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Volume 21, Number 5 Tuesday, March 5, 2013
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On Feb. 27, the Hopi As-sisted Living Facility (HALF)received an Honorable Men-tion Award at the 2013 RealEstate and Development(RED) Awards ceremony heldat the Arizona Biltmore inPhoenix. The RED Award isthe premier commercial realestate award ceremony of theyear. It recognizes the mostnotable commercial real estateprojects of 2012 and the con-struction teams involved.
The Arizona CommercialReal Estate (AZ RE) maga-zine held an open call fornominations and more than100 projects were submittedby architects, contractors, de-velopers and brokerage firmsin Arizona. Brycon Construc-tion, Jarratt Architect and theHopi Tribe submitted the
HALF project and it was se-lected as a finalist to receivean award.
AZ RE magazine presentedaward trophies to 15 projectcategories, four broker cate-gories, and three “Of theYear” honors. Each projectwas judged in the areas of
size, location, and construc-tion challenge and architectdesign.
A crowd of almost 500 at-tended the RED Award Cere-mony held in the Frank LloydWright Ballroom at the Bilt-more. Hopi Chairman LeRoyN. Shingoitewa and his wife
Mavis, and Vice ChairmanHerman G. Honanie werepresent at the ceremony alongwith the HALF Task Teammembers: Melvin George,Barbra Phillips, LindaHonahni, Lorena Quama-hongnewa, Floarence Choyou,
In the place where themighty Colorado River meetsits smaller tributary, the LittleColorado River, theHisat.sinom, ancestors of theHopi people, established sa-cred ties with the landscapemany thousands of years ago.The confluence is a uniquepart of one of the most recog-nized geological features inthe world, known as Öngtu-vqa to those who first inhab-ited and cared for the area.You will recognize it today asthe Grand Canyon.
Let us recall a time, long be-fore the American govern-ment’s designation of this
National Park, back to the ar-rival of the Spanish Conquis-tadores almost 500 years agowho were searching for fabledtreasures of gold and silver inthis uncharted region. As theConquistador Coronadobegan this treasure hunt of1540 A.D. within the Puebloregion, he sent a dispatch ofSpanish soldiers to the Hopimesas where they were in-formed by Hopi leaders abouta great river and sacredcanyon to the west of our an-cient Hopi villages. The Hopipeople, in a diplomatic effortto share our intimate knowl-edge, ancestry and sacred tiesto this sacred place, presentedto the world a natural treasure,one that is of paramount im-
portance to the enduring Hopiculture.
Even before Arizonaachieved statehood, the GrandCanyon has served as a ma-jestic symbol of Arizona. Mil-lions of people travel fromacross the world to experiencethe breathtaking views andpristine landscapes withoutthe knowledge of Hopi stew-ardship history in this beauti-ful landscape. And whilemany developments havebeen made to serve the largenumber of visitors, to theircredit, national park develop-ers have exercised care byprotecting the historical andcultural sites of local NativeAmerican tribes.
That is, until now. Despite
formal opposition from theHopi Tribe and many Navajotribal members, an Arizonabusiness partnership knownas the Confluence PartnersLLC has proposed to theNavajo Nation a commercialinitiative that truly threatensthe environment, sacred landsand cultural sites within Öng-tuvqa. The proposed project,named the Grand Canyon Es-calade, that will cover 420acres, features a gondola tramthat bypasses the historictrails that connect the Canyonrim to the floor, along withbuilding developments in-cluding a restaurant, museumand other large-scale “attrac-tions.”
Threatening Hopi Ties to the Grand Canyon
Hopi Emergency Response Team assists in dedication ofWestern Navajo Justice Facility
Hopi Assisted Living Facility receives awardfrom 2013 Real Estate and Development
By Micah Loma’omvayaAnthropologist & Chief of StaffOffice of the Hopi Tribal Chairman
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Salazar, WashburnCommend Passageof Violence AgainstWomen Act
Legislation Recognizes and AffirmsTribal Court Jurisdiction overNon-Indians in Domestic ViolenceCrimes WASHINGTON –Secretary of the In-terior Ken Salazarand Assistant Sec-retary- Indian Af-fairs Kevin K.Washburn praisedthe passage of theViolence AgainstWomen Act, whichincludes importantprovisions for fed-erally recognizedtribal communities,saying it advancesthe progress the na-tion has made incombating vio-lence againstwomen by provid-ing greater protec-tions againsthomicide, rape, as-sault and battery inthe home, work-place and on school
campuses acrossthe country.
“By providingstronger protec-tions and greaterresources to statesand Indian tribes,this legislation willmake women andvulnerable popula-tions safer,”Salazar said. “Thislegislation is espe-cially significantfor the First Amer-icans because itcloses a gapinglegal loophole thatprevented the arrestand prosecution ofnon-Indian menwho commit do-mestic violenceagainst Indianwomen on federalIndian lands. This
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Hopi Assisted Living Facility Task Team Members, Chairman LeRoy N. Shingoitewa, Vice-Chairman Herman G. Honanie, BryconConstruction and Jarratt Architect receive an Honorable Mention Award on behalf of the Hopi Assisted Living Facility Project.
On Fri, February 15, the West-ern Navajo Nation celebratedthe dedication of the new Jus-tice Facility in Tuba Citywhich will house the NavajoDistrict Court, Law enforce-ment, and a corrections facilityin Tuba City. More than 500people attended the ceremonyincluding Tribal dignitaries,State officials and communitymembers.
The Navajo Nation expecteda large crowd when there wasword of an unofficial confir-mation that the President of theUnited States, Barack Obamamay attend the grand opening.Because there was the possi-bility that the U.S. Presidentmay attend the ceremony,Tuba City Chapter Vice Presi-dent, Benjamin Davis re-quested assistance from theHopi Tribe, and other publicsafety agencies for additionalsecurity for Tuba City andMoenkopi communities.
Benjamin Davis wrote a let-ter to Hopi Chairman LeRoyN. Shingoitewa requesting as-sistance from the Hopi Tribes’Resource Enforcement Serv-ices (HRES) and Hopi Emer-gency Response Team (HERT)to help with security, publicsafety, and the security of VIPguests.
“Before the HERT can be ac-tivated, Roger Tungovia, Di-rector of the Department ofPublic Safety and EmergencyServices (DPSES) Programmeets with Chairman and /orVice Chairman to decide ifthere are health or safety issuesto justify the need for their as-
sistance. If it is approved theChairman or Vice Chairmanwill produce an ExecutiveOrder to activate the HERT,”said Velleda Sidney, OfficeManager for the DPSES. Sid-ney served as the Public Infor-mation officer for HERT at theevent.
HERT members are HopiTribal employees from differ-ent departments.
On Feb. 09, Vice ChairmanHerman G. Honanie put intoExecutive Order #02-2013whereas the Navajo Nation isrequesting assistance from theHopi Tribes’ Law Enforce-ment Services and the HopiEmergency Response Team toprovide security at a publicevent. The Executive Ordergives, “DPSES to identify andutilize tribal human and equip-ment resources to respond tothe probable high level publicevent and continue until publicevent is completed as reportedby the DPSES.”
When the Executive Orderwas released to activate HERT,they attended meetings inTuba City every two weeks atthe Chapter House where theyassisted the Navajo Nation todevelop the Incident ActionPlan (IAP). The President’sSecret Service requested thatpersonnel involved in theEmergency Operations Centermust meet the National Inci-dent Management System(NIMS) credentials.
The Navajo Nation IncidentCommand Post was estab-lished at the Moenkopi LegacyInn where HRES provided lo-gistics and support with theevent. Lt. Willis Sequi ofHRES was the Operations
Section Chief. “My officers provided assis-
tance to HERT by way of pro-tecting the CERT volunteerswho were providing assistancewith parking during the event.Our main objective was to pro-vide continuing police securityas well as service to the Hopiarea,” said Lt. Sequi. HRESprovided security to Upper andLower Moenkopi that includedTuuvi Travel Center, Denny’sand the Legacy Inn, and to theHopi Community EmergencyResponse Team (CERT).
Hopi CERT is certifiedunder the Navajo County toassist HERT where help isneeded. Within in the IncidentCommand System they fallwithin the Operations Sectionsand are assigned other dutiessuch as; fill sand bags, parkingcontrol, make signs, dig sand
pits, etc. CERT members arevolunteers from local commu-nities.
“Anyone at any age can be aCert member. Every commu-nity member is encouraged tobecome a qualified CERTmember. They can receivetraining from our DPSES of-fice staff,” said Sidney.
HERT and HRES had othersafety agencies helping themsuch as the Hopi EMS, NavajoEMS, Sacred Mountain EMS,Navajo Rangers and theNavajo Nation Police whichhad several district officersfrom throughout the NavajoReservation.
Lt. Sequi said, “Overall be-tween both agencies, the pres-ence of law enforcement onboth Navajo and Hopi reserva-tions allowed minimal to no
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Top: Gov. of Upper Moenkopi, Sam Shingoitewa, Hopi Chairman LeRoy N. Shingoitewa,LaVaun Dyer, Staff Assistant, Anna Masayesva, Staff Assistant. Below: Vice ChairmanHerman G. Honanie, Arlene Honanie, Lorene Gomez, Executive Assistant.
2 TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 2013 | THE HOPI TUTUVENI
Hopi Tribal Council2012
LeRoy N. Shingoitewa, ChairmanHerman G. Honanie, Vice Chairman
Martha A. Mase, Tribal SecretaryRobert Sumatzkuku, Tribal TreasurerViolet Sinquah, Sergeant-At-Arms
Village of Upper MoenkopiWayne Kuwanhyoima
Bruce FredericksLeroy Sumatzkuku
Village of BakabiDavis F. Pecusa
Leroy G. KewanimptewaLamar Keevama
Village of KykotsmoviNada Talayumptewa
Danny HonanieNorman HonanieCaleb H. Johnson
Village of SipauloviGeorge Mase
Cedric KuwaninvayaAlph Secakuku
Village of MishongnoviArthur Batala
Annette F. TalayumptewaMarilyn Tewa
Mervin Yoyetewa
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VANCOUVER, WA-AmericanIndian, Alaska Native and Na-tive Hawaiian artists are encour-aged to apply for the 2014Native Arts and Cultures Foun-dation Artist Fellowships beforeMay 3. This unique national fel-lowship honors excellence byNative artists in six disciplines:dance, filmmaking, literature,music, traditional arts and visualarts.
Ranging from $10,000 to$20,000, the fellowshipsawarded by the Native Arts andCultures Foundation (NACF)recognize the creativity and ex-pression of exceptional Nativeartists who have made signifi-cant impact in the field. In pastyears, Sherwin Bitsui (Navajo),Natalie Diaz (Mojave/Pima),John Feodorov (Navajo), Ben-nie Klain (Navajo), Rose Simp-
son (Santa Clara Pueblo), RulanTangen (Metis) and WilliamWilson (Navajo) were honoredwith this award.
Through the fellowship pro-gram, we hope to foster the cre-ative voices of our indigenousartists, said foundation ProgramDirector Reuben TomásRoqueñi (Yaqui/Mexican). TheNative Arts and Cultures Foun-dation believes in the beautyand inspiration of the work ofNative artists and the fellow-
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Artists who are members offederally and state-recognizedU.S. tribes, Alaska Native andNative Hawaiian communitiescan review criteria in full andapply by the May 3 deadline at:http://nacf.us/2014-fellowships.The foundation will announceaward recipients in November2013. For questions and techni-cal support, contact ProgramDirector Reuben Roqueñi:
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Since it was launched in 2009,the Native Arts and CulturesFoundation has awarded$1,341,000 in grants to 72 Na-tive artists and organizations in20 states. In the Southwest, inaddition to awarding Nativeartist fellowships, the founda-tion has supported the Diné beIiná Navajo Lifeway project inWindow Rock, Az., and inSanta Fe, N.M., the Institute ofAmerican Arts and the South-west Association for IndianArts. Created after decades ofvisioning among the nation¹sfirst peoples with the support ofthe Ford Foundation and others,NACF is a national charitysolely dedicated to supportingthe revitalization, appreciationand perpetuation of Native artsand cultures. To learn moreabout the foundations missionand past fellows awarded, visitwww.nativeartsandcultures.org.
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Are you a person who wantsto make a difference, to make achange, and to perhaps evensave a life? If so, then a careerin law enforcement might beright for you.
Now residents of northeasternArizona can become police offi-cers by completing the ArizonaPolice Officer Standards Train-ing (AzPOST) Academy cur-riculum through NorthlandPioneer College’s NortheasternArizona Law EnforcementTraining Academy (NALETA).
Centrally located at the North-east Arizona Training Center(Jake Flake Emergency ServicesInstitute), in Taylor, NALETA isa fully accredited AzPOST“closed” academy. This meansstudents can only enroll underthe sponsorship of a law en-
forcement agency. The sponsor-ship application process usuallytakes four to eight weeks, so it isimportant for potential recruitsto start the process as soon aspossible before classes begin inearly August. At a minimum, aprospective recruit must be atleast 21 years of age by the endof the academy in June 2014;and be able to pass a variety oftesting processes, which will in-clude physical agility and writ-ten tests, backgroundinvestigation and polygraph.
“To succeed, a recruit must bededicated and willing to endurethe intensive academic and
physical training required,”explained Stuart Bishop, NPC’sdirector of public safety andNALETA director. “The acad-emy runs for 11 months, withover 800 hours of classroom in-struction and 500 or more hoursspent outside in physical fitness
and hands- on training andstudying.”
The sponsoring law enforce-ment agency, which pays a ma-jority of a recruit’s academyexpenses, looks for dedicationand commitment level of the ap-plicants. “With $6,000 to $7,000in tuition, fees, uniforms andequipment for each recruit, thesponsoring agency needs an as-surance the recruit is not justlooking for a job or a career, butis committed to law enforce-ment as a way of life,” addedBishop.
NPC, in partnership with locallaw enforcement agencies inNavajo and Apache counties,created NALETA to help reducetraining costs for new officers.“By recruiting and training lo-cally, the agencies know the in-dividual already has ties to thecommunity, through family andhousing. This has also been
shown to improve the successrate for cadets in other acade-mies.”
Bishop plans to conduct orien-tations for potential studentslater this spring, and for ac-cepted recruits in July.NALETA classes are tentativelyscheduled to begin Aug. 3, withclasses on Tuesday and Thurs-day evenings and all day on Sat-urday.
Much of the training occurs inthe classroom where recruitslearn law, human relations, andreport writing. Additionally theyare trained in tactics, firearmsand defensive driving. Physicalfitness and self- defense trainingalso play a big part in the acad-emy. In fact, the physical fitnesspart of the
program is so demanding thatrecruits are encouraged to start atraining regimen months beforeentering the academy.
Apply now for NPC’s Northeastern Arizona Law Enforcement Training Academy
Native Artists encouraged to apply for the 2014 NACF Fellowship
Submitted by Everett RobinsonMedia Relations Coordinator
PHOENIX, AZ – On March14, 2013 at 3 PM at theCarnegie Center (1101 W.Washington, Phoenix, AZ85007), five remarkablewomen will be inducted intothe Arizona Women’s Hall ofFame. Following the inductionceremony dedicated to thememory of Sharon Womack(Director of the Arizona StateArchives 1979-1992), therewill be a reception with lightrefreshments and guests will beable to view the ArizonaWomen’s Hall of Fame exhibit,featuring a series of custommade quilts created by the Ari-zona Quilter’s Guild and thePhoenix Quilter’s Association.Please join us to honor theseamazing women. Learn of theirlives and celebrate theirachievements on March 14th atthe Carnegie Center.
The 2012 Inductees:
Jean Chaudhuri, 1937-1997Jean Chaudhuri was an Indianactivist, author and storyteller.As founder and President of theArizona Indian Women inProgress (IWP), Jean built aninter-tribal network of Indianwomen on and off the reserva-tion that were influential in ar-ticulating issues of culturalsurvival in key areas of re-sources, education and the arts.In 1986 she founded and co-chaired the Native AmericanHeritage Preservation Coali-tion, and fought to prevent aland swap of the BIA PhoenixIndian School for a private de-veloper’s swampland inFlorida. Through her leader-ship and the work of many oth-
ers, a part of the Indian Schoolland was preserved for publicuse.
Rose E. Collom, 1870-1956At a time when there were fewacknowledged female botanistsof note, Rose E. Collom be-came a respected authority inthe native plants of Arizona.Her organization, the ArizonaCactus and Native Flora Soci-ety, founded the Desert Botan-ical Garden in 1937. Althoughself-taught, she was the GrandCanyon National Park’s firstbotanist from 1939 until 1954.She collected and contributedhundreds of plant specimens tothe U.S. National Herbariumand other institutions to furtherthe study of Arizona’s flora.
Dorothy Elaine Powell, 1921-2003Dorothy Elaine Powell’s was acommunity and social activistas well as a tireless advocatefor the elderly, including issuesof health, education and agediscrimination. In 1985, Gov-ernor Bruce Babbit appointedher a member and then chair ofthe Governor’s AdvisoryCouncil on Aging. Governor’sMofford and Symington reap-pointed her in1988 and 1991.She served on the ad hoc com-mittee that wrote the OlderAmerican Act for Arizona, andwas reappointed once more tothe Governor’s Advisory coun-cil on Aging in 1993 by Gover-nor Hull. Dorothy was thelongest serving member on theGovernor’s Advisory Councilon Aging.
Helen Sekaquaptewa, 1898-1990Helen Sekaquaptewa, whoseHopi name was Dowanawis-
nima, was born in Old Oraibi in1898 during a turbulent periodin Hopi history. Although herfamily was part of a Hopi fac-tion called the Hostiles, thoseopposed to the white man’sway of life, Helen built abridge between the two worlds.Her life story, Me and Minerecords many of the traditionsand changes in the Hopi way oflife in the first half of the twen-tieth century and her own
struggles for acceptance by hervillage. She became the matri-arch of the Eagle Clan andthrough her book gained a cen-tral place in Hopi society.
Jacque Yelland Steiner, 1929-2003Jacque Yelland Steiner was in-strumental in many legislative,budgetary and operational ad-vancements for Arizona’s chil-dren, tackling such complexissues as child abuse and neg-lect, foster care, adolescent is-sues, juvenile justice reformand overall budget and policyissues in the children and fam-ily service delivery system. Sheserved in the Legislature from1976-1990. In 1988 she co-
founded the Children’s ActionAlliance (CAA), a non-profitresearch, education and advo-cacy organization dedicated topromoting the well-being ofArizona’s children and fami-lies.
The Arizona Women’s Hall ofFame program pays tributeposthumously, and honors inperpetuity, the remarkablewomen whose contributions tothe arts, athletics, business, ed-ucation, government, the hu-manities, philanthropy andscience, have played a signifi-cant role in the history of Ari-zona and provide a significantcontribution to the historicalrecord of the State of Arizona.Currently, 84 women havebeen inducted. Women are in-ducted into the Hall of Fameevery two years. To learn moreabout all the women in the Ari-zona Women’s Hall of Fame,visit the website at www.azli-brary.gov/azwhf.
A coalition serves as the partic-ipating sponsors for the Ari-zona Women’s Hall of Fame,including the Arizona State Li-brary, Archives and PublicRecords; the Arizona HistoricalSociety; the Sharlot Hall Mu-seum, the Governor’s Officefor Women, and the ArizonaHumanities Council.
The 2013 Induction Ceremonyand other AzWHF projects aresupported in part, by a grantfrom the Arizona HumanitiesCouncil and the National En-dowment for the Humanitiesthrough the We the PeopleAmerican History Grant Pro-gram.
Helen Sekaquaptewa to be inducted into Arizona Women’s Hall of Fame Liz GarlandArizona State Archives
Further information concerning Az-POST eligibility requirements can befound online at www.azpost.state.az.usand clicking on the “CertificationProcess” link in the left navigation bar,or by contacting the police or sheriff’soffice where you would like to beginyour law enforcement career.
Information can also be obtained bycontacting Stuart Bishop, NPC’s direc-tor of public safety and NALETA di-rector, (928) 536- 6263, [email protected], or on NPC’swebsite, http://www.npc.edu/law- enforcement- training.
ANNOUNCEMENTS/EDUCATION NOTES/OPPORTUNITIES
What is at stake in theMishongnovi case that isbefore the Hopi AppellateCourt (Case No. 2012-AP-0002)? Many people be-lieve that this is an issuewhich only affects Mis-hongnovi. But think oth-erwise. This casethreatens the very fabricof every Hopi village’sautonomy, its inherentsovereignty and its abilityto exercise that authorityin a manner consistentwith each village’s own
tradition, customs, andculture. This is the reasonwhy the Hopi AppellateCourt gave each village anopportunity to submit itsAmicus Brief in responseto three questions it raised.Briefs are due on March 4,2013.
The Appellate Courtasks the following ques-tions:
1. Whether the firstsentence in Article III,Section 3 of the Hopi Con-stitution which reads“Each village shall de-cide for itself how itshall be organized ” re-serves primary or exclu-sive jurisdiction to theVillages to decide mostfactual and other issuessurrounding the legitimategoverning authority of theVillage other than ques-
tions involving the inter-pretation of the Hopi Con-stitution.
What does this mean toeach village?
2. Whether the phrasein Article III, Section 3 ofthe Hopi Constitution thatprovides that traditionalVillages “shall be consid-ered as being under thetraditional Hopi organiza-tion, and the Kikmongwiof such Village shall berecognized as its leader”(Emphasis supplied) con-templates the vesting ofcomplete Village sover-eignty and governingpower in the Kikmongwior, rather, contemplates amore limited role for theKikmongwi (in addition tocritical religious and cere-monial responsibilities) asa political spokesman,Chief of State, or ambas-sador for a Village gov-ernment or politicalprocess otherwise con-trolled by the people.
What does this mean toeach village?
3. Whether the provi-sions for a Superintend-ent-supervised election foradoption of a Village Con-stitution set forth in Ar-ticle III, Section 4 of theHopi Constitution consti-tute the exclusive meansby which a Village can (1)adopt a written Villageconstitution or (2) dis-pense with a “traditionalHopi organization, [in
which] the Kikmongwi ofsuch village shall be rec-ognized as its leader” orwhether the use of theterm “may” in Article III,Section 4 renders that pro-vision permissive, ratherthan mandatory, and con-templates the Village alsoexercising its aboriginalsovereignty to determineor change its form of gov-ernance by other means.
What does this mean toeach village?
At issue in the case is theShingoitewa-appointedChief Judge Richard Tru-jillo’s finding that Mis-hongnovi is no longer atraditional village simplybecause Mishongnoviadopted a set of Guide-lines governing the In-terim Board of Directors’operation. Judge Trujillo’sruling callously obliteratesHopi traditional life byfinding that Mishongnoviis no longer a traditionalvillage and is instead, gov-erned in all respects by aunilaterally appointed In-terim Board of Directors.The ruling denies the exis-tence of Mishongnovi’straditional leadership andits authority. This rulingimplies that the traditionalvillage leadership lacksthe ability to hear and re-solve internal village is-sues and
otherwise exercise othertraditional functions andauthorities that it has done
for hundreds of years(“since time immemo-rial”). It implies the In-terim Board of Directors isnow the governing author-ity at Mishongnovi.
This ruling violates thebasic foundation of Hopilaw that our villages areautonomous, self- govern-ing villages with a right ofself-government. Hopiconstitution recognizesthat our villages have aright to decide how theyshall be governed. Re-cently, in its ruling in theBacavi Certified Question,the Hopi Appellate Courtsaid our villages possess“inherent aboriginal sov-ereignty”.
The dangerous part ofTrujillo’s ruling is that afinal decision on this casemay set a dangerousprecedent and bad Hopicase law that will affectthe traditional governanceof all villages if the Appel-late Court concurs withthe Hopi Trial Court. Tru-jillo’s ruling was purely apolitically- motivated rul-ing, but it could destroyour traditional governanceof our villages. So yes,this case affects all vil-lages and is no longer justa Mishongnovi issue.
We are Hopi. Our vil-lages have and will alwaysbe traditional villages re-gardless if our villagesadopt some form of ad-ministrative guidelines or
operating rules. We stillcarry out our ceremoniesand follow our ceremonialcycle. Some villages maycreate boards of directorsand adopt guidelines orrules to take care of secu-lar or administrative mat-ters, but in no instance canvillage boards and writtenguidelines replace our tra-ditional forms of gover-nance and our customs.
Judge Trujillo’s politi-cally-motivated rulingpaved the way for an elec-tion to be held at Mishon-gnovi. The election waspaid for and facilitated byHopi Chairman Shin-goitewa with his stafffrom the Tribal Operationsoffice. Moreover, oncethe election was held theresults were certified bythe Tribal Operationsstaff. And MartinClare, an attorney whois paid by the HopiTribe, is representing thedefendants, including theMishongnovi InterimBoard of Directors, in thiscase. These are clear vio-lations of the Hopi consti-tution and tribal fiscalpolicies. It was done as amatter of Shingoitewa’spolitical expediency.
Given the above facts, itshould be clear that theMishongnovi case is aboutmuch more than Mishong-novi only or its operation.The Appellate Court askedeach village to weigh in on
what powers a village hasas a matter of its inherentauthority and as it relatesto interactions with theHopi Tribe’s central IRAgovernment. The Court isalso looking at the issue ofwho wields authority inour villages.
We must maintain that itis none of the Hopi TrialCourt’s business to decidehow our villages are gov-erned and how traditionalleaders are appointed.That is the sovereign rightof each village. If our vil-lages did not challengeTrujillo’s ruling, every sin-gle Hopi village can ex-pect continuing, escalatinginterference into internalvillage matters by Shin-goitewa, the tribal council,and the courts.
This is why several ofour villages filed theirbriefs – to protect their“inherent aboriginal sov-ereignty” and the right to“decide how they shall begoverned”. It is not theHopi Courts’ place to de-cide who the traditionalleaders are for our vil-lages. Those decisions re-main with our villages. Itis not the place of the Hopicentral government (theIRA government) to med-dle with the inherent pow-ers of our villages.
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BY Benjamin H. NuvamsaShungopavi VillageFormer Hopi Tribal Chairman
The targeted develop-ment area of the GrandCanyon Escalade is withinthe confluence describedabove. This unique andpristine area has held tribalsignificance for hundreds,even thousands of years assacred lands for severalNative American tribes,including the Hopi, Hava-supai and Zuni. Now,those involved in the de-velopment of the GrandCanyon Escalade want todiminish the naturalbeauty of the area with ar-tificial structures and re-sulting damage fromconstruction areas.
The Hopi and Navajotribes have a long historyof disputes and this pro-posed project has chal-
lenged that relationshiponce again. Today, theNavajo Nation entirelysurrounds the Hopi vil-lages and the respectiveHopi reservation, makingit difficult for the Hopipeople to uphold their an-cient stewardship respon-sibilities over a largerindigenous land baseknown as Hopi Tutskwa.Despite their tumultuoushistory, the confluence isof cultural importance toboth tribes, where bothhave had to co-exist sincehistoric times. The insen-sitive nature of this pro-posed project byConfluence Partners LLCthreatens the spiritualpractices and ceremoniesof the tribes as well as the
state-recognized historicallandmarks.
Commercializing theconfluence area as atourist attraction will pre-vent the Hopi from prac-ticing the ancient, peacefuland solemn religious ob-servances in this area.There is no doubt that thisproposed tourist develop-ment will ravage the sa-cred lands and desecrateone of the oldest sacredsites in North America.
If allowed, the GrandCanyon Escalade willthreaten one more treasureof the Hopi people includ-ing traditions they have al-ways held close – theancient ties, heritage andreligious integrity in thisgrand canyon.
As Hopi people we cancome together and shareour concerns with theAmerican public, includ-ing federal, state and tribalentities who make deci-
sions and influence thesetypes of proposed devel-opment projects through-out the area known asHopi Tutskwa. My re-search and career work
has always been dedicatedto the Hopi people and Ihope you will join us inthis effort to protect Öng-tuvqa. Kwa’kwha
Hopi ethnobotany research team in Ongtuvqa in 1998 contributing Hopi stewardship knowledge to educatefederal resource managers about the sensitive ecosystems of the Grand Canyon, the Little Colorado River andmain Colorado River. The Hopi research team produced a report titled, Hopi Ethnobotany of the Grand Canyon,in 2001 to document their management concerns and recommendations for these important cultural places.
Hopi Ties to the Grand Canyon/From Page 1
Anna Silas, MarleneSekaquaptewa and KevinNash. Mary Navanick,HALF Project Manager;Bruce Talawyma, ViceChair for HALF Board ofDirectors, Brycon Con-struction and Jarratt Archi-tect was also there torepresent the Hopi As-sisted Living Facility Proj-ect.
“Getting the AZ RedAward Honorable Men-tions on behalf of the HopiAssisted Living FacilityProject is an unbelievablefeeling especially to knowthat the project con-structed by Brycon Corpo-ration will be recognizedthroughout the State ofArizona as the first everon the Hopi Reservation. I
am very proud to be a partof this great project andfeel very humble to knowthat we have accom-plished this great dreamfor our Hopi/Tewa Eld-ers,” said Mary Navanick,Project Manager forHALF.
The Hopi Assisted Liv-ing Facility, developed bythe Hopi Tribe, contractedby Brycon Construction,Architect by Jarratt Archi-tect, 12,000 square feetand completed in Dec.2012, was judged in the“Best Multi-Family Proj-ect”. HALF was the run-ner-up to a 640,000 squarefoot Senior Living Facilityof Scottsdale, AZ and cho-sen as runner-up out of the100 projects submitted.
“It’s always a greathonor to be acknowledgedfor the designs we comeup with. I love being an ar-chitect. It was a greatgroup (HALF Task Team)to work with. It was agreat honor to do the proj-ect and to potentially winan award was also a greathonor. I do feel we won
even though it was secondplace,” said Bill Jarratt ofJarratt Architect.
Brycon also felt that itwas an honor to be a final-ist to receive an award andto be a part of this projectand said this was the bestproject to have been fortu-nate to be a part. “I’m a lit-tle upset we didn’t win
first place, I thought wedeserved to win first place.The Hopi Tribe was atremendous customer andthe Task Team we workedwith was phenomenal,”said David Smith, Sr. Di-vision Manager of NewMexico. “The culture, thepeople and the way wewere treated like family
was one of the best expe-riences I’ve had in work-ing construction.”
All the winners and hon-orable mentions will befeatured in a special edito-rial report within theMarch/April 2013 issue ofAZRE Magazine.
Left: Mary Navanick, Bill Jarratt of Jarratt Architect, Linda Honahnie and David Smith Sr. of Brycon Construction. Right: Hopi Chairman LeRoy N. Shin-goitewa and his wife Mavis pose with Mary Navanick and Linda Honahnie.
historic legislation, whichrecognizes and affirms in-herent tribal jurisdictionover non-Indians in do-mestic violence cases, willprovide much neededtools to tribal justice sys-tems to effectively protectIndian women fromabuse.”
"American Indianwomen experience amongthe highest domestic vio-
lence victimization ratesin the country and morethan half of all married In-dian women have non-In-dian husbands,” saidAssistant Secretary Wash-burn. “This legislationprovides tools to tribalgovernments to addressthe problem of domesticviolence much more com-pletely on Indian reserva-tions.”
“I applaud Congress’sreauthorization of the Vio-lence Against Women Acttoday. Tribal leaders,tribal law enforcement,and tribal courts are all toofamiliar with this type ofviolence. It is shamefulthat for far too long, manyAmerican Indian womenvictims came to acceptthat there was nothingthey could do when their
abuser was non-Indian,”said Washburn. “Now,tribal courts have the abil-ity to enforce protectionorders again non-Indians,regardless of where theorder originated, and toprosecute any individualwho stands accused of do-mestic violence on a fed-eral Indian reservation.American Indian womenare now safer with the pas-
sage of this law.”The Senate last week
voted for a broadened ver-sion of the landmark law,first enacted in 1994,which provides a compre-hensive approach to vio-lence against women bycombining tough new pro-visions to hold offendersaccountable with pro-grams to provide servicesfor the victims of such vi-
olence. The Senate versionapproved by the Housetoday also enhances pro-tections for other vulnera-ble populations, such asAmerican Indians and gay,lesbian, bisexual andtransgender victims. Thebill now goes to the Presi-dent for his signature.
FROM THE COVER
OPINION/EDITORIAL
HALF received honorable mention at 2013 RED awards/From Page 1
Violence Against Women Act/From Page 1
What the Mishongnovi Appellate Court Case Means to Hopi Villages
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First Mesa Lady Indians and SMDS Bobcats come out on top at the HEAL tournament
Coach Huma looks toward a winning baseball season this year
HERT/continued
Hopi High Winter Athletic Banquet Awards
SPORTS
POLACCA-On March 2, the Hopi Ele-mentary Athletic League (HEAL) held itsbasketball tournament in Polacca, AZ.First Mesa Elementary School hosted thechampionship games. The gymnasiumwas almost filled to capacity with par-ents, grandparents, siblings, aunties, un-cles and school support to see theyoungsters compete for championship.Officials for the HEAL tournament wereRobert Navasie and Geoffrey Antone.
Hopi Day School (HDS) Lady Hawksand First Mesa Elementary School(FMES) Lady Indians played for cham-pionship. The Lady Indians were victori-ous over the Lady Hawks winning with afinal score of 22-16, making the LadyHawks settle for second place.
Coach for the Lady Indians, DewayneTalashoma said, “It was an exciting win.I told the girls to go in there and play asif it was a regular season game and not toget too excited, rebound and watch theirpasses. The girls were excited they wonbut didn’t know how to express it. Wewere also undefeated for this season.”
Third place went to the Second MesaDay School Lady Bobcats. Coaches areMindy Secakuku and Kendra Lalo.Fourth place were the Jeddito LadyNighthawks who were coached by ChrisDashee.
The Hopi Mission Bruins ofKykotsmovi and the SMDS Bobcatsplayed for the boy’s championship wherethe Bobcats defeated the Bruins in over-time with a score of 30-19.
The Bobcats were down by one pointat the last second of the fourth quarterwhen they had possession and inboundedthe ball. Bobcat, D’Andre Honanie at-tempted a shot and was fouled which puthim at the free throw line for two shots.
Pressure was on Honanie to tie or win thegame; he tied the game making one point.
Bruins played their game with only fourplayers when two fouled out of the gamein overtime giving the Bobcats advantageto score 11 points to win the game. TheHopi Mission Bruins team had six play-ers and the Second Mesa Day SchoolBobcats had 17 players.
Coach for the Bruins, Joilyn Zimmerlysaid, “My boys played with heart andthat’s what I asked of them and to play100% and to use each other. I’m veryproud of them. We are a small team butthey keep their heads up and keep going.”
When asked about going into overtimeshe said she thought, “Oh no!” “I justtold them to keep giving me 100% anddon’t give up no matter what, and thatthey need to play hard on defense and notlet them score and not foul. It was a bum-
mer and it’s not fun and I know they’reupset about it. I am sad for them becausethey worked hard. But Second Mesaworked hard too and they were coachedvery well too,” said Zimmerly.
The Bobcats coach, Dion Tawahongvawas happy with the win and said thatHopi Mission played them competitively.
Coach Tawahongva said he did notknow a foul was called, “I thought the
game was over when D’Andre missed theshot and I didn’t know that the ref calleda foul.”
Third place went to FMES Indians andtheir coach was, Mavasta Honyouti.Fourth place went to the Moencopi Pan-thers, coached by Ms. Keen.
Hopi Day School Lady Hawks- 2nd place
Crystal DeeHopi Tutuveni
Hopi Junior High’s As-sisstant Baseball CoachWilson Huma Jr, said therewere 25 boys who cameout for the team. Humasaid there were about fivereturners who came backout as eighth graders.
Huma said he and headcoach Raleigh Namoki areplanning on keeping all 25boys on the team. Huma’sexpectation for the seasonis to have a good winningseason. Huma said theyhave not yet chosen a teamleader because they’vebarely started the season.
Huma said the team isgoing to be pretty good atbatting this season. Healso said the will be prettysolid and great at fielding.
Huma said the key pitch-ers this season are Ezra Al-bert, Sunny Silas, ChirisMaze and Kyrene Yazzie.
Huma’s background incoaching baseball hap-pened because he playedbaseball for awhile andthought since he played,he’d tryout to coach abaseball team. Huma likescoaching because he likesthe game and communi-cating with students. Thiswill be Huma’s third yearcoaching.
Huma said keeping theteam going will be differ-ent this year. He andCoach Namoki will keepencouraging the boys to dowell in school.Sacheen “Shano Mike”
is a senior at Hopi HighSchool and writes for theBruin Times newspaper.
By Sacheen MikeSpecial to the Tutuveni
Second Mesa Day School Bobcats-1st place
First Mesa Elementary School Lady Indians- 1st place Girl’s Division
Hopi Mission School Bruins- 2nd place
2012-13 HopiHigh
Freshman Girls Basketball
Tharae DayLady Bruin Award
Cheyenne BegayCoaches Award
Tashieka JonesMost DedicatedPlayer Award
Ashley HarveyIron WomanAward
DeRyn TalashomaMost ImprovedPlayer Award
Tashieka JonesScholar AthleteAward
2012-13 HopiHigh
Junior VarsityGirls Basketball
Randi Lo-mayestewaDefensive PlayerAward
Mikayla Paul
All Around PlayerAward
Mylee DennisInspirationalPlayer Award
Mariah Kagen-veamaRookie Award
Candice Lomayak-tewaMost ImprovedPlayer Award
Mylee DennisScholar AthleteAward
2012-13 HopiHigh
Varsity Girls Basketball
Kaitlin BillyMs. Hustle Award
Lynnae HarveyLady Bruin IronLady Award
Natasha Richard-sonLady Bruin Award
Shanna Kooy-aquaptewa
Lady Bruin Perse-verance Award
Christen BenMost ImprovedPlayer Award
Onaneilda BegayScholar AthleteAward
2012-13 HopiHigh
Freshman Boys Basketball
Wyatt HowardDefensive MVPAward
Dylon SilasMost ImprovedDefensive PlayerAward
Iversen Qumyin-tewaBruin Award
Qoyatayo HonieOutstandingTeammate Award
Jaelen SilasMost ImprovedPlayer Award
Qoyatayo Honie
Scholar AthleteAward
2012-13 HopiHigh
Junior VarsityBoys Basketball
Wyatt HowardRookie Award
Trystin ClarkMost ImprovedPlayer Award
Clayton HowardBruin Award
Ivern BeattyMr. Hustle Award
Kelan PoleahlaScholar AthleteAward
2012-13 HopiHigh
Varsity Boys Bas-ketball
Stephan TootsieMost ValuablePlayer Award
Kai KellyMost ImprovedPlayer Award
Rex YellowMr. Hustle Award
BlakeSekaquaptewaIron Man Award
Allen JoshevamaBruin Award
BlakeSekaquaptewaScholar AthleteAward
2012-13 HopiHigh
Wrestling
Adam LabanBruins Most Valu-able Wrestler
Grant PashanoMost ImprovedWrestler
Otivia Puhuhef-vayaOutstanding Fe-male Wrestler
Lewis Nu-vayestewaCitizenship BruinWrestler
Kelly Lynch-Sewe-
quaptewaOutstandingWrestling Man-ager
Crystal JenkinsScholar AthleteAward
2012-13 HopiHigh
Spiritline
Simone Saufkie“BRUNO” Award
Jasmin MorganCaptain BRUNOAward
Sharon Mariano“OMG” Award
Maija Monongye-CarterEnthusiasticAward
Tenyra OsoMost ImprovedAward
Simone SaufkieScholar AthleteAward
HOPI JV GIRLS BASKETBALL
HOPI VARSITY BOYS BASKETBALL HOPI FRESHMAN GIRLS BASKETBALL
HOPI JV BOYS BASKETBALL HOPI WRESTLING
HOPI VARSITY GIRLS BASKETBALL
calls for services and nomajor incidents occurredduring the event.” He alsosaid that having both reser-vations next to each otherand the Hopi Tribe com-pletely surrounded by theNavajo Tribe, ensures thatlaw enforcement has got towork together duringevents like this.
Sidney said that theNavajo Nation was wel-coming and thankful thatHopi was there to provideextra help with the event.After the dedication cere-mony, the Navajo Nationthanked the Hopi Tribe andwould like to return thefavor.
“It felt good and it’s astart of a good partnership,”said Sidney.
Hopi Chairman LeRoyN. Shingoitewa and ViceChairman Herman G. Ho-nanie were among the spe-cial guests at the ceremony.
Hopi Chairman Shin-goitewa said, “The HopiTribe is very happy to behere today and congratu-lates the Navajo Nation forthe work they’ve done in
enhancing the law andorder of Tuba City and alsothe surrounding areas. Ourjob is always to look out forthe best interest of our na-tive people and all our vis-itors who live with us.Again, we congratulatethose who have workedvery hard for this. And thevillage of Moenkopi is veryhappy to be a part of this, aswell as the Hopi Tribe.”
“This is a great occasionfor the Navajo Tribe. TheHopi people need to pursuea facility like this becausewe are in sore need of a fa-cility like this at home. Weneed to mount the effort to-ward something in thismanner and hopefully ar-rive at a day like this in thenear future,” said ViceChairman Honanie of thecelebration of the NavajoJustice Center.
HERT would like tothank the Tuba City Chap-ter and the Navajo NationPolice for inviting them toassist in this wonderfulevent.
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SEDONA, Ariz. – TheRed Rock Ranger Districtof Coconino National For-est will be hosting demon-strations at the VisitorCenter for visitors to learnabout the ancient technol-ogy of native people.
The demonstrationsshow how natives mettheir needs for food, shel-ter and clothing, and theevents will continuethrough the month ofMarch since it is ArizonaArchaeology and Heritage
Awareness Month.The following is an out-
line of the programsplanned for March on theRed Rock Ranger District:
Saturday: Demonstra-tions of ancient technol-ogy and children’sactivities at the Red RockRanger District VisitorCenter, from 10 a.m. to 2p.m. Enjoy seeing an arti-fact display, gourd artworkand Native American flutemusic. Activities for kidswill include building a
model cliff dwelling andpit house, making pic-tographs on sandstone andmake a toy using an an-cient technology pumpdrill.
March 9 and March 16:Demonstrations of ancienttechnology at V Bar VHeritage Site, from 9:30a.m. to 3:00 p.m., includ-ing fire by friction anddemonstrations of a vari-ety of ancient technologytools. V Bar V HeritageSite is located two and a
half miles southeast of In-terstate 17 from the Se-dona exit 298.
March 23 – 24: V Bar VArchaeology DiscoveryDays at the V Bar V Her-itage site from 9:30 a.m. to3:00 p.m. There will bemany demonstrations ofancient technology for youto see and learn about; fireby friction, yucca fibersandals, firing pottery,throwing “darts” at the at-latl course, spinning andweaving cotton, mountain
man camp, Yavapai-Apache Nation BirdDancers and GourdSingers, and Hopi pikibread and parched corn.Kids’ activities will in-clude making clay pinchpots, making pictographsand grinding corn on ametate.
The goal of the Co-conino National Forest,Red Rock Ranger DistrictHeritage program is tocreate an exciting learningenvironment about ancient
cultures in order to en-courage respect and appre-ciation for allarchaeological sites. Siteetiquette messages are em-phasized in all of our edu-cation materials.
If you have questionsabout any of these activi-ties, please call the RedRock Ranger District at(928)-203-2900 or checkout our website atwww.redrockcountry.org.
Red Rock Ranger District celebrates Heritage Awareness Month in March
Arizona Gives Day: Supporting A Living Tradition of Giving In Hopiland
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
SECOND MESA DAY SCHOOL STUDENTS OF THE MONTH
Tyler Sieweyumptewa
Aaliyah Kuwanquaftewa
Tyler Dawasevaya
Chenille Campus
Maricella Bahe
Charity Lomayaktewa
Kalani Mahkewa
Sandrina Onsae
Isaiah Yellowman
Shaianne Mowa
Reece Humeyestewa
Isaac Dennis
Autumn Johnson
Chelsea Kewanyama
STAFF OF THE MONTH Rhonda Dallas
Antoinette Abeita
NPC hosts Health Care Employment Fairs
Explore career opportu-nities during Northland Pi-oneer College’s HealthCare Employment Fairsfrom 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. atNPC’s Show Low – WhiteMountain Campus onTuesday, March 5, and theWinslow – Little Colorado
Campus on Tuesday,March 12.
These free events aresponsored by NPC’s Ca-reer Services. Employersand career professionalswill be on hand from a va-riety of health care fields,including nursing (bothRN and LPN), CNA, med-ical assistant, phlebotomy,pharmacy technician,
paramedicine (EMT) andmore. Recruiters fromNPC, Northern ArizonaUniversity and ArizonaState University will be atboth events to explain ed-ucational opportunities.
Stevie Reidhead, a re-cruiter for Summit Re-gional Medical Center inShow Low, will give apresentation at both events
on the medical center’shiring policies and proce-dures.
Other businesses withrepresentatives at bothHealth Care EmploymentFairs will beSpringerville’s WhiteMountain Regional Med-ical Center, WinslowCampus of Care, andNavajo County Public
Health Services. Participating in the
Show Low Fair will beHaven of Show Low (for-merly Tall Pines NursingHome) and Silver CreekPharmacy. Little ColoradoMedical Center will be atthe Winslow Fair.
Additional health careorganizations and busi-nesses are signing up to
participate every day. Formore information aboutthis or other upcoming ca-reer fairs, visitwww.npc.edu/CareerSer-vices, or contact JeremyRaisor, Career ServicesAdviser, (800) 266- 7845,ext. 6227 or email [email protected].
Submitted by Everett RobinsonMedia Relations Coordinator
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Kykotsmovi, AZ – OnMarch 20th, the Allianceof Arizona Nonprofits (Al-liance) and Arizona Grant-makers Forum (AGF) aretaking the lead in makingstatewide history in Ari-zona. In one day they areharnessing the power ofindividual contributionsstatewide, using onlinegiving as the vehicle toconnect new and existingdonors with thousands ofArizona nonprofits. Re-sulting in the ArizonaGives Day, dedicated tohelp raise the profile ofstatewide nonprofits andshare their stories of im-pact in an effort to in-crease individual andcorporate support.
“The nonprofit sector inthe Hopi community hasgrown significantly sincethe first organization wasestablished in the early1950’s. Today with over15 incorporated nonprofitsin our community, wehave become key partners
in addressing the uniqueneeds of the communitythat simply cannot be ad-dressed through govern-mental services alone.These areas of need in-clude cultural and lan-guage revitalization, youtheducational opportunities,elder care services, sub-stance abuse prevention,and access to low-incomehousing, just to name afew.” explains MonicaNuvamsa, Executive Di-rector of The Hopi Foun-dation. For over 25 years,The Hopi Foundation hasbeen engaged in collabo-rative projects and con-necting the localcommunity to a sharedvalue of itam naapyani or“doing the work our-selves” through commu-nity-based projects thatwork to strengthen cultureand values of the Hopi andTewa people.
“Our theme for thiscampaign is ‘Sumi’-nangwa: Living A Tradi-tion of Giving’ whichexemplifies our Hopivalue of working together
for the benefit of all,”states Nuvamsa. “Ourgoals are simple: to edu-cate our public about theunique services that eachof our nonprofits provideto the local communityand to raise the financialcapacity of our nonprofitsto continue the valuablework they contribute toour villages, clans andfamilies.”
In effort to support ourlocal nonprofits, The HopiFoundation began to reachout in January to Hopinonprofit leaders to partic-ipate in this year’s inaugu-ral Arizona Gives Day andour goal is to raise$50,000 for the local non-profit community in thisfirst-ever statewide cam-paign. The response torally nonprofit partners inthis campaign was posi-tive and the Hopi Non-profit RegionalPartnership now includes:
Mesa Media, Inc. –•Mesa Media was es-tablished in 2005 tohelp keep the Hopi
language vibrant.Mesa Media produceslearning materials inthe Hopi language byHopi people for theHopi people.
Moenkopi Senior•Center – TheMoenkopi SeniorCenter was estab-lished in 2006 to pro-vide direct servicesthat are vital to eld-ers’ in maintainingtheir independence,and living healthier,longer, fulfilled lives.Services are for allHopi Elders ofMoenkopi Villagesand the Hopi Reser-vation.
The Hopi School,•Inc. – Also known asHopitutukaiki, theHopi School was es-
tablished in 2005. Theschool’s inter-disci-plinary curriculum isrooted in Hopi philos-ophy and teachings.Courses are taughtduring a summer ap-prenticeship programin Hotevilla Village.
Red Feather, Inc. -•Red Feather Inc. –The Red Feather De-velopment Group ed-ucates and empowersAmerican Indian na-tions to create long-term, sustainablesolutions to the severehousing crisis withinreservation communi-ties. Red Feather or-ganizes volunteers,and, alongside tribalmembers, buildsneeded homes usingsustainable materials
and techniques. RedFeather currentlyserves as the fiscalsponsor to the HopiKiiNatWanLalwa,Inc. a new local non-profit organizationdedicated to tradi-tional restorationtechniques of Hopihomes and structures.
•For more information
about the Hopi RegionalPartnership for ArizonaGives Day, please contactThe Hopi Foundation at(928)734-2380. To findout more about ArizonaGives Day Campaign,visit www.azgives.org.
Submitted by Monica NuvamsaThe Hopi Foundation
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MMAARRCCHH AACCTTIIVVIITTIIEESS 3/7 – Science Fair 3/8 – End of 3rd Qrter. Awards Assembly 2:30pm 3/11-3/15 – Spring Break 3/18 – Family Fun Night, 6-7pm 3/19 – Parent/Teacher Conference 5-7pm School Board Meeting 6pm 3/20 – Parent/Teacher Conference 1-4pm PTO meeting 6:30pm 3/29 – Easter Egg Hunt 9am-12Noon
(Activities are subject to change)
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL: Ms. Latesha Gishal
SMDS Parent Liaison 928.737.2571 ext. 4403
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LEGAL NOTICES
TRIBAL COUNCIL NOTESSecond Quarter Session
Roll Call: 15 members of Tribal Council were present.Hopi Chairman LeRoy Shingoitewa announced a quo-rum was present for opening of the Second QuarterHopi Tribal Council Session. Announcements:
Chairman Shingoitewa reported that he and Vice•Chairman Herman Honanie attended a developers’awards banquet in Phoenix on Wednesday evening.The newly constructed Hopi Assisted Living Facil-ity (HALF) was nominated to receive an award bythe Realty & Engineering developers to receive anaward. HALF received a second place award in theAssisted Living Facility category. Also in atten-dance were HALF members, the Developer, Archi-tect and Contractor.Chairman Shingoitewa also reported that while in•Phoenix, he met with officials of the Department ofPublic Safety to get another DPS officer placed outin Hopi. After the last DPS officer retired, no re-placement has been made. The meeting went welland plans look positive.Chairman Shingoitewa and Vice Chairman Honanie•also attended the Phoenix Area Indian Health meet-ing at which the focus was on a Regional Planwhich covered many aspects of health care andhealth care delivery. The Plan was created in the80’s and made some progress in the 90’s. Since thattime, not much has been done on the plan. The pur-pose of this meeting was to get support from Triballeaders to move the plan forward. Vice Chairman Honanie reported that several tribal•leaders attended the area health meeting in themorning. Mr. John Molina, CEO of the Phoenix In-dian Medical Center and Chairman of the NationalCouncil of CEO’s gave a “thumbs up” report aboutits current administrative and financial managementpractices, effective spending, providing qualityhealth care, etc. After Mr. Molina’s report, a gentle-man from San Carlos countered his report, sayingthat management practices, budgeting and qualityhealth care was not quite as reported. The gentle-man gave an in depth report, which Vice ChairmanHonanie referred to as “a wake-up call.” Vice Chair-man Honanie said “IHS always gives good reportsbut His report (gentleman from San Carlos) was aneye opener”. Only two tribal leaders- Hopi ViceChairman and a Tribal Chairman- were present at
the afternoon discussions. Those in attendancecomplained and questioned where other tribal lead-ers were during this important discussion. The HopiHealth Care Facility currently has a RegionalHealth Care Network in place with Tuba CityHealth Care and Flagstaff Medical Center, whereinformation and services are shared.Chairman Shingoitewa announced that he and Vice•Chairman will participate in the opening of the HopiDisability Conference at the Hopi Veterans Memo-rial Center on March 13.Chairman Shingoitewa announced that he will be•in Phoenix on March 27 for a Court Hearing-Courtof Appeals- between the Hopi Tribe and the City ofFlagstaff at 9:30am. Chairman Shingoitewa also reported that the All In-•dian Pueblo Council (AIPC) and Governors willvisit the Hopi Council on March 14 at 10am. Thereis consideration to make Hopi a part of the AIPC(written in Hopi Constitution).Sequestration - Chairman Shingoitewa announced•that if Congress has not made a decision by11:59pm on March 1 and Sequestration takes place,Tribal programs receiving federal funding could becut by about 2% - 9%. Vice Chairman Honaniestated that Hopi Health Care CEO DeAlva Honanieinformed him that they have $ in savings which willcarry them through this year, if sequestration hap-pens. Kykotsmovi Councilman Norman Honanieresponded saying federally-funded Tribal Programsneed to inform Council of their plans, instead ofonly informing the Chairman and Vice Chairman,since Council will be the ones to approve or disap-prove any requests for funding. Mishongnovi Council Representative Arthur Batala•informed Council that he and Sipaulovi Councilrepresentative Cedric Kuwaninvaya attended ameeting with the All Indian Pueblo Council (AIPC)and Kuwaninvaya will give report on the meeting.Councilman Batala also informed Council that Mis-hongnovi is facing deadlines on Village matters andrequested Mishongnovi reps be excused early. Sipaulovi Council Representative George Mase re-•ported that the SO2 allowance from the closure ofthe Mohave Generating Station is “a lot less thanwe originally anticipated”. Chairman Shingoitewastated that Hopi will get some of the money, butmost will go to renewable energy. Danny Honanie Kykotsmovi Council Rep. and•member of the Transportation Task Team, informed
Council that a letter will be sent to Holbrook ADOTregarding public concerns and complaints on localstate road conditions, safety, etc. Sipaulovi Council Representative Cedric Kuwanin-•vaya asked for time before Council for endorsementof their ICDGB grant. Tawa’ovi project was notready to submit their application, which freed upspace for Sipaulovi to resubmit their grant applica-tion for Economic Development.Sipaulovi Council Representative Alph Secakuku,•assigned to the Moenkopi Development Corp. LoanCommittee requested to come before the Council toreview the MDC loan. The MDC loan has still notyet been paid. The MDC Board had requested a 60-year payment plan, with no interest; however,through a vote, the Hopi Council disapproved therequest. Councilman Secakuku said the Committeeis “not getting any cooperation from this side”(Hopi Tribe), although the Moencopi Board haswritten letters to the Tribe’s General Counsel andthe Treasurer to work out a payment plan. To date,no payment has been made.
Hopi Tribal Council Calendar:Hopi Tribal Council Meetings: March 4, 5, 6,11, 12, 13(March 4-6 FY 2013 Budget) U of A President’s visit to Tribal Council:March 11All Indian Pueblo Council meeting withTribal Council: March 14Vice Chairman Herman Honanie, attendingHHS Consultation meetings in Chandler:March 26-27Chairman LeRoy Shingoitewa in Washington,DC: March 18-22
Other: Before the Council went into Executive Ses-sion as requested by Mishongnovi Representative An-nette Talayumptewa and before being adjourned untilMarch 4, Chairman Shingoitewa recognizedKykotsmovi Governor Antone Honanie to speak. Gov.Honanie expressed his disappointment with Council’scalendar planning and how they prioritize agendaitems. Honanie said that Villages, Programs/Depart-ments are being affected by Council not approving theFY2013 budget. He encouraged Council to prioritizethe budget saying “the budget is something very im-portant and needs to get done”.
TRIBAL COUNCIL NOTES
In the Hopi TribalCourt, KeamsCanyon, ArizonaIn the Matter of theChange of Name of:Not Named Dawa-hoya to DawesaDawahoya.Case No. 2013-CV-0028, NOTICE OFPUBLICATION OFCHANGE OFNAME.
Notice is herebygiven that MerveneKewenvoyouma haspetitioned the courtfor the change ofname from: NotNamed Dawahoya toDawesa Dawahoya.Any party seeking tointervene in said pro-ceeding must file anappropriate pleadingwith the Hopi TribalCourt no later thantwenty (20) daysafter the publicationof this notice.Dated: 2/13/2013/s/ Margene Namoki,Clerk of the Court
Peaks Defenders Targeted with Federal Charges Coerced into AgreementFlagstaff Couple Felt 'Forced' when Threatened with Additional Charges
FLAGSTAFF, AZ –De-spite wanting to legally
fight the charges broughton them by the Coconino
County Forest Service,James Anders and DawnDyer state that coercionand underhanded tacticsby federal prosecutors leftthem no choice but to signthe agreement. James An-ders and Dawn Dyer wereoriginally charged withtwo other individuals inDecember with two countsof a misdemeanor charge(Section 261.3a) for al-legedly interfering with aForest officer, after abouta dozen concerned citizenshad entered the CoconinoCounty Forest Servicelobby on September 21stto address cultural andhealth concerns with theagencies' allowing the useof treated sewage effluentfor snow making on theSan Francisco Peaks.
According to Andersand Dyer the prosecutors
threatened to add twomore charges, possiblydisorderly conduct and lit-tering if they attempted totake the case to trial. An-ders was advised that itwas likely the judge hadpre-determined notionsabout this case and that hewas likely to receivestiffer penalties and higherfines. According to An-ders, “It is simply outra-geous how the 'justice'system works in this coun-try! For simply attemptingto address your govern-ment, you can be arrested,held, restricted, threatenedand extorted. Forest serv-ice officials outright liedin their original complaintaffidavit and have contin-ued to do so throughoutthis entire process.”
The couple believe theywere charged simply be-
cause they had attendedprevious protests regard-ing the San FranciscoPeaks. According toDawn, “We were there toshow our support, assist indelivering two letters ad-dressed to forest servicesupervisor Earl Stewart,USDA Secretary Tom Vil-sak and others in theObama administration. Wewere addressing our gov-ernment officials, I took afew photos, but otherwisedid not even utter a word.We were targeted by oneindividual in that officebecause we had attendedprevious protests.”
Since the charges werebrought in December, thecouple have had their free-dom of movement re-stricted and were notallowed to attend prayercircles or even travel forany other reason on Snow-bowl road. The couple
now believe that the rea-son and timing of the ar-rests was to keep peoplefrom protesting at ArizonaSnowbowl during their75th anniversary celebra-tions. (Although protestsdid occur in town thatweek.) The anniversarycelebrations also coin-cided with the first sewageeffluent snow being madeon the San FranciscoPeaks. Dawn Dyer stated,“I believe this whole thingwas truly a violation ofour freedom of speech andthat it was deliberatelydone to squash legalprotest on the issue.”
The collateral Forfeitureagreement contains a dis-missal of all charges with-out prejudice and noadmission of guilt. Thecouple must agree to pay$200 in court fees andrestitution each.
