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Romalita Laban, Managing Editor
Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – Monday, August
17, 2020 Hopi Tutuveni made an attempt
to take pictures of Hopi Tribal Program
Directors returning to work, as directed by
the Executive Director, but to no avail.
According to Carl Onsae, Assistant
Editor, only two Tribal employees were
in line at approximately 7:30 a.m. when
he was ready to welcome any Directors
answering the call to return to work on
Monday, August 17, 2020. Since he was
not aware if the two employees were actually Hopi Tribal Program Directors or
Essential Workers, he opted to not take
any pictures.
Suffice it to say, that description depicts
how business operations have been going
since the Hopi Tribal Government shutdown was put into effect on March 20,
2020.
It has been unpredictable for the public
and tribal department staff when attempting to gather information or make connections at the Hopi Tribe and those assigned
to Essential Worker status, as well.
And while it is understood that the
whole reason why the government was
shut down is due to the pandemic, it does
make finding helpful solutions a chal-
lenge. Trying to attend to life and business
matters, which have not stopped while the
pandemic is occurring, is all one can continue to do.
Tutuveni staff sends out a positive welcome to all the returning Hopi Tribal program Directors and wish you all continued
good health and progress throughout and
past the duration of the current pandemic.
We also understand all Directors on Return to Work status will be required to be
tested for COVID-19 on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 as part of the return to work
initiatives.
As of today, and in accordance with
reporting from Duane Humeyestewa, Executive Advisor - Office of the Chairman,
“We are on a steady decline and the positivity rate is on a downward trajectory
– over 18 days straight with only 1 or 2
new cases. It gives us hope and reason to
acknowledge that our discipline with prevention measures pays off.”
With less positive tests reported on Hopi
maybe, just maybe we are doing something right while attending to work, life
and business matters at the Hopi Tribe.
Here’s to more days without any more
positive COVID-19 tests results. Only
time will tell.
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Listen & Learn
Hopi Tribe’s Executive Director
Hopi to Hopi - COVID-19:
Calls for Tribal Program Directors Re-opening Safely Forum
to Return to Work
Hopi Public Health Forum
Broadcast brought to you by KUYI
Tune into KUYI, 88.1
on Friday @ 10 am
Only on Hopi Radio – Listen Online
www.kuyi.net
Hopi to Hopi
COVID-19: Response, Recovery and Re-opening Safely Forum
Friday – August 21, 2020 @ 10:00am – KUYI, 88.1
COVID-19 is leaving a lasting impact in
our history books, and our own Hopi-Tewa community is experiencing the effects
of the pandemic as we learn to adapt, and
move forward with new ways of living.
Information to help us adjust and cope to
a new way of functioning is now critical
more than ever. The Hopi Tribe and several community partners are facing similar
challenges with new parameters to work
with during this public health response
as we all make collective efforts to address our own needs. The Hopi to Hopi
- COVID-19: Response, Recovery and
Re-opening Safely Forum features a handful of Hopi officials who serve in various
capacities to help the Hopi-Tewa people.
Objective:
Help the Hopi-Tewa community by
providing some answers to key questions
posed already as we navigate these daunting times of safely re-opening our community.
Hopi to Hopi - COVID-19: Re-opening Safely Forum
Friday August 21, 2020 @10:00 am
MST/ 11:00 am DST
Broadcast LIVE on KUYI, Hopi Radio – Listen online @ www.KUYI.net
Joint Collaboration & Coordination
between the Hopi Tribe, Hopi Health
Care Center, Hopi Foundation, and
Health Choice AZ
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Call or email us and tell us your story.
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Emergency Technology Coronavirus Relief Fund Application
for Hopi CARES Act Funding
Grants Available to Hopi
College Students
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CARES Act Committee – Hopi Tribe
LuAnn Leonard, HEEF
PRESS RELEASE
Kykotsmovi, Ariz. - August 12, 2020
The Hopi Education Endowment Fund
is pleased to announce that applications are being accepted for the first ever
Hopi Higher Education Emergency Fund
(HHEEF). The HHEEF was created to
address the technological challenges faced
by Hopi college/university students as
they strive to complete online coursework
during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
In March 2020 when colleges and
universities shut down in-person classes
and changed to an online format for the
remainder of the semester, many of the
Native students were drastically affected. HEEF issued a survey to assess the
needs; they found that many students were
scrambling to find reliable internet connections, hot spots, laptops, and printers
to complete their Spring coursework. LuAnn Leonard, Executive Director of the
HEEF stated “For Fall 2020, it’s our goal
to help set our students up for success with
the technology they need to complete their
coursework.”
The HEEF launched the Emergency
Fund fundraising campaign on August
1st. Generous funding support from
the First Nations Development Institute
(FNDI) and individual donors has made it
possible to partner with students to obtain
necessary technology tools. If awarded,
this grant is a one-time award to eligible
students.
Eligibility requirements and applications for the HHEEF are available at:
www.hopieducationfund.org or by calling
the HEEF at 928-734-2275. Students are
asked to prioritize their needs and share
how the requested items will help them to
be successful in their coursework. Awarding is not based on a first come first serve
basis. Applicants are encouraged to take
time and be thoughtful in their request that
is due by 8/28/20.
Donations to the HHEEF are still being
accepted. If interested contact the HEEF
staff at 928-734-2275 or Justin Hongeva, Resource Development Manager at
Jhongeva@hopieducationfund.org The
Hopi Education Endowment Fund is a
non-profit entity of the Hopi Tribe.
of COVID-19 for the period beginning
March 1, 2020 to December 30, 2020.
Under the current requirements and
Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – On August 12, guidance, all projects funded by the Coro2020 the Hopi CARES Act Committee navirus Relief Fund administered by the
(CAC) announces the Coronavirus Re- Hopi Tribe must be completed by Decemlief Fund (CRF) application process is ber 30, 2020. Applicants are required to
open for submissions on Tuesday, August have or acquire a DUNS number or seek a
11, 2020. The week of August 3-7, 2020, fiscal sponsor to meet the requirements of
members of the committee finalized the the Department of the Treasury Office of
application forms and process to accept the Inspector General.
funding requests.
Applications can be requested from and
Eligible Applicant Categories
submitted to gpovatah@hopi.nsn.us and
Broad Categories of Funding
are available on the Hopi Tribe’s website
•Non-profit Organizations
at www.hopi-nsn.gov. If mailing an applia. COVID Family Direct Response
cation, send to; The Hopi Tribe, ATTN:
•Schools CARES Act Committee, PO BOX 123,
b. Community Infrastructure Capacity
Kykotsmovi, Arizona, 86039. Hard copy
Building
applications can be picked up at the Hopi
•Small Businesses
Tribe Administration building or by conc. Business Operations & Economic
tacting your village CSA.
Recovery
Applications will be reviewed on a con•Tribal Projects tinuous basis during official meetings of
d. Education & Child Care Services
the CARES Act Committee held weekly
•Villages on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at
e. Health & Medical Services Response
9 o’clock a.m. Applicants will be notified
Needs
of official awards for funding through
f. Food Security & Food Access
contact information provided.
g. Home Safety & Energy Efficiency
For questions or more information,
please call the Hopi Tribe; Office of the
The CRF criteria support eligible proj- Treasurer (928) 734-3121, Office of the
ects, costs or expenses directly related Executive Director (928) 734-3202.
to the emergency response and impact
Hopi Tutuveni wants to know how we are
doing.
Call or email us to tell us if we are doing a good job. We need your
feedback
928-734-3283 or rlaban@hopi.nsn.us
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HOPI TRIBAL COUNCIL
Third Quarter Session June 1,
2020 AGENDA
MONTH OF AUGUST 2020
NEW BUSINESS
1. Action Item #063-2020 – To update Transition time frames required
by the Hopi Education Code, establish new process to fill vacancies on
the Transition Team and update Hopi Board of Education election process – Author/Noreen Sakiestewa, Director, Department of Education
and Workforce Development
2. Action Item #064-2020 – To Amend the Procurement Policy to provide flexibility for the CARES Act Committee to utilize the Coronavirus
Relief Fund – Author/Anthony Laban, Jr., Assistant Finance Director,
Office of Financial Management
3. Action Item #065-2020 – To approve Attorney Contract with Travis
Hyer –Author/Fred Lomayesva, General Counsel, Office of the General
Counsel
4. Action Item #066-2020 – To approve Attorney Contract with Amy
Mignella – Author/Fred Lomayesva, General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel
5. Action Item #067-2020 – To approve Attorney Contract with Carlene
Tenakhongva – Author/Fred Lomayesva, General Counsel, Office of the
General Counsel
6. Discussion - Letter dated July 2, 2020 from Stetson Navasie, Emergency Medical Technician re: Concerns of Hopi Emergency Services Program Employees
7. Discussion - Letter dated July 7, 2020 from Keith Torres, Compactor
Operater, Hopi Solid Waste Program, re: Concerns Regarding Compactor Trucks In Need Of Major Repairs
8. Discussion - Email letter dated July 19, 2020 from David Talayumptewa, Kykotsmovi Tribal Council Representative re: Letter from Lorraine
Walker, BIA Hopi Agency Awarding Official regarding BIA CARES Act
Funding
9. Discussion - Letters (2) dated July 24, 2020 from Bertram Tsavadawa
re: Joshua Tsavadawa and Unjust treatment by Federal Agents and Hopi
Law Enforcement Officer
10. Discussion – Letter dated July 27, 2020 from Arlene Honanie, re:
Concerns as a Hotevilla Village member regarding unresponsiveness of
Hotevilla Village CSA and two “board members” on plans for the Coronavirus Funding
Covid-19 signs from around the Hopi
Reservation pictures by Hopi Tutuveni
Hopi Tutuveni August 19, 2020
Covid-19 signs from around the Hopi Reservation, Cont.
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Hopi Tutuveni August 19, 2020
Flagstaff Nonprofit Works to Distribute Sanitary
Washing Stations to Native Communities
Village Board member Alice Joshevama, Chairperson Beatrice Norton, Red Feather volunteer M. Miles, Red Feather Senior Program Coordinator Shannon Maho. Red Feather Senior Program
Coordinator Shannon Maho instructs Oraibi Village Board member Derek Davis on the use of the washing units with support of volunteer M. Miles
Morgan Craft, Red Feather
For Hopi Tutuveni
Flagstaff, Arizona – On August 5, 2020,
the village of Oraibi sits on a dusty mesa
high above the desert floor, two hours
northeast of Flagstaff, the unofficial capital and historic heart of the Hopi nation.
Occupied since 1150 AD, it is believed to
be the oldest continually inhabited community in North America. Today, entry to
the remote village is blocked by a manned
security post and signs admonishing potential visitors not to enter. COVID-19 has
shut down both the Hopi and surrounding
Navajo nations with a rate of infections
higher than any state in the country.
Despite its significance in Hopi culture, Oraibi lacks access to running water
even to this day. Residents must drive five
miles to the nearest regulated source and
haul it themselves or rely on water trucked
in by the tribe. Others acquire water from
the thousands of unregulated wells across
the region tainted by bacteria, the aftereffects of uranium mining and high levels of
arsenic. Adequate sanitation and access to
clean water have proven to be two of the
fundamental factors affecting the spread
of the Coronavirus, access which many
homes on the Hopi and Navajo reservations do not have. One in three lack indoor
plumbing. And with multiple generations
often living under the same roof and sharing water resources, the situation is dire.
Enter the Red Feather Development
Group, a Flagstaff, Arizona nonprofit
created in 1995 to address the quality of
living across Indian country. Red Feather
partners with the Hopi and Navajo nations
to develop sustainable solutions to the
housing needs within their communities,
implementing programs that address home
weatherization and repair, clean heating
solutions, and healthy housing demonstration workshops. With the spread and
impact of COVID-19 on the Hopi and Navajo nations, Red Feather has expanded its
efforts to address and provide sanitary water solutions to families without running
water in their homes.
“The luxury of being able to turn on a
tap and instantly have access to running
water is easily taken for granted,” says
Red Feather’s Director Joe Seidenberg.
“And in our frequent communication with
our friends around the reservations during
lockdown it became apparent that there
was a specific and urgent need for sanitary
washing. So, we went to work to come up
with a solution.”
Red Feather adopted a Do-It-Yourself
handwashing design from LavaMaeˣ, a
nonprofit based out of California. The
design affords up to 500 washes with one
fill and is operated via a foot pump providing hands free operation. To date, the
Red Feather staff and over 70 volunteers
have assembled and distributed nearly
two hundred handwashing stations across
the Hopi and Navajo nations. “Our volunteers are essential to the success of all
our programs,” says Shannon Maho, the
Senior Program Coordinator, who shares
both Hopi and Navajo lineage.
On a hot and windy late-July afternoon,
Maho and a pair of Red Feather volunteers delivered a shipment of two dozen
finished washing units to the Hopi villages of Oraibi, Bacavi and Shungopavi,
and provide instruction on their use. They
were met at the Oraibi by checkpoint by
members of the village council, and the
impact on community elders and residents
was evident.
“Being the only Hopi village without
running water, having to haul it, is a heavy
task for our members,” said Beatrice Norton, the village’s Chairperson. “Many of
them have had to share the same water to
clean. To have something like this device
during this difficult time is really going to
help our community with cleanliness and
sanitation. It’s a great benefit to our people, now and going forward.”
Oraibi Village board member Derek
Davis was present to unload and learn
the operation of the washing systems, instructed by Red Feather’s Maho. “Filling
and reusing water basins isn’t the cleanest way to sanitize, and these units offer a
hands-free solution that will help our people stay healthy,” he said, “Now we hope
to build these ourselves, for our people.
For this we are grateful.”
Each of the units cost Red Feather around $230 in materials alone. And
while to date they have been able to raise
around $50,000 from private donations
and grants the need for continued support
is clear, with over 300 families on their
waitlist. Red Feather has started training
local community groups how to build the
units themselves to help meet demand and
strengthen local capacity. The work is ongoing, and necessary.
More information on Red Feather can
be found by visiting www.redfeather.org
Hopi Tutuveni August 19, 2020
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Moenkopi Day School, Welcome
back to school September 8, 2020 Tala’paamuya
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10-weeks of online instruction.
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piloted the Schoology platform during our 3-week Jump Start program in July.
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new school year with confidence.
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Tutuveni. Name of artist will be
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the right to publish submitted comics.
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FAMILY LIVING
5 Smart Ways to Prep for
Back-to-School Without
the Stress
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(StatePoint) Whether the new school
year means your kids will be heading
back to the classroom, learning remotely,
or a mix of both, back-to-school will most
likely be stressful. Thinking ahead can
help prepare everyone for a new way of
learning, and simplify the transition from
the slow ease of summertime to the bustle of the school year. Follow these tips so
that everyone is ready when the first bell
rings.
1. Resume the Routine. Summertime
schedules are often lax, but a more structured routine is important during the school
year. At least a week before classes start,
reestablish set bedtimes and mealtimes to
ease everyone back into school year habits. Even if children are remote-learning
this fall, keep first day of school traditions
alive with their favorite breakfast, pictures
and a first day of school outfit.
2. Simplify Shopping. Create a checklist
of items you’ll need to buy, as well as plan
out where you’ll make purchases. Check
school dress codes and required supply
lists before you head out, so you don’t
have to make multiple trips. In addition to
the usual supplies, stock up on extra face
masks, personal tissues and hand sanitizer. If your child will be learning virtually,
you may want to consider adding items to
the list like extra USB chargers and ports,
noise-cancelling headphones – to help
older siblings concentrate – and even blue
light filtering glasses for kids that will be
in front of a computer or tablet more than
usual.
3. Set Up a Homework Station. A dedicated space to store supplies and paperwork is key to staying organized. Let kids
take pride in this space so they want to
spend time studying there by having them
create their own accessories and decorating them to their liking. Duck Tape provides an easy, inexpensive way to add
flair to school gear. Cover notebooks and
folders in a favorite Duck Tape design,
customize desk organizers and décor with
cool on-trend colors, or craft one-of-akind creations, like pencil pouches and
tablet covers. Available in more than 250
colors, designs and licenses, there’s a roll
to suit any kid’s style.
4. Stick to the Schedule. Once the hustle and bustle of the school year kicks into
high gear, it’s important that students,
parents and teachers stay on track. Find
a unique way to display activities, homework or personal messages to your kids
like a “quote of the day.” You can use colored tape and chalkboard tape to outline a
fun activity chart on a dry erase board or
chalkboard easel. In addition to to-do lists
and homework assignments, make sure to
include outdoor time for recess and opportunities for arts and crafts. At the end of
each day, sit together to check off everything that’s been completed and help your
kids update the schedule for the next day
– this way they stay engaged and excited
for what’s to come.
5. Label Supplies. Kids are forgetful
and it’s easy for supplies to become misplaced or swapped with other children.
To ease your mind about your child sharing pencils or accidentally grabbing the
wrong backpack, have a night where you
sit down and label supplies with colorful
Duck Tape. Your child can select favorite colors and customize folders for each
subject. If learning from home, this is also
great way to prevent “he stole my pencil”
arguments amongst siblings.
For more back-to-school craft projects
and DIY inspiration, visit duckbrand.com.
Simple preparations can help your
family adjust to a new schedule and new
school year.
Hopi Tutuveni August 19, 2020
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EDUCATION
Prepping for a Successful School Year
Statepoint all rights reserved
(StatePoint) Whether heading back to the classroom or back to a digital device this fall, it is important to be prepared. Get your children set up for academic success with the following resources and gear:
• Comfortable workstation: A few considerations
will improve ergonomics and comfort, for better focus when working at home. Consider a height-adjustable table or desk as well as an adjustable chair in
order to accommodate your growing child’s needs.
If possible, select an area for your child to work that
gets plenty of natural light. A good desk lamp is also
essential.
• Math tools: Did you know that there are free math
resources available online that can help to alleviate
the challenges posed by remote-learning? Check out
Casio’s learning site, available at CasioEducation.
com/remote-learning, which provides math activities, YouTube videos, an online calculator and downloadable resources. The brand also offers a variety
of models of scientific and graphing calculators, providing students of all levels with the features they’ll
need to make the grade.
• Headphones: With so many distractions that can
derail a student’s attention, a good set of noise-canceling headphones can make all the difference.
• Music instruction: Give kids the tools they need
to play music wherever and whenever they’d like.
With the ultra-compact LK-S250 keyboard, novices can easily learn to play favorite songs using the
instrument’s Key Lighting system and library of
built-in songs. By connecting to the free Chordana
Play app, they can take lessons further by mastering favorite tunes from downloaded MIDI files. The
class-compliant USB port connects to any Mac, PC,
iOS or Android device with no drivers needed.
• Functional fashion: The best accessories also
serve a purpose. Look for a watch that has a range of
features that help students stay on task. Check out the
Pro Trek line of watches. Its different alarm settings
can be used to keep a schedule.
Be sure kids are equipped for a successful school
year, no matter where or how their learning takes
place.
Hopi Tutuveni August 19, 2020
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OPINION
Pastor Andy - Discussing Fear
Hi, this is Pastor Andy from Bethel Baptist Church in Bacavi. I hope this article is
an encouragement to you. We are living in
strange times. After four months, villages
are locking down more, school looks like
it will go online, and many people are trying to stay inside. In this article I would
like to address some things the Bible has
to say about fear to the end that it might
bring some comfort and direction in these
times.
The first thing I would like to address
is eternity. Most people today say they do
not consider what will happen we when
we pass away. We may ignore the question, but it is a nagging question of our
being. During this time, I have talked to
many people, young and old, who say they
are actually taking time to contemplate
this very thing. Who do you believe God
is? Where do you believe eternity is located? How do you believe one arrives at the
desired location?
I believe the Bible, that every word in
it is true, and that God gave that single
book to us; that we may know who He is,
how to please Him, how to reach Him,
and how we should live our lives on this
earth. According to the Bible, eternity can
start in a place called Heaven – Heaven is
where Jesus (God) resides – or it can be
in Hell for eternity. The Bible says Jesus is
God and there is no other. Lastly how does
arrive in the good eternity (Heaven)? The
Bible says in Hebrews 9:27, “And as it is
appointed unto men once to die, but after
this the judgment:” When we die, things
do not just start over again. We will stand
before our Creator (Jesus) and answer for
our life.
Some people believe you should have
some sort of gift for the Creator when you
pass on. Let me ask you: what gift will
you give the Creator as payment for the
sins of your soul? If He created all things,
and you take nothing with you when you
pass, what could you possibly offer Him?
Psalms 49:7-8 says, “None of them can
by any means redeem his brother, nor
give to God a ransom for him: (For the
redemption of their soul is precious, and it
ceaseth for ever:)” Nothing that you can
earn is worth the price of a man’s soul.
Other people believe that as long as
they are good enough, they can make it
to the good after life. How good is good?
Who determines how good you have to
be? To most people, the determining factor is themselves. This makes them their
own god. They will be very disappointed…
Lastly, some people believe that someone has to be good to pay for the sins of
the people. How good is good? The reality
is that someone would have to be perfect.
Do you know anyone who is ceremonially perfect (religiously), physically perfect
(never sinned, never swore, never stolen, etc.), and perfect in all relationships
(actions towards family, friends, and
co-workers)? This has only ever been accomplished by Jesus Christ because He is
God. No human being can be this perfect!
Sin brings death. The reason Jesus was
able to rise from the dead after taking all
of humanity’s sins on Him and paying for
them was because He is God and He was
sinless. Romans 1:4 says of Jesus, “And
declared to be the Son of God with power,
according to the spirit of holiness, by the
resurrection from the dead:”
In conclusion to this first set of questions… We as humans have no gift we can
give, nor can we be good enough to pay
for our sins. God loved us so much that
He gave Himself as a gift for us. He became human so that He could live sinless
and pay for our sins for us. In living sinless, He fulfilled every law: the religious
law, physical law, and the relational law!
Because God did this for us, if we accept
His payment, we do not have worry about
eternity. We do not have to fret about our
actions because everything has been paid
for and fulfilled. Ephesians 2:8-9 says,
“For by grace are ye saved through faith;
and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of
God: Not of works, lest any man should
boast.”
If you believe in Jesus by faith and ask
Him to pay your sin debt for you, He does
it freely and willingly. When this event
takes place in your life and you rest in
these truths, it removes fear. 1John 4:18
says, “There is no fear in love; but perfect
love casteth out fear: because fear hath
torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.” You no longer have to fear
what happens when you pass, or what
eternity will be like because you have the
promise of God that you will be with Him!
If part of the reason you are fearful during
this time is because you fear eternity, then
I urge you to choose Jesus and rest in His
promises!
In the next part of this article, I will
deal with daily fear now that eternal fear
is settled. I have a Facebook page where I
post a Bible verse almost every day during
this time. If you wish to be encouraged in
this way, feel free to friend me (Andrew
Magnarella). If you do not have internet
or Facebook, you are welcome to text me.
I will save your number and text you the
verses every day if you request it (928206-7811). I live in Bacavi. If anyone
would like to do a phone counseling session, or short Bible studies for encouragement, feel free to contact me in any way
and we will set a time. www.bbctkd.com
is my website.
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Seeking
Artists!
Looking for artists to help develop COVID-19 related
health education/messaging information/materials.
Seeking to develop the following:
-Coloring book/graphics
-Songs/jingles on COVID-19 prevention
-Murals
IF interested, please contact:
Gary Leslie, Hopi Health Care Center (HHCC) at:
(928) 737-6037, Gary.Leslie@IHS.GOV or
Royce Jenkins, Hopi Tribe, Department of Health &
Human Services at: (928) 734-3401 or rjenkins@hopi.
nsn.us
Coloring Book ideas.
1.Wear a face covering
2.Social distance- emphasize 6 feet
3.Stay home – best way not to spread COVID-19
4.Wash your hand at least 20 seconds with soap and
water
5.If no soap and water us hand sanitizer with at least
60% alcohol
6.Don’t go to social gathering or host one
7.Cover your cough and sneeze with a tissue and throw
it away
8.If no tissue cough or sneeze into your sleeve/elbow
9.Help one another – like getting groceries/medicines
and leave them at the door
10.Give support via phone or text NOT in person
11.Clean and disinfect surfaces
12.Track your health if you feel sick
13.If you get worse call your doctor or the HHCC
14.Other messages: It’s everyone responsibility to help
prevent the spread of COVID-19 Pandemic!
15.LAST PAGE: “We are Hopi We are Strong” + logo
and various phone numbers (HERT: 928-734-3661 and
after hours and weekends 928-734-3663), HHCC hotline:
928-737-6188, Hopi Police: 928-734-7340 or 911
Hopi H.E.O.C Updates
“I AM JUST…” - A
phrase that spreads
the virus and puts
you, your family and
the entire
community
at risk.
“I AM JUST going to the
baby naming ceremony
for only one hour.”
Remember gathering of
multiple people from
different households is
very risky and can
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“I AM JUST going to the
birthday dinner to eat then
leave.”
“I AM JUST going to visit for a few minutes at a
neighbor’s house!”
Visiting for any length of time can put you and your
family at risk for COVID-19
Gatherings of any size rapidly
spread the virus. Remember,
some people who have
the virus can show no
symptoms & look well but
may still carry the virus
and be contagious.
“I AM JUST going to invite one person over for dinner
because I cooked too much and they told me they don’t
visit anyone and they tested negative for COVID-19 last
week.”
Even if someone tests negative, they could be
exposed since and could be contagious. You can
share your food by leaving a plate on their
doorstep. DON’T GO INSIDE!
“I AM JUST going into the
store for a minute, I don’t need
a mask.”
Your mask protects others
and other’s masks protect
you. Always wear your
mask when out in public.
KEEP HOPI SAFE AND STOP THE SPREAD OF COVID-19: Avoid gatherings of any size, wear a mask when in public, wash your hands for at
least 20 seconds or use hand sanitizer, and always over your sneeze/cough. Remember to stay home and don’t have any visitors.
Simple Reminders from the CDC to Keep
Safe
Please if you are sick, stay home, except to get medical care.
Even if you are not sick please remember to:
•Keep at least six feet between you and other people and
don’t go to--or host--parties or other group events.
•Cover your mouth and nose with a cloth face cover when
you are around others or when you go out in public.
•Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20
seconds, or hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol if you
can’t use soap and water.
•Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the
tissue in the trash and wash your hands.
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Hopi Tutuveni August 19, 2020
COVID-19 Emergency Response – August 17, 2020 Report
Hopi Tribe – Department of Health and Human Services
Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – August 17, 2020 — Anytime someone tests positive for COVID-19, the
local healthcare facility or the local health department provides guidance and next steps, including
asking positive patients and their close contacts to
stay home from work to recover and to protect others from getting sick. This situation can be stressful and overwhelming, and for most employers and
job providers, it is important that you support your
employees as they take necessary steps to keep the
workplace safe and healthy.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) offers some guidelines on how to best support people returning back to work. All employers
need to consider how best to decrease the spread of
COVID-19 and lower the impact in your workplace.
This should include activities to: 1.) prevent and
reduce transmission among employees 2.) maintain healthy business operations and 3.) maintain a
healthy work environment. Businesses and employers are encouraged to coordinate with health officials to obtain timely and accurate information to
inform appropriate responses. Local conditions will
influence the decisions that public health officials
make regarding community-level strategies.
Here is a quick overview of the COVID-19 statistics on a national, state, and local level:
As of this date – August 17, 2020
The United Sates now has over 5.3 million confirmed positive cases with 41,893 new cases and
over 160,350 deaths reported.
Over 194,005 confirmed positive cases now exist
in Arizona. Of those, close to 5,463 are in Navajo
County alone.
The Hopi Health Care Center has tested over
3,553 patients to this date. Over 426 of those tests
at Hopi Health Care Center came back positive with
310 from Hopi Tribal members. Tuba City Regional
Health Care Corporation reported 48 positives for
Hopi Villages with a combined number of 358 positive Hopi Tribal members.
The information below provides a glimpse of the
current numbers in those respective villages.
Note: These data include newly added testing results from the Abbott ID NOW machine since April
20, 2020.
* The information by villages presented above is
released by the Hopi Department of Health & Human Services, and the data shown reflects patients
tested at the Hopi Health Care Center and at the Tuba
City Regional Health Care Corporation specifically
on Hopi tribal members. The data from Lower and
Upper Munqapi is consolidated until specific data
can be re-verified. (+) number decreased due to individual being identified from another village. The
community of residence for one Hopi Tribal member who tested positive at HHCC is in the Phoenix
metropolitan area. The community of residence for
four Hopi Tribal members who tested positive at
HHCC is in Winslow. The data here does not include all state-wide data from other facilities such
as Flagstaff, Winslow, Phoenix or other hospitals.
** A total of 358 individuals who tested positive
are members of the Hopi Tribe.
+ Includes Village member(s) retested positive
Prevention:
Watch for symptoms. People with COVID-19
have had a wide range of symptoms reported – ranging from mild symptoms to severe illness.
Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure
to the virus. People with these symptoms or combinations of symptoms may have COVID-19:
•Cough
•Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
•Or at least two of these symptoms:
•Fever
•Chills
•Repeated shaking with chills
•Muscle pain
•Headache
•Sore throat
•Congestion or runny nose
•Nausea or vomiting
•Diarrhea
•New loss of taste or smell
Children have similar symptoms to adults and
generally have mild illness.
This list is not all inclusive. Please consult your
medical provider for any other symptoms that are
severe or concerning to you.
Education:
For questions of more information, please call the
Hopi Tribe, Office of the Chairman at (928) 7343102 or Office of the Vice Chairman (928) 7343113.
To prevent infection and to slow transmission
of COVID-19, continue to do the following:
Wash your hands regularly with soap and water, or clean them with alcohol-based hand rub.
·Maintain at least six feet distance between you
and people coughing or sneezing.
· Avoid touching your face.
· Cover your mouth and nose when coughing
or sneezing.
· Stay home if you feel unwell.
· Refrain from smoking and other activities
that weaken the lungs.
·Practice physical distancing by avoiding unnecessary travel and staying away from large
groups of people.
· Stay healthy. Eat well. Continue simple daily
30 minute physical exercise routines. Don’t compromise your immune system.
community-level strategies.
Here is a quick overview of the COVID-19 statistics on a national, state, and local level:
As of this date – August 17, 2020
Hopi H.E.O.C Updates
The United
Sates
now has over
5.3 million
Hopi
Tutuveni
August
19,confirmed
2020 positive cases with 41,893 new cases and over 160,350
deaths reported.
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Over 194,005 confirmed positive cases now exist in Arizona. Of those, close to 5,463 are in Navajo County alone.
The Hopi Health Care Center has tested over 3,553 patients to this date. Over 426 of those tests at Hopi Health
Care Center came back positive with 310 from Hopi Tribal members. Tuba City Regional Health Care
Corporation reported 48 positives for Hopi Villages with a combined number of 358 positive Hopi Tribal
members.
COVID-19 Emergency Response – August 17, 2020
Report Hopi Tribe – Department of Health and Human Services, Cont.
The information below provides a glimpse of the current numbers in those respective villages.
Hopi COVID-19 Reported Cases by Hopi Health Care Center Cases*
August 17, 2020
Number
Tested
Today
Cumulative
Number Positive
Cumulative
Number
Negative
Total
Number in
Process
Total Tested
4
426
3,091
16
3,553
Note: These data include newly added testing results from the Abbott ID NOW machine since April 20, 2020.
If you have a story to submit or want a story to be
featured in the Hopi Tutuveni
Call or email us and tell us your story.
If you have a question on submitting content or pictures
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TECHNOLOGY
Combatting Cybersecurity Threats of
the COVID-19 Era
Artwork by: Nevaeh Lomavaya, Tewa Village
(StatePoint) New data reveals that in
uncertain times, consumers and businesses need even greater vigilance when it
comes to their cybersecurity.
The mid-year update to the 2020 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report highlights an
opportunistic use of the COVID-19 pandemic by cybercriminals.
“Cybercriminals can be resourceful,
often setting traps to take advantage of
people’s kindness and panic in uncertain
times, as well as their trust in everyday
systems,” says Bill Conner, SonicWall
president and CEO. “With everyone more
remote and mobile than ever before, the
cybercriminal industry is very aware that
businesses are highly exposed.”
Shifting Threats
During the first half of 2020, global
malware attacks fell from 4.8 billion to
3.2 billion over 2019’s mid-year total, a
continuation of a downward trend. However, less malware doesn’t necessarily
mean a safer world; ransomware has seen
a corresponding jump over the same time
period and continues to be the preferred
tool for cybercriminals. Increasing a staggering 20% globally in the first half of
2020, SonicWall logged 79.9 million ransomware attacks (+109%) in the U.S., a
trend that continues to ebb and flow based
on the behaviors of agile cybercriminal
networks.
COVID-19 Email Scams
The global pandemic plus social-engineered cyberattacks has proven to be an
effective mix for cybercriminals utilizing
phishing and other email scams. Dating
as far back as Feb. 4, SonicWall researchers detected a flurry of increased attacks,
scams and exploits specifically based
around COVID-19. This contrasts with
phishing as a whole, which was down
slightly by the time pandemic phishing attempts began picking up steam.
Office Lures a Staple
Microsoft Office is a necessity for millions working remotely. Cybercriminals
were quick to leverage this shift. Leverag-
ing SonicWall Capture Advanced Threat
Protection with patent-pending Real-Time
Deep Memory Inspection technology,
SonicWall discovered that 22% of Microsoft Office files and 11% of PDF files
made up about one-third of all newly
identified malware in 2020. The technology identified a record 120,910 ‘never-before-seen’ malware variants during that
time -- a 63% increase over the first six
months of 2019.
“Cybercriminals are too sophisticated
to use known malware variants, so they’re
re-imagining malware to defeat security
controls, and it’s working,” said Conner.
Non-Standard Ports
By sending malware across non-standard ports, assailants can bypass traditional
firewall technologies, ensuring increased
success for payloads. A ‘non-standard’
port is leveraged by services running on a
port other than its default assignment. An
average of 23% of attacks took place over
non-standard ports -- the highest mark
since SonicWall began tracking the vector
in 2018.
IoT Serves Threats
Remote workforces can introduce many
new risks, including Internet of Things
(IoT) devices like refrigerators, baby
cameras and doorbells. A 50% increase in
IoT malware attacks mirrors the number
of additional devices connected online, as
individuals and enterprise alike function
from home. Unchecked IoT devices can
provide cybercriminals an open door into
what may otherwise be a well-secured organization.
As organizations mobilize for their
new business normal, they can adapt to
new threats in real-time by leveraging the
services of security experts such as SonicWall. For more information, visit sonicwall.com.
“This new business normal is no longer
new,” says Conner. “As everything goes
more remote, mobile and unsecure, organizations must move away from makeshift
or traditional security strategies.”
Hopi Tutuveni June 3, 2020
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Larry’s Corner
Roller coaster Riding through Life
We made it people! We made it
level 8 (level 5 if on Hopi) on this
wild ride that I like to call “But
Wait, there’s More…” At first, I
didn’t believe that there was even a
pandemic, and most people didn’t
notice either. We didn’t riot, we
didn’t loot, we didn’t kill anyone
for food like in the movies. Most
people just sat back in their expensive office chairs and stuck their
noses in the air and said, “This is
Hokey Pokey, this will never happen in the USA”.
So, most of us went about our
business, doing things as normal as
we would. But then, people started
to get sick, and started to die, we
needed to protect ourselves from
the sickness. People were angry
that the government did nothing to
tell us that this is a “PANDEMIC”.
Mass hysteria stated to set in, then
all of sudden, riots and looting happened, it was the end of days for
most people. But for others, some
had already been preparing for this
type of event.
In the Hopi legend it was said that
around 200 years or so, a sickness
was brought to the Hopi mesas and
killed more than half the popula-
tion of the Hopi people. No one at
the time knew what this sickness
was, all they knew that it went on
for years. People started to get sick
with red dots and started to hallucinate, then followed by death. So,
the healthy Hopis started to protect
themselves by locking away mongwiis (chiefs of the villages and
chiefs of the different societies), in
their homes so they won’t get sick.
The healthy Hopis started to wear
cloths over their faces to protect
themselves from this new sickness.
Some villages around the Hopi
mesas, knew that sickness is nothing to deal with, so some villages
built special houses for their sick.
They placed the sick people in this
special house and locked them in
there to die. One village could not
keep up with burying their dead so
they found a cave on the side of
their village and started to throw
their dead in the cave, they soon
buried the cave with large rocks
sealing off the cave to anyone and
so no one will open it revealing the
sickness.
Years later when almost half of
the population of Hopis perished
with this sickness, they learned that
a plague or pandemic is very real
and should not be taken lightly.
Yes, I know that we have modern vaccines for the different types
of sickness but this a new type of
sickness and is totally different, so
what we learned from the past and
the stories that were told to us, we
are struggling to survive because
we forgot that we are still vulnerable like we were in the past.
This year, joy and happiness
would have come to the Hop mesas in form of spirits, but this year,
no spirits came to the Hopi mesas.
Although, they did not forget about
us, Hopis started to forget about
them.
Now some of you out there reading this will say, “I haven’t forgotten about the spirits that help and
protect us.” And you are right, the
spirits are there to protect us even
if we don’t see them. But for most
young Hopis, all they see is what’s
in front of them and not what’s inside of them.
This sickness has become our
normal now, the road blocks, the
weird curfews, the cloths over our
faces, we are now becoming used
to the idea that this might be the
new normal for years to come.
Even though, there might be a vaccine for this new sickness, the Hopi
people will have to change how
they conduct ceremonies, gatherings, and of course BINGOS.
So, my question to you is that,
have we forgotten our Hopi way?
Or have we just simply put our
Hopi way aside to deal with this
white man disease.
Now, don’t get me wrong, I cannot speak for all of the Hopi reservation, when I say “That this
disease is mocking our Hopi religion and is trying to stop our Hopi
ways.” But I can say that Hopi
religion has gone through many
changes throughout the decades
and even through the centuries, but
we still practice our Hopi religion
every month and every year.
So, my advice to you is that, even
if this whole entire “thing” is becoming our new normal, don’t be
afraid to keep practicing our Hopi
culture, because that is what separates us from everyone else. But if
you want to go fishing like a white
man, that’s ok too.
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Calls rise for more telehealth resources in Indian Country during
COVID-19
Erica Taylor, nurse director for the telehealth program at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center
in Germany, demonstrates using the telehealth cart otoscope to conduct an exam. As COVID-19
persists, medical providers are moving to telehealth – prompting calls for more resources in
Indian Country to make this care possible. (Photo by Phil Jones and Army Medicine/Creative
Commons)
Allie Barton
Cronkite News
PHOENIX – Before COVID-19, Joshuaa Allison-Burbank spent his days traversing the Navajo Nation, stopping at
homes, libraries and schools to provide
speech therapy and reading support for
children with developmental disabilities.
Now he sits at a computer in Waterflow,
New Mexico, grappling with how to keep
helping kids whose families may have no
internet or laptops or iPhones – or, if they
do, are coping with far more than a telehealth appointment that may or may not
go off as planned.
“Back when we were seeing people face
to face, it was a matter of, ‘I’ll be at your
house or you’ll be at this place at a certain
time.’ Now it’s: ‘We need to set up this
meeting between everything else that’s
happening in your life … and how are we
going to do this?’” said Allison-Burbank,
who is Navajo and Acoma and runs his
own private therapy group, Little Moccasins Education Services.
“So it’s a whole new normal when it
comes to delivery of clinical therapy services,” he said. “And it’s tough.”
This new normal has also become a lifeline.
As the coronavirus pandemic wears
on, medical providers across the U.S. are
moving to telehealth – prompting calls for
more funding for infrastructure and technology in Indian Country to remedy disparities that can make long-distance care
impossible.
Stacy Bohlen, CEO of the National Indian Health Board, said COVID-19 has
accelerated the expansion of telehealth in
American Indian and Alaska Native communities, allowing those in more remote
areas to receive much-needed medical and
behavioral health care.
Since the Indian Health Service expanded its telehealth system in April, the agency has averaged over 750 videoconference
visits per week, which is 10 times more
visits than before the rollout.
Bohlen notes, however, that Native
American communities have not “had the
luxury of the years of evolving” into a
highly functional system with the capability of providing such services on a widespread scale.
“We have many, many households in
many communities that are not wired.
They don’t have fiber optics. They don’t
have broadband. Some don’t have the internet at all, and those that do, especially
in the more remote areas, it is often very
unreliable,” she said.
“This is part of another, I would say,
pandemic as far as Indian Country is concerned – which is the chronic underfunding of our infrastructures.”
A vast digital divide
Tribal lands remain some of the
least-connected areas in the U.S. to internet service.
A 2019 assessment conducted by Arizona State University’s American Indian
Policy Institute found that 18 percent of
tribal reservation residents had no internet
access at home, while 31 percent said their
connection was spotty or nonexistent.
That research echoes other studies that
for years have pointed to a digital divide
between Indian Country and the rest of the
U.S.
A 2019 Federal Communications Commission report found that while just 6
percent of the overall population lacked
high-speed internet, 26 percent of those in
rural areas and 32 percent of those living
on tribal lands lacked such connectivity.
In Arizona, more than 160,000 people
living on tribal lands have either “unserved or underserved” telecommunication infrastructure needs and often must
use schools, libraries or other community
entities to access the internet, according to
a 2018 state report on broadband.
In Alaska, home to 229 of the nation’s
574 federally recognized tribes, there are
regions in the state that still have no broadband service or are serviced by only one
provider, and sometimes even that isn’t
good enough. The village of Stebbins, in
western Alaska, recently experienced a
weeklong internet outage, according to
the Alaska Native Health Board.
The board said that in many ways “Alaska has paved the way in telehealth” out of
sheer necessity, but a lack of providers
and technology in some areas is stunting
that progress.
With over 80 percent of Alaska’s communities accessible only by plane or boat,
the ability to meet with a medical provider
through telehealth could greatly improve
early detection of medical conditions and
help eliminate long-standing health disparities.
William Smith is the acting chairperson
of the National Indian Health Board and a
board member of the Valdez Native Tribe
in Valdez, Alaska, a fishing village of
about 4,000 people, including about 750
tribal members.
Although the town is accessible by road
and has reliable electricity, the Valdez
Tribe still does not have the capability to
offer telehealth services to members at its
tribal building because it lacks the necessary equipment and personnel, Smith said.
Smith himself had to travel over 300
miles to Anchorage to a Veterans Affairs
hospital just to be seen by his doctor in
Idaho through telehealth. The physical
exam was administered by a nurse practitioner on-site, and Smith said, “I was able
to see more parts of my body than I’ve
ever seen before” through scans his doctor
analyzed from afar.
“Telehealth for behavioral health and
mental health, and a secured system for
telehealth, would really enhance and help
what’s going on – especially with COVID,
because not everybody can make the trip
up to Anchorage,” Smith said.
In an attempt to remedy gaps in coverage during COVID, the FCC is dispersing
$200 million to health care providers to
buy technology needed for telehealth visits and improve broadband connectivity.
In May, the Navajo Nation received nearly
$1 million to fund home care and remote
monitoring services for low-income, elderly and high-risk patients.
No providers in Alaska received
funds from that program, but more than
$800,000 went to the Alaska Native Tribal
Health Consortium under a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services effort
to
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WORLD INDIAN NEWS
Calls rise for more telehealth resources in Indian Country during
COVID-19, Cont.
increase funding to telehealth resource
centers during COVID. The consortium
provides care for some 180,000 Alaska
Natives and American Indians in the state.
Smith has been testifying on these issues in hopes of drawing attention to the
needs of his people and those across Indian Country.
On July 17, he addressed the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, urging the federal
government to provide at least $1 billion
in emergency funding to the Indian Health
Service to fund infrastructure and health
advancements.
“The U.S. must recast the approach to
tribal nations and break new ground to truly honor the trust and treaty obligations,”
Smith testified. “We can do better. We
must. This pandemic is far from over, and
the opportunities to find new ways forward are greeting us.”
Connecting through care and culture
Colby Hagen is Oglala Lakota and
Crow Creek Sioux and grew up on South
Dakota’s Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
Living now in Lawrence, Kansas, she’s
a speech pathologist who serves Native
children in communities across the country.
Even before the pandemic, she saw
some of her 65 young patients via telehealth. Her overall caseload has dwindled
to about 20 children since COVID-19
struck.
“It’s been very hard to reach students
and families,” she said. “A lot of them are
already in survival mode, and this pandemic has really just put a lot of stress and
a lot of burden on families.”
Because so many of the families she
works with don’t have access to a computer or reliable Wi-Fi at home, she’s sent
home learning packets so that parents can
work on skills with their children before
her check-in calls.
For those she does see via telehealth,
one bonus is more direct communication
with caregivers, be they parents, grandparents or siblings.
“It’s really helped to build a connection
in general,” she said. “I’m Lakota, and
that’s not the community I serve. I serve
other tribal communities, so being able to
listen to what’s important to them or their
tribal stories is helpful for me in my practice.”
Hagen and Allison-Burbank said speech
pathology is an especially challenging
specialty to translate over to telehealth,
given that therapeutic exercises require
tactile modeling and demonstrations.
Allison-Burbank has sought to work
around that by sending books to his patients ahead of time so they can read together virtually, by using electronic books
to help with interaction, or by sharing documents so he and his patients can follow
along at the same time.
“It requires a lot more work and a lot
more creativity, but there’s ways to get
around that,” he said. “You do what you
can with what you have.”
Allison-Burbank has been raising funds
to send books that focus on Diné concepts
to families across the Navajo reservation.
He said helping his kids read and comprehend these culturally relevant materials
while at home provides a “language rich
environment.”
“By being at home and remembering
that home is a safe place, is a place of
learning, we as educators and health care
professionals can build on some of those
things now, and even maybe this shifts
how we teach Native children in the future,” he said.
For now, Hagen plans on continuing
telepractice into the fall to respect tribes
that have asked to limit travel on and off
reservations. When she eventually returns
to in-person appointments, she said she
would consider wearing a clear mask so
the children can see her mouth, although
it’s hardly a perfect solution.
Allison-Burbank is still working with
his families remotely, too, but is considering what sort of protective equipment
would be required for home visits or
whether meeting patients in a place where
social distancing is possible, like a parking lot, would be better.
Despite the many challenges and strides
that still need to be made, telehealth, he
said, has provided an important bridge to
those who would otherwise be even more
isolated and without help.
“There have been many cases where
being able to see someone familiar, face
to face, is just good,” he said. “It’s good
medicine to be able to connect with someone, even if it is remotely and through a
video screen.”
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BIE Schools Set to Reopen in
September Despite Concerns
From Native Educators
Picture by original poster (credit reserved)
By Monica Whitepigeon
NativeNewsonline.net
After nearly five months of remote
learning and summer program cancelations, school districts across the country
are developing plans to reopen schools
by working with state governments. But
unlike most public learning institutions,
schools operated by tribes and the Bureau
of Indian Education (BIE), which is overseen by the U.S Department of the Interior
– Indian Affairs, fall under other jurisdictions.
On Aug. 6, the Interior Department sent
an internal memo to all BIE employees
detailing its plan to return to in-person
learning. The memo, shared with Native
News Online and signed by Tara Sweeney, the assistant secretary of the Interior
for Indian Affairs, states that “BIE-operated K-12 schools will use a uniform start
day of September 16, 2020, for the 20202021 school year. This will allow schools
to prepare for the safe return of students
and staff while following the CDC Guidelines for opening schools. Students more
effectively learn and grow while attending
school during in-person academic instruction.”
The memo specifically pertains to BIE
schools, but the bureau recommends that
tribally-operated schools adhere to similar
protocols.
In Hayward, Wis., Lac Courte Oreilles
Ojibwe School Superintendent Jessica
Hutchison understands the complexity of
schools needing to reopen. Parents have
voiced concerns for their children’s safety
as well as their need for them to return to
work. As well, Hutchison recognizes the
challenges the reservation has had with
the opioid epidemic, which has left some
students in more vulnerable situations.
“None of the trauma and turmoil that
Native students face on a daily basis has
gone away,” Hutchison said
The memo outlines reopening action
plans for staff, day-school instruction for
off-reservation boarding schools and providing Wi-Fi access to schools and families through mobile hotspots and internet
devices like Jetpack.
“Decisions are made without reaching
out to the people it primarily affects,” said
Sue Parton (Kiowa),
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BIE Schools Set to Reopen in September Despite
Concerns From Native Educators , Cont.
who has served 10 years as union president of the Federation of Indian Service
Employees (FISE).
Headquartered in Albuquerque, N.M.,
FISE represents approximately 5,800
employees that work within four federal
departments and BIE-operated schools
across 22 states. The union advocates for
the fair treatment of employees and wants
to ensure the best working environment to
provide their services.
Parton said there had been communication problems with the Interior Department since March, around the time th
COVID-19 pandemic picked up steam
in the United States. BIE schools were
four to six days behind public school shutdowns, and contract educators have seen
significant delays in getting paid.
“We do what we can to protect our
employees and keep people safe,” Parton said. “If [the bureau] had notified the
union before, we could have avoided a lot
of the issues going on now.”
A lack of federal leadership during this
crisis has led to many states and agencies
to fend for themselves and make their own
decisions when moving forward with the
new academic year.
“We’ve had so many employees call in
and ask do we listen to the governors, tribal leaders, school boards? We just don’t
have all the answers,” Parton explained.
The Office of Public Affairs – Indian Affairs did not respond to requests for comment.
According to Wisconsin-based nonprofit Ballotpedia, officials in 48 states
“closed schools to in-person instruction
for the remainder of the academic year
after the coronavirus outbreak… [But]
schools across the country are expected
to reopen to in-person instruction for the
2020-2021 academic year.”
Some governors have requested delayed
start dates for the fall semester while others will implement hybrid and in-person
learning, the latter will require wearing
masks and practicing social distancing
measures.
Public schools in states with large Native populations also have varying plans
for reopening schools.
In Arizona, Gov. Doug Ducey ordered
public schools to reopen for on-site learning on Aug. 17 for students who have
nowhere else to go. Clarifying the governor’s order, Superintendent of Public
Instruction Kathy Hoffman said it meant
each school district must open at least one
site for students to attend, meaning that
it doesn’t require every school to open.
Schools in New Mexico will not be able
to open for in-person instruction until after Sept. 7, and individual school districts
will ultimately decide when classes begin.
According to a USA Today report detailing state protocols for school reopenings this fall, “local school districts have
the authority and flexibility to make decisions that best accommodate their communities… Many of the requirements and
suggestions are dependent on whether
states have been able to contain the spread
of the coronavirus. Most states’ guidelines were released at the beginning or in
the middle of June, before a resurgence
of COVID-19 infections was reported in
many states across the country.”
The Washington Post reported that more
than 97,000 students tested positive for
COVID-19 in the last two weeks of July,
with Arizona reporting the most cases per
100,000 children. According to the article,
the steep rise in cases could be the result
of more comprehensive testing occurring
throughout the country. Overall, black and
brown communities have been disproportionately affected by the virus.
There are 55 BIE-operated schools
across the country, with the majority in
Arizona (19) and New Mexico (23). Parton worries about the consequences of
returning to in-person learning, including
the safety of families and staff members
who live in multi-generational households.
Parton would like to see more federal
resources distributed in order to make distance learning feasible, or the implementation of a “catch-up” plan after the pandemic is over, such as year-round learning
or summer intensives.
“I believe in the value of educating our
people,” she said. “But it needs to be done
safely and to keep [the virus] from spreading.”
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NCAI and NIEA
Statement on BIE
School Reopenings
Chemawa Indian School is due to reopen for in-person learning on Sept. 16, 2020
Native Online Staff
WASHINGTON — With the announcement by the Bureau of Indian Education
(BIE) that schools will reopen on September 16 in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Congress of American
Indians (NCAI) and the National Indian
Education Association (NIEA) released a
joint statement on Friday expressing deep
concern regarding the BIE’s reopening
plans its schools and the safety and health
of all students, teachers, administrators,
and community members.
Here is the statement:
On August 6, 2020, the Department of
the Interior (DOI) released a ‘Dear Tribal
Leader Letter’ expressing its intent to reopen BIE schools “to the maximum extent
possible.” NCAI and NIEA strongly urge
DOI to consult meaningfully with tribal nations before reopening BIE schools.
DOI must ensure it addresses tribal needs
and concerns, such as guaranteeing remote education options, securing reliable
personal protective equipment vendors,
considering teacher willingness to return
to in-person instruction, student transportation needs, and other critical issues.
NCAI and NIEA firmly believe that
schools should only reopen for in-classroom instruction if it can be done safely.
Moreover, such decisions should only be
made after meaningful consultation with,
and input from, the local tribal community and its tribal administration. Given the
risks to the safety and welfare of Native
students and their families, great deference
should be given to the local tribal communities’ opinions concerning reopening
classrooms. We also believe that BIE must
be transparent with its reopening plan and
give specific examples of measures it will
take to ensure the safety and well-being of
Native students and their families. In addition to in-person instruction, there must
be an online instruction option, such that
education continues seamlessly, especially for students receiving special education
services.
NCAI and NIEA are eager to see plans
in the form of the BIE “Toolkit” outlined
in the August 6 letter. The swift dissemination of this information will demonstrate transparency and aid Indian Country
and our Native families to understand the
protocols and precautions BIE is taking to
ensure a safe educational environment for
our most sacred beings – our children.
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Leelèwta - Erase
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Enang - Additionally
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Tatatsiw - Basketball
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Kuuna - Humorous
Hamana - Bashful
Yuki - Decision
Pìiyì - I don’t know
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Sivintoyna - Discipline
Pàvanti - Improve
Qahop’iwta - Behave
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Tuu’awi - Information
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Hìnti - Do
Wuwni’yta - Intelligent
Tukopna - Blame
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Ak-Chin: 'We're doing fine'
Chairman Robert Miguel (Courtesy photo)
Patty Talahongva
Indian Country Today
The Ak-Chin Indian Community is located 35 miles south of Phoenix, Arizona.
It has a population of 1,100 tribal citizens
and a land base of 22,000 acres.
In March as the coronavirus spread
across the country, tribal leadership strte
shutting down enterprises and telling its
people to stay home. Now, they are slowly
reopening. How are things going for this
tribe? Our guest is Robert Miguel, chairman of the Ak-Chin Indian Community.
Here are some of Chairman Miguel’s
comments:
“We had to make an adjustment that we
weren’t accustomed to, a new way of life
in a sense. Having to shut down our community at one point and to have a curfew
was definitely something our people were
not accustomed to and had to adjust of
course.”
“Early on there was a lot of frustration,
a lot of things that we weren’t doing out
of the norm even visiting family members
within the community was somewhat prohibited. Everybody in Ak-Chin knows one
another and we’re all family. So it was really, really difficult to communicate in a
sense having to call, rather than meeting
in person was an adjustment.”
“We found ways to help one another.
Of course the virus and the pandemic is a
negative overall it creates a lot of negative
issues as far as our way of life but it also
brought us back to what we used to do as
people before everything came about, as
far as social media, as far as technology,
as far as just the overall way of life today.”
“This gave us the opportunity to look
back and say, what did we do back when,
before we had all of this? I’ll give you an
example, how it’s helped me in a positive
way is I have a 10 year old who asked,
‘Dad before we had all of these technology advances today, what did you guys
do for leisure to have fun?’ And so I explained to her, there was nothing out here
in Maricopa Ak-Chin area.”
“So our way of life was to go out and
explore the desert scenery, the different
formations. And so what I do now or what
I’ve done as we’ve slowly adjusted to this
life, new life is I’ve taken her out for rides
into our community where there’s a lot of
desert area. And so I explained to her what
the different formations are, vegetation’s
in my language.”
“So it’s helped us to communicate in
that way, to where she’s starting to understand my language, our language, because again, it’s our way of life that we’re
adjusting to and it’s connecting us to the
past. And so I use it as a positive way, but
of course, I know we do encounter a lot of
negativity, as far as just the normal way of
life, but our community, I’ll tell you what
Patty, they just adjusted so well, again,
frustration from the beginning but as we
moved along, we’ve learned to identify
that, we don’t need to let this hinder our
way of life.”
“With our casino we had unfortunately, close our doors just as other casinos
have throughout the country but we’ve
also as we moved towards moving into
opening our doors, we’ve definitely made
it a priority to abide by CDC guidelines
and other avenues as far as what we need
to implement to keep everyone safe and
healthy.”
“Our priority is to make money for
community for services and other needs
throughout the state but our first priority
and I’m sure I can’t speak with the other
tribes but I’m sure they thought the same
thing but our main priority and our main
thoughts was just make sure that our patrons were safe and healthy. So we implemented a lot of guidelines.”
“We remove a machine or two. So again
they’re not as close to one another, we’ve
implemented some monitors at our entrances to check temperatures at the door.
So when they’re coming in, if there’s a
problem, we’ll identify that.”
“And one of the great things is that our
GM and their team, they’re coordinating
with the other 21 tribes (in Arizona) and
getting ideas that they may not have here
in Ak-Chin. So we’re collaborating with
one another to see what’s working out for
each and every one of us and how we can
implement that together.”
“We’ve been fortunate here at Harrah’s
Ak-Chin Casino to be able to get back
to our positive numbers that we’ve been
accustomed to. We’re doing great overall
Patty, we are actually surpassing plans
from the previous year. So that’s a good
thing and I’ll keep it at that, that we’re
doing fine. I believe recouped a lot of the
financials that we had to succumb to when
we closed down. So we’re doing fine.”
“Hopefully crossing our fingers that not
just us but all the other tribes are able to
get back to their normal ways.”
“These financial figures that we get
through gaming is going back to the people. I want to make that a priority to let
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others know that it’s going back to the
people it’s going back to the state in any
way we can help, as far as expanding services, especially during this pandemic.”
“We don’t know how long this pandemic is going to be here but we’re going
to take every precaution. Together we’re
identifying areas where we need to improve or where we can improve.”
“Right now the Maricopa Unified
School District and charter schools in the
area have just begun. We began to try to
reestablish and reconnect to our normal
way of life, we’re going to run into a lot
of problems, but again it’s a problem that
we’re going to learn from.”
“I’ll tell you what we’re preparing for
the worst and cross our fingers. We hope
that does not happen but we have to prepare for that but I see us sustaining and
moving forward in a positive direction,
regardless if it hinders our way of life,
even more. So again, we’ve got a great
team. We’ve got great members overall
that are looking into the future and putting that thought of what, if this happens,
what if that happens? So we’re preparing
ourselves.”
Here are some comments from Aliyah
Chavez about the DNC convention.
The democratic party kicks us off with
their convention starting today, Monday
and ending Thursday. Americans are used
to seeing a big, bright stage and a large
arena filled with people. But this year’s
DNC convention will be mostly virtual
with many speakers who have pre-recorded their remarks.”
“One of those is a Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez. He is dubbed one of
17 rising stars in the democratic party and
will be speaking in a keynote address on
Tuesday.”
“The entire goal of these conventions is
to officially nominate a party’s choice for
president. This year we are more than confident that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
will be chosen by the Democratic party,
which means that this week and well into
November’s general election, we’ll really
see a lot of Democrats working to unify
the party and to rally around the candidates.”
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Ak-Chin: 'We're doing fine', Cont.
"The other point of the convention is
to pass a party platform, which is a document that essentially states the Democratic party's values for the next four years.
It is a 92 page document that shares their
wish for achieving things like universal
and affordable healthcare, combating the
climate crisis and even plans to protect
tribal sovereignty."
"What's new this year is the party platform begins with a land acknowledgement. It says the democratic party gathers
to state its values on lands that have been
stewarded by tribal nations since time
immemorial saying, 'We honor the communities Native to this continent and recognize that our country was built on Indigenous homelands. We pay our respects to
the millions of Indigenous people through
history who have protected our lands, waters and animals.,'"
"We know that he'll (Nez) be speaking
on prime time. So if you turn on your
television, every single night, Monday
through Thursday, the DNC remarks will
begin at 9:00 PM Eastern time and they'll
go for two hours every night. So we know
that President Nez will be speaking during
that timeframe."
"The DNCs Native American Caucus,
which is an official constituency caucus
of the organization, they're hosting their
two meetings virtually as well. They're
hosting one meeting on Tuesday and another Thursday and it's really a chance
for Native delegates and allies of Indian
country to gather and talk about Indigenous issues."
"Tuesday's meeting will be called For
Our Future and Environmental Justice and
Empowering Native Youth and that panel
we'll include representatives, Deb Haaland and Sharice Davids, as well as Senators Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker."
"Monday night's theme is called Uniting
America and the keynote speeches tonight
will come from former first lady Michelle
Obama and Senator Bernie Sanders, who,
as we all know, are well known names in
Indian country. We've had some pretty significant work come from the two of them.
I imagine that a lot of people, Americans,
both Native and non-Native will be tuning
in tonight."
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New Tools Offer a More Complete Education
About Native Americans
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(StatePoint) To start the new school
year, the Smithsonian’s National Museum
of the American Indian is offering new
K–12 distance learning resources and live
programs for teachers and students who
are interested in a more inclusive, accurate and complete education about Native
Americans.
Here is a look at the latest offerings:
The museum’s national education initiative, Native Knowledge 360° (NK360°),
offers digital lessons for K–12 students,
teacher guides and videos. Several lessons
are also available in Spanish. The newest module, “Early Encounters in Native
New York: Did Native People Really Sell
Manhattan?,” designed for grades 4 and
5, provides Native perspectives, images, documents and other sources to help
students and teachers understand how the
17th-century fur trade brought together two cultures, one Native and the other Dutch, with different values and ideas
about exchange.
The museum’s educators will lead a
series of virtual fields trips focusing on
a variety of different topics for students
in grades 4 through 12, including Indian
removal, Indigenous innovations and treaties between the U.S. and the Native Nations of the Northern Plains. These free,
live, interactive programs are conducted
via Microsoft Teams and can be booked
through Microsoft’s Skype in the Classroom website. The field trips should be
reserved at least two weeks in advance.
A minimum of 10 students is required to
register.
The new series of free webinars “Youth
in Action: Conversations About Our Future” is targeted to middle and high school
students. Students can hear from young
Native activists and change makers from
across the Western Hemisphere who are
working toward equity and social justice
for Indigenous peoples.
In the U.S., Native Americans experience higher suicide rates than any other
racial or ethnic group, and mental wellness is an integral part of combating this
issue. During the second Youth in Action
webinar on Thursday, Sept. 17, at 4 p.m.
(EDT), students can join a conversation
about community healing and learn how
Native youth at the forefront of the mental
health movement are addressing mental
wellness by creating their own community-based programs, resources and advocacy. To sign up, visit smithsonian.zoom.us.
The museum is partnering with Teaching for Change to present a virtual teachin about Indigenous peoples’ histories and
contemporary experiences with food and
water justice for teachers on Sept. 12. Keynote speaker and internationally renowned
environmental justice advocate Winona
LaDuke (member of the Mississippi Band
Anishinaabeg of the White Earth Reservation) will kick off a program of interactive
workshops featuring classroom resources
available on the museum’s Native Knowledge 360° website and provided by the
Zinn Education Project’s Teach Climate
Justice Campaign. The teach-in will be
held virtually via Zoom, and the $15 registration fee will cover online classroom
resources.
Through these new distance learning
programs, teachers and students can learn
about the rich, complex and dynamic histories and cultures of the Indigenous peoples of the Western Hemisphere.
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U.S. Currents
Trump administration approves
drilling in Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge
NCAI Offers $140K
Grants to Native-owned
Small Businesses Hit by
COVID-19
Pictured: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.(Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service / Public domain)
News Release
Indigenous Environmental Network
On Monday the Trump Administration
announced it has completed its review of
an oil and gas leasing program in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).
With this Record of Decision announcement, Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt has stated that he expects the first
round of leasing for the 1.56-million acres
in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to
take place before the end of 2020.
This drilling plan has long been contested by Gwich’in and Inupiaq community
leaders, who not only hold the region to
be sacred lands, but also depend upon the
porcupine caribou herd and local ecosystem for their subsistence living.
Indigenous Environmental Network issues the following statement:
“We denounce this decision to open
more Indigenous lands for oil development. This is an ongoing attack upon
Gwich’in and Inupiaq communities of
northern Alaska and their subsistence
lifeways. It is nothing more than yet another example of the Trump administration kowtowing to the interests of the oil
and gas industry. We are prepared to take
whatever action is needed to support the
frontline villages and communities in their
fight to protect the sacred.”
About Indigenous Environmental Network
Established in 1990, the Indigenous
Environmental Network is an international environmental justice nonprofit that
works with tribal grassroots organizations to build the capacity of Indigenous
communities. Indigenous Environmental
Network’s activities include empowering Indigenous communities and tribal
governments to develop mechanisms to
protect our sacred sites, land, water, air,
natural resources, the health of both our
people and all living things, and to build
economically sustainable communities.
Courtesy of the National Congress of American Indians.
Native Online News Staff
The National Congress of American
Indians is offering a $140,000 grant program aimed at shoring up Native-owned
small businesses adversely affected by the
COVID-19 pandemic.
Washington, D.C.-based NCAI is seeking applications for 28 business stabilization grants worth $5,000 apiece. Successful applicants must be able to demonstrate
how their businesses have been curtailed
because of the pandemic.
The funding can be used for a range of
activities to address urgent needs in the
business, such as paying existing small
business loans, keeping people employed
and paying vendors.
As well, NCAI said the funding can
be used to improve the resilience of the
business, such as purchasing equipment
or software that will allow the owners
to transition their companies to take advantage of e-commerce channels, which
have become increasingly important
given various state-level restrictions on
in-person contact to address the spread of
COVID-19.
“Native-owned small businesses serve
as the lifeblood of many tribal communities across the country, providing critical
jobs and income to tribal citizens and their
families while at the same time enriching
the quality of community life by providing goods and services to local residents
and the public at-large,” according to the
NCAI request for applications for the
grant.
The organization credited financial
support from Google.org for making the
grants possible.
NCAI will accept applications on a rolling basis until all funds are exhausted.
Applicants must offer proof of tribal
enrollment, business financial information
and detail how the funding will be used to
stabilize or strengthen the operations.
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.