# Resource Center (TCERC) (2013)

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TCERC hosts a
Tribal Solar Energy
Workshop to learn
about Photovoltaic
Technology
Northern Arizona
University’s
Tribal Clean Energy
Resource Center (TCERC)

Flagstaff,
AZ:
NAU’s
Tribal
Clean
Energy
Resource
Center (TCERC) is
proud to host an
informational and
hands-on workshop for all tribal
members and employees to learn
the basics of Photovoltaic (Solar)
Energy systems.
The
workshop
will take place at
NAU’s new Native
American
Cultural Center
on the Flagstaff
campus November 12 and 13. The
workshop instructor, Deb Tewa
has over 30 years
experience working to bring solar
energy to diverse
communities. She
managed NativeSUN,
worked
with Sandia National Labs Tribal
Energy Program

and the Arizona
Energy
Office.
Ms. Tewa also
taught Basic and
Advanced Photovoltaics at Central
Arizona College.
“Folks who attend the TCERC
PV workshop will
learn about the
fundamentals of
how solar electricity works, in addition the workshop
participants will
meet the staff of
TCERC and what
the program offers
to tribal communities,” said workshop
instructor
Deb Tewa. “The
workshop will be
hands on with the
opportunity to see
a complete PV
system.”
The TCERC’s
PV Workshop will
include hands-on
work on photovoltaic solar energy
including
the basics of solar
energy,
system
design, siting, and
installations. The
workshop agenda

Volume 21 Number 20

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Third Round of Forums Brings Three New Contenders
for Office of Hopi Chairman
Crystal Dee
Hopi Tutuveni

Todd Honyaoma –
Hopi Chairman Candidate
Todd Honyaoma is a
member of the Spider
Clan, but was raised by
the Water clan of Shungopavi. He is originally from the village of
Mishongnovi where his
mother is from, however is an enrolled member
of the village of Shungopavi. His education
begins at Toreva, where
he attended Head Start
then went on to Second
Mesa Day School. He
graduated from Phoenix
Indian High School and
then attended Central
Arizona College where
he obtained his certification in Heavy Equipment Operation. Upon
his return to the Hopi
reservation, he applied
to become a Hopi Rang-

A. There are a lot of
issues at the Tribe and
I’d like to see and make
sure the Hopi Tribal
Council and Chairman
are operating properly
with resolutions and
contracts. Right now
my understanding is
that a lot of these contracts are open and
there are no resolutions.
I don’t know where the
money is coming from
to pay these individuals. I practice as a legal
advocate at the Hopi
Tribal Courts and I’m
a member of the Hopi
Bar Association. I have
seen a lot of Pro-Tem
Judges come through.
One thing I don’t like
and appreciate about
these judges is having
them do arraignments,
pre-trials and trials
through teleconference.
Q. What current is- That is disrespectful to
sues do you see facing the Hopi people. The
the Hopi Tribe?
Hopi Code says that
er for 9 years. After nine
years as a Hopi Ranger,
he became the general manager at the Hopi
Cultural Center. Eventually he went into road
construction as a Heavy
Equipment Operator. In
1996, he was elected as
a Tribal Council Representative for Sipaulovi
Village where he served
four, two year terms. He
became Vice Chairman
for three years in 2005.
After his term as Vice
Chairman, he opened a
tire repair shop. He has
been with his wife Rayma Puhuyesva Honyaoma for 29 years and
they have three children. His hobbies are
tending to his cattle and
farming. He stays true
to his Hopi Traditions
and culture.

Todd Honyaoma Sr. proudly displays his certification to run for Hopi
Chairman.

all defendants shall be
present at all stages of
the proceedings, so the
judges should be present as well. Another
issue I have is the new
Hopi Code. It’s very
damaging and basically
waiving our sovereignty as the Hopi Tribe and
giving a lot of broad
authority to Hopi Tribal Courts, Trial Courts

and Appellate Courts as
far as determining cases
on behalf of Hopi tradition and culture. It also
gives the Hopi Chairman broad authority to
extradite criminals from
other states and foreign
judgment issues which
is dangerous to the Hopi
people. Because of this
Continued on Page 4

Tewa Celebration

Continued on Page 6

LuAnn Leonard
Honored with
Lifetime Achievement Award
PHOENIX, Ariz.
(September 30,
2013) - The Phoenix Indian Center
announces
the
2013 American
Indian Excellence
in
Leadership
Awardees. In its
31st year, the annual dinner celebration
boasts
an impressive list
of leaders. This
year’s awardees
John Lewis, LuAnn
Leonard,
Mary Kim Titla,
Randy Kemp, Arizona Indian Gaming Association,
the Arizona Science Center and
youth awardees
will be honored at
a dinner planned
for Tuesday, November 19, 2012,
at 6:00 PM at the
DoubleTree Resort in Tempe.
“It is important
we take time to
thank our community leaders for
their dedication
as stewards and
advocates for our
American Indian people.” says
Robert Roessel,
President of the
Phoenix Indian
Center’s
Board
of
Directors.
Phoenix Indian
Center Chief Executive
Officer
Patricia Hibbeler

said “Not only
are we honoring
today’s leaders,
we have created
the opportunity
for businesses in
the
community
to partner with us
in honoring their
American Indian
employees.”
The
Phoenix
Indian Center’s
American Indian
Excellence
in
Leadership
Awards began in
1982 as a one-day
celebration consisting of a community
dinner,
which celebrated
community leaders. The event
initiated what is
now known as
the Native American Recognition
Days that takes
place annually in
October and November with more
than 15 Native
American events
that include the
awards dinner, a
parade, pageants,
art markets and
more. Today the
banquet
hosts
an attendance of
nearly 400 people,
coming together
to recognize these
distinguished
community leaders. The awardees
are
chosen
through an open

Continued on Page 6

Right: Keams Canyon Princess Eve Rogers (left) and First Mesa Elementary Princess
Yoiwmana Pooyoume enjoy their lunch of
steamed corn stew and somiviki at the celebration. Bottom Right: In his speeech, Hopi
Chairman LeRoy Shingoitewa said he hopes
that someday soon the Village of Tewa will
have an election to send a representative to
HTC so that all people of the Hopi Tribe can be
represented equally.

See Page 7

Federal Government Shutdown Impacts Hopi Tribal
Programs and Services
Louella Nahsonhoya
Hopi Tutuveni

According to Hopi Chairman, LeRoy Shingoitewa the
federal shutdown has already
impacted the Hopi Tribe and
tribal services and programs.
“The programs immediately impacted by the shutdown
are the TANF program and
the Hopi Senom Transit. Late
Wednesday afternoon (Oct.
2), we received word from
the State of Arizona DES and
ADOT that the two tribal programs receiving funds from
the State would be impacted
immediately, due to the government shutdown,” he said.
“When Congress failed to
pass the federal budget on
Sept. 30, it also failed to pass
or reauthorize the Temporary
Assistance to Needy Families
(TANF) program – formally known as welfare,” said
Chairman Shingoitewa. “The
TANF is a Federal block grant
program which the Government gives to States to provide
support services for families in
need.”
Last week, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer said no
TANF-welfare checks would
be issued due to the government shutdown; howev-

er, since that time Governor
Brewer changed her mind and
issued a directive to continue
with the TANF program and
services. Families on TANF
will continue to receive payments. However, “if the budget is not passed by Oct. 17,
and the longer the shutdown
continues, it will have a detrimental impact on all federally
funded tribal programs,” said
Chairman Shingoitewa.
On Oct. 2, Tracy Young,
Program Manager from the
ADOT Transit Programs “informed us that they (ADOT)
were unaware or were not notified by the Federal Transit
Administration that the Arizona Transit Services would also
be impacted immediately due
to the government shutdown”
said Chairman Shingoiotewa.
“Because of the Federal shutdown, Ms. Young said they
cannot process any payment
reimbursements for transportation services.” Reimbursements from the ADOT Transit
program helps keep the Hopi
Senom Transit in operation.
“A contingency plan to keep
the Hopi Transit Services operational was proposed to the
Tribal Council on Wednesday.
However, after much discussion, and due to other pend-

The Hopi Tribe enacts Hopi Sex
Offender Registration Code
Page 2

ing investigations, the Tribal
Council by majority vote,
disapproved the contingency plan. The Hopi Transit is
therefore closed until further
notice,” said Shingoitewa.
“The Council is also working on a contingency plan to
cover all Contract and Grant
programs to ensure services
continue uninterrupted. Currently, programs are covered
through the end of December
by carry over funds and from
draw downs. All programs and
services are considered critical
and we must first look to the
welfare and services we provide to of our Hopi people.
Employees are also a critical
component of service delivery.
Without the dedication of our
employees, services will not
be carried out.”
“This situation also reveals
to us that we need to find other sources of revenue for our
Tribe. Currently the only revenue coming in to the Tribe, is
from the Peabody Coalmine.
Our people have to be willing to look at other natural
resources. There are other resources out there that can help
generate an income for the
Hopi Tribe”, said Chairman
Shingoitewa.
Other programs and ser-

vices on the Hopi Reservation
affected by the Government
Shut down are:
• BIA Hopi Agency– All
agency employees furloughed; with the exception of the BIA Superintendent Wendell Honanie
and Facility Manager
Melvin Todacheenie.
• BIE Hopi Schools– All
Schools and school
services in operation. No
furloughs.
• BIE Hopi Agency Line
Office – Acting Line
Officer Eric North and
Business Technician
Juanita Benally(assigned
to Havasupai Schools.
All other personnel furloughed.
• BIE Schools Facility
Management – Facility
Manager Elmer Douma
and two other facility
management employees
on duty. All other BIE
facilities management
staff furloughed.
• IHS (Indian Health Service-Hopi Health Care)
- In full operation. All
services available.
• BIA Law EnforcementAll on duty.

HTHA Welcomes New Director,
Wayne Taylor
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2 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2013 | HOPI TUTUVENI

Local News
The Hopi Tribe enacts
a new law: Hopi Sex
Offender Registration
Code
Hopi Resource Enforcement Services

The Hopi Tribe placed
a high priority on the importance of protecting the
health, safety and welfare of the women, men
and children, who hold
a sacred place within the
community, and should
be protected from sexual
offenses that degrade and
demoralize them.
The
Hopi Tribe is one out of
five hundred and sixty six
(566) federally recognized
tribes in the United States
who have enacted a sex
offender registry. On February 24, 2012, The Hopi
Sex Offender Registration
Code, Resolution H-0442007 was passed by the
Hopi Tribal Council making a mandatory requirement for registration of
convicted sexual offenders
who enter or remain within
the Hopi Reservation.
Sex Offenders, who enter, remain, live, work, attend school, or college, or
volunteer within the interior and exterior boundaries of the Hopi reservation
must immediately register
with the Hopi Sex Offender Registration and Tracking (HSORT) Officer. Offenders shall register prior
to being released from custody, or within three business days of sentencing if
not in custody.
The Hopi tribal law mandates stringent requirements for registration and
notification of sex offenders within the jurisdiction
or places they reside, work
(whether compensated or
not), volunteer, attend college or school or any vocation, and those who are
away from their primary
homes in temporary lodging for seven days or more.
The sex offense convictions qualify if they are
convicted and sentenced in
any court including certain
foreign countries and military offenses.
The Hopi Sex Offender Registration Code and
Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act also
includes juveniles “adjudicated delinquent” who
were at least 14 years old
at the time of the incident
or sexual offending behavior for a crime comparable to or more severe than
Aggravated Sexual Abuse
(in any court); OR if the
juvenile offender at any
age who was “convicted
as an adult” for any sexual
offense (in any court); and
that juvenile offenders in
these categories must also
come forward to register.

Any sexual offender
who has not yet registered
or who has not kept their
registration
information
correct and current must
do so immediately. Failure to register or failure to
keep information correct
and current is a violation
with a penalty of up to
one year confinement in
the Hopi Detention facility and could be a federal
violation for failure to register (18 USC § 2250) with
a sentence up to ten years
in federal custody. There
could be additional penalties for failure to register.
Offenders shall never
be harmed, harassed, annoyed, or any criminal violation committed against
them. Any violation of
this nature will be taken
seriously and could result
in criminal and/or civil
fines or sanctions against
the person(s) who violate
this. Any of these offenses should be reported immediately to the Hopi Sex
Offender Registration and
Tracking (HSORT) Officer
at the Hopi Resource Enforcement Services office
or to the local police department.
Currently there are thirty
two (32) registered sex offenders living on the Hopi
Reservation, including ten
(10) of whom are currently incarcerated. The Hopi
Sex Offender and Registration and Tracking Office
has increased the number
of sex offender registrants
since its inception in February 2012, and has started
taking GPS coordinates of
all registered sex offenders, as well as offenses,
education,
residences,
employment, pictures, tattoos, scars, and physical
description and has uploaded that information to
the National Sex Offender Public Website so the
public has knowledge of
where these sex offenders live, go to school, and
go to work, to increase
awareness. The Hopi Sex
Offender Registration and
Tracking office also gives
presentations to communities, schools, businesses,
law enforcement entities
and other tribal programs
to educate and ensure the
safety of the communities
within the tribe.
Please call HSORT Officer Andrea D. Larios or
HSORT Officer Marlaina
Joe with Hopi Resource
Enforcement
Services at (928) 7347340 if you have any questions or if you need to register as an offender.

THE HOPI TUTUVENI

ASU Journalism Director visits Hopi High

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

Anita Luera (center) shows Hopi High video news students how to interview on camera. The students are, from left,
Nicole Nuvamsa, Otis Nasafotie with headphones, Nikyle Weston and Canicia Weston gets interviewed.
By Tamara Joe
Bruin Times Staff

Anita Luera, outreach
director for Arizona State
University
Cronkite
School of Journalism,
said it would be a major
improvement if Native
Americans attended the
school, so they could be
a voice in their communities.
Luera and ASU student Ivana Braga recently
spoke to the media classes at Hopi High about the
benefits of attending the
ASU Cronkite School of
Journalism. Braga is a
Brazilian journalist who is
studying at ASU through a
Hubert Humphrey Fellowship.
Luera graduated from

ASU in 1977 with journalism major. She has been
in the journalism field for
approximately 35 years.
She has 27 years experience in television news.
But, throughout the years
Luera was involved in radio news and recently has
been using social media
like Twitter and Facebook.
Luera has seen tremendous changes in the media, digital photography
and technology. Recently,
she has been introduced
to photography, which is
where she could use her
iphone or a Smart Phone
to take pictures, write stories and record videos for
the media.
Luera measures the
success of ASU Cronkite
School of Journalism by

how the students perform
their stories, how they use
tools and share their desire
for the story.
Stan Bindell, journalism teacher at Hopi High,
said, “ASU has an incredible program that our students could benefit from
attending.” He said some
students might want to
attend junior college before transferring to ASU
Cronkite.
“Any student who completes the ASU Cronkite
School of Journalism
will have an extremely
bright future in journalism whether it’s in print or
broadcast,” he said.
Tamara Joe is a senior
at Hopi High and write for
the Bruin Times.

Housing Fair provides resources and info
Crystal Dee
Hopi Tutuveni

On Oct. 1, the Hopi
Tribal Housing Authority
(HTHA) held their annual
Housing Fair at the Hopi
Veteran’s Memorial Center. Todd Honyaoma Sr.,
former Hopi Vice Chairman began the fair with
an opening prayer and
Vice Chairman Herman G.
Honanie welcomed community members.
Vice Chairman Honanie emphasized the need
for housing on the Hopi
reservation as people are
buying sheds to live in and
multiple families occupying one home.
“The American dream
is to build or own a home
and with all the little sheds
that people are buying, it
is evident that Hopi is in
dire need of housing,” said
Vice Chairman Honanie.
“Hopis see the home as
a place where sacredness
and values are practiced.”
With that in mind,
HTHA’s new Director,
Wayne Taylor Jr. introduced himself and shared
his visions to improve customer service within the
Hopi Tribal Housing Authority and build homes.
“This is my second
week on the job and we
are having this housing
fair. There are all kinds of
things happening; exciting
things; and we are looking
forward to bigger and better things,” said Taylor.
Informational
booths
from various Hopi Tribal
Departments and outside
vendors such as HomeCo
gave out helpful information on home weatherization as the cold weather is
upon us. The Maintenance
Department from HTHA
was on hand giving
demonstrations on small
home improvement projects and making a stove
pad.
HTHA would like to
thank the following for
their sponsorship and donations: TB Consulting,
LLC, Hopi Telecommunications Inc., Travois,
Hopi Credit Association,
Golightly Tires, Fendley
& Sons, Western Home &

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the Hopi Tribe
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Top: Randal Koinva places ceramic tiles on a frame which will be used as a
stove pad. Below: The community enjoys the day at the 2013 Housing Fair.

Auto, Sky Blue HVAC and Abuse Program
Bledsoe Downes, PC.
Hopi Health Care Center
John Creps Insurance
All the vendors were:
Agency LLC (out of
Hopi Cultural Preservatown)
tion Office
Institute for Tribal EnviHopi Code Talker Comronmental Professional
mittee
(out of town)
Tawa’ovi Community
AZ Dept of Health – OfDevelopment Projectu
fice for Children w/ SpeHopi Credit Association
cial Health Care Needs
Destiny Recovery, AZ
Office of Revenue ComAmerican Indian Oral
mission
Health Coalition, & Back Hopi Substance Abuse
to Life, Inc. (out of town) Prevention Center
Homco Lumber & HardH.D.H.H.S./CHR
ware (out of town)
Kii’Natwanlalwa, Inc.
Hopi Veterans Outreach
Red Feather
Hopi Renewable Energy
Hopi Tribe-Water ReOffice
source Program
HGC – Child Sexual
Hopi Senom Transit
Solution to Oct. 1 Colors Crossword

Hopi Tribal Council 2013
LeRoy N. Shingoitewa, Chairman
Herman G. Honanie, Vice
Chairman
Martha A. Mase, Tribal Secretary
Robert Sumatzkuku, Tribal
Treasurer
Violet Sinquah, Sergeant-At-Arms
Village of Upper
Moenkopi
Wayne Kuwanhyoima
Bruce Fredericks
Leroy Sumatzkuku
Danny Humetewa
Village of Bakabi
Davis F. Pecusa
Leroy G. Kewanimptewa
Lamar Keevama
Village of Kykotsmovi
Nada Talayumptewa
Danny Honanie
Norman Honanie
Caleb H. Johnson
Village of Sipaulovi
George Mase
Cedric Kuwaninvaya
Rosa Honani
Village of Mishongnovi
Arthur Batala
Annette F. Talayumptewa
Marilyn Tewa
Mervin Yoyetewa

HOPI TUTUVENI | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2013 3

Local News
HEEF Welcomes New Board Members at Annual Meeting
Sam Tenakhongva
Hopi Education Endowment Fund
On October 4, 2013, the
Hopi Education Endowment
Fund (HEEF) held their annual meeting at which they
seated eight members to their
Board. HEEF President Terry Hines, a renewed member
herself, addressed the Board
and asked them to join her in
welcoming new members Dr.
Jeremy Garcia (Sichomovi),
Debra Onsae (Moenkopi),
Arvis Myron (Moenkopi),
Kim Kahe Corkin (Sichomovi) and Ali Gabriel (Tucson) along with renewed
members Romalita Laban and
Janet Regner. HEEF Executive Director LuAnn Leonard
said, ”Each of these outstanding individuals were elected
to the board based on their
skills, background, and commitment to the HEEF. Most
importantly they bring great
potential and new energy to
our organization.”
The HEEF also honored
and thanked outgoing members Monica Kahe, Gloria

Photo Credits: HEEF 2013

New and Renewed HEEF Members L - R: Dr. Jeremy Garcia, Romalita Laban, Ali Gabriel, Arvis Myron, Debra Onsae and
Terry Hines.
Lomahaftewa, Linda Lomahaftewa, Dr. Michael Stevenson, Catherine Wright,
Sahmie Wytewa and Dr. Matthew Gilbert. Leonard stated,
“Each of the these individuals have given tremendous
amounts of time, energy and
support to the HEEF. Their
leadership and commitment
to the HEEF and its mission
are invaluable and we thank
them service to the organization. Each will be truly

missed, but they can take
pride in knowing that the
work they contributed on behalf of the HEEF has and will
continue to create opportunities for future Hopi students.”
Other business attended to
during the meeting included
an update of the HEEF financial portfolio, which is valued
at $20.8 million, reports from
committees, officers and staff
on program funding and upcoming fundraising events

such as the 2013 HEEF
Alumni Challenge.
The HEEF is a Hopi Tribal government non-profit
program qualified under section 7871 (a) of the Internal
Revenue Service Code. All
contributions to the HEEF are
tax deductible. For more information contact the HEEF
at heef@hopieducationfund.
org, 928-734-2275 or visit
www.hopieducationfund.org

OPINION
Hopi Tribe Faces Danger of Losing Federal Programs
Federal programs operated by the Hopi Tribe are
in danger of being taken
over by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and Indian Health Service (IHS)
because the Hopi Tribe
is seriously delinquent in
submitting audits for Fiscal Years 2010, 2011 and
2012. Because of the severity of the problem, the
BIA has designated the
Hopi Tribe as a “High
Risk” tribe and imposed
a Level III sanction on
the tribe. The BIA Hopi
Agency, by federal law,
must now take steps to
take over these programs
and stop all funding to the
tribe. Other federal agencies may also pull their
funding.
One requirement for receiving federal funding by
Indian tribes is to complete
annual organization-wide
audits (referred to as single audits) within six
months of the end of each
fiscal year. Audits must
be done in conformance
with the Single Audit Act
and Office of Management
& Budget (OMB) rules.
When an Indian tribe fails
to complete its audits, the
federal government takes
steps to hold the tribe accountable, including stopping and pulling federal
funds, terminating grants,
and levying sanctions on
the tribe.
The Single Audit Act
requires that when a tribe
is seriously delinquent
in completing its annual
audits, federal awarding
agencies must take action to sanction the tribe,
withhold funding, and terminate the grants. This is
why the BIA has issued a
Level III sanction on the
Hopi Tribe and is not paying the tribe for overhead
costs.
The Indian Self-Determination Act requires that
when a tribe has serious
contract violations, then
the BIA and IHS must take
over these programs. This
is referred to as “Reassumption”. And when this
happens, all funding for
program operations and
overhead costs stops; and
the tribe cannot legally operate these programs. The
BIA Hopi Agency must
now start taking over programs contracted under the
Indian Self-Determination
Act.
This affects programs
like tribal courts, child
welfare, tribal operations,
range and land management, scholarships, education, social services, health
and medical emergency
services. Tribal staff funded under these programs

cannot be paid from these
funds. Services to tribal
members will be affected.
Equipment bought under
these programs, like vehicles, must be turned back
to the federal agencies.
The impacts do not
end there. Other federal
agencies like HUD, Department of Justice, Department of Agriculture,
Department of Energy, and
Environmental Protection
Agency will start pulling
their funds and will refuse
to award future grants.
In fact, HUD already refused to award an Indian
Community Development
Block Grant (ICDBG) to
Sipaulovi because of the
tribe’s audit deficiency.
Tribal programs will not
be eligible to seek other
federal grant funding.
In fact, tribal program
managers are frustrated
because they cannot get
additional federal funding
for their programs.
This matter is a direct
reflection on the Shingoitewa Administration. The
tribe has been advised
many times of this serious matter by the BIA. In
fact, the BIA is already
withholding indirect costs
(contract support costs)
from the tribe. Yet, Hopi
Chairman
Shingoitewa

chose to hold up the audits because he wanted
to find some evidence of
fraud and wrongdoing by
former Treasurer Russell
Mockta and Morgan-Keegan, the tribe’s investment
advisors. But Walker &
Armstrong (the tribe’s auditors) and Grant Thornton
(tribe’s consultants) could
not find any evidence of
fraud and wrongdoing.
The condition of the
tribe’s financial records
does not help either. Financial records are not
being reconciled and are
in no condition to allow
for an audit. There is
high staff turnover in the
finance department. The
expensive accounting software, Accufund, is not being used to its full extent.
So what will happen to
our tribal employees who
are paid from these programs? What will happen
to services to tribal members? The Shingoitewa
Administration paid, and
continues to pay, a lot of
money to attorneys; to
Grant Thornton and the
Rockefeller Group. For
example, the council recently gave $1.0 million
to Grant Thornton for investigation and litigation
against Morgan-Keegan
without a guarantee of suc-

cess. Tribal accounts are
being tapped dry and other
accounts are being used to
pay attorney invoices. Our
tribe may be on the brink
of bankruptcy.
To get the federal programs back, the tribe must
complete Fiscal Year 2010,
2011 and 2012 audits, address the audit findings,
and fix the deficiencies.
Fiscal Year 2013 just ended so that will be another
audit that must be done.
This is no easy task. The
tribe must also review and
update its management
systems (finance, procurement, property, personnel,
etc.) and demonstrate to
the federal government
that it can manage its fiscal
affairs. This will not happen overnight.
In the meantime, the
BIA Hopi Agency, by federal law, must take over
the programs. IHS must
do the same. But are they
ready to assume these programs? The current federal government shutdown
only adds to the tribe’s dilemma.
Benjamin H. Nuvamsa
Shungopavi Village
& Former Hopi Tribal
Chairman

Letter to the Editor
Response To Appellate Court Opinion and Order
Undoubtedly all concerned members of the
Tewa community have
become aware of the Article: Sovereign Hopi and
Tewa Villages Reject Hopi
Appellate Court Ruling of
September 20, 2013 in the
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Hopi Tutuveni.
Not surprising that this
type of article was forthcoming. First keep with
the flow between the two
(Opinion and Order) of the
Hopi Appellate Court and
the Rejected News Release
by Ivan Sidney, Sr., (Soyal
Mongwi Spokesman) First
Mesa and Ronald Wadsworth, Spokesman, Village of Shungopavi.
The authors of the news
article release with their
legal representative (Erin
Byrnes) attempted to discredit the Hopi Appellate
Court decision, having no
merit based on their interpretation of the Hopi
Tribe’s Constitution and

the delegation of authority
to community/villages and
their hierarchy (leaders).
The Tewa Village members and the Tewa Board of
Directors, were never consulted on the Hopi Appellate Order by Ivan Sidney
Sr., Ronald Wadsworth
or Erin Byrnes regarding
their Rejections of the Order, which appeared in the
Tutuveni Newspaper.
The Tewa Board of
Directors is in total disagreement with the article
submitted by Ivan, Ronald
and Erin. The Tewa’s DO
NOT REJECT the Hopi
Appellate Court Opinion
and order as stated by Ivan
Sidney, Sr. It is the Order
of the highest Court of
Hopi and must be respected and honored.
Respectfully Submitted
Tewa Village Board of
Directors

CALENDAR
OCTOBER 2013:
BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH – Schedule
of events planned from
Wednesday, October 2nd
thru Thursday, October 24th.
More information regarding all activities, available
by calling H.O.P.I. Cancer
Support Services at (928)
734-1150, 734-1151, and
734-1152.
OCTOBER IS NATIONAL
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
AWARENESS MONTH.
For more information on
scheduled events, call (928)
738-1115
Food Handler’s Training
Scheduled for October 16,
2013 from 3 – 5 pm at the
Hopi Jr. /Sr., High School Auditorium. For more information contact Catherine
Wright at (928) 734-3043
or email @ cwright@hopi.
nsn.us
Hopi Cancer Assistance
FREE “Costume Party”
For all cancer survivors,
patients and family members on October 17, 2013 at
Hopi Day School in Kykotsmovi from 6 – 9 pm. For
more information contact
(928) 734-1151
AZ. Tri-Universities for
Indian Education presents
Financial Aid Workshop
On October 17, 2013 at the
Hopi Wellness Center from
6 pm – 7:30 pm. Come and
learn more about financial
aid process. For more
information contact Cecilia
Shortman at (928) 7343535 or email cshortman@
hopi.nsn.us, or contact
Kathlene Sumatzkuku at
(928) 734-3531 or email
ksumatzkuku@hopi.nsn.us.
2013 Breast Cancer Awareness Month Pink Day Education & Pin Distribution
Monday, October 21, 2013.
For location and times of
event contact (928) 7341150
Native Community Cancer
Support Group Meeting
Scheduled for Thursday,
October 24, 2013 from 3 -5
pm at the North Country
Healthcare Center 2920 N.
4th St., Flagstaff, AZ. For
more information contact
(928) 523-8588 or (928)
522-9425
Native American Cancer
Prevention “Man-Up”
Men’s Health Session
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
at the Hopi Cancer Support
Services in Kykotsmovi from
11 am – 12 noon. For more
information contact (928)
734-1151 or 1152
2nd Annual Howl-O-Ween
Cat and Dog Costume
Contest
Hosted by the Hopi Veterinary Services on October
31, 2013 at the Hopi

Veterinary Clinic in Keams
Canyon. All entry fee donations will go towards the
Hopi Code Talkers Association. For questions or more
information contact (928)
738-5251

NOVEMBER 2013:
Fall Carnival
November 01, 2013 from
5 pm to 10 pm at the Hopi
Veteran’s Memorial Center
in Kykotsmovi, Hwy 264 MP
375.5. For more information call (928) 734-3432
Veterans Day Parade &
Observance event
At the Hopi Veteran’s
Memorial Center on
November 8, 2013, parade
starting at 9 am and events
starting at 10:30 am to 2
pm. For more information
on parade contact Carey
Onsae at (928) 380-2119 or
email misshopicommittee@
yahoo.com., for Veterans
observance ceremony
events contact Geno Talas
at (928) 737-1834/1836 or
email hopivets@yahoo.com
Men’s & Women’s Thanksgiving Classic Basketball
Tournament
November 29, 30th and December 01, 2013. For more
information contact (928)
734-3432

MISCELLANEOUS
Group Fitness Classes
Hopi Fitness Center
For monthly schedule call
(928) 734-3432
Need help with Child Care
Costs?
Hopi Child Care Program
can assist. For more
information contact (928)
734-1002
2013 Hopi Tutuqayki
Sikisve Schedule
For information call (928)
734-4500
Hopi Veterinary Services
Available Monday – Friday,
8 am to 5 pm. For more
information on services and
office visit fees, call (928)
738-5251
Shred-A-Thon
Hosted by the Office of
Aging and Adult Service/
Benefits Program, October through December
2013. Event you will be
able to bring any letters
or documents that have
personal information on it
to be shredded. For more
information call Stephanie
Barehand at (928) 734-3571
Join the 2014 PF Chang
Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon
Team
Sponsored by the Hopi
Fitness Center. Encouraging our community to
stay active in the Fight
Against Diabetes. For more
information contact (928)
734-3432

4 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2013 | HOPI TUTUVENI

From the Cover
Third Round of Candidate Forums
we are basically waiving
our sovereignty and yet we
seem to be considered as
a sovereign Hopi nation,
which we are not through
these laws. There are other
laws that are dangerous as
far as I’m concerned.

Q. What are the strengths
and weaknesses of the
current administration?
A. I don’t see any strength
in the current administration as I stated earlier,
because the Chairman and
the Hopi Tribal Council
have not been reporting on
their activities to the public and we have the right
to know what the tribal government is doing.
Such as where are they
expending our funds and
money? They consider this
the Hopi people’s money’s
and yet we elected them
in there, whether it be the
Chairman or Vice Chairman and Tribal Council
but they don’t let us know.
With Shingoitewa’s administration, I have not
seen any strength but there
are a lot of weaknesses that
I see as far as following the
process and working outside the scope of authority
of the Tribal Constitution.
When it comes to Council
Representatives I feel there
should be an equal vote
straight across the board,
so my plan is to downsize
to two representatives and
give the other villages that
are not represented an opportunity have a representatives on board. I would
also like to see the Council disband task teams and
initiate committee style
because that is what the
constitution dictates.
Q. What environmental
issues are you concerned
with?
A. My number one issue
is water. I know there are
some villages that are getting impacted by arsenic
and a lot of these issues
have been there prior to
my birth. As far as environmental issues regarding
solid waste, I know at one
time the tribe had cleaned
up all the solid waste
dump sites and for reasons
unknown, the Solid Waste
Program was not picking
up trash. I think the people were upset and began
dumping their trash at the
old dump sites. The other issue is the Moencopi
water contamination from
gasoline and uranium. We
need to totally clean that
mess up because I would
like to see our Hopi People
drink clean water.

A. Right now, we have
no idea where we stand
because that information
has not been given to the
public. I have written a letter to the Tribal Treasurer
asking to see the financial
information, but he has not
responded. I’m aware the
Hopi Tribe has filed a lawsuit against Wachovia for
$100 million. I did a follow up on that and pulled
a resolution and there is no
litigation or suits. This is
arbitration and I would like
to know where the money
went and why we’re suing
them? I understand the
Hopi Tribe is filing a law
suit against the Office of
Trust Fund Management
for reasons unknown. If
tribal council was giving
us this information we
wouldn’t have to go off
hearsay and I wouldn’t
have to do my own research. I understand the
Chairman is doing things
verbally without contracts
or resolutions. We just
gave Rockefeller over
$1.8 million for what? I
am trying to seek information from the Tribal Secretary’s Office. There are a
lot of weaknesses I see in
that administration. They
are not consulting with the
Hopi People.
Mike Puhuyesva – Hopi
Chairman Candidate
Mike Raymond Puhuyesva was born in Keams
Canyon and belongs to
the Corn Clan of Hotevilla. His attended Hopi Day
School and Hotevilla. He
graduated from Sherman
Indian High School. He attended Riverside City College and was drafted into
the United States Army
where he retired from the
U.S. Army Corp. of Engineers in 1993. He became
the Director of Hopi Solid
Waste Program for seven
years until 1997. Puhuyesva also worked for the
Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Tribe as a Road
and Grounds Maintenance
Supervisor. He was also
a Supervisor for the Sanitary Crew and Parks and
Recreation Crew. After
his time in Salt River he
moved to Africa where he
spent four years working
for the Nigerian Government working on their environmental problems and
trained the Nigerian people in starting a solid waste
program. Upon returning
to the Hopi Reservation
he became a Hopi Council Representative for two
years and then applied for
the Solid Waste Director
where he currently works.

A. We have several that
have been out of compliance and our biggest issue
is the landfill. When I left
here back in 1997, it was
a model program. We had
everything going and I was
meeting with other Arizona Tribes helping them
with their issues. The Solid Waste Program has gone
through about five Directors since. The Solid Waste
Landfill we had went out
of compliance and that is
what I’m currently working on, but I’m not getting
the support from the Administration. Right now
we are in modified transfer
of operations where we are
taking all of our household
waste to the Joseph City
landfill through Waste
Management. Other environmental issues we have
is arsenic in the water of
First and Second Mesa and
Keams Canyon. A couple
weeks ago the Environment Protection Act (EPA)
fined the Bureau of Indian Affairs programs for
non-compliance. I believe
the water resource program is trying to get a hold
on the arsenic problem.
They are trying to get into
the N-Aquifer so they can
pump the water to First
and Second Mesa, but we
need to get the input of the
people. Another problem
that is pending is the waste
water treatment in Moencopi, which has gone out
of compliance a couple of
times. An ongoing problem is the Tuba City landfill which has been going
on forever.

business man, I can’t venture into anything unless I
know what the stability of
the tribe is. I have to know
how much money is everywhere being as how the
tribe is diversified. I think
they maybe too diversified that they don’t know
where their finances are.
Right now they need to
draw all of their finances
back together so they will
know exactly how much
they have. The audits will
eventually get done and
whatever the outcome will
be, it will tell the true story
Q. What are your of our finances.
thoughts on the Hopi
Q. What are the strengths
Tribes financial issues?
A. I know they are having and weaknesses of the
a lot of issues but the ones current administration?
Q. What are your that should know how A. With the current adthoughts on the Hopi much money we have is ministration, there is too
Tribes current financial the Tribal Council. I am a much strength held by the
status?
A. Right now, I don’t think
anyone knows what we
have as far as our finances are concerned. What
we need to do is an assessment overall. I know we
are behind in audits ever
since way back. It’s been
a problem for all the former Chairman’s and Vice
Chairman’s. What should
happen is they should collect and find out where all
the documentation is. We
need to correct our filing
system.

Q. What would you say
are the strengths and
weaknesses of the current administration?
A: The strengths, but I
know we have a lot of
weaknesses. I think the
main thing is we need to
get back to following the
policy and procedures that
are in place and try not to
violate them. We also need
Q. What are your
thoughts on the Hopi Q. What environmental to work on communicaTribes current financial issues to do you see fac- tions and try to bring up
ing the Hopi Tribe?
the morale.
issues?

Mike R. Puhuyesva for Hopi Chairman
Lolma,
Hopi-Tewa
Sinom. My name is Mike
R. Puhuyesva. I would like
to announce my candidacy
for Hopi Chairman. I would
also like to share some of my
visions with you.
My vision is to re-establish equal representation in
the Hopi Tribal Council. We
cannot resolve our peoples’
needs when we do not allow
them to express their concerns. It does not matter if
a village has a traditional or
democratic form of government in their village, as long
as we follow the constitution,
policies and procedures, and
respect the village’s autonomy.
Along with that issue, we
continue to say that we want
to promote honesty, respect,
integrity, and work together
in harmony. Although these
words are often spoken, we
never practice them. I believe our people are tired of
these words because now
they have no meaning.
Another one of my visions
is to promote cooperation,
communication, and the opportunity for all villages to

help each other with similar
issues. We can accomplish
this with shared experiences and knowledge from the
people to resolve some of the
issues on Hopi.
One of the topics constantly addressed, is that we
are here for the youth and elderly. In turn these issues are
constantly pushed aside. We
have young people fresh out
of school with degrees and
knowledge, but we do not
give them a chance to show
us what they have learned
and help us improve our
Tribe.
The world is constantly changing outside the
reservation every day.
The fresh minds of
recent graduates and
individuals in school,
along with the wisdom and concerns of our
elders are
what we
need to
keep
u s

Tommy Canyon – Hopi
Chairman Candidate
Tommy Canyon was born
and raised in the village
of Lower Moencopi. He
attended and graduated from Tuba City High
School and went on to
Arizona State University
(ASU). After attending
ASU he enlisted into the
Marine Corp. where he Tommy Canyon of Lower Moencopi declared his candidacy for Hopi Chairman.
was active for four years
and two years inactive. He
also worked for Babbitt
Brothers in retail at Red
Lake Trading Post and
was later transferred to
Kykotsmovi. He has been
in Kykotsmovi since 1984.
He is married to Julie Canyon for 33 years; they have
two kids, Jennifer and Aaron; and two grandchildren.
His hobbies are hunting
and farming. He is an out- Mike Puhuyesva of Hotevilla is Director of the Solid Waste Program. Puhuyesdoorsman.
va also announced his candidacy for Hopi Chairman.

abreast of what changes are
being adopted and how to
improve our lives on Hopi.
Most of the issues have
been identified for years,
but nothing has improved.
We take short cuts to BandAid the situations, when the
major issues still exist. We
are currently in a potentially
hazardous situation now, and
we need to assess the financial issue to see if we can
operate without downsizing
or limiting services to our
people. With financial crisis
looming overhead we also
need to determine how we
will generate new revenue for our people.
Overall,
my
main goal is for us
to work together
to improve Hopi,
and help us move
forward. Kwa
K w a h
(Thank
you).

Q. What are your views
on the Hopi Tribes environmental issues?
A. The gas and the uranium in Tuba City and the
landfill issues have a major
impact on the Hopi Tribes
environment. Also the arsenic in First and Second
Mesa that is affecting people who use the windmill
waters for household use.
If Peabody can supply water to these affected areas
that would be a tremendous asset to our communities.

Chairman. Not observing what his roles and responsibilities are as the
Chairman according to the
Hopi Constitution. He’s
got council doing what he
wants them to do. Right
now the Chairman is doing for himself and not for
the good for the people.
The weakness is the Hopi
Tribal Council. The tribal council is not using the
people, the people is why
they are in there. They
are not using the people’s
ideas to enhance or make
sure that the villages have
economic development. I
think we need to empower
the villages to do a lot of
economic development in
the villages.

HOPI TUTUVENI | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2013 5

VOTE HONANIE FOR
CHAIRMAN
ment services persist.
As servants, our commitment to serve the
Hopi/Tewa people must
always be foremost,
providing courteous,
effective and efficient
services must be a constant endeavor. I pledge
to apply energy, creativity and focus to enhance
tribal operations and
functions.
There are many educated and resourceful Hopi/
Tewa individuals as well
I take this time to
as cultural practitioners
formally announce my
within our communities
candidacy for the Office whom we need to seek
of Chairman of the Hopi for their knowledge
Tribe Council.
and ideas. Our cultural
practitioners keep us
As you know I have been grounded and remind us
serving as the Vice Chair- we must maintain a balman for the past three
ance between our life of
and half years and I have today and the teachings
gained much insight
of our elders. Through
into the overall operaour combined strength,
tions of the Hopi Tribal
knowledge and foregovernment including
sight, we can succeed
the functions of the Hopi in achieving meaningful
Tribal Council and the
changes for the benefit
Task Teams.
of our people.
Dear Friends:

The experience and
knowledge I have gained
is one of the stepping
stone to pursue this goal.
I will apply the abilities
and insight that I have
gained to move forward.

My vision is to cultivate
and sustain a strong
government for the Hopi
people. I call upon your
expertise and support
to help fulfill our goals,
leading us towards self
sufficiency and growth.
Much work is at hand,
We must all encourage
many challenges face the one another to achieve
Hopi tribe and much of
a healthier nation. You
the intra-operation of
the Hopi/Tewa people
Hopi Tribal government
are the stakeholders of
remains to be addressed. this government, your
Like many towns and
involvement and particcities in our State and
ipation in tribal governNation, we have similar
ment will and can lead
challenges. It is necestowards a stronger and
sary to work together to responsive tribal govseek and apply resourcernment. Through our
es in addressing these
combined strength, we
needs and challenges.
can succeed in achieving
a meaningful change to
The Hopi Tribe is a serbenefit our people.
vice organization. Past
administrations have
I invite you to join me
worked to improve and
in making this vision a
make tribal government reality. Kwak kwa.
effective and more
responsive. In our ever
Herman G. Honanie
changing world, the goal Kykotsmovi, Arizona
of enhancing govern-

Health/Wellness

The Journey of Many Miles
By Kassondra Yaiva

Think about this: Just 16
weeks ago you were ready
and revved up to begin a
journey toward the 100
mile goal. As the 2013
100 Mile Club comes to
a close, it’s a perfect time
to reflect on that journey.
Did you reach the goal you
set for yourself? Did you
face challenges and how
did you overcome them?
What did you enjoy about
the journey toward 100
miles? The old saying,
“you don’t know where
you’re going until you
know where you’ve been”,
is quite fitting at the end of
the 100 Mile Club season.
Reflecting back on your
journey in a meaningful
way will provide you with
a foundation to continue
your exercise routine, and
continue on the path to
wellness.
As for this years’ program, we have great news
to report. A total of 517
participants completed the
program, meaning they
logged and turned in their
miles and reached the 100
mile goal; way to go people! Of those 517 people,
352 are females and 165
are males. Additionally,
64 “completers” have diabetes; completing the 100
Mile Club is an excellent
way to manage diabetes
successfully!
Of those
that turned in their mileage, they racked up a total of 88,947 miles in just

16 weeks. Last, but not
least, the individual with
the most mileage is under
the age of 18 and lives on
Hopi – he had a total of
1,055 miles! WOW! A
big pat on the back and
congratulations goes out to
everyone who participated
in the Club this year, we’re
proud of you!
All too often our walking and running efforts
come to a screeching halt
once the 16 weeks of the
100 Mile Club come to an
end. Let us make a change
in that this year; instead of
stopping, let’s keep running and walking strong
and reach another 100
miles before the end of the
year! Anything is possible
when you put your mind
to it and stay committed.
Your body, mind, and spirit will thank you for continuing to move and stay
active.
As we look forward to
the rest of 2013, we encourage you to set new
goals for yourself, and
also remember that “slow
and steady wins the race.”
Whether you’re trying to
lose weight, lower your
stress level, or looking for
new ways to eat healthy,
each day is a new day to
tackle your goals. Take
it one day at a time, and
always remember your
motivation for working toward better health.
Thank you for making
this Club successful once
again; without your par-

Pink Day on Hopi!

Hopi Cancer Support Services

October is celebrated as
Breast Cancer Awareness
Month (BCAM) every
year across the United

States of America and on
Hopi. The Hopi Breast &
Cervical Cancer Screening
Program at HOPI Cancer
Support Services “kicked”
the month off with a pink
bang on October 2, 2013.

Office of Human Resources
P.O. Box 123, Kykotsmovi, AZ 86039
PH: (928)734-3212 FAX: (928)734-6611
e-mail: WDacawyma@hopi.nsn.us
website: www.hopi-nsn.gov
Unless otherwise noted, jobs are open until filled
Job Number: 04-018 Hourly:
$ 25.26
Job Title: Police Sergeant
Hopi Resource Enforcement
Services
Job Number: 05-001 Salary:
$ 40,612
Job Title: Supervisor Realty
Specialist
Office of Realty Services
Job Number: 05-002 Hourly:
$ 17.19
Job Title: Criminal Investigator
Hopi Resource Enforcement
Services
Job Number: 08-003 Salary:
$ 45,760
Job Title: Behavioral Health
Therapist
HGC/Behavioral Health
Services
Job Number: 08-011 Hourly:
$ 12.16
Job Title: Bus Driver (Moencopi Center)
Hopi Head Start Program
Job Number: 08-012 Hourly:
$ 15.19
Job Title: Teacher
Hopi Head Start Program
Job Number: 08-016 Salary:

$ 45,760
Job Title: Staff Assistant
Executive Director’s Office
Job Number: 09-002 Hourly:
$ 19.45
Job Title: Sr. CPS Social
Worker
Hopi Guidance Center
Job Number: 09-004 Hourly:
$ 15.20
Job Title: Case Manager I
Office of Aging & Adult
Services
Job Number: 10-001 Hourly:
$ 13.43
Closing Date: October 21,
2013
Job Title: Coordinator
Early Intervention Program,
OSN
Job Number: 10-002 Hourly:
$ 9.98
Closing Date: October 21,
2013
Job Title: Secretary
Village of Sichomovi
Job Number: 10-003 Hourly:
$ 14.46
Job Title: Police Officer
Ranger
Hopi Resource Enforcement
Services

The family that exercises together stays healthy together! Great job!

5k participants at the 100 Mile Club Final Challenge on August 26

Miles of smiles from participants at the 100 Mile Club Final Challenge

ticipation, the 100 Mile is today. Best wishes to
Club wouldn’t be what it you all!

One hundred and fortyfour people participated in
the 1 & 2 Mile Fun Run/
Walk and had a delicious
healthy chef salad after
their workout.
The Hopi Breast &
Cervical Cancer Screening
Program
acknowledges
BCAM and plans outreach
& recruitment events
where
they
promote
education & awareness of
breast cancer. The next
event is called PINK DAY
when we encourage people
in the Hopi communities
to dress in pink attire in
order to receive a special
pin that signifies BCAM.
In addition to dressing
in pink, participants are
provided breast cancer
education through
questions they answer
before they receive a pin.
The color pink signifies
BCAM and across the
country, various events
promote this color, even
professional foot ball
players. There is a special

VOTE NORMAN HONIE, JR - HOPI CHAIRMAN
RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT for A BETTER TOMORROW
When I am elected Chairman I will
work with and for you to:
• Stabilize
Tribal
government
through Hopi Tribe Organizational
Chart adoption, financial reform,
adoption of Personnel Policies &
Procedures
• Improve Government-to Government relations with Federal, Arizona State, counties, cities & other
Tribal governments
• Evaluate and prioritize economic
development opportunities for responsible and sustainable development
• Aggressive lobbying of the Department of Interior and other organizations to partner with tribal government for increased funding to
construct a new social services facility and shelter for minors in need •
of care.
• Pursue conversion of Hopi Health
Care Center into a full service hos- •
pital to meet critical health care
needs
• Explore opportunities for collaboration between Tribal Government,
BIA Education and AZ Department •
of Education to improve K-12 education
• Explore partnerships with institutions of higher learning and trade

schools to prepare students for
higher education and job ready
preparedness
Explore partnership with other organizations to expand elderly &
youth facilities
Aggressive lobbying of U.S Government to live up to its trust responsibility to provide adequate law enforcement services and funding for
a new facility.
Aggressive lobbying of the Department of Interior and Arizona Department of Transportation to improve roads system

OUR HISTORY - OUR PEOPLE – OUR FUTURE

meaning in wearing the
color pink. It is worn
to show support for the
WARRIORS who are
battling the disease, the
SURVIVORS who came
through the battle and the
ANGELS who lost their
lives to this disease. Pink
is also worn to support
research still going on
to find a cure for breast
cancer.
Every year, the Hopi
Breast & Cervical Cancer
Screening Program sends
out a call for a pin design.
This year, the artist is
Delridge Koinva from
Shongopavi Village. The
slogan for the month is
“Give Breast Cancer the
BOOT!”
Pink Day Education &
Pin Distribution will take
place on October 21, 2013
at Keams Canyon Store,
Polacca Circle M Store,
Second Mesa Post Office,
Hotevilla Elderly/Youth
Center, Bacavi Community
Administration and the
Moenkopi Senior Center
from 11:30 am – 1:00
pm. Pins will also be
distributed along with the
breast cancer questions at
the HOPI Cancer Support
Services and Hopi Health
Care Center/CHR office
beginning at 9:00 a.m. –
4:00 p.m. These are the
only two locations having
the longer hours.
Those who are in the
required solid or mostly
pink
clothing;
shirt,
sweater, pants will be
eligible to receive a pin.
All Police, Hopi Range
Enforcement, Security and
Public Health officials in
uniform will be accepted
with a pink ribbon pin or
pink wrist bracelet.
We
look
forward
to seeing the Hopi
Communities; PINKED
OUT!

6 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2013 | HOPI TUTUVENI

Local News
HTHA Welcomes New Director, Wayne Taylor
Crystal Dee
Hopi Tutuveni

Wayne Taylor Jr. was
hired on Sept. 21 as the
new Hopi Tribal Housing Authority (HTHA)
Director, a position that
had been vacant for more
than a year. Taylor plans
to focus on the organization and hopes to make an
impact on the community;
and have true customer
service for the Hopi people.
“We are in the business
of building homes,” said
Taylor. “That is what I
want to do. We’ve been
focused on low income
housing, and that is what
we want to continue to do.
But we also need focus on
our Hopi tribal members
who are middle and high
income. We want to be
able to build them homes
as well.”
Improvement and building infrastructure will be
a part of spending and
using the $14 million that
had not been used; funds
that had been sitting for a
number of years with no
plans of where and how it
will be used. Taylor said
the funds need to be spent,
but they also need to follow rules and regulations
before they can spend it.
Taylor is aware that there
is an absolute need for
housing, but they need to
go through the process before they start building.
The Hopi Tribal Council

recently removed HTHA
Board of Commissioners and gave oversight to
the Vice Chairman and
appointed some Council
Representatives to assist.
The oversight will be until
they replace the Board of
Commissioners which is
an ongoing process.
“I hope the Tribal Council takes their time in
screening the prospective
Board of Commissioner
applicants and do a good
job of making sure that
we have people that will
help support and guide the
Housing Authority,” said
Taylor regarding the Board
of Commissioners.
HTHA may be a part of
some future projects that
are currently in the discussion stages, such as a housing development at Spider
Mound. Spider Mound is a
Hopi Community on Hopi
Partitioned Lands, and
they have an interest in
developing a community
for Hopi members to live
there. The other project is
the Tawa’ovi Community
near Hard Rock. They are
currently going through
their environment review
process that may end soon,
once its complete infrastructure work will begin.
In the past, HTHA made
a commitment to build 18
home at Tawa’ovi.
“I want to have team that
shares my vision and attitude in getting things done
and to build homes for ev-

ery one of all incomes. We
are here to do a job; people
who want to roll up their
sleeves and get working is
a team I want to bring on
board,” said Taylor.
Taylor is from the village
of Shungopavi and comes
from the Dawa (Sun) Clan.
He attended and graduated from Winslow High
School. While at Winslow
High School he enjoyed
various programs there,
such as the running program where he was a part
of the state champion team
for a number of years. After high school he attended
the University of Arizona
where he graduated with a
Bachelors of Arts Degree
in Public Administration.
He has worked for the
Hopi Tribe for 20 years

working in the Executive
Offices as a Staff Assistant, Executive Assistant
and Chief of Staff. He then
became the Hopi Chairman for two terms and
Hopi Vice Chairman for
one term. When his term
ended in 2005 he moved to
Phoenix and joined Merrill
Lynch as a Financial Advisor where he worked for 6
or 7 years.
“I got some good exposure to corporate world
and I would like to see
what I can do here at Hopi
with my experience,” said
Taylor. “It’s going to be
good to reconnect with the
Hopi Tribal leaders and
leaders of other tribal nation.”

Hopi Bruins Homecoming 2013

From the Front Page
TCERC hosts a Tribal Solar Energy Workshop to learn about Photovoltaic Technology
includes:
Nov. 12th, 8 am-5 pm
Lab work with PV Modules, Meters and Tools
Nov. 13th, 8 am2 pm
Tour of NAU’s 160 kW
PV array and Coconino
Community
College’s
Mobile PV System and
discussions with solar energy leaders:
Speakers on the second
day include TCERC director Ann Marie Chischilly,
TCERC staffer and NAU
PhD candidate Nikishna
Polequaptewa,
TCERC
staffer Karin Wadsack,
Ken Lomayestewa of the
Hopi Tribe’s Renewable
Energy Office, Derrick
Terry of the Navajo Tribal
Utility Authority and Aar-

on Gillmore, Solar City
Vice President. Solar City,
one of the nation’s largest
solar energy providers will
also be sponsoring all the
meals for all participants.
The speakers will be discussing their roles in the
local and national trends
of solar energy.
Any tribal member or
employee can register for
the TCERC workshop by
logging onto http://www4.
nau.edu/itep/tcerc/tcerc_
newsevents.asp. The cost
of the two day workshop
is $20 and includes all registration costs and parking
fees. Seating is limited and
registration closes on November 8th.

LuAnn Leonard Honored with
Lifetime Achievement Award

Left: 2013 Homecoming King Blake Sekaquaptewa and Queen Kira Beaudette.
Above: Many Farms Lobo Cheston Begay #20 attempts to keep Hopi Bruin
Darius Harvey, #25, from scoring a touchdown but failed. Harvey scored
putting the Hopi Bruins up 34-0. Hopi Bruins defeated the Lobos 60-0 making
the Bruins record 6-1. The Hopi Bruins will host the Tuba City Warriors Fri, Oct.
18 at 7pm. The game is also Senior Night, last home game for the Seniors
on the Football team. The Hopi Cancer Support Services is also having their
event, Pink Night in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

and competitive nomination process each year
which is administered by
the Phoenix Indian Center.
Ms Lu Ann Leonard of the
Hopi Tribe was recipient
of one of the awards. .
Phyllis J. Bigpond Lifetime Achievement Award
– LuAnn Leonard (Hopi)
Leonard is the first
American Indian to serve
on the Arizona Board of
Regents. She was appointed by former Governor
Janet Napolitano to an
eight-year term in January
2008. She is also the Executive Director of the Hopi
Education
Endowment
Fund (HEEF), providing
educational opportunities

for the Hopi people.
Businesses can learn
about how to honor their
American Indian employees by visiting the website
or calling the numbers below. Everyone is invited to
join us at the dinner to celebrate the awardees where
awards will be presented
on Tuesday, November
19, 2013 at 6:00 pm at
the Double Tree by Hilton
located at 2100 S Priest
Drive in Tempe, Arizona.
Tickets are $40 and can be
purchased online at www.
phxindcenter.org, by calling (602) 264-6768 ext.
2009 or email leadershipawards@phxindcenter.org

Legal Notice/Name Change
In the Hopi Tribal
Court, Keams Canyon,
Arizona
In the Matter of the
Change of Name of:
Nickless Calvan Jackson to Nicholas Calvan
Jackson
Case No. 2013-CV-0149,
NOTICE OF PUBLICA-

TION OF CHANGE OF
NAME.
Notice is hereby given
that Winnie Mae James
has petitioned the court
for the change of name
from: Nickless Calvan
Jackson to Nicholas Calvan Jackson. Any party
seeking to intervene in
said proceeding must file

an appropriate pleading
with the Hopi Tribal
Court no later than twenty
(20) days after the publication of this notice.
Dated: October 3, 2013
/s/ Imalene Polingyumptewa, Clerk of the Court

Crossword provided by Mesa Media

Solution to be printed in Nov. 5th Tutuveni

HOPI TUTUVENI | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2013 7

Council Notes
Hopi Tribal Council Notes al issues,” said Yoyetewa.
- Fourth Quarter Session,
Sep. 1, 2013
Honanie stressed to the
council that HRES has alANNOUNCEMENTS
ways had the authority to
enforce laws out on the
Update on Impacts of Range through various OrFederal Shutdown
dinances and resolutions.
Chairman Shingoitewa discussed the Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (TANF) Program being
impacted by the shutdown
of state funding. The Hopi
Senom Transit was also
impacted by funds being
cut off from the Arizona
Department of Transportation. These impacts are
the result of the stand off
in Washington D.C. over
the inability of the House
to pass a Continuing Resolution. October 17th is the
deadline for the House to
pass the debt ceiling that, if
not passed, could cause further shutdowns of Federal
programs and departments.
Chairman Shingoitewa also
addressed a teleconference
with Indian Health Services
on Fri, Oct. 4, in which IHS
stated that all clinics would
stay open and that all commissioned doctors would
stay on duty. Some staff
would also stay on duty but
without pay, however, with
the understanding that they
would get paid upon the
House passing a Continuing Resolution. Chairman
said a large percentage of
employees are still working
at IHS.
Discussion as to the Navajo Nation’s plans to start
development on the Confluence project. Chairman
said the Tribe needs to
‘raise some noise’ in response to the Navajo Nation’s plans. More press
releases need to go out.
HTC plans to address the
Hopi Tribe’s 2014 Budget
in HTC the week of the 21st
– 24th.
UNFINISHED
NESS

BUSI-

ACTION ITEM #0692013 - Adoption of the
Hopi Ranger Enforcement Services General
Orders - Ronald Honyumptewa.
On Tuesday, Oct. 08, the
Hopi Tribal Council voted to approve Action Item
#069-2013, the Adoption of the Hopi Resource
Enforcement
Services
(HRES) General Orders.
The General Orders allow
HRES to be recognized as
law enforcement officers
and to enforce the Hopi
Code that was adopted on
April 04, 2013.
The Hopi Code gives authorization to HRES to
enforce laws. In the past,
there have been unclear
orders in some of the Ordinances that gave HRES
authority to enforce Hopi
laws that were normally a
police officer’s job.
The General Orders were
presented to the Hopi Tribal Council by HRES Chief
Ronald
Honyumptewa;
Danny Honanie, Kykotsmovi Village Representative and Mervin Yoyetewa,
Mishongnovi Village Representative. Both Honanie
and Yoyetewa are members
of the Law Enforcement
Task Team. Members of
the Hopi Tribal Council
had their input in reference
to the General Orders before they voted to approve
it.
According to Yoyetewa,
HRES has always enforced
laws when the Bureau of
Indian Affairs (BIA) Police
Officers would not respond
to disputes on tribal property, lands and villages.
“They refused because according to BIA, it was trib-

“It does not spell out which
agency will enforce laws or
Ordinances. Is it the Rangers or Law Enforcement
agency?” said Honanie.

and made HRES a law enforcement entity. However,
that wasn’t what they were
thought of until a couple
days ago when the Hopi
Tribal Council realized
they are a law enforcement
entity.

There were a lot of issues,
but fast track to two years,
Chief Honyumptewa has
upgraded and fixed some
of the issues.
Chief Honyumptewa is
from the Village of Lower
Moencopi and is from the
Sun Clan. He worked with
the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community
Police Department prior to
becoming the Chief of the
Hopi Resource Enforcement Services.

funds that we could bring
forward from 2009 would
be used to keep staff on,”
he said. Business Manager for the Guidance Center,
Theresa Poleyestewa said
that state funds for food
stamps and cash assistance
programs were shutdown.
However the situation
with Federal funds was a
tad different because those
funds could only be used to
maintain services like application intake. Kykotsmovi Councilman Norman
Honanie asked for specific
numbers of tribal members
who would be affected by
the shutdown of state funds
for food stamps and cash
assistance.
Poleyestewa
said the programs services
80 recipients and that four
staff members would be
affected. She went on to
explain that carryover dollars could be used to keep
staff on board.
TANF
staff could keep signing
up applicants with the understanding that applicants
will get assistance when
services and state funding
resume. Hamilton said the
total for food stamps and
cash assistance was approximately $20,000 last
month. Poleyestewa said
that the contract that administers funding doesn’t
allow for TANF to pay for
food stamps or cash assistance from any other outside sources of funding.
The $20,000 in carryover
funds to be used in October could only be used for
reimbursements for gas,
mileage, childcare and salaries for TANF staff. Cash
payments and food stamps
must come from the state.

The name, Hopi Resource
Enforcement
Services
throws them off to where
people look at them as
Rangers and not law enforcement officers. They
Moencopi Representative are State certified police ofWayne Kuwanhyoima said, ficers and that means a lot
In closing, Chief Ho“Ordinance from 1986 to the department.
nyumptewa would like to
proves that there was Hopi
Police Officers. I have Chief Honyumptewa said thank everyone who supproof because I still have the public is aware they are ported him in getting the
my commission card that police officers as they have General Orders approved,
proves it.”
been doing traffic citations, the Law Enforcement Task
traffic offences, respond- Team and his officers.
Davis Pecusa, Bacavi Rep. ing to domestic violence
raised concern over cat- situations, disorderly con- REPORTS
tle inspections, diseases, duct, and intoxication and DD. Government Shutetc. He said HRES has al- missing person’s calls. He down Related Issues:
ways enforced laws and said they assist BIA by re- Hopi Transit/TANF
he understands that certain sponding to the same calls
things need to be enforced if they do not have anyone Chairman Shingoitewa said
he had talked on the phone
on Hopi Partitioned Lands available.
with Ann Kirkpatrick and
as there have been reports
of violations being com- “For instance, we had an that she said that all the
mitted such as fence cut- individual with a knife in Democrats had signed a
ting. He also recommended Bacavi and four HRES of- resolution to make meathat HRES change their ficers responded to the call, sures toward passing a new
Resolution.
name to Hopi Police and and that was a shock to BIA Continuing
suggested to take over BIA. because they have never She said that they needed
seen that many HRES of- 18 Republican signatures.
Vice Chairman Honanie ficers at one location. We
said Chief Honyumptewa ended up arresting three Hopi Tribe Executive Dihas officers lined up who people that day. It’s some- rector, Donovan Gomez
will take care of land/range thing new to BIA and I said that on Sep. 30 it beand police duties in the vil- think in the past it wasn’t came imminent that the
lages. Vice Chairman feels really advertised because Federal Shutdown was gothat there is no need for they weren’t proactive be- ing to happen because the
two law enforcement agen- ing out there. Information House couldn’t agree on
cies on the reservation and I have received from prior a Continuing Resolution.
suggested they combine the Rangers is that it was al- “We need to come up with
two entities.
ways a back and forth sit- what it would take to keep
uation where Rangers be- programs running (TANF/
HRES Chief Honyumpte- long on HPL or you belong Transit).” The potential
wa said he would like to ad- here in the villages,” said is that the shutdown could
dress the fact that they are Chief Honyumptewa on as- affect operations of these Hopi Senom Transit
law enforcement officers. sisting BIA Police Officers. programs for 30-60 days.
Gomez said, “Things are Acting Director Shawn
In order to get the Community Oriented Policing There was concern among changing by the day and Silas was in attendance
Services (COPS) Grant some of the councilmen in hour.” He also said that on behalf of Hopi Senom
they are recognized as law regards to the trust/respon- IHS has a contingency bill Transit. Executive Direcenforcement officers.
sibility between HRES being put in place and that tor Gomez stated that in a
and BIA; however Chief certain federally funded meeting with Transit DirecThe General Orders were Honyumptewa
couldn’t programs have been able to tor Judy Polingyumptewa,
approved with a majority respond on behalf of BIA, roll over contingency funds currently on suspension,
of the Tribal Council Rep- but did comment by saying for 638 Programs.
she advised that the Tranresentatives voting in favor. their trust/responsibility is
sit program would not be
The outcome of the votes here in the Hopi villages Hopi Guidance Center Di- affected by the shutdown.
was 13 in favor, 2 opposed and the land. HRES’s trust/ rector, Richard Hamilton However, communication
and 0 abstentions.
responsibility is the whole addressed the TANF Pro- with ADOT on Wed, Oct.
reservation and to enforce gram. Hamilton was hired 2, informed that ADOT
Chief
Honyumptewa all tribal laws in the Hopi as Director in August 2013. wouldn’t be administering
weighs in on the approval Code and Ordinances 21, Hamilton said he had got- the grant for the tribe. At
of General Orders
43, 46 and 47. Chief Ho- ten notice that TANF would this time a decision was
nyumptewa stressed that be shutdown for all tribes made to close down the
In an interview just days Moencopi is not getting on Thu, Oct. 3. “We could Transit program until fundafter the General Orders the services they need and carry on business with our ing became available. The
were approved, Chief Ho- there are a lot of complaints staff and offer a minimal Transit program operates
nyumptewa weighed in on coming from there. In that, amount of services,” he under a grant administered
what the General Orders he wants to have a substa- said. However according by the FTA in which the
mean to his department and tion there and at Spider to a bulletin issued, TANF Hopi tribe matches funds in
officers.
Mound. Their main goal is would not be able to issue a 60/40 split with the Tribe
to give back to the commu- any more payments to re- matching 40%. In commu“The approval of the Gen- nity.
cipients. “Any carryover nication with Tracy Young
eral Orders by the Hopi
Tribal Council is a historic The next step for HRES is
day for HRES as it estab- to change the name from
lishes and recognizes us Hopi Resource Enforcea law enforcement entity. ment Services to Hopi PoThe General Orders should lice Department. That was
have been completed 19 a suggestion coming from
segments of the Hopi peoMihio Manus
years ago by prior Chiefs the Tribal Council. Chief
ple would be represented
Hopi Tutuveni
who should have com- Honyumptewa said he
equally.
pleted it,” said Chief Ho- will work on changing the
Tewa Youth CoordinaThe Tewa Administranyumptewa.
name to ensure his officers tion Building in Polacca tor, Carlton Timms spoke
are safe and get the respect was the site of the 2013 about the creation of the
The General Orders is huge they deserve. They want Tewa Celebration held on Hopi Tewa Youth Counfor the department because the people to know they are Fri, Oct. 11. Village ad- cil. The youth council is
it is a guideline on how to not just Rangers, but Police ministrators, village board a project he has undertakrespond to certain calls, Officers. Not only will they members, elders and mem- en in which he is working
how incidences should be cover the Hopi Reserva- bers of Tewa youth pro- with Hopi and Tewa youth
handled; it’s a policy that tion, but the new lands the grams welcomed visitors to create bylaws and evenall officers should follow. Hopi Tribe has purchased. while providing insight tually apply for non-profThe General Orders is a In addition they will up- into programs the village it status. “How many of
you adults know how to
guideline and policy that grade their radio system offers.
create laws and bylaws?”
Hopi
Chairman
LeRoy
in which the Hopi Tribe
has been long overdue.
he asked the crowd. “The
has allocated funds; pur- Shingoitewa was on hand
youth are doing this.”
at
the
celebration
along
“Most of the agencies in chase new police vehicles;
Timms also promotwith
Chief
of
Staff,
Althe valley, Navajo Coun- expand offices with new
phonso Sakeva Sr. and ed Traditional foods and
ty and Navajo Police have modular units; and with the
Hopi Tribe Executive Di- languages classes held at
policies they must abide Detention Steering Comthe Tewa Administration
rector Donovan Gomez.
by in which all the officers mittee working on building
Chairman
Shingoite- and emphasized that the
have to follow. They can’t a new detention facility wa told the audience that Tewa language “needs to
deviate from that without along with a police depart- as the leader of the Hopi be taught in the home”.
the prior approval from ment they plan on having a Tribe not only does he rep- Timms is also a student of
Sergeants which rarely 40 strong/50 strong mental- resent the Hopi people, he the class.
occurs,” said Chief Ho- ity of moving forward.
“Many adults cannot
also represents the Tewa
nyumptewa.
located in First Mesa. “I speak the language,” he
Two years ago, when Chief don’t represent one clan, I said. “I am also a student.”
Erin Eustace is a memThe General Orders was Honyumptewa came on represent all clans,” Chairber
of the youth council
created in the 1970’s when board, he said HRES was at man Shingoitewa said.
The Chairman encour- and participant in many of
the Rangers were created its lowest and was unorgaas a civilian patrol for the nized. Uniforms were worn aged the Tewa Village to the Tewa youth programs.
Hopi Partitioned Lands out, vehicles were broken, hold an election and send Eustace said the programs
(HPL) area. When time the dispatch center was a representative to Hopi are a nice way for youth to
evolved to 1994 when Res- outdated and the General Tribal Council so that all learn about their culture
olution H-01-63-94 passed Orders was not in place.

from ADOT, the question
was posed that if the Hopi
Tribe were to allocate
funds, would that be justification for ADOT to match
the funds. Young said no
and that the program has to
be up and running.
HTC asked the Interim
Finance Director, Lillian
Dennis, along with Executive Director Gomez and
Acting Transit Director Silas to bring forward a resolution which would address
financial needs to keep the
Transit in operation during
the Federal shutdown.
Councilman George Mase
sponsored this resolution.
On Wed, Oct. 9, a resolution was brought before
HTC to address the continued operation of the Hopi
Senom Transit.
Councilman Mase said,
“We’re trying to prepare
for this day when vital
services need to continue.
Maybe the transit won’t
run at full scale we need to
keep services intact and not
let them go.
Executive Director Gomez
informed HTC that a contingency plan was brought
forward under the advisement of HTC to address
transit issues.
Because
Transit and TANF are
funded through separate
grants, it was advised that
the resolution only address
Transit. For clarification,
Gomez also advised that
Transit isn’t operating on
a 638 Contract but instead
money from ADOT.
Resolution 084-2013 was
introduced
requesting
$70,605 to be taken from
the Peabody Settlement,
which would cover transit
services between Oct. 10
to Nov. 31. $37,753 was
figured for the month of
October and $32,851 for
the month of November.
Any unexpended funds,
from whenever the shutdown was lifted, would be
returned to the Peabody
Settlement Account.
Councilman Norman Honanie motioned to approve
the action item. Bruce
Fredericks seconded the
motion. The motion failed
with a vote of 8 yes votes
and 9 no votes. Until a
continuing resolution is
approved by the House and
Federal funding is appropriated through ADOT to
the Hopi Senom Transit,
the Transit is shutdown.

2013 Tewa Celebration brings village
together to celebrate Tewa culture
while having fun. “You
find out that you have family,” she said.
Eustace said she is concerned that the Tewa Language is fading and that
all the Tewa youth should
try and learn it while they
can. Tewa Elder Ernestine
Goldtooth supported the
language classes as well.
“We want to share what we
know with the youth,” she
said. “We need to try and
speak the language.”
The event kept a lively
pace with Master of Ceremonies, Randall Mahle
of early morning KUYI
fame. Mahle told anecdotes in between introducing the speakers. The
Tewa Village provided a
lunch of stews, vegetables and breads while entertainers like Ed Kabotie
and Michael Adams performed for the lunch hour
listeners. Entertainers also
included: Austin Coochyamptewa’s group, Alrye
Polequaptewa’s
group,
Malloy Nutumya’s group
amongst many others.

8 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2013 | HOPI TUTUVENI

Hopi DV Program Raises Promotes Awareness About Domestic Violence In October
Melsa Yowytewa
Hopi Domestic Violence Program

Domestic Violence Awareness Month brings attention to domestic violence
every October.
This
month we started with a 1
and 2 mile walk/run event
which was held at the Hopi
Healthcare Center on October 2, 2013. The Hopi
Domestic Violence Program along with the Miss
Hopi Committee and the
Hopi Tewa Womens Coalition to End Abuse, have
planned several events
throughout the month of
October.
• October 9, 2013 there
will be a drum session at the Bearshield
Arena in Kykotsmovi
which will honor survivors of Domestic

•

•

Violence.
October 23, 2013,
HTWCEA Training/TA Session @
8am—5pm at the
Hopi Wellness Center
October 30, 2013,
Balloon Release/
Drum Session @
5:30 p.m. Moencopi
Community Building,
Moencopi, AZ

What is Domestic Abuse?
Domestic
Abuse,
or
“battering” is a pattern
of abuse by one partner
against the other, for the
purpose of maintaining
power and control. Domestic Violence often includes (but not always)
physical abuse.
Forms
of domestic violence can
include: Physical Abuse,

Sexual Abuse, Verbal
Abuse, Threats & Intimidation, Isolation or restriction from friends, family
and other support systems,
destruction of property, financial exploitation, jealousy and possessiveness,
stalking or monitoring behavior.
Battering Escalates: It
often begins with behaviors like threats, name
calling, abuse in your
presence (such as punching a fist through a wall)
and/or damage to objects
or pets. It may escalate to
restraining, pushing, kicking, slapping, pinching,
tripping, biting, throwing,
or grabbing. Finally, it
may become life-threatening with serious behav-

iors such as strangulation,
breaking bones, or the use
of deadly weapons. (Remember, ANY household
item can be used as a dangerous weapon).
Children in Families
where there is domestic
violence suffer negative
consequences even if they
are not the targets of the
abuse. Children who witness their mothers being
abused by their fathers (or
vice versa) often exhibit
health problems, sleeping
difficulties, acting-out behaviors, and feelings of
guilt, anger, fear and powerlessness. In addition, research suggests that boys
who witness their mothers
being abused often grow
up to be abusers them-

Explore Hopi welcomes visitors to experience Arizona
history and beauty

Plenty to do in Arizona during government shutdown: Hopi tours, Southwest tour packages
ready for visitors
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Flagstaff, Ariz. – Explore
Hopi welcomes visitors
to experience the Grand
Canyon region and offers
a unique, fascinating and
intriguing Hopi cultural
journey in the Southwest.
A variety of authentic
cultural programs for
visitors are available
and the Explore Hopi
staff welcomes visitors
to the Southwest this
autumn. Sponsored by
the Hopi Tribe Economic
Development Corporation
(HTEDC) – the new and
already popular visitor
program Explore Hopi
(www.explorehopi.com)
– features a rewarding
family
experience
at
the Hopi “center of the
universe” in northern
Arizona including several
tour packages, a visit to
the Hopi Travel Plaza on
the eastern edge gateway
to Hopi lands, plus a stay
at the HTEDC-owned base
for exploring Sedona’s
Red Rock Country at the
Days Inn Kokopelli.
Because Sedona’s Red
Rock country is part of
the Coconino National
Forest, it is not a part of
nor adversely affected
by the current federal
government shutdown.
“We’re
open
for
business,” said Kevin
Lombardo,
CEO
of

HTEDC. “There is plenty
to see and do in northern
Arizona and our Explore
Hopi concierges can set up
a unique experience for the
entire family.”
Explore Hopi features
several remarkable and
customizable tours via
its website, ExploreHopi.
com.
Various
tours
include guided excursions
to a major Southwest
petroglyph site, a stay
at the Hopi Cultural
Center Restaurant &
Inn on Second Mesa in
the heart of Hopi, a stay
at the affordable and
comfortable Days Inn
Kokopelli in Sedona and
travel gas cards from the
Hopi Travel Plaza at the
Keams Canyon entrance to
Hopi just east of Holbrook,
Arizona.
“We have a number
of packages or we
can customize a visit
depending upon what the
visitor wants to experience
from a cultural journey

into the past on the Hopi
Reservation to adventures
such as hot air ballooning
and exploring the beauty of
the red rocks in Sedona,”
said Lombardo. “For those
with time we can combine
a bit of both.”
A visit to Hopi that is
arranged by the Explore
Hopi staff also features the
most current information
on Hopi arts, art galleries,
events and meeting Hopi
artists who showcase
colorful artwork in a
variety of artistic media. A
Hopi cuisine experience at
the Hopi Cultural Center
Restaurant & Inn is also
a major highlight for
visitors.
While the region’s
national
parks
and
monuments
including
Grand Canyon, Walnut
Canyon, Sunset Crater
and Petrified Forest closed
as a result of the ongoing
federal
government
shutdown – Explore Hopi
is welcoming visitors and

this season is the perfect
time to visit ExploreHopi.
com or call our Concierges
at (928) 734-0044 to plan
a visit and then come
experience the many
cultural wonders including
Oraibi village, the oldest
continuously
inhabited
settlement in the United
States.
The HTEDC was formed
in 2005 by the Hopi Tribal
Council to create and
harness an economic
environment that will
blossom, by securing
resources, and provide
the guidance and training
that allows Hopi Tribe
members to prosper and
preserve their homeland
and culture. Headquartered
in Flagstaff, the HTEDC
is
the
sponsoring
organization for Explore
Hopi and owns and
operates, on behalf of the
Hopi Tribe, the following
enterprises: Hopi Cultural
Center Restaurant & Inn
on Second Mesa; Days Inn
Kokopelli in the Village
of Oak Creek (Sedona);
the Hopi Travel Plaza off
I-40 near Holbrook; Hopi
3 Canyon Ranches near
Winslow,
Springerville
and Flagstaff; and the
commercial
properties
of
Heritage
Square,
Continental
Plaza
and
Kachina
Square
in
Flagstaff.
Visit
ExploreHopi.com
and Explore Hopi on
Facebook.

Hopi Tribal Member Elected to AIANTA Board of Directors
Moekopi Legacy Inn and Suites
www.experiencehopi.com

TULSA, OKLAHOMA
– “Introducing America’s
First Nations to the world”
is the goal of the American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association
(AIANTA). AIANTA held
its 15th Annual American
Indian Tourism Conference September 22 -26
at the Cherokee Nation’s
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
in Tulsa Oklahoma. Delegates from many Native
Nations, state and federal
programs, and tourism oriented organizations joined
together for workshops
and networking to continue to promote and encourage the growth of tourism
and its positive economic
impact in Indian Country.
James Surveyor, a member of the Hopi Tribe of
Arizona and the Marketing
& Special Events Manager
of the Moenkopi Legacy
Inn & Suites participated
in this year’s conference
and was elected to serve
as a member of the AIANTA Board of Directors. “I
want to express my appreciation to be able to serve
on the board of such a
prestigious organization. I

hope that my contributions
will support the mission of
AIANTA to introduce Native cultures to the world
and, in so doing, create a
better economic future for
all of our Native communities, “Surveyor said.”
The Moenkopi Legacy
Inn & Suites was built by
the Moenkopi Developers Corporation (MDC), a
nonprofit entity of the Upper Village of Moenkopi.
MDC is a regional leader
in tourism and was recently recognized by Arizona
State Governor Jan Brewer
with the prestigious 2013
Governor’s Award for Cooperative Marketing for
the Hopi Arts Trail. MDC
created the Hopi Arts Trail
to benefit artists in the 12
villages of Hopi. Surveyor is the project manager
for the Hopi Arts Trail. To
learn more, visit: www.
HopiArtsTrail.com.
AIANTA is a 501(c)(3)
nonprofit association of
American Indian tribes,
tribal tourism, cultural and
private sector representatives, representatives from
the tourism industry, Federal, State, and local governments, colleges, and
universities, and friends
that was incorporated in

Marketing and Special Events Manager for the Moenkopi Legacy Inn and
Suites, James Surveyor addressed the 15th Annual AIANTA Conference at the
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tulsa, OK.

2002 to advance Indian
Country tourism. The association is made up of
representatives from six
regions: Alaska, Eastern,
Midwest, Pacific, Plains,
and the Southwest. AIANTA’s mission is to define,
introduce, grow, and sustain American Indian,
Alaska Native, and Na-

tive Hawaiian tourism that
honors and preserves tribal
traditions and values.
For more information
about AIANTA, please
visit www.aianta.org
For more information
about the Moenkopi Legacy Inn & Suites, please
visit www.experiencehopi.
com

Miss Hopi Nikki Quimyintewa and 1st Attendant Lori Honyaoma pose with
drum groups that took part in the drum session in honor of Domestic Violence
victims.

selves, thereby continuing We strive to provide dithe cycle of violence.
rect services to victims
of abuse whether it be for
Why do women stay?
support, shelter referral
Women stay in abusive along with transport to
relationships due to fear, shelters,
transportation
lack of resources or op- to court proceedings, intions, psychological dam- form victims of criminal
age, loss of self-esteem, proceedings
involving
depression, or other rea- the abuser (release dates,
sons. It is important to court dates, and sentencremember that leaving a ing results), referrals for
relationship may also be medical care, counseling,
dangerous – more women DES and other community
are killed by their partner resources.
AFTER they leave the relationship than at any oth- Advocates are also availer time. Women who stay able before 8:00 a.m. and
in abusive relationships after 5:00 p.m. Contact the
are not weak – they are Hopi Police Department
SCARED.
or the Hopi Healthcare
Emergency Room. These
If you are in an abusive two agencies will be able
relationship and need help to contact an advocate for
please contact the Hopi you.
Domestic Violence Program at (928) 738-1115.

Participants kick off Domestic Violence Awareness Month with a 1 and 2 mile
walk in honor of victims.

2013 Sustainable
Building and Creative
Spaces Tour

Amanda Acheson

Flagstaff - The Coconino County Sustainable
Building Program, in
partnership with the City
of Flagstaff Sustainability Program, Willow Bend
Environmental Education
Center, and the Northern AZ Branch of the US
Green Building Council are proud to host this
year's Sustainable Building and Creative Space
Tour as part of the American Solar Energy Society
National Tour.
On Sat, Oct.12 between 10am-2pm the program will host a free and
self-guided tour of the
Willow Bend facility at
703 E Sawmill Rd in Flagstaff.
The tour features homes
showcasing passive solar design, greywater and
rainwater reuse, and construction methods such
as adobe, insulated concrete forms and strawbale. Additional features
include local materials,
solar thermal (hot-water)
for domestic and space
heating, Xeriscaping, and
high density development
through accessory dwelling units.
Creativity through both
the building and com-

munity
enhancement
programs can be seen at
places like the Murdoch
Community Center with a
solar PV system that was
100% community funded, and the Grand Canyon Trust's volunteer barn
that was made possible
through community support, and features passive
solar, rainwater harvesting
and native landscaping
done through a community educational workshop.
The Museum of Northern Arizona's Easton
Collection center with
its LEED Platinum certification is an awesome
example of creativity and
sustainability coming together in a building that
has numerous sustainable
building features like
the largest living roof in
Northern AZ.
The event begins at
Willow Bend Environmental Education Center
at 10am and is free with a
suggested donation of $5
to support Willow Bend's
environmental education
programs in local schools.
For more information visit the tour's Facebook page at: https://
www.facebook.com/#!/
events/439866396110870/
or contact (928) 679-8853.

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/tribal%3Ahopi_arizona%3Af95261cb68e6b1cb. Public record. Not legal advice.