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Hopi Tutuveni June 17, 2020

Unified Arizona Veterans Present Inaugural Scholarship to Children

of Soldiers K.I.A

‘Army Specialist Lori Ann Piestewa Veteran Family Scholarship’ Goes to Her Two Children

Piestewa Awards group, L-R; UAV Scholarship Chair Colonel Rob Welch, US Army retired; Vice Chairman Hopi Tribal Nation Clark W. Tenakhongva; recipient Carla L.

Piestewa, daughter of Lori Ann Piestewa; Grandmother Percy Baca Piestewa who raised Lori Ann’s children after her death; recipient Brandon T. Whiterock, son of Lori Ann

Piestewa; Director of Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services Colonel Wanda Wright, US Air Force retired.

BY: Zac Dunn

was produced by Pro One Media.

He plans to help rehabilitate veterans from Disabled American Veterans, and the VetFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Lori Ann Piestewa, a member of the war-related injuries by working for Veter- erans of Foreign Wars to collectively proHopi Tribe, was born in Tuba City. She an Affairs as a physical or occupational mote veteran-related affairs endorsed by

PHOENIX, Ariz.— On Saturday, June enlisted in the Army at age (21) (Born therapist.

a majority of its member veterans service

6, 2020 the Unified Arizona Veterans 14 Dec 1979, Died 23 Mar 2003) and

Carla Piestewa is a student at Grand organizations (VSO’s). Now numbering

presented the inaugural ‘Army Specialist deployed to Iraq in 2002. She was killed Canyon University and is enrolled as a Bi- 57 VSO’s, UAV continues to actively proLori Ann Piestewa Veteran Family Schol- in action on (23 March 2003), becoming ology major with an emphasis in pre-med- pose, support and endorse legislation, adarship’. The scholarships – designated for the first Native American female to fall in icine. After receiving her bachelors’, she ministrative or other actions which further

the children of servicemen and women combat on foreign soil.

plans to pursue a doctorate in pediatrics. the general welfare and well-being of all

who were killed in action – were presentThe UAV was formed in 1981 to pro- She also plans to help her community, the Arizona military veterans. The UAV proed to Specialist Pietstewa’s two children.

vide support for Arizona’s veterans and Hopi people, by giving back to those that vides a key conduit of information to all

Making the presentations was the UAV their families. In 2016 the UAV awarded are in need and not financially stable. She member organizations through monthly

Scholarship Chair, Colonel Rob Welch, their first college scholarships to Arizona’s hopes that her success will motivate other meetings and our close working relationUS Army (retired). Assisting in the pre- veterans. This year marks the first time the Hopi to set goals for themselves to better ship with the Arizona Department of Vetsentation was the Director of Arizona De- UAV has expanded its scholarship pro- their lives for themselves and their fam- erans’ Services. Among its activities, the

partment of Veterans’ Services, Colonel gram to include the children of veterans ilies.

UAV manages and operates the Arizona

Wanda Wright, US Air Force (retired) and killed in action, and chose to name the

For more information on the Unified Veterans Hall of Fame (AVHOF) which

Hopi Tribe Vice Chairman Clark W. Tena- scholarship in honor of Specialist Pieste- Arizona Veterans, and to sponsor student it founded in 2001 to recognize the civic

khongva, an Army Veteran of the Panama wa’s sacrifice.

leaders through scholarships, visit: www. contributions of our Arizona veterans. The

Conflict and the Grenada Conflict.

Brandon Whiterock is the eldest child of azuav.org.

UAV is a registered with the Arizona CorThe Unified Arizona Veterans present- Lori Piestewa and is a student at Coconino

About Unified Arizona Veterans

porate Commission and with the IRS as a

ed the scholarship funds with sponsorship Community College. He is enrolled in a

Unified Arizona Veterans was estab- nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. All confrom The Arizona Lottery’s Giving Back transition program leading to a Bachelors lished in December of 1981 by three or- tributions are tax-deductible as allowed by

program. The scholarship presentation Degree at Northern Arizona University. ganizations, the American Legion, the IRS Regulations.

Hopi Tutuveni June 17, 2020

The Natwani Coalition Awards Twenty-three Community Members

To Continuing Agricultural Traditions

A. Gashwarza - Moenkopi Irrigation Repair

Terri Honani - Natwani Coalition

For Hopi Tutuveni

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – As of June 5th, 2020, the Natwani

Coalition awarded twenty-three community members

and two established programs on Hopi to help support

their efforts to continue Hopi/Tewa agricultural traditions. Funds to support projects are provided by the 2020

Community Grant Program that the Natwani Coalition

offers.

The Community Grant Program is offered in two different categories. The Micro Grant Program which is

open to the Hopi/Tewa community individuals. A total of

$12,500.00 will be dispersed per cycle. Each grant award

amount varies from $500.00 - $2,000.00. The Partnership

Capacity Building Grant, available to Hopi/Tewa community-based organizations is a total of $150,000.00.

Each grant award varies in amounts from $10,000.00 -

A. Quiyo - Orchard Restoration. Photo credit (sender)

$25,000.00. An amount of $50,000.00 will be allocated

per cycle. Both grants are open in three cycles depending

on the grantees readiness to apply. Accepted proposals

shall align with the mission, vision and goals of the Natwani Coalition.

Individual projects that are funded by the Micro Grant

Program include but are not limited to: animal husbandry,

piiki house renovations, repairs to tractors or field equipment, fencing repairs to fields and ranch stables, and

other projects that do align with the mission, vision and

goals of the Natwani Coalition. Projects that are funded

by the Partnership Capacity Building Grant are available

to: Community-based Organizations, Schools, Clubs or

small business owners.

“The grantee projects that have been funded by the

Natwani Coalition community grant program have been

instrumental in continuing food sovereignty here on the

Hopi reservation. By continuing to grow, cook and pre-

serve our own food as we have done for generations, we

can be self-sustaining and continue our roles as farmers

and growers in this ever-changing world.” said Terri

Honani, Natwani Coalition Program Manager.

This is the second year the Natwani Coalition was able

to offer grants to the Hopi/Tewa community in efforts to

continue agricultural traditions. There is one more cycle

left for the 2020 year which is open now for individuals to apply. Closing date for the third cycle is on June

22nd, 2020 at 5:00PM. For more information about the

Natwani Coalition Community Grant Program you may

visit our website at www.natwanicoalition.org, call (928)

734-2380, or via email at: thonani@hopifoundation.org.

Front Page pictures

C. Wright - Rez Gardening (plant starts)

L. Dyer - Corral Repair (rotating panels lessen ground

impaction)

Hopi Tutuveni June 17, 2020

LCR LITIGATION UPDATE, Cont.

the Hopi Reservation to be a permanent

and economically prosperous homeland

for the Hopi people. Since conclusion

of the past and present trial in 2018, the

parties have been busy preparing for the

future water use trial. Scores of witnesses have been deposed. Dispositive and

pre-trial motions have been fully briefed

and argued, and the parties have filed a

joint pre-trial statement. The upcoming

trial is scheduled to take at least three

months and involve over 80 witnesses and

6,000 exhibits.

Trial was set to commence on June 2,

2020, but the trial was delayed due to the

COVID-19 pandemic. Recently, due to

continued spread of COVID-19, the court

advised the parties that an in-person trial

will not occur at the Maricopa Superior

Court in 2020 and stated that the Hopi

future claims trial will begin on August

17, 2020 using the GoToMeeting virtual

platform.

On June 9, 2020, the Hopi Tribal Council instructed the Tribe’s attorneys to object to a virtual trial and request a traditional courtroom trial. There are many

reasons behind this decision:

The Importance of Water. Water is a

matter of life to Hopi. The case is not simply about the technical aspects of hydrology and engineering; it is about the future

of the Hopi people and their culture. The

Hopi Tribe does not believe that its people

will be heard without the opportunity to

speak directly to the court in this matter. A

virtual trial is simply not the same.

Justice and Fairness. The Hopi Tribe

wants the same trial that every other

claimant in the general stream adjudication will be granted. The Hopi Tribe does

not want to serve as the “learning curve”

for the court and the parties with respect

to complex virtual trials. The Hopi Tribe

does not view a virtual trial in a case as

complex and important as this case to be

just or fair.

Public Health Concerns. A virtual trial may protect courtroom personnel from

COVID-19 by excluding people from

courtrooms, but it does not provide sufficient protections to the witnesses and

the attorneys. Only about 35% of Hopi

households have access to internet (most

with DSL, not broadband), compared

to 79% in Arizona and 78% nationwide,

according to Census Bureau data. Hopi

tribal witnesses and many Hopi expert

witnesses will travel to Phoenix to testify

from the offices of Osborn Maledon, P.A.,

where the law firm can arrange for remote

testimony with high quality connectivity

and equipment. This requires witnesses,

law firm staff, and attorneys to come into

the office to prepare for trial and to testify remotely. This increases public health

risks for the witnesses, attorneys, and staff

involved.

Costs of a Virtual Trial. The costs of

preparing for a virtual trial of this complexity will be higher than the costs of a

courtroom trial.

No Necessity for a Virtual Trial. There

is no compelling reason or necessity to

have the Hopi future water use trial right

now. Waiting for the pandemic to subside

will not affect the timetable of the overall adjudication of federal reserved water

rights in the Little Colorado River Adjudication.

The LCR court has scheduled arguments regarding the Hopi Tribe’s objection to a virtual trial for June 30.

Look for trial updates in future editions

of Tutuveni.

Why is Hopi involved in the LCR Adjudication?

Hopi is involved in the LCR Adjudication to protect Hopi’s water from Navajo

and non-Indians.

In 1952, Congress passed the McCarran Amendment. The McCarran Amendment requires the United States as trustee

for the Winters’ rights of Indian tribes to

participate in State court general stream

adjudications. Winters’ rights are the first

priority reserved water rights of an Indian

tribe.

The McCarran Amendment requires the

United States to participate in the LCR

Adjudication on behalf of both Hopi and

Navajo. Because of the United States’

conflict of interest in representing both

Hopi and Navajo at the same time, Hopi

and Navajo each represents its own interests in the LCR Adjudication.

Hopi did not choose to participate in the

LCR Adjudication; rather, it was forced to

participate because of the need to protect

Hopi’s water from Navajo and non-Indians.

National Waste and Recycling

Workers Week 2020

Hopi Tutuveni

Staff

According to Waste and Recycling

Workers Week Initiatives website, the

week of June 17th is National Waste and

Recycling Workers Week. During this

week on Hopi, we can celebrate workers

who work in the waste management field,

which includes all the staff of the Hopi

Solid Waste Department.

We would like to thank the men and

women who work daily to keep our villages and highways safe and clean with the

limited resources they have to work with.

Danford Wadsworth, Manager for the

Hopi Solid Waste Management Program

stated, “We all, often forget who picks up

the trash and disposes of the waste daily,

and during days even you may not want to

be outside. In the heat, cold, wind, during

inclement weather and we never try to at

least say “thank you.”

According to Wadsworth, solid waste

increased 30% due to this pandemic and

people staying home more often. Wadsworth stated, “This means our work has

increased, extra precautions must be taken to ensure that the waste is handled in a

safe and proper manner while having our

employees able to go back to their families safely each and every day.”

Therefore, we at Hopi Tutuveni welcome the residents on the Hopi reservation to join us in expressing gratitude to

the Hopi Solid Waste Department, which

is as easy as saying thank you or even giving a friendly wave to the workers when

we see them around, doing their daily job.

Askwali/kwa kwa to the Hopi Solid

Waste Management Program during the

week of June 17 and throughout the year.

We know not everyone is cut out to do

the work you all do and we acknowledge

and celebrate these hard-working men and

women.

TICK-TACK-TOE

Higher Education & Workforce

Development Program

June 2, 2020 Notice to Applicants

and Recipients

Kathlene Sumatzkuku, Manager

(AVTP/HTGSP/VR/WIOA)

On March 23, 2020 Executive Order

#2-2020 Declaration: Stay-at-Home was

implemented in an effort to prevent and

respond to the COVID 19 pandemic and

effective until April 17, 2020. Hopi Executive Order #002- 1 -2020 issued on April

14, 2020 amended #002-2020 extending

the order to May 9, 2020. Hopi Executive Order #002-2-2020 amended #002-12020 issued on May 14, 2020 extending

the order to May 31, 2020. Hopi Executive Order #002-3-2020 issued on May 27,

2020 extended the order and will remain

in effect until June 20, 2020. Executive

Orders can be found on the Hopi Tribe

website at:

https://www.hopi-nsn.gov/executive-orders-summaries/

Like most agencies, we have experienced challenges and have been incredibly busy, but flexible, trying to keep up

with the needs of all of you, and the villages and communities we serve. Therefore,

the HTGSP Board has taken formal action

and approved the new deadline date of

August 15, 2020 by 5:00 p.m. (MST), for

the Hopi Academic Achievement Award,

Diane Humetewa Scholarship and Fall

applications. Applications can be found

on the Hopi Tribe website at: https://

www.hopi-nsn.gov/hopi-grants-scholarships-program-applications/.

The following staff may be contacted:

Rose Polivema, MIS/Intake Coordinator via email at: RPolivema@hopi.nsn.us

Modonna Huma-Dawasevaya, Higher Education Advisor via email at MHuma-Dawasevaya@hopi.nsn.us or (928)

401-8106

Kathlene Sumatzkuku via email at:

KSumatzkuku@hopi.nsn.us.

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Hopi Tutuveni June 17, 2020

Letter to the Editor

June 8, 2020

Letter to the Editor

Hopi Tutuveni

The coronavirus (COVID-19) had a devastating effect

on people throughout the world. Millions of people died

from the effects of the virus. Our governments were

caught unprepared, posing serious threats to the health,

safety, and lives of people. In the United States, a national emergency was finally declared by the president on

March 20, 2020. States and tribes also declared emergencies. Federal, state and tribal offices shut down. Tribes

throughout the country closed access to their reservation

lands. Our Hopi - Tewa village governments also closed

access to their villages.

Access to hospitals and clinics was severely limited.

Personal protective equipment (PPE) was, and is still,

difficult to get. Front line workers risked their lives each

day attending to the sick, operating with limited, or no

PPEs. Some doctors and nurses lost their lives because of

inadequate PPE supplies. Businesses shut down; and unfortunately, some will never reopen. Our economy was

hit hard as people were laid off, furloughed, or simply

lost their jobs. Those that depend on the tourist industry,

lost the ability to make money. This hit our tribal members artists especially hard.

This virus affected our own Hopi Sinom, and our villages. Our central government was caught unprepared.

Consequently our village governments took it upon

themselves and did what they needed to do to protect village residents using their limited funds and oftentimes,

and without the required PPEs. Although I understand

the Hopi tribal council approved $1.0 million to address

COVID-19 impacts, very little, if any, of it appears to be

used to help the villages.

The U. S. Congress took action on March 27, 2020,

and passed a $2.0 trillion CARES Act budget package.

The Act earmarked $150.0 billion for states, local governments, and Indian tribes; $10.0 billion of it is set-aside

especially for Indian tribes. Hopi is entitled to its share

of the $10.0 billion, based on tribal enrollment, employment, and economic factors. The money is intended to be

used to take steps to respond to the virus, to prepare for,

and prevent the spread of the virus.

The Hopi tribe received approximately $89.0 million

in the first allocation (60 percent). The remaining 40 percent is yet to be distributed. But this is not the end of

CARES Act funds that will be provided (directly or indirectly) to the tribe. The CARES Act provides additional

funding for other programs, such as: housing, education,

health care, nutrition, and economic development. The

federal government set strict rules on the use of Coronavirus Relief Funds, so it is important that the tribe identify how the money will be used that will be in line with

federal Treasury rules.

I write this article to provide background information

on the CARES Act which many of our tribal members

may not be aware of. But more importantly, I write to

pose questions to the Hopi tribal council and its leadership, not as a complaint, but in hopes that constructive

dialogue can begin between the central tribal government

and our village governments. Village governments must

be involved in the decision making so that village residents are protected; and that our villages can return to

being a safe place to live. Village governments have been

left out of the decision-making process. So, I ask the following questions:

(1) How is the $1.0 million tribal budget being used;

how much has been spent, and how was it spent; and how

much is remaining; were any of the funds made available

to the villages, and if not, why not?

(2) What is the exact role of the Hopi Emergency Response Team (HERT); how are they helping villages; are

they coordinating with the villages; and are they keeping

the people informed, if not, why not?

(3) Has the tribal council decided on the use of $89.0

million it received so far; and are the intended uses in

compliance with the CARES Act rules; will the villages

be involved in making decisions on the use of the first

allocation of funds and the remaining allocations, and if

not, why not?

(4) Will the villages receive their share of all CARES

Act funds allotted to the tribe; and if not, why not?

(5) Villages have already spent a lot of their limited

annual allocations on this emergency, will the villages be

reimbursed with CARES Act funds or tribal funds; and if

not, why not?

(6) Is the tribal government working to secure other

CARES Act funds that it is entitled to; will villages be

involved in this process, and if not, why not?

(7) Is the tribal government (and HERT) working with

the villages in addressing the immediate, intermediate

and long-term needs related to the COVID-19 pandemic,

and if not, why not?

(8) How is the Hopi Health Care Center working with

the tribe, the HERT; and the village governments; are

they coordinating testing, further hospitalization, and arranging the need for quarantining of those testing positive; and if not, why not?

(9) How is the tribal government (and HERT) keeping

the Hopi Sinom informed of issues impacting them; are

there village meetings being held; and is HERT coordinating with the villages, and if not, why not?

There are many more questions, but the point of the

questions is that village governments and their staff are

on the front lines responding daily to COVID-19 because

that is where our people live. The CARES Act funding

is based on tribal enrollment. In other words, the amount

of CARES Act money the tribe received is based on the

number of people living in the villages (and those living

off the reservation). Yet it appears villages are left out

completely in the decision-making process, and in receiving their share of tribal and CARES Act funds.

As elected officials of the Hopi Tribe, your first duty

is to the Hopi Sinom that you represent. In this respect,

provide your answers to the above questions to the Hopi

Sinom as many are frustrated and they want answers.

Tribal members all have a right to be involved in their

government. Meet with them and talk with them (not to

them); and provide written answers to them. Thank you

for your time. Be safe because this pandemic is not over,

as evidenced by the increasing number of COVID-19 test

results.

Sincerely, Benjamin H. NuvamsaVillage of

Songóopavi Former Hopi Tribal Chairman

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HOPI TRIBAL COUNCIL Third Quarter Session June 1, 2020 AGENDA

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

1. Action Item #018-2020 – To approve

Lease Agreement between the Hopi Tribe on

behalf of First Mesa Consolidated Villages

and McGees – Polacca Circle M – Author/

Michele Honanie, Realty Specialist, Office

of Real Estate Services - **Time Certain –

February 5, 2020 @ 1:00 p.m. – TABLED

2. Action Item #023-2020 – To seek directives from the Hopi Tribal Council to

assign appropriate tribal employees/elected

officials/committees to take responsibility

to complete the tasks requested by Villages

Against Meth – Author/David Talayumptewa, Tribal Council Representatives, Village

of Kyakotsmovi – **Time Certain – March

4, 2020 @ 9:00 a.m. – TABLED

NEW BUSINESS

1. Action Item #026-2020 – To approve the

Charter of Incorporation for the Tawa’ovi

Community Development Corporation to

establish a federally chartered corporation

– Author/Andrew Gashwazra, Director, Office of Community Planning & Economic

Development

2. Action Item #028-2020 – To amend

the Hopi Code adopted on August 28, 2012,

corrected April 4, 2013 (H-027-2013 and by

H-037-2013) – Author/Wayne Taylor, Jr.,

Deputy Executive Director, Office of the Executive Director - **Time Certain – March

24. 2020 @ 1:00 p.m.

3. Action Item #032-2020 – To approve

a Development Permit-Residential Use to

Hopi Tribal Housing Authority for demolition and construction of two replacement

housing units in the Villages of Tewa and

Kykotsmovi – Author/Fred Shupla, Community Planner, Office of Community Planning and Economic Development

4. Action Item #035-2020 – To contract

Snyder & Butler, CPAs, PLLC to complete

the Hopi Tribe’s annual audit for the year

ended December 31, 2019 – Author/Anthony

Laban, Assistant Director, Office of Financial

Management

5. Action Item #037-2020 – To request for

Sole Source Consulting Agreement between

the Hopi Tribe and Power Quality Professionals, LLC – Author/Karen Pennington,

Chief Judge, Hopi Tribal Court

6. Action Item #038-2020 – To contract

Walker & Armstrong, LLP to provide accounting services for the fiscal year ended

December 31, 2019, technical assistance and

training to the Office of Financial Management – Author/Anthony Laban, Assistant Director, Office of Financial Management

7. Action Item #040-2020 – To approve the

Tribal Transportation Improvement Pro-

gram (TTIP FY 2020 – 2024 for Program

Agreement A17AP00050) – Author/Michael

Lomayaktewa, Director, Hopi Department

of Transportation

8. Action Item #041-2020 – To authorize

the Chairman of the Hopi Tribe to sign and

enter into a new lease with Cellular One of

Northeast Arizona for a LITE Tower Site

located near Lower Moencopi – Author/Michele Honanie, Realty Specialist – Office of

Real Estate Services

9. Action Item #044-2020 – To approve

the FY 2020 Cooperative Agreement between the Hopi Tribe and DNA-People’s Legal Services, Inc., to provide Public Defender Services – Author/Sandra Dennis, Staff

Assistant, Office of the General Counsel

10. Action Item #045-2020 – Request to

have the Hopi Tribal Council direct the Hopi

Tribe Economic Development Corporation

to release financial information – Author/

Don Jim Davis, Director, Office of Financial

Management

11. Action Item #047-2020 – To approve

Development Permit-Residential Use to

Hopi Tribal Housing Authority for placement of a Mobile Home in the Village of

Bacavi – Author/Fred Shupla, Community

Planner, Office of Community Planning

and Economic Development

12. Discussion – Urgent Personnel Matter

– Karen Pennington, Chief Judge, Hopi Tribal Court - PENDNG REPORT FROM GENERAL COUNSEL

13. Discussion - Letter dated April 27,

2020 from Rena D. Cook; re: Gift of sheep

flock to the Hopi Tribe in honor of her ancestor, Sarah Roundtree – Wallace Youvella, Sr., Tribal Council Representative, First

Mesa Consolidated Villages – PENDING

REPORT FROM TREASURER AND DNR

DIRECTOR

14. Discussion - LCR trial preparations and

other litigation related matters and to consult

with Council regarding LCR settlement efforts – 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Thayne Lowe/

Colin Campbell - **Time Certain – June 9,

2020 – 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

15. Discussion – Letter dated February

8, 2020 from James M. Tewayguna, Kikmongwi, Leo LaCapa, Jr., Soyal Mongwi

and Samuel Tenakhongva, Katcin Mongwi, First Mesa Consolidated Villages re:

Request to have Hopi Tribal Council direct

the Chairman to meet with FMCV Village

Leadership

*Hopi Tribal Council may go into Executive Session on any agenda item

**Time Certain Requests

UPDATE – Hopi Tribal Council Continues with Third

Quarter Sessions at Hopi Tribal Council Chambers

Photo by Romalita Laban/ HT

Romalita Laban, Managing Editor

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – Monday, June 8, 2020

Hopi Tutuveni and KUYI Hopi Radio staff

were present and set up for the continuation of

Hopi Tribal Council’s Third Quarter sessions

which after some delay and preparation got

started at approximately 10:17 a.m.

All those present wore face masks and were

aligned to allow for proper social distancing

in the Chambers and in consideration of CDC

guidelines. Hopi Tribal Secretary Staff ensured

that anyone entering the Legislative Building

had their temperatures taken before signing in

to enter the building.

There was plenty of hand sanitizer along

sign-in stations inside the building and at entrance to the Tribal Council Chambers. Seats in

the Chambers were strategically placed to allow for adequate social distancing in the seating section as well as where Council representatives usually are seated. Noticeable changes

on the television screens included view of

those connected via Zoom and by phone. Hopi

Tribal Secretary Staff, including Barbara Lomayestewa, Berdella Nasingoetewa and Violet

Sinquah, Sergeant-At-Arms was also present.

Hopi Chairman Timothy L. Nuvangyaoma

presided over the meeting while Dwayne Secakuku, Interim Hopi Tribal Secretary/Village

of Bakabi Representative completed Roll Call.

With nineteen (19) Council Representatives

present and/or connected via Zoom online or

connected by phone, quorum of Council was

established.

Chairman Nuvangyaoma continued on this

first day of sessions by starting at section X.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS, under which there

were two items dating back to February and

March of 2020 and before the Tribal government was put on the first Stay-At-Home Executive Order.

Until reconvening on May 21, 2020, at the

request of four council members to have that

Special Meeting, Council Representatives

were not included on the Essential Employees

List. During the meeting, the decision to be

included as “essential workers” was made by

the governing body by consensus. Since that

time, the business of the Council has been at a

standstill up through the Special meeting date.

After four days of continuing sessions and

ending on Thursday, June 11, 2020, Hopi Tribal Council took the following actions, along

with hearing the Update Report from Center

for Disease Control – Chairman Nuvangyaoma

during the Time Certain on June 8, 2020:

Approved Action Item #018-2020 with

amendments

Tabled Action Item #023-2020 regarding

assigning appropriate groups to complete the

tasks requested by the Villages Against Meth

group until June 22, 2020

Tabled Action Item #026-2020 regarding

the Charter of Incorporation for the Tawa’ovi

Community Development Corporation until a

work session is completed

Approved Action Item #028-2020 regarding

amending the Hopi Code adopted on August

28, 2012 corrected April 4, 2013 (H-027-2013

and by H-037-2013) authored by Wayne Taylor, Jr. and addressing meth and other substances in the code

Approved Action Item #032-2020 regarding

approval of Development Permit-Residential

Use to Hopi Tribal Housing Authority for demolition and construction of two replacement

housing units in the Lower Polacca Community and Kykotsmovi

Approved Action Item #035-2020 to contract Snyder & Butler, CPAs, PLLC to complete the Hopi Tribe’s annual audit for the year

ended December 31, 2019.

Approved Action Item #037-2020 to request

Sole Source Consulting Agreement between

the Hopi Tribe and Power Quality Professional, LLC for the Hopi Courts internet and telecommunications system

Tabled Action Item #038-2020 to contract

Walker & Armstrong, LLP to provide accounting services for the fiscal year ended December

31, 2019

Approved Action Item #040-2020 approving the Tribal Transportation Improvement

Program (TTIP FY 2020 – 2024 for Program

Agreement A17AP00050)

Hopi Tutuveni June 17, 2020

I need new pants...

By LARRY The CAT

The Hopi Tutuveni

I remember a time when we use to

give each other compliments, but that’s

only when we were kittens or young

children. We didn’t care what we did

or what we said, but we would always

say, “You look nice” or “You are doing

a good job.” But now we complain,

and spew out negative words to each

other because we think our opinion

means something and we think we are

holders of knowledge to our own extent. And you are not wrong with your

opinions. We are entitled to our own

opinions. For some, we may only be

“trained” to see the negative first then

see the good in someone later. I guess

that’s just for some in this Hopi life.

When I was a mush head kitten, and

in grade school, we were taught - be

nice to everyone and compliment everyone, even when someone is mean

to you. But that all turned when we

grew up. The pressures of mainstream

society cause one to make rash decisions of their own. So, we resort to

name calling and blaming others for

mistakes not-of-their-own making. I

guess some Hopi people don’t believe

in the Hopi way anymore, or at least

that’s the way I see it. Although some

folks say they do, in reality, they only

believe their own opinions and in a

sense, that’s not the Hopi way, either.

See, the “now-a-days” Hopi society

seems to train folks to put people down

first, and then try to bring them back up

by saying semi-nice compliments, and

it seems like it is ok to do that. Because

folks have been “trained” to take the

negative first then good compliments

last and I guess that is what you could

call sort of “growing a thick skin” in

this world.

I was taught by my grandfather that

we always have to be humble and

good to others even when someone is

being negative to you. He also taught

me that opinions are just opinions and

folks are entitled to say them if they

want. He also said “Never fight, never

hurt anyone or anything and never forget the Hopi way”.

I know some of you are asking yourself what is the Hopi way? And some

of you Hopis out there don’t know

what the Hopi way is, but if I have

to tell you what the Hopi way is then

maybe you weren’t taught by a real

Hopi. So, ask yourself, “What is the

Hopi way?” Then maybe you will receive your answer.

When I was growing up, I was bullied because of my stature. I was a skinny, sickly looking kitten, I wore pants

two sizes bigger than I am, and they

had to be held up by a piece of string.

I couldn’t afford new clothes so it was

Larry’s Corner

all hand-me-downs from my gwaha’s

collection and I was mocked and criticized by that. So I made a promise to

myself that I would get rich and buy all

new things then maybe they wouldn’t

make fun of me. So when I graduated

high school, I wanted to become successful so I could have all the luxuries

that I didn’t have when I was younger.

So I became successful, it took me

years to achieve my success; I have

money, luxury items, like pants that

fit...or to buy a full meal at a fast food

restaurant. But with all this success I

never forgot my Hopi teachings and

how to be humble towards others. Although, I wanted to bully “my grade

school bullies” and tell them that I’m

successful and have clothes that fit,

now! But, I knew that it was just childish things we did back then, so I never

bothered.

We live in a world where we think

money is the key to success, and that’s

not entirely wrong. You do need money to become successful in the mainstream society and with any success

comes a price. I had to sacrifice most

of my growing up, off the reservation,

and missed out on a lot of the Hopi traditions. Now that I reside here on the

Hopi reservation, I can practice my

traditions every day and every year.

I guess what I am trying to say, is

that even though we say, “sticks and

stones may break my bones but words

can never hurt me” we really can still

bully someone with words. But I grew

up in the time of the original Power

Rangers, so they became my heroes

and my goal was to train just like them

to defeat Rita Repulsa. Although, my

dream of becoming a Power Ranger

is still open in my book, I think I will

stick to being Hopi and that’s just fine

with me.

Although, our opinions are our own,

just make sure that we make an opposing opinion rather than just being

a bully and passing it off, as an opinion. So my advice to you is to educate

yourself on how to express an opinion

so that it doesn’t appear as bullying

to others. And even though we want

to prove we are worth something to

someone, we don’t have to always

show it. Being humble to others is

doing that while making sure that

we don’t hurt anyone in the process.

Hopefully, this pandemic will teach

us about forgiving, will teach us about

humbleness, and will teach us about

seeing a common ground, so we can

live peacefully which in essence is being Hopi. And hopefully by next year,

we can still remember the life lessons

that were taught to us in the year 2020

about being Hopi.

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Hopi H.E.O.C Updates

Hopi Tutuveni June 17, 2020

Simple Reminders from the

CDC to Keep Safe

HOPI

WE ARE

STRONG

STOP the

SPREAD

of COVID-19

STAY HOME

FOR THOSE WHO CAN’T

Hopi Emergency Response Team • Emergency Operations Center

Weekdays: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. MST | (928) 734-3661 and (928) 734-3663

After hours • Weekends: after 5:00 p.m. MST | (928) 205-7295

Indian Health Services Hotline: (928) 737-6188

Hopi Tribe Behavioral Health Services

Weekdays: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. MST | (928) 737-6300

For behavioral health emergencies (24/7):

Northern Arizona Crisis Hotline: 1(877) 756-4090

Hopi Police Department: (928) 734-7340 • or call 911

Want to

Advertise with the

Hopi Tutuveni?

Call: 928-734-3283

Email: consae@hopi.nsn.us

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.

Hopi H.E.O.C Updates

Hopi Tutuveni June 17, 2020

Hopi Tribe – Department of Health and Human Services

COVID-19 Emergency Response – June 15, 2020 Report

Update for Hopi Tutuveni

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – June 15, 2020 — We are witnessing an aggressive spike in COVID-19 cases on Hopi. Arizona has also seen a spike in hospitalizations, with 1,400

people hospitalized on Friday, up from 755 a month earlier. ICU capacity in the state has passed 80%, according to

the Arizona Department of Health Services. The number

of daily COVID-19 cases has nearly tripled in Arizona in

comparison to what was happening in the state just a few

weeks ago. Hopi-Tewa families have to be more responsible. Protect your loved ones.

Maintain at least 6 feet of distance between yourself and

others. Why? When someone coughs, sneezes, or speaks

they spray small liquid droplets from their nose or mouth

which may contain the virus. If you are too close, you can

breathe in the droplets, including COVID-19, especially

if the person has the disease. Avoid joining gatherings or

crowded places. Why? Where people come together in

groups or gatherings, you are more likely to come into

close contact with someone that has COIVD-19, and

not even realize it. Regularly and thoroughly clean your

hands with an alcohol-based hand rub or wash them with

soap and water. Why? Washing your hands with soap and

water or using alcohol-based hand rub kills viruses that

may be on your hands.

Here is a quick overview of the COVID-19 statistics on

a national, state, and local level:

As of this date – June 15, 2020

The United Sates now has over 2 million confirmed

positive cases with 21,957 new cases and over 115,644

deaths reported.

Over 36,705 confirmed positive cases now exist in

Arizona. Of those, close to 2,636 are in Navajo County

alone.

The Hopi Health Care Center has tested over 1,721 patients to this date. Over 184 of those tests at Hopi Health

Care Center came back positive with 119 from Hopi Tribal members. Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation

reported 20 positives for Hopi Villages with a combined

number of 139 positive Hopi Tribal members.

The information below provides a glimpse of the current numbers in those respective villages.

* 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. One Hopi Tribal member was identified residing in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The data here does

not include all state-wide data from other facilities such

as Flagstaff, Winslow, Phoenix or other hospitals.

** A total of 139 individuals who tested positive are

members of the Hopi Tribe.

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

•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: Outbreaks can be stressful

The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

may be stressful for people. Fear and anxiety about a disease can be overwhelming and cause strong emotions in

adults and children. Find ways you and your family can

reduce stress.

Stress during an infectious disease outbreak can include:

•Fear and worry about your own health and the health

of your loved ones.

•Changes in sleep or eating patterns.

•Difficulty sleeping or concentrating.

•Worsening of chronic health problems.

•Worsening of mental health conditions.

•Increased use of alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs.

Everyone reacts differently to stressful situations.

How you respond to the outbreak can depend on your

background, the things that make you different from other people, and the community you live in.

People who may respond more strongly to the stress of

a crisis include:

•Older people and people with chronic diseases who

are at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19.

•Children and teens.

•People who are helping with the response to

COVID-19, like doctors, other health care providers, and

first responders.

•People who have mental health conditions including

problems with substance use.

Take care of yourself and your community. Taking care

of yourself, your friends, and your family can help you

cope with stress. Helping others cope with their stress can

also make your community stronger.

Ways to cope with stress

•Take breaks from watching, reading, or listening to

news stories, including social media. Hearing about the

pandemic repeatedly can be upsetting.

•Take care of your body.

oTake deep breaths, stretch, or meditate

oTry to eat healthy, well-balanced meals.

oExercise regularly, get plenty of sleep.

oAvoid alcohol and drugs.

•Make time to unwind. Try to do some other activities

you enjoy.

•Connect with others. Talk with people you trust about

your concerns and how you are feeling.

For questions of more information, please call the Hopi

Tribe, Office of the Chairman at (928) 734-3102, OR Office of the Vice Chairman (928) 734-3113.

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Hopi Tutuveni June 17, 2020

Hopi H.E.O.C Updates

Hopi Tribe – Department of Health and Human Services

COVID-19 Emergency Response – June 15, 2020 Report,

Cont.

HOPI

WE ARE

STRONG

WEAR A PROTECTIVE FACE COVERING OR MASK

DO YOUR PART

STOP the

SPREAD

of COVID-19

WE’LL GET THROUGH THIS TOGETHER

Hopi Emergency Response Team • Emergency Operations Center

Weekdays: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. MST | (928) 734-3661 and (928) 734-3663

After hours • Weekends: after 5:00 p.m. MST | (928) 205-7295

Indian Health Services Hotline: (928) 737-6188

Hopi Tribe Behavioral Health Services

Weekdays: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. MST | (928) 737-6300

For behavioral health emergencies (24/7):

Northern Arizona Crisis Hotline: 1(877) 756-4090

Hopi Police Department: (928) 734-7340 • or call 911

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

call: 928-734-3283 or consae@hopi.nsn.us

Hopi H.E.O.C Updates

Protect Our

HOPI/ TEWA

PEOPLE

STAY HOME

STOP the

SPREAD

of COVID-19

Itam nawus it

hikwis’ùutstuyat

sӧӧwu’ytoynayani

STAY SAFE

SAVE LIVES

Uma haak umùukikiy ang sun huruyese’ naavaasye’ hakimuy qatsiyamuy ayo’ o’yani.

STAY

INFORMED

DO:

• Stay home

• Watch a movie

• Plant a garden

• Read a book

• Call a friend on the phone

• Take this time to learn

something new about

Hopi values.

• Learn our language

• Sew a homemade mask

for yourself.

• Follow social distancing

rules and stay 6 feet apart.

The Hopi Tribe Look for announcements and educational materials

at www.hopi-nsn.gov

KUYI Listen to KUYI Hopi Radio 88.1 for regular updates

DON’T:

USE CAUTION:

• Grocery shopping

• Take your entire family to

the store

• Visit crowded places

• Hang out in groups

Try not to go at peak hours

Send only ONE family member

• Picking up medications

• Exercising in public spaces

• If you MUST go out, wear

a mask or face-covering.

Wash your hands as soon as

possible or use hand sanitizer.

Remember Our Hopi Traditional Ways

Some of our traditional practices and

ceremonies that involve larger groups may

have to be put on hold for a while but

remember, our traditions are always with us.

• Hold family gatherings –

don’t risk their health or yours

• Gather in groups at the

basketball court

• Go to your boyfriend/

girlfriend’s house

• Visit/invite others from

another community

Hopi translation provided by Daryn Melvin.

Hopi Emergency Response Team | Emergency Operations Center

KEY CONTACT INFORMATION

Weekdays: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. MST

(928) 734-3661 and (928) 734-3663

After hours | Weekends: after 5:00 p.m. MST

(928) 205-7295

Indian Health Services Hotline: (928) 737-6188

TICK-TACK-TOE

Hopi Tutuveni June 17, 2020

HEALTH

During the COVID-19 Pandemic,

Don’t Ignore Signs of Stroke

(StatePoint) With hospitals around the

country reporting a recent drop in the

number of stroke cases arriving in their

emergency rooms, some health experts

suspect that fear of COVID-19 may be

causing people to avoid going to the hospital and calling 911 for non-COVID related medical emergencies, like stroke.

“During this pandemic, emergency care

professionals like myself are working to

provide care for those who need it. So

much of what we do is time sensitive. We

are particularly aware of the ‘Big Four,’

trauma, sepsis, stroke and heart attack, so

it’s important to remember, when it comes

to stroke or any medical emergency—call

911 and get to a hospital immediately.

Hospitals and urgent care facilities across

the nation are open and ready to help,”

says Dr. Ben Usatch, medical director

at UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital

emergency department and assistant professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

Here are a few important things to keep

in mind about stroke to protect your health

and the health of others:

• Emergency preparedness: Not only are

emergency healthcare providers working

tirelessly to provide care for those who

need it, including those showing signs

of stroke, they are also taking all necessary steps to help prevent the spread of

COVID-19 and are trained to treat patients safely.

• Time: Time is of the essence. It is critical to call 911 immediately if a stroke is

suspected.

• Stroke Signs: The signs of stroke can

be subtle and hard to recognize, so educating yourself and others is key to noticing

and responding quickly. Keep the acronym BE FAST in mind to help you identify some of the signs of stroke in yourself

or a loved one. BE FAST stands for Balance, Eyes, Face, Arm, Speech, Time, and

refers to these signs of stroke: difficulty

with balance, vision loss, droopy facial

appearance, arm weakness, slurred speech

– as well as the need to act quickly when

these symptoms present.

• Sudden Onset: While the BE FAST

signs are most common, the sudden onset

of any of these 10 signs and symptoms

could mean stroke: confusion, difficulty understanding, dizziness, loss of balance, numbness, severe headache, trouble

speaking, trouble walking, vision changes

and weakness.

• Risk Factors: Though strokes affect

people of all ages and backgrounds, being advised of risk factors is important.

While some risk factors are beyond one’s

control, including family health history,

gender, age and ethnic background, other

risk factors can be managed with lifestyle

changes and treatment and include high

blood pressure, high cholesterol, atrial

fibrillation, smoking, diabetes, poor circulation, lack of physical activity and obesity.

• Take Action: Spread the word and

empower others to seek immediate medical attention if stroke is suspected. Tell

friends and family that it’s okay to “overreact” and call 911 at the first signs and

symptoms.

For more shareable information and resources, visit StrokeAwareness.com, developed by Genentech Inc, a member of

the Roche Group.

Remember, stroke does not stop during

a health crisis and can be disabling or even

fatal.

“BE FAST” was developed by Intermountain Healthcare, as an adaptation

of the FAST model implemented by the

Hopi Tutuveni June 17, 2019

WORLD INDIAN NEWS

American Indian tribes thwarted in efforts to get

coronavirus data

The CDC has turned down tribal epidemiologists’ requests for data that it’s making freely available to states.

Team Rubicon volunteers work with local medical staff in the emergency room of the Kayenta Health Center on the Navajo reservation in Kayenta, Ariz. | Carolyn Kaster/AP

Photo

DARIUS TAHIR and ADAM

ing freely available to states. Authorities illness, disability and early death and and to protect the broader population as well,”

CANCRYN Politico.com

in Michigan and Massachusetts since ear- have fragile health systems. Tribal author- said Rep. Denny Heck (D-Wash.), a promly spring have also resisted handing over ities say without knowing who’s sick and inent lawmaker on American Indian afFederal and state health agencies are re- information on testing and confirmed cas- where, they can’t impose lockdowns or fairs.

fusing to give Native American tribes and es, citing privacy concerns, and refused to other restrictions or organize contact tracNative American organizations have reorganizations representing them access strike agreements with tribes on contact ing on tribal lands. The lack of data also peatedly run into roadblocks trying to get

to data showing how the coronavirus is tracing or other surveillance, eight tribal is weighing on epidemiologists who track data from federal officials over the past

spreading around their lands, potentially leaders and health experts told POLIT- public health for the nearly three-quarters month. The CDC has denied a series of rewidening health disparities and frustrating ICO. In some instances, officials ques- of Native Americans who live in urban ar- quests from the nation’s 12 tribal epidemitribal leaders already ill-equipped to con- tioned tribes’ legal standing as sovereign eas and not on reservations.

ology centers for raw coronavirus data —

tain the pandemic.

entities

“Because of the nature of the virus, even though state health departments are

The Centers for Disease Control and

The communication gaps threaten to which respects no physical boundaries, allowed to freely access the information.

Prevention has turned down tribal epide- hinder efforts to track the virus within the ability to get the resources to where

The tribal epidemiology centers were

miologists’ requests for data that it’s mak- Native populations that are more prone to it’s being disproportionately felt is a way originally created

Cont. pg. 15

Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema calls on Administration to immediately

disburse approved CARES Act funding for tribal schools

News Release

AP News

Pictured: Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ-9).(Photo:

sinema.house.gov)

Office of Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ-9)

Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema called on the

U.S. Departments of Interior and Education to distribute

the already-approved $222 million CARES Act funding

to support Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) Programs

during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“The federal government must immediately disburse

critical resources to Tribal schools so students can safely learn and teachers can do their jobs during this global

pandemic,” said Sinema.

Sinema’s letter urges immediate disbursement of

funding from the Departments of Interior and Education intended for Bureau of Indian Education students.

Additionally, Sinema asks the agencies to address how

they have ensured equitable access to educational oppor-

tunities for Bureau of Indian Education students during

school closures due to COVID-19.

The CARES Act became law two months ago. Specific

Indian Education funding has not been allocated to any

Bureau of Indian Education schools, meaning funding

intended to assist students and teachers on reservations

with distance learning for the past two months of the

school year was not allocated.

If funding is not disbursed immediately, Bureau of Indian Education schools will not have time to prepare students with a safe and efficient learning environment for

summer school and for the fall semesters.

In May, Sinema helped introduce the Emergency Educational Connections Act — legislation that provides $4

billion in federal support for tribal schools and libraries

to provide Wi-Fi hotspots, modems, routers, and internet-enabled devices (as well as internet service through

such equipment) to students, staff, and patrons.

WORLD INDIAN NEWS

Hopi Tutuveni June 17, 2020

Hundreds Petition County to Remove Oñate Monument

As protesters and governments tear down Confederate monuments across the U.S. a petition has gained steam in Rio Arriba County to remove the monument to Don Juan de

Oñate in Alcalde. (SUN Filefoto)

By Molly Montgomery SUN Staff

Writer

Residents of Rio Arriba County are calling for the immediate removal of the Don

Juan de Oñate monument in Alcalde.

Luis Peña, an artist originally from Servilleta, began an online petition Monday

afternoon to demand that the statue of the

conquistador come down.

As of Tuesday at noon, more than 650

people had signed the petition.

“Oñate perpetuated cruel and inhumane

violence against the Pueblos and was

prosecuted and exiled by the Spanish for

war crimes,” it states. “He is not a symbol

that fosters unity among our people and

must be removed.”

The demand is made in honor of missing and murdered indigenous women and

LGBTQ2+ relatives lost to continued

colonial violence, and in solidarity with

Black Lives Matter, the petition states.

Throughout the U.S., as protesters for

racial justice march on, Confederate monuments are falling.

Since the protests began, government

officials have taken down over ten Confederate memorials or have promised to

do so.

“It’s very difficult for communities to

move forward to address the violence

when the symbols of historic violence

are still allowed to exist,” Peña said. “We

need to address issues of the past before

we can move forward.”

The Oñate statue was erected in the

early ‘90s as part of the County’s Oñate

Monument Resource and Visitors’ Center,

which, according to the County website,

“promotes the Hispanic heritage of the

Española Valley and Rio Arriba County.”

In 1997, an anonymous group removed

the statue’s right foot, as a symbol of justice for members of Acoma Pueblo.

Oñate ordered his men to cut off the

right feet of at least 24 men from Acoma

Pueblo, according to historical accounts.

He also oversaw the killing of hundreds

of indigenous people and sentenced many

others to slavery.

After gathering as many signatures as

possible, organizers will submit the petition to remove the monument to County

Manager Tomas Campos for review and

ask that County commissioners discuss

the matter at the next commission meeting, Peña said.

District 1 County Commissioner James

Martinez did not return a text message requesting comment about the petition.

District 2 County Commissioner Leo

Jaramillo said in a Tuesday phone call that

he is meeting with Campos on Friday to

talk about how the County could remove

the statue, and that members of the Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area

Board, on which Jaramillo sits, have already been discussing the cost of removing it and where it might go.

District 3 County Commissioner Danny Garcia said he does not understand the

reasoning behind removing the statue and

that he will have to hear from more County residents before deciding his position

on the matter.

He does not believe the statue honors

anything or demonstrates pride in the conquest, only that it marks history, he said.

“History happened, and we don’t have

control of what happened,” he said. “It’s

not like we’re repeating history just because we have the statue there.”

Others disagree.

Elena Ortiz, who is from Ohkay

Owingeh and the chair of the Red Nation

Santa Fe chapter, said the statue glorifies

the Spanish conquest.

“Nowhere in that complex, that compound, is there any notification or notice

of what he did when he got here, of his

murder of Pueblo people, of his enslavement, and forced labor to build this so

called capital of New Spain,” Ortiz said.

“That is not recognizing history. That is

choosing a part of history which upholds

the value that you choose to uphold.”

She said Norteños choose to identify as

Spanish because they believe the identity

will afford them white privilege.

“The issue is so complex, but really I

think it boils down to one question for me:

why do people in Northern New Mexico

want to define themselves as Spanish and

elevate this Eurocentric ideal of Spanishness, of whiteness?” she said. “To elevate

this figure to a point of worship because

they’re defining their culture as what it

was that he brought with him into Northern New Mexico is sad. It’s unfortunate,

and it’s tragic.”

She said she wants people to realize

that activists are protesting Oñate out of a

sense of unity.

“We’re not doing what we do out of hatred,” she said. “We’re doing what we do

out of love for all of our people. It’s an act

of violence to have these sculptures and

these fiestas in our homelands.”

Tewa Women United Environmental

Health and Justice Program Coordinator

Beata Tsosie-Peña, who is from Santa

Clara Pueblo and El Rito, also emphasized the importance of solidarity between

Pueblos and acequia communities in a

Tuesday text message.

“It's important to know that Pueblos

and surrounding Acequia communities

share a land-based culture and unity that

preceded these modern day ill-conceived

attempts at colonial divide and conquer

strategies," she wrote. "These pedestals to

patriarchal violence and conquest contribute to diminishing our collective strength

for the struggles we face today. We must

dismantle these symbols of oppression

and genocide so that our way forward together is cleared to focus on shared resistance, land-based survival, strengthening

relations, and a return to the centering and

protection of those most vulnerable in our

communities.”

Hopi Tutuveni June 17, 2020

WORLD INDIAN NEWS

American Indian tribes thwarted in efforts...Cont.

to coordinate public health efforts between tribes and state and federal agencies. And under the Affordable Care Act,

the centers are considered public health

authorities on a par with state health departments and federal agencies such as the

CDC.

But Abigail Echo-Hawk, the director

of the Urban Indian Health Institute, told

POLITICO that the CDC has so far rebuffed the centers’ requests — telling her

only that the data is nonpublic.

“We struggle every single day to get the

states, the counties and agencies like the

CDC to actually comply with that,” EchoHawk said. “But they don’t recognize us.”

As of publication time, the CDC had not

responded to a series of questions about

the standoff first submitted to the agency

on Wednesday.

The Urban Indian Health Institute is the

main epidemiology center tracking public

health for Native Americans who live off

of reservations. Its staff is trying to access

the CDC's National Electronic Disease

Surveillance System and several other

sets of coronavirus-related data that would

aid their efforts to analyze the underlying

health risks that could be putting American Indians and Alaska Natives at higher

risk for coronavirus.

Echo-Hawk said that during a May 26

call on the issue, a member of the CDC's

Case Surveillance Task Force at one point

tried to explain to what epidemiology was

to her team — an episode that she said illustrated the condescending attitude often

directed at Native health organizations.

“It’s part of the systems of inequity in

this country that I have to push, and we

don’t always have the political power

to push these large agencies to give us

what we need,” Echo-Hawk said. "This

is public health epidemiology — it's not

research. The data is meant to understand

the health of the community and address

pressing public health concerns."

That has left UIHI and the other tribal

epidemiology centers without access to

core data about the coronavirus’s spread

nationwide, hampering efforts to track

the disease across Native American populations and understand how and why it’s

killing tribal citizens in some areas at disproportionate rates.

Indigenous people have a higher

Covid-19 mortality rate than whites,

Asians and Latinos, according to an analysis by APM Research Lab. And in hard-hit

New Mexico, Native Americans account

for nearly 60 percent of coronvirus deaths

but just 8.8 percent of the population.

Last month, the Indian Health Service's

chief medical officer, Michael Toedt,

claimed on a press call that that his agency

and the CDC had a mechanism to address

data-sharing disputes between tribal organizations and departments of health. But a

CDC spokesperson claimed to not know

about any data-sharing complications, and

pointed to how the agency sent 15 experts

to the Navajo Nation to assist with epidemiology and contact tracing.

“If you can’t measure [the coronavirus,]

you can’t manage it,” said Stacy Bohlen,

the executive director of the National Indian Health Board, which provides policy

expertise to the 560 federally recognized

Native American tribes. “It’s another

chronic failing of what Indian people

experience across the health system. We

know it’s happening across the country.”

Tribal leaders have also hit roadblocks

at the local level. The Bay Mills Indian

Community in northern Michigan couldn't

get Covid-19 data from surrounding Chippewa County after one of its members

who worked as a guard at a local prison

reported he was in sustained contact with

a coronavirus patient. It took a showdown

with the state before the tribal leaders won

an agreement to share disease surveillance

information with the state corrections department.

“It was a pretty heated exchange with

the state, [we] said you guys are not an

island,” said Bryan Newland, chair of the

Bay Mills Indian Community. “Your officers clock out and go into the community,

we need to know about this stuff.”

Newland said Chippewa County continues to refuse to enter into an agreement

with the tribe on surveillance and contact

tracing. County officials didn't return repeated requests for comment.

"We had never taken the time to foster a

working relationship with our local health

department,” Newland said. “There was

never an occasion to give a lot of thought

to our relationship and how to foster it.”

State officials in Massachusetts this

spring cited privacy concerns in turning

away a request for coronavirus data from

the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head/Aquinnah, which had asserted its right as a federally recognized nation and was trying

to assist Covid-19 patients released from

hospitals, said the tribe’s chair, Cheryl Andrews-Maltais.

The tribe persisted, only to learn the

state lumped Native American patients in

with those from other racial categories.

While it's since obtained a more thorough

breakdown, the delay left the tribe flying

blind, she said.

Massachusetts is one of at least two

dozen states that either groups Native

Americans into an "other" racial category

as part of its coronavirus data, or doesn't

track Native American case or death data

at all. The group includes New York and

New Jersey, which have among the largest

urban concentrations of American Indians

in the U.S.

Tribal leaders attribute the difficulties

accessing data to a lack of knowledge of

how Native American communities function and local authorities' lack of interest

in working with them.

Tribal organizations are supposed to

deal directly with the federal government,

because of longstanding federal trust obligations that established them as sovereign

entities.

But the Trump administration has largely directed tribes to work with state and

local officials on coronavirus issues, including obtaining medical supplies and

coordinating response efforts.

That's left the tribes trying to build new

relationships during a public health crisis.

The Indian Health Service — the main

federal agency charged with caring for

American Indians and Alaska Natives —

does not keep data on hospitalizations or

mortality rates for signs of emerging outbreaks, said Fawn Sharp, the president of

the National Congress of American Indians.

Sharp enumerated those and other challenges last week at a briefing of the House

Coronavirus Crisis Subcommittee, pointing to limited testing in Native American

communities and the routine misclassification of Native Americans in local health

data.

“The United States has chronically underfunded every sector of our health and

socioeconomic life, creating a crisis in the

21st century that deeply affects our public

health, our economy and our social life,”

she said.

Yet over the course of the briefing's

subsequent hour and a half of discussions,

only a single lawmaker followed up to ask

Sharp a question.

CORRECTION: Due to incorrect information from a source, an earlier version of

this report misstated the extent to which a

member of the Bay Mills Indian Community was exposed to the coronavirus.

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H S J B A Y

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Qayep’e - Absent

Kwusu - Accept

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Enang - Additionally

Pana - Admit

Tutapta - Advise (Instruct)

Tuhisa - Artistic Ability

Tuvingta - Ask

Tatatsiw - Basketball

Hamana - Bashful

Ispi - Because

Qahop’iwta - Behave

improperly

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Awheeva - Challenge

(Test)

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Löös tutuqaywisa Days - Tues

Paayis tutuqaywisa Days - Wed

Yuki - Decision

Sivintoyna - Discipline

(punish)

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from school

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Goal

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Qaatsa - Honest

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Hopi Tutuveni June 17, 2020

COVID-19 in Arizona: Native American communities hit harder than

some states, research finds

Picture credit: https://infogram.com/new-covid19-az-numbers-1hxj48ldjjo96vg

By Yaodong Gu

Cronkite News

PHOENIX – The disproportionate impact COVID-19 has had on minorities

underscores the longstanding failure of

federal officials to respond to the needs of

Native Americans, Rep. Betty McCollum

said Thursday in a subcommittee meeting

on the Indian Health Service.

“Five tribes are experiencing more instances of coronavirus per 100,000 citizens than any states, including New York,”

the Minnesota Democrat said, citing data

from the American Indian Studies Center

at UCLA and Indian Country Today.

According to a data visualization posted

by UCLA researchers, if COVID-19 infection rates were scaled per 100,000 people

and if tribes were states, the top five infection rates nationwide would be tribes. The

Navajo Nation ranks fifth in the highest

number of cases per capita, the data said.

The virus has raced through the Navajo

reservation, which touches parts of New

Mexico, Utah and Arizona and is home to

173,000 tribal members. As of Tuesday,

6,110 COVID-19 cases have been reported on the reservation, with 277 deaths and

2,814 recoveries.

“The United States government has a

trust responsibility to Indian tribes and

signed treaties promising to provide health

care and other services,” said McCollum,

chairwoman of the House Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee. “Hundreds of years

later, the failure to meet these treaty and

trust obligations continues.”

Even before the pandemic, she said, the

federal government had failed to provide

basic preventative health care or to meet

treaty obligations extending beyond health

care. Since the pandemic was declared in

March, officials have not provided sufficient personal protective equipment and

adequate test kits, and they delayed distribution of federal relief funds, McCollum

added.

As of Friday, June 12, the Arizona Department of Health Services reported 1,654

new cases of COVID-19 in the state – a

record for a single day – and 17 additional

deaths, bringing the total to 1,144. Health

officials said 442,886 tests for COVID-19

have been completed in public and private

labs in Arizona, and 6.7% of tests have

come back positive.

Face masks required at ASU beginning in the fall

Arizona State University will require

face coverings for all employees, students

and visitors in school’s buildings, officials

said Friday in a statement. Face coverings

will also be required in outdoor community spaces where social distancing isn’t

possible. Examples of outdoor community

spaces include garages and parking lots,

ASU shuttles, bicycle racks and sidewalks.

The requirements will start in the fall semester.

Walk-up and drive-thru swab testing

available

Walk-up and drive-thru swab testing for

COVID-19 will be available in west Phoenix the next two Saturdays, KTAR reports.

Testing will take place from 6 to 11 a.m.

at Desert West Park and Sports Complex,

6602 W. Encanto Blvd. Those being tested will be asked to provide their insurance

information; uninsured patients will be

covered by funds allocated by the CARES

Act.

Guadalupe’s COVID-19 rate nearly

5 times higher than Maricopa County’s

The town Guadalupe – wedged between Tempe and Phoenix and home to

fewer than 7,000 residents – is reporting

a COVID-19 infection rate case rate is 4.6

times greater than Maricopa County, one

of the hardest hit areas of Arizona, KJZZ

reports.

Concerns grow about discrimination

against Asian Americans

With so much fear and misinformation

surrounding the pandemic, Asian Americans have reported increases in instances

of racial harassment, with more than 1,700

such reports collected, Cronkite News

reports. Experts say the incidents have

affected the mental health of Asian Americans, who traditionally do not seek treatment for such issues.

Arizona News

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Amid COVID-related harassment of Asian Americans, experts stress

need for mental health care

Demonstrators march through San Francisco’s Chinatown on Feb. 29, 2020, to oppose racism prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Asian Americans historically have been

less likely to seek mental health care than others, but amid harassment and some violence related to COVID-19, experts urge those in need to seek help. (Photo by CDEL Family/Creative Commons)

Yaodong Gu

reports from 45 states and Washington, D.C., with 37% nity.”

Cronkite News

documenting incidents at such public venues as streets,

“People of color experience immense intergenerational

parks and mass transit.

stress related to violence because of their race,” Nguyen

PHOENIX – It happened in March, in the middle of

According to the Chinese for Affirmative Action web- said. “We have seen this for generations – for 200 years –

the night. Jeff Zhou, a teaching assistant at Arizona State site, other incidents reported by Asian Americans include: among the Black community.”

University, was asleep when he heard a kick on his apartA group hacked into a virtual public webinar in ChiMore than 20 million people of Asian descent live in

ment door and then a shouted slur: “Chinese virus!”

nese about COVID-19 and exposed participants to racist the United States, according to the Census Bureau. And

The 30-year-old international student from China re- and vulgar images, cursing and name-calling.

though fewer Asian Americans report mental health conported the incident, but it has stuck with him even months

A couple’s car was tagged with “COVID-10” on the cerns compared with whites, they are also three times less

later.

driver-side door.

likely to seek help for mental health services than other

“I’m confused why they’d treat me like that,” Zhou

While out walking the dog, one person said a car Americans, according to the Anxiety and Depression Assaid.

swerved toward the sidewalk and two men shouted a ra- sociation of America.

The COVID-19 pandemic and its link to Wuhan, the cial epithet along with “Trump 2020” and “Die!”

Early on during the COVID-19 pandemic, Asian AmerChinese industrial city where the virus was first detected

“This is an issue for our country as a whole,” Choi said. icans showed the sharpest increase in percentages expein December, has prompted harassment and racial vio- “And it’s also a wakeup call for Asian Americans that we riencing severe anxiety, according to screening data relence against Asian Americans and concerns among ex- need to speak out when we experience discrimination. leased by Mental Health America.

perts of longer-lasting effects on emotional and mental We also need to speak out when other communities are

Nguyen suggested that those who have faced harasshealth.

being targeted in the same way, whether it’s Muslims or ment or may be suffering from mental health concerns,

Cynthia Choi, co-executive director of the San Fran- African Americans or other communities.”

especially amid the pandemic, reach out to ensure they

cisco group Chinese for Affirmative Action, recalls one

COVID-related violence against Asians has also been get help.

mother who contacted the group to report her child was reported in other countries, including Canada and Austra“Following a trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder is

being bullied at school and called “coronavirus.”

lia, and social media has helped spread some of the hate, very common,” she said. “The earlier you try to get help

“She said that she noticed that her child was very de- with such messages as suggesting COVID be called the the better, because what you don’t want to do is be stuck

pressed and very quiet and said that she did not want to “Chinese Virus.”

with sleeplessness and hypervigilance and stress and

be Asian,” Choi recalled. “So obviously there is a mental

Experts with Mental Health America, a Virginia non- worry and do that by yourself.

health impact.”

profit that works to improve mental health across the

“Reach out to your friends, reach out to people who are

Citing an “alarming escalation in xenophobia and big- country, said anxiety has been increasing overall since close to you. And if you don’t have that, then reach out to

otry resulting from the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandem- the onset of the pandemic.

a therapist – somebody who could just support you and

ic,” the organization joined with other groups in March

Theresa Nguyen, chief program officer for the organi- talk you through those things, so that you can get better

to launch a reporting center to track harassment against zation, said that for Asian Americans, reports of harass- as soon as possible.”

Asian Americans.

ment and violence in the news “has an impact on your

Since then, the center has collected more than 1,700 sense of fear about your surroundings and your commu-

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