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Volume 21 Number 12

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Kwaatsi from Paris auction returned
Paris Lawyer Pierre Servan-Schreiber purchases Kwaatsi for $8K in Neret-Minet auction
and returns it to Hopi Tribe

Ft. McDowell Yavapai
Nation Mourns the
Loss of Honorable
President Dr. Clinton
Pattea

Mihio Manus/Hopi Tutuveni

Hopi Tutuveni
With great sadness the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation announced the passing of Tribal President Dr. Clinton M.
Pattea. Dr. Pattea was born, raised, and
died in his beloved homeland of Fort
McDowell. He passed on the early
morning of July 5th, 2013.
Clinton Pattea, whose Indian name
in Yavapai is Diss’-Diss’ah, devoted
much of his life’s work serving the Fort
McDowell Yavapai people, including
his 50 years in Tribal office. He was
centrally involved in the Nation’s defining events for over 60 years.
Pattea fought for the tribe’s rights.
The proposed Orme Dam at the confluence of the Verde and Salt Rivers
would have flooded most of the Ft. McDowell reservation, forcing the tribe to
relocate. However, Pattea and other
leaders faced the federal government
and saved the reservation.
While his life has come to an end,
his visionary leadership endures in
the promising futures of his People.
“He will be deeply missed by all who
knew him. But, we at Fort McDowell
will continue in his legacy of promoting education, preserving our native
language, and maintaining our Tribal
sovereignty and self-reliance,” Vice
President Bernadine Burnette stated.
“Pattea has done much work for
Indian Country and he will surely be
missed” said Hopi Chairman LeRoy
N. Shingoitewa. “We continue to honor
his legacy and benefit from the foundation he laid for us. His passion and
work in education is a lasting tribute to
Native America, which will never be
forgotten.”
A Celebration of Life Memorial service was held Monday,July 15 at the
Raddison- Fort McDowell, AZ.

Hopi Youth Ranch
Intern Program
Workshops Begin

State and federal government
leaders among presenters
for this Hopi Tribe Economic Development Corporation
Program
Patrick M. Browning
General Manager, Hopi 3 Canyon Ranches

Mormon Lake and 26 Bar Ranch,
Ariz. – Hopi 3 Canyon Ranches is
hosting a series of workshops as part
of a hands-on summer job internship
program for Hopi youth sponsored by
the Hopi Tribe Economic Development Corporation (HTEDC). The Hopi
Youth Summer Ranch Intern program
trains and encourages Hopi youth in
livestock, ranching and range management and encourages good land stewardship.
“We are offering a series of workshops during the months of July,
August and September,” said Pat
Browning, General Manager of Hopi
3 Canyon Ranches, a HTEDC enterprise. “Even though the Hopi Youth
Ranch Intern Program is for Hopi
students exclusively, we have opened
these workshops to all students interested in any of these fields of endeavor.
We are opening all of these special presentations to students of all ages and
their parents.”
The first workshop takes place July
17 and 18 at the Hopi Youth Ranch
Intern Camp off Mormon Lake Road.
See Ranch Intern Program Page 6

Louella Nahsonhoya
Hopi Tutuveni
Hopi Chairman LeRoy N.
Shingoitewa, a few Hopi
Council members and Soongopavy Katsin Mongwi Lawrence Keevama First Mesa
Katsin Mongwi Sam Tenakhongva gathered in Flagstaff
on Friday to receive and welcome back one of the Hopi
kwaatsim sold at an auction in
Paris, France in April.
In their attempts to stop the
sale of the Hopi objects, Attorney Pierre Servan-Schreiber
and Jean Patrick, Coordinator
of the French based Survival
International, filed a motion
on behalf of the Hopi Tribe
to stop the auction. A Judge
in Paris, France ruled against
and rejected the motion saying
it could only intervene to protect human remains or living
beings.
Attorney Servan-Schreiber,
who represented the Hopi
Tribe Pro Bono, purchased
one of the objects, which he
returned to the Hopi Tribe on
Friday. He was accompanied
by Jean Patrick, Coordinator
of the Survival International
French Office, Leila Batmanghelidj, Coordinator and Kayla
Wieche, Assistant Coordinator
of the U.S. Survival Interna-

Left to Right: Councilman Norman Honanie, Councilman Bruce Fredericks, Coordinator of Survival International France Office Jean Patrick, Assistant Coordinator of San Francisco Survival International Office Kayla Wieche, Soongopavy Katsin Mongwi Lawrence Keevama, Attorney Pierre Servan-Schreiber,
First Mesa Katsin Mongwi Sam Tenakhongva, Hopi Chairman LeRoy Shingoitewa, San Francisco Survival Int. Office Coordinator Leila Batmanghelidj,
Councilwoman Rosa Honanie, Councilman George Mase and Councilman Leroy Kewanimptewa

tional.
The tireless efforts of Servan-Schreiber and his staff in
filing a temporary injunction
to stop the auction until they
could figure out the origin and
authenticity while researching
repatriation laws, was the hardest part of the case. “This was
a hard case because of repatriation” said Servan-Schreiber
and affirmed by Jean Patrick.
“Outside the United States
there are no Native American
Graves and Repatriation Act
(NAGPRA) rules that apply
to these types of cases. In the
United States NAGPRA is
very strong in repatriation of
indigenous objects, but out of
the Country it is not known.
This has, however, educated

people around the world and
is good for the public to know
that these issues exists.”
Leila Batmanghelidj from the
San Francisco based Survival
International office said, “we
are honored to have been able
to play a small part in the return of the katsina to Hopi. We
will not forget the kindness and
hospitality of everyone we’ve
met. Survival International believes, above all, in respect for
indigenous people around the
world, and for us it’s been an
incredible experience to see
that respect between cultures
in action. It contrasts with the
audacity of the French auction
house that insisted on the auction going ahead. Perhaps out

of that, some good has come
after all.
The group stated they did not
know who bought the other
objects, but did say a French
Foundation was in possession
of one of the objects and had
plans to return them to the
Hopi Tribe later in the year.
The Survival International
is a non-profit organization
which helps tribal people
defend their land rights and
livelihood. This is the first
time they represented a Native
American Tribe in the United
States. Survivalist defended
the Yanomami Tribe from Brazil in 1992 when their bio reserves were targeted.

Hopi Officials attend Public Hearing on 60-acre
land development near Twin Arrows Casino
Louella Nahsonhoya
Hopi Tutuveni
On Thursday, July
11, Hopi Chairman LeRoy N. Shingoitewa,
along with members of
the Hopi Tribal Council, the Hopi Tribe Economic Development
Corporation,
private
ranchers and landowners, ADOT and State
and County officials,
were present at a Rezoning Public Hearing
regarding the new proposed development at
the Twin Arrows Community.
The Public Hearing,
hosted by the Navajo
Nation Shopping Centers, Inc. (NNSCI), was
the first public meeting, as required by the
County, for rezoning of
any proposed develop-

Mihio Manus/Hopi Tutuveni

The Navajo Nation Shopping Centers, Inc., held a rezoning public hearing last Thursday regarding proposed
developments in the Twin Arrows Casino and Resort area. NNSCI is planning on developing retail stores,
entertainment venues and restaurants within the next year as a part of Phase I of their development plan.

ment. With the Navajo
Casino at Twin Arrows
now in full operation,
the NNSCI have implemented the initial
phase of developing a
60-acre area adjacent

to the Casino. The new
development will appeal to patrons of the
Casino, local community residents, the Flagstaff Community, local
businesses, tourists and

traffickers along the
I-40 corridor.
In Oct.2002, the Navajo Nation Council
unanimously approved
NNSCI’s removal from
the Navajo Nation Di-

vision of Economic
Development’s Plan of
Operations, to become
a Navajo-owned Corporation, charged with
enhancing the economy
of the Navajo Nation
and its communities.
NNSCI is becoming
a key component in
economic development
initiatives for the Navajo Nation. Currently, NNSCI owns and
operates 10 shopping
centers throughout the
Navajo Reservation,
with 2 more in process.
According to Nathan
Begay, CEO of NNSCI, the land adjacent to
the Twin Arrows Casino, was purchased last
year for the Outlook at
Glittering Mountain
development project-as
See NNSCI Page 5

HAMP Well Construction Commences
In response to
revised
drinking
water regulations
that decreased the
allowable level of
arsenic in drinking
water in 2006 to
10 ppb, EPA funded a study to assist
the Hopi Tribe in
evaluating existing
conditions for public water systems in
the First and Second Mesa areas that
were known to exceed the maximum
contaminant level
(MCL) for arsenic
and
recommend
viable engineering
solutions to ensure
regulatory compliance.
Beginning
in

2008, the Hopi Water Resources Program (WRP) began
working with Indian Health Service
(IHS) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US
EPA) to complete
an arsenic mitigation study.
After reviewing
Hopi area wells,
research
identified a region 15
miles north of the
Hopi Cultural Center referred to as
“Turquoise Trail/
Tawaovi” which,
according to a report completed by
Thompson
Pollari and the WLB
Group in 2005, has

an existing well
with superior water
yield potential and
an arsenic concentration of 3-4 ppb,
which is well below the EPA water
quality limit.
The report contains pump test data
and water quality
information for the
Navajo Aquifer in
the Turquoise Trail
region that suggests
favorable
conditions that may support development
of this area as a primary water source
for the villages that
are currently out of
compliance with
regulations related
to arsenic.

Hopi Police Department seeks
officers through Pilot Program
Page 2

After assessing
the water needs
of the area and reviewing the Turquoise Trail well
data, the Hopi Water Resources Program, IHS and US
EPA collaboratively developed the
Hopi Arsenic Mitigation Project Concept. It is through
this collaborative
working effort that
we are now seeing
the development of
a new well field in
the vicinity of the
existing Turquoise
Trail well to take
advantage of the
higher quality water which appears
to be available in

Two wells are being constructed in the Turquoise Trail
area which will provide water from the Navajo Aquifer
as the main source for villages that are currently out of
compliance with arsenic regulations.

sufficient quantity
to serve the First

See HAMP Page 5

Planting a New Orchard in Sloping
Areas
Page 5

2 TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2013 | HOPI TUTUVENI

Local News

THE HOPI TUTUVENI

Hopi Police Department seeks officers through Pilot Program
Crystal Dee
Hopi Tutuveni
The number of daily
phone calls that go through
dispatch for police assistance is no match for the
small police force at the
Hopi Police Department.
There are currently three
Sergeants and six officers
on patrol. They are on a
staggered shift where only
one officer may be on duty
to cover the entire Hopi
Reservation from Moencopi to Spider Mound. In
an effort to improve this issue, Hopi Police Chief Jamie Kootswatewa and the
Bureau of Indian Affairs
(BIA) have implemented
a Pilot Program to recruit
motivated and energetic
applicants.
“We are looking and
seeking motivated, enthusiastic and energetic
individuals with good
moral character and a
clean background,” said
Chief Kootswatewa. “The
amount of serious offenses and violent crimes has
increased over the last ten
years; therefore we are
seeking interested individuals who want to make a
difference and to be a part
of a team that has a strong

bind and a unique sisterhood and brotherhood.”
The Pilot Program will
enable the Hopi Police to
identify a solution for a
quick application process
to hire prospective applicants. The current application process takes close
to two years to complete.
With the Pilot Program it
will hopefully take under
a year.
The basic requirements
to becoming a police officer: must be between the
ages of 21-37; no felony
convictions; must have a
clean driving history; have
a high school diploma; no
degree or experience, but
is preferred.
Under the Pilot Program
applicant(s) must submit
a resume and fill out the
Indian Preference form instead of going online and
filling out the application.
Background checks, credit
checks and medical exams
will be processed while the
applicant is attending the
Police Academy. The increased standard in background checks and credit
checks is to show that the
applicants are responsible
individuals.
In addition to the basic
qualities and enthusiasm,

AILTA Accepting Nominations
for Living Treasures Awards

Photo courtesy of AILTA

Hopi weaver, Thomas Nahsonhoya, was honored with the Arizona Indian
Living Treasure Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011.

By Daryl Melvin
AILTA
PHOENIX, AZ - The Arizona Indian Living Treasures Awards (AILTA)
committee is accepting nominations for the
2013 Living Treasures
Awards.
The committee will accept nominations postmarked through August
16, 2013.
This year’s ceremony
is on Sunday, November
17, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. in
the Steele Auditorium
at the Heard Museum
in Phoenix. During the
ceremony,
recipients
receive an embroidered
Pendleton blanket and
plaque.
Each year, the AILTA
Board of Trustees honors individuals who
demonstrate a lifetime
of achievement in the
area of arts, education,
and cultural and language
preservation.
Additionally, AILTA recognizes individuals who
serve their community
by sharing their arts and
traditions, and passing
them on to the next generation. The Living Treasures Awards reinforces
the mission of AILTA,
which is to encourage
the preservation of cultural traditions and artistic ideals, while providing education and
awareness to the public
about Indian culture.
Howard Sice, board
president and founding
board member stated,
“To recognize the contributions of our native
elders, for their service
and commitment to retain traditional art and
culture for all Indian
people, is an important
calling.”

Previous
recipients
of the Living Treasures
awards include: Carl
Gorman – Painter, Emory Sekaquaptewa –
Silversmith/educator,
R. Carlos Nakai – Performer, Charles Lolma
– Jeweler/Potter, and
Marvin Ringlero – Saddle maker.

STAFF
Managing Editor:
Mihio Manus
(928)734-3281
mmanus@hopi.nsn.us
Marketing Manager:
Louella Nahsonhoya
(928)734-3283
lnahsonhoya@hopi.nsn.us
Reporter:
Crystal Dee
(928)734-3284
cdee@hopi.nsn.us
Secretary:
Vernita Selestewa
(928)734-3282
vselestewa@hopi.nsn.us

Crystal Dee/Hopi Tutuveni

Officer Duwayne Honahni of Moenkopi stands beside his new police vehicle, one of three vehicles that was purchased.

applicants must have the
ability to make sacrifices
due to time spent away
from family. They must be
able to manage stress, and
remain calm under critical
and stressful situations. In
addition they must be able
to make quick and good
judgments that may be related to life and death situations.
The Hopi Police responds to a variety of calls
from everyday traffic violations, fires, explosives,
weapons, assaults, domestic violence and disputes
among neighbors and families. Some calls are medical emergencies, which
require officer action, because they are the first on
scene.
“Our police agency
provides a top notch quality law enforcement program where we should be
compared to other police
agencies. Beyond that we
have highly trained and
well qualified officers to
respond to any situation
and as a result the community should feel confident
in the Hopi Police department,” said Kootswatewa
about the Hopi Police De-

partment. “Anyone who
is willing to make that
sacrifice with the will and
desire to help their own
people is encouraged to
apply.”
Kootswatewa hopes to
get more applicants than
vacancies. With the vacancies he fills he would
like the applicants to have
the opportunity to get into
corrections, dispatch or refer some of them to other
agencies so they can get
their foot in the door. Because they are a federal
agency they may get detailed throughout the United States in the event of a
natural disaster or where
aid is needed. If the other
agencies need help with
staffing, the correctional officers, dispatchers or
police officers at the Hopi
Police Department may be
detailed out temporarily.
Over the course of
years, the Hopi Police
Department has suffered
a substantial amount of
turnovers due to officers
transferring to other departments and agencies. It
normally takes a year to
fill vacancies o through the
normal application pro-

cess.
“As the Police Chief, I
expect the officers to be
professional,
courteous
and responsible to the
needs of the community.
The Police Department
has had some challenges
in the past but we want
to look forward positively
with a good attitude that
will reflect with the quality
of the people we will hire,”
said Kootswatewa. “This
recruitment drive will really help out with that.”
For more information
you may contact Hopi Police Chief Jamie Kootswatewa by calling (928)7382236 or through e-mail at
Jamie.kootswatewa@bia.
gov. Additional information and application you
may visit usajobs.gov.

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 6,000
copies throughout the entire Hopi
Reservation. The paper is delivered
on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each
month to the following locations:
Keams Canyon Store, Polacca Circle
M, Ponsi Hall, Hopi Health Care
Center, Tsakursovi, Hopi Cultural
Center, Kykotsmovi Village Store,
Hotevilla Store, Moenkopi Travel
Center, Moenkopi Legacy Inn, Tribal
Government Complex and all Village
Administration offices. The Tutuveni
is also available at the following
border town locations: Flagstaff-outside Hopi Heritage Square (newspapers), Mt. View Store, N.A.C.A office
on Steves Blvd., Winslow-Caseys,
Winslow Library, Brown Mug, Alphonso’s; and Holbrook- Hopi Travel
Plaza, Joe and Aggie’s Restaurant.
Whitecone - Giant Gas Station.
Dilkon - Bashas. Tuba City Bashas,
Moencopi Travel Plaza, Legacy Inn.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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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 will
be run on a space available basis.
Letters may be sent to:
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Managing Editor
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Kykotsmovi, AZ 86039
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About the Arizona Indian Living Treasures
Awards
The Arizona Indian Living Treasures
Awards,
Inc.
was
formed in 1988 and recognized Hopi basked
maker, Sarah Gashwytewa, the first living
treasure recipient. To
date AILTA has recognized 100 Arizona
American Indian living
treasures.
For more information,
the public may contact
Daryl Melvin, P.E., AILTA
Board member at info@
ailta.org or at 928-3801807.

Hopi Tribal Council 2013
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
Danny Humetewa
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
Rosa Honani
Village of Mishongnovi
Arthur Batala
Annette F. Talayumptewa
Marilyn Tewa
Mervin Yoyetewa

HOPI TUTUVENI | TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2013 3

Local News
Miss Hopi Committee is looking for eligible Hopi Maidens for royalty pageant
Crystal Dee
Hopi Tutuveni
The Miss Hopi Committee has set a date for the
2013 Miss Hopi Pageant
and is seeking eligible
Hopi Maidens to showcase
their talents and knowledge of the Hopi Culture
and language by running
for the 2013 Miss Hopi
royalty. The pageant will
be held on Friday, Aug.
2 beginning at 6:30 pm
(MST) at the Moenkopi
Legacy Inn.
The Miss Hopi Committee sought to incorporate
the value and importance
of agricultural significance
within the theme for this
year’s pageant and chose,
“Planting seeds to honor a
lifetime of traditions and
values.”
Eligibility
Requirements:
Between 18 - 25 yrs. of
age (If 17 yrs., must turn
18 within 3 months from
pageant date)
Single - no children, never
married, no co-habitation
High School Graduate
and/or Possess G.E.D.

Enrolled Member of the
Hopi Tribe
Understand the Hopi/Tewa
Language
(Hopi/Tewa
speaking preferred)
Familiar with Hopi/Tewa
Culture and Traditions

Each contestant will be
judged on six (6) pageant
segments: Personal Interview, Essay, Introduction,
Impromptu Question, Cultural Essay Presentation
and Traditional Talent.
The Miss Hopi Committee
selects a different judging
panel every year in order
to offer fair-play and participation for the contestants.
“I encourage all eligible young Hopi women to
seriously consider being a
part of the Miss Hopi Pageant. This is an amazing
opportunity and learning
experience that will definitely prove to benefit any
young lady who takes on
this prospect to represent
our Hopi Tribe,” said Lisa
Lomavaya,
Contestant
Co-manager who is in
charge of recruiting eligible contestants to run for
Miss Hopi.
The Miss Hopi Pageant

is an annual event solely
sponsored,
coordinated
and maintained voluntarily
by the Miss Hopi Committee through donations and
fundraising efforts. The
committee takes exceptional pride and pleasure in
presenting a pageant filled
with “theme” based décor, diverse entertainment
and excitement for guests.
Currently there are 17 volunteers including Pageant
Director Carey Onsae who
will be responsible for
making final decisions in
making this an eventful
and memorable pageant.
In addition to being the
Pageant Director, Onsae
has taken on the duties of
Public Relations Manager
and Script Manager.
“It is always a true honor to witness the talent,
confidence and beauty in
all of the contestants as
they face the audience
and courageously present
their talent and knowledge
of Hopi culture. I have
been on the Miss Hopi
Committee since 2006
and every year the pageant
comes to life with passion
and enthusiasm from the
committee, royalty and

Crystal Dee/Hopi Tutuveni

Carrie Onsae, Miss Hopi Pageant Director, discusses pageant themes with committee members. The
pageant will take place Aug. 2, 2013 at the Moenkopi Legacy Inn.
volunteers. We truly believe in the value of our
young Hopi/Tewa women, therefore our efforts as
the Miss Hopi Committee
come from the heart and
values of the Hopi way of
life,” said Carey Onsae,
Vice-Chairperson & 2013
Pageant Director.
Over the years, our Miss
Hopi Pageant has received
state-wide and out-of-state
recognition as being one
of the best tribal pageants

Hopi Officials Represent the Tribe at the
NCAI Mid-Year Conference
Cedric Kuwaninvaya
Village of Sipaulovi

A delegation representing the Hopi Tribe traveled to Reno, Nevada the
week of June 24 to represent the interests of the
Tribe at the National Congress of American Indians
(“NCAI”). Chairman Leroy Shingoitewa and Tribal Council Representative
(Village of Sipaulovi) Cedric Kuwaninvaya attended the Mid-Year Meeting
of NCAI to advocate for
Hopi priority issues and
to learn more about national issues affecting the
tribe, including the implementation of the Violence
Against Women Act, the
protection of sacred objects and sites and tribal
energy issues.
VAWA
Implementation
Representatives of the
Tribe attended the first
tribal meeting ever held
to discuss the implementation of the Violence
Against Women Act
(“VAWA”)
provisions
passed earlier this year
by Congress. This law
recognizes tribe’s jurisdiction over non-Indian
perpetrators of domestic
violence on Indian lands
and provides a necessary
tool for law enforcement

in Indian Country.
The tribal participants
at the meeting shared information about best practices for exercising jurisdiction and will continue
to dialogue as more information becomes available
to tribes regarding the
early implementation of
VAWA.
Protecting Sacred
Objects

Tribal Council Representative Cedric Kuwaninvaya, on behalf of the
Hopi Tribe, introduced a
resolution to be adopted
by NCAI calling for increased protections for
tribes’ sacred sites and
objects.
The resolution received
enthusiastic support and
was unanimously adopted by the tribal leaders
attending NCAI. The resolution received particular
support from the San Carlos Apache Tribe and the
Crow and Osage Tribes,
and was not opposed by a
single tribe.
While attending the
NCAI meeting and the
subcommittee meetings
dealing with this resolution, Council Representative Kuwaninvaya learned
that other tribes have had
the same problem as the
Hopi tribe, in that their
sacred objects have been
placed for sale in the in-

Cedric Kuwaninvaya addresses NCAI at Mid-Year Conference

ternational markets.
This led to a discussion
about the need for more
protections for tribes in
the area of international
repatriation. Based on
these discussions, we expect the NCAI to hold a
session at its fall meeting
in October, just to talk
about the issue of increasing international protections for sacred objects.
Hopi Tribe is expected
to have a lead role in the
development of draft legislation.
Resolution affecting
Tribal energy
production

Letter to the Editor
District Six Grazing Permit Process
Dear Editor:
I read in the Hopi Tutuhveni that the Office
of Range Management,
along with the Hearing
Board, is implementing
the District Six Grazing Permit Process. As
a rancher, I don’t believe
this issue went before the
ranchers and/or farmers in
District Six. This is again
circumventing the public’s input process, which
is normally what has been
done all along.
District Six is exclusive
Hopi Reservation, which
includes clan lands, clan
farming areas, village
farming areas, imaginary
boundaries, unlike the
Hopi Partitioned Lands.
These lands were divided
by the Federal Govern-

ment, and partitioned to
the Hopi Tribe, including
the fencing, now referred
to as Range Units.
The implementation and
enforcement of Hopi Ordinance 43 applies to the
HPL areas and not Hopi
District Six. I believe this
issue came before the
council in the past and
was defeated. I further
believe that the Hearing
Board was not funded for
the past several years, and
was non-existent, maybe
they’re funded now.
I am requesting that the
Tribal Council put a hold
on this Permitting Issue
until such time public
hearings are conducted
throughout the villages,
seeking input from the
public. I further request

that I be given a time certain, at the Tribal Council’s earliest convenience,
to express my concerns,
along with the public if
any would like to express
their concerns, as I will
be soliciting their input
regarding this permitting
process. I understand the
permit applications will
be available starting July
15, 2013 and closing July
29, 2013 at 5:00pm.
Should you have any
further questions, please
don’t hesitate and feel
free to contact me at (928)
734-2634. Quak-kwah.
Todd D. Honyaoma, Sr.
Rancher/Farmer
Former Hopi Vice Chairman

While attending the
NCAI sessions, the Hopi
delegation learned that
a group of Northwest
tribes was seeking support
from NCAI to adopt a
resolution that would limit
the ability of numerous
tribes throughout the
United States to develop
or continue to produce
traditional
energy
resources.
Although it was very
short notice, the Hopi delegation joined forces with
the tribes from the Great
Plains to stop this resolution, which was contrary
to NCAI’s on the record
support for tribal development of energy resources.
After much discussion
between the tribal leaders in the northwest and
the Hopi and Great Plains
tribal leaders who were
concerned with the conflict, the northwest tribes
agreed to table their resolution.
To better understand
the position each other’s respective position,
the northwest tribes have
agreed to travel out to the
Great Plains and Hopi to
gain a better understanding of our economies and
cultures and have invited
the Hopi to travel to the
northwest so there can be
a better understanding and
perspective of the situation from both sides.
Ultimately, the parties
hope to find a way to develop a mutually agreeable resolution for consideration at the October
NCAI meeting in Tulsa,
Oklahoma.

in the State of Arizona.
It is recognized for their
planning and creativity,
and professionalism of
committee members and
volunteers.
The Miss Hopi Pageant
was established in 1982
to display the beauty of
young Hopi and Tewa
women, and also to allow

each contestant to demonstrate their talent and
knowledge of the Hopi
and Tewa culture by vying
for the prestigious Miss
Hopi Crown and Title.
The mission of the Miss
Hopi Committee is to “encourage strength, knowledge and respect in young
Hopi women.”

The Hopi Camp Crew Gives
Back to Mimbres Valley
Children’s Garden
The Hopi Agency Camp
Crew of Arizona was recently dispatched to the
New Mexico Incident
Management Team to
work the Silver Fire.The
fire broke out June 7, 2013
when lightning hit in the
Gila National Forest. The
Hopi Camp Crew of 11
cared for the incident command post in San Lorenzo
and its 728 personnel who
camped there while fighting the fire. The command
post was established at the
San Lorenzo Elementary
School.
Crew Boss Arley Woodty said it was ‘the best
assignment yet’, because
during down time, the
Hopi Crew also completed a service project for the
youth and community.
The school is home to
the Mimbres Valley Community Nature Garden.
School Custodian Linda
Jones has been watering the vegetables during
summer break and needed
help expanding plots for a
new crop of sweet potatoes.
“Our students started
a pollinator garden and
grow their own food and
learn the importance of
agriculture to this valley
that began 1,000 years ago
with the Native Americans, continued with the
homesteaders, and organic
farms today,” Jones said.”
Thanks to the Hopi
crew, the school has three
new raised garden beds
that are decorated in traditional Hopi symbols –

Butterflies, Bears, Corn,
Eagles, and Horses.
“We are artists back
home; we all do arts and
crafts, making baskets,
dolls and jewelry, but
we hardly ever get to do
things for kids. We like it,”
Woodty said.
Each member of the
crew, even the bus driver,
took part in painting. They
hope the youth appreciate
the meaning of the art as
it relates to agriculture,
snow, water, and prayer.
Jones saw the work and
started showing it off. “I
had no idea of the talent of
this crew.”
She called the school’s
volunteer archaeologist,
Marilyn Markel. When
Markel saw the garden
work, she brought the
school’’s historic mascot
(of sorts), a wooden rabbit named Conejo Mimbreño. “We teach the kids
about the history of the
valley through the rabbit
visits,” she explained.
The next lesson will focus on the locations where
the firefighters were stationed and how their work,
and the New Mexico Incident Management Team,
helped protect Mimbres
Valley resources.
During down time in
fire camp, it is common
for firefighters to assist
the communities that host
them in service projects.
Facilities used by crews
are always left looking
better than when the emergency trucks rolled into
town.

4 TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2013 | HOPI TUTUVENI

Local News

Director of Survival International France and French lawyer travel to Flagstaff
to return a purchased Kwaatsi from the Neret-Minet auction
Mihio Manus
Hopi Tutuveni

O

n April 12, 2013,
a Paris judge ruled
against an injunction to
stop the controversial auction of 70 Hopi Kwaatsim
being sold at the auction
house of Neret-Minet Tessier & Sarrou. The judge
ruled, ‘In spite of their sacredness to the Hopi these
masks are not a representation of any creature,
alive or dead.’ Lawyer
Pierre Servan-Schreiber
of the firm Skadden, Arps
worked in collaboration
with Survival International to try and halt the auction. Unfortunately, their
efforts did not stop the
auction. The auction netted well over $1M USD.
Servan-Schreiber
bid and won one of the
Kwaatsi with the intention of returing it back
to the Hopi Tribe. On
Fri, Jul. 12, Servan-Schreiber along with Jean
Patrick-Razon, Director
of Survival International France, travelled from
Paris, France to Flagstaff,
Ariz., to bring the Kwaatsi home and deliver it to
attending members of the
Hopi Tribal Council, the
Executive Office and religious leaders from Hopi
villages.
After a brief but emotional ceremony of repatriation, both Servan-Schreiber and Patrick-Razon
sat and discussed their
efforts in trying to halt the
auction and their interpretation of the days events.
How was Survival International put in contact with the Hopi Tribe
to assist in stopping the
auction?
Jean
Patrick-Razon:
We received information
from the Hopis telling us
that there was an auction
in Paris. A few days after, we received more information from a French
Anthropologist who was
working with Hopi. His
name was Patrick Perez.
He asked us if we could
do something. In many
ways it was presented as a
lost cause but if we were
able to do something, it
would be very good. So
we called Pierre immediately. He took the case.
Pierre
Servan-Schreiber: Actually before
this we didn’t know each
other. There is an association called the Alliance of Lawyers for Human Rights. What this
association does is put
Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) in contact with law firms who
are willing to give legal
advice for free to those in
need. These NGOs need
legal work to be done
but don’t have the money to pay for it. When an
NGO needs something,
they ask the association
who dispatches the request to all the member
firms. Whoever responds
first gets the case. That’s
how it happened. I saw
this email from Survival International asking
whether, and to what extent, it would be possible
to prevent an auction sale
from happening. In turn,
I dispatched it to my associates which I always
do because they are very
eager to do such work.
One of them took interest
and said we should do it.
I asked if we should do
it together? He said yes.
We responded and we got
the assignment.
JPR: Then I received
a message from Bo Lomaquahu who said he

“I

am completing and closing on
something that I’ve done. It’s
important for me to go all the
way even physically to take this religious object and bring it back,” - Pierre
Servan-Schreiber
was a Hopi living in Paris. He asked if he could
help with this case. We
said yes and asked him
to come visit. He went
to the auction with us.
He was very emotional.
During the auction he said
it was a shame to be selling these objects which
are not meant to be sold.
He felt it was terrible and
was very sad. Immediately guards came to remove
him from the auction.
Did they remove him?
JPR: Yes. I went to see
him. At that moment, I
was being interviewed by
the New York Times. I
told the New York Times
that I’d prefer to pass the
voice to Bo. And Bo was
interviewed by the New
York Times.
What were you able to
base your argument on
to try and stop this?
PSS: Interesting question. It was really as follows. One, the purchase
and sale of these objects
is prohibited in the United States by all kinds of
laws. Two, there are treaties between the United
States and France pursuant to which both countries have agreed to prevent the purchase and sale
of these objects. Three,
there is no law in France
that specifically prohibits
this. So I had to look to
case law for precedence. I
drew an analogy from two
bodies of case law. One
which says that tombs and
tombstones cannot be purchased or sold. The legal
commentaries around this
are that you cannot buy or
sell these items because
they are homes of the deceased. So they cannot
be subject to buying or
selling. The second is a
supreme court case about
an object that belonged
to a former French royal
family. One of the members wanted to sell an object in an auction. Other
members objected to this.
The case went all the way
to the supreme court who
ruled that when one object
has belonged to the same
royal family for several
generations, and the object is specific to this family, then it belongs to the
entire family and not any
one in particular. So I felt
Kachina corresponds to
both these criteria. One,
they are the means for the
living to communicate
with the deities or spirits,
which is what we do when
we go lean over a tomb.
Two, they belong and
have belonged for generations to a Hopi family.
They do not belong to
any one person in particular. Therefore if you put
the two together it completely applies to these
objects who, pursuant to
international treaties and
their domestic law, could
not be sold to begin with.
That was the line of argument.
What was the outcome?
PSS: The French judge
said US law does not apply
in France and she’s right.
Secondly, these treaties
bind the government but
they do not bind individuals. Therefore they don’t
bind the auction house.
And she’s right. But I
was portraying all this to

say that at some point in
time, something was illegal. They were illegal to
be exported. They were
illegal to be transported. They were illegal
to be sold. The third aspect the judge addressed,
strangely enough, was
that in French civil code
only bodies, human bodies and body parts, cannot
be bought or sold. Which
was strange because although it’s true, it was not
something that we had
used as an argument. We
never said they were humans, we said they were
spirits if you wish. The
analogy we drew with
tombstones and family
objects, the judge didn’t
address at all. I believe,
this was her way of avoiding the issue completely. In a way she said, “I
looked at the code and I
don’t see anything. So
go home.” But we were
not referring to the code,
we were referring to case
law saying that similar
issues have been brought
before the French courts
previously and French
courts have decided that
these items should not be
sold. You only have to
apply the same reasoning
here and you get the same
result. But I do think it
would have been extraordinarily difficult to win
if not impossible because
this was a motion for injunction. When you do
this the judge does not
rule on the merits. The
judge considers if there is
an emergency that provisional measures can take
care of.
Typically the
judges don’t want to get
into the real issues. They
just want to dispose of the
case quickly.
In the US, we have the
Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act which provides
a process for museums
and Federal agencies
to return certain Native
American cultural items
to lineal decendants and
culturally affiliated Indian tribes and Native
Hawaiian organizations.
France does not have
laws of any similarity to
repatriate sacred, religious objects or artifacts
to the indigenous communities from which they
came. The trade and sale
of artifacts is not regulated in this way. The
injunction Servan-Schreiber filed to stop the
auction could have set
monumental precedence
toward the repatriation of
objects found in European museums and among
collectors.
JPR: We lost because
it would have created a
precedent against very big
interest and because there
is a lot of money in these
interests. The sale at the
auction was 900,000 Euros, which is about $1.2M
USD. It is a lot and you
can’t stop it. You can’t
fight against big interest.
PSS: I agree. The reasoning I deadlocked was because I knew this would
be an objection. People
would say that artifacts
shouldn’t be able to be
sold because someone
would always say that
the object is very dear to
them. My response to that
is that these questionable
objects have to meet three

Mihio Manus/Hopi Tutuveni

Both Jean Patrick-Razon (left) and Pierre Servan-Schreiber (right) stepped up to assist the Hopi Tribe in their
efforts to halt the Neret-Minet auction of Hopi religious objects, known as Kwaatsim. Patrick -Razon is the
Director of Survival International France and Servan-Schreiber is a French lawyer. The two travelled to Flagstaff to present a Kwaatsim that Servan-Schreiber had purchased in the auction with the intent of returing it
back to the Hopi People.
criteria. One, the item itself has to be sacred in its
country or religion of origin. The item itself, not
what it represents. Secondly, it has to be true still
today. In other words, for
cultures and civilizations
that are now defunct, there
is nothing left to protect
so you could buy and sell
them. I was thinking specifically about the Aztecs
and Incas. Number three;
they are still used today
for religious purposes.
This is what I tried to
demonstrate. I think this
is at the heart of what we
can achieve in the future.
It is true that you cannot
prevent any object that
has a moral or religious
value to be prohibited
from being bought and
sold. An example would
be religious statues. If
you use these criteria, you
narrow it down significantly. For example, if
you take a Catholic statue of a saint, this religion
doesn’t consider the statues as being sacred. What
they represent is sacred.
The statue itself you can
go on any market and buy
or sell it freely. This was
part of my third argument
that such objects cannot
be bought and sold today
anywhere. For example,
the Quran is considered
to be a sacred book but
it is what the Quran says
that is considered to be sacred. You can go to your
library and buy the Quran.
It’s already the object of
trade. If you use all these
three components which
include being sacred by a
religion that still exists today and not being able to
be purchased or sold, you
narrow it down to very
few matters. I believe
the Kachinas meet these
three criteria. In other
words, I was not arguing
that all cultural objects
should be protected because that is not realistic
at all. I wanted to provide
a legal definition and narrow it down. I wanted to
say don’t listen to people
who say to prevent this
sale you will prevent museums from existing or
you will prevent auction
houses from existing. No,
cultural or religious protected items should meet
those three criteria. There
are very few things that
meet those three criteria.
I think this should be the
legal route for getting to
a point where these types
of sales won’t be possible
anymore.
When the judge ruled,
what was her ruling?
PSS: Her ruling was that
because she saw nothing
in the French civil code
that protects those items,
I’m going to let this sale
happen.
Do you think the auction

created enough controversy to make European people aware of the
issue?

It has a white face.

PSS: To me that was the
biggest surprise of the
whole thing. How quickly public opinion picked
up on it and manifested
very strong positive views
toward the Hopi who
most of the Europeans
don’t really know about.
It was like in 48 hours
we had testimonials and
articles and all the press
articles were extremely
positive. So there was a
certain awareness that I
had not anticipated at all.
I think that is a good sign
for the future because I
think from now on people
who want to sell kachinas
will think twice about doing that.

PSS: 6,000 Euros which
is about $8,000 USD.

So there was a pro-Hopi sentiment among the
French population?
JPR: Oh yes.
PSS: Very much so. We
were both very much surprised.
JPR: There was a manifestation in front of the
auction house of very
many people.
People were demonstrating
against the auction.
PSS: In France there is
a weekly newspaper of
political satire called The
Chained Duck that always
criticizes the government
and politicians for what
they do compared to what
they say. As recent as last
week, they published an
article about what is happening here today. They
typically don’t pay attention to cultural matters.
The article begins with
me returning the Kachina
and ends with suggesting, in a very tongue-incheek way, that those who
bought the Kachinas will
be doomed forever. I was
very surprised because
they normally do not deal
with cultural matters. I believe they saw the truth in
the situation.
JPR: I spoke with the
journalist who wrote the
article and she was very
pro-Hopi. She knew that
Pierre was a very prominent lawyer but she admired his gesture.
Which Kwaatsim did
you win the auction for?
PSS: It was said to be a
mask representing a white
man ignorant.
Was it listed with a certain name?
PSS: What it was listed as was Clown Mocking Tourists. It has a big
moustache and black and
red painting on the face.

How much did you purchase it for?

What is your interpretation of the significance
these Kwaatsim have
with the Hopi People?
PSS: I think the whole
thing is full of symbols.
The emotions today were
very striking. The minute I got out of the plane,
these two ladies were here
to greet me. I didn’t know
them and they didn’t
know me. I had my backpack with the Kachina in
it and it never left me. I
saw them and introduced
myself and they burst into
tears immediately. I was
like “Wow”. They were
extremely emotional to
know this Kwaatsi was
coming back. I was kind
of anticipating something
very emotional. I met a
woman last week who
was an American lawyer
who has specialized in
laws that protect Native
American culture. She
said, “What do you expect
from this trip?” and I said
I expect nothing. I am
completing and closing on
something that I’ve done.
It’s important for me to
go all the way even physically to take this religious
object and bring it back.
She said not expect any
signs of joy or celebration
but that I would be very
welcome in a deep and
somber way.
JPR: Maybe Hopi people
will change his life.
PSS: You know, Jean Patrick, I think it’s true. It is
such a unique experience.
You don’t come out of this
exactly the way you were
when it all began because
of the spirituality of it all
and because of the way
you get to meet people.
Because of what I did, I
got so much in return. I
thought I was just doing
what anybody should do.
It changes you.
JPR: Both Pierre and I
have the same religion.
Well, it’s not religion but
we are Jewish. We consider that if you save one person, you save the humanity. During WWII, many
French people saved Jews
from the Nazis, the Holocaust. Jewish people call
them ‘Just’. As Jewish
people we are recognizing more and more Justs.
Many years after the war
we are discovering many
people were Justs and
they saved Jewish people from the Holocaust.
I make the parallel with
Pierre. He saved one but
he saved all. I consider
him as a Just.

HOPI TUTUVENI | TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2013 5

FARMING/AGRICULTURE
Planting a New Orchard in Sloping Areas
By Matt Livingston, Agent
The University of Arizona Cooperative Extension

The planting site is a sloping and rolling area. The trees have been planted
in a manner to take advantage of the
slopes and the channels that already exist. Earthen berms, mini-terraces, and
brush barriers can be used to control runoff from rain, to collect additional water
for the trees. Plastic pipes are installed
next to the trees for the initial watering.
By putting water into the tubes the water
goes directly to the root system and less
water is lost to evaporation. If the weather is not too hot and dry this spring and
summer then about one-third to one-half
gallon of water every week or two will
be all each tree needs. Windscreens have
also been erected to protect the young
trees from the drying and sand-blasting
effects of the wind.
The orchard site in the photo is on
the shallow slope of a sand hill leading
down to a small wash. Even with the
low amount of rainfall received at Hopi

over the years small water channels have
developed on the sides of the slopes. So
when it came to laying out the orchard
these channels where taken into account as a possible source of irrigation
during water runoff. These trees were
not placed directly in the center of the
channel areas but close to them in order
to take advantage of water soaking into
the ground. The trees were not planted
in straight lines.

Mini-terraces were constructed for the
planting of each tree. The terrace was
constructed to capture any water flowing
down the slope and hold it for the tree to
use. The terraces are constructed with a
slope to the back of the terrace. This will
allow water to pool and be concentrated
and to soak in deeper to the ground. In
most cases earth berms were added to
capture additional runoff and channel it
to the planting terrace. Again, the idea is
to capture as much water as possible for

the tree. You can also cut brush near the
planting site and lay around the planted
trees as mulch. This will help prevent
evaporation when you do have runoff
flowing into the planting basin.
The ideas above are offered to individuals who would like to start new fruit trees
and are concerned about the trees receiving sufficient water to survive and grow.
Below is an idea that has been tried and
does work for trees or shrubs.

The rain does need to fall for these
water capturing structures to work. If
it doesn’t then using deep pipe irrigation can help get the trees through the
first couple of years. This method was
used at a windbreak site and the survival
through the first year was 96%. That was
over a very dry summer watering with no
more than one-half gallon of water per
tree once every two weeks.
The use of the deep-pipe is only to help
the trees become established, to help
their roots grow deeper into the soil. By
putting water down the tube is goes directly to the root area and is not evaporated on the surface. Leave at least

an inch of the tube above the ground in
order to prevent sand or other material
from filling up the tube.

Fruit trees have been important for
community members for centuries. With
attention and effort they will continue
to be a part of Hopi life. For additional
information concerning any of the suggestions discussed in this article please
feel free to contact Matt Livingston at
the University of Arizona Cooperative
Extension Hopi Office - (928) 734-3708.
Issued in furtherance of Cooperative
Extension work, acts of May 8 and June
30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Jeffrey C.
Silvertooth, Associate Dean & Director,
Economic Development & Extension,
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, The University of Arizona.
The University of Arizona is an equal
opportunity, affirmative action institution. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion,
sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation in its
programs and activities.

From the Front Page
NNSCI conducts public hearing about future developments/From Page 1
the project is known-and
will be the first shopping
center to be built off the
Navajo Reservation. Currently the 60-acre area
is in a fee simple status
with plans to become
Trust lands within the next
2-3years.
Before the County can
issue or approve a Rezoning application, the developer must hold Public
Hearings to inform interested parties of their intent
to develop and receive
public comment and input. NNSCI will apply for
a rezoning permit on the
22nd. Few residents were
present, but raised several
important questions, i.e;
water/well drilling issues,
how will the water table be affected, residents

concerned about losing
water; sewer issues and
wastewater/sewer; compliance issues; and traffic
control issues, to name a
few. CEO Begay was the
presenter and answered
all questions. Begay said
the Project will eventually drill their own well,
but will initially tap into
the Casino’s water/wastewater system. Options
for sewer include an open
sewer lagoon, implement
a plant on premise and a
full wastewater treatment
plant.
An important part of the
discussion was traffic flow.
NNSCI was informed by
ADOT that improvements
to the road/overpass exiting the area, will need
to be made as soon as the
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10,000 vehicle threshold is reached. NNSCI is
reaching out to the neighboring Hopi Community,
local communities, county,
state, the Navajo Nation
and will go to the Legislature for financial assistance to complete the road
project.
The Outlook at Glittering Mountain development project is proposed
in three phases:
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Retail shops, stores, Nathan Begay presents proposed Plans of the Glittering Mountain Project
restaurants and Ension public housing another entity within the tewa, the Hopi land team
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theatre and bowling • Phase 3: (8-10 years) development.
members were involved
alley.
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Phase 2: (3-5 years)
units with plans to ber questioned whether which they talked about
More retail shops,
develop the entire 60 the Hopi Tribe had been collaborative efforts and
a museum and 124
acre area.
informed and contacted seemed to have a mutual
townhouse/subdiviabout the development understanding, at the beNavajo also has another plans, as the Hopi Tribe is ginning, that they would
Development Project in their immediate neighbor work together although
the works, to build Outlet with property surrounding nothing was put in writing.
Malls within their pur- the Twin Arrows Casino NNSCI also talked with
chased lands. This third and Proposed Develop- Kevin Lombardo, CEO of
development project is not ment sites. Begay stated the Hopi Tribe Economic
a project of NNSCI, but Hopi Chairman Shingoi- Development Corporation.

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HAMP Well Construction/From Page 1
and Second Mesa villages.
As of July 9, 2013 the
first of two wells being
constructed is underway
and is being drilled by
Yellow Jacket Drilling
Services out of Phoenix,
AZ. The pilot hole for
the first well is currently
at 1,630 ft below ground
surface (bgs) with a final
completion depth to be
2,500 ft bgs. The completion of both wells is anticipated to be completed by
year’s end.
The water would be
delivered to each of the
communities by a large
piped network that would
be constructed over the
course of several construction phases. Over
the course of the past
four years, several informational
meetings
pertaining to the arsenic
mitigation concept have
been held with various
stakeholders
including
community
members,
community leaders, utility operators, federal wa-

ter system regulators and
federal funding agencies.
At each of the individual
gatherings there has been
overwhelming support for
the project as the meeting participants acknowledge that this is a project
devised to improve the
health of the served communities.
The Hopi Water Resources Program, IHS
and US EPA will continue work on this project
and hope to see funding
contributions from other entities to bring this
project to completion in a
timely manner. The Tribal Government continues
to work hard to convince
the Assistant Secretary –
Indian Affairs to commit
to having Keams Canyon,
Hopi Junior-Senior High
School, and Second Mesa
Day School served by
HAMP since it will be a
much better water supply
for them and will not require the technically complicated water treatment
they currently require to

Water from the wells will be delivered via large piped network.
Above, drilling equipment used
to drill wells.
meet arsenic standards. A
decision of Indian Affairs
financial participation in
HAMP is currently pending. We will keep you
posted of upcoming meetings and progress on construction and financing as
things move along.
If you have any questions regarding the HAMP
please feel free to contact
Lionel Puhuyesva, Director Hopi Water Resources
Program at Lpuhuyesva@
hopi.nsn.us or by phone at
(928) 734-3711.

6 TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2013 | HOPI TUTUVENI

From the Front Page
Hopi Youth Ranch Intern Program/From Cover
Presentations begin at
noon and workshop presenters include officials
from the Arizona Game
and Fish and Arizona State
Lands Departments and
the U.S. Forest Service.
“These workshops are
being given through the
generosity of the Natural
Resource
Conservation
Service (NRCS), the Arizona Game and Fish and
Arizona State Lands Departments, the University
of Arizona Agriculture
Extension Service, the US
Forest Service and the Society for Range Management,” said Browning.
The Hopi 3 Canyon
Ranches workshops are a
new but integral component of the outfit’s Hopi
Youth Intern Program also
serving as an informal job
fair for all participants –
they learn from senior national resource managers
some of the training, educational background and
skills needed for youth to
pursue careers in natural
resources and livestock
management. “There will
also be a few other guest
speakers giving talks, people such as local veteri-

narians and animal nutritionists and possibly some
local ranchers as well,”
explained Browning about
the overall summer workshop series.
In addition to the July
workshop, Hopi 3 Canyon
Ranches/HTEDC is hosting another workshop at
the Mormon Lake location
on August 14 and August
15 and two more workshops at the 26 Bar Ranch
allotment near Springerville/Eager on August 28
and 29 and September 11
and 12. Top-level representatives from the Society for Range Management, NRCS, University
of Arizona’s Agricultural
Extension office, and the
US Forest Service will be
among presenters at these
workshops.
The workshops are part
of the Hopi Youth Intern
Program designed to provide summer jobs for recently graduated Hopi students and to educate these
young people in the many
multidisciplinary
fields
associated with ranching
and range management.
“The Hopi Youth Ranch
Intern Program has been

designed to take Hopi high
school graduates and educate them further with all
the knowledge required to
sustainably manage forest,
state and private lands,”
said Browning. “These
Hopi young men are working every day with Hopi 3
Canyon Ranch cowboys to
learn firsthand proper livestock handling and management and are developing a work ethic they will
carry with them the rest of
their lives. They are not
only building the necessary skills to become competent cattlemen but also
gaining the experience in
sustainable management
of a range ecosystem.”
Qualified participants
in the Hopi Youth Intern
Program are provided all
the necessary equipment
including horses and tack
and they live onsite at
beautiful ranch allotments,
either the Springerville
Allotment or Lake Mary
Allotment. The interns are
supervised by professional
cattlemen while developing varied skills required
in tending cattle on these
summer forest allotments.
“We are hoping that

Chairman Shingoitewa presents Pierre Servan-Schreiber, French lawyer who assisted Hopi in filing an
injunction to stop the auction of Hopi Kwaatsim, with a hand-carved Katchina. San Francisco Survival
Int. Office Coordinator Leila Batmanghelidj presented Chairman Shingoitewa with a photograph of a
Yanomami Tribal member from Brazil that the organization works with.

this program trains and
encourages Hopi youth to
be good caretakers of the
land and livestock they
are charged with,” said
Browning. “This program
is a good thing, and we
hope the public will see the
benefit and get involved to
help us expand and reach
out to even more students in the coming years.
This could be considered
a summer-long ranching, livestock husbandry,
range, forest, game and
wildlife job fair, customized just for us.”
The workshops take
place in an outdoor venue so participants should
come prepared with a
folding chair, water, a rain

jacket and sunscreen. Directions to the first workshop starting at noon,
Wednesday, July 17: take
Lake Mary Road south
out of Flagstaff, turn right
on Mormon Lake Road,
proceed 1.9 miles on Mormon Lake Road to a cattle
guard then turn left at the
Hopi Youth Ranch Intern
Camp.
Hopi 3 Canyon Ranches is one enterprise of
the Hopi Tribe Economic
Development
Corporation, HTEDC. HTEDC
was formed in 2005 by
the Hopi Tribal Council to
create and harness an economic environment that
will blossom, by securing
resources, and provide the

guidance and training that
allows Hopi Tribe members to prosper and preserve their homeland and
culture.
Headquartered
in Flagstaff, the HTEDC
owns and operates, on
behalf of the Hopi Tribe,
the following enterprises: Hopi Cultural Center
Restaurant and Inn on
Second Mesa; Days Inn
Kokopelli in the Village
of Oak Creek; the Hopi
Travel Plaza off I-40 near
Holbrook; Hopi 3 Canyon
Ranches near Winslow,
Springerville and Flagstaff; and the commercial
properties of Heritage
Square, Continental Plaza and Kachina Square in
Flagstaff.

Russell (Honanie) Polingyumptewa
May 15, 1953 – June 2013
Russell (Honanie) Polingyumptewa,
was laid to rest in Hotevilla on June 25,
2013. Honanie had been missing since
January 23, 2008. At the time he was
last seen, he was 54 years old. He was
believed to have been found on November 2011, however with the long process
of positive identification, it was finally
confirmed in June of 2013. Honanie was
known by many people and some remember him being
a shy individual
and was well liked.
He enjoyed reading
newspapers
and taking long
hikes around the
village. Since his
disappearance his
presence was truly
missed, especially
his smile and his
laugh. His immediate family recalls
him sitting at the
table as early as
4:00 a.m. each day, reading newspapers.
He worked for the Hopi Tribe fencecrew prior to becoming a Fire Fighter.
Some of the fires he fought were: 2007
Skyland Fire, Montana; 2007 Lewis
Peak Fire, Virginia; 2007 Wing Fire,
Arizona; 2007 Strickland Fire, Florida;
2006 Bearmouth Fire, Montana; 2006
Red Eagle Fire, Montana; 1999 Kirk
Complex North, Los Padres National
Forest; and the 1996 Moolack Complex
fire. He also participated as a cleanup responder for the 2005 Hurricane Katrina
disaster in Florida and upon return, he
told stories describing in detail about
the work he did and all the damage that
the hurricane created for the people
there. Honanie who ran in cross-country
during his high school years was one of
the runners that ran the H2OPI Prayer
Run to Mexico, March 2006. Upon return, he told great stories of the run.
The family of Honanie would like to
extend their sincere appreciation to all
the individuals who volunteered in the
search for Honanie and to the Hopi crew
(firefighters), Rangers and Bureau of Indian Affairs Police for their assistance.
Our thanks also goes to Mr. Ivan Sidney,
Sr. for arranging a helicopter flyover of
the areas in and around Hotevilla and to
Mr. Duwala for providing and complet-

ing the topographical map of areas that
were covered by the search. We would
also like to acknowledge the people
who donated and prepared food for the
searchers, and to the Hopi Tribe, Peabody representative, Mr. Vern Hongeva
and Wellness Center for the monetary
donation used for groceries. We would
also like to personally thank Mr. Leon
Beatty who searched the areas around
Hotevilla,
Mr.
Beatty spent his
personal time and
resources often
searching on his
days off. Thank
you to our aunts
(Bacabyung) and
to the family (Duwayungm) and
our nieces who
were there during
the burial and
to the men who
worked hard putting him to rest.
Finally, we are also grateful to the individual who located Honanie in November 2011, four years after he had been
missing. This discovery has allowed us
to acknowledge our loss and to begin
coping with our sadness. We all know
now that he is at rest and consider ourselves blessed to have known him. “We
miss you Honanie, you now have joined
the rest of the family who have passed
on….”. The memories of Honanie will
be with us, always.
Honanie is survived by his brothers
Harold and Starlie Polingyumptewa,
sister Mary A. Felter and husband Ernest, nieces Judy Polingyumptewa and
husband Richard Youvella and family;
Cheryl Polingyumptewa and husband,
Melson Harris and famiy; and Imaleen
Polingyumptewa and family, Roberta L.
and Bear Quochytewa and family; nephews Tom Polingyumptewa and his wife,
Valerie and family of San Felipe Pueblo;
Aldric B. George and family, Marcus and
Michael Felter, Jeffery Polingyumptewa
of Lawton, Oklahoma. Honanie is preceded in death by his parents Simon and
Imogene Polingyumptewa, sister Carlotta Polingyumptewa, brothers Morrison and Phillip Polingyumptewa, nieces Grace and Elaine Polingyumptewa,
nephews Ernest Jr. and Eldon R. Felter.

HOPI TUTUVENI | TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2013 7

Council Happenings
HTC Approves WEMP 2013 Deer and Elk Hunting Regulations and Application
Darren Talayumptewa, Director
Wildlife & Ecosystems Management Program
On Monday, July 8, 2013 the Hopi
Tribal Council by motion and majority
vote approved Hopi Tribal Council Resolution H-058-2013. By passage of this
Resolution, the Hopi Tribal Council approved the Wildlife & Ecosystems Management Program (WEMP) 2013 Deer
and Elk Hunting Regulations and 2013
Hopi Hunting Application on the Hopi
Reservation. The 2013 Hunting Regulations is within the goals and objectives of
the 2011 revised Hopi Pötskwanait and
is authorized by Hopi Tribal Ordinance
#48 (Wildlife). The Hopi Hunts are open
to Enrolled Hopi Tribal members only.
The 2013 Hopi Deer & Elk Hunting Regulations and Hunt Application
should be available for Tribal Members
on Monday, July 15, 2013 at the Wildlife
& Ecosystems Management Program
Office located in the Honanie Building
at the Hopi Tribal Complex in Kykotsmovi, Arizona. WEMP Office hours are
Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM,
closed from 12 Noon to 1 PM for lunch.
The deadline for submitting applications is Tuesday, August 13, 2013. Applications must be received by the Wildlife
& Ecosystems Management Program by
7pm. The Office will remain open till
7pm to accept applications, assist and
answer any questions Tribal Members
may have in regards to the hunts.
The drawing will occur on or about
August 20, 2013 and results will be available August 23, 2013. Left-over Permits
will be available beginning Monday, August 26, 2013.
Season dates are as follows:

Archery Elk
September 21, 2013 to October 6, 2013
Archery Deer
November 16, 2013 to December 1,
2013
General Deer
December 26 - 31, 2013
General Elk
November 2 - 10, 2013
Antlerless Elk Season
October 19 - 27, 2013
MINOR Elk Season
October 12 – 27, 2013
Permit Fees:
Deer: $60.00 permit fee + $15.00
non-refundable application fee = $75.00
Elk: $125.00 permit fee + $15.00
non-refundable application fee
=$140.00
Minor Elk: $40.00 permit fee + $15.00
non-refundable application fee = $55.00
A $15.00 non-refundable application is
included into the total Permit Fees. In
the event you are not drawn, you will be
refund the permit fee.
New changes to the 2013 Hopi Deer
and Elk Regulations are as follows:
•Added Archery Hunts for Deer
and Elk to be held during ruts.
•Included a Minor Elk Hunt for
Minors 14-17 years old. Minors
may apply for the hunt, however
may not hunt until they pass an approved Hunter Education course.
•Some Game Management Units
(GMU) were combined for specific hunts to increase availability of
success and be less restrictive.
•Included Moenkopi District to
GMU 1.
•Season dates were moved around
to allow increase opportunity of

HOPI TRIBAL COUNCIL NOTES
Third Quarter Session-July2013
Louella Nahsonhoya
Hopi Tutuveni

Pecusa said it was not what happened 5
years ago with finances, but it is currently that “protocols were not followed”
and oversight and “responsibility is the
problem.” The CAO stated there were
“too many people contacting the funding
agency, and no one paid attention to the
DOJ grant”. It was also stated that the
Hopi Housing Authority can assist the
DV Program through their Crime Prevention Program to help alleviate some
of the costs. Upon discussion, question
& answer, a motion was made to extend
the Resolution through 12/2003. Vote
was 13 in favor, 1 no and 0 abstaining.

success during ruts and migration
of animals.
•Include mandatory Non-Lead ammunition for all General Hunts.
•Closed areas within Spider Mound
Community in GMU 3 and GMU 4,
and Moenkopi Residential area in
GMU 1.
•Allowed the opportunity for hunters to take Coyotes during their
permitted hunt with an unfilled
permit.
Some important information to remember when applying for the hunts:
1. Use Hunt Numbers listed on Page
3 of Regulations, located in the far
right column.
2. Your chosen Hunt Numbers will
be placed on your Application in
the order of your preferred choices, 1st to 4th.
3. DO NOT USE Game Management Units (GMU) numbers as
your choices.
4. A separate Hunt Application must
be submitted for each species,
Deer and Elk. You may include
the Antlerless Elk Hunt Numbers
into your choices for the General
Elk Hunt (Bull) choices.
5. Minor Hunters may apply for a
General Elk and Antlerless Elk
hunts on the application, however,
must include the full amount for
General Elk Permit fees.
6. Absolutely NO convicted Felons
will be allowed to apply.
7. NO Tribal Members convicted of
any State, Federal or Tribal Wildlife and Fishing violations within
the last 5 years will not be allowed
to apply.
8. All applicantions will be reviewed
by the Hopi Resource Enforcepriorities and needs as determined by
the Council or the Department. The
Resolution also states that all tribal laws,
policies and regulations regarding transportation facility and roads shall be included in one volume of the Hopi Code
to be labeled as “Transportation”. The
Department shall also have the authority
to promulgate its own regulations and
adopt its own operations manual consistent with applicable manuals of the Hopi
Tribe and develop and apply for grants
and lobby for its own program funds.
Resolution H-055-2013 was approved by
a majority vote of 17 in favor, 1 opposed
and 0 abstaining.

9.

ment Service to verify for any
convicted Felons and Wildlife and
Fish violators.
It will be the permitted hunter’s
responsibilities to read regulations and be knowledgeable about
Hopi Tribal laws/regulations and
GMU boundaries.

Notice to all Hopi residents and Navajo residents of the Hopi Partitioned
Lands, livestock owners, wood harvesters/gathers and general public; PERMITTED HUNTERS WILL BE HUNTING DURING THE ESTABLISHED
SEASON DATES. Camping will be allowed for all permitted hunters. Further
information regarding the current campfire restrictions will be provided before
the hunts begin.
It is the hunter’s responsibility to be
sure of the target and beyond and respect
all land users (ranchers/livestock owners, wood harvester/haulers, residents
and other recreational users).
For further questions or to apply for
the 2013 Hopi Deer and Elk Hunts,
please call the Hopi Wildlife & Ecosystems Management Program at (928)
734-3606/3605 or email DTalayumptewa@hopi.nsn.us.
mit an application to the BIA within thirty days for contracting the BIA Transportation maintenance program, pursuant
to P.L. 93-638. Resolution H-056-2013
was approved by a majority vote of 17 in
favor, 1 opposed and 0 abstaining.

A.I. 058-2013- To adopt and implement the 2013 Hopi Deer & Elk Hunting Regulations & 2013 Hopi Hunt
Application on Hopi Lands, Darren
A.I. 055-2013- To approve the ExtenTalayumptewa
sion of Resolution H-006-2013, Shelly
Pursuant to the Hopit Pötskwaniat, the
Dawahoya
Hopi Tribe established goals towards
The Hopi Domestic Violence Program
conservation and effective use of Natural
requested an extension through 12/2003
Resources; to ensure the protection and
to allow the program to use all unexmanagement of wildlife and its habitats;
pended funds approved by this ResoluA.I. 057-2013/Resolution H-056-2013- develop, adopt and implement regulation. Council had approved Resolution
To authorize the Submission of Appli- tions and policies for big game huntH-006-2003 for 6 months, which was to
cation to BIA for Contracting the BIA ing and create Game Hunt Units. The
end in June, to assist in Program start up
Transportation Maintenance Program Wildlife & Ecosystems Management
while awaiting release of grant funding
A.I. 056-2013/Resolution H-055-2013- for the Hopi Tribe, Davis Pecusa
Program (WEMP) is responsible for the
from the Department of Justice. The Pro- To Establish the Hopi Department of
management of wildlife and wildlife
The Hopi Department of Transportagram had applied for a 3-year grant from Transportation, Davis Pecusa
tion’s mission is to provide safe, efficient habitat, and has observed an increase
DOJ in the amount of $450,000, but
The Tribal Council reviewed and disin game and elk on Hopi lands. The
and adequate transportation and public
was only awarded $109,000, due to the
cussed, in length, the proposed establish- road access to and within Hopi lands to
WEMP is recommending that the Tribe
Tribes’ financial audit status. Grant funds ment of the Hopi Department of Transvillagers, visitors and others. One of the continue Hopi Hunt for deer and elk in
from DOJ was finally released, however, portation (HDOT)and its accompanying Tribe’s goals is to assess the Bureau of
2013 for enrolled Hopi tribal members
does not cover all costs associated with
documents (program description, goals
Indian Affairs’ (BIA) Road Maintenance in order to gather more harvest data, colsalaries. After a lengthy discussion by
& Objectives, organization chart, budlect observation data from hunters and
Program to determine if it is advisable
Tribal Council, the Council requested
get, job descriptions, etc) and adopted
use collected data to establish a viable
to contract the Program from the BIA.
a copy of the budget and a detailed
the proposed plan as the Department
management plan. The Program currentAfter review of the BIA’s maintenance
expenditure report from Finance. After
of Transportation to address the transly has five Game Management Units in
program by the Tribal Transportation
the report, discussions ensued on who, or portation needs of the Hopi Tribe. By
Task Team, they found it would be in the District 6, HPL and Moenkopi District
which department, was responsible for
passage of the resolution establishing
to implement the management plan and
best interest of the Tribe to consolidate
overseeing the DV program for proper
the HDOT, the Department is charged
gather data. By passage of this resoluthe BIA maintenance program with the
management and accounting of program with overseeing all transportation road
tion, Council approves the 2013 Gaming
tribal maintenance program. After full
funds. It was noted that the DV Program maintenance and construction projects
Regulations and the 2013 Applications
discussion by the Council it was agreed
is currently under the auspices Office of throughout Hopi; conducting programs
and authorizes the Tribe to implement
that a request be made to the BIA to
the Vice Chairman. Councilman Davis
and services to address transportation
provide a list of all Federal property cur- the Hopi Hunt for deer and elk in 2013.
After much discussion, the Council
rently in use, including the condition of
approved Resolution H-058-2013, with a
the property. By passage of Resolution
majority Vote of 12 in favor, 2 opposed,
H-056-2013, the Council authorizes the
Chairman and Director of HDOT to sub- and 0 abstaining.
The following Items were acted on by
Tribal Council in July:

Legal Notice/Name Change
In the Hopi Tribal Court, for the change of name
Keams Canyon, Arizona from: Tateyonna JoAnn
Jeter to Tateyonna JoAnn
In the Matter of the Jeter-Nanacasia. Any parChange of Name of: ty seeking to intervene in
Tateyonna JoAnn Jeter said proceeding must file
to
Tateyonna
JoAnn an appropriate pleading
Jeter-Nanacasia
with the Hopi Tribal Court
no later than twenty (20)
Case No. 2013-CV-0056, days after the publication
NOTICE OF PUBLICA- of this notice.
TION OF CHANGE OF
NAME.
Dated: March 20, 2013

In the Hopi Tribal Court,
Keams Canyon, Arizona
In the Matter of the
Change of Name of: Melisha Edith Jeter to Melisha
Edith Jeter-Nanacasia
Case No. 2013-CV-0055,
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION OF CHANGE OF
NAME.

Notice is hereby given that
Notice is hereby given /s/ Margene Namoki, Monica Yoyetewa has pethat Monica Yoyetewa Clerk of the Court
titioned the court for the
has petitioned the court
change of name from: Melisha Edith Jeter to Melisha
Edith
Jeter-Nanacasia.
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: March 20, 2013
/s/ Margene Namoki,
Clerk of the Court

8 TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2013 | HOPI TUTUVENI

Arizona Commission on the Arts announces $8,000 in grants
to Catalyze Arts and Culture Experiences
PHOENIX- On July 3,
2013, the Arizona Commission on the Arts, an
agency of the State of Arizona announced $8,000
in grants to nonprofit arts
organizations, local arts
agencies schools and community organizations in
Navajo County.
Arizona
Commission
on the Arts, FY14, July
1, 2013 to June 30, 2014,
Grant Awards to Organizations and Schools: White
Mountain Apache Tribe,
Navajo, Fort Apache,
Community Investment
Grant Level III, 8,000
A total of 254 grants will
be awarded across the state
of Arizona for fiscal year
2014 (July 1, 2013 and
June 30, 2014).
Through Community Investment Grants, Festival
Grants and Arts Learning
Grants, funding from the
Arts Commission serves
as a catalyst for arts organizations and schools
providing accessible arts
experiences.
Applications to the Arts
Commission are reviewed
in a process which is led
by
Governor-appointed
Commissioners.
Fund-

ing recommendations are
made by panels comprised
of volunteer experts and
experienced practitioners
from around the state.
Grants are funded by the
State of Arizona and state
funding provided via the
National Endowment for
the Arts.
A reflection of the Arts
Commission’s
strategic
plan and governing statutes, nonprofit arts organizations receiving grant
funds from the Arts Commission demonstrate programs that offer broad participation and engagement,
show fiscal ingenuity, and
serve Arizona’s diverse
population and evolving
demographics.
Recipients are required to match
funding received from the
Arts Commission, 1 to 1.
Signed into law on June
17, 2013, the fiscal year
2014 budget for the State
of Arizona includes an additional, one-time funding
allocation for the Arizona
Commission on the Arts,
making this year the first
in five that the agency has
not experienced a budget
decrease. Funds received
from this allocation are

applied entirely to the fiscal year 2014 grantmaking
budget of the Arts Commission.
“This additional funding, secured through bipartisan support of the
legislature,
recognizes
the myriad contributions
of Arizona’s arts and culture sector to our state’s
economic recovery,” said
Robert Booker, Executive
Director of the Arizona
Commission on the Arts.
Two new programs were
introduced in this granting
cycle, recognizing the impact arts experiences have
in nontraditional applications.
One organization received the inaugural Honoring Our Servicemembers Grant. HOSM Grants
assist Arizona organizations in their efforts to provide participatory arts and
cultural experiences for
active-duty servicemembers, reservists, veterans
and their families.
Four collaborative partnerships between organizations and schools received the Strengthening
Schools through Arts Partnerships Grant (SSTAP).

SSTAP is a program conducted in partnership with
the Arizona Department of
Education, wherein funds
are granted to support
school-based
initiatives
aimed at effecting change
in “D” label schools, by
strengthening teaching and
learning in arts education
and/or arts integration,
through school/community partnerships.
For more information
about the grants, services
and programs of the Arizona Commission on the
Arts, visit www.azarts.
gov.

MONONGYA GALLERY’S ANNUAL
“CHRISTMAS IN JULY” SALE
July 19th -29th, 2013

•25% Off regular price on Blankets, Throws, Teeshirts, Mugs, Placemats, etc.
•40 % off all Jewelry, Pillows, and Selected
Throws.
•50% off Katchina Dolls, Pottery, Baskets, Drums
and selected T-shirts and Tote Bags.
$10.00 off all Moccasins

OPEN: Monday thru Sunday
HOURS: 9 am to 5 pm

For more information call (928) 734-2344
Or stop by the shop off Highway 264
Old Oraibi

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CALENDAR
JULY 2013
Open Hopi Youth Soccer Registration
Hopi Health Care
Center
Children ages 4 – 12
years
July 8 – August 9, 2013
For information contact
Carey at (928) 737-6375
or Kellen at (928) 7341151
Be Hopi Be Healthy
Summer Camp
Hopi Veteran’s Memorial Center
For kids ages 5-14,
July 10, 17, 24 and 31st
From 9 am to 2 pm
The Summer camp will
consist of games, arts
and crafts and much
more. For more information contact (928)
734-3432
Food Handlers Training
Mishongnovi/Shipaulovi
Community Center
July 17th from 1 – 3 pm.
For more information
contact the Office of
Environmental Health
Office at (928) 737-6281
Native HOPE Conference
Assembly of God
Church-Fellowship Hall
in Tuba City

PATIO SALE ON THE 27TH

Solution to be printed in August 6th Tutuveni

July 17 – 19, 2013
From 7:30 am to 4:30
pm (DST).
For adults 25 years
and older. For more
information contact
Mitze Lee or Karen Tisi
at (928) 283-2816
Hopi Head Start Recruitment For SY 20132014
For children ages of 3-5
years old
Will be held in the following areas:
Hotevilla Elder/Youth
Center
July 22 & 23
From 10 am to 1 pm
Second Mesa Day
School Bash
July 25 @ 5 pm
Kykotsmovi Village
Store (tentative)
July 29 & 30
From 10 am to 1 pm
For more information
contact (928) 734-7125
Moenkopi Farmers
Market 2013 Kickoff
The Moenkopi Legacy
Inn & Suites
July 27th
From 8 am to 12 pm
Gardeners, Vendors of
foods made from own
produce.
For information contact
Trudy Billy at (928) 2662925

Or Wendi Lewis at (480)
332-2880
Or email wlewis@
moenkopidevelopers.
com
Hopi Veterinary Low
Cost Clinic
Hopi Veterinary Clinic in
Keams Canyon
Scheduled for July 28,
29 and 30th
For information contact
(928) 738-5251

AUGUST 2013
National Veterans
Small Business Conference
August 6-8, 2013
St. Louis’ America’s
Center
For information contact
www.nationalveteransconference.com and
www.va.gov/OSDBU
Elderly Heritage Day
Hotevilla Youth & Elderly Building
August 8, 2013
7 am to 2 pm
For anyone 55 + and
their providers. The day
includes fun events for
elders. For more information contact (928)
734-1290
6th Annual Disabilities
Conference

Talking Stick Resort &
Casino in Scottsdale
August 23, 2013
From 7:30 am to 4:30
pm
For registration and
fee information contact Rudy Buchanan
at (9480) 577-5780 or
email at rudy.buchanan@srpmic-nsn.gov
Coconino County
Schools and Grant
Writing USA Presents a
2-day Grants Training
Flagstaff, Arizona
Learn to find grants
and write winning grant
proposals.
For registration and fee
information contact
Client Service Team at
1-800-814-8191 or Cathleen Garrison at (928)
679-8070
SEPTEMBER 2013
Hopi Cancer Assistance Fund “Climb the
Mesa”
6 mile walk/run event
September 8, 2013
This event is to raise
funds to assist cancer
patients with some of
their essential needs
as they undergo
treatment off the
reservation. For more
information contact
(928) 734-1150 or email
MLHonwytewa@hopi.
nsn.us

Hopi Office of Special
Needs 18th Annual Special Needs Activity Day
Hopi Veterans Memorial Center
September 10, 2013
From 9 am to 3 pm
This is annual event
to promote disability
awareness and education in our community.
For information contact
(928) 734-3418
Southwest Native
American Regional
Veterans Conference
Isleta Resort & Casino
September 2014.
More information and
details contact Ramus
Suina @(505) 424-2308
or email at rsuina@iaia.
edu

OCTOBER 2013
Arizona’s 3rd Annual
event honoring Vietnam Veterans
Scottsdale Plaza Resort
Scottsdale, Az
October 5, 2013
5:30 pm.
For more information
contact (520) 868-6777

contact Nancy Piqosa
at (928) 734-3102
Food coupons will be
sold for meals at the
Kykotsmovi & Moenkopi Nutrition Centers
to Public. For more
information contact
the Kykotsmovi Nutrition
Center at (928) 7343575/1290 or Moenkopi
Nutrition Center at
(928) 283-8041
Veterans Mobile Center
Counseling Services
now available, for
schedule information
contact (928) 499-7759
or (928) 899-6483
Department of Veteran
Affairs has launched a
new hotline available
to women Veterans.
More information contact 1-855-VA-WOMEN
or go online www.
eBenefits.va.gov
Group Fitness Classes @
Hopi Fitness Center
For monthly schedule
call (928) 734-3432

MISCELLANEOUS

July 2013 Hopi Sikisve
Schedule – For information call (928) 734-4500

Department of Health
& Human Services
Programs events is
conducting outreach
programs events, for
schedule of dates,
locations and times

Need help with Child
Care Costs? Hopi Child
Care Program can
assist. For more information contact (928)
734-1002

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/tribal%3Ahopi_arizona%3Ae9146ebd94eb242d. Public record. Not legal advice.