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February

17, 2022

~Est. 1987 • OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE HOPI TRIBE • NEWS SOURCE FOR THE HOPI PEOPLE~

Hopi Tribal Employees at

Kykotsmovi Complex Face

Work Interruptions

Second Week of February

NAU, FUSD experts

collaborate to develop

innovative computer

science

curriculum for Native

American elementary

students

PG 4

Commission on

Native children

to hold

southwest/west

hearing

PG .5

COLUMN

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LARRY’S CORNER

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Hopi Tribal Employees at Kykotsmovi Complex Face Work

Interruptions Second Week of February

By: Romalita Laban, Managing Editor

Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – February 11, 2022 and on the day

the Hopi Tutuveni files were to be sent to the printers,

Hopi Tribal employees faced interruptions in work schedules and scheduled deadlines for the second time during

the week of February 6, 2022.

Employees were notified via the Thursday, February

10, 2022 email sent out at approximately 4:35 p.m. of

work being completed at the Administrative Building on

the afternoon of February 11, 2022.

According to the Office of Facilities and Risk Management Services Director, “This mail was initially sent to

leadership. It was advised to send to ALL for your information…the project will entail shut down of power

to the IT server room at the Administration Building for

the afternoon of 2/11/2022. The backup batteries should

maintain power to servers during the period of shut down

of power to IT only. Mr. Robert Collateta, Jr. OIT is fully

aware of the project scope and has advised to this notification.”

The situation was the second of two interruptions which

occurred during the week and with very little notification

time which hampered employee’s scheduled workload

and deadline expectations.

The first interruption during the week occurred on

Tuesday, February 8, 2022 when at approximately 11:59

a.m. an email was sent out by Chairman Timothy Nu-

vangyaoma to all Tribal Employees noting the following,

“To All Tribal Employees working at the Kykotsmovi

Tribal Complex: An unexpected emergency has arisen

that will require the Hopi Tribal Government to close

business the rest of today, February 8, 2022. All tribal

employees are released from work and shall immediately

vacate the buildings at the Kykotsmovi Tribal Complex.

Regular business shall resume at 8:00 am tomorrow,

Wednesday, February 9, 2022 unless you are informed

otherwise. Kwakwa…”

No other notifications were provided on that date as to

what the specific emergency was or whether the situation

was a drill exercise.

After not receiving any follow up notifications about

what exactly occurred the previous day Hopi Tutuveni

staff made contact with the Chairman via email at approximately 5:02 p.m. on Wednesday, February 9, 2022.

Vice Chairman Andrews was also copied as a recipient

on the email sent which presented the following questions and an invite for a press release to be submitted to

Hopi Tutuveni; “Will a Press Release about this situation

be issued? Or perhaps a follow up email has been sent

that I have not been made privy to. I must note that I

wasn’t aware that the email was sitting in my email and

only after coming out of my office, for my lunch break,

was I made aware by another colleague in the building

that the email had been sent out. Also, was a debriefing

provided to other Directors/employees about the situa-

tion? A reply with an update about what exactly occurred

will be appreciated.”

On Thursday, February 10, 2022 at approximately 8:30

a.m. an email was sent out on behalf of Chairman Nuvangyaoma to the “ALL” list on the Hopi Tribal Directory

with an attached Memorandum dated February 8, 2022

with “SUBJ: Hopi Tribal Government closure” which

read, “Yesterday, February 8, 2022, at approximately

10:45 a.m., the Office of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman received a call threatening in nature which prompted the shutdown and release of employees at the Hopi

Tribal Complex. Hopi Law Enforcement Services (HLES)

were contacted and responded. Chief Pinto, of HLES has

assured Hopi Tribal Officials, it is safe to return to the

Tribal Complex and we can continue Government operations...”

Hopi Tutuveni staff replied to the email to get clarification as to whether the date of the Memorandum was

supposed to be February 9, 2022 and if the email received

was the initial send of the Memorandum. No further replies have been received as of press files submission

deadline.

Due to the two situations, with abrupt and late notifications, during production week of the Hopi Tutuveni, staff

had to push the publication date, originally scheduled for

Wednesday, February 16, 2022 to Thursday, February 17,

2022.

Hopi Tutuveni February 17, 2022

Hopi Tribal Council First Quarter Session December 1, 2021 AGENDA Month of February 2022

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

1. Discussion/Possible Action – Letter dated July 30,

2021 Re: Request to rescind Executive Order #011-2021

and directs the Drought Task Team to reach out to Hopi

ranchers and Navajo Accommodation Agreement signers

to work on identifying alternatives for addressing drought

issues on Hopi lands. / Letter dated August 16, 2021 Re:

Executive Order #011-2021 Range Mitigation and Livestock Reduction – Albert T. Sinquah, Tribal Council Representative, First Mesa Consolidated Villages –UNTIL

MARCH 2022

2. Action Item #006-2022 – Approval to incorporate

quarters #169 and #170 into the Moencopi Day School

P.L. 100 - 297 Tribally Controlled School Grant – Author/

David Talayumptewa – Tribal Council Representative,

Village of Kykotsmovi - TABLED

NEW BUSINESS

1. Action Item #007-2022 – Procure 2022 Insurance

Policies for the Hopi Tribe – Author/Edgar Shupla, Director, Office of Facilities and Risk Management Services

2. Action Item #008-2022 – Disapproval of Ineligible

Enrollment application for Hopi Membership – Author/

Tanya L. Monroe, Director, Enrollment Office

3. Action Item #009-2022 – Disapproval of Enrollment application for Hopi Membership – Author/Tanya

L. Monroe, Director, Enrollment Office

4. Action Item #010-2022 – Disapproval of Ineligible

Enrollment application for Hopi Membership – Author/

Tanya L. Monroe, Director, Enrollment Office

5. Action Item #011-2022 – Disapproval of Ineligible

Enrollment application for Hopi Membership – Author/

Tanya L. Monroe, Director, Enrollment Office

6. Action Item #012-2022 – Disapproval of Ineligible

Enrollment application for Hopi Membership – Author/

Tanya L. Monroe, Director, Enrollment Office

7. Action Item #013-2022 – Disapproval of Ineligible

Enrollment application for Hopi Membership – Author/

Tanya L. Monroe, Director, Enrollment Office

8. Action Item #014-2022 – Disapproval of Ineligible

Enrollment application for Hopi Membership – Author/

Tanya L. Monroe, Director, Enrollment Office

9. Action Item #015-2022 – Disapproval of Enrollment application for Hopi Tribal Membership of Ronnie

Martin Kaye – Author/Tanya L. Monroe, Director, Enrollment Office

10. Action Item #016-2022 – Disapproval of Ineligible

Enrollment application for Hopi Membership – Author/

Tanya L. Monroe, Director, Enrollment Office

11. Action Item #017-2022 – Disapproval of Ineligible

Enrollment application for Hopi Membership – Author/

Tanya L. Monroe, Enrollment Office

12. Action Item #018-2022 – Approve completed Enrollment applications for Hopi Membership – Author/

Tanya L. Monroe, Director, Enrollment Office

13. Action Item #019-2022 – Disapproval of Ineligible

Enrollment application for Hopi Membership – Author/

Tanya L. Monroe, Director, Enrollment Office

14. Action Item #020-2022 – Disapproval of Ineligible

Enrollment application for Hopi membership – Author/

Tanya L. Monroe, Director, Enrollment Office

15. Action Item #021-2022 - To place Village of Tewa’s financial/accounting systems within the oversight of

the Hopi Tribal Chairman until such time Village of Tewa

Board of Directors deems the Village of Tewa accounting

systems and personnel are reliable and trustworthy – Author/Deidra Honyumptewa, Chairman, Board of Directors, Village of Tewa

16. Action Item #022-2022 – Disapproval of Ineligible

Enrollment application for Hopi Membership – Author/

Tanya L. Monroe, Director, Enrollment Office

17. Action Item #023-2022 – Disapproval of Ineligible

Enrollment applications for Hopi Membership – Author/

Tanya L. Monroe, Director, Enrollment Office

18. Action Item #024-2022 – To approve and authorize Red Plains Professional Inc., to provide Construction

Management Services in connection with Project Agreement #A17AP00050, HIR 501(3) Bacavi Streets – Author/Michael Lomayaktewa, Director, Hopi Department

of Transportation

19. Action Item #025-2022 – To approve Print Service

Agreement between the Hopi Tribe and the Arizona Daily

Sun (sole source) – Author/Romalita Laban, Managing

Editor, Hopi Tutuveni

20. Action Item #026-2022 – To approve and appoint

the High School System Transition Team’s nomination

of candidate to the Interim Hopi Board of Education –

Author/Dr. Darold Joseph, Chairperson, Hopi School

System Transition Team – **Time Certain – February 9,

2022 – 11:00 a.m.

21. Action Item #027-2022 – To approve and accept

the Model Agreement and Annual Funding Agreement,

Contract number A22AV00175 with the Bureau of Indian

Affairs to become self-sustaining as a Public Law 93-638

entity – Author/Virgil Pinto, Chief, Hopi Law Enforcement Services

22. Action Item #028-2022 – To approve the FY 2022

Budget and Expenditure Authorization and Appropriations Language – Author/Wilfred Gaseoma, Chief of

Staff, Office of the Vice Chairman – **Time Certain –

February 10-11, 2022 – 9:00 a.m.

23. Action Item #029-2022 – To approve Hopi Representation regarding the Bears Ears National Monument

– Author/Craig Andrews, Vice Chairman, The Hopi Tribe

24. Letter dated December 20, 201 from Ivan Sidney,

Tribal Council Representative, First Mesa Consolidated

Villages; re: Hopi Law Enforcement documents pertaining to contract renewal – Albert T. Sinquah, Tribal Council Representative, First Mesa Consolidated Villages

25. Discussion – 1996 Act State Land Acquisition

– Herman G. Honanie, Member, Land Commission -

**Time Certain – February 8, 2022 – 9:00 a.m.

26. Presentation on Tuba City Dump closure matters

and associated discussion by Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)

– **Time Certain – February 9, 2022 – 1:00 – 5:00

p.m.

27. Presentation/Update of Health Choice Arizona

Medicaid health plan services and initiatives – Holly

Figueroa, Tribal Liaison, Health Choice - **Time Certain

– February 24, 2022 – 1:00 p.m.

28. Discussion on working with Arizona Democrats

15/30 Team - Rachel Hood, Yavapai-Apache Nation,

Deputy Political Director, Arizona Democratic Party **Time Certain – February 24, 2022 – 3:00 p.m.

29. Discussion with Hopi General Council and Lobbyist Josh Clause on the ARPA Funds for the Hopi Tribe

– Herman G. Honanie, Tribal Council Representative,

Village of Kykotsmovi - **Time Certain – February 7,

2022 – 1:00 p.m.

30. Letter dated January 10, 2022 from Marla Dacawyma Re: Mr. Issac Torivio (Deceased) – Referred to Law

and Order Committee for review and action and report

back to Hopi Tribal Council – Mervin Yoyetewa, Tribal

Council Representative, Village of Mishongnovi

31. Letter dated January 17, 2022 from Dale Sinquah

Re: Request that Health & Education Committee conduct

an inquiry into changes to new construction plans at the

Hopi Health Care center – Referred to Health & Education Committee - Dale Sinquah, Tribal Council Representative, First Mesa Consolidated Villages

32. Letter dated January 18, 2022 from Harry Nutumya

Re: Dual Grazing - Referred to Law and Order Committee and Land Commission for review and action and

report back to Hopi Tribal Council - Mervin Yoyetewa,

Tribal Council Representative, Village of Mishongnovi"

33. Letter dated January 24, 2022 from Ivan Sidney,

Village Administrator, First Mesa Consolidated Villages,

Re: Village of Tewa, to be a part of discussion of Action

Item #021-2022 – Phillip Quochytewa, Sr., Tribal Council Representative, Village of Kykotsmovi

34. Letter dated January 21, 2022 from Dwayne Secakuku, Re: Letter of Interest for the Hopi Tribal Housing

Authority Board of Commissioners – Interview –

**Time Certain – February 23, 2022 – 4:00 p.m.

35. Letter dated January 28, 2022 from Gene Kuwanquaftewa, Chairman, Hopi Tribe Economic Board

of Directors (HTEDC), Re: Appointment of Ms. Nicole

Johnson as HTEDC Board Member, for ratification and

further research by the Office of Tribal Secretary on HTEDC Policies - Anita Bahnimptewa, Tribal Council Representative, Village of Sipaulovi

36. Ratification of Sipaulovi Tribal Council Representatives to the Committees – Anita Bahnimptewa, Tribal

Council Representative, Village of Sipaulovi -

Hopi Tutuveni February 17, 2022

NAU, FUSD experts collaborate to develop innovative computer science

curriculum for Native American elementary students

Contact:

Morgan Vigil-Hayes

Northern Arizona University

Morgan.Vigil-Hayes@nau.edu

Native Americans are one of the least represented populations in the field of computer science. Moreover, Native

American participation in science, technology, engineering

and mathematics (STEM fields) at the college level continues to be severely limited, resulting in a fraction of Native

Americans earning bachelor’s degrees in STEM and computer science. Education researchers have found that a lack

of rigorous preparation in mathematics and computational thinking, beginning as early as elementary and middle

school, are major factors in this underrepresentation.

Assistant professor Morgan Vigil-Hayes of NAU’s

School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems

was awarded $275,944 by the National Science Foundation for a two-year project entitled “Towards Culturally

Responsive and Computationally Rich Problem Based

Learning for K-5 Students.” The project’s goal is to develop solutions to this problem, beginning right here in the

Flagstaff community.

To address the underrepresentation of Native American students in high school and college computer science

programs as well as in computer science-related careers,

Vigil-Hayes and her collaborators are developing a research-practitioner partnership between computer scientists at NAU and educators at Killip Elementary School.

The goal is to design, implement and evaluate a computer

science and computational thinking curriculum for delivery in K-5 settings with a significant Native American stu-

dent population.

To accomplish this, Vigil-Hayes will collaborate with

co-principal investigator Sheryl Wells from the Flagstaff

Unified School District (FUSD), an experienced elementary school teacher and STEM coordinator for Killip.

The team also includes Anne Hamlin, research associate

in NAU’s Center for Science Teaching and Learning, and

fifth-grade teachers at the school.

“Together, the team will develop, implement and evaluate a new curriculum that uses Internet measurement as

an interdisciplinary approach to understanding different

aspects of computational thinking and computing,” Vigil-Hayes said.

One of the learning activities the team will evaluate is a

measurement scavenger hunt, where students collect and

compare Internet measurements from different locations

they encounter in their everyday life. By participating, students will learn about the technical components of computer networks, such as how data is represented and communicated from one computer to another or why networks

perform differently at different places and different times.

“Engaging with this type of problem solving connects

students to very real digital inequities that they may have

experienced at home or when visiting family members living in nearby rural and tribal areas—often students have

a very real lived experience with what it means to experience poor (or no) Internet connectivity,” she said. “An

important way that the curriculum seeks to elevate cultural

values is to emphasize the ways that Internet connectivity

can be used to support and connect communities and to

demonstrate how Internet measurement is an active way

for students to advocate for their families and communities

through computational thinking and data collection.”

In the long term, the team hopes to provide a framework

that educators beyond the Flagstaff community can use to

identify culturally relevant and computationally rich problems that lend themselves to introducing young learners to

computer science with an interdisciplinary approach.

The team will also make the products of the research, including curricular units, evaluation strategies and Internet

measurements gathered through the curriculum, publicly

available through the project website and on other public

computer science/computational thinking curriculum-sharing platforms.

Vigil-Hayes has an established history of working with

underrepresented populations to solve problems related to

disparities in Internet access and the resulting digital inequalities. This project will introduce underrepresented

students to the positive social impact of computer science

research. She also intends to recruit student researchers

from underrepresented groups to work on the project.

About Northern Arizona University

Northern Arizona University is a high-research institution providing exceptional educational opportunities in

Arizona and beyond. NAU delivers a student-centered experience to its nearly 30,000 students in Flagstaff, statewide and online through rigorous academic programs in

a supportive, inclusive and diverse environment. Dedicated, world-renowned faculty help ensure students achieve

academic excellence, experience personal growth, have

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Commission on Native children to

hold southwest/west regional hearing

Phoenix, Ariz — February 10, 2022 the

Commission on Native Children will hold

its Southwest/Western Regional Hearing

in Phoenix, AZ February 24–26, 2022 at

the Radisson Hotel Phoenix Airport, 427

44th Street, Phoenix, Ariz. and virtually.

The prior regional hearing was held in August 2021, in Anchorage, Alaska.

The Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter

Soboleff Commission on Native Children was established by Congress as an

independent federal entity charged with

conducting a comprehensive study of federal, state, local, and tribal programs and

developing recommendations on solutions

that would improve the health, safety, and

well-being of Native Children.

The Commission will examine the

unique challenges Native children face

and make recommendations on improving the current system by building on the

strengths and leadership of Native communities, with the goal of developing a

sustainable system that delivers effective,

culturally appropriate, meaningful wraparound services to Native children.

“For too long, in spite of their resilience

and rich heritage, the life experiences of

Native children have been disproportionately marred by poverty, child abuse,

domestic violence, crime, and substance

abuse; it is our job, as Commissioners,

to do all we can to change those circumstances for our youngest and most vulnerable Native people,” said Commission

Carlyle Begay.

During the three days of the Regional

Hearing, the Commission will hear from

respected researchers and experts in the

region on the successes and challenges

in supporting Native children on four key

topics:

• Health, mental health, and behavioral

health;

• Education and early childhood development;

• Child welfare, juvenile justice, and

violence;

• Systems innovations and best practices in Native communities.

The Commission also invites Native

children, their families, tribal leaders,

and community members to share their

thoughts on issues that are important to

protecting Native children served in the

various communities during the two public comment sessions.

The Southwest/Western Regional Hearing is currently scheduled to be held simultaneously in-person and virtually at

the following dates and times:

• Feb. 24: Public Comment, 5–8 p.m.

(Mountain Standard Time)

• Feb. 25: Expert Panels, 9:00 a.m.–5:30

p.m. (Mountain Standard Time)

*The public is invited to attend and listen-only on this day

• Feb. 26: Public Comment, 10 a.m.–1

p.m. (Mountain Standard Time)

Please register for each day’s proceedings by following the links below. Once

registered, you will receive information

on how to participate virtually and in-person.

•Feb. 24:

https://kearnswest.zoom.

us/j/82923382928

•Feb. 25:

https://kearnswest.zoom.

usj/85073913871

•Feb. 26:

https://kearnswest.zoom.

us/j/87494590207

In person hearing location: Radisson

Hotel Phoenix Airport located at 427 44th

Street in Phoenix, Ariz. 85008

COVID-19 Considerations

CDC guidance related to COVID-19

will be encouraged and followed. All

hearings will be a hybrid (in-person and

virtually). However, the Commission may

decide to move to virtual-only for hearings and events depending on COVID-19

related developments and participants will

be notified in advance.

The public can submit oral and written

testimony, as well as questions, at any

time to email@commissiononnativechildren.org.

To learn more, please visit www.CommissiononNativeChildren.org. For media

inquiries, contact Regina Gilbert: regina.

gilbert@bia.gov.

Follow the Commission on Facebook

at: Alyce Spotted Bear & Walter Soboleff

Commission on Native Children, or on

Twitter: @asbwscnc.

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Hopi Tutuveni February 17, 2022

Hopi Tribe Department of Health and Human Services Covid-19 Emergency

Response February 11, 2022 Report

KYKOTSMOVI, AZ – February 11, 2022

This data is updated on the Hopi Tribe’s website

“COVID-19 Response and Resources” page.

Hopi Health Care Center – Community COVID-19 Testing & Vaccination Information

COVID-19 vaccines are available in the afternoons for the

month of February for those 5 years and older. To schedule

an appointment call

(928) 737-6148 or 737-6081. Appointments are required.

For questions about COVID-19 vaccines please call (928)

737-6198 or 737-6197.

COVID-19 Testing Drive-up Testing schedule:

Monday– Friday from 8–9:30 AM AND 3–4 PM. Enter at

the west entrance & drive around back. Mask must be worn

by everyone in your vehicle. Please stay in your vehicle at

all times. To schedule for testing or for more information

please call (928) 737-6233.

A COVID-19 Hotline has been created by the Hopi Health

Care Center to assist with all COVID-19 related questions

and service requests. The hotline is open 7 days a week from

8 AM–5 PM. To contact the COVID-19 hotline please call

(928) 737-6187.

*****Starting Monday, February 14 testing will only

be done in the mornings from 8:15AM-9:30AM and the

COVID-19 Hotline will only be available Monday–Friday.

When using an at-home test it is very important that you report your results to the Hopi Health Care Center COVID-19

hotline so that contact tracing can be done and accurate

data is provided to the community.

Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation - Community COVID-19 Testing & Vaccination Information

To all Moenkopi residents, Tuba City Regional Health

Care Corporation’s COVID-19 vaccine drive-thru clinic is

now located west of the Health Promotion & Diabetes Prevention Center building next to the helipad. The vaccine

drive-thru clinic is available Monday – Thursday from 8:00

am – 4:00 pm with no appointment necessary.

Testing at the Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation is still being held at the outdoor tent Monday – Friday

from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm. Rapid and CEPHEID tests can take

approximately 3 hours. Send out tests can take 2-3 days. The

address for Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation is

167 N. Main Street, Tuba City, AZ. For more information

regarding Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation’s

COVID-19 vaccination clinic and testing, please call 1-866976-5941.

As of January 28, 2022 the United States now has approximately 72.8 million confirmed positive cases with over

873,957 deaths reported. Over 1.8 million confirmed positive cases now exist in Arizona. Of those, close to 34,605 are

in Navajo and 39,877 are in Coconino Counties.

FREE AT-HOME COVID-19 TESTS:

You can now order free at-home COVID-19 tests from

the United States government at covidtests.gov. Only 4 tests

come in an order and only one order per household. Orders

will usually ship in 7-12 days. Please do not wait to order

your tests when you have been exposed or become symptomatic as the tests will not arrive in enough time for you

to be tested. So please order them now so that you and your

loved ones can be prepared.

PREVENTION:

Below is some information regarding COVID-19 vaccinations, age recommendations, and boosters:

(TABLE ON PG 5)

“CDC is recommending that moderately or severely immunocompromised 5–11-year-olds receive an additional

primary dose of vaccine 28 days after their second shot.”

Remember that the only vaccine that 5-17 year olds are eligible for is Pfizer.

SOURCE: Different COVID-19 Vaccines – Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention

SYMPTOMS, QUARANTINE, AND ISOLATION:

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 and can range from mild to

severe. The following are COVID-19 symptoms that people

may experience:

• Fever or chills

• Cough

• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing

• Fatigue

• Muscle or body aches

• Headache

•New loss of taste or smell

•Sore throat

•Congestion or runny nose

•Nausea or vomiting

• Diarrhea

This list does not include all possible symptoms. CDC

will continue to update this list as we learn more about

COVID-19. Older adults and people who have severe underlying medical conditions like heart or lung disease or diabetes seem to be at higher risk for developing more serious

complications from COVID-19 illness.”

Currently, the local health department and HHCC are

implement the previously recommended CDC guidelines

which is a 10 day isolation for those who test positive and

a 14 day quarantine for those exposed to an infected individual.

(GLOSSARY ON PG. 5)

Be aware that when someone tests positive they became

contagious 2 days before they developed symptoms, or if

they are not experiencing symptoms 2 days before they

tested positive not the day they received their results. If

someone was less than 6 feet away from a potential positive

case for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a

24 hour period they would be considered a close contact regardless of whether or not both parties were wearing masks.

For example, Molly was within 6 feet of Craig on Thursday

night for 10 minutes and on Friday morning for 5 minutes.

Craig developed symptoms Saturday evening, was tested for

COVID on Monday, and received their results on Wednesday. Because Molly was within 6 feet of Craig for a total of

15 minutes over a 24 hour period within the 2 day timeframe

she is now considered to be a close contact. If you have been

identified as a close contact you may or may not need to

quarantine depending on your vaccination status.

If an unvaccinated individual that is not positive is having

to take care of someone that is infected, they will need to

quarantine for 14 days beginning on the infected person’s

10th day of isolation, with that day being Day 0 and the following day being Day 1. That means the caregiver could potentially be out of work for 24 days. If a vaccinated person

that is not positive is having to take care of someone that is

infected, they will not have to quarantine but will need to

get tested 5 days from the 10th day of the infected person’s

isolation. If a vaccinated person develops symptoms while

caring for an infected person they will need to get tested as

soon as possible and remain at home until they receive their

results.

Re-testing of COVID-19 Positive Employees. Per guidance and alignment with HHCC, CDC, state and local health

departments, and OSHA workplace guidance for COVID-19

re-testing of positive or suspected COVID-19 employees before they return to work, nor providing letters to go back to

work is not recommended.

The recommended reason for not re-testing is an individual may continue to test positive on a viral test long after they

are recovered from COVID-19. These dead viral particles

will turn viral tests positive even though they cannot cause

disease in others. The Hopi Health Care Center strongly encourages employers to use the CDC’s symptom and criteria

below even if they continue to test positive. Once they meet

the three criteria, they are no longer considered infectious to

others. However, if the employee was severely ill (hospitalized) or in immunocompromised, plead advise them to visit

their primary care provide before returning to work.

The “checklist” below has been updated as of the most

recent COVID-19 guidelines from the CDC and will be

used by employers to determine when an employee with

confirmed COVID-19 may return to work safely. For additional questions, please call the Hopi Health Care Center

COVID-19 hotline (928) 737-6188.

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received my positive diagnosis if I’ve not had symptoms

(please note date of first symptoms: (________)

□ Overall my symptoms have improved and I am feeling

better.

□ It’s been at least 72 hours since I last had a fever without

using fever-reducing medicine.

If you checked all three boxes, you are no longer a considered at risk to infect others and can go back to work!

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PUZZLES AND GAMES

N A W A Q

N I P U K

A M P L W

L T A K A

X D A Z N

B N N A G

A F G W Y

U L W P A

J N A O V

Z L A O I

H I N T A

A X B A Y

A P T I W

K J E A F

T D A E B

A N A A P

S I K I S

Y O P A N A

L P F X W O

O S Y A P Y

F S M U O I

U T F H K T

A Z I O X U

J N B P C Z

A T Y I W U

C I Z D K B

A A S I H U

L F I A J A

O D B T A D

N F X L E P

G Z O C J Q

T E E V E P

A T N A W U

Q A Y W I S

HOPI WORDS

Kwangyavi - Bathroom

Tayawna - Complement

Tuhisa - Ability

Naat - Before

Naawini - Copy

Tuwi’yta - Able

Tiyo - Boy

Taalö - Day

Yuku - Accomplish

Anihoya - Capable

Yuki - Decision

Hintsakpi - Activity

Paasi - Care

Pö’a - Defeat

Awàmta - Add to

Àapiyta - Carry on

Haakta - Delay

Yaapti - Advance

Paysok - Casually

Tunatya - Desire/Hope

Nakwha - Agree

Tuwi’va - Catch on

Öqala - Determined

Teevep - All day

Qe’ti - Cease

Lavàytutuveni -

Qahinta - All right

Alöngta - Change

Dictionary

Peep - Almost

Kùpina - Chatter Box

Sìkis tutuqaywisa -

Nana’waqta - Alternate

Yuuyuyna - Cheat

Friday

Qana’öna - Ambitious

Awpòota - Check

Mana - Girl

Pupri - Analyze

Hopi - Civilized

Naàlös tutuqaywisa -

Pa’angwa - Assist

Nanap’oya - Classify

Thursday

Tuwanta - Attempt

Suyan – Clear

TICK-TACK-TOE

Hopi Tutuveni February 17, 2022

Larry’s Corner

Think of a place where there is no trouble, no

faults, no worries, or issues of any kind. Where

you are the king of that land or island, and that

you have all the riches in the world and all the

troubles you had are gone. Think of a place with

no sickness, no deaths, and famine. Once you

think of your perfect world, now think of the characters you want to be in your world. Whether it

be a court jester, your queen-to-be, or people who

adore you to the fullest when you have that all in

your mind. You might have the beginnings of a

story, a start to something extraordinary to jump

into and to let your mind at ease; a world where

you are king and write the story and the happy

ending.

When I was a mush head kitten, I remember my

grandmother reading me books from all sorts of

tales. One night I would be in the land of OZ, and

the next night I would be battling pirates for lost

treasure. Different books hold stories that seem to

make sense when you are the main character in

the story, and it seems to make sense when you

control the outcome of the story.

Books are a wonderful thing to read. Although

Hopi doesn’t have a written history, we don’t have

tales of pirates or lions, tigers, and bears…oh

my…But we have stories of coyotes and turtles

that trick coyote into doing something ridiculous,

and the outcome is always the same: the coyote is

the victim of trickery.

When I was a mush head kitten, I loved the stories that my grandmother would read to me be-

Hopi Book

Club

cause it took me away from my daily life for just

one moment to become something I saw on TV or

in movies. My imagination of becoming the hero

always plays on my mind.

Reading books of all sorts can benefit your mind

to get away from the daily life of reality. Also, it

has healing powers to heal a wounded mind to repair it, and soothe a troubled mind. I read books

to find adventure, and I sometimes get lost in the

books where I become the main character trying

to battle his way out of trouble or finding lost

sunken treasure.

Books can significantly impact how we think

and relate to the real world. For example, books

are not just thought out of the blue where one person said I would write about Errol Flynn battle

devious thieves, and I’m sure at one point in time,

some hero did just that and was just documented.

Sometimes fairy tales can be sourced from real

life, and sometimes fairy tales can be real life and

not just a tale worth telling.

There is a Hopi book club here on the Hopi reservation, and I was lucky to join the book club

to read on the radio and to various people who

joined in on the call. I was excited and nervous to

read on the radio and in front of people on ZOOM

that I didn’t know. But when you read books, it

takes you to a different place where you become

the main character, become the hero and always

get the girl.

This book club comprises members across the

Hopi reservation and off the Hopi reservation.

Deborah Baker, a kind and warm-hearted woman, invited me to her book club talk show some

few weeks back. I was hesitant to join because I

had never read to a group before; I usually write

about stuff for the Hopi Tutuveni newspaper but

that’s about it. So, reading a book about a cat that

has mixed feelings about Valentines was a big

twist. That night was great! I had fun reading to

the book club group as well as it being aired on

the local Hopi radio station, KUYI Hopi Radio.

I felt somewhat at ease and taken away from the

world of this book.

I want to thank Mrs. Baker for inviting me to

her Hopi Day School Book club and letting me

read for the audience and the read for the book

club. So I personally thank you Mrs. Baker.

Books can be magical time turners for anyone

to leave reality and to become the hero for once.

Books can also be a helpful situation where if you

need to cook something and don’t know what

to cook, a cookbook is all you need. Books are

a way to teach yourself new words or show you

new worlds, they can also train your mind to think

you are the most significant and “baddest cat” out

there, and nothing can hurt you.

My advice is that reading to a child is beautiful

because they have so much imagination that they

create worlds with their minds and they create

oddities that are way out of this world. And when

we harness their mind and their ability to create,

we will see the outcome of what a simple book

can do for our future.

Hopi Tutuveni February 17, 2022

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Position Summary:

Primarily responsible for assisting the Program Manager in coordination and oversight of the Natwani Coalition programs, initiatives, and services. Working with the

Program Manager, the Program Associate will assist in

implementing the Natwani Coalition’s activities including data collection facilitation of partnership activities,

and direct communication with external partners, agencies, and individual stakeholders. This position is subject

to other project tasks as assigned.

Minimum qualifications:

A combination of at least three years of management,

supervision, and programming experience; and A bachelor’s degree; or Any equivalent combination of education,

training and experience which demonstrates the ability to

perform the duties of the position.

Salary: Based on experience & qualifications; Starts at

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The climate’s ‘other’ pipeline problem

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., right, talks with Sarah Bloom Raskin, a nominee to be the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors vice chair for supervision, the nation's top bank regulator, before

a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, in Washington. (Bill Clark/Pool via AP)

Mark Trahant

Indian Country Today

There is a climate change pipeline problem. No, it’s not

just the 2 million miles of pipes that transport fossil fuels.

This pipeline problem is about the money, risk and tough

choices that lay ahead in order to significantly reduce fossil fuel emissions.

At a Senate hearing Thursday, the Biden administration’s nominees for the Federal Reserve were questioned

about using climate change as a framework for economic

decisions. Much of the focus was on Sarah Bloom Raskin,

the president’s pick for vice chairman for supervision at

the Federal Reserve, a role that by design is tasked with

overseeing how major banks monitor emerging threats to

the economy.

169 indigenous economics

So is climate change a major risk? And how should the

Federal Reserve bank respond?

An op-ed in The Wall Street Journal reflects one side of

the debate. “A hallmark of Ms. Raskin’s career has been

her vendetta against U.S. energy producers — a vendetta

she likely plans to take with her to the Fed,” wrote Tim

Stewart and Kathleen Sgamma. Stewart is president of

the U.S. Oil and Gas Association and Sgamma is the president of Western Energy Alliance, which represents oil

and natural-gas producers in the Rocky Mountain West.

“She has also urged the Fed to use its risk-based capital

standards to drive capital away from oil and natural-gas

firms toward ‘sustainable investments,’” they wrote. “She

has even gone so far as to suggest that the Fed should

de-bank energy companies by establishing portfolio or

concentration limits for banks on ‘high-emission assets.’

Why so much disdain for oil and natural gas? Because, in

Ms. Raskin’s opinion, it’s a “dying” industry that poses

climate-change-related risks to the economy.”

Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pennsylvania, dismisses both the

risk and the shift from a fossil fuel business-as-usual ap-

proach.

“If we limit domestic oil and gas production, energy

prices will rise. Americans will pay more at the pump to

accomplish the stated goal of decreasing emissions. How

much more is appropriate?” Toomey said at the hearing.

“Let me be clear: this isn’t about whether one believes

that addressing global warming is important, or how you

would answer these questions,” Toomey said. “The point

is these are difficult choices, which must be made by accountable representatives through a transparent and deliberative legislative process … that’s how a Democratic

process works.”

However Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts

Democrat, said the issue should not even be controversial

because the notion of risk is already a global standard.

She cited testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman

Jerome Powell, who described the Federal Reserve’s role

as “important” but “limited” because it requires banking

institutions to understand the risks and manage them,

including risks to the very business model of the bank.

Powell was first nominated by President Donald Trump

and then renominated by President Joe Biden.

So what are these climate risks and why would the

banking sector pay attention?

That’s where the pipeline comes into the picture. How

many projects can be in the financing pipeline and still

meet climate goals? And what are the pitfalls?

A study by Carbon Tracker, a London-based economics

team, measures fossil fuel risks and the impacts on the

climate. It says recent increases in gas and oil prices are

a risk because significant new investment is “a narrative

at odds with the immediate global production reductions

required within most ‘well below 2°C’ scenarios.”

And the challenge for bankers is what happens when

there is a “stranded asset” – an investment that is no longer paying off because the markets have shifted. The Carbon Tracker research says the “key is to avoid locking in

high-cost, long-cycle projects.”

This is where banking regulators could have an impact,

because when companies make long-term, over-investments in fossil fuels, Carbon Tracker, said it could “seriously impact shareholder value. It wouldn’t be the first

time that the industry has fallen into this trap.”

Indigenous climate defenders have been making a similar case for years.

A November 2014 report by First People’s Worldwide

identified the financial risk associated with development

on Indigenous lands. It said the potential for a disruption

could “cost somewhere between $20 million to $30 million a week for operational disruptions” and that the cost

of projects because of that had more than doubled over

the previous decade.

“These numbers come from studies of community

opposition in general,” the report stated. “However, Indigenous community opposition is an especially perilous

investment risk because Indigenous Peoples have the international legal framework for Free, Prior, and Informed

Consent.”

That adds a process for development that includes the

principle that a community has a right to give permission

or withhold consent from development on lands that are

owned, occupied, or otherwise used by Indigenous peoples.

Last November, at the Glasgow climate summit, a more

direct case against the financing of fossil fuels was made

by the Indigenous Environmental Network. It focused on

J.P. Morgan Chase.

“Since the signing of the Paris Accords in 2015, the

world’s largest 60 banks have provided $3.8 trillion globally for fossil fuel extraction and related infrastructure,

like pipelines. Of these financers, JP Morgan Chase is the

worst with $316 billion in fossil fuel funding over the

same time period,” the network said in a news release.

“The time to divest from fossil fuels is long overdue.”

says Eriel Deranger, executive director with Indigenous

Climate Action. “This extractive economy is killing our

communities and killing the planet.”

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