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Volume 25, Number 02

TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2017

Lomakema new

January

proclaimed

Paamuya

Hopi

Tribal

Hopi Bruin Day

January

Council Secretary

The Moon

of Positive

Hopi Life

This Month

In Hopi

History

• January 01 Hopi

leaders imprisoned at

Alcatraz for 8 months.

Hopi Boys and Girls Cross Country Teams pose with Coaches, Administrator,

• A.D. - Hopi Ancestors Hopi Chairman and Hopi Councilman

build houses in dry

caves in the Four

CorLouella Nahsonhoya

ners region.

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• A.D. 1260-1300 - BetatAt the invitation of the

akin and Keet Seel occuHopi Tribe, the Hopi High

pied by Hopi Clans

School Boys and Girls

Cross Country Teams,

Coaches and Administrators visited the Hopi

Tribal Council during a

tribal council meeting on

January 5.

Chairman Herman G.

Honanie welcomed and

addressed the Teams by

telling them, the Council

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Hopi Boys Cross Country

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title may also be a world

record, although it has not

1/20, 10a-12:30p: Book- yet been confirmed. The

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al years of state titles and

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Community

Calendar

1/20, 1:30p-4p: Bookmobile. Mishungnovi Community. 928- 205-8073 or

928-734-4500

1/21, 10am: Native AM

Disability Law Ctr Board

Mtg. Hopi Cultural Center

For info: 505-566-5880

1/23, 10a-12:30p: Bookmoblie Hopi Tutuquyki

Sikisve. Shungopavi Commuinty. 928-205-8073 or

928-734-4500

also continues to perform

at the top.

“We invited you here so

we could recognize your

accomplishment you have

made on behalf of yourself, your family, the Hopi

people and the Hopi High

School,” said Chairman

Honanie. “This accomplishment will always be a

part of your life from now

on. The history you made

will be shared with future

generations.”

Tribal Council members

introduced themselves and

all gave words of encouragement.

A consistent

reminder was to continue

with their education, strive

for the best, enjoy a happy

youth, keep running and

not be in a hurry to start a

family….”you have plenty

of time for that.”

“Further your education

and continue to run,” said

Upper Village of Moenkopi Representative Bruce

Fredericks.

“Education

and sports go hand in hand.

Hang on to the memory

of setting a record of 27

consecutive years as State

Cross Country Champions. Use it to the fullest

in your endeavors. Go out

and make Hopi Proud!”

Some members of the

Council were so humbled

and honored and stood to

address the Teams. The

Boys and Girls also introduced themselves and

seemed excited to visit the

Council.

Chairman Honanie read

a Proclamation declaring

January 5, 2017 as Hopi

Bruin Day to recognize

the accomplishment of 27

straight titles of Boys State

Cross Country Championships.

Office of Range Management receives AZ Society of

Range Management Award

1/25, Meth Awareness

Conference, Legacy Inn,

Moenkopi. For info. contact YPC 928-738-8201

2/6, 2pm: St. Mary’s Food

Bank Distrib. Tewa AdminDirector of the Office of Range Management Priscilla Pavatea (Center) and staff

istration Bldg

pose for a photo after receiving AZ Society of Range Management award.

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The Hopi Tribe’s Office of Range Management

Land Operations and HPL

programs traveled down to

Tucson, AZ on Jan. 4, to accept the “Professional and

Technical Guidance Award”

presented by the Arizona

Section of the Society for

Range Management. The

Hopi Tribe was nominated by Mr. Dan Robinette,

Range Specialist.

The award is given to

a person or persons with

range management or

range conservation expertise and education, but not

ranch owners or operators,

who may be selected and

honored for their contribution to excellence in grazing management. Such

persons may be employees

of Federal or State agencies or universities, other

government agencies, or

individuals operating independently or as members

of agricultural firms.

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After several months without a Secretary, the Hopi

Tribal Council finally selected Theresa Lomakema from

the Village of Kykotsmovi to carry out the remainder of

the term vacated by two previous secretaries.

Lomakema’s appointment as Council Secretary will

run from 1/9/2017-12/31/2017, and will serve to carry

out the two-year term of 1/1/2016 – 12/31/2017.

Lomakema said she is happy she was selected by the

Tribal Council to serve as Secretary and looks forward to

a positive working relationship.

System developed

to improve drought

planning on Hopi

Reservation

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L-R Interim Tribal Council Secretary Anita Bahnimptewa administers oath of Office to new Tribal

Secretary Theresa Lomakema

The 2016 Award Recipient was the Hopi Tribe’s

Office of Range Management (ORM). Staff includes Range Technicians,

Robert Adams, Irving Nasafotie, Dewey Sahmea

and Jerry Shabi; Range

Conservationist, Robinson

Honani, Office Manager,

Marilyn Polivema, Secretary, Marilyn Sakeva and

Director, Priscilla Pavatea.

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L: Irving Nasafotie of the Hopi Range Management

Office and UA’s Dan Ferguson discuss Hopi Tribe’s

range conditions in the Summer of 2013.

By: Hopi Office of

Range Management

The Hopi Tribe and a

team of UA scientists have

developed a drought monitoring system to help tribal

leaders more accurately

prepare for unusually dry

conditions and to promote

a more community-based

planning effort.

The Hopi Tribe and University of Arizona researchers have developed a system

to more accurately monitor

and plan for drought across

the 2,500-square-mile Hopi

Reservation, a vast desert

landscape that lacks longterm weather stations and

thus reliable climate information.

The team found that

weaving

local,

pasture-scale

observations

with conventional science-based observations

can help tribal leaders and

resource managers more

precisely determine the

need to close rangelands,

haul water or take other

necessary actions.

“The

decades-long

drought across the U.S.

Southwest has shriveled

crops, dried springs, forced

ranchers to cull cattle and

caused unforeseen expenses for the Hopi people,

many of whom are dryland farmers and ranchers

dependent on seasonal

rains for their food, traditions and livelihoods,” said

project leader Dan Ferguson, director of the Climate Assessment for the

Southwest, or CLIMAS

program, which is housed

in the UA’s Institute of the

Environment.

“Traditional drought indicators such as total precipitation, temperature and

streamflow are useful but

unavailable at the scale

of decision making on the

Hopi Reservation. As a

result, local observations

may ultimately be more

relevant for informing difficult decisions in response

to unusually dry conditions,” Ferguson said.

Ferguson presented the

team’s findings at his talk,

“More Than Just Consumers: Integrating Local Observations Into Drought

Monitoring to Better Support Decision Making,”

on Wednesday as part of

the American Geophysical

Union’s annual meeting in

San Francisco.

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HOPI TRIBAL COUNCIL

ELECTION BOARD VACANCY

HOPI TRIBAL COUNCIL

Hopi Tribal Council

SPECIAL MEETING

January 17, 2017

The Hopi Tribal Council would like to announce the vacancy of one (1)

Alternate Election Board Member.

Qualifications: “A member of the Election Board must be at least eighteen

(18) years of age or, an enrolled member of the Hopi Tribe or eligible for

membership in the Hopi Tribe, able to speak Hopi fluently, and must not

I. Call to Order

be a member of the Hopi Tribal Council or a personal staff employee of the

II. Roll Call

incumbent Chairman or Vice Chairman. No more than two individuals from

III. Action Items

the same village may serve as a regular member of the Election Board at the

A.I. 011-2017 - To have the Hopi Tribe acknowlsame time.”

edge requirements contained in 25 CFR 115.813.

The vacancy will remain open until filled. All interested individuals must

Author Robert Sumatzkuku, Tribal Treasurer

submit a Letter of Interest to the Office of Tribal Secretary.

Should you have any questions, you may call (928) 734-3131.

Request for Special Hopi Tribal Council Meeting

Dated: January 6, 2017

To:

Hopi Tribal Council

From: Herman G. Honanie, Chairman

January 17, 2017, at 9:00am in the Hopi Tribal Council Chamber.

The Hopi Tribal Council will discuss and act on the following Agenda Item:

1. Action Item authored by Robert Sumatzkuku, Treasurer of the Hopi

Pursuant to the Hopi Trial Constitution and By-Laws, Article II-Meet- Tribe, regarding the Hopi Tribe acknowledgement of requirements

ings of the Council, Section 3 of the By-Laws, I, Chairman Herman G. contained in 25CFR 115.813 (and any penalty or fees that may apply

Honanie are calling for a Special Tribal Council meeting to be held on for drawdown of funds held in trust).

HOPI TRIBAL COUNCIL

First Quarter Session December 1, 2016

(Amendment #3)

I. Call to Order

II. Certification of Tribal Council Representatives

IV. Invocation/Pledge of Allegiance

V. Announcements

VI. Correspondence

VII. Calendar Planning

VIII. Approval of Minutes

September 1, 2, 3, 10, 21, 22, 23, 28, 2015

October 5, 6, 7, 8, 26, 27, 29, 2015

IX. Approval of Agenda

X. Unfinished Business

1. Action Item 007-2016 – To adopt the Hopi Human Resources Policy Manual with an effective date of (Approval Date by Tribal Council) – Author/Lisa Pawwinnee, Director, Office of Human Resources

– TABLED

2. Action Item 096-2016 – To approve amendment to Ordinance 37

– Hopi Labor Code – TERO Fee – Author/Brant Honahnie, Director,

TERO - TABLED

3. Action Item 006-2017 – To appoint Ms. Olufunmike Owoso as

Chief Prosecutor – Author/Dwayne Secakuku, Chief of Staff, Office of

Vice Chairman – 12/29/16 @ 10:45 a.m. - TABLED

XI. NEW BUSINESS

1. A.I. 005-2017 – To approve contract with Antol & Hance, P.C. as

Conflict Counsel – Author/Craig Wallace, Acting Chief Judge, Hopi

Tribal Court - 1/3/17 @ 1:30 p.m.

2. A.I. 008-2017 – To approve request to carry over any remaining

funds in the 2016 LCR Support Budget into 2017 and the years following until exhausted – Author/Karen Pennington, Deputy General

Counsel - 1/4/17 @ 10:30 a.m.

3. A.I. 009-2017 – To accept the Ramah Settlement in the amount of

$3,308,423.44 by the Hopi Tribal Council – Author/Robert Sumatzkuku, Treasurer, - 1/6/17 @ 10:30 a.m.

XII. REPORTS - (1 hr. time allotted) *Required 1. Office of the

Chairman * - 1/6/17 @ 9:30 a.m.

2. Office of the Vice Chairman * - 1/4/17 @ 9:30 a.m.

3. Office of Tribal Secretary * - 1/6/17 @ 10:30 a.m.

4. Office of the Treasurer * - 1/4/17 @ 1:30 p.m.

5. General Counsel *

6. Office of the Executive Director *

7. Land Commission * - 1/4/17 @ 2:30 p.m.

8. Water/Energy Committee * - 1/5/17 @10:30 a.m.

9. Transportation Committee * - 1/6/16 @ 2:30 p.m.

10. Law Enforcement Committee * - 12/8/16, 10:30am to be rescheduled

11. Office of Revenue Commission *

12. Investment Committee *

13. Health/Education Committee *

14. Budget Oversight Team

15. Report on Hopi Wellness Court – Judge Mehnert - 12/8/16 @

9:30 a.m. - To be rescheduled

XIII. APPOINTMENTS/INTERVIEWS

1. Audit Team

2. Fire Designee (2)

3. Election Board – Alternate 2 and 3 positions - Memo OTS 7/23/15

- 1/3/17 @ 3:30 p.m.

4. Hopi Tribe Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors (2 positions for Hopi/Tewa Tribal Members)

5. General Counsel

6. Sergeant-at-Arms Interviews- 12/6/16, 10:30-12:00 noon COMPLETE

7. Tribal Council Committee Appointments - 12/29/16 @ 9:45 a.m. –

COMPLETE

8. Tribal Secretary – Interviews - 1/3/17 @ 4:25 p.m.

XIV. OTHER

1. Discussion on BIA Law Enforcement Service’s Scope of Work

– John Long, Special Agent in Charge, District III, BIA Office of

Justice Services and Jamie Kootswatewa, Chief of Police, BIA Hopi

Agency – 11/23/16 @ 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon. - To be rescheduled

2. Discussion re: Vice Chairman’s Email of October 25, 2016 alleging

Chairman in serious neglect of duty – LeRoy Shingoitewa, Tribal

Council Representative - 1/6/17 - @ 3:30 p.m.

3. Discussion – Research on impact of climate change and community adaptation with respect to long-term performance of disposal cell

covers for uranium mill tailings located in Native American communities – Carrie N. Joseph – 1/3/17 @ 10:30 a.m.

4. Presentation of draft Information Technology Policies – Jerolyn

Takala, Director, IT - 1/3/17 @ 2:30 p.m.

5. Discussion with All Villages/Community – Responsibility of the

Office of Chairman and/or Hopi Tribal Council to fulfill the obligations as approved on the Village Budgets/Appropriations – Sandy

Whitehair, CSA, Shungopavi Village and Villages/Community 1/4/17 @ 3:30 p.m.

6. Recognition of Hopi High School Boys and Girls Cross Country

Teams for their accomplishments at the Arizona State Cross Country

Finals and Coach Rick Baker – Hopi Tribal Council 1/5/17, 9:30am .

7. Presentation of 2019 BIA Budget – Wendell Honanie, Superintendent, Hopi Agency - 1/5/17 @ 1:30 p.m.

XV. ADJOURNMENT

COMPLETED ACTION ITEMS

1. A.I. 113-2016 - To approve Employee Benefits Committee ByLaws & Employee Benefits Trust Documents – Author/Lisa Pawwinnee, Director, Office of Human Resources - 12/5/16 @ 2:30 p.m.

- APPROVED

2. A.I. 116-2016 – To approve amendments/additions to Constitution

& By-laws of the Hopi Tribe – Author/Kristopher Holmes, Chairman,

Hopi Election Board – 12/5/16 @ 3:30 p.m. - APPROVED

3. A.I. 129-2016 – To correct Resolution H-058-2015 and amend consulting agreement between the Hopi Tribe and Patricia Sekaquaptewa

– Author/Carlene Tenakhongva, Chief of Staff, Office of the Chairman – 12/1/16 @ 1:30 p.m. - APPROVED

4. A.I. 130-2016 – To correct Resolution H-060-2015 and amend

consulting agreement between the Hopi Tribe and Robert Clinton –

Author/Carlene Tenakhongva, Chief of Staff, Office of the Chairman

– 12/1/16 @ 2:30 Pm APPROVED

5. A.I. #132-2016 – To approve Fiscal Year 2017 General Fund

Budget – Author/Robert Sumatzkuku, Treasurer, The Hopi Tribe –

12/1/16 @ 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. – APPROVED

6. Action Item 133-2016 – To approve Hopi Tribe Enrollment

Applications – Author/Mary L. Polacca, Director, Enrollment Office 12/5/16 @ 1:30 p.m. - APPROVED

7. A.I. 134-2016 – To approve Hopi Tribal Housing Authority’s Fiscal Year 2017 Indian Housing Plan – Author/Wes Corben, Executive

Director, Hopi Tribal Housing Authority – 12/1/16 @ 10:30 a.m. –

APPROVED

8. Action Item 135-2016 – Request for $100,000.00 to purchase

Point of Entry system for the Hopi Cultural Center to remain in

compliance with U.S. EPA Administrative Order – Author/Lionel

Puhuyesva, Director, Water Resources Program - 12/28/16 @ 10:30

a.m. – APPROVED

9. Action Item 001-2017 – To issue allocation of available Animal

Units within the HPL Range Units – Author/Priscilla Pavatea, Director, Office of Range Management - 12/28/16, 1:30pm APPROVED

10. Action Item 002-2017 – To approve supplemental funding for

Moye White to continue to provide legal servicesconcerning Peabody

Western Coal Company’s bankruptcy case – Author/Karen Pennington, Deputy General Counsel - 12/28/16 @ 2:30 p.m. - APPROVED

11. Action Item 003-2017 – To create a Revolving Account for Hopi

Senom Transit – Author/Donovan Gomez, Transit Administrator 12/28/16 @ 3:30 p.m. – APPROVED

12. Action Item 004-2017 - To accept FTA Formula Grant for Rural

Areas, Public Transportation on Indian Reservations for FY 2016 –

Author/Donovan Gomez - 12/28/16 @ 4:15 p.m. – APPROVED

13. Action Item 007-2017 – To retain Norberto J. Cisneros, Esq. of

Maddox, Isaacson & Cisneros, L.L.P. as attorney of record for the

Hopi Tribe in lawsuits related to the Tribe’s investments – Author/

Karen Pennington, Deputy General Counsel - 12/30/16 @ 3:30 p.m. –

APPROVED

COMPLETED REPORTS

1. Report on Investments Account held with Rockefeller & Co. –

Matt Gelfand - 12/5/16 @10:30 a.m. – COMPLETE

2. Update report on LCR Adjudication (Executive Session) – Karen

Pennington, Deputy General Counsel - 12/5/16 – COMPLETE

3. Update Report on the Lomayesva Case (Executive Session)– Karen

Pennington – 12/30/16 @ 10:00 a.m. - COMPLETE

OTHERCOMPLETE

1. Introduction of SixKiller Lobbyist and discussion re: priorities of

the Hopi Tribe – Carlene Tenakhongva, Chief of Staff, Office of the

Vice Chairman - 12/6/16 @ 9:30 a.m. – COMPLETE

2. Hopi Three Canyon Ranches Dividend Check Presentation –

Clayton Honyumptewa, Manager, Department of Natural Resources

- 12/29/16 @ 9:15 a.m. – COMPLETE

3. Check Presentation – Wastewater Treatment Plant final loan

payment – Hubert Lewis, Governor, Upper Village of Moenkopi 12/29/16 @ 9:30 a.m. – COMPLETE

4. Introduction of Lori Piestewa Post #80 Reigning Royalty Princess

and Attendants – Eugene Talas, Adjutant, Lori Piestewa Post #80 12/30/16 @ 9:30 a.m. – COMPLETE

5. Review of the FY 2013 Audit Report – Moss Adams – 12/30/16 @

1:30 – 3:30 p.m. – COMPLETE

6. Report on Hopi Education Endowment Fund – LuAnn Leonard,

Director, HEEF - 12/7/16 @ 9:30 a.m. – 12/30/16 – COMPLETE

7. Discussion – Upcoming ending of attorney contracts (Executive

Session) – Alfred Lomahquahu, Jr. Vice Chairman - 12/30/16 @ 3:00

p.m. - COMPLETE

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CHAIRMAN

Alfred Lomahquahu Jr

VICE CHAIRMAN

Anita Bahnimptewa

Interim Tribal Secretary

Robert Sumatzkuku

Tribal Treasurer

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Financial woes continue for Hopi Tribe

Louella Nahsonhoya

Hopi Tutuveni

The Hopi Tribal Council approved

and adopted the Hopi Tribe’s FY2017

General Fund Operating Budget in

the amount of $18, 445,429.00 ($18

million, four hundred forty-five thousand, four hundred twenty-nine) on

Dec. 1, 2016; based on revenue projections of which Royalty and Lease

Payments from Peabody Coal Co.

was the main source of revenue.

After the budget had been passed,

the Tribal Treasurer reported to the

Council that a payment had been

received from Peabody but was at a

much lesser amount than anticipated; thus, putting the Tribe in a budget shortfall for FY2017. Due to

this shortage, the Tribal Treasurer

proposed liquidating two investment

bonds held in trust with the Federal

Government to help offset the negative amount in Revenues. Chairman

Herman Honanie has called for a Special Tribal Council meeting on Jan.

17 to discuss the option of liquidating

two bonds (one at a low return and

one at a higher return). The Council

will discuss the language and requirements contained in 25CFR 115.813

pertaining to the investments and any

penalties or fees that may apply for

drawdown of these funds.

Several Council members expressed their disappointment at this

suggestion; however, realize the

Tribe has no other revenue to make

up the shortfall in the 2017 budget.

Kykotsmovi Councilman David

Talayumptewa strongly spoke out

against drawing down any funds held

in trust by the Government for the

Hopi Tribe and said “I will vote No”

when it comes to taking action on liquiding the bonds.

Future payment amounts from Peabody are a real concern to the Hopi

Tribe considering Peabody’s current

financial situation and the fact that the

economy is moving away from coal

as an energy source and Peabody also

recently declared bankruptcy. The

Hopi Tribe has enjoyed the royalty

and lease payments from Peabody as

their main source of revenue for years

and no other major sources of revenue generation have been pursued.

The Tribal Council, however, on

Aug. 6, 2015, created a Hopi Gaming

Task Team with the assignment of exploring the Advantages and Benefits

of Tribal Gaming and the leasing of

Hopi gaming machines as a possible

option for revenue generation for the

Hopi Tribe. On Nov. 1, 2016, the

Council approved Resolution H-1102016 authorizing and directing Hopi

Chairman Herman Honanie to apply

for a Gaming Compact with the State

of Arizona. Under the Indian Gaming

Regulatory Act and various Arizona

statues governing Indian gaming, the

Hopi Tribe is entitled to an allocation

of 900+ gaming machines and the

right to deploy those machines in up

to 3 casinos licensed to conduct Class

III gaming. The status of the application for a Gaming Compact was not

available.

Villages: On Jan 4, in a filled to

capacity Tribal Council Chamber,

Villagers, Village Community Service Administrators (CSA’s) and village leaders attended a Tribal Council

meeting to express and speak on behalf of their 2017 budget allocations.

At focus, were the four villages of Sichomovi, Mishongnovi, Shungopavy

and Hotevilla.

Chairman Herman Honanie stated that the current Sichomovi CSA

Belma Navakuku and the Sichomovi

Board have researched, investigated and compiled documents and are

on their way to getting their audits

complete; despite missing and/or

lost financial documents and files (at

the abrupt departure of the previous

CSA). Chairman stated that other

Villages also need to “step up” and

begin the same process. No information was available on Hotevilla and

Mishongnovi.

He also announced that he had appointed Maxine Wadsworth as Acting

Village CSA at Shungopavy to oversee

the village fund allocations and start

the process of completing their audits.

Sandy Whitehair still acting in her

capacity as Shungopavy Village CSA,

approached the table to address the

Council but was told by Chairman

Honanie to step down. Wadsworth

was then called to the table and she

updated the Council on the actions

and progress made in addressing the

budget situation and the lack of audits.

At the encouragement of several council members, Whitehair was

eventually acknowledged and with

much emotion, told the Council the

efforts she and the Village Board had

taken to remedy the lack of audits.

The priority of Whitehair and the

Shungopavy Board is to release full

funding to the Village in order to carry out critical and emergency services

and to keep day to day operations going. A Petition signed by several village members had also been sent to

the Tribal Council demanding release

of their entire budget.

Traditional Village leader Radford

Quamahongnewa was also recognized to speak. Quamahongnewa expressed his disappointment in Chairman’s action by removing Whitehair

as CSA without notifying the village

leaders. Quamahongnewa stated they

had formed a trust relationship with

Whitehair and much work had been

done and was in progress to remedy

their budget and audit situation. (A

meeting was held at Shungopavy Village immediately following the Council meeting, however no information

was made available on the meeting).

Whitehair also informed the Council that all their financial records were

on file with the Hopi Tribe since

the Village was under the oversight

of the Office of the Chairman for

several years and all expenditures

were reviewed and signed off by the

Chairman. She and other villages requested that the supplemental audits

(villages), already conducted by the

Tribe’s auditors be accepted as complete audits for the years in question.

The Budget Appropriations Language approved by Council, states

the Villages of Hotevilla, Shungopovi, Mishongnovi and Sichomovi shall

be allocated $330,000 for FY 2017.

Only $82,500 shall be drawn down

initially, and to be used to complete

all delinquent Village Audits. When

audits are accepted by the Tribe, they

will be able to draw the remaining

funds. If the Audits are not complete

within FY 2017, the remainder of the

funds will revert to the General Fund.

2016 Resolutions Summary

(8/25/16 - 12/30/16)

approved by Hopi Tribal Council

H-091-2016 08-25-16 Authorizes the Hopi Tribal Housing Authority’s submission of a HUD Title VI Loan Guarantee Housing Construction Funds application for the

First Mesa Community. Vote: 10 in favor, 3 opposed, 1

abstaining, Chairman presiding and not voting.

H-092-2016 09-01-16 Approval of Sole Source Contract with Red Plains to provide construction management services for the Polacca Sand Clan Road project for

a total not to exceed $75,000.00.Vote: 12 in favor, 2 opposed, 1 abstaining, Chairman presiding and not voting.

H-093-2016 09-01-16 Approval of SixKiller Consulting, LLC as the Tribe’s lobby firm effective August 24,

2016 through December 31, 2017, to be paid from the

2016-2017 Lobby Budget.Vote: 11 in favor, 3 opposed, 0

abstaining, Chairman presiding and not voting.

H-094-2016 09-01-16 Approval of Special Attorney Contracts between the Hopi Tribe and Arnold & Porter, LLP to

provide legal services on the 1882 Reservation Land Matters and Miscellaneous Matters. Vote: 12 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 abstaining, Chairman presiding and not voting.

H-095-2016 09-22-16 Approval to utilize Tribal Lands for

economic development purposes Vote: 13 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 abstaining, Vice Chairman presiding and not voting.

H-096-2016 09-22-16 Approves 63 individuals into

membership of the Hopi Tribe pursuant to Article II –

Membership, Section 2(a) and Enrollment Ordinance

33. Vote: 14 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 abstaining, Vice

Chairman presiding and not voting.

H-097-2016 10-03-16 Approval to request the Bureau

of Indian Affairs Western Regional Office to accept the

TTP Inventory into the TTP Inventory as office records.

Vote: 18 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 abstaining, Chairman

presiding and not voting

H-098-2016 10-03-16 Approval to sanction the Hopivewat Team to be recognized as the Hopivewat Task

TeamVote: 12 in favor, 3 opposed, 2 abstaining, Chairman presiding and not voting.

H-099-2016 10-03-16 Approval to support the planning, fundraising, and construction of a ‘HOPIVEWAT

RESOURCE AND LEARNING CENTER, to address cultural

protection facility needs of HCPO. Vote: 12 in favor, 3 opposed, 3 abstaining, Chairman presiding and not voting.

H-100-2016 10-05-16 Approves Special Land Use Assignment for Yuwehloo Pahki Planned Community Development District. Vote: 9 in favor, 5 opposed, 1 abstention, Chairman presiding and not voting.

H-101-2016 10-05-16 Approves Office of Information

Technology’s request to extend the Capital Item purchase deadline from September 30, 2016 to December

31, 2016. Vote: 15 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 abstaining,

Vice Chairman presiding and not voting.

H-102-2016 10/25/16 Approves Hopi Education Endowment Fund to enter into updated investment management

contracts with Merrill Lynch. Vote: 10 in favor, 2 opposed,

2 abstaining, Chairman presiding and not voting.

H-103-2016 10/25/16 Approves Office of Information

Technology to utilize the remaining allocated balance of

Capital Outlay funds approved for IT. Vote: 14 in favor, 0

opposed, 0 abstaining, Chairman presiding and not voting.

H-104-2016 10/25/16 Approves transfer of Albin Estate funds from the Hopi Tribe to Hopi Education Endowment Fund and grant the Health & Education Committee a 90-day extension to finalize a full spending

plan. Vote: 14 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 abstaining, Chairman presiding and not voting.

H-105-2016 10/26/16 Approves and accept the Partnership for Success Scope of Work, Budget and Memorandum of Understanding and Intergovernmental

Agreement. Vote: 14 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 abstaining,

Chairman presiding and not voting.

H-106-2016 10/26/16 Approves Lease between the

Hopi Tribe and BIA Hopi Agency for the Keams Canyon

Sewage Lagoon Wastewater Treatment Plant. Vote: 14

in favor, 0 opposed, 1 abstaining, Chairman presiding

and not voting.

H-107-2016 11/08/16 Approves acceptance of grant

award from the Department of Justice, Office of Violence Against Women, Tribal Government for the next 3

years. Vote: 15 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 abstaining, Chairman presiding and not voting.

H-108-2016 11/08/16 Authorizes Hopi EmergencyMedical Services to provide emergency medical services to non-beneficiaries under the Hopi Tribal Indian

Health Services Contract. Vote: 13 in favor 0 opposed, 2

abstaining, Chairman presiding and not voting.

H-109-2016 11/08/16 Approves the renovation, replacement and purchase of new equipment for the Hopi

Wellness Center and Hopi Veterans Memorial Center

Vote: 13 in favor, 1 opposed, 0 abstaining, Chairman

presiding and not voting.

H-110-2016 11/10/16 Authorizes the Chairman to

enter into a gaming compact with the State of Arizona.

Vote: 12 in favor, 4 opposed, 0 abstaining, Vice Chairman presiding and not voting.

H-111-2016 11/10/16 Authorizes the Office of Aging and

Adult Services to conduct and participate in a nation-wide

Elder Needs Assessment. Vote: 13 in favor, 1 opposed, 0

abstaining, Chairman presiding and not voting.

H-112-2016 11/10/16 Approves MOA between Northern Arizona University Cline Library and the Hopi Tribe,

Hopi Cultural Preservation Office. Vote: 14 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 abstaining, Chairman presiding and not voting.

H-113-2016 11/22/16 Approves utilization of funding

received under Navajo Billing for programs providing

documentation and services to complete Navajo Billings. Vote: 13 in favor, 3 opposed, 1 abstaining, Chairman presiding and not voting.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2017

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4 TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2017 | HOPI TUTUVENI

Bruin Day from P1

Last, but not least, the

Legend Coach Rick Baker

and assistant Coach Juwan

Nuvayokva also spoke and

told of their experiences

with all the runners. They

both agreed that running is

in the blood line of Hopi

and students are always

anxious to run. They come

in needing work and finish

polished with discipline

and determination.

Coach Baker said he

is thankful to the parents

and the Community for

the trust they place in him

for four years to work with

their students. During that

time there is much training, both physically and

mentally that takes place.

He said to train one child

requires commitment and

dedication from everyone.

“It takes a Village to raise

a child,” said Coach Baker.

Before they dismissed,

Bacavi Councilman and

member of the Hopi Tribe

Economic Development

Corporation

(HTEDC)

board, Lamar Keevama

announced that the HTEDC was hosting a meal

for the group at the Cultural Center as a way of recognizing and thanking the

Champions for their accomplishment. (see related

shout out and pictures on

P4)

CONGRATULATIONS

TO HOPI’S

CROSS COUNTRY TEAM

For your 27th consecutive Division IV Cross Country State Championship title!

This win has set new State and National Title records.

Hopi Tribe Economic Development Corporation and all Entity Staff and HTEDC Board of Directors want to

congratulate the team, their coaches and their families for this amazing accomplishment.

“The best of luck

for the up coming

Cross Country

Congratulations

to the Hopi High School Cross

Country Teams on their

successful accomplishments

Season”

PROCLAMATION

January 5, 2017

HOPI BRUIN DAY

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WHEREAS, running has been a long standing tradition and practice within the Hopi culture;

and

WHEREAS, the Hopi High School Boys Cross Country team’s accomplishments have been

spotlighted on the state, national, and worldwide level; and

WHEREAS, this attention has shed a positive light for Hopi Jr./Sr. High School and the Hopi

tribe; and

WHEREAS, on November 5, 2016, the Hopi High School Boys Cross Country team won its

27th consecutive state title.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we, Herman G. Honanie, Chairman and Alfred

Lomahquahu, Jr., Vice Chairman of the Hopi Tribe, do hereby proclaim January 5,

2017 as “HOPI BRUIN DAY”, to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of

the Hopi High School Boys Cross Country team and Coach Rick Baker throughout

the Hopi Reservation.

Executed this 5th day of January, 2017,

Kykotsmovi, Arizona

/s/ Herman G. Honanie, Chairman

/s/Alfred Lomahquahu, Jr., Vice Chairman

Drought from P1

The drought monitoring

system is designed to feed

the local observations back

into the community to improve local decisions amid

evolving conditions and

impacts. The tribe would

compile locals’ observations of drought impacts,

documented through a

standardized process, and

integrate them with regional climate information to

produce quarterly summary reports for tribal leaders

and other tribal members.

The tribe would also use

the information in drought

education programs and

rainwater harvesting and

other workshops, settings

that can promote “more

conversation among those

affected by drought, more

accurate monitoring, better

decisions and ultimately a

more resilient landscape

because you’re prepared

for drought and can better

respond to dry conditions,”

Ferguson said.

A collaborative approach to climate impact

research and developing

responses, one designed to

build practical solutions in

partnership with communities, is a hallmark of the

CLIMAS program, which

has been conducting community-engaged research

in Arizona and New Mexico since 1998.

“Our process is simple,

but effective,” Ferguson

said. “We connect experts

and knowledge from multiple disciplines to the

planners and policymakers

who must confront climate

hazards like drought, and

we work collaboratively

to develop tools and adaptation strategies that best

meet their needs.”

The drought project

began in 2009, when the

Hopi Tribe Department

of Natural Resources, or

HDNR, approached UA

researchers with concerns

that regional drought information did not depict

observed impacts. These

impacts include the formation of sand dunes that

overrun fences and even

roads, requiring costly removal; soil erosion;

springs drying and livestock forage declining,

which has spurred conflict

among tribal members and

stressed families that consume the food they grow;

and reduced or failed corn,

bean and other crop harvests.

“The overarching goal

was to help the HDNR

develop a local drought

information system that

would work within the

constraints of existing human, technological and

financial resources and

limited climate data,” Ferguson said. “The system

we have envisioned would

allow for ongoing commu-

nity dialogue about conditions that, in turn, would

promote a more community-based drought planning

effort, yield useful information to all tribal members and meet an expressed

local need.”

Throughout the project,

Ferguson and UA colleagues Alison Meadow, a

staff scientist at the Center for Climate Adaptation

Science and Solutions,

and Michael Crimmins,

associate professor and

extension specialist in the

Department of Soil, Water

& Environmental Science,

convened focus groups

and conducted interviews

with HDNR staff and a

cross section of Hopi society to understand their

concerns, needs and goals.

“We wanted to understand how the organization

operated and how information was generated and

used so that the system

would fit within HDNR’s

institutional framework,”

Ferguson said. “We also

wanted to understand how

Hopi citizens experience

drought, what types of

information they want or

use, and what they expect

tribal leaders to do in terms

of drought monitoring and

planning.”

Among the HDNR’s assets are several range technicians who cover miles of

the reservation in pickup

trucks, continually assessing range conditions,

checking in with ranchers

and farmers, and monitoring a small rain gauge

network. The agency also

employs technicians who

monitor water resources

and track wildlife, further providing a picture of

drought impacts on Hopi

land.

“The scale of the available regional climate information is just too large.

You would never see specific impacts like degrading conditions on specific

ranges on the reservation,”

Ferguson said. “We proposed they leverage all

this valuable, on-theground, existing information as a better way to be

prepared for and respond

to drought. Our idea was

that the local observations

are likely to be more useful

for understanding nuanced

impacts.”

Anna Masayesva, a

member of the Hopi Tribe,

joined the UA team for

more than a year and piloted a two-page quarterly

drought summary for Hopi

lands that included local

observations on the front

and regional climate maps

and highlights produced

by the UA researchers on

the back.

Beyond its immediate contribution to the

Hopi, the project will

yield key practices for

how local communities

in drought-vulnerable regions around the world can

monitor climate conditions

in a way that enables more

informed decision making,

Ferguson said.

The work with the Hopi

Tribe also contributed to

a series of drought studies by the research team

that yielded insights about

drought patterns over the

last 500 years and information on how specific measures that reveal the timing

and intensity of rainfall

can improve drought monitoring in arid regions. The

team also is completing

work to better understand

how soil moisture may

be better modeled and is

finalizing a report for the

HDNR that contains specific

recommendations

for implementing a local

drought impacts monitoring system. The National

Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration funded the

project.

HOPI TUTUVENI |

TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2017

Future of the Colorado

Plateau Forum

Accomplishments, achieved by the ORM, have con- and conducting range/livestock workshops.

tributed to the improvement of rangeland management

Recently the range staff assisted with conducting a Water Challenges-Part 1

Range Management receives award

from P1

in Arizona since 1991 when the Hopi Tribe took over

the Office of Land Operations from the BIA via the Indian Self Determination Act. Their function was to implement a program of rangeland management on Land

Management District Six, the portion of the Hopi Reservation that is exclusively for Hopi use. The area covered

consisted of 15 large range units over 600,000 acres of

desert grasslands and PJ woodland/grassland. In 2001

the Hopi Tribe took over land management responsibilities of an additional 900,000 acres of rangeland know

as Hopi Partitioned Lands (HPL) and in recent years,

under the 1934 Case Settlement, 60, 518 acres from the

Moenkopi area were added under the management of

the ORM for grazing.

Activities of the Range staff include monitoring of

land use through condition, trend and utilization, surveys; performing annual livestock counts within all

range units, monitoring livestock trespass, illegal fence

cutting, dumping, water hauling, and tracking noxious

plant species, monitoring precipitation and developing

management plans for grazing units, water development

two year (2015-16) range inventory of District Six

rangelands with contractors, Robinett Rangeland Management Specialist, LLC, in order to develop a record

of baseline range conditions and establish stocking rates

for the range units.

Of special note is that the Hopi Range staff has been

working diligently over the past four years to develop

and implement a system of regulated and permitted

livestock grazing on District Six rangelands. Needless

to say, this has not been an easy task. With the completion of the range inventory for this area, and completion

of the tasks set by the Hopi Tribal Council, the ORM

will move forward in implementing a permitting system

for this area.

Due to the programs efforts, the rangelands conditions on the Hopi Reservation are, for the most part in

good conditions with positive upward trends. This is

largely due to the “hands on” approach of the Office

of Range Management has taken in working with the

people on the land to solve problems and use of the land

within its limitations.

Submitted By:

Cristen Crujido, Museum of Northern Arizona

Ashley Davidson, Grand Canyon Trust

Join the Museum of showed that ground-water

Northern Arizona (MNA) in the Colorado River Baand the Grand Canyon sin is now being depleted

Trust for the next Future six times faster than surof the Colorado Plateau face water. Some of these

Forum, “Water Challeng- ground-water losses will

es—Part I,” Wednesday, take thousands of years to

January 25, 2017, from be recharged naturally.

This forum will address

6-8 p.m. in MNA’s Branigar Hall. Space is limit- concerns being raised

ed to 100 participants and among hydrologists, state

pre-registration is required. water planners and deTo register, email forum@ cision-makers about the

musnaz.org or call MNA at future availability and

928.774.5213. Doors open sustainability of our waat 5:30 p.m. and the forum ter supplies. Participants

will be asked to engage dibegins promptly at 6 p.m.

The American Southwest rectly with the presenters,

is drying out. The white including Ron Doba (Co“bathtub rings” around conino Plateau Watershed

Lake Powell and Lake Partnership), Jamie Macy

Mead, the two big reser- (USGS), Jason John (Navoirs in the Colorado River vajo Nation), Doug DunBasin, are the most visible ham (Arizona Department

signs of our water shortage. of Water Resources) and

But there is also an invis- Brad Hill (City of Flagible bathtub ring below staff). The forum will be

ground—in our aquifers. hosted by Dr. Abe Springpart one of this two- er, Professor of HydrogeolOn behalf of all Hopi’sinom (the Hopi People) I must express my profound disap- In

part series on water, forum ogy in the School of Earth

pointment in President Obama’s failure to designate the Greater Grand Canyon

presenters and participants Sciences and Environmenwill explore the hydrology tal Sustainability at NAU.

Heritage National Monument today,” said Hopi Chairman Herman Honanie

The Future of the Colof our aquifers, their con“We are very disappoint- dition, who owns them and orado Plateau Forum is

Washington, D.C. – American sites and eco- sidered a place of origin,

designed to address the reRanking Member Raúl M. logically sensitive areas, a spiritual home and sanc- ed to hear that the Obama who controls their use.

Here on the Coconino gion’s environmental and

Grijalva today expressed Rep. Grijalva’s proposal tuary of cultural tradition. administration has failed

concerns.

his “profound disappoint- – crafted in consultation Within the Grand Canyon, to protect the crown jewel Plateau our regional water demographic

ment” in the Obama ad- with tribal leaders from Hopi ancestors left behind of the United States – the future depends largely on The series enables citizens

ministration’s

decision around the region – would tangible proof of their exis- Grand Canyon,” said Ha- two regional ground-water and professionals to share

Councilwoman flow systems, the shallow ideas and perspectives on

not to protect the Grand have made the moratorium tence; monument designa- vasupai

Canyon area by establish- permanent within the new tion or not, our footprints Carletta Tilousi. “The Ha- C aquifer and the deep important concerns affectaquifer. ing the region, including

will remain. Whether it is vasupai people are on the Redwall-Muav

ing Greater Grand Canyon monument’s boundaries.

Heritage National Monu“I can only express the uranium mining indus- verge of human extinction Ground-water withdraw- land management, water

ment. The effort to create my profound disappoint- try or the proposed Navajo due to massive uranium als have been steadily in- availability, wildlife conthe monument – strongly ment,” Grijalva said. “The Escalade Project, the Hopi development on the rims creasing since 1975, with servation, energy producbacked by Native Ameri- Grand Canyon is one of People remain committed of the Grand Canyon. As about two-thirds of the tion and economic sustaincan tribes across the region the world’s most iconic to opposing all harmful the original people of this withdrawals from the C ability.

For information, call

– is supported by 82 per- and popular natural places, commercial interests dedi- country, we are the most aquifer. A 2014 study uscent of voters nationally not just for its beauty but cated toward the exploita- targeted by international ing NASA satellite data 928.774.5213.

and 80 percent of voters in for its importance to tribal tion of the Grand Canyon.” mining companies who

“We are disappointed come into our territories

Arizona, a rare instance of culture and history. Instead

an environmental initiative of building on former Sec- that the Grand Canyon was and contaminate our watranscending political phi- retary Salazar’s work, the not included in the desig- ters and homes. We are

losophy and party identifi- Interior and Agriculture nation by President Barack very disappointed in the

cation.

departments are apparently Obama under the Antiq- Obama administration for

A full explanation of willing to leave the future uities Act,” said Navajo failing to protect the Grand

Grijalva’s proposal and of the Grand Canyon and Nation President Russell Canyon.”

“We are obviously dishow it would have protect- the health of Arizona tribes Begaye. “We were hopeful

ed the Grand Canyon area up to Donald Trump. I am to have both designations, appointed in the Presibut we are thankful for the dent’s decision to not desis available at http://bit. not.”

ly/2hgV2Ao on the ComGrijalva is reintroduc- Bears Ears designation. ignate the Greater Grand

mittee’s website.

ing the Greater Grand The Grand Canyon is an Canyon Heritage National

Grijalva has championed Canyon Heritage Nation- international monument Monument,” said Ethan

February 11, 2017: 8:00 am – 2:00 pm

conservation

the monument for years, al Monument Act today that is visited by millions Aumack,

February 12, 2017: 9:00 am – 2:00 pm

introducing a bill to cre- and is already mobilizing of people each year. The director for the Grand

LAST VEHICLE IN AT 2 PM,

ate it on Nov. 3, 2015, and monument supporters for next administration should Canyon Trust. “Without a

NO EXCEPTIONS!!!

speaking frequently on its a strong push in the 115 seriously consider desig- monument, we should exbehalf. Backers delivered Congress. The bill, which nating the Grand Canyon pect to see the twenty-year

Directions from Flagstaff: From Flagstaff the Hart

petitions with more than closely mirrors the previ- under the Antiquities Act moratorium on uranium

Ranch

is approximately 20 miles east on I-40. Exit at the

550,000 signatures in July ous version, would confer as a national monument mining around Grand CanTwin

Arrows

Exit (Exit 219).

2016 to President Obama national monument status to protect the canyon from yon reversed by the Trump

Directions from from Winslow: From Winslow the

urging him to designate on two parcels of federal mining and abuse in the administration, paving the

the monument – a figure land, one north and one name of economic devel- way for large-scale mining Hart Ranch is approximately 40 miles west on I-40. Exit

that continued to climb af- south of Grand Canyon opment. This landscape in critical Grand Canyon at the Twin Arrows Exit (Exit 219).

Harvesting sites are located approximately 5.5 miles

ter the initial delivery.

National Park. A map of should not be destroyed watersheds to commence.

The Washington Post the areas proposed for but saved for future gener- We will fight this reversal south of Exit 219. WEMP staff will be stationed at the

reported on Dec. 28 that protection is available at ations to admire the beauty and expansion of mining Main Entrance to check you in and direct you to the difconservationists are “dis- http://democrats-natural- of the southwest. We need activities with everything ferent sites.

ITEMS TO BRING: Your Tribal Enrollment Card

appointed” at Obama’s ap- resources.house.gov/imo/ to make sure that it is pro- we’ve got.”

“While the lands beyond and /or ID. A spare tire, tools, chainsaw, lunch and plenparent refusal to establish media/doc/Heritage%20 tected as a national monuthe rim of the Grand Can- ty of water.

ment.”

the monument through his Map.pdf

**NOTE** A Special Hopi Tribal Wood Hauling

“We are disappointed yon are no less spectacuauthority under the Antiq“The need to protect

uities Act, which he has the Grand Canyon is big- to hear the news that the lar, culturally important, Permit will be issued to you at the main entrance before

used more than any other ger than who’s president Greater Grand Canyon or economically vital than you leave the Hart Ranch. For more information, you

president besides Frank- or who sits in Congress,” Heritage National Monu- before, they do now face may contact the Hopi Wildlife & Ecosystems Managelin D. Roosevelt. The Post Grijalva said. “The Amer- ment designation was not an even greater risk,” said ment Program at (928) 734-3606/3607.

quoted Grijalva predicting ican people demand that granted,” said Navajo Na- Sandy Bahr, Director of

a battle over the future of this important place be tion Vice President Jona- the Grand Canyon Chapthe law, which congres- preserved. People from than Nez. “For the Navajo ter of the Sierra Club.

sional Republicans intend all walks of life have been Nation, we are still surviv- “We remain dedicated to

to weaken despite a lack fighting this fight for a ing the debilitating effects working with area Tribes

of public support for their long time, and we’re going of uranium extraction on and communities to ensure

effort.

to keep working until we our tribal lands and vast these lands are protected

sections of our nation are for future generations.”

The widespread public get it done.”

“Few places are more dedemand to establish the

“On behalf of all Ho- contaminated from more

monument built on the pi’sinom (the Hopi People) than five hundred aban- serving of protection than

2012 announcement by I must express my pro- doned uranium mines the landscape surroundthen-Interior

Secretary found disappointment in that were never properly ing the Grand Canyon,”

Ken Salazar of a 20-year President Obama’s failure cleaned by the government said Randi Spivak with

moratorium on new ura- to designate the Greater and the private mining the Center for Biological Phil Poseyesva

nium mining claims on Grand Canyon Heritage industry. As an example, Diversity. “Failing to per- Solid Waste Compliance Officer

more than 1 million acres National Monument to- the recent one-billion-dol- manently protect the surof public land to the north day,” said Hopi Tribal lar Tronox settlement will rounding watershed of the

The Hopi Environmental Protection Office (HEPO) is

and south of the Grand Council Chairman Herman only provide enough funds Grand Canyon from toxic in need of unwanted oblong laundry baskets to be used

Canyon. Uranium expo- Honanie. “It must be stated to clean fifty abandoned uranium mining leaves a in their Solid Waste Characterization Study to be consure continues to harm Ar- for the record that this fail- uranium mines. We can- gap in the conservation ducted this fall.

izona residents, including ure to act demonstrates a not continue to suffer the legacy of the President.

The baskets can be used or unused, as long as you no

Tribal communities. In or- lack of simple, fundamen- consequences of uranium Until this mining threat is longer have use for them.

der to prevent a future hos- tal respect and reverence contaminating our water permanently squashed, the

Please call our office at (928) 734-3632 or 734-3633

tile administration from re- of this significant cultural sources and land while Grand Canyon could end for pick up arrangements as well as additional informamoving those protections, and geographical land- mining companies prof- up much less grand.”

tion regarding the Solid Waste Characterization Study.

and to protect some of Ar- mark. To all Hopi People, it off the lives of Navajo

Thank you to those who have graciously donated to

izona’s most sacred Native the Grand Canyon is con- people.”

the program. Kwak kwa

Grijalva expresses disappointment with

Obama administration’s choice not to protect

Grand Canyon through a National Monument

Wood harvesting at

Hart Ranch for enrolled

Hopi members only

Laundry baskets needed

for

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Waste

Characterization Study

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HOPI TRIBAL COUNCIL 2017 COMMITTEE/BOARD/COMMISSION LISTING

2017 Hopi Tribal Council

Committees/Boards/Commissions Listing

Hopi Tribal Council Resolution H-015-2011 states:

Task Teams shall be considered “Recommending Bodies”

(updated 1/11/17, Office of the Tribal Secretary)

WATER/ENERGY COMMITTEE

Lamar Keevama, Chairman - Village of Bacavi

Wallace Youvella, Sr., Vice Chairman – First Mesa

Consolidated Villages

Nada Talayumptewa – Village of Kykotsmovi

(Vacant) - Village of Mishongnovi

Rosa Honani - Village of Sipaulovi

Bruce Fredericks - Upper Village of Moenkopi

Chairman Herman G. Honanie, Office of the Chairman

LAND COMMISSION

Lamar Keevama, Chairman - Village of Bacavi

Dale Sinquah, Vice Chairman - First Mesa Consolidated Villages

(Vacant) - Village of Mishongnovi

Rosa Honani - Village of Sipaulovi

Antone Honanie - Village of Kykotsmovi

LeRoy Shingoitewa – Village of Moenkopi

Chairman Herman G. Honanie, Office of the Chairman

LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMITTEE

Noreen Kootswatewa, Chairperson - Village of Sipaulovi

Clifford Qotsaquahu - Village of Bacavi

Wayne Kuwanhyoima - Upper Village of Moenkopi

Jack Harding, Jr.- Village of Kykotsmovi

(Vacant) - Village of Mishongnovi

Albert T. Sinquah - First Mesa Consolidated Villages

Ex-Officio:

Vice Chairman Alfred Lomaquahu, Jr., Office of the

Vice Chairman

Virgil Pinto, Chief Hopi Resource Enforcement Service

VACANT Bureau of Indian Affairs

Judge Craig Wallace, Hopi Tribal Court

Olufunmike Owoso , Prosecutor’s Office

VACANT Public Defenders Office

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

Nada Talayumptewa, Chairperson-Village of Kykotsmovi

Norene Kootswatewa, Vice Chairperson - Village of

Sipaulovi

Ruth Kewanimptewa - Village of Bacavi

(Vacant)- Village of Mishongnovi

Michael Elmer - Upper Village of Moenkopi

Celestino Youvella - First Mesa Consolidated Villages

Ex-Officio:

Chairman Herman G. Honanie, Office of the Chairman

Fred Shupla, Office of Economic Development

Clayton Honyumptewa, Depart.of Natural Resources

General Counsel’s Office

Financial Management

Realty Services

Cultural Preservation

Range Management

Hopi Transit

BIA Hopi Agency Branch of Roads

HEALTH/EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Appointed pursuant to Hopi Tribal Government

Organization Chart

Albert T. Sinquah, Chairman – First Mesa Consolidated

Villages

Ruth Kewanimptewa, Vice Chairperson - Village of

Bacavi

LeRoy Shingoitewa – Upper Village of Moenkopi

David Talayumptewa – Village of Kykotsmovi

(Vacant) - Village of Mishongnovi

Anita Bahnimptewa – Village of Sipaulovi

Ex-Officio:

Chairman Herman G. Honanie, Office of the Chairman

Vice Chairman Alfred Lomaquahu, Jr., Office of the

Vice Chairman

Lori Joshweseoma, Director – Department of Health &

Human Services

Noreen Sakiestewa, Director, Department of Education

INVESTMENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

LeRoy Shingoitewa, Chairman - Upper Village of

Moenkopi

Chairman Herman G. Honanie, Office of the Chairman

David Talayumptewa Village of Kykotsmovi

Anita Bahnimptewa Village of Sipaulovi

Clifford Qotsaquahu- Village of Bacavi

(Vacant) - Village of Mishongnovi

Wallace Youvella Sr. First Mesa Consolidated Villages

Robert Sumatzkuku Office of the Treasurer

Shirley Wesaw, Director Office of Financial Management

Daniel Honahni, Office of the Executive Director

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS COMMITTEE

Lisa Pawwinnee, Chairperson, HR Director

Chairman Herman G. Honanie, Office of the Chairman

Robert Sumatzkuku Tribal Treasurer

VACANT Finance Director

David Talayumptewa, Hopi Tribal Council

Daniel Honahni, Office of the Executive Director

Ex-Officio:

Karen Pennington, Deputy General Counsel

Shirley Wesaw, Assistant Finance Director (Temporary)

Lucille Lomawaima, Sr. HR Generalist, Office of Human Resources

Marjorie Joseph, Payroll Manager, Office of Payroll

Tim Schannep, Robert Quiroz CBIZ

Catherine Langford, Yoder & Langford

Leslie Marino, Transamerica Summit, Inc.

HOPI TRIBE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT –

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Lamar Keevama (HTC Appointed) Interim Chairman

until a full board is appointed

Stephen P. Puhr Term: August 28, 2014 – April 28,

2017 – (4-year term)

Brandon Pride Term: October 09, 2015 – October 08,

2019 – (4-year term)

Jerry Lane Term: October 09, 2015 – October 08, 2017

– (2-year term)

Rosalie Talahongva Term: August 28, 2014 – August

28, 2017 – (3-year Hopi Member)

VACANT Term: (3-year Hopi Member Team)

David Newlin Term: July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2019 – (4year term)

HOPI TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC. BOARD

OF DIRECTORS

Mr. James Underwood, Chairman

Mr. Donald Massey, Vice Chairman

Mr. Wilfred Moore, Secretary/Treasurer

Mr. James “Mickey” McKandles, Director

GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIP BOARD

Dr. Noreen Sakiestewa, Chairperson Department of

Education

Rayma Duyongwa, Alternate Member Department of

Education

Jack Harding, Jr. Member Tribal Council Representative

Ruth Kewanimptewa (Alternate Member) Tribal Council Representative

Carrie Joseph, Member Student Representative

Genell Pooyouma, Alternate Member Student Representative

VACANT, Interim Member Hopi Board of Education

VACANT, Alternate Member Hopi Board of Education

Carlene Tenakhongva, Member Office of the Chairman

VACANT - Alternate Member Office of the Chairman

Dwayne Secakuku, Member Office of the Vice Chairman

VACANT, Alternate Member Office of the Vice Chairman

Ex-Officio:

VACANT BIA Hopi Agency

Dr. Noreen E. Sakiestewa, Director Department of

Education

LuAnn Leonard, Executive Director Hopi Education

Endowment Fund

HOPI BOARD OF EDUCATION

Judith Talawyma, Chairperson, First Mesa Elementary

School

Edgar Shupla, Hopi Jr./Sr. High School

Martha Mase, Representative Hopi Day School

Melvin Pooyouma, Member Moenkopi Day School

VACANT Hopi Mission School

Alverna Kinale, Member Hotevilla- Bacavi Community School

Will Gaseoma, Member Keams Canyon Elementary

School

Veronica James, Second Mesa Day School

Ex-Officio:

Dr. Noreen Sakiestewa, Director Department of Education

LuAnn Leonard Hopi Education Endowment Fund

VACANT Bureau of Indian Education

HOPI EDUCATION ENDOWMENT FUND

BOARD

Executive Committee

Ex-Officio:

Dr. Kim Kahe Corkin, President

Chairman Herman Honanie

Romalita Laban, Vice President

Vice Chairman Alfred Lomahquahu

Brent Hines, Treasurer

Ruth Kewanimptewa, Hopi Tribal Council

Dr. Pamela Powell, Secretary

Debbie Nez-Manuel

Stephanie Parker

Members:

Dr. Angela Gonzales

Dianne Albert

Winifred Wong

Terry Hines

Darold Joseph

Lynn Fredericks

Debra Onsae

Janet Regner

Lyle Balenquah

K. Tsanina Lomawaima

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Trevor Reed

Dr. Jeremy Garcia

Bruce Talawyma

Dr. Laura Huenneke

Cpt. DeAlva Honahnie

James Surveyor

Justin Hongeva

Theresa Natoni Price

ELECTION BOARD

Regular Board Members:

Kristopher Holmes, Chairman Term: December 18,

2012 to December 17, 2017

Oran Selestewa, Vice Chairman Term: December 12,

2014 to December 31, 2017

Colleen Seletstewa Term: May 9, 2012 to May 8, 2017

Mary Ann Tenakhongva Term: March 13, 2013 to

March 13, 2018

Marlene Sekaquaptewa Term: March 13, 2013 to

March 13, 2018

Alternate Board Members:

George Nasafotie, Jr. Alternate #1

Doran Sehongva Alternate #2

VACANT Alternate #3

HOPI TRIBAL HOUSING AUTHORITY/BOARD

OF COMMISSIONERS

SandyWhitehair, Chairperson Term: July 22, 2014 –

July 22, 2018

Mark Joseph Term: July 22, 2014 – July 22, 2018

Todd Honyaouma, Sr. -Term: (4-year term)

Patrick Secakuku Term: January 1, 2014 – July 21,

2017

Eldon Kalemsa, Jr. Term: May 5, 2015 – July 23, 2018

GRAZING HEARING BOARD

Audrey Navasie, Chairperson Spider Mound Livestock

Association

Davis Tallas, Vice-Chairperson Hopi Livestock Association

Polacca Stock Growers Association

Lewis Pavinyama Second Mesa Livestock Association

VACANT Third Mesa Livestock Association

VACANT U/L Moenkopi District Livestock Board

Lougredita Ashike Voices of the People

Ex-Officio:

Priscilla Pavatea ORM/Land Operations Director

Robinson Honani Range Conservationist

VACANT Hopi Resource Enforcement Services

ARIZONA COMMISSION OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

(Nomination to Governor’s Office)

Clifford Qotsaquahu, Member Hopi Tribal Council

Representative

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (By invitation through

letter)

Nada Talayumptewa Hopi Tribal Council Liaison

HEADSTART – LIAISON

Vice Chairman Alfred Lomahquahu Jr., Hopi Tribal

Council

Norene Kootswatewa, Hopi Tribal Council

Jack Harding, Jr., Hopi Tribal Council

REVENUE COMMISSION

Danny Honanie, Chief Revenue Officer Term: February

1, 2016 – December 31, 2017

Gayver Puhuyesva, Dep. Rev. Commissioner Term:

February 1, 2016 – December 31, 2017

Randall Selestewa, Dep. Rev. Commissioner Term:

February 1, 2016 – December 31, 2017

HOPI TUTUVENI EDITORIAL BOARD

(7-members)

Dr. Angela Gonzales

Belma Navakuku

Candace Hamana

Curtis Honanie

HOPI HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL

VACANT Moenkopi Representative

Anna Tahbo, First Mesa Representative

VACANT Second Mesa Representative

VACANT Third Mesa Representative

VACANT Member-At-Large

Anita Bahnimptewa Hopi Tribal Council Representative

VACANT Office of the Chairman

VACANT Office of the Vice Chairman

Ex-officio Members:

Lori Joshweseoma, Director Department of Community Health Services

VACANT Hopi Health Care Center

ALL INDIAN PUEBLO COUNCIL

Wally Youvella, Sr., Hopi Tribal Council

Chairman Herman G. Honanie, Office of the Chairman

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