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TUESDAY, May 7, 2019

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Hopi High School GATE Students Take

First Place in Climate Action Challenge

ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

Hopi appeals

court denies

challenges

against tribal

chairman

AP NEWS.COM

The students involved included Kaleen Joseph, Jaeda Pooyouma , Serena Honahnie, Zachary Douma and Leyton Klee. (Photo provided by sender)

By: Lynn Fredericks, Hopi High School

Principal and Romalita Laban Hopi

Tutuveni

Hopi High School GATE students and coordinator for a commendable job on Project

Uuyi and for representing Hopi very well.

According to the Flagstaff Sustainability Program’s website, “the 2019 Flagstaff

Youth Climate Summit is the second Annual Flagstaff Youth Climate Summit which

celebrated youth action and ingenuity for

sustainability. Fifty-four students from 10

schools and organizations throughout Flagstaff and northern Arizona presented their

projects on climate change and renewable

energy, participated in an activity-packed

sustainability expo, learned about climate

research locally and in Alaska, and competed for prizes.”

The challenges included the KidWind

Challenge for fourth through eight Grade

and ninth and twelfth Grade categories and

the Climate Action Challenge for fourth

through eitghth Grade and nineth through

twelfth Grade categories. Participating

Schools and Community Organizations included Killip Elementary School, Summit

High School, FALA Environmental Coalition, Northland Preparatory School, Hopi

Junior Senior High School, Arizona Trail

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

KEAMS CANYON, Ariz. - Hopi High

School Gifted And Talented Education

(GATE) students took first place in the

Climate Action Challenge ninth through

twelfth Grade category, sponsored by City

of Flagstaff - Flagstaff Sustainability Program.

The Hopi High GATE student’s project, Project Uuyi – The Effect of Climate

Change on Hopi Fields involved researching impacts of climate change on water resources, the Hopi fields and farmers. The

students involved included Kaleen Joseph.

Jaeda Pooyouma, Serena Honahnie, Zachary Douma and Leyton Klee.

The students spent several weeks researching, obtaining interviews from elders,

and creating a presentation of their findings

and with the guidance and teaching of the

GATE coordinator, Mrs. Laverne Lomakema. Hopi High School acknowledges the

Association Gear Girls, Montessori School

of Flagstaff, Pine Forest Charter School,

Coconino High School, and Copper King

Elementary School (Phoenix).

A scoring rubric was used to evaluate

all Climate Action Challenge projects and

teams presenting at the Flagstaff Youth Climate Summit and to determine Climate Action Award winners which included scoring

the teams in various areas of performance.

Scoring for Project Relevance was based

on whether the project directly serves a

community, neighborhood, or school in

Flagstaff or Coconino County, was relevant

to climate change and explicitly addressed

one or more of the four focus areas: water,

waste & energy, natural environment, food.

The Project Scope of Impact scoring was

based on whether the project identified two

or more needs of the community, neighborhood, or school, provided solutions(s)

to two or more of the identified needs and

collaborated with one or more groups or

organizations outside of the Team, Project

Impact Measurability involved scoring for

has one or more positive impacts that

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KYKOTSMOVI, Ariz. (AP)

— The Hopi Appellate Court has

upheld the dismissal of two cases

that alleged the tribal chairman

was improperly seated.

Timothy Nuvangyaoma (newVONG’-yow-mah) has been

chairman since December 2017.

His immediate predecessor,

Herman Honanie, alleged Nuvangyaoma wasn’t qualified to

seek the post because he had

been convicted of felony drunken driving within 10 years of declaring candidacy.

The appeals court said this

week that Honanie’s challenges

were untimely because they

weren’t filed while Nuvangyaoma was a candidate. They were

filed after he was sworn in as

chairman.

The court noted the Hopi Election Board did not include a question about felony convictions on

candidate applications, despite

a change in the tribal constitution. The court says the board

also might have missed the state

court conviction in a background

check because Nuvangyaoma

was misspelled.

Legacy of Coal Strains Indian Communities as Regional

Organizations Seek Solutions

Red Feather Development Group Healthy Heating Workshop June 2018

Thomas Kucera Instructor; Polacca, Arizona, Hopi Reservation (Photo provided by

sender)

By Morgan Miles Craft

Craft Media Group

The original inhabitants of the Southwest learned about burning coal from

their Aztec neighbors to the south before

recorded time, evidenced in specimens

of coal-fired pottery unearthed near Hopi

settlements at Jeddito dating from the

thirteenth century. With coal seams discovered running through the Hopi mesas, the compressed, slow-burning fuel

has always been a source for heating and

cooking in the region. Once huge deposits

were discovered around Black Mesa, coal

became an exploitable commodity on the

modern Hopi and Navajo nations since

the 1960’s, bringing in vital resources

over the decades. Navajo/Hopi coal fired

the Mojave Generating Plant from 1971

to 2005 and has fueled the Navajo Generating Station near Page since 1975. With

Mohave long gone, Navajo set to retire

this year, and the Kayenta Mine already

closed, coal is making a grand exit from

Indian country. Yet homes across both nations continue to burn coal, many with

few other options.

Coal has certainly made life easier here,

even as it has polluted the air, fouled the

water and stripped the land held sacred

by both tribes. For almost forty years it

has bolstered the budgets of the Navajo

and Hopi governments to the estimated

tune of $54 million last year from the Navajo Generating Station and Black Mesa

Mines alone. Though at the measly 3.3

percent royalty the tribes originally had to

settle for that number has been historically far less. And while environmentalists

cheer the closure of the power plant and

mine, factions within both tribes fought

hard for a way to keep them open to save

vital tribal revenue and jobs. Both are go-

EDITORIAL

COLUMN

COMMUNITY

Kaibab National Forest!!!

Read about how you can

benefit from the Kaibab

National Forest

LARRY’S CORNER

Hopi Students Engage in

Science

More on Page 10

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Hopi Tutuveni

Kaibab National Forest to offer

firewood permits starting May 1

Forest Service

Kaibab National Forest

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WILLIAMS, Ariz. April 24, 2019—

For Immediate Release. The Kaibab National Forest will offer firewood cutting

permits for the 2019 season beginning

May 1 for all districts. Permit holders

may cut wood starting that day and continuing throughout the firewood season,

which ends Nov. 30 on the North Kaibab

Ranger District and Dec. 31 on the Tusayan and Williams Ranger Districts.

Firewood cutting permits can be obtained at the following locations and during the specified hours Monday through

Friday, excluding federal holidays:

•Williams Ranger District, 742 S. Clover

Road, Williams; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; (928)

635-5600

•Tusayan Ranger District, 176 Lincoln

Log Loop, Tusayan; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.;

(928) 638-2443

•North Kaibab Ranger District, 430 S.

Main St., Fredonia; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.;

(928) 643-7395

In 2018, the Kaibab National Forest

launched a pilot program that increased

the amount of wood available to each

person for purchase while reducing the

cost per cord by crediting firewood cutting for the contribution it provides to

forest restoration goals. Due to the program’s success, these benefits will continue through the 2019 season.

Each person, with proper identification, may obtain permits for up to 30

cords per season of combined paid-use

and free-use firewood on the Tusayan

and Williams Ranger Districts, and 20

cords of paid-use firewood on the North

Kaibab Ranger District. Paid-use firewood permit holders may purchase up to

two 10-cord permits at a rate of $2 per

cord. Free-use firewood permit holders

may obtain one 10-cord permit to collect

wood in designated areas on the Tusayan

and Williams Ranger Districts.

“We wanted to recognize the valuable

ecosystem service that firewood cutters

provide in improving forest health by removing dead and down as well as smalldiameter trees,” said Heather Provencio,

forest supervisor for the Kaibab National

Forest. “When we work with firewood

cutters as our partners in forest restoration, we can more quickly move toward improved forest conditions and the

shared goal of land stewardship.”

All firewood permits issued by the

Kaibab National Forest will include a

map and detailed cutting regulations as

well as load tags, which must be physically attached to each ¼ cord of firewood

and visible from the rear of the vehicle.

The goal of this load tagging system is

to ensure accountability for the amount

of wood removed from the forest and to

inform planning for future firewood cutting areas to meet public need and forest

restoration objectives.

To continue fostering the partnership

with firewood cutters this season, the

Kaibab National Forest is taking additional steps to improve the program for

customers. Permit holders will receive a

detailed guide that highlights the ecological impacts that collecting firewood can

have on forest resources and describes

best practices that will ensure the sustainability of these resources across the

landscape and over time.

“Our goal is to equip our firewood

cutters with the information they need

to help protect the forest’s valuable resources while also meeting their personal needs for home heating, cooking and

other important purposes,” said Samantha Flores, supervisory forester for the

Tusayan and Williams Ranger Districts.

“By sharing best practices and working

together, every permit holder can become a steward of the land and a partner

in meeting our forest restoration objectives.”

In addition to providing customers

with information about forest resources

and their role in protecting them, the

Kaibab National Forest will also be

seeking public feedback and suggestions

for program improvements throughout

the year. Those obtaining permits are encouraged to offer their comments, concerns and ideas.

The removal of firewood is permitted

only from National Forest lands on the

specific district for which the permit is

issued. Firewood cutters are reminded to

take note of property boundaries and cut

only on National Forest lands.

Detailed firewood cutting information

and maps will be updated throughout the

firewood season on the Kaibab National

Forest website at http://bit.ly/KNFfuelwood.

Kaibab National Forest information

is also available through the following

sources:

•Kaibab National Forest Website: www.

fs.usda.gov/kaibab

•Twitter: www.twitter.com/KaibabNF

•Facebook: www.facebook.com/KaibabNF

•Flickr: http://bit.ly/KaibabNFPhotos

Tribes challenge final permit for toxic

open‐pit copper mine on sacred lands

Mine would desecrate burial sites and

historic places, and destroy streams and

groundwater resources

PHOTO CREDIT: OFFICE OF THE VICE CHAIRMAN

Stuart Gillespie, staff attorney for

Earthjustice, 303-996-9616

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TUCSON, Ariz. – The Tohono

O’odham Nation, Pascua Yaqui Tribe

and Hopi Tribe filed a complaint in U.S.

District Court today challenging the U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers’ decision to issue Rosemont Copper Company a permit

to commence construction of a massive

open pit copper mine on the eastern flank

of the Santa Rita Mountains in the Cienega Creek watershed.

The Tribes are represented by Earthjustice, a non profit environmental law firm.

Cienega Creek and its upstream tributaries, including Davidson Canyon, Barrel Canyon and

Empire Gulch, contain some of the

highest quality streams and wetland ecosystems in Arizona.

The creek and its tributaries have supported the tribes and their ancestors since

time immemorial.

Rosemont plans to excavate a mile

wide by half mile deep open pit mine in

Barrel Canyon, discharging an estimated

1.9 billion tons of waste rock onto adjacent public lands. These activities would

destroy 18 miles of streams that are protected by the Clean Water Act. None of

these activities can occur without a permit from the Corps.

“One of the primary reasons that the

Pascua Yaqui Tribe opposes this mine is

its impacts upon our water.” said Chairman Robert Valencia of the Pascua Yaqui

Tribe. “The Pascua Yaqui

Tribe knows that water is precious in

the desert and precious to all the plants

and animals that depend upon it. The few

short term jobs that this mine will create

are not worth the destruction that we will

have to live with forever.”

For over eight years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Pima County

and an overwhelming majority of the

public joined the Tribes in opposing the

permit for the mine, citing unacceptable

adverse impacts on the ecosystems and

severe and irreparable harm to tribal cultural resources.

May 7, 2019

Legacy of Coal Strains Indian Communities,

Cont.

The rest burn wood and coal. With

coal-burning slower and hotter it’s the

preferred fuel during cold winter months

when fires burn day and night. And it’s

cheaper than wood, where most homes

using it spend $200 a season on coal.

Gas is twice that amount and the equivalent cost in wood is $1250.

Coal smoke is poisonous. With long

term respiratory and cardiovascular

health effects aggravated by sustained

exposure, it’s disproportionately affecting lives every day in Indian country.

Census data shows that people on Indian

reservations are five times more likely

to suffer from asthma than those outside

them. A 2015 study by the World Health

Organization linked emissions from

wood and coal to increased respiratory

and cardiovascular mortality resulting in

10,000 preventable deaths in America.

And it’s on the reservations where the

highest percentage of coal is being used.

Yet the U.S. Geological Service Survey

and Dine College found that more than

a quarter of the homes burning coal on

the Navajo nation were using old, worn

and damaged stoves that were not designed for coal, had cracks or were improperly ventilated. Some stoves were

not connected to an exhaust at all, and

many are simply using converted 55-gallon drums, with poisonous results. It’s

estimated that over 5000 home stoves

require replacement on the Navajo reservation alone.

The Hopi Health and Human Services

Department is acutely aware of the challenges. Director Lorencita Joshweseoma

says, “With the loss of free coal from the

Kayenta Mine, we are concerned that

people will burn more wood, which is

already scarce on our reservation. We’re

also conducting tests alongside the University of Arizona of the air in homes

across Hopi that burn wood and coal,

and those results are not good. So we

must come up with alternatives.” She

says that the tribe is looking closely at

various programs that are being proposed.

Efforts are underway by several organizations to address the problem of

unhealthy coal in Indian country. Stove

replacement programs, developing new

stove technologies, weatherization programs and education initiatives like the

EPA’s Burn Wise program (www.epa.

gov/burnwise) are attempting to address

the issue.

The Southwest Indian Foundation

(www.southwestindian.com), based in

Gallup, has launched a donation-funded

stove replacement program on the Hopi,

Zuni and Navajo reservations. Utilizing their own teams for the installations,

they have a goal of 250 stove changeouts annually. At a cost of up to $1000

per household, the program is based on

helping families that can prove the need

for assistance through medical or financial distress.

Red Feather Development Group

(www.redfeather.org), a non-profit organization, has been working on educating Hopi and Navajo families about

the risks associated with home heating.

They developed a free “Do-It-Yourself

Home Heating” workshop where attendees learn how to reduce risks of fire and

respiratory disease, as well as potential

ways of saving money. Foreseeing the

strain that the coal mine closure would

have on families, Red Feather researched

and began sharing alternative heating

methods. The hope of the program is to

reduce the health and safety risks associated with home heating as well as prepare families for the expected scarcity of

traditional heating fuels. Joe Seidenberg,

the program’s director says, “The risks

that families living on reservations face

today is already much higher than those

living off reservations. We expect those

risks are going to be even greater when

the coal mine closes. We see this as an

opportunity to empower people to make

informed decisions concerning how they

heat their homes, hopefully resulting in

better air quality and reduced energy

costs.”

One major international corporation

has taken the initiative to allocate resources to the solution by contributing

to Red Feather’s efforts. Daikin North

America manufactures efficient heating

and cooling units that can replace wood

and coal burning stoves, plus cool high

desert homes in summer. And they are

designed to work with solar and battery systems for houses not connected to

the grid, utilizing a patented “soft-start”

technology that draws seventy percent

less power than normal units. “It’s in

our corporate culture and our company’s

interest to look at ways where we can

assist communities in need,” says Daikin’s Matt Kroner. “Moving people over

to clean energy will certainly affect the

health issues at Hopi. Now we just need

good partners like APS and the state of

Arizona to help us find funding for these

programs.”

Other initiatives are being discussed,

including solar-based home heating

technologies, and transferring scrap

wood from forest clearing programs in

the Coconino and Kaibab national forests to Indian lands. Both would take a

significant amount of money, and time,

which folks on the reservation don’t

have.

Local government is getting involved,

banding together with the US Forest Service for a potential solution. Representatives of the Forest Service, Coconino,

Apache and Navajo counties and the city

of Flagstaff recently met to devise a plan

for deadwood harvested by area fire jurisdictions get directed free to the reservation community. Ann Anderson with

Flagstaff Fire was one of the organizers.

“It was quite inspiring to see city, county and federal agencies, along with the

Hopi and Navajo, sit down and develop

a plan that could really have an impact,”

she says. Anderson believes that the decision by the Forest Service to offer the

wood resource free of charge was a huge

motivator. Logistic and financial hurdles

remain, however, and the plan is dependent on grant money.

Red Feather’s Seidenberg says, “High

levels of poverty and unemployment,

geographic isolation, and limited access

to alternative fuels are creating an alarming situation for families to keep their

homes warm during cold winter months.

Additionally, local woodlands are in

short supply, and are likely to see an increase in harvesting and significant ecological harm. This is why Red Feather is

investing resources into exploring culturally appropriate alternatives like solar

furnaces that could supply supplemental

heat and could potentially be manufactured locally.”

As the American public continues to

demand our nation find more environmentally friendly forms of energy, it is

important that they understand who is

bearing the cost of the transition. Those

living near the power plants and coal

mines, often the very ones responsible

for operating them, are the ones who

have shouldered most of the environmental harm. Now they are being asked

to bear most of the economic impact of

losing their livelihoods and affordable

heating fuels. Companies and individuals who have benefited from cheap energy will undoubtedly face upcoming

opportunities, in their board meetings

and at the polls, to balance the scales of

social justice.

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GATE Students Take First Place, Cont.

are measurable outside the Team’s organization (school, troop, community

center, etc.). Presentation Organization

included scoring everything in the presentation guidelines and involved taking

into consideration whether the project

purpose was clearly stated and logically

moved from one idea to the next. In this

section the teams were rated on whether

the introduction and conclusion were

effective and clearly stated, was well

timed; no part of the presentation was

rushed, too short, or too long, and did

not exceed 10 minutes. The Presenters’

Eye Contact, Body Language and Voice

scoring section of the rubric included

scoring for frequent eye contact with

the audience; only glancing at slides or

notes, whether the teams spoke clearly

and at a good pace, spoke loud enough

for everyone to hear; altered tone to

maintain interest and whether the teams

rarely used filler words. The final section

to be scored in the rubric was on Presenters’ Response to Questions which

rated if teams answered all questions

clearly and completely, or admitted “I

don’t know” and explained how the answer might be found. In addition, Action

Team Mentors (especially those who are

teachers) were allowed to use the rubric

to evaluate or grade their Team’s project.

Special thanks went to: The Arboretum at Flagstaff, Willow Bend Environmental Education Center, KidWind

Project, Flagstaff Water Services, Single

Speed Coffee Cafe, Flagstaff 365, BBB

Services, FlagTag AZ, Jay Lively Ice

Arena, Starlite Lanes, Flagstaff Arts

Council, and the GeoFamily Foundation

for their generous support of the event.

Hopi Tutuveni

May 7, 2019

Page 3

New Proposed Education Code to Increase

Student Achievement and Support Local

Schools

By: Dr. Noreen Sakiestewa and Angelina Okuda-Jacobs

HOPI EDUCATION DEP.

KYKOTSMOVI, Ariz. - On Feb. 20,

2019, Hopi Tribal Council directed Angelina Okuda-Jacobs, the Hopi Tribe’s Education Code Consultant, to draft a Hopi

Education Code under a unified school

system with a Superintendent and single

BIE grant. Bringing the schools together

will give significant administrative support to the schools, allow schools more

time and resources to focus on student

achievement, and create greater accountability at all levels of Hopi schools.

Following the Tribal Council’s direction, Ms. Okuda-Jacobs drafted the First

Draft Hopi Education Code, which incorporated input from over a hundred

meetings, the findings of the Feasibility

Study, and hundreds of comments. After

receiving community and school input on

the First Draft, the revised Second Draft

Hopi Education Code is now available on

the Tribe’s Department of Education and

Workforce Development website for review and comment. The following is a

summary of the Second Draft Hopi Education Code.

Substantial Budget - In the 2017/2018

school year, the total BIE budget for all

Hopi schools was nearly $30 million for

1,446 students. Bureau of Indian Education staff have informed us that this range

of funding can support a unified system if

cost savings and economies of scale are

applied.

Teacher Retention - The Hopi Tribe appreciates and supports the dedication of

its teachers to Hopi youth. The Second

Draft Hopi Education Code does not call

for teacher hiring or firing. Teachers will

be retained per their normal evaluation

process.

No Expansion of Tribal Council Authority - Education of Hopi youth will

remain the responsibility of education

professionals. The Tribal Council will

not have any more or any less oversight

of the schools than it has now. The Tribal

Council will not have control over school

funding or setting budgets. The Tribal

Council will not be involved in day-today management of school education

standards, curriculum or policies.

Transition Committee - A Transition

Committee will be established of 12

members with various substantive areas

of expertise, including three CSAs, teachers, transportation, operations and maintenance, and a Hopilavayi educator. This

Committee shall facilitate and execute

the planning and implementation of the

transition from the current organization

of the Hopi schools to the Hopi Tribe

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

School System. The transition will take

18 - 26 months.

New Hopi Board of Education - A new

Hopi Board of Education (HBE) will

bring increased accountability and excellence to Hopi schools. HBE will be an

independent, regulated entity. HBE will

work with all stakeholders to set education policies, education standards and a

consistent curriculum that is aligned with

the education standards. HBE will hire

an experienced Superintendent to manage a Central Administration Office that

will perform much of the schools’ administrative duties, BIE reporting, and data

gathering. HBE will work with stakeholders to determine what administrative

areas should be in the Central Administration Office for the greatest benefit to

Hopi schools.

HBE will consist of 7 members and

7 alternates independently elected from

each of the 7 school attendance areas.

The Director of the Department of Education and Workforce Development will

be an ex officio member.

HBE will ensure that all local schools

equally receive their portion of BIE funding based in part on their 3-year student

enrollment average. HBE will publish

an Annual Report for Tribal Council,

parents, and community members, including: each school’s rating, student

achievement data, audits, and other relevant information.

Local Schools and Local School Boards

- Local school boards will provide their

local schools with individualized assessment, advice and support. Local schools

and their CSA will have day-to-day management authority to operate their school,

for example, make hiring decisions and

determine teaching methods, schedules,

and discipline policies.

Community

schools will be re-established by students

attending school in the attendance area

of their residence unless they receive a

waiver which will be developed by HBE,

schools, and stakeholders. Moencopi

Day School students will have an exception due to their distance to the Hopi Junior Senior High School.

Local Schools, Local Boards and the

Superintendent will recommend a budget

to the HBE. All private grants and gifts

in existing bank and investment accounts

will remain the sole property of their local school and school board.

Ms. Okuda-Jacobs will be conducting

community and school meetings at Hopi

during the week of May 6, 2019. To comment on the Second Draft Hopi Education Code, please email her at aokujac@

gmail.com, or call (202) 957-2696, by

May 10, 2019.

LEGALS

April 30, 2019

from doing that, too.

To the Managing Editor: Please conWe are eager to participate in the consider this open letter for an upcoming versation about how to improve Hopi’s

edition of the Tutuveni.

schools. We believe that our perspective

may be helpful to you in your decisionDear Tribal Council Members,

making. We came to your Tribal CounWe are writing to express our deep cil meeting in February when this topic

concern about the draft Hopi Educa- was on the agenda, but we weren’t given

tion Code that will come before you for an opportunity to speak. We were put

a vote soon. This Code will most likely on the Health and Education Commitlimit our student programs and reduce tee’s agenda for April but no one told us

our ability to provide a high quality edu- ahead of time. In fact, it seems like the

cation to our children. It does not rep- only way to get this message to you is by

resent our input as the people who have publishing a letter in the Tutuveni.

the most direct contact with the students,

Please give us the opportunity to exschools, and staff on Hopi. We fear that plain why the draft Code you are conit is a mistake for Hopi.

sidering may be a mistake for Hopi’s

Approval of the proposed Code will children and our schools. Please allow

mean a loss of $1 million a year for our us to perform our responsibility to the

schools, going up even more after its community in being advocates for our

full implementation. That translates into students.

fewer student programs including athletics and fewer teachers and staff to help

Respectfully,

our students. Instead, we will hire an expensive central staff that we do not need

Gary Polacca

and they will be placed in office space

Principal

that we do not have.

Keams Canyon Elementary School

As the leadership of education on

Hopi, the CSAs and Principals have

Steven Berbeco

been collaborating to develop an alterSuperintendent

native Code that puts our students first.

Hopi Jr/Sr High School

This Code is aligned with Hopi values

including the importance of equal coopLynn Fredericks

eration among the schools. And it will

High School Principal

cost nothing. The CSAs and Principals

Hopi Jr/Sr High School

agree with Tribal Council about the importance of positive change and accountAlban Naha

ability, and this is included in our Code,

Junior High School Principal

too. We would like to show this Code to

Hopi Jr/Sr High School

you, but Tribal Officials have prohibited

us from distributing it.

Alma Sinquah

We would also like you to be a part of

Chief School Administrator

our conversations. You may be surprised

First Mesa Elementary School

to learn about all of the good things. We

have already aligned some of our schools

Dianne Lomahaftewa-Albert

so that they share the same curriculum

Chief School Administrator

and we even share busses when one

Second Mesa Day School

breaks down. We have a strong college

and career program in place that starts

Candas Bullock

in kindergarten and runs through twelfth

Chief School Administrator

grade. Students in the high school are

Hopi Day School

taking college classes and graduating

with college credits in their pocket. We

Lorrie Harding

tried to videotape one of our meetings to

Chief School Administrator

share with you, but we were prohibited

Hotevilla Bacavi Community School

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

A Mother’s Day Poem

I have a simple request to ask of you. My requisition is a Mothers Day Poem. I

wrote in honor of the mother there on the REZ. I would appreciate your co-operation and please acknowledge my request

Happy Mother’s Day Poem

Precious is a mother’s love that makes you very special

That special love is shared when you gave life at birth

The love of a mother during our life is essential

Your precious love we will cherish forever for all its worth.

In honor of Mother’s Day with open arms and heart

We will share that love you instilled in our hearts

Our love and your love, no one could ever impart

Your SPECIAL LOVE is precious and will forever energize our hearts

By Virgil Poleviyaoma

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May 7, 2019

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Deandra Lente & Autumn Secakuku sift through trash to be separated and categorized. (Photo provided by sender)

By: Lavonne Honyouti and Eva

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Since 2017, members of the Hopi Environmental Health Project have collaborated with LaVonne Honyouti and Eva

Bahnimptewa, teachers at Hopi Junior/

Senior High School, to explore how science can benefit the lives of students and

their families.

Project members from the University

of Arizona, with help from the Hopi Department of Health and Human Services,

deliver “Citizen Science” modules, so

students can explore their own home environment. The goal is to excite eighth,

eleventh and twelfth grade Hopi students

about science and health, so they will attend college and consider pursuing careers in the sciences.

Each of the “Citizen Science” modules

uses the scientific method and takes two

class days with homework assignments.

Students receive a letter explaining

what samples will be collected and analyzed for the class project. Scientists

present background information about

the topic and identify a hypothesis to

test. Sample collection instructions are

discussed and materials for collection

are distributed. At the eighth grade level, the class discusses what was found

and how to reduce the impact of the contaminant on health and the environment.

At the high school level, students graph

the data and drew conclusions based on

their results.

These samples are shipped to laboratories for analysis, which takes two to

six weeks. Laboratory results are then

returned to the individual student in a

sealed envelope. Although, the class

gets a list of all arsenic values, students

cannot connect that value to a house or

person unless the individual tells them

his or her value. The data was gathered

from 40 to 180 houses depending on

how many classes and students participate. Students examine data from across

the Hopi reservation; students then examined the data and drew a conclusion

based on the results.

The Hopi Environmental Health Project has created four citizen science modules. Which include Radon in the homes,

household pests, arsenic in drinking water and solid waste or garbage.

Students received charcoal radon kits

to test in the homes. Samplers were

placed in each home for two days, and

then sent to a laboratory in Texas for

analysis. Following analysis, the laboratory returned the numbered results.

Project staff provided each student with

a confidential letter describing the meaning of the radon results for their home.

Further, staff compiled the data from

all classes and gave all the de-identified/numbered data to the students for

graphic analysis. Students found that

less than 5% of the homes sampled had

radon. Radon is a cancer-causing agent

and an issue for families living in contaminated homes. Radon comes from the

earth under the house, the idea that the

house traps the radon it can be reduced

by opening doors and windows, and

ways to keep it out of the house is by

sealing cracks, installing or using ventilation fans to the outside, and increasing

air flow through the house.

There are generally two types of

household pests: those with a spine (vertebrate pests), and those with a thick outer coating, an exoskeleton (insects or arthropods). Vertebrate pests (mice, rates,

snakes, skunks and others) are generally

seen and removed. Students talked about

the use of pesticides the associated risks

of those pesticides. Many people realize

that some household pests are not hazardous. Other pests, such as mice, release urine and feces into homes. People

can develop allergies to these pests. In

addition, some mice can carry fleas that

harbor viruses and pose a health risk to

residents. Students focused on insects

that are commonly found in homes and

can threaten human health, insects, like

bed bugs, ticks and other insets.

Students were asked to go home and

collect the dead bugs found in the house.

One student realized her garage would

be a great place to find last summer’s insects. Students brought their collections

to class examined them under the microscope. Other students swept floors and

we sifted the house dust in the lab. The

sweeping process breaks up the insect

bodies and we found a number of insect

legs mostly crickets. Ants were the most

common pests reported, but moths were

the most frequently collected.

Next, one classroom investigated

ground water. We described arsenic deposition in the rock and its migration

into groundwater. Arsenic deposition is

variable, so some wells have elevated arsenic, while others do not.

Students collected up to three drinking water samples per homes using the

provided sampling kits. Common water

sources were tap water, bottled water,

trucked, and spring water. Samples were

frozen and transported to the University

of Arizona for chemical analysis. Individual arsenic measurements were given

to each student in a sealed envelope. Results from all the classes were combined

for class analysis. Students found that

several of the piped and trucked water

samples contained elevated arsenic concentration, whereas none of the bottled

water samples did. Individual values

were based on the arsenic in each water

type, and the amount of each type drunk

by the person. Although some student

lived in homes with elevated arsenic,

they were drinking mostly bottled water, so they had little or no exposure that

would affect their health.

Students discovered that arsenic affects health only if it gets inside the body.

Showering, washing dishes and clothes,

or brushing teeth with water containing

arsenic will only expose people to trace

amounts. Drinking water with arsenic

or eating food made with lots of water,

such as stews or boiled pasta, is the way

that most get exposed. Students were

surprised to hear that boiling water did

not get rid of the arsenic; in fact, boiling

concentrates the arsenic in the water and

people receive a higher dose.

Trash and litter are a big concern on

the Hopi reservation. Students developed a project focused on trash disposal

and the three R’s—Reduce, Reuse and

Recycle.

Part of our garbage is biodegradable,

but much of it includes materials like

plastics, cans, metals, and a variety of

machines that the earth cannot break

down quickly. The class discussed the

importance of disposing of “modern”

garbage in a “modern” way. Today our

solid waste needs to be placed in landfills and recycled.

Students collected garbage from their

homes and brought it to class. The students worked in teams of 2-4 people

and everyone donned protective gowns,

facemasks and nitrile gloves before they

examined the collected trash. Each team

separated the garbage into biodegradable materials, trash, and materials that

could be recycled. They found that plastics were the most common type of garbage by number of pieces. The category

included plastic and Styrofoam food

containers, plates, cups, straws and chip

bags. Paper products were the next most

common material followed by cans.

Students concluded that just throwing

waste on the land was not good for the

planet and that greater care was required

to dispose of modern materials like plastics.

When the Tribe approved the Hopi

Environmental Health Project, the team

committed to involve young people in

the project. Project members decided to

develop environmental modules where

students could conduct science. We

hope students think about their environment and health critically in response

to these experiences. Further, we hope

students pursue their education and learn

skills that will serve the Tribe. There are

a number of financial aid programs to

help students achieve this goal.

Hopi Tutuveni

May 7, 2019

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PUZZLES & GAMES

TICK-TACK-TOE

Larry’s Corner

PHOTO BY UNKNOWN SOURCE

“Pass Me the Corn On the Cob“

By LARRY WATAHAMAGEE

The Hopi Tutuveni

When I was a young kitten, my

daha

(uncle) used to take my brothName:

ers and me to his cornfield. There he

made us chop the weeds in his field;

rake, and made sure the corn plants

looked their best... I didn’t like it. As

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a mush-head kitten I wanted to play

Find the English words for the

with my friends and not be at the

Hopi words.

field all day. I had other important

things to do like, build forts or play

in the springs until someone would

get mad at us. I never saw the importance of being a farmer, because you

can’t market Hopi corn or become a

big time farmer for the masses. But

what taught me was that Hopi’s life

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4. Kowaako

greatest feeling is when your hard

2. Kyesso

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work shows and pays off at the end

3. Homasa

7. Qööhi

of the planting season. Also, that

5. Tiposi

9. Talqötö 19

hard work every now and then is

6. Maqa

11. Höömi

good for the soul.

8. Savikna

12. Poosi

When I got a little older I under10. Moki

13. Naqvu

stood that having a corn field is to

14. Kya’ah

15. Qötö

become a full-fledged Hopi, because

16.

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18. Pamösi

every ceremony that Hopi does, re17. Naayawi

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homasa

“you

are not a full Hopi unless you

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Call 928-734-3283 for hints or answers

have

corn.” And with that knowl6. maqa

edge

and

understanding it dawned

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that

I must have a corn field in

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moki

order to become a full Hopi.

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In today’s standard it’s a little dif16.

nöhu

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ferent,

there are still farmers that still

17. naayawi

O P I Q U H A I K I P A F J X O I L M I

farm just like our ancestors did long

ago by planting by hand, with some

N U S A U X O Y N J I V B I A Y P A A S

seeds and a planting stick. But, nowG S O A W T A O A Z K K I V Y A T V Y T

a-days we plant by tractors, because

O U Q S I J O P M A A O Y I A A U I O K

in our minds, if we plant more rows

S K A N E L N I N A M Y A W N L Q K O A

of corn then the more corn we will

have and we can plant in a couple of

O I O A E E V I K I I T W K Y A A I H G

hours then have more time to watch

N N S M X A Y K O T O T K Q U Z N W S N

TV or go to “town.” Hopi men don’t

A P T I V L O O S T I Z A O K T O P T A

stay at the field all day, because we

I I I N L A T I I T S O A N W U N E A N

have to be back at our western-influenced jobs, so we can pay our bills

W J I U B M A A W I K I N L A H G P V A

and buy Hot Pockets for our chilA F T W O L A P A T I I S D T O A U A S

dren.

A N A M A N G W U W Q G N A Y O I U A T

It has become apparent that some

T U U W S A I A V I V I P O H H K T B O

of us are weekend farmers and we

farm not for everyday meals but to

K I I S O N V I F I K N I S T A K X F T

sell at the local “Farmers Market” so

Tuupepwiki - Corn

Yangqw - I want some!

Find the Hopi Words

we can turn a profit so we can go out

(Strung)

Piptuqa - Kachina Actor

Loosti - 2-day Dance

and eat at our local restaurant and eat

Tiikive - Dance Day

Koyaala - Koshare

Hoohu - Arrow

tacos…

Totokya - Dance Day

Saaqa - Ladder

Tuuwi - Bench Stone

Of course there are still some

Eve

Angaktsina - Long Hair

Awta - Bow

Hopis that still plant by hand, but

Wunima - Dancing

Kachina

Pisoq’a - Busy

that’s because they want to try to rePusukinpi - Drum

Tuuqwavi - Necklace

Kanelnina - Butcher

tain the traditions of planting in the

Maawiki - Drum Stick

Toktayta - Night Vigil

Sheep

old ways and I appreciate that.

Naakwayi - Feed Kachi- Kiisonvi - Plaza

Nönga - Came OutWhen I was in grade school, my

nas

Yokva - Rain

Kachinas

Tiitso’a - Finish Dancing Aaya - Rattle (Gourd)

grandma would say to me, that a girl

Melooni - Cantaloupe

Siitapalo - Flowered

Palaviki - Red Piki

Omva - Cloud Up

will never want a lazy boy who plays

Shawl

Katsinki - Resting Place video games all day. A Hopi girl will

Tsutskut - Clowns

Namangwu - Food Gifts Taawi - Song

Kiipo - Clowns Raided

want someone who is hard working,

Nöqkwivi - Hominey

Tawkuynaya - Start

A’avatshooyam - Corn

and who has a corn field, and also,

Dancer

Hooma - Corn Meal

Pik’ami - Corn Meal

Pudding

Piki - Corn Meal Wafer

Stew

Hopiviva - Hopi Tobacco

Totsa - Humming Bird

Kachina

Singing

Yöngösona - Tortoise

Shell

who is dedicated to the Hopi culture. So that was my way of working

hard at the field so I can get a Hopi

girl. But now it seems girls don’t

want a farmer. It seems like girls

want someone who will smoke like

So’oh’s stovepipes and drink like a

fish with them. Seems like they don’t

care how hard you work just as long

as you look good and don’t have a

job.

We are slowly forgetting to teach

our children about the old ways of

how to become a proper Hopi. Because maybe in our minds we feel

that we should give our children an

opportunity to go beyond the Hopi

mesas and pursue a career only to

come back home and become a

weekend Hopi and to dress traditional for only two days during our ceremonies. We forget that our traditions

are stronger than any other culture.

We live in a world where now the

dominant culture wins, which is the

western world and we build our traditions around the western influence.

We are slowly forgetting to teach

our young Hopi girls that their duty

is in the house and that the house

will become hers when it is passed

down. Or to teach our young Hopi

boys that there duty is at the field. It

may sound old world and narrowminded, where a woman’s place is in

the house and the man’s place is in

the field, but those are the traditions

that kept Hopi alive for so many centuries.

Of course some Hopi families are

trying their best to keep these teachings in the household and I’m pretty

sure our Hopi classes in the Hopi

schools are teaching the most basic

importance of being a proper Hopi,

other than language, because you

can’t have a language without culture, its like a hamburger and French

fries, they just pair so nicely and naturally together.

My point is, that yes we have children and adults that will only be

Hopi on the weekends and on Indian

days, but it’s OK, because we live

in an assimilated world now, where

the old ways are long gone but not

forgotten. It’s OK to work a 9-5 job

to pay for hamburger meat and corn

on the cob to grill over the weekend,

and its OK to be weekend Hopis, because that is how we wanted it, and

now we are living in it.

My advice to you is that even

though our old ways have died out,

we can still try to live the old ways.

BUT, living like the old ways is hard

and I like watching TV and eating

Cheetos on a Sunday afternoon. So

I figure, just as long as you still appreciate and honor the old ways, life

as a Hopi should just be easy.

Write a Letter to Larry: PO BOX 123 Kykotsmovi AZ, 86039

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May 7, 2019

Current Indian World News

Record-breaking fundraising

event for Phoenix Indian

Center

36th annual Silver & Turquoise

Ball raises $300k plus for the

Center’s programs and services

Page 7

‘Shock and dismay’ for Notre

Dame (so should it be for Chaco

Canyon)

Rep. Deb Haaland visited Chaco Canyon the day before the oversight hearing.

(Instagram)

By Jourdan Bennett-Begaye

Indian Country

SnT Ball Picture - L to R: Patricia Hibbeler, Chairman Ernest L. Stevens, Jr., Cheryl

Stevens, Roylynne Bilagody, Governor Stephen R. Lewis, Traci Morris (Photo

provided by sender)

Patti Hibbeler, (602) 264-6768

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 23, 2019 – PHOENIX, Ariz. –

The Phoenix Indian Center’s key fundraising event, Silver & Turquoise Ball,

took place earlier this month (April 6)

at The Scottsdale Resort at McCormick

Ranch in Scottsdale, Arizona. With more

than 500 in attendance, the event raised

well-over $300,000 dollars to benefit

programs and services provided by the

Center; supporting American Indian

families and children in Maricopa and

Coconino counties, and rural communities across Arizona.

“What a tremendous night we had,”

said Patricia Hibbeler, CEO of the Phoenix Indian Center. “This year’s event

was record-breaking for us with the

largest attendance and dollars raised in

36 years. We are truly thankful for the

generous support and contributions

from our attendees, sponsors, committee members, and our American Indian

artist community who donated beautiful

artwork to both our silent and live auctions,” Hibbeler added.

The 2019 event chairs were Governor

Stephen R. Lewis from the Gila River

Indian Community and Chairman Ernest L. Stevens, Jr., with his wife Cheryl,

representing the National Indian Gaming Association. Auction chairs were renowned American Indian artists, Rykelle

Kemp and Jacob Meders. With more

than 100 silent and live auction items

to bid on, attendees enjoyed a musicalthemed evening highlighted by painted

vinyl records, as art centerpieces, created by American Indian artists from communities throughout the United States.

Each year, the Phoenix Indian Center

highlights an American Indian chef who

creates an Indigenous-inspired menu.

Chef Freddie Bitsoie, from the Smithsonian’s Museum of the American Indian

in Washington D.C., offered a 3-course

plated for attendees, and in addition, offered his culinary talents to a live auction

package, with one lucky winner bidding

on a private dinner for 6 prepared by the

Chef at a private home.

Brooke Simpson, who was a top finisher in NBC’s vocal talent competition,

The Voice, was honored by the family

of Phoenix Indian Center’s first executive director and contributing founder,

the late Leon Grant, with the Leon Grant

Spirit of the Community Award. Simpson, who is from Haliwa-Saponi Tribe in

North Carolina, was recognized for her

work as a young -American Indian female who continues to use her success

to engage American Indian youth by

sharing her personal story of struggles,

determination, and commitment. “We

want our youth to know they don’t have

to be in their later years to be recognized

and honored for the work they are doing right now. We want to encourage

and support our young people,” said Joy

(Grant) Manus, daughter of Leon Grant.

The evening was capped-off with a riveting 30-minute musical set by Brooke

Simpson and her four-piece band, leaving attendees in awe of her talented vocal ability.

Sponsors of the 2019 event included

APS, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona,

Desert Diamond Casinos, SRP, Gila River Indian Community, National Indian

Gaming Association, Cox, Discover, Arizona Diamondbacks, Arizona Complete

Health, Burch & Cracchiolo, CopperPoint, Freeport-McMoRan, Lewis Roca

Rothgerber Christie, Navajo Transitional Energy Company, Wells Fargo, and

Suquamish Clearwater Casino Resort.

The Phoenix Indian Center is in its

72nd year directly serving more than

7,000 people each year, and reaching

more than 20,000 annually through the

Center’s many grassroots educational

activities provided to the community at

large.

Arizona tribes’ role in drought

negotiations marks turning

point for inclusion, experts say

Ramona Button started Ramona Farms in 1974 using her mother’s 10-acre allotment on the Gila River Indian Community. (Photo by Oskar Agredano/Cronkite

News)

By Lillian Donahue

Cronkite News

SACATON – Sprouting through the

cracked floor of the Sonoran Desert,

tepary beans thrive in the dry heat and

carry with it centuries of resilience from

the indigenous Pima people of southern

Arizona.

“We have our water. It’s our life. It’s

our livelihood, and it’s our culture,”

said Ramona Button, owner of Ramona

Farms.

Ramona Button and her husband, Terry, have been farming traditional native

foods on the Gila River Indian Community for more than 40 years, including

the tepary bean, a staple of native dishes

for centuries.

“And we’re experts in dealing with

drought,” Terry Button said.

With more than 4,000 acres under cultivation, the Buttons have had to draw

their nearly 20,000 acre feet of water

needed every year from a variety of

sources. They get water from the San

Carlos Irrigation Project, ground wells

and the Colorado River hundreds of

miles away.

Cont. On Page 8

Indian Country’s reaction is sharp

when it comes to the destruction of sacred sites; all sacred sites

While Indigenous sacred sites are being exploited, another place of prayer

that is sacred to Western culture just

burnt down across the Atlantic Ocean.

The world was devastated and watched

the live flames at the Notre Dame Cathedral during the Catholic Church’s Holy

Week. Flames engulfed the 800-year-old

structure for approximately 12 hours.

Mainstream news tweaked their headlines along the feelings of grief, disbelief, sadness, and “decades of history.”

NPR’s Andrew Lapin wrote, “This felt

like watching a symphony burn down.”

The Associated Press headlined one

story as “Notre Dame hailed as a monument to the ‘best of civilization.’”

Art expert Barbara Drake Boehm told

the AP that “civilization is just so fragile.”

“It’s not just one relic, not one piece

of glass -- it’s the totality,” she said. “It’s

the very soul of Paris, but it’s not just

for French people. For all humanity, it’s

one of the great monuments to the best

of civilization.”

The Notre Dame Cathedral took 182

years to build, started in 1163 and finished in 1345. King Louis VII sat on the

throne.

The landmark is listed as a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. A fact also noted by CBS News.

But that’s not the only World Heritage

Site. So is Chaco Canyon. And unlike

Notre Dame the unfolding environmental disaster is a designed, planned, and

willful exploitation of a sacred site.

The Washington Post talked to computational archaeologist Stefani Crabtree last year who described New Mexico’s canyon as “a great civilization” that

faced “political problems and environmental disaster.”

Chaco Canyon, formerly known as

Chaco Culture National Historical Park,

was the hub for many Indigenous cultures in the modern-day Americas.

From archaeological evidence, this

civilization was built in 850 and completed in 1150. However, the people

who lived here suddenly left sometime

around 1100, archaeologists and scholars figure.

But instead of universal support for

this heritage site, the Trump administration is looking for oil and gas development near the national park. The Bureau

of Land Management intends to move

forward with oil leases within a buffer zone that was established by former

President Barack Obama. That buffer

zone held off any leasing to oil and gas

companies.

Local tribes, tribal citizens and allies

have been fighting against the oil and gas

companies and those that want to extract

resources near the national monument.

Tribal leaders, local residents, government officials and local organizations

testified at an oversight hearing Monday

in Santa Fe, New Mexico, titled “Oil and

Gas Development: Impacts on Air Pollution and Sacred Sites.” This hearing

focused on public health impacts of gas

and oil drilling.

Last week, Sen. Tom Udall, D-New

Mexico, reintroduced a bill that would

protect the lands around Chaco Canyon

permanently.

Navajo citizen Kendra Pinto was not

informed of the potential hazards of oil

and gas development, especially when

she lives on one of the parcels that was

put up to lease. She wasn’t notified of

this.

“We can smell the pollution, see the

flares, and hear the methane being released every day. We cannot continue to

adopt a ‘wait and see’ approach to methane regulations,” she said.

Craig O’Neill, senior business development manager of Optical Gas Imaging, said they are “advancing the technology to reduce methane emissions to

new levels” so they can save lives.

Not long after the hearing word spread

that the Notre Dame Cathedral was

caught in flames.

The cathedral was being renovated

when the flames caught. The world

watched the roof collapse, including the

iconic spiral. The two rectangular towers

and main structure of the building were

preserved.

Local officials are investigating the

cause of the fire. They suspect the renovations are linked to it.

The world quickly turned...

Cont. On Page 8

No measles cases reported in

Cherokee, hospital staff taking

precautions

By SCOTT MCKIE B.P.

ONE FEATHER STAFF

The CDC is reporting a high number

of measles cases nationwide so far this

year, but no cases have been reported in

Cherokee according to officials at the

Cherokee Indian Hospital. The CDC reports, “This is the second-greatest number of cases reported in the U.S. since

measles was eliminated in 2000, second

only to the 667 cases reported during all

of 2014.” So far in 2019, a total of 626

cases have been reported nationwide as

of Friday, April 19.

Measles has been reported in 2019

in 22 states with North Carolina being

spared so far. The CDC states that the

spread of measles is from a combination of people traveling to areas where

the disease is prevalent combined with

areas in the United States where people

are unvaccinated.

Sally Penick, Cherokee Indian Hospital infection control manager, states,

“Our pediatric department works very

hard to make sure children get their

immunizations for the measles. Many

times, in areas where outbreaks occur,

there are schools or day cares that do

not require the vaccines. There are individuals who do not want their children

vaccinated due to religious or health care

beliefs.”

She added, “You can protect a child

against measles with a combination vaccine that provides protection against

three diseases: measles, mumps, and rubella (MBR). It is a series of two doses

at ages 12-15 months and 4-6 years.”

The Cherokee Indian Hospital is taking precautions for its employees and

patients. Penick notes, “All of our employees are required on employment to

provide proof of immunization or a test

(titer) that shows immunity. We encourage each community member to make

sure they have had all their immunizations which are provided in the Outpatient clinics. Always remember, handwashing or the use of hand sanitizer can

prevent the spread of the measles and

other diseases.”

On measles, the CDC states, “Measles

is a very contagious disease caused by

a virus. It spreads to others through

coughing and sneezing. It is so contagious that if one person has it, up to 90

percent of the people around him or her

will also become infected if they are not

protected. Measles starts with a high fever. Soon after, it causes a cough, runny nose, and red eyes. Then a rash of

tiny, red spots breaks out. It starts at the

head and spreads to the rest of the body.

Measles can be serious. It can lead to

pneumonia, encephalitis (swelling of the

brain), and death.”

Although some cases are reported

each year, the CDC declared measles

eliminated (“absence of continuous disease transmission for greater than 12

months”) in 2000.

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Notre Dame Chaco Canyon, CONT.

to social media to mourn the loss of the

historical landmark. Some even posting images from the Disney film “The

Hunchback of Notre Dame.”

However, Indian Country immediately

drew parallels because many sacred sites

to Indigenous peoples were destroyed.

Indigenous Goddess Gang posted a

quote by Casey Douma on Instagram.

“The concern and dismay is being felt

by many around the world. Now imagine that the damage to this historic and

religious site was caused by a pipeline

running through it, by fracking, or due

to development,” wrote Douma. “This

shock and dismay is the type of feeling

Indigenous people feel when our lands

and sacred sites are damaged and threatened.”

The Instagram account captioned the

photo with:

“The mountain is a church.

The canyon is a church.

The ocean is a church.

The river is a church.

Mother Earth is a church.”

A follower of the account agreed and

said, “The visceral reaction to seeing

Mother Earth gutted to lay pipeline was

real pain. I feel nothing when I see this

church burning.”

Another commented, “We are more

concerned about structures than our

burial grounds! #whataboutusindigenous”

Fashion designer Sho Sho Esquiro

posted a photo of her and model in front

of the cathedral in February. One model

wore a jacket that stated “No Apology

Necessary.” The designer was part of the

Indigenous Fashion Week on the Eiffel

Tower.

“I think it’s super wack Natives are

taking this as a time to jab at the church.

Yes it burnt down. Yes it is Catholic. But

to gloat in the face of something tragic

is very low. It’s also sad to watch something of such beauty (aesthetically) perish. Idk ya’ll, maybe let’s not make this a

Native issue today,” she wrote. “I mean,

racist Catholics suck but this building

doesn’t represent all racists. Let’s just

put this energy into uplifting our communities, bridging gaps, and teaching

those willing to learn.” Indigenous sites

aren’t the only ones wondering why this

received so much attention. Ahmed Ben

Hriz recognized that the “loss of history

is always very tragic.” But the world

didn’t care as much when “one of the

most ancient cities in the world” in Syria

was destroyed by war.

“Notre Dame is such an iconic building known around the world and it’s

very saddening to see part of it go up in

flames. But the thing that bothers me the

most, is the selective way in which we

decide what’s worth our anger and sadness and what isn’t,” he said. “I hope

someday our love, thoughts, prayers,

support and facebook profile picture

change becomes equal for everything

that matters.”

Around the world there are many

places considered sacred to Indigenous

people that are being developed, including Bears Ears National Monument in

Utah, Arizona’s San Francisco Peaks,

and lakes where wild rice grows in Minnesota.

Several on social media said unlike

buildings that can be rebuilt, ancestral

and sacred sites on land cannot.

Rep. Deb Haaland, D-New Mexico,

said in the hearing that destroying structures is easier than trying to preserve

them. French billionaire François-Henri

Pinault already pledged approximately

$113 million to rebuilding the cathedral.

More pledge to donate to the reconstruction of the Catholic Church, including Apple.

French President Emmannuel Macron

told the world that this fire was “probably part of the French destiny.”

"Notre Dame is our history, it's our

literature, it's our imagery. It's the place

where we live our greatest moments,

from wars to pandemics to liberations

... I'm telling you all tonight -- we will

rebuild this cathedral together. This is

probably part of the French destiny. And

we will do it in the next years. Starting

tomorrow, a national donation scheme

will be started that will extend beyond

our borders.”

James Shepard, director of preservation and facilities at the Washington National Cathedral, told CBSN about the

cathedral’s history.

“That’s 800 years of history, of people pilgrimaging there and worshipping

there, and the accumulation of culture,”

he said. "All of that will have to be taken

into consideration as they try to repair

this church and save it after this devastating fire."

René Breuel’s perspective piece in

The Washington Post reminded readers that a cultural landmark wasn’t just

burned. A church was burned.

“More than a national icon or a touristic spot, cathedrals such as Notre

Dame reveal their soul when they house

singing and baptisms, confession and

pardon, preaching and prayer,” Breul

wrote. “It is appropriate for politicians

to mourn the damage done to a worldfamous icon. It is more appropriate still

for people of faith to pray that churches

may again be regarded as living sanctuaries more than as civic landmarks.”

Chaco Canyon is a place of prayer to

Native people. Notre Dame is a place of

prayer to Catholics and other Christians.

Many Native people like Rep. Haaland hope Chaco Canyon can be valued

like other sacred sites.

“It’s important that we protect Chaco

Canyon, both because it is a sacred place

that should be valued the same way we

value other sacred places, but also because public lands must be protected,”

she said last week in a phone conference.

“This place is the ancestral homeland of

my people and is a living landscape. It’s

a place where New Mexico families and

people from all over the world come to

make memories.”

HEALTH

Food Allergy Epidemic: An

Escalating Problem

(StatePoint) Thirty-two million Americans are now living with food allergies,

according to new data published by The

Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open and Pediatrics.

This equates to roughly one in 10 adults

and one in 13 children (or about two in

every classroom). What’s more, over 50

percent of adults and 42 percent of children with food allergies have suffered a

severe food allergy reaction such as potentially life-threatening anaphylaxis.

Food Allergy Research & Education

(FARE), the largest private funder of

food allergy research in the world, recently commissioned a state-by-state

report analyzing the rise in diagnoses

of anaphylactic food reactions between

2007 and 2016. The results illustrate the

gravity of this growing epidemic, with a

377 percent increase nationwide.

Advocates say that the increasing

prevalence of food allergies demands

action and escalates the need for new

treatments and diagnostic tools that save

lives and help alleviate the burden of this

disease. To that end, FARE’s “Contains:

Courage” campaign is seeking to raise a

historic amount of money for research

and education efforts. To learn more,

visit foodallergy.org.

Food allergies are at epidemic levels.

However, new treatments and greater

awareness promise to change the lives

of millions of Americans.

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May 7, 2019

Drought Negotiations, CONT.

“Commingle all these water resources to

ensure us to have enough water to keep

this agricultural industry thriving here,”

Terry Button said.

But after nearly two decades of

drought in Arizona and waning water

levels in the Colorado River Basin, the

seven states that make up the basin, including Arizona, California and Nevada,

have had to negotiate potential cuts to the

water to make sure there’s enough water in Lake Powell, which straddles the

Utah-Arizona line, and in Lake Mead, to

supply water throughout the Southwest.

The Drought Contingency Plan, also

known as the DCP, is a multistate agreement that includes Arizona. The plan

aims to keep water levels in those reservoirs above critical lows, and should

reservoirs dip below certain levels, state

including Arizona will have to cut back

on the amount each takes from the Colorado River system.

After months of negotiations on the

state level, Sen. Martha McSally, a Republican, and Rep. Raul Grijalva, a

Democrat, introduced DCP legislation

in the House and Senate, which Congress sent to President Trump to sign last

week.

“This is about the livelihood and the

safety of 40 million americans,” McSally

said on the Senate floor. “The Colorado

River DCP Authorization Act puts sound

water policy over partisan politics.”

However, before even getting to Capitol Hill, Arizona’s tribes played a critical

role in the negotiation of the DCP.

“Without the community’s participation, we don’t see how the DCP can be

done,” Stephen Roe Lewis, Gila River

Indian Community governor, said in

March before Arizona had agreed to the

plan.

“We call ourselves the people of the

river, O’otham. We have that generational knowledge that goes back centuries if

not a millennium,” Lewis said.

If cuts are made due to drought, the

Gila River Indian Community would

keep a portion of their water in Lake

Mead for compensation. But other tribes

are contributing to the drought plan.

Chairman Dennis Patch of the Colorado River Indian Tribes, CRIT, said

the community plans to provide 50,000

acre-feet of water every year from 2020

through 2022.

“The benefit for us is that we would be

getting some income off it,” Patch said.

“The benefit for Arizona and its users is

that it would get more water.”

Water is power, and in the Colorado

River Basin, tribes hold a significant

amount of water claims.

Ten tribes, including the Colorado

River Indian Tribes, have rights to more

than 2.8 million acre-feet of water yearly

from the Colorado River, according to

the Tribal Water Study by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and Native American communities in the basin.

But only half of that water is currently

being used, the study said.

Daryl Vigil, water administrator at

Jicarilla Apache Nation, who worked

on the study, said it’s relatively new for

local and federal lawmakers to include

tribes in national water policy conversations.

“That conversation and that opportunity wasn’t available before,” Vigil said.

“But now with the conclusion of this

DCP and the inclusion of tribes in that

dialogue, I think that sets the stage for

that to happen.”

Despite facing drought, the Buttons at

Ramona Farms said they are more optimistic now than decades before when

water was diverted away from the Gila

River Indian Community as the population grew outside the reservation.

“The hardest part was when the water

was diverted to other areas up east of us.

That was a part of what we called our

drought also,” Ramona Button said.

The Gila River Indian Community regained its water claims in a 2004 settlement.

As the Buttons walk through their barley fields, they know none of it could be

possible without the work of those who

came before them, and the water that

gives the desert around them life.

“Right now, we’re enjoying the opportunity and the responsibility to maintain

this tradition,” Terry Button said. “To

utilize the resources of the communities agricultural land, it’s water, and the

people.”

HEALTH

Why Breakfast Really is the

Most Important Meal of the Day

(StatePoint) You’ve probably heard

the saying, “breakfast is the most important meal of the day.” While there is

some conflicting research that questions

the importance of eating breakfast for

weight loss, many other researchers conclude there are, in fact, many benefits for

starting your day with a morning meal.

Briana Rodriquez, a Registered Dietitian with Jenny Craig, offers the inside

scoop on breakfast and why there’s still

truth in that old saying, especially for

those trying to improve their health.

Breakfast Basics

“Breakfast literally means ‘breaking

the fast,’” Rodriquez explains. “Blood

sugar, also known as glucose, powers

your muscles and brain. After 7-9 hours

of sleep, blood sugar is naturally low

and you need to replenish your energy

stores.”

But what if there’s no time to spare

in the morning? Rest assured, there are

quick, easy breakfasts you can grab onthe-go.

Why Breakfast Matters

Although skipping meals or eating

very little in the morning may seem like

a sure-fire way to lose weight, Rodriquez

explains it’s not so simple.

“When you skip breakfast, you’ll

likely overcompensate later, eating your

largest meal at night because you’re extremely hungry. And that’s not good if

your intention is weight loss.”

Making breakfast your largest meal of

the day, also known as “front-loading,”

can lead to a healthier weight.

“Since digestion slows during sleep,

late-night calories are less easily metabolized and will likely be stored instead

of used as energy,” Rodriquez explains.

“A balanced, substantial breakfast works

with your metabolism at its peak, helping support weight loss efforts naturally.”

An added bonus? Weight loss isn’t

the only potential benefit of having a

good breakfast; a 2013 study published

in “Obesity” suggests other health gains

in addition to weight loss, such as decreased risk of heart disease and Type 2

diabetes.

How Should Your Day Look?

The quality of food you eat also matters. Here’s an example of what Rodriquez suggests a typical day look like:

• Breakfast and lunch should be satisfying, protein-rich and include a small

amount of healthy fats and carbohydrates.

Think: an egg and veggie scramble

with a piece of fruit for breakfast or

chicken with veggies and pasta alongside a green salad for lunch.

• Dinner should be light and include a

lean protein and lots of non-starchy vegetables. Rodriquez suggests decreasing

carbs in the evening.

Think: meatloaf with veggies or something like Jenny Craig’s Three Cheese

Macaroni with Broccoli and Carrots.

• Snacks are an important part of the

equation too. Rodriquez recommends

snacks under 200 calories, spaced between meals. Choose something with

protein and fiber to help keep you feeling full.

Think: a small apple with a teaspoon

of nut butter, or nonfat Greek yogurt

with a handful of berries.

Consider weight loss programs that

embrace the science around the body’s

natural circadian rhythm, such as Jenny

Craig’s newest program, Rapid Results,

to help optimize metabolism and accelerate weight loss. Also, look for programs that offer satisfying breakfasts

with just the right amount of proteins,

carbohydrates and fats. The Jenny Craig

program offers over 20 chef-crafted,

nutritionist-designed breakfast items.

For more information, or to book a free

appointment with a personal weight loss

consultant, visit jennycraig.com.

Eating breakfast may improve your

health in more ways than one. The next

time you’re rushing out the door in the

morning, don’t forget to grab something

good to eat -- your body will thank you!

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May 7, 2019

Hopi Tutuveni Presents at

Hopi Tribal Council Priority

Setting Work Session

By: Romalita Laban

HOPI TUTUVENI

MOENCOPI, Ariz. – Monday, April

22, 2019 through April 25, 2019 Hopi

Tribal Council (Council) held a work

session to, according to the Work Session Agenda’s “Purpose of Work Session…Establish Hopi Tribal Council priorities consistent with the Hopi Tribe’s

over arching goals and objectives based

on updates to the Hopit Potskwaniat and

information shared in presentations.”

The Hopi Tutuveni was invited to

present on Wednesday, April 24, 2019

from 10:30 a.m. through 12:00 p.m.

along with other two other Regulated

Entities, those being the Hopi Election

Board and Hopi Veterans Services, with

each having thirty minutes to present.

Due to other Hopi Tribal departments

and/or programs going over the time allotted for their presentation, Hopi Tutuveni did not present until 1:00 p.m.

Although, Tutuveni staff and Board

were not provided detailed instructions

about how to prepare for the presentation, it was explained to Council that the

information received from the Executive

Director’s Office staff email invite “to

present your priorities/challenges and

update of the goals & objectives related

to the Hopit Potskwaniat”, is how the

PowerPoint presentation was fashioned.

As part of the presentation to Council,

Hopi Tutuveni staff and George Mase,

Editorial Board member provided introductions before continuing with the

presentation. Under the Priorities headline, a brief explanation of how Tutuveni

staff and Board came up with the current mission to educate, inform and be

a community service to the Hopi people

by way of meeting and discussing various terms used to describe Hopi Tutuveni. As an added step Tutuveni staff

interjected the following terms; Impact,

Symbol, Informs, Entrusted, Community, Relevance, Connection, Resource,

Hopi and Tewa first, Integrity, Historical

Mark, Democracy, Accurate, Balanced,

Knowledge, News, Educated, Making

tracks (leaving imprint), Literacy, and

Unbiased, into Word Clouds to provide

another means of depicting what Hopi

Tutuveni could be to the Hopi people.

A brief description of issues to consider when working toward initiatives of

becoming a self-sustaining Native nonprofit was also provided to Council in

the following bulleted list:

•Native non-profits are severely underfunded and short-staffed. It takes years

and years to elevate an organization to

sustainability and sufficiency, but everyone expects overnight solutions--which

is completely unrealistic and often based

upon western values.

•It's important for everyone to step back,

reevaluate the purpose and assess the internal/external assets and really identify

a clear pathway.

•The daily processes can eat up an organization, both in inefficient use of time

and resources, unless everyone in the organization can see a vision and pathway

for success--and that success includes

fostering an environment that nurtures

the employees, board and stakeholders

of the organization.

Hopi Tutuveni Priorities included

ensuring transparency, to the eyes, ears

and voice for those not able to be present, to document, share and educate

tribal members about our Hopi people’s

stories, presence and existence and to

ensure self-sustainability via economic

development in the areas of written and

internet media.

As far as challenges were concerned

Hopi Tutuveni staff reported to Council

the following:

•No sure notification about continual

budget -limits on opportunity and foresight

•Limiting policies which do not allow

for consulting agreements with potential

community writers, i.e. Revenue Commission fees/assurance

•Limited information technology systems

•Limited printing vendors

•Outdated tribal government systems

which are archaic and bureaucratic in

nature – Every aspect

With regard to Hopi Tutuveni 2019

Goals and Objectives (Related to the

Hopi Potskwaniat), it was reported that

first and foremost: Hopi Tutuveni is not

even named in the latest 2011 Version

of the Hopit Potskwaniat. However, we

mentioned that there are references to

the need for Public Relations and Information sharing with the people via Press

Releases.

Tutuveni staff finally reported that due

to the budget cuts and not having a clear

direction as to what the economic future

holds for the Hopi Tribe some of the

2019 Goals and Objectives which were

submitted with the 2019 Budget Submission process have been put on hold of

which included hiring of additional staff

to aid the two currently employed staff

of Hopi Tutuveni.

Although, it was reported that some

goals and objectives were placed on

hold that did not deter Tutuveni staff for

accomplishing the following, even on a

budget that had been cut during the last

budgeting process:

•New Layout – Refined, categorized,

reader-friendly

•Increased Indian Country News section

•40,000 copies distributed from MayDecember 2018

•2019 Goal - 60,000 copies from JanDec

•Continuous Board Membership

•Increased Hopilavayi articles, presence

for young and young-at-heart readers

•Increase website use

•Public Relations aide

•Continued advertising revenue

•Continued media community service

outlet

•Garnered media partnerships with

KUYI Hopi Radio and Navajo-Hopi

Observer

•Consulted with Hopi Foundation – nonprofit Media Outlet development

•Continued successful well-rounded employed staff

•Coverage of pertinent issues – Water

Rights litigation, national monument

protection, Tribal Council action updates

•New connections for marketing initiatives

•Introduction of continuously run opinion column

More will be shared about Hopi Tutuveni once we learn what the economic

future holds for the program. We appreciate all the continued readership and

will do the best we can with our staff

and Board.

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Second Mesa Day School Hosts

Hopi Code Talkers Recognition

Day

Melvin Pooyouma accepts an award from Geno Talas on behalf of Rex

Pooyouma(Photo by Carl Onsae/Hopi Tutuveni)

BY CARL ONSAE

HOPI TUTUVENI

Every year the Hopi Veterans Services

hosts a special day for Hopi Veterans

and their duty in the military. On April

23, 2019, the Second Mesa Day School

hosted the Hopi Code Talkers Recognition Day event.

There, the Hopi Veterans Services

displayed a beautiful ceremony honoring Hopi Code Talkers as well as Native

American Code Talkers.

Eugene “Geno” Talas, Manager for

the Hopi Veterans Services stated, “This

is our biggest event we hold every year

and every year, we honor one special

veteran, and this year we are honoring

Rex Pooyouma.”

The event started off with the posting

of colors from the Hualapai Veterans

group with Debra Baker singing the National Anthem.

The opening prayer was given by Rex

Pooyouma’s son, Gene Pooyouma, were

he gave a heart felt prayer in Hopi to

start the ceremony.

Clark Tenakhongva, Vice Chairman

for the Hopi Tribe presented a plaque to

Rex Pooyouma’s family. Melvin Pooyouma gladly accepted the plaque on behalf of his father.

Rex Pooyouma was born on June 17,

1915 in the village of Hotevilla; he is

part of the corn clan and served in the

U.S. Army since 1942.

There Pooyouma was selected to be-

come part of the Hopi Code Talkers and

served with the Three hundred eightieth

Bombardment Group, Fifth Air Force in

the Asiatic-Pacific theater of operations.

His son Melvin told stories about how

his father would never talk about the war

or how the war was. But he did tell stories of enlightenment and how he was a

contributing member to society.

As the day moved forward with stories and special songs made for such an

occasion. Keynote speaker, Barbara J.

Gotham, Representative for the Three

Hundred Eightieth Bombardment Group

Associations gave a profound presentation about how the group contributed to

World War II and how it was being part

of the Hopi Code Talkers legacy.

Gotham stated, “The group first

learned that Rex Pooyouma’s World War

II service in the Three Hundred Eightieth Bombardment Group as a Hopi Code

Talker in 2011; we are very proud to

have him serve with the Three hundred

eightieth Bombardment Group.”

The day ended with a Hopi dance

group, dancing the Hopi warrior dance,

to honor all Native American Code Talkers, in hopes of bringing joy to all who

attended the event.

Every year the Hopi Veterans Services

honor the Hopi Code Talkers and with

plans of honoring all the Hopi Veterans,

next year the Hopi Veteran Services will

honor another Hopi Code Talker once

again in 2020.

Lieutenant Jarvis Qumyintewa

Joins the Hopi Resource

Enforcement Services

Associate Judge Leslie swears in Jarvis Qumyintewa to the HRES (Photo by Carl

Onsae/Hopi Tutuveni)

BY CARL ONSAE

HOPI TUTUVENI

On May 3, 2019 the Hopi Resource

Enforcement Services (HRES) held a

“Swearing In” ceremony for Lieutenant Jarvis Qumyintewa at their central

building in Kykotsmovi Arizona.

There, Qumyintewa stood before Associate Judge Delfred Leslie as he took

the oath to become part of the HRES

team and family.

As Qumyintewa held his head high,

Judge Leslie swore him in. In the room

was his family and friends gathered with

happy tears and cheers to congratulate

him for coming back home and accepting this position with the HRES.

Judge Leslie talked about the hardships of how life as a Hopi is and how

being a police officer for the Hopi Tribe

is a big task to take, and encouraged

Qumyintewa to be dedicated to this position that he is to hold.

After being sworn in by Judge Leslie

Lieutenant Qumyintewa thanked everyone who participated in the ceremony.

Qumyintewa stated “I want to thank my

family and friends who have been with

me through all my challenges and my

achievements, and I really appreciate

my family for doing that.”

Qumyintewa was born and raised on

the Hopi reservation in the village of

Shungopovi Arizona, and as a child he

really didn’t plan on being a police officer. Until he was at full age when he felt

that he needed a stable job that would

be there forever and so when he started

a family he wanted to provide for them.

Qumyintewa graduated from the police academy in 1995 from the Toyei

Police Academy class 95-33. There he

made friends and many of them became

his second family.

His first place to be stationed was at

Tuba City, Arizona where he worked as

a police officer; there he was transferred

to Fort McDowell to become a sergeant

for the Community Action Guide in the

different schools.

He found that there was an opening at

the HRES so he applied and got the job.

He was thrilled to come back home to

Hopi and work his own people; to protect and serve for the Hopi people.

Qumyintewa stated that he wants to

work forward to help the Hopi people

any way he can. Qumyintewa stated,

“We are working towards to grow larger

in a direction to benefit the Hopi Tribe

to become a full staff of working police

officers.”

Hopi Tutuveni

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May 7, 2019

Sign posted at First Mesa Arizona atop the mesa during the Earth Day clean-up on

April 20, 2019 (Photo by Romalita Laban/Hopi Tutuveni)

Adventures for Hopi crew along with Leon Nuvayestewa during the clean-up at First

Mesa Arizona April 20, 2019 (Photo by Romalita Laban/Hopi Tutuveni)

Sign posted at First Mesa Arizona atop the mesa during the Earth Day clean-up on

April 20, 2019 (Photo by Romalita Laban/Hopi Tutuveni)

Trash continues to be added even after last year’s Clean Up event at First Mesa,

Arizona on April 20, 2019 (Photo by Romalita Laban/Hopi Tutuveni)

Family Spirit

Promoting Maternal and Early Child Health

Congratulations

Professor BISCUITS

In-home visitation program for expectant mothers, first-time parents, and

toddlers up to three years of age.

This program is designed to help create healthier pregnancies and provide

encouragement, guidance, and health education such as:



Prenatal/ Infant Care

Parenting

Healthy Child Development

Life skills



Healthy Living

Goal Setting

My Family & Me

For enrollment information please

Hopi CHR Program Presents:

Females:

Females June 5, 2019

Males: June 6, 2019

Where: First Mesa Youth Center

Time: 5:30 - 8:30 pm

Ages: 13-18

DINNER WILL BE SERVED

Break Out Sessions:

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Hopi Values

Relationship Roles

Break the Silence, Speak YOUR Voice!

Not All Wounds Are Visible

For more information, please call:

928-737-6342

Buy space in our next issue of the

Hopi Tutuveni to

congratulate your graduate!

•A photo can be included with a

description of name of school and

honor (degree or diploma)

•Any professional photo MUST

include a signed release form

• Deadline is May 17 @ 12pm

SPACE IS

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