9 p.m. at the Heritage
Square – Downtown Flagstaff.
For Planning/Performance information contact Brandon at
(928) 707-2693
Hopi Head Start Promotions
May 19, 2013
For information contact (928)
734-7125
Hopi Educational Fair
Hotevilla/Bacavi Community
School
Saturday – April 27, 2013
11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Colleges, Universities and Vocational Schools represented.
Information contact Everett
Gomez @ (928) 734-3536
MISCELLANEOUS
2013 WIA Summer Youth Employment Work Experience
and Training for Youth ages 16
– 21 yrs.
June 17 thru August 02, 2013.
More information contact
Everett Gomez at (928) 7343536
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has scheduled
the 5th National Prescription
Drug Take Back Day
Saturday, April 27, 2013 from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For location
information contact 1-800882-9539
Hopi Domestic Violence Program
April Sexual Assault Awareness Month schedule of
events
Contact (928) 738-1115/1116
2013 National Wildlife &
Ecosystems
Management
Program & Native Wildlife Society Conference
May 6 – 9, 2013 at Ft. McDowell Casino, for more information contact Alfreda at (928)
734-3605
Group Fitness Classes
Hopi Fitness Center
For monthly schedule call
(928) 734-3432
Hopi Wellness 100 Mile Club
Registration begins Monday,
April 15, 2013. For more information contact (928) 7343432
President Requests $139.7M for Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians in
FY2014
Washington, D.C. — The
President’s fiscal year (FY)
2014 budget request for the
Department of the Interior’s Office of the Special
Trustee for American Indians (OST) is $139.7 million. The request, a
decrease of $12.4 million
from the enacted 2012 fiscal year level, reflects the
need for strong fiscal controls, and ensures that
OST will be able to fully
carry out its responsibilities to Indian trust beneficiaries in FY 2014.
“This budget will enable
us to provide improved
Hopi Tribal Council
2012
LeRoy N. Shingoitewa, Chairman
Herman G. Honanie, Vice Chairman
Martha A. Mase, Tribal Secretary
Robert Sumatzkuku, Tribal Treasurer
Violet Sinquah, Sergeant-At-Arms
Village of Upper Moenkopi
Wayne Kuwanhyoima
Bruce Fredericks
Leroy Sumatzkuku
Village of Bakabi
Davis F. Pecusa
Leroy G. Kewanimptewa
Lamar Keevama
Village of Kykotsmovi
Nada Talayumptewa
Danny Honanie
Norman Honanie
Caleb H. Johnson
Village of Sipaulovi
George Mase
Cedric Kuwaninvaya
Alph Secakuku
Village of Mishongnovi
Arthur Batala
Annette F. Talayumptewa
Marilyn Tewa
Mervin Yoyetewa
Correction
An article by Mihio
Manus on page 2 of the
Mar. 16 editon, titled “UA
President Hart Makes
Special Visit to Experience
Hopi” stated that, "This
was the first time a president from the U of A has
visited a Native nation."
This is not correct. U of A
President Robert Shelton
visited Hopi during his
term as President in November 2006.
services to Indian trust
beneficiaries,” said Principal
Deputy
Special
Trustee Michele F. Singer.
“OST will build on the efficiencies and improvements
that
were
implemented in FY2013
to expand transparency
and accountability to our
trust clients.”
Key program funding
levels include $9.9 million
for Trust Records, $4.9
million for Trust Review
and Audit, $24.7 million
for Field Operations,
$10.7 million for Appraisal Services, $28.9
million for Trust Services,
$23.0 million for Historical Trust Accounting and
$34.7 million for Business
Management including
$12.7 million to fund trust
related activities in the Office of Hearings and Appeals and the Indian Trust
Litigation Office.
OST carries out the Department’s Indian fiduciary trust responsibilities
by providing accurate and
responsive beneficiary
services to encourage increased tribal participation
in managing trust assets
under tribal self-governance and self-determination. OST’s goal is to
provide accurate, timely,
and reliable ownership information, ensure trust
fund asset management
meets fiduciary standards,
and manage trust land and
natural resources effectively.
OST’s operational responsibility for financial
trust fund management includes the receipt, investment and disbursement of
Indian trust funds and real
estate appraisals on Indian
trust lands. OST manages
nearly $4.4 billion held in
over 3,000 trust accounts
for more than 250 Indian
tribes and over 387,000
open Individual Indian
Money accounts.
The Individual Indian
Money Account Litigation
Settlement, formerly referred to as the Cobell v.
Salazar lawsuit, was approved with finality by the
U.S. Supreme Court in
November 2012. The settlement provides $1.9 bil-
lion for a Trust Land Consolidation Fund and authorizes the Department to
acquire fractional interests
in trust or restricted land,
from willing individual Indian sellers, for the benefit
of
tribal
communities. The Secretary of the Interior established the Land Buy-Back
Program for Tribal Nations within the Office of
the Secretary to implement the purpose of the
Fund. OST is responsible
for completing all land appraisals, printing and mailing of offers, and
processing all payments
resulting from the Land
Buy-Back Program. OST
also responds to telephone
inquiries about the BuyBack Program through the
Trust Beneficiary Call
Center and in-person inquiries in the field.
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ACROSS INDIAN COUNTRY
Sequestration impacts on Hopi Tribe programs receiving federal funding
(Consolidated Tribal Government Program-CTGP)
Louella Nahsonhoya
Hopi Tutuveni
In a power point presentation
to the Hopi Tribal Council, Gerald Calnimptewa, Tribal Operations Officer and liaison to the
tribe and the Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA/Hopi Agency), updated Council on the Federal
Government Sequestration and
impacts it will have on Hopi
tribal programs funded through
government grants.
Calnimptewa explained and
defined Sequestration as “the
Budget Control Act of 2011
which calls for reducing discretionary spending in fiscal year
2013 by about $110 billion
through a serious of automatic
across-the-board spending cuts
known as sequestration. Sequestration goes into effect because
Congress failed to pass legislation that will reduce budget
deficits by $1.2 trillion”.
In his report, Calnimptewa
said Congress has yet to enact a
budget for fiscal year 2013,
which began on Oct.1, 2012.
Chronology of Sequestration
and Continuing Resolution
(CR):
•
Sept. 2012, Congress enacted a stop-gap spending
measure known as a “Continuing Resolution” which
kept the government operating from Oct. 1, 2012
through Mar. 27, 2013.
CONTINUED FROM THE COVER
Mar. 1, President Obama issued a sequestration order
making budget cuts official
and gave the federal government authority to begin
implementing $85 billion
cuts across-the-board.
Mar. 21, Congress passed
the Full-Year Continuing
Appropriations Act of 2013
to provide funding for government operations through
Sept.30.
On Mar.26, President
Obama signed the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of
2013, which will keep the
Federal Government operating through Sep. 30 and
keeps President Obama’s
Sequestration Order in effect.
The debt ceiling, Calnimptewa
said, “is the legal limit on the
level of debt the federal government can hold and thus the
amount it can borrow to meet
existing obligations. The U.S.
debt is expected to reach the current ceiling of $4 trillion in
2013. Congress has the authority
to raise the debt ceiling as
needed, and has done so in the
past. The last time Congress
acted to raise the debt ceiling
was in 2011, which resulted in
the enactment of the Budget
Control Act and Sequestration.”
Each year, the Hopi Tribe receives appropriations from the
federal government to supplement and balance its annual operating budget through the
Consolidated Tribal Government Programs (CTGP). Funding for CTGP comes from two
primary accounts held in trust:
1) the Proceeds of Labor and 2)
the Docket on Land Exchange.
Sequestration will have a 5.1%
negative impact on the following CTGP programs: Tribal Operations, Higher Education,
Family Support programs, Land
Operations, Social Services,
Prevention Education, Realty,
Adult Vocational Training
(AVT-Admin/Direct) and Judicial services.
chiefs, within their respective
Hopi villages.”
Hopi Religious Leaders recently met with Leigh Kuwanwisiwma, Director of the Hopi
Tribe’s Cultural Preservation
Office and pleaded with him to
continue working to bring the
sacred objects Home. Kuwanwisiwma, said they were likely
illegally obtained by a French
citizen visiting the Hopi Reser-
vation.
“These sacred objects belong
to the entire Hopi Tribe, they
have cultural patrimony meaning there is a tribal and cultural
right, they have never belonged
to a single person. Because these
objects do not belong to a single
person, they have no monetary
value and cannot be sold” said
Kuwanwisiwma. “The mere fact
that a price tag has been placed
upon such culturally significant
and religious items is beyond offensive. They do not have a market value.”
Hopi Tribal Council Representative Mervyn Yoyetewa from
Mishongnovi Village said, “It’s
a very sad morning for me, and
the Hopi people.”
•
•
•
French Auction of Hopi Objects
in the 1940s. Would there be
outrage if Holocaust artifacts,
Papal heirlooms or Quranic
manuscripts were going up for
sale on Friday to the highest bidder? I think so. Given the importance of these ceremonial
objects to Hopi religion, you can
understand why Hopis regard
this - or any sale - as sacrilege,
and why we regard an auction
not as homage but as a desecra-
Sexual Assault
assistance and asked the
dispatcher to put out an
ATL (attempt to locate) on
my daughter because she
had left the house without
my permission. The dispatcher told me that an officer would come to my
house. I waited for the officer to come, but he never
showed up at my house. I
couldn’t wait any longer
and I was getting more
upset as each minute
passed.
My 70 year old father
and I took it upon ourselves to go out and look
for her. We had three vehicles out there. I was a police officer at one time and
I began using those skills
in trying to locate my
daughter. We looked
everywhere. Apparently
there was a country dance
going on that night. We
went there and looked but
we didn’t find her.
There was a police officer there and I approached him. I asked if
he had received the ATL
on my daughter. Was it
dispatched out? He answered no and I became
very upset. I asked myself
what is going on at the
Hopi Police Department,
why won’t they help me? I
became upset with this officer even though it was
not his fault. He didn’t
know what was going on
because it was never dispatched out that my
daughter was missing.
I wanted my daughter
home and that night she
didn’t return. Throughout
the night I kept calling her
cellphone. I was trying to
do what I could to save my
daughter and all that time
she was right under my
nose. She was there at the
country dance but they
were hiding her from me.
Finally at 4 a.m., I went
home so tired and upset
with my daughter. I started
texting her and leaving
her voice messages telling
her she better get home
right away because she is
in big trouble when she
gets back. I asked her who
she was with and why did
she take off.
At home and I laid on
the couch and went to
tion to our religion. Our Tribal
Council will now convene to determine the Hopi Tribe’s next
steps in this shameful saga. The
Hopi Tribe must protect the cultural beliefs that we have used
for centuries and still continue to
use today. We think these sacred
objects were stolen from the
Hopi Tribe and should be returned to the proper custodians
and caretakers, the Kachina
sleep. My father was already home and when I
got back he went to go
look for my daughter
again. We found out that
the other teenager who
came by with the alcohol
was a relative of ours. My
father found him at home
and asked him where his
granddaughter
was.
Where is she? What did
you do with her? Where
did you leave her? He told
my dad that she had gotten
into a vehicle with another
person who was also a relative of ours. The person
she got into the vehicle
with is the one who hurt
her. He was an adult, age
21.
My parents found her
barely able to walk from a
trailer and she was crying.
My elderly parents had to
physically pick her up and
put her in the truck. They
came back to the house to
let me know that they had
found her, but was hurt
badly. We immediately
took her to the Hopi
Health Care Center. From
there things happened fast
because she needed immediate attention.
I called to the Hopi Police Department again because I was mad and very
upset. I had it out with the
dispatcher and asked them
why they weren’t there
when I needed them. Why
didn’t you send someone
to help me? I told them if
it were someone very intoxicated they would be
there in an instant.
When we got to the hospital my daughter told me
everything that she endured. I told her what was
going to happen next and
asked her if she wanted to
press charges. I told her
that I am going to call the
police and that we are
going to press charges.
She agreed and followed
through with the prosecution.
It’s really hard for me to
talk about this. I’m going
through counseling to deal
with what has happened
and it’s hard for me to tell
this story. I am a single
parent and I have taken
this upon myself to follow
it through to the end.
It took quite some time
for her body to heal physically; she still has pain in
her hips and back. We can
deal with the physical
pain, but emotionally it’s
hard. She has threatened
to commit suicide because
of this and expresses that
she wants her old life
back. She keeps to herself,
she won’t talk to us. Her
room is closed up and she
was never like this.
In a letter she expressed
that she doesn’t want to
live anymore and that she
feels this is her fault. She
doesn’t want to go on with
life anymore. She feels
that no one is paying attention to her and nobody
wants to help her. She will
not talk to anyone, especially if she doesn’t know
you. The letter is a cry for
help.
The perpetrator’s family
has threatened her. She’s
afraid. She doesn’t trust
anyone. The school also
offered to help with counseling but I recently found
that they weren’t offering
these services. She decided to continue receiving counseling from the
local church.
I’m trying to have this
case forwarded to the US
Attorney for federal prosecution, but I’ve been having a hard time with that.
I’ve been having a hard
time with Hopi Police Department too. They told
me that they would be
there for me from the beginning to the end. They
said they would keep me
informed and tell me
what’s going on. To this
date I have not received
anything. I am constantly
calling the Special Agent
and the Hopi Police Chief
thinking they will return
my phone calls. But I
never get a response. The
only contact I have is with
the Federal Victim Advocate in Flagstaff. I have to
ask her for information on
the case and she is always
willing to help me in some
way. When I call the Hopi
Police Department directly, I never get an answer. I don’t want them to
throw her case aside. The
Navajo Tribe responds im-
mediately when a federal
crime has been committed.
They get on the ball but I
don’t know what’s wrong
with the Hopi Police.
I tried calling the Special Agent just the other
day but I got no response
again. What is going to
happen if my daughter
does commit suicide?
Then will they finally show
up.
I’m trying to have her
case prosecuted federally.
That is why I am back in
school trying to get my
legal degree. She is my inspiration. It had to take
something like this for me
to get where I am now. I
want to be able to help
victims like her so they
won’t be pushed under the
rug.
It’s hard. I cry a lot. It’s
affected my whole family.
I just feel like going to
the FBI myself and telling
them this is what happened to my daughter on
the Hopi Reservation. The
Police Chief even gave me
his cell phone number and
I try to call but he never
answers my phone calls. I
hope this opens up their
eyes to see that there are
violent crimes going on in
the Hopi Reservation. As a
mother I want this person
to be punished federally.
I’ve always read about
these things, but I never
thought I would be going
through this with my own
child. I’m only doing what
any mother would do. A
mother will always protect
their child and that is what
we are taught to do.
Shelly and the Domestic
Violence Office have been
there from the very beginning, supporting us and
helping us in any way they
can. They never left us.
They never gave up on us.
They always check up on
us. We need people like
them working in our offices. I appreciate that and
that is all we want.
*Names have been
changed to protect the victim and her family.
Food Handler’s Training
Hopi Tribal Ordinance No. 12 requires that all Food
Service Employees, Peddlers, Temporary Food Vendors
on the Hopi Reservation are required to possess a current
Food Handler’s Card.
A Food Handler’s Card or Certificate of Training issued
by another Tribe, County or other Government Entity is
valid on the Hopi Reservation as long as its expiration
date does not exceed two years from the date of issuance.
There is no fee for this training or the card. Just bring
along a pen or pencil.
Food Handler’s Training has been scheduled for:
Hopi Jr./Sr. High School Cafeteria
April 17, 2013
3:00 – 5:00 PM
THE HOPI TUTUVENI | TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2013 5
First Annual Hopi Code Talker’s Day celebrates and honors Hopi Code
Talkers and Native American Veterans
Mihio Manus
Hopi Tutuveni
The initiative to honor
and recognize the Hopi
Code talkers started in
2008 when many Native
American tribes pushed
legislation at a national
level to have Native
American code talkers
recognized.
Many people know
about the Navajo Code
Talkers. The 23 original
Navajo Code talkers were
issued gold medals and the
400 that came afterward
were given silver medals.
The Native Code Talker
Act of 2008 sought the
same recognition for code
talkers from other Native
American tribes. This
recognition entails that
those veterans who were
confirmed as code talkers,
serving in World War I or
World War II, would have
a gold medal presented to
their tribe. The surviving
code talkers or family
members would receive a
silver medal.
In recognizing the Hopi
Code Talkers for their
service in WW II, the
Hopi soldiers developed a
code using the Hopi language to transmit secured
radio communications in
combat. Use of the Hopi
language confounded the
Japanese and contributed
to the liberation of the
South Pacific Islands and
SPORTS
final victory in World War
II.
Originally eight Hopi
Code Talkers were recognized. These Hopi Code
Talkers served in the
U.S.Army with the 323rd
Infantry Regiment, 81st
Infantry Division, known
as the “Wild Cat Division,” during World War
II. These Hopi Code Talkers were: Private First
Class Charles T. Lomakema, Private First
Class Floyd Dann, Sr., Private First Class Frank C.
Chapella, Private First
Class Percival Navenma,
Private First Class Perry
Honanie, Sr., Private First
Class Travis S. Yaiva, Private First Class Warren R.
Kooyaquaptewa and Technical 5 Franklin Shupla.
Director of the Hopi Office of Veterans Services,
Eugene Talas credits the
former director, Michael
Pavatea for researching
and identifying the first
eight Hopi Code Talkers to
be recognized.
“The first eight were
part of the 81st infantry,
they
were
basically
ground pounders, real soldiers,” Talas said.
Based on his research in
working with the U.S.
Army Center of Military
History, Talas confirmed
that there were ten Hopi
Code talkers.
In Sept. 2010, Rex
Pooyouma was identified
as the ninth Hopi Code
Talker assigned to the
380th
Bombardment
Group with the U.S. Army
Air Force and in Oct.
2010, Orville Wadsworth
was identified as the 10th
Hopi Code Talker assigned to the 90th Bombardment Group. Both
were trained as part of Native American Code
Talker communications
network to transmit coded
messages using their Hopi
Lavayii in the Pacific
Campaign with the Fifth
Bomber Command, Fifth
Air Force, United States
Army Air Force.
“The last two were with
the army air corps. They
were communicating with
B24 bombers,” Talas said.
“We also heard that there
might be two others but
we haven’t been able to
confirm that they were
part of that initial group or
if they were still in the
training phase.”
The last two code talkers
in question have families
who are in the process of
gathering documents to
verify their service. Getting documents from family members to submit to
US Army Historical Center can often be an arduous
task said Talas.
“When many of these
veterans came back from
the service, they didn’t
keep any of their records.
Some had their military
service records and documents buried with them
when they passed on.
These decisions were
based on traditional culture. So it’s been kind of
hard to glean some of
these documents up.”
The Hopi Veteran’s Office in collaboration with
the U.S. Army Center of
Military History is still
trying to identify if these
most recent candidates
were legitimately Hopi
Code Talkers.
The Department of US
Treasury designs and issues the specific medals to
each tribe. The front side
of the medal will be emblazoned with a general
design to recognize all
tribes and the backside of
the medal will be tribally
specific.
Talas said that currently
the Hopi Tribe is in the
initial phase of designing
their medal.
Once the medals are designed and minted, the
Speaker of the House of
Representatives
determines a date to present,
recognize and honor the
next group of Native
American Code Talkers.
At this time Talas said that
a gold medal would be
presented to the tribe in
recognizing the service of
Hopi Code Talkers. A silver medal will be presented to a surviving
family member of the
Last year’s innaugural Hopi Code Talker’s Day.
original Hopi Code Talker.
“Last year was the inaugural Hopi Code Talker
Day which was kicked off
on April 23rd, 2012. This
year will be the first annual,” Talas said. “Obviously we want to honor
the Hopi Code Talkers and
at the same time we want
to honor other tribes that
have code talkers. Hopefully, this day will grow.”
As Hopi Veterans Services rolls into a new year,
one of the first major
events they are assisting
with, in collaboration with
the Vice Chairman’s Office, is the first annual
Hopi Code Talker’s
Recognition Day scheduled for April 23, 2013, at
the Hopi Veterans Memorial Center (HVMC).
This year’s theme submitted by Ms. Winona
Silas is A Code Never
Broken Kept America
Free. This will be a public
event at the Hopi Veteran’s Memorial Center
from 9:00 a.m. to 12 p.m.
There will also be a special ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Hopi Tribal
Legislative building to
dedicate the Hopi Code
Talkers Hall of Honor at
1:30 p.m.
Last year was the inaugural Hopi Code Talker
Recognition Day, led by
the efforts of Hopi Vice
Chairman Herman Honanie who sponsored Hopi
Tribal Resolution H-0412012, establishing this historic day. The Hopi Tribal
Council on March 21,
2012, by unanimous vote
approved the resolution to
set April 23 of each year
as Hopi Code Talker
Recognition Day.
Memorial Softball tournament brings out players in memorial of Ryan Kuyvaya
Crystal Dee
Hopi Tutuveni
On the weekend of April
5-7, the family of Ryan
Kuyvaya held a memorial
co-ed softball tournament
at the Polacca Rodeo
Grounds in honor of his
37th birthday. Kuyvaya
was a father; husband;
brother; son; uncle and
friend who loved to play
softball. So what better
way to celebrate his birthday in his memory?
There were a total of 11
teams who entered the
tournament. The first
game was held on Friday
evening between WWRD
(What would Ry Do), a
team of local and out of
town players and RGC
(Rodeo Grounds Crew), a
local team from Polacca.
Games continued on Saturday. After lunch a ceremony was held in memory
of Kuyvaya. Everyone
sang “Happy Birthday”
and then released their balloons to an Ozzy Os-
bourne song.
The wind picked up in
the afternoon, but the
hardcore softball players
did not mind. The last
game was played on Sunday at 5pm.
Results for the tournament are as follows:
• 1st Place: NWT (Native’s with Talent) of
Phoenix.
• 2nd Place: Dew Starz
of White Cone.
• 3rd Place: Bry’s Team
from Polacca and
Phoenix.
Each team was awarded
a male and female AllTourney.
Teams that entered the
tournament were Affliction, a mix of local and out
of town players; Real Talk
from Phoenix; Avengers
from Tuba City; Scared
Hitless from Dilkon; Joe’s
Team from San Carlos/
Gila River; and the team
that traveled the furthest
was the Bandits from
Ryan Kuyvaya’s family.
Dew Stars, 2nd place.
NWT(Native with talent), 1st place.
Bry’s Team, 3rd place.
Sells.
The family of Ryan
Kuyvaya would like to
thank the Village of Tewa
for the use of the softball
field, “Tubby” Dewakuku,
Jerry and Terry Jones,
Logan Koopee, Chalice
Shurz, Rick Ramirez, The
Goulds and all the people
who donated food and
came out to play ball.
Lastly, they would like to
thank Brian Preston of
Red Hand Apparel for the
“wonderful shirts”.
Simon Property Group Celebrated the Grand Opening of Its Premium Outlet Center®
located at Wild Horse Pass on Gila River Indian Community.
Submitted by Allison Dent
Chandler, AZ-Area residents and visitors to the
Phoenix and Scottsdale
areas were ready for a new
shopping experience when
the Phoenix Premium Outlets®
celebrated
its
highly-anticipated grand
opening on Thursday,
April 4, 2013. The new
center features 90 designer
and name-brand outlet
stores, offering savings of
25 to 65 percent every day.
The ribbon cutting ceremony kicked off a fourday celebration including
live entertainment by popular area musicians, instore promotions and
giveaways.
The center is part of
Wild Horse Pass, located
on the ancient Tribal lands
of the Gila River Indian
Community. Phoenix Premium Outlets, adjacent to
the Wild Horse Pass Hotel
& Casino, offers an upscale outlet shopping experience, with stores
including Banana Republic, Brooks Brothers,
Calvin Klein, Coach,
DKNY, Elie Tahari, Gap
Factory Store, Hugo Boss,
Lucky Brand, Michael
Kors, Nike, Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH, Tommy
Bahama, Tommy Hilfiger,
Under Armour and more.
Additional stores will
open in the coming
months including Armani,
Cole Haan, J.Crew, Kate
Spade New York and Polo
Ralph Lauren.
“Savvy shoppers desire
high-quality, name-brand
merchandise, but don’t
want to pay a fortune,”
said Kathy Frederiksen,
General Manager of
Simon Property Group’s
Phoenix Premium Outlets.
“Phoenix Premium Outlets provides shoppers
with the finest brands at
impressive savings every
day, all in an upscale shopping atmosphere. We feel
shoppers will appreciate
the impressive mix of
brands we have brought
together and we anticipate
the center becoming a
popular shopping destination for both residents and
visitors to the area.”
Phoenix Premium Out-
lets features a centrally located food court, which includes a full service
Information Center providing a wide range of
customer services including area and merchant information, stroller and
wheelchair rentals and gift
cards. The center offers
special benefits to tour
groups and also offers a
free online VIP Shopper
Club, providing members
with added savings. The
center also features free
WiFi and a children’s play
area.
Phoenix Premium Outlets is located on Interstate
10, south of Loop 202 Santan Freeway at Exit
162, Wild Horse Pass
Blvd, Chandler, AZ. The
Miss Gila River, Lisa Hohokimal Hendricks, cut the ribbon at the Phoenix
Premium Outlets grand opening April 4. She was accompanied by Premium Outlets Senior Vice President Steven Dworkin, Premium Outlets
President John R. Klein and Gov. Gregory Mendoza.
center covers 360,000
square feet of gross
leasable area. Complete
information about Phoenix
Premium Outlets is available online at www.premiumoutlets.com/phoenix.
Shoppers are encouraged
to register for the online
VIP Shopper Club at
www.premiumoutlets.com
/vip to receive exclusive
savings offers.
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EDUCATION NOTES
Career Fair Apr. 18
in Show Low
Everett Robinson, Media Relations Coordinator
Northland Pioneer College and Arizona Workforce Connection are
sponsoring a Community
Career Fair on Thursday,
April 18, from 10 a.m. to
3 p.m., at the Elks Lodge,
805 E. Whipple, in Show
Low. There is no admission charge.
Learn about potential
full-time and part-time
jobs, find an internship,
build your résumé with
on- the-job-training, network with employers,
create your job contact
database, research your
dream job, or discover
the skills you need to get
the position. Explore educational opportunities at
NPC and other institutions.
Vendors at last year’s
Career Fair included
Lowe’s; Hon Dah Resort
& Casino; Supported
Living; Safeway; International Brotherhood of
Boilermakers; NACOG
Head Start; North Country Health Center; Preferred Sands; U.S. Army
and Air Force; Buena
Vista Childcare; Pigs for
Farmer John (PFFJ); Salt
River
Project;
Navopache Electric Coop; Arizona Department
of Corrections; Avon;
Mannatech; U.S. Forest
Service; Manthi Lasal
National Forest; Farmers
Insurance;
Navajo
County Library District;
and Department of Economic Security/ Division
of Developmental Disabilities.
Vendors can register for
spaces until April 10. The
cost is $40, which includes catered meals for
two recruiters from the
Elks Lodge.
For more information,
visit www.npc.edu/career-fair-2013.
Questions, contact NPC
Career Services at (800)
266-7845, ext. 6227.
Rainwater harvesting class
set at NPC
Everett Robinson, Media Relations Coordinator
Harvesting rainwater in
our high desert climate
might just become an essential skill. Learn the
methods and tools for
collecting and storing
rainwater for home, landscape and garden use in a
Northland Pioneer College course being offered
Saturday, April 20, from
9 a.m. to 6 p.m., at the
centrally located Silver
Creek
Campus
in
Snowflake/Taylor.
Instructor Joseph Costion, noted sustainable
construction expert, will
focus on system size and
storage tank requirements, as well as filtration and purification, for
domestic and landscaping uses. The course,
“Rainwater Harvesting,”
(reference BOC 099X44326) is just $32.
Sign up for the Rainwa-
ter Harvesting workshop
at least a week before the
class starts to ensure it is
not cancelled due to insufficient enrollment by
phone, 524-7459 or (800)
266-7845 ext. 7459, or at
any NPC location during
regular business hours, 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday
through Thursday, or 8
a.m. to 4 p.m. on Fridays.
For additional information about these or other
personal interest classes,
contact Loyelin Aceves,
community education
program
coordinator,
(800) 266-7845, ext.
6244,
or
loyelin.aceves@npc.edu.
You can also view a current list of personal interest classes by visiting
www.npc.edu and clicking on the “Noncredit
Classes {Learning Adventures” link.
NPC class shows how to
de-tox your body
Everett Robinson, Media Relations Coordinator
Explore the sources of
toxicities that make us
sick and how to naturally
detoxify your body in a
noncredit class at three
Northland Pioneer College locations in April.
Spring Cleaning – You
Won’t Believe What’s Inside You is a three-hour
workshop with certified
herb specialist Tony Hill.
You’ll learn how the
detoxification process
works and the different
organs involved. Hill, the
fourth generation of his
family active in natural
health, herbs and homeopathy, will also share
tips on how to naturally
maintain this benefit for
your health. All workshops meet from 5:30 to
8:30 p.m. and cost $20
each.
Spring Cleaning meets
on Tuesday, April 9, at
the Snowflake/Taylor –
Silver Creek Campus
(reference STC 099x45418); on Tuesday,
April 23, at the Holbrook
– Painted Desert Campus
(reference STC 099x45417); and on Wednes-
day, April 24, at the
Winslow – Little Colorado Campus (reference
STC
099x-45416).
Sign up for any of these
Spring Cleaning workshops at least a week before the class starts to
ensure it is not cancelled
due to insufficient enrollment by phone, 524-7459
or (800) 266-7845 ext.
7459, or at any NPC location during regular
business hours, 8 a.m. to
5 p.m. Monday through
Thursday, or 8 a.m. to 4
p.m. on Fridays.
For additional information about these or other
personal interest classes,
contact Loyelin Aceves,
community education
coordinator,
program
(800) 266-7845, ext.
or
6244,
loyelin.aceves@npc.edu.
You can also view a current list of personal interest classes by visiting
www.npc.edu and clicking on the “Noncredit
Classes {Learning Adventures” link.
Online Bachelor’s in Hotel & Restaurant Management
and Educational Leadership at NAU–Extended Campuses: Navajo-Hopi West
Lyssa Nuvayestewa, Outreach Coordinator
Do you want to expand
your career opportunities
in the hospitality industry?
The
hospitality/tourism/travel
industry is enormous—
just count the number of
hotels, restaurants, resorts, and casinos near
you. If you want to not
only work in this industry, but also quickly rise
to management level,
then you may be interested in NAU’s Hotel &
Restaurant Management
degree.
This bachelor’s degree
immerses you in management and technical training
courses
and
incorporates internship
hours to prepare you for
this ever-growing industry.
Who can benefit from
this program? Students
who thrive in fast-paced
and customer-oriented
environments can benefit
from this program. Specific career opportunities
include food and beverage directors, general
managers, and restaurant/hotel chain managers.
Learn more about this
program and others from
our staff at the NavajoHopi West campus of
NAU-Extended Campuses. Whether you take
an NAU program online
or in person, our local
staff is here to help and
guide you along the way.
Call us today at (928)
283-4284 or (800) 4268315 ext. 41930.
Do you to take the next
step toward leading a
community college or institute of higher education as an administrator
or department chair? The
NAU Master’s in Educational Leadership with an
emphasis on Higher Education builds upon your
interests in teaching and
student affairs so you can
assume leadership roles
in higher education institutions.
This master’s program
includes courses that prepare you for making key
decisions and enrich your
ability to shape higher
education policy and
practice.
Who can benefit from
this program? Students
who have or anticipate
having a staff or faculty
position at a community
college or other higher
education institution will
benefit from this program. Specific career opportunities
include
department chair, dean,
university administrator
and educational consultant.
Learn more about this
program and others from
our staff at the Tuba City
campus of NAU- Extended
Campuses.
Whether you take an
NAU program online or
in person, our local staff
is here to help and guide
you along the way. Call
us today at (928) 2834284or (800) 426-8315
ext. 41930.
WINSLOW — Readiness techniques learned in
a two-evening noncredit
Practical Self Defense
Tactics for Women workshop at Northland Pioneer
College’s Winslow – Little
Colorado Campus may
just save your life.
The workshop meets on
Tuesday and Wednesday,
April 30 and May 1, from
5:30 to 7 p.m., in the Multipurpose Building, room
101. There is a $20 charge
for the class. Students
should wear loose-fitting
clothing, and bring bottled
water.
Instructor Tony Hill has
been training individuals,
groups and organizations
in self-defense skills and
avoidance tactics for over
30 years. A former full
contact karate kickboxing
champion, Hill is a black
belt in several different
styles.
Knowing how to react
and what to do are the
main focus of the workshop. Hill will also stress
use of avoidance tactics
and a realistic hands-on
approach to recognizing
and coping with danger.
Sign up for the Practical
Self-Defense workshop
(reference HPE 099x46288) at least a week before the class starts to
ensure it is not cancelled
due to insufficient enrollment by phone, 524-7459
or (800) 266-7845 ext.
7459, or at any NPC location during regular business hours, 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. Monday through
Thursday, or 8 a.m. to 4
p.m. on Fridays.
For additional information about these or other
personal interest classes,
contact Loyelin Aceves,
community education program coordinator, (800)
266-7845, ext. 6244, or
e
m
a
i
l
loyelin.aceves@npc.edu.
You can also view a current list of personal interest classes by visiting
www.npc.edu and clicking
on the “Noncredit Classes
{Learning Adventures”
link.
Submitted by NAFFA
with NAFFA would like to
strongly encourage all Native communities throughout the United States to
organize events on this day
to celebrate and promote
Fatherhood.
Below are some ideas
you can do in your community to participate in the
National Native American
Responsible Fatherhood
Day:
· Organize community
storytelling sessions about
the importance of Fathers
or Mothers and allow fathers or mothers to share
stories of their childhood
and their children.
· Organize a Father’s
picnic and provide activities that show the importance
of
Fathers’
Involvement. Invite children to attend and participate.
· Partner with community schools, including
Head Start and Child Care,
to implement a ParentTeacher night promoting
Parents involvement in
their children’s education.
·
Conduct a camping
trip for parents and their
children. Include campfire
stories, smores, and other
camping activities that provide children the opportunity to interact with their
parents. You can also conduct camping trips for fathers and sons/daughters or
mothers and sons/daugh-
ters.
· Implement a poster
contest titled “What I like
best about my Dad” and
award prizes for age categories.
· Conduct a Father and
Child Feast. Provide cultural activities to bring the
fathers and children together to promote the special bond fathers and
children have. This can include drumming, singing,
storytelling, and other traditional teachings on the
value of family.
Please get involved in
this important outreach
campaign. For additional
information on this event,
please contact Elvira James
at the Native American Fatherhood and Families Association at 480-833-5007.
You may also go to the following link for additional
information on this event
and their outreach campaign:
http://aznaffa.org/nnafi.ht
ml.
NPC offers two-day self-defense for women workshop
Everett Robinson, Media Relations Coordinator
National Fatherhood Day
To honor the past we
must improve upon the
present!
This is the philosophy of
the Native American Fatherhood and Families Association (NAFFA) who
was recently awarded a cooperative agreement from
the Administration for Native Americans to conduct
a National Outreach campaign focused on promoting the importance of
fatherhood in Native communities. NAFFA also believes fathers are the
solution to addressing the
problems faced by Native
communities, that they are
the greatest untapped resources, and that fathers
must take the lead in keeping families together.
The Administration for
Native Americans supports
NAFFA’s philosophy and
believes the capacity to be
a responsible mother or father is formed over a lifetime. ANA continues to
support community based
approaches to strengthening families and Native
Nations that allow for
mothers and fathers to succeed as parents and
providers for future generations.
In partnership with the
Native American Fatherhood and Families Association
(NAFFA),
the
Administration for Native
Americans is conducting a
National Native American
Responsible Fatherhood
Day on Saturday, June 15,
2013 to honor the role that
fathers play in the daily
lives of their children, their
families, and their communities. The theme of this
event is “Fathers Sound the
War Cry – Keep Families
Together”. ANA along
· Encourage Tribal leaders to acknowledge the National Native American
Responsible Fatherhood
Day with an official endorsement, announcement
or declaration.
· Organize community
events or activities such as
a seminar or gathering in
your community focused
on responsible fatherhood.
Invite appropriate speakers
such as an Elder father to
address the community.
Plan cultural and traditional activities for youth,
Elders, and parents that educate, as well as, entertain
and bring the parents and
children together. Examples include: storytelling,
lessons on traditional family and culture, etc.
· Invite local business
organizations, merchants
or other interested groups
to sponsor activities or
partner in events for National Native American Responsible Fatherhood Day.
·
Ask members of the
local media (newspaper,
radio, television) to help
promote National Native
American Responsible Fatherhood Day.
· Conduct a Family
Game Night with Parents
and their children. Ask the
children for nominations
for the Best Parent Award.
TRIBAL COUNCIL NOTES
COUNCIL NOTES
Second Quarter Session
ANNOUNCEMENTS
GOVERNMENT SEQUESTRATION- Chairman
Shingoitewa informed Council that currently, there is an
approximate cut of $22 million to Native American programs. A final report will be forthcoming from the BIA
budget director soon. Chairman said cuts will be more
dramatic next year. No word on how much IHS will be
cut. Council discussed how local schools will be affected
and asked that school boards come before Council with
a plan on how they will move forward.
HOTEVILLA VILLAGE Office- Chairman Shingoitewa notified Council that due to financial issues, the
Hotevilla Village Administration office has been closed.
Kykotsmovi Council Rep. Danny Honanie, told Council
that a Hotevilla Board member informed him their Village Audit was not complete. Honanie questioned why
budget was released if not complete. Treasurer
Sumatzkuku will look into this and if not complete, no
drawdown of funds will be allowed and Chairman or
Vice Chairman Honanie’s office will be tasked to oversee their budget, approving only expenditures for critical
services.
OLD IHS CLINIC BUILDING (near Guild shop)Kykotsmovi Council Rep. Nada Talayumptewa notified
Council of concerns regarding the dilapidating/unsafe
conditions at the old clinic, which needs to be addressed
immediately. Ownership of the building was questioned
and Vice Chairman Honanie told Council that before the
building reverted to the Village, the Tribe set aside funds
to demolish the building; however, the Village wanted
ownership of the building and wanted it to stay intact.
Vice Chairman will look into this.
ANNUAL HOPI CODE TALKER DAY- Vice Chairman Herman Honanie reminded Council that April 23rd
is Hopi Code Talker Day and on that same day the “Hopi
Code Talker Hallway” will be formally dedicated (hallway to Council Chamber).
TIGHT ROPE WALK NEAR GRAND CANYONCouncil was informed of a tightrope walk near Grand
Canyon on June 23. Nik Wallenda plans to walk without
wearing a safety harness. Leigh Kuwanwisiwma informed Council the event is in the Navajo area and
Navajo has already granted permission to walk, but will
require a harness. Both Hopi and Navajo promote life
and well-being; and encourage safety.
CORRESPONDENCE
• Letter of resignation from Merwin Kooyahoema,
Deputy Revenue Commissioner to be effective
3/29, 5pm. By a vote of 11yes and 2 no, 0 abstentions, Council approved Mr. Kooyaheoma’s resignation.
• Letter of complaint to Council regarding quality of
hospitality/services at the Hopi Cultural Center
Hotel and Restaurant. Issues also included the state
of condition of the entire complex. Council agreed
they should not get involved in business operations,
but with the seriousness of the concerns, agreed that
the Cultural Center Management and the Hopi Tribe
Economic Development Corporation come before
council. To be scheduled.
• Correspondence read into record from the Hotevilla
Village Board of Directors, informing Council of
their intent to withdraw the Amicus Curiae Brief
filed on March 4 by Tyler Tawahongva. The letter
stated Tawahongva did not get approval from the
Village to file the Brief. Letter was signed by Kevin
Lomatska, Hotevilla Village Board Chairperson
• Another letter was read into record from the
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Hotevilla Village Board informing Council that
“village members, by unanimous vote” decided that
Lynn Nuvamsa is removed from office as CSA
along with the Village Board (listed) and there is a
change in Board membership (listed with titles).
Letter further informed Council that Ms. Muriel
Scott has been designated by the new Board as temporary legal liaison.
NEW BUSINESS
ACTION ITEM #013-2013 (Joyce Hamilton): “To approve a research project and authorizes the focus group
interviews and surveys of 100 Mile Club participants”.
The research project is funded through a 2-year Mentorship and Training grant. A Hopi student from UofA will
develop a survey instrument to look at factors related to
the 100 mile club and encourage participation in the survey. Approved
ACTION ITEM #020-2013 (Edison Tu’tsi): “To approve OHLA’S Land Information System (LIS) request
for funding from the 1934 eagle compact implementation account to conduct the monitoring and field work
of the eagle nesting sites”. Sites were last monitored in
2008 by LIS, but need to be monitored more frequently.
There are 206 eagle sites with 146 buffer zones which
restricts any development. Approved 16 yes, 1 no, 1 abstention
REPORTS
EAGLE ISSUE- Chairman LeRoy Shingoitewa updated Council on negotiation meetings with Navajo regarding the Eagle gathering case filed by the Navajo
Tribe against Hopi practitioners. At the meeting, Navajo
did not want to negotiate, but rather, referred everything
to their attorney. The Federal Fish & Wildlife is currently working on a draft EA and should be out soon.
FRENCH AUCTION- Leigh Kuwanwisiwma informed Council that he had a meeting with Katsin momngwit who advised him to continue working on getting
the Hopi objects back - which may have been stolen, but
can’t be verified. The Tribe vehemently opposes the
Auction of the Hopi Quatsim in France and request they
be returned to the Hopi Tribe immediately. Authenticity
of objects is questionable.
First Things First/Education- Dr. Laverne Jeanne Coordinator of the Hopi Lavayii Assessment Project reported
on results of the Lavayii Project. Dr.Jean talked about
the purpose, methodology, challenges, results and recommendations based on feedback from the Hopi community. The Project focused on early Hopi literacy
concerns among Hopi children from birth to 5 years old,
implementation of a successful early literacy program
and what is the primary language on the Hopi Reservation. The assessment showed English as the primary language and the Hopi language is fast disappearing. Adults
are not talking to children in Hopi; therefore, extremely
important that parents start conversing with children at
an early age – playful conversation. Language conversations begin at home. The report also showed language
loss started with those who are now young adults. Fluency is mostly found in older adults and elders. Language is critical to identity and a major part of Hopi
cultural practices and religion. Information from this research project will be documented and made available
to Hopi.
Federal Government Sequestration- Gerald Calnimptewa reported on information regarding the Federal
Government Sequestration and Continuing Resolution
(CR) passed by Congress and the impacts it will have
on Hopi tribal programs. Each year, the office of Special
Trustee, a branch of the Federal Government, appropriates funding to the Tribe’s Consolidated Tribal Government Programs (CTGP) from 1) the Proceeds of Labor
and 2) the Docket on Land Exchange. Sequestration
will have a direct negative impact on the CTGP’s. Any
monies left over at the end of the year (carryovers) revert
back to the government and are re-appropriated the following year. Hopi is on a level II sanction with compliance issues and audits.
Hopi Health Care Center (HHCC)- Chief Executive
Officer Capt. DeAlva Honahnie and Clinical Director,
Dr. Vicente reported on HHCC operations and sequestration impacts. Capt. Honahnie said there will be a 5%
budget cut, but with careful early planning and setting
up a savings, there will not be a direct negative impact
on staffing and operations. Honahnie reported progress
on HHCC’s new projects: 1) Sexual Assault Program in
conjunction with the Hopi/Tewa Women’s Coalition,
Hopi Police Department and the Prosecutor’s Office, utilizing the new Hopi code. A medical team has been hired
and trained to examine sexual assault victims and
teamed up with law enforcement to handle forensics and
storage of evidence. New equipment will be purchased
for this project. 2) HHCC has also engaged in a partnership project with the Veterans Affairs (VA) out of
Prescott, to treat veterans at HHCC. Partnership was set
up last year, but MOA was not signed, therefore could
not proceed. Telemedicine will start soon with a Doctor
on-site part time and the other times in Prescott. From
Prescott Doctor will be able to examine a patient via
satellite. Council informed them of concerns from the
community regarding: high turnover of staff, wait time,
clinical services, treatment of patients. Capt. informed
Council they have surveyed and evaluated services and
made much positive improvements to the way services
are provided. Council then asked if they had a “wish list”
and what that would be. The team said they would like
tribal support to secure funding for a larger dialysis center so patients don’t have to travel far for treatment.
Council requested HHCC come back again with a statistical report regarding issues of concerns.
Hopi Tribal Housing Authority (HTHA): Report by
Elda McCord, HTHA Board Chair and Gloria Lomayestewa, HTHA Executive Director (both new to
their positions). With a fresh and unbiased look at operations, Ms. McCord quickly noted several serious issues:
Issues within the Department, need for reorganization
and the immediate Urgency to expend $17 million (plus
$6 million) awarded to HTHA for 2013. Delinquency
issue was another main concern: Over 50 homeowners
are seriously delinquent in payments and may need to
be evicted. Twenty-four have been referred to the attorney for court hearings, seven have responded and signed
repayment agreement plans and others have not picked
up registered mail. The team is working with Clan leaders and Lot Committees to identify approved, eligible
applicants (on waiting list) to occupy units which will
become vacant. McCord said, “what HTHA is doing (or
not doing) is worrisome. How can you allow someone
to get so much in a hole that they can’t even get themselves out”. Other concerns: Home Repairs (homes not
paid off, still under HTHA) and finding New Construction Projects immediately. McCord said 80 homeowners
will receive titles to their homes this year and there is
still a long waiting list for new homes. However, no new
housing projects were planned although HTHA received
a substantial award for 2013. McCord and Lomayestewa
have proposed and have set aside $2million for a Housing Assistance Program for Hopi people living in
Flagstaff, Winslow and Phoenix out of which $1 million
will go to a College Student Rental Assistance Program
and another $1 million to be used to acquire properties
(housing) for Hopis who choose to live off the reservation. The Team has also been making village presentations to educate villagers on other Eligible Construction
Projects which can be used through the NAHASDAHUD monies (i.e; youth centers/elderly centers). Another priority to Ms McCord is to revise all or part of
HTHA’s IHP - policy and regulations manual.
Moenkopi Development Corporation (MDC) Loan:
Members of the MDC Loan committee approached
Council asking direction on what to do with the Loan
Committee. They asked Council if they should stay in
place and continue working on a payment plan and term
sheet, or if they want to dissolve the MDC Loan Committee. Currently MDC has not paid anything back to
the Tribe for money borrowed to develop the Moenkopi
Legacy Inn, Tuuvi Travel plaza and water treatment
plant. Chairman LeRoy Shingoitewa informed Council
that he might be in a position which could be considered
a conflict of interest, as a Moenkopi village member and
presiding over the Council meeting. Chairman Shingoitewa was asked to recuse himself from the meeting
and have Vice Chairman Honanie preside. Discussions
then ensued on non-payment and the chronological
events leading to present. Council discussed the composition of the Committee, which currently made up of
Council
Representatives
LeRoy
Sumatzkuku
(Moenkopi), Alph Secakuku (Sipaulovi), Bacavi Rep.
LeRoy Kewanimptewa and Moenkopi resident Everett
Calnimptewa. Council said a Rep. from each village
should sit on the committee. Art Batala (Mishongnovi),
spoke against keeping the Committee in place and said
the loan payment needs to start now using the original
payment Agreement. After much discussion, Sipaulovi
Rep. George Mase motioned to keep the MDC team in
place, with General Counsels from both sides included,
and continue to work out a payment plan acceptable to
both MDC and the Hopi Tribe. Motion seconded by
Moenkopi Rep. Danny Humetewa, with a Vote of 7 Yes,
6 No, 0 Abstentions, Vice Chairman presiding and not
voting.
Grant Thornton Investigation Update Report: Mike
Fahlman, from the firm of Grant Thornton, LLP, provided Council with an update report on the continuing
forensic investigations of the Hopi Tribe’s investments
and financials. He also described and suggested “next
steps”. Mr. Fahlman told Council that per Resolution
H-90-2011, they (Council) “directed Chairman to hire
the firm of Grant Thornton to assist in getting the Tribe’s
finances caught up,” including all the audits. Update report focused on how the firm assisted with
Staffing/Leadership issues in Finance, Audit/Funds designations, Finance reports to Council, the Investments
and getting all audits done so grant awards/programs
could move forward. The Tribe’s 2009 audit is now
complete, and audits for 2010-2012 still need to be complete. Fahlman told council that the investigation has
been extensive and they now have the difficult task of
investigating “thousands of Unknown Transactions”worth millions, to find out who authorized the transactions, for what purpose, where did the money come from
and where did it go. Council told Mr. Fahlman each
transaction had to be authorized by someone and should
be on file in the Treasurer’s office. Treasurer Robert
Sumatzkuku said he could not locate the documents requested by Grant Thornton in his office, but will go
through stored documents. Mr. Fahlman said completion
of all audits and getting into compliance is important.
Chairman Shingoitewa called for Executive Session to
further continue with discussions.
Hopi Arsenic Mitigation Project (HAMP): Sipaulovi
Rep. George Mase informed Council that the Team has
been making Village presentations to update Villagers
on HAMP. Mase said the First Mesa and Keams Canyon
areas are very high in arsenic and have received warning
from EPA to correct this. The project will bring water
from the Tawa’ovi (Hardrock) area to First Mesa and on
to Keams Canyon, with plans to branch off to Second
Mesa. Councilman Mase said because LCR did not pass,
we have to look at other alternatives to bring clean and
safe water to Hopi.
APPOINTMENTS
Hopi Head Start Liaison- Vice Chiarman Herman Honanie and Mishongnovi Council Representative Marilyn
Tewa, volunteered and were appointed to represent the
Council as Liaisons to the Hopi Head Start Policy Council.
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LEGAL NOTICES/NAME CHANGES
In the Hopi Children’s
Court, Keams Canyon,
Arizona
In the Matter of:
Lomatska, Leann DOB:
09/04/1999; Lomatska,
Mina DOB: 07/05/2002,
Minor Children And Concerning Raleigh
Lomatska and Flora
Gashweseoma
Parent(s).
Case No. 2013-CC-0005,
NOTICE OF HEAR-
ING.
The above-entitled case
has been set for Preliminary Hearing on May 29,
2013, at 9:00 AM, in the
Hopi Children’s Court,
Courtroom II, Keams
Canyon, Arizona.
At this time, all witnesses
will be heard, all evidence presented, and arguments made affecting
this matter.
Dated: 03/28/2013
/s/ Martina Honie, Clerk
Hopi Children’s Court
IMMEDIATELY UPON
ARRIVAL, PLEASE
CHECK WITH THE
COURT CLERKS REGARDING HEARING
CHANGES
I hereby certify that a
copy of the foregoing
was provided to:
Parent: Flora Gashweseoma, PO Box 753,
Hotevilla, AZ 86030
Parent: Raleigh Lomatska
thru service of publication
HTSSP, Caseworker, Janice Patch – HBC box at
court complex
HTSSP, Director – HGC
box at court complex
Presenting Officer, Walter
Edd – box at court complex
By: MH on March 29,
2013
In the Hopi Tribal
Court, Keams Canyon,
Arizona
In the Matter of the
Change of Name of:
Hilton Honyaoma to
Hilton Atsitty Honyaoma.
Case No. 2013-CV-0064,
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION OF CHANGE OF
NAME.
Notice is hereby given
that Hilton Honyaoma
has petitioned the court
Navajo Man Sentenced to 180 Months for Sexual Abuse
for the change of name
from: Hilton Honyaoma
to Hilton Atsitty
Honyaoma. Any party
seeking to intervene in
said proceeding must file
an appropriate pleading
with the Hopi Tribal
Court no later than
twenty (20) days after the
publication of this notice.
Dated: 4/3/2013
/s/ Martina Honie, Clerk
of the Court
Press Releases from the U.S. District Attorney
By Debra Massey
US Dept. of Justice
PHOENIX – On April 1,
2013, Kelbert Jay Nez, 22,
of Leupp, Ariz., was sen-
tenced by U.S. District
Judge G. Murray Snow to
180 months imprisonment. Nez pleaded guilty
to sexual abuse.
Nez was charged by in-
dictment with two counts
of aggravated sexual abuse
of a minor, pursuant to 18
U.S.C. § 2241(c) and one
count of sexual abuse, pursuant to pursuant to 18
I’m losing my hearing…now what?
By Sherri Collins
ACDHH Executive Director
More than 55 million
people in the United States
are currently experiencing
some degree of hearing
loss. According to the Arizona Commission for the
Deaf and the Hard of Hearing (ACDHH), there are
more than 700,000 people
in Arizona who are hard of
hearing, but not everyone
realizes there is something
that can be done prevent
further loss.
Acknowledging hearing
loss is important and can be
tricky as not all sounds are
registered the same in the
ear. Some things you may
be able to hear perfectly
while others sound muffled
or are drowned out by
background noise.
Even if you think your
hearing is fine, some major
indicators that you may be
losing your hearing include:
• Frequently ask people
to repeat themselves;
• Often turn your ear toward a sound to hear it
better;
• Understand people
better when you wear
your glasses or look
directly at their faces;
• Lose your place in
group conversations;
• Keep the volume on
your radio or TV at a
level that others say is
too loud;
• Have pain or ringing
in your ears; or
• Notice that some
sounds remain clear
(often
low-pitched
sounds such as the
bass line in music)
while others may
seem fuzzy (frequently women’s and
children’s
highpitched voices).
If it is determined that
you are indeed experiencing hearing loss, there are
some simple actions you
can take that may help.
The first thing you want
to do is take the proper
steps to ensure your hearing doesn’t deteriorate any
further. Have your hearing
evaluated by an audiologist
or hearing specialist. Then
discuss possible treatment
options based on your degree of hearing loss. Hearing aids are great for even
slight hearing loss and can
help prevent further damage. Personal listening systems can help single out
noises or reduce background sounds to sharpen
your hearing.
A common mistake is to
turn everything up so you
can hear it better. Rather
than increasing the volume
on your television and increasing your exposure to
dangerous volumes, some
alternatives would be to
turn on the closed-captioning, or invest in a TV listening system that cancels
out background noise. Amplifiers for phones are designed so a person sounds
clear without cranking the
decibel level of everything
around you. Such equipment is available through
ACDHH’s telecommunications equipment distribution program, or AzTEP.
For more information on
the services and resources
available, including recommended audiologists and
equipment, please visit
www.acdhh.org.
U.S.C. § 2242(2). The
charges in the indictment
addressed the sexual abuse
of two minor victims, ages
10 and 13 at the time of
the abuse. The offense oc-
curred on the Navajo
Reservation.
The investigation in this
case was conducted by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation. The prosecution is
being handled by Cassie
Bray Woo, Assistant U.S.
Attorney, District of Arizona, Phoenix.
This is a copy of a public record, reproduced as it was published. It is not legal advice, and it may not be the version a court would rely on. Check the official source before you cite it.