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Volume 27 Number 21

November 5, 2019

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Twin Arrows, Flagstaff, Ariz. - November 1, 2019 on the first day of National Native Heritage Month, Hopi Veterans, Hopi

Veterans Services, families and the general

public attended the 2019 Arizona Statewide

Tribal Veteran Symposium event hosted at

the Twin Arrows Casino located just east of

Flagstaff, Ariz.

Hopi Veterans Services was present and

accounted for as the Hopi Tutuveni attended

and covered the event. HVS has continuous-

ly supported all Hopi Veterans through the

services it provides, which included posting colors, conducting and performing the

solemn POW/MIA Ceremony and provided

transportation for Hopi veterans to the event.

In addition to attending the event HVS will

also be holding the first-ever Hopi Veterans

Stand Down event this coming November 7,

2019 at the Hopi Veteran’s Memorial Center,

in Kykotsmovi, Ariz.

The theme of the event is, “Connecting

Veterans with Resources and Services.”

The keynote speaker will be Ms. Barbara

Oemcke, Medical Director of Northern Ari-

zona Veteran Affairs Heath Care System,

who was also in attendance at the event at

Twin Arrows. She will also be speaking on

VA health care issues when in attendance at

the upcoming Hopi event.

Senator Jamescita Mae Peshlakai was

also in attendance at the Symposium during

which she posed for pictures with the Hopi

Veterans, in honor of the recent Sign Unveiling Presentation held in Moencopi, Ariz. on

October 12, 2019. Senator Peshlakai is a

Persian Gulf War Veteran, U.S. Army and

was influential with legislative efforts in the

Highway Renaming Project.

Rose Marie Honanie Crowned the New 2019 Lori Piestewa

Post 80 Princess

CARL ONSAE

HOPI TUTUVENI

KYKOTSMOVI, ARIZ – The Hopi

Day School, located in Kykotsmovi Arizona hosted the Lori Piestewa Post 80

Royalty Pageant on October 30, 2019.

The school housed the general public

and a variety of visiting royalty to observe the pageant and the three girls that

participated to vie for the crown of Miss

Lori Piestewa Post 80 Princess.

The three girls, Rose Marie Honanie,

Kaitlyn Bailey Hough, and Keara GeAnn

Lomayestewa stood on stage to greet the

audience in Hopi and surprisingly one

greeted the audience in the Hopi and Laguna language.

This following excerpt was taken from

the pamphlet of the pageant: Rose Honanie is Honeycomb Clan, from the Village of Kykotsmovi. Her Hopi name is

Keara Lomayestewa, Kaitlyn Hough, and Rose Honanie (Photo by Carl Onsae/HT)

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2019 Veterans Stand Down Event

“Connecting Veterans with Resources

Jennifer Himmel. Both provided witty Piestewa Post 80 Princess. Keara GeAnn

and Services”

jokes and soft humor about daily Hopi Lomayestewa as the deemed the First AtRose Marie Honanie Crowned,

Cont.

life, as filler entertainment, during the

event.

During the pageant, the girls performed special talents to demonstrate to

the community, their knowledge of the

Hopi culture. Honanie sang a song, in

the Hopi language, about the spiritual

quest of the rain clouds coming to the

Hopi mesas. Lomayestewa, performed

while grinding corn on stage, and wore a

traditional headdress while a Hopi traditional her brothers sang grinding song to

her. Hough sang a traditional Hopi Turtle

song with her brother. All three girls displayed great effort and great knowledge

of their culture.

Towards the end of the event, final

judging took place during which final

decisions resulted in Rose Marie Honanie being crowned the new Miss Lori

tendant, and Kaitlyn Bailey Hough came

out as the Second Attendant.

All three girls showed expressions of

happiness and they all stated they hoped

to serve as ambassadors to the Hopi soldiers and Hopi fallen soldiers.

An excerpt taken from the Lori Post

80 pageant details: The Post #80 Princess and Attendant(s) will be cultural

ambassadors of the American Legion

Lori Piestewa Post #80, Hopi Veterans,

Military and their family members. They

are expected to conduct themselves with

poise, confidence and speak in large public settings. Above all they will serve

as a positive role model, promote our

Hopi veterans and military members and

emu-late the legacy of Specialist Lori

Piestewa, US Army.

Healthy Heating in Your

Home

Lori Joshweseoma, Brian Mayer,

Joe Seidenberg

For Hopi Tutuveni

Burning solid fuels like wood and coal

indoors can be dangerous to your health.

This is because burning wood and coal

creates particulate matter small enough

to get way down deep into our lungs.

Sometimes it can even go into the bloodstream without being filtered out naturally by the body. Particulate matter is the

word for small particles found in the air,

including dust, dirt, soot, smoke, and liquid droplets. Some particles can be large

or dark enough to be seen by the human

eye; this is called soot or smoke. Other

particles are so small that they can only

be seen using a microscope.

Clean air means clean lungs and

healthy homes. Taking some basic steps

to improve the air quality in your home

can help to reduce risk of respiratory

health problems (like asthma, inflammation, pneumonia) and other conditions including heart disease, cataracts, and lung

cancer. Since we spend so much time indoors, it is important for our health and

the health of our families to make sure

our heat sources are healthy.

You can improve air quality in your

home.

•First, you can use EPA-certified

stoves, operating them according to instructions, cleaning them during the

warm seasons, and if burning wood, using seasoned firewood that has been dried

for six months and stored off the ground.

These actions will improve your stove’s

combustion efficiency, reduce levels of

air pollution, help protect the health of

our villages and the environment. It can

also save fuel costs.

•You can also find an alternative source

of energy for heating and cooking. Using

a combination of electrical, propane gas,

or solar energy is an ideal way to reduce

your health risks.

monoxide is an odorless and tasteless gas

that can be deadly at high concentrations.

•Make sure to install smoke detectors

in your home and a carbon monoxide detector near your stove.

We recommend that you take several

actions to ensure that when the cold days

and nights return your homes are in the

best shape possible. You can start by

weatherizing your home by finding leaks

where cold air can creep in, especially

around windows and doors. You might

be eligible for assistance in doing this

work and you can participate in workshops held by Red Feather Development

Group.

Red Feather Development Group has

been working with the Hopi Tribe and

a health practitioner from Northern Arizona University to develop programs

based on Hopi needs and values related

to your home and heating practices. This

work has included community meetings

and training sessions to help Red Feather

and their project partners work together

to support clean and healthy air quality

with experts living at Hopi.

•To learn more about Red Feather,

their Do-It-Yourself Weatherization

workshops and the APS weatherization

program, go to Redfeather.org or call

Joe Seidenberg at the Flagstaff office at

980-440-5119. Red Feather also offers

workshops on Healthy Heating options

and stove operation and maintenance

strategies

To learn more about types of air pollution like particulate matter on Hopi,

Tribal Council approved the Hopi Environmental Health Project – a collaborative research project between the Hopi

Tribe and the University of Arizona,

Zuckerman College of Public Health.

This project placed an air quality station

in Kykotsomovi near the Hopi Mission

School. This air quality station measures

the amount of coarse and fine dust in the

air each day and night. In addition this

health project works with the Hopi Environmental Protection Office and the Hopi

Health and Human Services Department

to measure the air quality inside a small

group of Hopi homes.

•Properly operating and maintaining

your existing stove can make serious

improvements in your indoor air quality.

Make sure you maintain an even burn

by regularly checking to make sure that

there is sufficient fuel, even if it means

getting up in the middle of the night, to

•To learn more about the Environmencheck that your stove is getting enough tal project that is happening on Hopi,

air flow.

you can contact the Hopi Department of

Health & Human Services at (928) 734•Inspect your chimney and ventilation 3401 or the University of Arizona, Dr.

systems and check for blockages in the Robin Harris at (520) 626-5357 for more

pipes. Blocked pipes can result in carbon information.

monoxide leaking into the house. Carbon

Eugene Talas, Hopi Veterans Services

For Immediate Release

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. - Veterans, Families

and General Public are invited to attend

the first-ever Veterans Stand Down event

on November 7, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. at the Hopi Veteran’s Memorial

Center, in Kykotsmovi, Ariz. The theme

of the event is, “Connecting Veterans

with Resources and Services.” The goal

for this one-day event is to connect veterans and their families with a wide variety of benefits and services from various

federal, state, county, tribal programs and

non-profit agencies attending the Stand

Down. The keynote speaker will be Ms.

Barbara Oemcke, Medical Director of

Northern Arizona Veteran Affairs Heath

Care System will be speaking on VA

health care issues.

“Stand Down” is a term that originated

during the Vietnam War used to describe

the practice of removing combat troops

from the field and taking care of their

basic needs in a safe area. According

to the National Coalition for Homeless

Veterans, the Stand Down was “a safe

retreat for units returning from combat

operations” where troops had access to

clean uniforms, warm meals, medical

and dental care, mail, and camaraderie,

all in a safe environment. Thousands of

veterans and their families have received

assistance through Stand Down events

throughout the nation since it began in

2006.

For this free and fun event, we have

invited over 25 agencies to provide oneon-one assistance for veterans and their

families, such as healthcare, housing, education, training, employment, legal services, employment & training, and other

resources for them. Door prizes will be

raffled and a lunch meal will be provided.

The Stand Down is open to homeless and

in-need veterans and their families. All

services and items are provided free of

charge. Veterans should bring a DD-214

or VA card as proof of veteran status.

I would like to acknowledge the support and guidance from Joshua Ware, VA

Stand Down Coordinator; Shane Groen,

Arizona Veterans Stand Down Alliance

and John Davison, the High Country

Stand Down for guiding us in planning

this event. Additionally, many thanks go

to the event sponsors who include Hopi

Telecommunications, Inc., SUMMIT,

CellularOne, Laguna Development Corporation, and the Arizona Veterans Stand

Down Alliance for their generous donations towards the event.

So mark your calendars and join us at

the Veterans Stand Down event on November 7, 2019, to honor all our brave

men and women veterans who have

served across the globe as Soldiers, Marines, Sailors, Airmen and Coast Guardsmen.

The planning committee is seeking volunteers to assist with this year’s events to

help serve the meals, donating desserts or

just to lend a hand. For those wanting to

help with serving the meals please bring

a copy of your Food Handler’s Card. For

more information or if you want to volunteer during the event you can contact

Hopi Veterans Services at (928) 7343461/3462.

MDC Receives Grant to Support

Hopi Villages

An Economic Opportunity Provided

to the Hopi Villages

For media release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Moenkopi, Ariz. - The Moenkopi Developers Corporation (MDC), a 501(c)

(3) non-profit economic development entity, has received a $150,000 grant from

USDA Rural Development to support

Hopi Villages and communities to successfully advance community facilities

projects.

The purpose of the grant is to help establish a new era with the Hopi Tribe’s

ability to successfully implement community, economic and housing development projects. This will be done by

building the capacity of Hopi Villages

and organizations to successfully receive

and manage grants and other forms of financial assistance to advance and sustain

projects

“We simply want to do our part at Hopi

to help our people in this time of economic uncertainty,” said James Surveyor, interim CEO for MDC. “We have learned a

lot by operating a non-profit and building

our facilities and infrastructure. We want

to share that knowledge and capacity.”

Supporting the effort by MDC, the

Hopi Tribe Economic Development

Board awarded $40,000 in matching

funds to MDC. “We are facing very challenging economic and budgetary times at

the Hopi Tribe,” said Dorma Sahneyah,

Executive Director for the Hopi Tribe.

“The Tribe is pleased to support the efforts of MDC to help the villages and

communities.”

In partnership with MDC, Building

Communities and Native Builders LLC

will be providing technical assistance.

Building Communities has expertise in

community and economic development

and offers grant writing services. Native

Builders is familiar with the land and villages and provides local expertise to help

Hopi.

The project will extend through December 2020. It is the goal of the community to help Hopi entities to successfully

receive grant and loan funding to support

community, economic and housing development projects.

About MDC: In 1981, the Hopi Tribe

approved Resolution 11-97-81 incorporating the Moenkopi Developers Corporation. Recognizing the need to advance

projects and to create jobs, the non-profit

was established to create the capacity to

improve the lives of the Hopi people. The

mission statement for MDC is to develop

jobs for the Hopi people in their hometowns on the Hopi Reservation.

The signature achievement of MDC

has been the design, construction and

operations of the Moenkopi Legacy Inn

& Suites which stands as a crowning

achievement of what Native American

people can do when they defy the odds

and develop and operate a business.

For more information about this opportunity, please call Cheryl Honahni,

Moenkopi Developers Corporation at

(928) 283-4500 or email cheryl.honahni@moenkopidevelopers.com.

Hopi Tribe Celebrates House

Passage of Bills to Protect the

Hopi Tribal Government Extended Grand Canyon & Chaco Canyon

Holidays during the 2019 Holiday

Season

Romalita Laban, Managing Editor

Hopi Tutuveni

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – On October 23,

2019 a Memorandum from Timothy

Nuvangyaoma, Chairman and Clark W.

Tenakhongva, Vice Chairman of the Hopi

Tribe was sent to Lisa Pawwinnee, Director of the Office of Human Resources

regarding 2019 Extended Holidays. The

document was then circulated via email

to all Hopi Tribal employees.

According to the memorandum, questions were being posed to both offices as

to whether the Hopi Tribe will be observing extended holidays “in light of the approaching holiday season.”

Both offices expressed understanding

the importance for family time during

the holidays and of equal importance to

both were ensuring services to the public

are not limited. It was explained further

in the document that both offices came to

an agreement about upcoming schedules.

Therefore the following schedule, to be

observed during the 2019 Holiday Season, was provided in the memorandum:

Thanksgiving Holiday – Observed on

Thursday, November 28, 2019, with no

extended Holiday.

Christmas Holiday – Observed on

Wednesday, December 25, 2019 with an

extended Holiday observed on Tuesday,

December 24, 2019 fom 1:00 p.m. to

5:00 p.m.

New Year’s Day Holiday – Observed on

Wednesday, January 1, 2020 with no

extended Holiday.

The memorandum further described

that if Tribal employees wish to use annual leave during the holiday season,

requests may be completed which will

be subject to supervisor approval. Also

included in the document were the extensions to the Chairman’s Office as being

ext. 3102 and the Vice Chairman’s office

as being ext. 3113 for any questions and/

or further contact.

Troy Honahnie Jr. Hopi Tribe

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – Today, The House

of Representatives passed the Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act (GCCPA)

and the Chaco Cultural Heritage Area

Protection Act (CCHAPA), both of which

afford protections to sacred Hopi places.

“House passage of the Grand Canyon

Centennial Protection Act is an important

step towards protecting our Hopi birthplace,” said Hopi Chairman Tim Nuvangyaoma. “The Hopi people emerged into

this world at the Grand Canyon, known

to us as Ongtupqa or Salt Canyon.

Ongtupqa is the birthplace of the Hopi

people and these lands contain the testimony of Hopi ancestors’ occupation and

use for thousands of years.”

The GCCPA withdraws one million

acres of public lands surrounding the

Grand Canyon from new uranium mining claims. “The legacy of past uranium

mining has left wounds on our land, our

water, and our people,” said Hopi Vice

Chairman Clark W. Tenakhongva. “These

wounds are not scars because they have

not healed.”

The Hopi Tribe also praises the House

of Representatives for the critical vote in

protecting

Chaco Canyon and the Greater Chaco

Landscape. Chaco Canyon, Yupqoyvi,

the Place Beyond the Horizon, is a Traditional Cultural Property of the Hopi

Tribe.

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November 5, 2019

Hopi Tribal Council Seeks

a Tribal Secretary

Barbara Lomayestewa,

Staff Assistant Hopi Secretary’s

Office

For Immediate Release

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. -On Wednesday,

October 16, 2019, the Hopi Tribal Council was saddened upon receiving a Letter of Resignation from Tribal Secretary

Theresa A. Lomakema effective October

25, 2019 to move on to other endeavors.

Mrs. Lomakema first served as Tribal

Secretary in 2017 to complete a term that

had been vacated. After fulfilling this

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LEGALS

term, she was then re-appointed to serve

a four year term from January 1, 2018 to

January 1, 2022.

Mrs. Lomakema was a great asset

to the Tribal Council and the Office of

the Tribal Secretary and will be greatly

missed by all. The Hopi Tribal Council

and the staff of Tribal Secretary wish her

well in her future endeavors.

Due to the vacancy, the Tribal Council is seeking Letters of Interest and a

resume from individuals to serve as the

Tribal Secretary. For more information,

you may contact (928) 734-3135.

LEGALS

IN THE HOPI TRIBAL COURT,

KEAMS CANYON, ARIZONA

In The Matter of the Estates of:

KAREN HOYUNGOWA, deceased;

MANUEL HOYUNGOWA, deceased;

TROY HOYUNGOWA, deceased; and

TODD HOYUNGOWA, deceased.

Brooke Hoyungowa and Karene

Hoyungowa,

Petitioners.

NOTICE OF HEARING

on January 24, 2020, 9:00 a.m.

IN THE MATTER OF:

PETITION FOR CERTIFICATION OF

HOTEVILA VILLAGE DECISION

Case No. 2019-CV-0130

Judge Delfred Leslie

A hearing in this matter has been set in the above entitled court for January 24, 2020, at 9:00 a.m.

Dated this 14th day of October, 2019.

___________________________________

Robert C. Fillerup, attorney for Petitioners

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The Eighth Barbara Chester

Award Ceremony Held on Hopi

Dr. Sana Hamezeh (right) with past awardees stand and pose for a picture.

(Photo by Carl Onsae/HT)

Hopi Tutuveni Staff

Moencopi, Ariz. - On October 5, 2019

the eighth Barbara Chester Award Ceremony was held at the Moenkopi Legacy

Inn Hotel at Moencopi Ariz.

Dr. Sana Hamzeh was the eighth

awardee to be honored with the Barbara

Chester Award. Dr. Hamzeh was born

and raised in Tripoli, which north of Lebanon, started her journey in 1988 studying Psychology to further her education.

Dr. Hamzeh helped many children in

her area then later associated her self as

a person who would help torture survival

victims. She stated “When I was young,

our home was facing a police station in

Al Tal Are of Tripoli. I used to hear people screaming inside. They weren’t regular screams; they would escalate gradually until the no sounds were heard. I

never understood what’s going on. These

screams reverberated through my dreams

every night. As I grew older I reached

a stage where my curiosity guided my

steps. All what I knew at the time was

that I couldn’t keep on ignoring the cries

of despair coming from behind these concrete walls.”

This led her to make an effort to help

torture victims and to make sure that

people around her feel safe. In 1996 she

established the Restart Center in Tripoli

helping torture victims.

This award ceremony is held exclusively through the Hopi Foundation and

honors those who are dedicated to helping and healing torture survival victims.

This international award is named after a

New York native-born woman; Dr. Barbara Chester who lived with the Hopi

people at one point in her life, and fell in

love with the ideals of Hopi culture.

The Hopi Foundation, founded in

1985 was to provide a community based

and non-governmental alternative way to

have self-perseverance on the Hopi reservation.

Dr. Chester helped establish the Hopi

Foundation to what it is today and foresees her legacy through this award and

through the Hopi Foundations everyday

activities.

Dr. Chester fell ill in 1997 and upon

her death, later in that year, her family

and friends wanted to establish an award

through her name. With that, this award

is to “honor outstanding persons that undertake the arduous and often dangerous

work of providing healing services in circumstances of torture.”

Taken from her bio, Dr. Hamzeh is now

the eighth awardee in the ever growing

list of awardees. Here are the names of

the past awarded: Diana Kordon, Argentina 2016, Naasson Munyandamusta,

Rwanda 2013, Mary Fabri, USA 2009,

Alp Ayan, Turkey 2006, Allen Keller,

USA 2003, Juan Almendares, Honduras

2001, and Shari Eppel, Zimbabwe 2000.

This award ceremony is not a yearly

ceremony but will continue to award

outstanding people doing outstanding accomplishments while advocating for torture survival victims.

November 5, 2019

Tenakhongva Wins 2019

NAMMY Awards

Clark Tenakhongva (Photo by Carl Onsae/HT)

Romalita Laban, Hopi Tutuveni

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – Saturday, November 2, 2019 during the 2019 Native American Music Awards (NAMMY) awards

event, Clark W. Tenakhongva took away

awards for the recent Ontupqa album in

the Album of the Year, Single and Best

Music Video categories.

Tenakhongva, who also currently

serves as the Hopi Vice Chairman has

been putting out albums in the Hopi language for quite some time, as well as being an acclaimed artist.

According to Billboard Magazine,

which is quoted on the NAMMY website, “There is no better indication of

the remarkable variety of today’s Na-

tive American music than a glance at the

award categories for the Native American

Music Awards.”

Tenakhongva, on his Facebook profile

noted on November 3, 2019, “Kwak’kwy

to Mr. W.C. Namingha, Tuup’yu’sii’ representing me at the NAMMY’S last night.

Thank you to all who voted for ONGTUPQA, Album of the year, single and

best music video. Hopi was represented

and I am honored to have our songs, flute

be recognized for other nations to view

and hear. Hopi continues to be the oldest Native American people who proudly

live in their home lands, with the Covent

[covenant] to the creator as the stewards

of this land, kwak’kwy.”

Second Mesa Day School

Competes in Youth Cross

Country Championships

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Top 14 runners from the Second Mesa Day School pose for a picture (Photo

by Carl Onsae/HT)

Surprise, Ariz. – On Saturday, November 2, 2019 many teams, family supporters and friends gathered in excitement to

see and support their beloved elementary

school teams during the 2019 Arizona

Youth Cross Country Championships,

being held in Surprise, Ariz.

For the local Second Mesa Day School,

it’s been 10 plus years since any school

team has been sent off on any such trip.

The top 14 runners were sent off with

positive vibes and best wishes for a good

outcome as they were off to compete in

the Arizona Youth Cross Country Championship being held in the Valley of the

Sun during this past, first weekend in

November.

The championships were held on November 2, 2019 where the Hopi students

competed against 30 plus schools around

Arizona. This championship crosscountry race consisted of fourth through

eighth grade students, and the top 25 in-

dividuals in each school received a medal for their top time and place.

This “first time in 10 plus years” event

had the Second Mesa Day School excited

and all the students gathered to send their

school mated off to Arizona Youth Cross

Country Championships. The team made

a very strong effort while competing

with the top schools in Arizona.

Coach Justin Secakuku, sixth grade

teacher stated, “Running has always

been a tradition with Hopi and I would

like to see it continue with our youth, so

this is something historic after so long

this school has not been in the championships.”

The Coach, no doubt was very happy

as the Second Mesa Day School Bobcats

came away as the Championship team

for the event. Hopi was well represented at this level and hopes for continued

championships will continue.

Hopi Tutuveni

November 5, 2019

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Larry’s Corner

PUZZLES AND GAMES

CONNECT THE DOTS

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Parental Guidance

By LARRY WATAHAMAGEE

The Hopi Tutuveni

Cross Word Puzzle

Find the English words for the

Hopi words.

Across

1. Tso’omti

3. Tuva

5. Yuwsi

8. Kwaatsi

9. Qe’ti

10.Ööva

12. Alöngta

13. Öönga

14. Haa’lay

17. Lolma

18. Paati

Down

2. Yu’am

4. Silaqvu

6. Tuwanta

7. Wuusi

10. Kwisto

11. Mamqasi

12. Moosa

15. Sis’vi

16. Tihu

Answers for October 15th edition

Answers in next issue

Across

4. White, 5. Listen, 7. Lightning, 9. Laugh, 11. Tell, 13. Wait, 14. Hummingbird, 16. Babysit, 18. Skill,

20. House

Down

1. Winslow, 2. Strong, 3. Plaza, 6. Sunny, 8. Howellmesa, 10. Help, 12. Wind, 15. Rain, 17. Yellow,

19. Red

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Hopilavyit - Fall is here

HOPI WORDS

Niitiwta - Abound

Tsùyaki - Appreciation

Kyatku - Bite

Pekyenvölaviki Bread

Kyeeso - Butter

Kowaako - Chicken

Tsaatsayom - Children

Noovata - Cook

Wutnova - Corn Bread

Tutkita - Cut

Kwangwa - Delicious

U’utspi - Dessert

Nöönösa - Eat

Nà’am - Father

Naasana - Feast

Nopna - Feed

Noova - Food

Ooyi - Full

Tunösmoki - Gizzard

Sowawàyku - Gobble

Wìipala - Gravy

Hàalay’unangwa Happiness

Tsöngmoki - Hungry

Tuutsama - Invite

Lewìipi - Jam

Mùmtsi - Knead

(Dough)

Yu’am - Mother

Kyelmuyaw - November

Siiwi - Onion

Muupi - Piki (Rolled)

Tumna - Potato

Patnga - Pumpkin

Tuupe - Roast (Meat)

Öönga - Salt

Sölö - Savor (Spec.

Taste)

Ènangwa - Side Dish

Kwangwanova Sweets

Kìvingtota - Thanksgiving Cele.

Koyongsikwi - Turkey

Meat

Natwani - Vegetables

Söhövosie - Wheat

Tuutsama - Invite to

eat

Isali - YUMMY!

We all grow up in different stages in our life. Now, I’m not talking

about physical growing up, like,

“I’m taller than you…” kind of

growing up but by mentally growing up. Some of us will “grow up” at

age 10 and some will grow up at age

90 and some of us will never grow

up. For the most part and in between

those years, we get a sense of how to

become a “proper” Hopi adult.

When you have a kid, it would

seem that you would think that you

have to raise this kid to become an

appropriate adult in order to function

in the real world. BUT, we never

questions or look at ourselves and

think that maybe, we should first

raise ourselves to become an appropriate adult to function like an adult.

When I was on the prowl around

the village I seen a lot of adult-like

parents not really being a parent to

their kids. I saw that they are out doing “high school stuff” like “smoking in the boy’s bathroom” kind of

stuff. And while they were doing

that, their kids were trying to fend

for themselves and having to “parent” their parents. I mean; some

Hopi kids are growing up in a way

that is affecting their mentality to

believe that they have to involve

drugs and alcohol on a daily basis in

their living situation. And when they

grow up knowing this as the “norm”,

they too may start doing drugs and

alcohol, and then we get mad at them

‘cause they are doing the “bad stuff.”

Then we wonder why this vicious

cycle of drugs and alcohol can’t

seem to go away.

In the Hopi world, becoming an

adult is to learn all of the traditions,

and to respect the Hopi traditions and

values that are associated with growing up in the Hopi way. But now we

look at the western world, the pahanna (white man) world, where we

think that becoming an adult is to

graduate high school leave home and

go to college, get lots of money then

become a successful adult. YES…

that’s one point of view to look at if

you’re purely a white man but since

we Hopi’s live in an assimilated

world, where we still have our heritage and our traditions, becoming an

adult in the western world is kind

of hard to do. Being an adult in the

Hopi world is even harder because

for some of us, no one taught us how

to become a “proper” Hopi adult.

Yes, I know there are some modern “Hopi” people that are “prim and

proper” in the Hopi sense but are not

viewed as Hopi’s at all…if you know

what I mean.

I was at several basket dances recently and that are held every year

around this time at several villages

around the Hopi mesas. I saw that

adults, actually full grown adults,

like “I have a Sam’s Club card and

a Safeway card-kind-of-adult” being

childish at this sacred dance, where

they were drunk or “high” and yelling around catching plastic goods. I

just have to say, that’s embarrassing

to Hopi.

When you know we are trying to

make an example for the younger

Hopi generation - that Hopi is still sacred and that we should respect Hopi

customs. When I saw that, I said to

myself “WOW!” Then I asked, “Is

this what pahanna sees, when he

sees a drunken Native man?” There

were these Hopi men, flip-flopping

on the dirt ground like an angry seal.

It seemed we had become the 1900’s

stereotype poster child of a “Drunk

Native” and then I am sure pahanna

thinks Natives do this on a daily basis and it just confirms that “their

posters” were right all along.

Now, I’m not saying that we are

all like the “drunken Native poster”

but it is very hard for “Native Americans” to make a decent living when

you’re stereotyped in the “Drunken

Red Man” type of natives. This led

me to wonder, “How are we ever going to shake that?”

So how do we become proper

adults in the western world? Do we

make ourselves look like a “Leave It

To Beaver” kind of family were we

have two kids a working husband, a

stay at home wife with a white dog

and a white picket fence? Or do we

listen to the older-generation-Hopis

on how to become a proper Hopi, because of their deep profound knowledge of how Hopi should act?

Now don’t get me wrong, we have

been trying to balance white man’s

culture and Hopi culture for a very

long time but it seems that every

year our “Hopi calendar” is slowly

turning into the white man’s calendar, but at least we Hopis stick to our

culture and I like that.

So my main question is how does

an adult, really turn into an “adult?”

Well if I were to answer, first I think

we should create a responsibility for

them. Other than their kids, but to

create an understanding of how to

become an adult, like creating jobs

that they like. I know most Hopis

like to carve, and sell their arts and

crafts, so let’s make grand sculptures out of trees or rocks, and create a market for “Hopi created rock

or tree sculptures,” but that’s just

thinking out loud and just a rambling

thought. Its not just sitting around

and twiddling our thumbs to see if

a miracle will happen like, money

falling from the sky, although, that

would be cool…and I’m still wishing for that, but it’s thinking of how

to replace the enslavement of drugs

and alcohol and to make adults see

their given “responsibilities” for

what they are and were tasked, in the

first place.

We need to start teaching our

young Hopi generation that Hopi

customs and traditions should always come first and everything else

is secondary. I know that sounds

shallow but that’s who we are and

we should keep it that way. Then

maybe, they will become responsible Hopi adults, but that’s always

wishful thinking.

So my advice to you is that we

should stop comparing ourselves

to the “Lifetime-Channel-type-ofadults” where a successful adult is

to have money and a housetrained

dog, and where you are always on

travel and camping happily…like

that Subaru car commercial. Instead

we need to find our roots on how to

become “proper” Hopi adults first.

We have lost simple values in our

Hopi traditions like teaching our

younger generation that the pahanna

way isn’t everything and if we don’t

teach them at an early age then they

will always be questioning why they

weren’t taught Hopi values first.

Plus, one day, our younger generation is going to push us in wheelchairs and remember…we live on

top of a mesa. We only have a clinic

that gives out aspirin and a Band-Aid

to treat boo-boos, but that’s just my

opinion.

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November 5, 2019

Alzheimer’s/Dementia

Awareness 2-Mile Walk

Being Held on Hopi

Marcella Silas, Tobacco/Rabbit Clan

Member

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Polacca, Ariz. - Saturday, November

16, 2019 the family of Tobacco/Rabbit clan members who are affected by

Alzheimer’s/Dementia will be hosting a

2-Mile walk for the purpose of making

others aware of this illness.

The family group, which has donned

the name of, “Forgetful Rabbits” is hosting the walk which is scheduled to begin

at the Polacca Airstrip Road at 8:00 a.m.

MST and no registration fee will be re-

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. - October 2019

and what an exciting year it has been so

far. The Hopi Election Board has been

working on several objectives this year

which involves the revision of the Hopi

Election Ordinance #34, the new Hopi

Education Code project which was approved by the Hopi Tribal Council for

which the Hopi Election Board will be

working on the election procedures portion. Outreach preparations for upcoming elections include the following: 2020

National, State and County elections, the

new Hopi Board of Education; Education Code election, and village/school

election training. In addition, there is

the preparation for the 2021 Hopi Tribal

Elections. The highlight for our office has

been the Hopi Tribal Council making appointments to the vacant positions on the

Hopi Election Board.

Hopi Election Board had vacancies in

the area of the regular and alternate members for several months; however, as of

the last month the Hopi Tribal Council

has appointed three new board members

to the Hopi Election Board. Ms. Mardell

Lomayestewa, from the Village of Shungopavi has been appointed as a regular

board member and is appointed for a five

year term, Mr. George Nasafotie Jr., from

the Village of Shungopavi was appointed

to the 1st Alternate Board position and

Ms. Darlene Lucario-Nuvamsa, also from

the Village of Shungopavi, was appointed

to the 3rd Alternate board position.

Present members are: Ms. Colleen

Seletstewa from the Village of Mishungnuvi, Board Vice Chairman, Ms. Marlene Sekaquaptewa from the Village of

Bacavi, Ms. Adrinne Masaquaptewa

from the Village of Hotevilla, Ms. Cheryl

Tenakhongva from the Village of Hotevilla and Mrs. Dorothy Ami from the

Village of Tewa, 2nd Alternate. Current

staff members are: Mrs. Anita Fred, Administrative Secretary from the Village of

Bacavi and Ms. Karen L. Shupla, Hopi

Tribal Registrar from the Village of Bacavi.

A major project which the Hopi Election Board has been working on is the

revision of the Hopi Election Ordinance

#34 which was adopted in 1996. This

document is long overdue for a makeover and the Election Board has made it

a priority to revise the ordinance in order

to address issues of today and the future

of elections. As a reminder, 2021 is the

year for the Hopi Tribal General election

for the Chairman and Vice Chairman positions. All Hopi enrolled members are

encouraged to start updating their voter

information so that we will have the most

up to date information for all upcoming

elections.

Crews protect riparian habitat

and natural waters on the North

Kaibab Ranger District

quired. The Walk will end on Rabbit Lane

located north of AZ Highway 264 in Polacca, Ariz. at the Leslie Residence with a

free & delicious meal.

The walk is open to ALL people whether or not they have loved ones affected

by Alzheimer’s or Dementia, or want to

support the cause. The family welcomes

you to join the walk.

For more information, contact any of

the following: Sharon Saufkie: (928)

737-0313, Marcella Silas at (928) 8141493 or Pivasie Charlie at (480) 4016253.

News Updates from the Hopi Tribal

Election Board and Hopi Election

Office

Karen Shupla, Hopi Election Office

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Fredonia, Ariz., Oct. 30, 2019 — The

Kaibab National Forest and a Hopi Ancestral Lands Crew, along with personnel from Grand Canyon Trust and the

Springs Stewardship Institute are working to protect riparian habitat and natural waters on the North Kaibab Ranger

District (NKRD) of the Kaibab National

Forest.

The Ancestral Lands program was

started in 2008 through Conservation

Legacy and the Southwest Conservation Corps. Its focus is to support the

self-empowerment of Native American

communities through a grass roots community driven approach. The goals of the

program are to provide job and leadership experience for local Native American youth while connecting them to their

heritage and cultural values. The program exposes youth to potential careers

with land management agencies through

the completion of important conservation

and interpretation projects.

With programs in Acoma Pueblo,

Navajo Nation, Hopi Nation and Zuni

Pueblo Ancestral Lands crews have been

working on projects from historical preservation, traditional agriculture, chainsaw crews, stream restoration, fencing,

trail construction and more. For more

information on Ancestral lands programs

visit: https://conservationlegacy.org/ancestrallands.

This year's projects on the NKRD intend to build upon a 4-year program of

protecting and restoring natural waters,

such as springs and sink hole lakes, by

installing or repairing bison-proof post

and pole protective fences around Crane

Lake, Deer Lake, Timp Spring and

Squaw Spring. Crews also helped protect

vital meadow habitat by performing tree

removal in the Mile-and-a-Half meadow

area.

"These projects will engage tribal

youth in waters-related and land resource

management projects that are within their

traditional tribal lands while providing

job opportunities for underserved Native American tribal members," said Kit

MacDonald, soils and watershed program

manager with the Coconino National Forest and formerly with the Kaibab National Forest. "Springs and natural waters on

the NKRD are often sites of high cultural

resource density, which are in need of

protection from trampling and damage

by domestic livestock and bison."

The new Hopi Board of Education

election is being drafted for a possible

election in April, 2020 for a 9 member

Hopi Board of Education which will have

oversight of the newly adopted Education

Code. If you would like more information on this new project you can call the

Education Department of the Hopi Tribe

at 928-734-3503. Keep an eye out for

more election information on this project.

At times we may ask, “Does my vote

really count?” or “How does my vote

have an effect on the services which I am

a part of?” Our Village, Local, County,

State and National Leadership is where

the services begin, services which we depend on and Your Vote Does Count. The

more we become an informed voter the

more we begin to know what the issues

are. The Hopi Election Registrar is seeking volunteers who could help make a

difference in the 2020 elections. We need

your expertise and your energy to provide

assistance for our outreach activities, so

that we the Hopi Tribe can “ROCK THE

NATIVE VOTE!” during the upcoming

2020 election year and every election

which we participate in. This election is

fast approaching with the Presidential

Election already on March 17, 2020 and

the Primary on August 4, 2020 and the

final and General elections for the President on November 3, 2020. So make sure

that you are registered for the elections

and become an informed voter. Keep an

eye open for activities and participate if

you want to become a volunteer with our

Hopi Election Office.

The Hopi Election Board conducts the

Hopi Tribal General election every four

years with 2021 being the next election

year. The Hopi Election Board also provides elections training for our local villages and schools, assisting in the election process and provides understandable

methods of voting for successful and fair

elections. We also provide Outreach activities on voter education for all elections, not only for the Hopi public, but

for all who reside here on the Hopi reservation. For more information on your

voter registration or more information on

elections, contact the Hopi Elections Office in Kykotsmovi, Ariz. by calling 928734-2507. For Navajo County Elections

in Holbrook, Ariz., call 928-524-4194

and Coconino County Elections in Flagstaff, Ariz. at 800-793-6181.

The Hopi Election Board’s monthly

meetings are held the first Thursday of

each month at the Hopi Election Office

Jessica Quamahongnewa

located off of AZ State Highway 264 and

FOR HOPI TUTUVENI

BIA Route 2, (Leupp Road), MP 48 in

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. Meetings are open to

Just what is diabetes?

the general public. Become an informed

Simply put, diabetes occurs when the

voter.

body is unable to properly process the

Your Vote, Your Voice of Choice- Be- glucose it gets from food. Glucose is a

cause Hopi Cares.

simple sugar that provides the necessary

energy for cells to carry out their basic

tasks. When this fuel can’t get into the

cells, which is what happens in diabetes,

things don’t function as they should.

The Many Faces of Diabetes

Public Water System Repairs to

Hopi Cultural Center Well Begins What happens to all the glucose that

isn’t getting into the cells where it belongs?

November 12, 2019

It stays in your bloodstream, this is

Jarrett Calnimptewa, Hopi Water

Resources Program

For Media Release

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – November 4,

2019, in accordance with an update meeting occurring today, repairs to the Public

Water System located at the Hopi Cultural Center will commence on Tuesday,

November 12, 2019. The work on the

well is to correct the arsenic filtration

system so that it may function properly.

Power will be shut off to the well house

only while repairs are being done to the

system. This will affect the water source

The North Kaibab Ranger District and

Grand Canyon National Park have been

working together to exclude bison from

these important habitats and to encourage

the bison to return to the House Rock Valley area.

"Bison have migrated from House

Rock Valley onto the Kaibab Plateau

in the Kaibab National Forest and the

North Rim of Grand Canyon National

Park where they are causing damage to

unprotected springs, wetlands and riparian areas," said Micah Kiesow, forest soil

scientist and project manager with the

Kaibab National Forest.

Crewmembers expressed that getting

to work outdoors and connect with nature on lands sacred to their people were

some of the highlights of working on this

project. Working with one's own hands to

create a lasting impact was central to the

crew's experience and has created lifelong memories.

For Erin Eustace, crew leader from the

community of Polacca, First Mesa on the

Hopi Reservation, the most memorable

part of her experience in doing conservation work has been "being able to showcase what the Hopi youth can do and seeing the elders surprised at all the work

they can accomplish."

"My grandmother inspired me to

join the Ancestral Lands Crew," said

Shawuana Polequaptewa, crewmember

from Shungopavi village, Second Mesa.

"I wanted to try something that got me

out of my comfort zone to honor her

and being here helps me connect to her."

Shawuana said she felt strongly why conservation work and this project specifically is so important. "Water is healing,

these springs are sacred special places

that are powerful. They are a connection

to my people, and they need to be protected," said Shawuana.

For some program participants like

Ke'Andre David from Walpi village, First

Mesa, the motivation to join the crew is

the opportunity to learn new skills, reconnect with nature and explore career

options while making money for school.

Ke'Andre said his favorite part so far has

been "meeting new people and how the

crew has come together to learn from

each other." Ke'Andre said he plans to

join the crew for a few more terms before

attending college. Because of his experience in the Ancestral Lands program he

is considering a major in Environmental

Sciences.

from the well to the hotel.

The Hopi Cultural Center will continue

to provide restaurant services with limited menu items available and will be open

Mondays through Saturdays from 11:00

a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and until the water system is repaired. Restroom services will

not be available. The gift shop, however,

will remain open. This is anticipated to

last up through, Tuesday, December 31,

2019.

Any questions regarding the well rehabilitation project can be directed to the

Hopi Cultural Center at 928-734-2401.

called hyperglycemia; meaning your

blood is rich in sugar, like having motor

oil that’s too thick for your car’s engine.

It mucks up the circulatory system; and

upsets the super-sensitive biochemical

balances that enable your body to properly function, setting in motion, a chain

reaction of health problems, such as high

cholesterol, high blood pressure, heart

and kidney disease, and vision problems.

All of this begs the question: Why

can’t your body use glucose as it

should?

It has to do with insulin, a hormone

produced by the pancreas, an organ that’s

about the size of your hand, and sits behind the stomach. Insulin serves a very

specific purpose: It facilitates glucose by

escorting the sugar into the cells. Cells

won’t let in just any substance, which insulin has. Once it unlocks a cell, glucose

can get inside. At least that’s how it’s

supposed to work.

There are two ways in which the partnership between insulin and glucose can

break down: either the pancreas stops

making insulin, or the cells, for some reason, stop responding to insulin, which is

known as insulin resistance. In this case,

glucose can’t get in, there’s a disruption of the energy supply to cells; cells

starve, and the blood becomes saturated

with unused glucose. This combination

of depleted cells and too-rich blood is

why this diabetic condition is described

as starvation in the midst of plenty. As

this unhealthy blood courses through the

body, it sets the stage for a host of complications.

What all this means is that each of us

has the potential to develop a unique version of diabetes based on a combination

of genetic makeup, physical condition at

various life stages, exposure to specific

environment, and life experiences. It’s

like taking a photo of something – we can

see what’s in the frame, but it’s what we

can’t see that is very important!

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Rock Guitar Tower is ‘beyond

mind-blowing’

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Auburn’s fairgrounds. (Mark Kreidler for California Healthline)

Mark Kreidler

Kaiser Health News

The guitar shaped hotel is seen at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and

Casino on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, in Hollywood, Fla. The Guitar Hotel’s

grand opening is on the tribe’s land in Hollywood. It’s the latest step in the

Seminole Hard Rock empire, which includes naming rights on the Miamiarea stadium where the 2020 Super Bowl will be played. (AP Photo/Brynn

Anderson)

Sandra Hale Schulman

For Indian Country Today

67-year-old former Seminole tribal

councilman William Osceola: ‘In my

wildest dreams I could not have imagined

the tribe would build something like this.’

One area of the Seminole Tribe’s

swampland was dotted with trailers selling cigarettes and promotions for bingo.

But that’s no more. Last week the tribe

blew open music-themed doors of its

newest Hard Rock Guitar Hotel, unveiling the $1.5 billion dollar resort project

that was 12 years in the making.

The resort rivals the glitziest resorts in

Las Vegas, and opening day events showcased a gleaming LED-lit 450-foot high

Guitar Hotel with music and comedy

performance. The red carpet was packed

with surprise celebrities to include Johnny Depp, Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Khloe

Kardashian, Morgan Freeman and rock

star Stevie Salas, Apache, who has toured

with Mick Jagger and Rod Stewart, sold

millions of albums and was a producer

of the film Rumble: The Indians Who

Rocked the World.

Morgan Freeman, Johnny Depp, Joe

Perry, Joe Mangiello, photo Hard Rock

Mixing in with the hordes of global

guests were plenty of Natives, Seminole,

and Miccosukee in bright patchwork

finery, all celebrating a party around a

5-acre lagoon pool for thousands that

found mermaids and mermen, aerialists, a

guitar smash and an LED fireworks light

show at dusk.

“The new Hard Rock Guitar Tower is

beyond mind-blowing,” Salas said a day

after the opening.

“I was lucky to see the drawing a long

time ago from my Seminole friends and

although the photos looked insane. They

didn’t come close. I mean it’s a global

monument to rock n roll. Plus they had

some RUMBLE posters up which made

me pretty happy ha ha ha!”

The Seminole have been involved in

supporting many film and music

AUBURN, Calif. ― Fern Brown, 81,

sat in the rear of a tent on the windswept

fairgrounds of this historic Gold Rush

town, drawing deep breaths through the

mouthpiece of a nebulizer plugged into a

power strip atop a plastic folding table.

Afflicted for years with asthma and

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,

Brown uses the nebulizer twice a day to

avoid flare-ups that can be life-threatening. It turns her medicine into a fine mist

that she can inhale.

Her machine runs on electricity, and

when Pacific Gas & Electric Co. cuts

power in the region amid wildfire scares,

as it did earlier this week, Brown must

scramble to find a place where she can

administer her treatment.

She knows the makeshift “resource

center” she visited on Tuesday afternoon,

one of several set up this week by PG&E,

is not a viable long-term fix ― especially

now that power outages and the uncertainty that comes with them seem likely

to be a more frequent feature of California’s fire season.

“I could rent a generator. Or can you

rent to own?” Brown said. “They’re expensive. But that’s probably what I’ll

do. We just want to be ready for the next

time.”

Cont. On Page 9

'Wado otsadisgoi otsitsalagi' Wes Studi says thank you and his

Oscar is ‘about time’

Cont. On Page 9

Racist taunts at school? This

is 'our homeland.'

Wes Studi accepts an honorary award at the Governors Awards on Sunday,

Oct. 27, 2019, at the Dolby Ballroom in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Vincent Schilling

Indian Country Today

A Canyon Athletic Association state tournament girls volleyball match

between Caurus Academy and Salt River High School was halted amid racial

taunts from Caurus Academy fans that were directed at players from Salt

River. (Photos by Sarah Farrell/Cronkite News)

Christopher Lyndsay

Cronkite News

SCOTTSDALE – Racial taunts directed at a girls volleyball team located in the

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community reflects the larger societal issue of

Native American oppression, a spokesperson for the high school said.

“The whole Valley is traditional homelands of the Oʼotham and Piipaash people,” said Taté Walker, a Lakota storyteller who promotes cultural competency.

“I will say that ignorance happens all the

time, but I think it’s 2019 and schools can

do better at teaching their students how to

be better human beings.”

A recent Canyon Athletic Association

state tournament girls volleyball match

was halted after racial gestures and slurs

from Caurus Academy fans were directed

at players from Salt River, a school located on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa

Indian Community.

There are conflicting reports about

what occurred and to what degree, but

Randall Baum, executive director of the

Canyon Athletic Association, an association that oversees non-traditional educational institutions, acknowledged that

“something did happen.”

Concern about racism directed at Native Americans have permeated the sports

world. Several weeks ago, Ryan Helsley,

a St. Louis Cardinals reliever and a member of the Cherokee Nation, criticized the

use of the “Tomahawk Chop,” a fan cheer

popular with Atlanta Braves fans.

The Washington football team’s nickname and logo is the subject of an ongoing debate. When the team visited the

Arizona Cardinals home stadium in 2014,

hundreds of Native Americans protested

outside, while others showed their support for team owner Daniel Snyder.

Arizona is home to approximately

300,000 Native Americans, according to

the U.S. Census. In the past decade, at

least 52 incidents of racial harassment

directed at Native American athletes,

coaches and fans have been recorded in

the United States, reports High Country

News after compiling data from news

articles, federal reports and court documents.

That the recent issue involved high

school-aged students seemed troublesome to many.

“The Canyon Athletic Association and

our member schools do not support racial

discrimination in any form,” Baum said

in a statement issued after news of the incident went viral on social media.

To date, no action has been taken

against the Caurus Academy, a public

charter school located in Anthem, or

against the school’s volleyball team or

any school officials.

However, the incident has prompted

Canyon Athletic Association officials to

ask why it occurred and to form a committee that includes representatives from

both schools to examine what steps can

be taken to prevent similar behavior in

the future.

Walker said the taunting is indicative of

issues bigger than sport and more needs

to be done to address the larger societal

issue of oppression of Native American

people.

“It’s easy to address, but it’s hard to acknowledge that you have an issue,” said

Walker, who suggested that a good place

to start is by providing students more

education about the history of Native

American culture.

Reportedly during the third set of the

contest, Caurus fans began a mocking

“war-whoop,” stereotypically associated

with Native Americans. Some also reportedly yelled “savages” at Salt River’s

players.

Walker said Salt River coach Kyronna

Roanhorse and her assistant

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Wes Studi introduced by Christian

Bale, Joy Harjo and applauded by the

likes of Chris Eyre, Tantoo Cardinal,

Taika Waititi, Q’orianka Kilcher, Crystal

Echo Hawk and others

Cherokee actor Wes Studi was honored

at the 11th annual Governors Awards on

Sunday with an Oscar that honored his

lifetime body of work in the film industry.

Studi, who came to the stage after introductions by the first Native poet laureate

Joy Harjo and actor Christian Bale —

came to the stage, and while holding his

Oscar said, “It’s about time.”

Studi is the first Native American actor to receive an Academy Award. Buffy

Sainte-Marie, born on the Piapot 75 reserve in Saskatchewan, Canada, was the

first Indigenous person to receive an Oscar for the best original song in 1983 for

Up Where We Belong. The song was used

in the movie “An Officer and a Gentleman.”

A celebratory evening

At the Governors Awards, Studi received gracious support from his peers

in the industry, including representatives

from the Indigenous community to include Chris Eyre, Tantoo Cardinal, Taika

Waititi, Q’orianka Kilcher and others.

“I think it was a historic night on so

many levels,” said Crystal Echo Hawk,

CEO and founder of IllumiNative. The

organization was asked to create Studi’s

tribute film. “It was so powerful to see

him there and it struck me that Wes was

the third person after David Lynch and

Geena Davis. And there were such notable actors in the industry such as Isabella

Rossellini, Jamie Foxx, Eddie Murphy,

Tom Hanks, and Constance Woo as well

as powerful executives in this room.

“It was beautiful when Q’orianka

Kilcher walked out and she held her own.

When she said, ‘Joy Harjo was the first

Native U.S Poet Laureate’ you could hear

the surprise in the room. Joy was such a

powerful presence. The level of emotion

toward Wes’ career and his tribute film

was amazing,” she said. “To see him get

that Oscar and to think how long it was ...

was emotional to all of us there, and there

was not a dry eye at our table. The Industry realized our people have been out of

sight and out of mind for so long.”

“It was so special to see Joy there

along with Christian Bale and everyone

was abuzz - younger Native people were

there. Wes was for so long doing everything to cultivate that next generation in

front of and beyond the camera. I and my

colleagues at IllumiNative were so honored to be able to create Wes’ tribute film.

We continue to advocate for the inclusion

of the Indigenous voice. And there is a lot

more work to do.”

Echo Hawk says they do not yet have

the Academy’s nod to show the tribute

film and that they have been inundated

with requests. “I will let you know once

we can show the film to the public.”

Fun on social media

During the evening Echo Hawk and

others posted to social media about the

celebratory evening dressed in their finest, posing along with such heavy hitters

as Wes Studi, Taika Waititi, Heather Rae,

Tantoo Cardinal, and Martin Sensmeier.

In a Facebook post, Echo Hawk wrote:

“Last night history was made...so long

overdue. Congratulations Wes Studi for

your well deserved Oscar! It was a beautiful and emotional evening that included

the US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo and Qorianka Kilcher introducing Wes and helping to present him with the Oscar alongside Christian Bale. Native peoples were

seen and heard in a very powerful way

last night. #IllumiNative was honored to

have been chosen to produce the tribute

film that was shown.”

Bird Runningwater posted, “What an

amazing night last night witnessing Wes

Studi receive his #HonoraryOscar at the

Academy’s Governors Awards. Congrats

are in order to Wes himself and also

the two powerful Indigenous women,

Q’orianka Kilcher and US Poet Laureate

Joy Harjo, who introduced him providing

the context and significance of the moment we were all fortunate to witness.”

Introductions by Joy Harjo and Christian Bale

The nation’s first Native American poet

laureate, Joy Harjo and Academy Awardwinning actor Christian Bale — who appeared with Studi in Hostiles — both introduced Studi with ample praise for his

lifetime of work in the film industry.

Joy Harjo first introduced Studi addressing him as “one of the most accomplished native actors of our times. Harjo

also listed his long series of characters

with descriptions to include the toughest

Pawnee, a

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November 5, 2019

Hopi Tutuveni

Seminole’s $ 1.5 billion Hard Rock Guitar Tower, Cont.

projects since the tribe acquired the

Hard Rock Enterprise in 2006 for close to

a billion dollars. Salas was among those

financed by the Seminole Tribe, as well as

an artist supported by Hard Rock. When

the tribe acquired Hard Rock, it was a

mixing of two great worlds for Salas.

“It was a dream when I was a kid to get

my guitars into a Hard Rock. In the 90s

the Hard Rock put up eight of my guitars

around the world plus one of my surfboards. They were not a Native-owned

company then. Now that the Seminoles

own the franchise, when I see my guitars

on the walls I feel even more pride,” said

Salas.

“As for collaborations, the Seminole

tribe and Hard Rock invested in my

Sundance-winning Doc Film Rumble.

I showed them a rough cut of the film

before it came out and they said Hard

Rock is the premier rock n roll company

and we are Native-owned so we must

be involved with your film about Native

American rock stars,” he said. “And it’s

been a great collaboration.”

A star-studded event

Salas was on the red carpet for photos

along with Chris Osceola, Hollywood

Councilman for the Tribe, Julio Iglesias

Jr., and Big Kenny of the Grammy-winning duo Big & Rich. Salas and Kenny

did a short set of hits in a new lobby

lounge.

The next night, Maroon 5 christened

the new Hard Rock Live venue that seats

7,000 in a clamshell state-of-the-art performance venue.

The newly expanded and updated casino gaming area has 195,000 square feet

of gaming space. The 13.5-acre lush pool

and lagoon have open-air cabanas outfitted with flat-screen TVs, butler service, a

full bathroom, and a private plunge pool.

The Rock Spa is a 42,000 square foot

oasis that has hot and cold plunge pools,

a salt inhalation room, a salon and a deluxe fitness center that overlooks the pool

area. Dark woods with crystal rock décor

add to the lush feel.

The new marble-floored shopping mall

is a collection of high-end retail stores including a caviar store, high-end watches,

diamond jewelry, and Hard Rock stores

with leather jackets and studded t-shirts.

Wentworth Gallery has exhibits dedicated to Paul Stanley of KISS and the late

Ric Ocasek. Brian Wheat, the bassist of

Tesla exhibited his newest realist work

and posed for photos with guests.

The biggest attraction, the guitarshaped hotel. The high-end design of the

Seminole Tribe’s Hard Rock Guitar Hotel stuns the crowd with its mesmerizing

skylights and LED lights on the outside

and rock star memorabilia, sporty cars,

and stage costumes line the cases on the

walls on the inside.

The most wondrous element is in the

main lobby – the Oculus — a circular

waterfall fountain with holographic projections inside of guitars and rock stars,

choreographed to music. It’s a stunner

and was the site of an elevated red carpet

with a huge video backdrop for the A-list

celebrities.

Over in the new lounge was Julio Iglesias Jr. who has dabbled in Latin and

country music and modeled for Versace

alongside Miss Indian World and Miss

Seminole.

At the event, the crowds moved out to

the pool party where champagne, rum

cocktails, buffets of lobster rolls and beef

tenderloin, roasted pigs, dessert bars and

cigar rollers awaited the gawking, strolling hordes. A Latin band played pop hits

as mermaids floated by.

After the usual welcome and congratulatory speeches by hotel dignitaries and

Seminole tribal council members, the

Hard Rock Guitar Smash with all the Alisters signaled the official opening of the

expansion.

“The Guitar Hotel will attract visitors

from throughout the nation and around

the globe,” said Jim Allen, CEO of Seminole Gaming and Chairman of Hard Rock

International. “They will experience

world-class entertainment, gaming and

dining destination.”

Allen has led the tribe’s gaming and hotel efforts for many years to multi-billion

dollar success. The stunning Guitar Hotel

is a prototype, with plans to build similar

shaped hotels next in Japan, Mexico, and

Spain. The unique curvaceous design has

swimming pools on upper-level suites

with palm trees and views all the way to

the Atlantic Ocean. After the smash, the

Guitar Hotel really came to life with a

show-stopping light show extravaganza

coordinated with orchestrated music and

laser light shows that showcased the LED

lights built into every side of the Guitar Hotel. The lights are programmed to

change color and intensity, with changes

timed to music. Six fixed high-powered

beams of light that mimic guitar strings

project 20,000 feet into the night sky.

Fireworks shot off the top as the

crowds oohed and aahed. Don’t worry

if you missed it, the Guitar Hotel Light

Show will be a daily spectacular at dusk.

“It really is special,” said Mitchell Cypress, vice chairman of the Seminole

tribal council. “The Seminoles now are

known throughout the world.”

Watching the whole spectacle was former Seminole Tribal councilman William

Osceola, who attended in his beaded top

hat, traditional silver jewelry, and patchwork vest. I asked the 67-year-old what

he thought of all this.

He said, “You know I was born in a

chickee hut in the Everglades, we had

no electricity for years. In my wildest

dreams, I could not have imagined the

tribe would build something like this.”

For information: Location

The Guitar Hotel at Seminole Hard Rock

Hotel & Casino Hollywood

1 Seminole Way, Hollywood, Florida,

33314

Website www.SeminoleHardRock.com

Correction: Seminole Tribal councilman William Osceola, was previously

identified as 75 years of age. He is 67.

Racist taunts at school? This is 'our homeland.’ Cont.

coaches witnessed the gestures, which

they described as “disgusting.” After the

coaches notified referees about the taunting, tensions in the building began to

raise.

Roanhorse decided to remove her team

from the court during the middle of the

fourth set because of the offensive taunts

out of concern for the safety of her players.

“Our students and our coaching staff

felt unsafe in that gym,” Walker said.

“All parties agreed that the game be continued at a later date.”

The members of the administrations at

both schools met with the athletic association to determine how to proceed, and

the match was completed at a neutral site

last Friday with Caurus prevailing in five

sets.

The Canyon Athletic Association reportedly looked into the incident and did

not place blame on anyone other than the

fans and decided that there would be no

sanctions handed down. The decision

went widely criticized among social media users.

After the match was concluded at a

neutral location, a video surfaced on

social media that showed the Salt River

girls crying as they went through the ceremonial post-game high five with their

opponents.

However, many assumed the video was

from the part of the match played earlier

and that the girls were reacting to the

taunting. Walker said the video showed

the emotional response the players had

because their season had just ended.

So far, no video of the taunting has surfaced.

Several Caurus parents and others expressed their support for the team at the

school’s regular board meeting Monday.

“I am so proud of these girls who

stepped out on the court in an extremely

difficult situation on Friday,” Wendy Davison, Caurus’ principal said at the meeting. “They were composed, they were

mature, they were great sports.”

Board member Kevin LaMountain

noted the social-media backlash the academy received from the story.

“This school has handled the hundreds,

if not thousands, of negative comments

through Facebook posts,” he said. “The

story went national. It’s not as though the

comments that we’re getting are from 10

miles around this campus. They’re from

tens of thousands of miles away. The

school has done a fantastic job at handling all of that.”

While the incident was only briefly discussed during the board meeting, it was

the subject of several discussions among

administrative teams from both schools

and the Canyon Athletic Association.

Those sparked a conversation about

diversity within the school system. The

Canyon Athletic Association is a governing body that facilitates athletic competition for “non-traditional educational

institutions,” in Arizona. The majority

of the approximate 125 member schools

fall under the category of charter, home

school, or parochial institutions.

Ultimately, all parties decided that a

change was in order and the CAA announced steps it will take to prevent future incidents.

The athletic association's "executive

director will be organizing a committee

to develop new policies surrounding cultural competence, so that all members can

benefit and the right resources are available to our membership,” Baum said.

The Salt River schools supported the

proposal in a statement released last

Thursday.

“We are eager to participate on a new

CAA committee to address racial discrimination with strong league policy,

and we are confident everyone will learn

and grow from this experience,” the

statement read.

The Caurus statement made no mention of the committee, however.

But Baum said he is ready to implement changes discussed in the various

meetings and hopes everyone will learn

and grow from an unfortunate situation.

“The important thing we want our athletes, students, families, and our fans to

leave this experience with is to trust that

appropriate actions have been taken to

mitigate and move forward,” Baum said.

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No power? No medicine., Cont.

“That is the real travesty of this PG&E

plan,” said Sandy Jay, a nurse practitioner

at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital in Sonoma County, about 130 miles southwest

of Auburn. “As the dominoes fall, it’s the

poor and the disabled who are the most

affected by this.”

Jay supervises a program that for 20

years has sent teams of workers throughout the Santa Rosa area to bring medicine

and treatment to those whose conditions

prevent them from leaving home or keep

them bedbound.

Without power, though, almost all of

those patients need help immediately, she

said. Air-pumped mattresses, used to prevent chronic bedsores, begin to deflate.

Ventilators and nebulizers cease to function. Electric wheelchairs don’t respond.

And many of the affected people are

reachable only by landline telephones,

which don’t work in a shut-off.

“It’s just kind of unconscionable,” Jay

said.

Hardened by experience of shut-offs

imposed by their utility company, many

residents of this region ― and others up

and down the state ― have concluded

they must prepare for future power cuts.

PG&E confirmed that notion in an

emailed statement, saying all its customers should “have an emergency plan to be

prepared for any extended outages due

to extreme weather or natural disasters.”

The statement referred customers to

PG&E’s website page on wildfire safety,

adding that local county emergency offices may also offer help.

The PG&E outages that have affected

some 1.8 million Californians in the past

few weeks, amid nerve-wracking warnings of wind and fire, have only affirmed

the company’s message.

For those with home medical needs,

the quest for a durable fix takes on real

urgency.

Steve Bast, who lives in a rural section of Auburn in the Sierra foothills, has

Type 2 diabetes, and his insulin needs to

be refrigerated. Bast has been forced to

deal with previous outages, both weatherrelated and PG&E-driven, some lasting

several days.

Now, he said, he keeps ice packs in his

freezer and puts them on the insulin containers as soon as his power goes down.

He then stores the medication inside a

soft cooler that zips closed and goes back

in the refrigerator for as long as the unit

remains cold.

Bast also uses a CPAP machine for his

sleep apnea, and it must be plugged in, so

he says his next move is to buy a small,

personal generator. He noted, however,

that he would still need to find an open

gas station for fuel to keep the generator

running during an outage. Gas stations

need electricity to run the pumps.

Then there’s the cost: A personal generator sells for between $400 and $1,000,

meaning it could be out of reach for people of limited means.

PG&E’s temporary resource centers,

of the type Fern Brown visited, are small,

tented areas where up to 100 people at a

time can power up devices of all kinds

and get bags of ice, cases of water and

snacks for free. The centers are set up

when an area is plunged into a utility-ordered shut-off, and they close once power

is fully restored to that area.

But the centers cannot solve the bigger

problems.

During the last power shut-off a few

weeks ago, Debrah Vitali went to check

on her neighbor, 88-year-old Joan Casper.

She and Casper have become close

friends in their Rincon Valley neighborhood of Santa Rosa, and Vitali knows

that Casper wears an emergency calling

device around her neck, which she can

use to alerts medics if she needs help.

The device is tied to Casper’s landline,

but what neither woman realized was that

the landline operated through her internet

connection. When the power went out, so

did the internet – and with it Joan’s ability

to summon help.

“I couldn’t believe it,” Vitali said. “So

we’ve just agreed as a group of neighbors

to take turns checking on her, because

she’d have no way to let anyone know

she was in trouble.”

California’s Health and Human Services Agency this week established a

nonemergency hotline (833-284-3473)

to help residents find health services in

their communities during a shut-off. Gov.

Gavin Newsom, meanwhile, announced

a $75 million fund that communities can

tap to help purchase generators and other

backup energy sources that would keep

local emergency services going.

For people whose medical treatment

begins at home, however, the solutions

also need to begin there.

At the PG&E center in Auburn, Fern

Brown completed her 30-minute treatment before speaking. She said that her

asthma and COPD have become worse

over the past couple of years and that

skipping a nebulizer session is not an option.

Brown and her sister, Lavina Suehead,

who cares for Brown, drove a half-hour

from their home in the remote town of

Foresthill to reach the resource center

at Auburn’s Gold Country Fairgrounds.

They said they would be seeking another

solution, both for Tuesday night’s treatment and beyond.

“We’ll have to do something,” Brown

said. “We’re out of power a lot.”

'Wado otsadisgoi otsitsalagi', Cont.

high-ranking Huron warrior, a sheriff,

a powerful arms dealer, a tribal council

member, President of the USA, a werewolf, a police captain and more.

“Because we have watched, admired,

been entranced, as you transform, and

in doing so, transform the story of all of

us. Because we know Wes Studi to be

consummate artist, lover of community,

bearer of story, and friend,” said Harjo.

Christian Bale then gave Studi another

introduction filled with praise.

“Tonight it is my tremendous honor to

be present at a long overdue moment as

Wes Studi becomes the very first Native

American to receive an Academy Award.

When I think about Wes, I think my God,

what a face. That face that is etched with

history, with experience, character, dignity, every emotion under the sun, that face

that tells so many stories all at once… I

got to see that expertise when we worked

together on Scott Cooper's Hostiles.” said

Bale.

Bale also mentioned that Studi, as a

representation of Native Americans portrayed in films, had spoken over two dozen Native languages, served as a language

consultant for James Cameron’s Avatar

and is a spokesperson for the Indigenous

Language Institute and the Partnership

With Native Americans.

“It's clear that Wes is in possession of

a brilliant mind and prodigious talent, but

more importantly, as an artist, he has had

a profound influence on the perception

of his people. When we think of Native

Americans in film, his are some of the

most distinctive performances that we all

remember, said Bale.

In accepting his award Studi made light

of the praise given to him by Harjo and

Bale, “God, I'm amazing,” joked Studi.

“The way these people will tell it, I am

absolutely amazing.”

“I'd simply like to say it's about time.

Ladies and gentlemen, it's about time,

said Studi amidst applause and cheers.

“It's about space. It's about a lot of

people in the strangest places. From the

rolling hills and plains of North America

to the mountains of Appalachia, from the

desert beauty of Navajo Dine’ Nation to

the gritty streets of Los Angeles, and the

sound stages of Hollywood ... it's been a

wild and wonderful ride and I'm really

proud to be here tonight as the first Indigenous Native American to receive an

Academy Award.”

“It's a total and humbling honor to

receive an award for doing something I

love to do and comparatively speaking,

started late in life, but hey, who's counting, right?”

“Dances with Wolves was and is probably the film that got me started in the

business. Luckily there was a character

with no actual name, known only as the

toughest Pawnee, was noticed by audiences and filmmakers alike and I believe

the Pawnee even appreciated it and for

that, I have of course, Kevin Costner to

thank for that and I thank you Kevin.”

Studi also mentioned the trajectory of

his career to include blockbusters such as

Avatar. He also spoke about his appreciation for working in independent films.

“I also worked in the fast-developing

Native American sphere of film making

with director, producer Georgina Lightning with her film Older Than America

and with director Chris Eyre, for his film,

Edge of America… I thank you, Georgina, Chris, and Kevin. We should make

some more.”

“So in closing, I'd like to thank each

and every actor I have ever worked with,

whether you liked me or not, from my

very first paying gig at American Indian

Theater Company in Tulsa, Oklahoma …

certainly not the least, I'm going to do a

big shout out to the fans and followers on

social media and moviegoers that make

all of this possible for us.”

Studi then thanked the crowd in his

Cherokee Native language.

[Translated] "Thank you is what we say

as Cherokee. Those of you who are here,

thank you. You Cherokee who are here,

I'm grateful. I'm grateful. Thank you to

the soldiers and veterans also.”

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Hopi Tutuveni

November 5, 2019

2019 Highlights of Hopi Tribe Halloween Trick-o’-Treat

Students wait for candy at their first stop at the Hopi tribe. (Photo by Carl

Onsae/HT)

Romalita Laban, Hopi Tutuveni, gives out candy at their trunk o’ treat display (Photo by Carl Onsae/HT)

Shaimie Soto, Hopi Tribe dressed as the evil queen from “Sleeping Beauty“

takes pictures of the children in their costumes. (Photo by Carl Onsae/HT)

Timothy Nuvangyaoma dressed as a monkey, poses for pictures (Photo by

Carl Onsae/HT)

Students dressed as super heros, cartoon characters, and goblins await

their turn to get candy. (Photo by Carl Onsae/HT)

Students pose for pictures in their Halloween costumes (Photo by Carl

Onsae/HT)

Inside of the Hopi Tribal Chairman’s office, a spooky environment. (Photo by One of the offices that hosted the Halloween scary office set-up. (Photo by

Romalita Laban/HT)

Are you into drawing

COMICS?

Then draw for the

Hopi Tutuveni...

New Perspective - Education

by: Carl Onsae

Drawing comics is a great way to show your drawing skills

and your side of Hopi Humor.

If you have the skill and the humor to draw comics for the

Hopi Tutuveni...

Submit your comics to

consae@hopi.nsn.us

Call 928-734-3283

To find out more information.

DISCLAIMER: Comics submitted will become property of Hopi Tutuveni. Name of artist will be

displayed and not edited when submitted. Hopi Tutuveni has the right to publish submitted comics.

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.