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Glendale Chamber of Commerce Voices Opposition To Proposed Casino Change Service Requested Sacaton, P. O . Box 459 Gila River Indian News A Z 85147 P r e s o GRIN/Mihio Manus Permit No. 25 U.S. Postage Salt River Pima-Maricopa President Diane Enos clarified that although the proposed Glendale casino is a volatile Sacaton, ted Sta n da r d P situation, the dispute is not with the people of the Tohono O'odham Nation, it is with the current government. "We A I D consider them our people as well because they are O'odham." A Z By Mihio Manus proposed casino and reservation. The par- sion that included President Diane Enos of GRIN Managing Editor cel of land in question is a county island the Salt River-Pima Maricopa Indian Com- of 134 acres located at approximately 91st munity, Glendale Mayor Elaine Scruggs, The Glendale Chamber of Commerce or- Avenue and Northern Avenue, which is Glendale City Attorney, Craig Tindall, and ganized an informational lunch forum on central to Glendale’s sports and entertain- Chief Deputy, Rick Bistrow, of the Arizona ment district. Wed, Aug. 10, presenting its collective op- Contined on page 5 position to the Tohono O’odham Nations The basis of the forum was a panel discus- Students have fun at big league clinic Elders discuss issues they face in the Community By Walt Porter GRIN/Intern

BLACKWATER- A summit was held August 23 gave an in- sight to what ideas were impor- tant for the elders in the com- munity members and how to resolve contemporary issues. “We’re going to be talking about concerns that are dwell- ing on these topics. We may not get to all of them, there are just things that we’re proposing,” said Stephanie Goulette, Direc- tor of Elder Services. GRIN/Roberto A. Jackson Issues with healthcare arose GRIN/Walt Porter Diamondbacks first basemen Paul Goldschmidt signs with some of the elders and autographs for students at Chase Field. what kind of treatment they Elders voice their concerns on a variety of topics at a were receiving in the Commu- special elder’s concern meeting. By Roberto A. Jackson and Gila Crossing Community nity, Amish Puronit, the CEO Community Newsperson School to a baseball clinic at of Gila River Health Care Cor- among the elders. Social issues, with the parents,” one elder man Chase Field. When most people poration, was in attendance to health, nutrition, grandparents said. Phoenix- In baseball parlance go to Chase Field, it is to watch hear what concerns. raising grandchildren, elder There were many who spoke the “dog days,” refers to lon- the Dbacks take on other teams. One of the elders said that abuse and others were on the on how they have to take in their gest and most grueling part of Normally fans have to park, he lost sight in one of his eyes list. grandchildren, because alcohol the MLB schedule. When you wait in line, find their seats, and because of a mistake a doctor Voices of the elderly commu- and drug use is so prominent are in the “dog days,” you are hope to catch a glimpse of their made and wanted to know how nity spoke out retelling their with the parent(s). dragging through August right favorite players, but not these the doctors were evaluated, or if stories of challenges they face An elderly woman added that before the pennant race heats youngsters. they were. with finding homes or having it also has to do with culture, up in September. The season On Aug. 26, 2011, students He also stated, “I was denied to take care children at their age because of the old teaching of comes to a crawl until summer from the Community had the long term disability because the and other social issues. honor and integrity and that’s ends, but the "dog days," re- Major League stadium all to kidney doctor didn’t fill out the “We have a high rate of child ceived a pardon as the Arizona their selves. The youngsters paperwork in 2007.” abandonment on this reserva- Diamondbacks invited students Healthcare was not the only tion, you love your grandchil- Continued on Page 5 from St. Peter’s Mission School Continued on Page 9 issue that was discussed openly dren, but the responsibility lies

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For more information please contact our 215 - Blackwater • 315 - Casa Blanca • 418 - Stotonic • 430 - Maricopa Village 562 - Sacaton • 550 - Komatke • 796 - Lone Butte Customer Service department at (520) 796-3333. September 2011 LETTERS/OPINIONS Page 3 Community member concerns over Loop 202 To: Gila River Indian Newspaper community without telling us their 202 freeway extension either way we Lt. Governor Joseph Manuel affects or how much? How can our vote. community prosper when we do not WE DO NOT SUPPORT THE My name is Danelle Spring. I am have any leadership that considers CONSTRUCTION OF THE LOOP a Community member from District the health of all of the people before 202 EXTENSION FREEWAY in any Six. I currently reside in Co-op Vil- the wealth of a handful of people? way, shape, or form; so where do we lage with my grandmother Caroline We are still in the planning stage, go to vote? We do not believe you Barehand. We live within close prox- therefore, we would like you all to all have the right to censor our vote. imity of both of the proposed Loop cease and assist with manipulating We are not so stupid that we can not 202 freeway extension alignments. people. As long as the ADOT web choose from three choices instead of Gila River Indian News We would like to know why the last site states that "No-Build" is still an two. 20 years opposition to the freeway option then stop telling us that the The language on the referendum coming on or near our land has been freeway is going to come whether we should read something like: Mihio Manus thrown out the window by our pres- like it or not. If the Community has Do you support the construction of [email protected] GRIN Managing Editor ent Government from the Executive not invested any funds into opposing the Loop 202 freeway extension be- (520)562-9718 Office to the Community Council. this freeway or even looked into the ing built? What steps have the Executive Of- possibility of fighting for the lives of (a) On the Gila River Indian Com- Roberto A. Jackson fice, Community Council, Technical our citizens; then how can you all be- munity [email protected] GRIN Community Newsperson Transportation Team or Law office lieve there is no way to oppose the (b) Off of the Gila River Indian (520)562-9719 taken to up-hold the previous Coun- freeway? What is wrong with you Community cil resolutions to protect the moun- people? At the very least, if none of (c) No Support Gina Goodman tain and to refrain from allowing the these issues concern you all then we How difficult or confusing is that? [email protected] GRIN Secretary II Loop 202 being built on Community would like to request that the people We are not as ignorant as you all seem (520)562-9715 land? be given a fair chance to voice our to think we are. As Lt. Governor and Chairman opinion and allow the no-build option Respectfully, we would like you and Walt P. Porter of the TTT; how can you allow the to be placed on the ballot. the other Transportation Technical [email protected] Community to make a decision on We are very disturbed by the lan- Team members to bring all of the in- GRIN Intern (520)562-9717 this issue when there have been no guage associated with the referen- formation that was given to the coun- facts given to any of us? Yes, you dum being proposed by the Com- cil (which persuaded Council to turn came to our community districts to munity Council. We received a copy their backs on the previous Council Fax: (520)562-9712 tell us about the issue, but we were of the motion sheet from the Special resolutions) out to the Districts be- Email: [email protected] not given any information in the form Community Council meeting held fore any of us are forced to vote. www.gilariver.org/index.php/news of facts/ statistics/ or anything of this on Tuesday July 19, 2011. Appar- Gila River News nature. We must question the judg- ently the question is something along Sincerely yours, ment of all of our leaders in allow- the lines of “Do the GRIC members Danelle Spring Material published in the Gila River Indian News may not be reproduced in any form without consent from the Gila ing this vote to take place without a favor or oppose the construction of Gila River Indian Community River Indian Community proper EIS report from the state of the Loop 202 extension freeway on Member Arizona. How do you all justify forc- GRIC lands?” LETTERS POLICY: GRIN welcomes letters and columns ing us to vote on bringing hazardous This question implies that GRIC fa- from readers. Letters should be limited to 200 words and be cancerous causing pollutants into our vors the construction of the Loop in good taste. Material that could be libelous or slanderous is not acceptable. All letters or columns should be signed with the writer’s true name, address and telephone number in the event GRIN may need to contact the writer. Only the name of the writer will be printed in the paper. Letters or columns Continued concerns over Loop 202 without a complete signature, name, address or phone number will not be acceptable to GRIN for publication. GRIN reserves To: Gila River Indian Newspaper, resolution in 2000 against building with gratitude. I mean no disrespect, the right to edit submitted materials for grammar, spelling and Council Representatives the loop 202? and if you do not have the answers, content. would you put me in the right direc- Write to: As a concerned Community Member 3. Why is the "No Build Option" not tion to acquire such answers. Editor, GRIN P.O. Box 459 I am requesting answers for questions being discussed? I am asking your replies be swift. I Sacaton, AZ 85147 in regards to the South Mountain Free- would like to share the information way. I thank you in advance for your 4. Has there been an environmental with other concerned Community Published letters or columns do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the editor or honesty and concern for the commu- study done? members before the vote, so please Gila River Indian Community. nity and for serving your peers. send your replies within one week 5. Are you for the South Mountain from today. I will assume no reply Gila River Indian Community 1. Has the issue been brought up that it Freeway on our land, yes or no? means you do not know, or that you P.O. Box 459 has been voted against back in 2000? are careless in the job you were meant Sacaton, AZ 85147 6. Are you for the South Mountain to do. Thank you again for your ser- (520)562-9715 And if so, how? If it hasn’t been Freeway through the mountain, yes vice to our Community. www.gilariver.org/grin brought up, why not? or no? Sincerely yours, William R. Rhodes, Governor 2. Was the 2005 resolution brought These are some questions I would like Joey Whitman Joseph Manuel , Lt. Governor up, the resolution in which the com- answers to. You being our frontline munity reinforced the District Six for information, I ask these questions

District #1: Arzie Hogg Cynthia Antone Administration on Aging Funding Dedicated Distrcit #2: Jewell Whitman to Native American Elder Abuse Prevention District #3: Dale G. Enos Myron Schurz Assistant Secretary for Aging Tribal practitioners. The NCEA will Dakota (UND). The NCEA Native District #4: Barney B. Enos Jr. Kathy Greenlee today announced also provide technical assistance American Elder Justice Initiative will Jennifer Allison two new grants totaling $761,000 for on developing effective prevention, begin to address the lack of culturally Christopher Mendoza the National Center on Elder Abuse intervention, and response efforts to appropriate information and com- Gregory Mendoza (NCEA), including first-time funding address elder abuse. munity education materials on elder specifically dedicated to elder abuse “Elder abuse is wrong. To fight it abuse, neglect and exploitation in District #5 Brenda Robertson prevention in Indian Country. effectively, we need to build and Indian Country. Brian Davis A $561,000 award for the NCEA sustain research, prevention, law Some of the undertakings of the Annette J. Stewart Information Clearinghouse goes to enforcement and services,” said As- initiative will include establishing a Janice Stewart the University of California, Irvine sistant Secretary Greenlee. “These resource center on elder abuse to as- (UCI). The NCEA Clearinghouse awards demonstrate this Administra- sist tribes in addressing elder abuse, will provide a national source of tion’s commitment to addressing neglect, and exploitation; identifying District #6 Anthony Villareal Sr. practical information to support the growing problem of elder abuse, and making available existing litera- Albert Pablo federal, state and local efforts to including the unique problems Tribes ture, resources, and tribal codes that Terrance B. Evans prevent, identify, and effectively face in preventing, identifying, and address elder abuse; and developing respond to elder abuse. The Clearing- responding to elder abuse in Indian and disseminating culturally appro- District #7 Martha Miller house will provide information and Country.” priate and responsive resources for Robert Keller, Tribal Treasurer technical support, translate the latest A $200,000 award for the NCEA use by Tribes, care providers, law Linda Andrews, Community Council Secretary research in the field, and disseminate Native American Elder Justice Initia- enforcement and other stakeholders. best practices for state, local, and tive goes to the University of North September 2011 COMMUNITY SECTION Page 4 Your Per Capita Corner Community gathers together to abstain from alcohol and drug abuse in D4 2011 Per Capita Schedule

Quarterly Deadline Payment Date September 15* october 31 (Mon) December 15 January 31, 2012 (Tues)

* Next Quarterly deadline: for per capita applications, forms, and updates (always 45 days prior to Payment Date). • To Per Capita Office (no faxes, please.) - Payment Method Change (“PMC”) forms: changes to/from direct deposit, check (by mail or pick up), or pay card. - Power of Attorney for Per Capita Distribution forms: to assign permission to another person to handle your per capita business. • To Enrollment Dept. (“Enrollment”) - Address Update Form and tribal enrollment changes. “How much is the per capita payment?”

The quarterly per capita amount is calculated and approved by the Community Trea- surer and the Governor approximately one week prior to the Payment Date. In the prior weeks, updates are made to member accounts per documents submitted by Community members and the eligible member lists are finalized. Each quarterly per capita amount will vary, depending on that quarter’s gaming activity and net revenues assigned for per capita (11% of net gaming revenues).

Power of Attorney (POA) for Per Capita Distribution In order to pick up a check for another member, this POA form must be completed, nota- rized and filed with the PCO by the Application Deadline (45 days prior to the Payment Date). Once filed, the forms are valid for only one year from the date of the notary. (If your POA is expiring between the Application and Payment Date, you need to re-file a new POA form prior to the deadline date.)

No Notes for PCO Business The PCO will not accept handwritten letters from family members to conduct per capita business on their behalf. Only a valid Power of Attorney for Per Capita Distribution form (above) will be accepted.

Earnings Statement / Check Stubs GRIN/Walt Porter An earning statement is mailed for every direct deposit and is attached to every live check. Please keep your statements (check stubs) for income verification for the Dis- The Morning Star Singers and River People Traditional Singers and Danc- trict Service Centers and other income-based programs. Office policy does not allow us ers of Bapchule (Akimel O'otham edai voh tai-dahm ch niedam) sing for to fax or provide income verification on your behalf. D4’s Morning Gathering Adult per capita questions? By Walt Porter, GRIN Intern STOTONIC- the Morning Gathering event we’re no longer a tribal department.” Contact: Per Capita Office held at the D4 Service center shared infor- Another reason for the event was to see P.O. Box 338 Sacaton, AZ 85147 mation, cultural songs and traditional val- if attendance would increase. In the past, (520) 562-5222 or (866) 416-2618 ues with the community. there were no morning gathering events PER CAPITA TRUST ACCOUNTS – Early Disbursement Requests The events had two parts, one for adults and the evening events did not seem to outside in the covered area and the other have much community involvement said NEXT REQUEST DEADLINE: September 30, 2011 - for payments to be sent on for children inside the service center with Hillary Cummings, a contractor for Gila October 17, 2011. activities, raffles and breakfast provided River Healthcare and project manager for for members. the Prevention Coalition. What can I use the trust funds for? Arvis Dosela, Gila River Health Care, A guest speaker from RTC, (Residential said that the purpose of the event was to Treatment Center) located in D-6, spoke on Allowable uses only for: “break the cycle” of substance abuse. Since the support that she received at the center. • Clothing (see annual limitations below). the preservation of alcohol was made eas- She realized that people might be embar- • Education: tutors, private tuition (includes cost of books & tuition), academic sum- ily accessible, our people have taken full rassed to ask for help, because she felt the mer school/camp, enrichment programs (academic-based; includes school supplies and activities), and computer purchases (for academic use only). advantage of it. And with the outside world same way. Now, she can let others know • Health: orthodontics, certified counseling services, glasses, dental or medical emer- make it stronger and stronger increasing that she has been there. gencies, and special care-givers, facilities, and/or equipment. the active ingredient in alcohol, it is run- “I learned to make a better future for ning rampant. myself. If you need help, look for it and Early Disbursements Limitations (Per Calendar Year) “Traditionally, we would use at harvest acknowledge that you have an addiction,” Only two early disbursements per child allowed each year. time, but not to have fun.” He said that the said RTC graduate. effects of the drink the people made back The Morning Star Singer and the River Age Group annual Maximum Clothing Limit * then would have to be consumed all day to People Traditional Singers and Dancers 1-6 $200 total $100 have an effect. from Bapchule groups were in attendance 7-13 $350 total $200 When speaking to the crowd with the other along with many service providers for the 14-21 $500 total $300 members the Akimel O’odham/ Pee Posh community to listen to. * Approved clothing funds are deducted from the Annual Maximum. Example: For a Youth Council, Kayla Williams, D4 repre- Skyline Education, Gila River Proba- 7 year old, if you request only $100 for clothing, $250 ($350 Annual Maximum minus sentative said, “Being here shows that you tion, IMPACT, Fatherhood and Mother- $100 clothing request) is available for education or health request, if needed. You can care for the youth and the community.” hood are sacred, Education Outside the use the same form for all items – list each item separately. Another Youth Council representative Box, Department of Human Services Gila from D4, Kandie Antone, urged the youth River Healthcare, Solam Baptist Church Requesting a Early Disbursement to find something they are interested in, like from D6, Akimel Oodham/Pee Posh Youth A) Complete the “Certification of Use and Need Form” and the “Minor Trust Agent reading or drawing and to be surrounded Council. Form” (notary required). Forms must be at the Providence offices by the Request Dead- with positive influences. She is aware that Cummings said that she is starting to see line – mail forms early. there are those who aren’t so positive, but the community take ownership of their B) Submit original receipts within 60 days from the date on the check to show purchases befriend them and keep a positive outlook. health and well being. were made per the request. You will not be entitled to another payment if you do not “What we do as the prevention team is She wishes the community well, being submit receipts in a timely manner. go out into the schools. Since the kids are that a Morning Gathering was her last Trust questions? getting exposed to alcohol and substance event for the tribe. abuse at such a young age the team goes Raffle items included family bags with out to the head starts,” said Talia Porter coloring books, board games and fun items. Contact: Providence First Trust Co. (800) 350-0208 or (480) 282-8812 from Gila River Healthcare. The large raffle item was a basketball court Porter also informed the group that in and basketball, which Arrow James Jack- late July DHS (what some may know as son Sr. and Arrow James Jackson Jr. were ADAP) was moved under the Gila River the lucky winners. www.mygilariver.com/percapita Healthcare Corporation, then said, “Now September 2011 COMMUNITY SECTION Page 5 Elderly state concerns at annual summit contined from front page affecting the community throughout, she should keep focused during the meeting by Dallas De Lowe invited the elders to at- that the food is very good, but no body added that it results to problems like alco- being positive. tend (TED) Tribal Education Department’s wants to eat on tuna day. hol, drug abuse and abandonment. “One thing that will work from the past meeting and for the elders to give a talk on “The problem we’re facing is with the “Kids don’t really know who they are or is what you believe in your heart,” said culture to the students in the community. facilities, so I think someone needs to do where they come from. There’s that lack of Ruiz when talking to the congregation on “We are always trying to get out in our something about that and it’s concerning teaching,” she added. how the past has changed from the present, education system, K-12. We’re going to our elderly. As far as tuna, I’m sorry, but June Shorthair, Director of Public Rela- and that they aren’t able to go back to that need each and every one of you,” De Lowe that’s the guidelines we have to follow,” tions, was appointed the mistress of cer- time. said. said the Pricilla Antone. emony (MC) for the elderly summit by The elders believe that culture is very im- Other’s asked about the clinic that was If elders were not comfortable with shar- Phyllis Antone because she is familiar with portant and gave words that they felt were proposed, and if there was anyway it could ing, they were able to write it out on a sheet the organization of how the meetings are of most importance to them: Tradition, lan- be expedited? Can the Southeast Ambula- that they received at the beginning of the executed. guage, loving, honor, ancestors, food and tory Care Center at Queen Creek and Price summit. Shorthair is Akimel O’odham and Dine. togetherness. Road be sped up, because of the service we Living in Maricopa, Puronit was in private She’s a tribal member from Hashan Kek, Ruiz explained that there is not an under- get from other places? practice before finding out about an oppor- D2, and has been with Gila River Health- lying foundation of what culture is, but it “I’ll give you my opinion and you can tunity at Gila River and joined the staff as care along with other qualifications that has to be passed from generation to genera- tell me what you think,” said Puronit, “The a physician, then became a director. When made her a great MC. Many of the ideas tion for preservation. Southwest Ambulatory Care Center, I’m the position for the CEO became available brought to the table were from the Elderly Ruiz explained that not everything will not sure if spending our own money and for Gila River Health Care, he applied. Concerns Committee. be solved immediately, but at least they are asking for money from the tribe to expedite Puronit said, “So, here I am today as the With Shorthair’s experience with the com- being heard. it would be in our best interest.” CEO of Gila River Health Care.” munity on different levels, she emphasized “None of us have all the answers, but He explained that the building’s location Mr. Puronit’s ethnicity is East Indian. His the importance of being responsible for the we’re a lot stronger together. We’re a lot was not ideal and statistics show that other parents emigrated from India in 1986. He ideas we want leaders to be aware of. more positive and apt to go forward than to natives would be able to use it and that the born in India and grew up in Maryland. “At this meeting we would like to talk try to do it on our own,” said Ruiz. Community would use 10-30 percent of “I’m committed to making sure, working about the big picture, what’s affecting el- What was told to the audience in closing the time. with our community leaders and this group, ders today, what you would like to see your was that they should be grateful that they “I’ll tell you I was in Washington three to ensure that we bring back that commu- community make a difference on as you go have a chance to say something and have weeks ago, in terms of Indian Health Ser- nity feel. I’ve said this before that my goal about your daily lives,” Shorthair said. the ability for that something to be done vices in Indian County, the whole system is to align this organization with the needs It was ensured that a record would be kept today, tomorrow or next week. only receive 29 million dollars for new of the community and not what we think by the Elder’s Services Department of the That was not the only social concern that construction, so the government funds the needs of the community are. Your input entire meeting, to later take to the leaders the elder had, he also voiced his opinion on aren’t there to help,” Puronit said. and guidance is going to be critical as we throughout the community. the community’s hiring process. Consequently, he would like to see tribal move forward,” Purinit said. At a later date the Elderly Concerns Exec- He continued, “The hiring process in this dollar spent on what we have now, rather Tiffany Yazzie, with the Inter-Tribal utive Ki will be sharing the final document community is an issue on this community. than depending on outside sources to Council of Arizona, works with the elderly and the leaders, people in departments, There’s no community members working help provide the tribe with a facility that programs. She was asked to come to watch people who effect or could make change to anymore, because of the hiring policy.” would be used rarely because of the limited what is going on in the meeting. She is one these items. Shorthair ensured. We as a people have to get involved in funds. of the experts that know about the topics Motivational speaker, Randy Ruiz, from these programs and begin to implement When talking about nutrition the elders that we’re going to be talking about. Blackwater, addressed how the elders and take positions and stands. gave some food for thought by agreeing Opposition to proposed casino contined from front page

Attorney General’s Office. Chairwoman Bistro said. “Every signatory on the com- sary in voicing their collective opposition taken steps to oppose the Glendale casino of the Board for the Glendale Chamber of pact, including the Tohono O’odham Na- to the proposed casino and reservation. know that the ultimate threat is a disrup- Commerce, Jennifer Willis facilitated the tion, understood the compact. The compact “It’s within the boundaries of the city of tion to the balance achieved when tribes discussion. blatantly stated that there would be no new Glendale. It is within our planning area. negotiated the proposition with the State “This is intended to be an informational casinos in the greater Phoenix area.” We planned for land use there,” Tindall of Arizona and the voters. “It was all of forum presenting our collective opposition. Bistrow stated that in negotiating the said. “It was never anticipated in any of us that negotiated,” Enos said. “We look at It is not intended to be a debate present- compact no one from the Tohono O’odham those plans that this would be an Indian ing the pros and cons of the issue,” Willis Nation said they had any contradictory un- reservation with a large casino on it.” that process and the final result as a part- said. derstanding. Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Commu- nership.” Willis elaborated that the panel would The issue at hand is extremely complex nity (SRPMIC) President Diane Enos said, The SRPMIC President likened the nego- present the City of Glendale’s side of the and Glendale City Attorney Craig Tindall “I want to be very clear. Our dispute is not tiations to a business partnership. “When issue in hopes of giving the general public told the forum audience that it intertwines with the people of the Tohono O’odham you negotiate a contract or an offer, you a better understanding of the implications social, political and legal issues. Tindall Nation. Our dispute is not with the citizens go to the table together and put all your re- of potentially establishing an Indian nation focused his presentation on social issues who are our relatives and friends. Our dis- sources on the table. You do not hold back. within Glendale city limits. from a legal aspect. From a municipal per- Because under the law of contract it is un- Glendale Mayor Elaine Scruggs, said she spective, Tindall said the City of Glendale pute is with the government of the Tohono O’odham Nation, particularly with the cur- fair to do that.” wanted to make it perfectly clear that the puts a lot of resource, time and effort into Enos said that the Tohono O’odham Na- City of Glendale’s elected officials do not planning. The city plans for land use, wa- rent government of that nation.” tion held back by secretly buying property oppose on-reservation gaming if it is con- ter and wastewater, roadways and econom- SRPMIC has been a member of the Glen- ducted in accordance with the Federal Indi- ic development among many other things. dale Chambers of Commerce for 12 years. within Glendale city limits with the sole in- an Gaming Regulatory Act and the Arizona “One of the primary purposes of planning Enos said that under Prop 202 the Tohono tent to develop a casino on it and not letting Gaming Compact. is to provide community members a voice O’odham Nation negotiated the right to this be known during the gaming compact “We respect the rights of Arizona Indian in what the community will look like now operate four casinos, which is more than negotiations. tribes to conduct gaming on existing res- and in the future,” Tindall said. any other tribe in Arizona except for the However, Enos warned that because the ervations according Arizona and federal As of January 2009, the City of Glen- Navajo Nation. Tohono O’odham also has Tohono O’odham Nation does have the law,” Scruggs said. “We do not support dale was informed that 134 acres of land the authority and right to operate more slot right to operate four casinos under the off-reservation gaming which is what the near 91st Avenue and Northern would be gaming compacts, that this proposal will Tohono O’odham nation is proposing.” turned into an Indian reservation. Tindall machines than any other tribe in Arizona other than the Gila River Indian Commu- have critical impacts on the future of Ari- Much of the discussion revolved around said the Tohono O’odham Nation informed zona Indian gaming. off-reservation casinos and the principals the City that this decision was made by the nity. “If the process that they are engaged in set forth in Proposition 202. Tohono O’odham Nation and the federal In negotiating the gaming compact, the In the most general sense, Proposition 202 government and that the city had no input Arizona Indian tribes first negotiated allows them to have the Glendale prop- set forth a number of guidelines regarding into the matter. amongst themselves. Every tribe in Ari- erty turned into trust land and if it allows Indian gaming in Arizona. It reduced and “The city learned that the land had been zona has a stake in Indian gaming whether the property to be used for gaming under limited the number of gaming facilities that held for several years by the Tohono they utilize casinos on their reservations IGRA, there is nothing to stop the Tohono could be operated on tribal lands while ex- O’odham Nation in a non-descript corpo- or not. Even non-gaming tribes that have O’odham Nation from purchasing more panding the types of games that could be rate name while the community around it no market are afforded the right to transfer county islands in the metropolitan Phoe- offered in the casinos. developed. The only connection they had their machines to gaming tribes that have nix area and turning those into federal trust Chief Deputy, Rick Bistrow, of the Ari- to this land was to develop it into a large lands to be developed for gaming purposes zona Attorney General’s Office said the gaming facility.” casinos in more lucrative markets. This creates a balance wherein non-gaming as well.” compact spoke to the fact that there would After two months of research the city of be no new Indian casinos to be built in the Glendale gained a broader understanding tribes are able to share in gaming revenues Phoenix metropolitan area. “Gaming was of what this proposal implicated. Thus, the and consequently support service programs to be kept on Indian reservations and not al- Glendale City Council passed a resolution within their communities. lowed to root into the city neighborhoods,” to establish a directive to do what is neces- According to Enos, the 12 tribes that have September 2011 EDUCATION SECTION Page 6 Educators and Community collaborate ideas for the 2011-12 school year function like this. Mendoza. He said especially with all the One workshop she listened in on was on surrounding schools that the tribe would be service projects. She agreed that it is im- able to partner with for our members to get portant to promote service projects and degrees and start working with the children education, because of the effects of social- in the Community. ization and culture with the youth can be One native teacher out of Vechij Himdag life changing. MashchamakuD, gave some remarks about She liked that they focus on teenagers, the students he is currently teaching. Sam which she believe the community needs Jackson, Gila River Indian Community more emphasis on junior high and high History and Government Teacher, says it is school students, through service projects. a rewarding giving back to the community, During one of the workshops, “Referring helping them on their journey toward being Students for Special Education: When, a good citizen of the tribe. How and Why?” Edward O’Neil was able Making his students aware of tribal gov- to give advice to the early education teach- ernment, civic duties and questioning the ers and aides. reasons why they are choosing to do cer- Means of motivation and coping skills tain things is part of how he teaches his stu- change at different development stages of dents. Jackson has worked for Gila River the children’s life, said O'Neil. for 13 years and is from District 6. Rosalita Ramirez, Office Assistant/Re- Another service provider in attendance ceptionist for Early Education Childcare, was, Andy Miritello from "Kahv’too GRIN/Walt Porter understands the importance of teaching. Spirit: Equine Assisted Learning" which Janet Apkaw emphasized the importance of attending school and the It provides great levels of development gave great insight to what his program was truancy code during the truancy handbook training. and prepares them for headstart, Ramirez about and how he is teaming up with other By Walt Porter, GRIN Intern said it’s in important career path to be on. schools in Gila River. Councilman and Education Standing This program is based on building sub- Committee Chairman, Greg Mendoza ad- stance abuse resiliency and providing CHANDLER- The 7th Annual Reserva- face in the next upcoming year. Changes dressed the teachers and administration hands on learning to individuals 5-24 tion-Wide Teacher-In-Service was held at made to enforce the truancy ordinance, about “grow your own” native teacher op- through therapeutic horse interaction. the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & which is when a student is absent from portunities, which was met with great ap- “We’re getting positive feedback from Spa Aug. 12, which provided critical infor- school for five or more days without a valid plause. the teachers, they are the ones that see the mation to teachers and administration for excuse, said school resource officers. We need to focus on native teachers said changes in their students,” said Mirirtello. the start of the new year. A valid excuse is written permission from Most everyone would agree, children are a parent, doctor, the court, or if there is a the future of our Community and in this cultural gathering or holiday. case, this event was able to shed light on There were presentations covering just Service and Culture Spell Success at some areas that needed attention for the about any subject that a teacher could think benefit of education. of. Vechij Himdag MashchamakuD An important topic was the new student Colleen Solzar, Lead School Counselor for handbook that was going to be implement- Blackwater School, was very enthusiastic ed in the schools through out the Commu- about participating at this year’s event. Be- nity. ing able to collaborate with the other teach- A Truancy Handbook training session gave ers and bounce ideas off one another was insight into what the administration would something that she looks forward to at a

By Lillian Kim Franklin The 2011/2012 school year is seeing Vechij “The kids really loved this event,” Chris- Himdag MashchamakuD High School Ser- tine Ollerton remarked. “They all asked for vice Learners going in new and exciting more projects like that one so Ms. Carol directions. started looking for more opportunities. In addition to the Community volunteer “Mr. Robert Johnson mentioned that they projects, such as the annual Iwo Jima Flag might need help with HaisanBaithag in Raising Parade and helping at the Dialysis District 4,”said Ms. Allen. “The students center that Vechij Himdag students have were very excited to be allowed to help. worked on in the past, students in 2011/12 They enjoyed every part of the day.” will be participating in activities specifi- Ms. Allen, Ms. Ollerton and Gila River cally designed to help them learn more Indian Community History and Govern- about their culture and language and ex- ment teacher Sam Jackson are working to plore careers related to the preservation the coordinate other events with the HuHu- O’Otham language and the Cultural Heri- kamHeritage Center,and other entities in tage of Gila River Indian Community. the Community, that will help students Ms. Carol Allen, Vechij Himdag O’Otham gain first-hand experience. These experi- Language instructor, and Ms. Christine Ol- ences will help the students learn about im- lerton, Vechij Himdag Career and Tech- portant jobs like: curator, historian, linguist nical instructor, are working with Robert and archivist that will help the Community Johnson and the HuHuKam Heritage Cen- with goals of preserving culture and lan- ter to find opportunities for students to pro- guage. vide help with cultural events while gain- “What’s great,” stated Mr. Jackson,"Is ing information about the many careers in that these Service Learning projects tie the area of culture, Gila River Indian Com- right to the standards in our Gila River In- munity history and language preservation . dian Community History and Government “Our students really enjoyed helping at Class as well assupporting our Goals in our HaisanBaithag in District 4 this summer,” O’Otham Language Class.” stated Ms. Allen. “They all said how much “It is going to be a fun and exciting year”, they learned and how much they enjoyed said Ms. Allen. participating. Vechij Himdag Alternative School Inc. The first major Cultural Heritage and requires one full credit of O’Otham Lan- Language Preservation Service Learn- guage and one full credit of Gila River ing event occurred last year when Service Indian Community History and Govern- Learners helped at The Culture Gather- ment for graduation. For more information ing 2011- “Preserving O’Otham Culture please contact Carol Allen or Sam Jackson for Our Children and Our Future”held in at (520).562.3286. Blackwater in February. September 2011 EDUCATION SECTION Page 7 Sacaton School District hosts family nights to encourages parent participation that students are able to take home, Chris- make significant changes, but student re- tiansen said. tention is not into effect yet. “I just think it’s a great opportunity for our Third and fourth graders along with the parents and children to get together and to middle school take AIMS. Second grade improve the kids’ opportunity to do well in take the Stanford 10. school,” Christensen said. Angie Sepulveda, instructional coach, says A community member and fourth grade that the school is off to a great start espe- teacher has expressed her idea of making cially with the new renovations and remod- a difference to her students though relating eling the school has undergone with school to them on a personal level. board approved funding. “I can relate to the students and see what’s She added that teachers started the school going on at home and relate to that,” said year with a better perspective on the Ari- Patricia Valenzuela from District 6, daugh- zona State Standards and the goals that ter of Sheila Riley White and Jerry Valen- the school needs to meet at the end of the zuela. She has taught for five years. year. An idea she passes on to the student when After reiterating what was said another teaching is to dream big while express- teacher said during the parent meeting, ing they need to know “there’s so much ‘parents are number one and the school is more.” second to back them up.’ Sepulveda said, Valenzuela explained the testing helps “And in reverse we need to the parents to them to really see from start to finish. It help us. The teachers need your support to also allows her to see where improve- continue with the education at home.” GRIN/Walt Porter ment is needed and she is able to see their In becoming involved in their children’s Teachers of the Sacaton School District prepare parents and students for strengths as well. education, she said that it keeps everyone Arizona state tests for this school year. For her fourth grade class, parent involve- informed and provides some down time ment can be a hit or miss. She said she between student and parent. She said it By Walt Porter, GRIN Intern would like to see more involvement and makes the children feel good when parents support from them. are there for them. SACATON- Family night at the Sacaton “It’s kind of hard at the beginning because Valenzuela said she loves teaching in the “I love being around kids, they make you School District gave insight to what the they did forget a lot of stuff,” said Lew- Community, because it has helped her to feel young and they’re fun. Kids have students, teachers and parents have to gear is, when thinking of how the school year know she is creating a positive environ- minds that need to grow and I like to help up for this year. started off. ment for her students. them grow,” said Sepulveda. The August Family Meeting’s topic was The parents explained that they do all they “It’s my home and I’ll probably be teach- Sepulveda gave the analogy of planting district assessments, the different tests the can for their children and explain that it is ing here forever,” Valenzuela said. a seed in the student’s mind and watch it students take, said John Timmons, Director important to start developing good study Annually Yearly Progress is the amount of grow into something beautiful. Reflecting Extended Education/Community Relations habits. growth that the state tells the school needs back on what teachers had done for her. for the Sacaton School District. “Like they said, ‘sleeps the most impor- to have to have every year. Previously Sepulveda said, “They helped you to see The hot topic was testing for the students tant…,’ the parents said. mentioned, AIMS testing is something that the life you want, to become something and how to prepare them for state level James E. Christensen, superintendent, said is taken serious. better, and that’s what I want for the kids tests, because of stricter guidelines. they were off to a good start with an excel- For this year’s fourth grade students, an av- here.” When this year’s first graders reach third lent staff. erage of 78 percent of reading and 83 per- Data Coach, Amanda Billings is creating grade in 2013-14, the child will be retained This year, the school district received a cent of math from students on AIMS tests, a data portfolio with the students all the if they score average state tests. grant that was submitted by Mr. Pico and she said she will do everything she can to way through eighth grade. It will tell each Parents, Rodney Lyons and Nicole Lewis, Mr. Timmons. Some of the money went have meet that goal. teacher all the progress made, it tracks they have three kids in the Sacaton School to providing students with backpacks with For the third grade there needs to be a 81 problem areas and are setting goal the are District. pencils, paper and other things for school percent from math students and 77 percent used to set goals. They are going to be used of reading, if we don’t make the scores, we on a daily basis. September 2011 SPORTS SECTION Page 8

TIME FOR FOOTBALL Wrangler-wearing diva, and he will lead a loaded Packers team to another Super Bowl push. The Chicago Bears are NFL Preview 2011 still reeling from their playoff embarrassment of a year ago and will come back to earth in a big way. The Detroit Li- ons are the attractive pick to challenge the Packers and the Minnesota Vikings are hoping that Donovan McNabb can something to cheer about. The Cincinnati Bengals will be bounce back from an unsettling year with the Redskins. hiding behind their stripes all year long. NFC West winner – Arizona Cardinals By Roberto A. Jackson AFC West winner – San Diego Chargers This division is a two-team race between the Cardinals and Community Newsperson It seems like the Chargers are always knocking at the the St. Louis Rams. The Cardinals will rise to the top after door. They took a step back last year as the Kansas City their extreme roster makeover while Sam Bradford tries to Football fans have had a long summer. The longest lock- Chiefs brought Arrowhead Stadium back to life. In 2011, carry the load in St. Louis. After inexplicably winning the out in NFL history turned team facilities into grid iron the Chargers will be playing for a playoff bye and not a division last year, the Seattle Seahawks will need a 12th ghost towns. This off season was truly that, “off.” There playoff bye bye. The Chiefs will be their main competi- man and maybe even a 13th man if they want to make any were no mini-camps, no OTA’s (organized team work- tion unless Joe Montana takes off his “Shape-Ups” and noise. The 49ers have talent but with a new coach and a outs), nothing for football fans to ration while the league comes back to KC. The Raiders might improve on last questionable QB situation, expect the Niners to shine their worked on a new CBA (collective bargaining agreement.) year’s .500 record but not by much when the guys in old trophies all year long. Draft picks were not able to meet with their new teams and stands are scarier than the ones on the field. Denver is still players had to organize their own workouts. Meanwhile another year away, when John Elway goes back to selling NFC South winner – Atlanta Falcons fans waited for over 100 days before the owners and play- used cars. The top dogs in this division are the Atlanta Falcons and ers reached a new 10 year deal. This led to a truncated but the New Orleans Saints. Every time the Dirty Birds link furious free agency period and all the trades and transac- AFC South winner – Houston Texans up with the Who Dat Nation it will be must see TV. I think tions were seemingly squeezed into a handful of days. The big question is if Peyton Manning can get his neck the Falcons will win the division by a nose with the Saints Now that training camps are over and all of the rosters twisted back like, “The Exorcist,” to lead the Colts to an- about a game behind. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were a are finalized, it’s time to look at your teams prospects and other playoff run. The Houston Texans are a “shoot-em surprise team led by rising QB Josh Freeman. Last year ten figure out how the heck they are going to win the big one. up” team with high hopes on the defensive side of the ball wins was not enough for the Bucs to join the postseason, The Vince Lombardi Trophy returned home, so to speak, and will finally get over the Indy hump this year. The Ten- and this year it will be just as difficult. Fresh off his Na- after the Green Bay Packers beat the Pittsburgh Steelers nessee Titans will be trying to find themselves in the post tional Championship at the University of Auburn, number in Super Bowl XLV. Look for both of these teams to be Jeff Fisher era and the Jacksonville Jaguars are trying to 1 overall pick Cam Newton will take his lumps in his first among the favorites to represent their conferences again. pull together a decent season for a coach on the hot seat. NFL action. After extensive research and computation, here are the GRIN’s list of unbiased picks for the new football season. Wild Card Teams – New York Jets, Baltimore Ravens. Wild Card Teams – New Orleans Saints, Dallas Cowboys AFC East winner – New England Patriots NFC East winner – Philadelphia Eagles The Pats have retooled and will look to repeat as division The Eagles have a lot of pressure on them to represent Super Bowl Champions – Arizona Cardinals champs. This is a tough division with the J-E-T-S, Jets, the East after making such a splash in trades and in free In my balanced and unbiased view, all the stars will align Jets, Jets also contending. The Miami Dolphins will finish agency. The Dallas Cowboys are surprisingly flying under for the bird gang in Arizona. It’s time to go to Vegas and third and the Buffalo Bills’ chances will go wide right, like the radar and will give the Eagles something to watch out put big money on big red. Buddy Ryan’s fateful words will a certain field goal attempt. for. It seems like so long ago when the New York Giants finally come to pass and I can stop harassing Kurt Warner won the Super Bowl and it’s going to be a while before to give us one more year. AFC North winner – Pittsburgh Steelers they do it again. As for the Redskins, the only good thing This is another stable division and the Steelers will fight to come out of Washington, D.C. this year will hopefully Contingent Super Champions – Green Bay Packers their way to the top once again. But the Ravens, much be some tax cuts. If for some incomprehensible reason, the Cards don’t win like the Jets in the East, will be right there battling for the big one, then expect the cheese heads to be strutting supremacy. The Cleveland Browns will finish third as the NFC North winner – Green Bay Packers their stuff once again as the Green Bay Packers pull off dog pound will finally put down the milk bones and have Aaron Rodgers is making everyone forget about that the repeat. September 2011 Gila River Indian News Page 9

Diamondbacks clinic “Workout for the Health of It!” contined from front page By Christopher Lomahquahu Community Health Education Program

This year the Community Health Education program conducted its annual health promotional “Workout for the Health of It” campaign; that is observed throughout the month of July. The purpose of the “WOFTHOI” cam- paign is to promote physical activity and draw greater participation to utilizing the fitness centers located in Gila River. The campaign provides the opportunity for patrons to talk with health educators about various questions and concerns about health issues and what the CHE program is all about. Each day that the health educators are posted at the District.6 Fitness Center and District.3 Wellness Center throughout the month of July, patrons have the opportunity to enter into a raffle that is drawn at the end of the month; which awards four winners from each area. The prizes range in order of the number drawn, but offer quite a reward for being devoted participants of the “WOFTHOI” campaign. We would like to congratulate the individuals who par- ticipated in our month long campaign and to our winners for this year “Workout for the Health of It!” campaign.

Winners who participated at the District.3 Wellness Center

GRIN/Roberto A. Jackson Diamondbacks instructor gets to know students before baseball clinic held on August 26, 2011 at Chase Field. breezed through the stands and kicked up their heels in the to stay active and healthy. dugout and on the field. The local nine had just finished up The groups of kids were stationed along the outfield a long road trip and were looking for some home cooking wall and also learned how to throw the ball using a four- meanwhile they let the students play in the outfield before seam grip. game time. After a successful clinic the students were treated to Instructors had the students exercise and stretch before a box lunch where they cooled off behind the left field Brent Escalante James Studer starting the drills. The children were placed into groups stands. Following lunch, Diamondbacks rookie first GRIC member, D3 GRIC MIS Dept. and rotated on maneuvers designed to strengthen their baseman Paul Goldschmidt signed autographs for the skills for the game. From defense to offense, the coaches students. The night before, Goldschmidt was hitting the gave direct instruction to all the students. A film crew ball out of Nationals Park in Washington D.C., as they was also on hand snapping pictures and getting footage of Dbacks took the four game series from the Nationals 3-1. the kids. Less than a day later, the hard hitting rookie traded his The retractable roof was open to get the field some lumber for a sharpie to sign hats and programs. He also sunshine while the young ball players caught flyballs and took pictures with some of the youngsters. learned to swing bats like big leaguers. In attendance were Gregory Mendoza, Community Donovan Kyyitan, 3rd grade Teacher Aide, stated that Council Representative, D4, and Manuel Hernandez, the Diamondbacks organization showed a lot of kindness Community Liaison, Gila River Gaming Enterprises to to the children by teaching them skills that they can use accompany the students. Esther Orona Christina Jones D3 Head Start Dept. of Rehabilitation and Detention

Amy Antone GRIC Youth Council

Winners who participated at the District.6 Fitness Center.

Taylor Middaugh Tracey Antone GRIC member, D7 GRIC member, D7

Barbara Parsons GRIC member, D6 September 2011 Gila River Indian News Page 10 Kenneth Hayes celebrates birthday

GRIN/Walt Porter 1st Nations Warrior Society host birthday gathering for Gila River veteran, Kenneth Hayes (front center) SACATON - Kenneth Hayes was born rine Corp, Army, and Coast Guard September 6, 1931 at Phoenix Indian He has received a Bronze Star with a “V” Hospital and recently celebrated his 80th (citation for Valor), and two Purple Hearts birthday! The First Nations Warriors spon- for saving the lives of two wounded men. sored the event and made Kenny an Hon- Hayes became an honorary member of the orary member from his late brother Ira H. 1st Nations Warriors Society in January of Hayes. 2008 because of his hard work and dedica- Kenneth G. Hayes served the country tion of service. during the 1950s in Korea for the United His guardians, great-nephew Larry and States Army. Encouraged from his older wife Sharon Cook know his stories in and brother, Ira H. Hayes, in letters sent home, out on what war life was like. he enlisted when he was 17 years old. They said, “He help people and done the The Hayes Family had different military best job he could do and wants to be re- branches in service, the United States Ma- membered by that.” September 2011 Gila River Indian News Page 11

The Month of September is National Recovery Month: this is a time to celebrate the success of people in recovery, promote the benefits of treatment for substance use, and mental disorders, and the recovery in all its forms is possible. Untold Stories of Recovery “How lives can change for the better”

By: Dr. David Eppehimer, MD AAnonymous’nonymous’ rst step to recovery states that, “We mmentent to maintaininmaintainingg sobriety through regular spiri- Gila River Health Care admi�eedd we w wereere po powerlesswerless ov overer a alcohollcohol – t thathat tutualal ppracrac�cecess anandd ththe support of others. our lives had become unmanageable.” Admi�ng I have been a physician for over 35 years and have you have a problem is the rst step toward recovery In the past few years, I have begun to hear stories of been fortunate to work within the Gila River Indian for the addicted individual. For those of us without recovery that men�on medica�ons as a major Community during most of that �me. Since 1975, addic�ons, it is hard to understand why someone assistance to success. The role of medica�ons is when I worked at the Phoenix Indian Medical with Alcoholism doesn’t just stop drinking. We now being studied, and the most promising ones work in Center, I spent part of my �me seeing Community know qui�ng on your own is next to impossible the brain where the addic�on takes hold. Newer members at the old Gila Crossing Clinic in District when the brain has been hijacked by the addic�on. medica�ons are now available for alcoholism and #6. For many years, I was also privileged to regularly heroin (opiate) addic�on. Medica�ons in no way see the elders who resided at the Gila River Indian Most of the stories I hear from individuals in recov- can replace treatment but o�en assist the Care Center in District #7. A�er leaving the Phoenix ery have a common theme. With the help of a individual in managing their cravings and desires to Indian Medical Center in 1998, I became a full �me power greater than themselves and through the allow them to focus on making their behavioral employee with Gila River Health Care. Part of my assistance of others, these individuals began treat- changes. Some individual stories also relate how work as a doctor is to provide care for people with ment for their recovery. They didn’t do it on their treatment with behavioral health providers was Alcoholism or other drug addic�ons. Many of these own. Help o�en came from other persons in the very important to avoid self medica�ng with alco- individuals entered a recovery program or treat- Community, some of whom now live only in our hol or drugs. ment center and, years later, our paths would o�en collec�ve memory. I have heard stories of recovery cross each other. I am always happy to see them that men�on the guidance of Emme� White and All of the recovery stories I have listened to men- again and to hear how they are doing. They share Harrington Luna years ago at the Gila River Alcohol �on some struggles with maintaining sobriety. with me their stories of recovery and how their lives and Drug Abuse Program (ADAP), spiritual blessings Relapse is not uncommon, but can be brief and have changed for the be�er. These stories always and healing ceremonies with Gerard Kisto, and the o�en predictable when individuals get busy and give me hope for those s�ll struggling with their individual counseling of Lola Allison at Thwajik Ke’ dri� away from their recovery program or support addic�ons. the “Healing House,” a residen�al treatment center. system. Relapse is a common problem with chronic Some addicted individuals found recovery in an disease and even most diabe�cs have �mes when Most people in recovery do not adver�se their intensive outpa�ent program, Alcoholics Anony- their blood sugar is out of control a�er months of months or years of sobriety, but seem to s�ll quietly mous, residen�al treatment centers in Phoenix, or success. The key to dealing with relapse is to get take things one day at a �me. I have o�en wished with the help of their church. There is no single back on the path to recovery and not let the addic- that these stories of recovery would be more path to recovery that everyone has to follow, but �on back in control. The support (rather than widely known in the Community so that others these untold stories all relate that someone was condemna�on) of family and Community is an would know what great things are possible. These there to show the way. None of the recovery stories especially signicant part in helping the individual stories of recovery are o�en untold except when I have heard stated that the addicted individual recover from relapse. shared anonymously in AA mee�ngs or with family, found their own way. but they are nevertheless powerful reminders of The Gila River Indian Community is fortunate that what is possible. A�er hearing many stories of These untold stories also give us insight into how there has been a commitment over the years to recovery, I wanted to share some general observa- long a �me is needed in treatment for recovery to providing treatment services for those suffering �ons about how these people made these changes take hold. The consensus is the longer the be�er. from Alcoholism or drug addic�ons. The recent in their lives. Intensive treatment for addic�ons generally lasts at consolida�on of outpa�ent counseling, the least 90 days and provides counseling, mee�ngs or residen�al program at Thwajik Ke’, and Behavioral Health Services under the umbrella of Gila River Alcoholism and drug addic�ons are chronic therapy almost every day for those 3 months. The Health Care is an important step in providing con�- diseases that affect the brain. This means that Gila River Indian Community is fortunate that both nuity of care through the use of mul�ple op�ons for someone with Alcoholism has a chronic disease like the residen�al and outpa�ent programs provide for people needing help. Individuals will now have the Diabetes that is not going to be cured, but can be many months of treatment. Because Alcoholism chance to be matched to the most appropriate successfully treated. Unlike Diabetes, however, and drug addic�on can be deadly diseases, receiv- treatment and receive the necessary �me in coun- Alcoholism and drug addic�on happen in the brain ing a�ercare and becoming part of a recovery com- seling and a�ercare for recovery to take hold. and are diseases that take control of someone’s munity are very important steps following ini�al ability to stop drinking or using a drug. Alcoholism treatment for maintaining sobriety. Detox, if and drug addic�ons are difficult to manage on your needed, happens before treatment but cannot As I think of the many untold stories of recovery own since the addicted brain does not make good replace it. Not drinking is different than ge�ng from individuals I know, I am brought to the conclu- decisions. This is why the addicted person keeps sober, which requires behavioral changes over sion that treatment works. The recovery path is not doing the same thing over and over again without �me. Some individuals claim that treatment didn’t a quick and easy one, but the results can be lifesav- being able to see that addic�on is making their life help but o�en they never got past the detox stage. ing. I am more hopeful than ever that in the coming unmanageable. This is the reason that Alcoholic The most successful stories of recovery generally years more stories of recovery will be made and men�on an ongoing effort a�er detox and treat- shared within our Community. Komatke Health Center Hu Hu Kam Memorial Hospital Ak Chin Health Clinic 17487 South Healthcare Drive 483 West Seed Farm Road 48203 West Farrell Road Laveen, Az 85339 P.O. Box 38 Maricopa, AZ 85239 Phone: 520-550-6000 Sacaton, AZ 85147 Phone: 520-568-3881 Fax: 520-550-6033 Phone: 520-562-3321 Fax: 520-568-3884 Fax: 602-528-1240 September 2011 Gila River Indian News Page 12 10th Anniversary of 9/11

Graphic by GRIN/Jaime Jackson By Roberto A. Jackson Community Newsperson

"None of us will ever forget this day.” United Flight 175 collided into the South Flight 93 crashed in Shanksville, Pa. It would affect us and the rest of the country,” -Former President George W. Bush. Post Tower of the World Trade Center. was reported that Flight 93 had another tar- Hernandez said. 9/11 Speech The World Trade Center bombing of 1993 get in Washington D.C. About 30 minutes The crew on the USS Lake Erie prepared gave rise to the fear that New York was later the North Tower was in ruins. The for the worst and increased its speed to Once in a generation an event occurs that once again under attack. twin giants that for 28 years commanded reach San Diego faster. While everyone is so significant and unforgettable, every- Images of the Twin Towers heaving smoke the skyline over America’s alpha city col- around world was glued to television Her- thing that precedes it is cast in those mem- like two raging and colossal chimneys lapsed and fell from the heavens forever. nandez laid down at night hoping that his ories. Looking back at U.S. history in the brought the country to a standstill. Po- family was safe. Since they were out to 20th century, most will point to the attack lice, fire and emergency crews were on the “If you lived to be a thousand years old, sea, the limited communication left Her- on Pearl Harbor as a pivotal event that gal- scene trying to organize a massive rescue will that make any sense to you?” nandez with an uneasy feeling. He wanted vanized our country before WWII. effort. Commuters were panicking trying -David Letterman, “The Late Show with tell his family not to worry about him and With the shot of an assassin’s bullet the to find safety. The fire raged and individu- David Letterman,” Sept. 17, 2001 the crew. “We were ready to meet any country’s fate took another sharp turn as als trapped on the top floors of the towers challenge,” Hernandez said. JFK’s limo sped down a highway in Dallas were desperately calling 911 for help. in 1963. Heartbreaking and unbelievable video Eight months of cleanup began and close “We're still Americans. We still believe in The generation that followed only wit- poured into living rooms of people piled on to 3,000 people perished at the World Trade who we are and what we are, and the role nessed these events on dated news reels. top of each other, hanging out of windows Center, Pentagon and on the hijacked jets. that we have to play in the world.” They didn’t share in the experience like hundreds of feet above the city. Debris A few days later the FBI released the names -Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin those whose lives were changed as a result floated around the buildings and dreadfully of the hijackers and on Sept. 27, 2001 they Powell, National Public Radio of Pearl Harbor and the JFK assassination. viewers realized that the objects falling out confirmed the link to al-Qa’ida. America There wasn’t a connection to something so of the windows were not fragments of the hasn’t been the same since. The World Trade Center is under recon- collectively binding as those tragedies for structure itself, but people perilously leap- Ten years have passed. The memories struction with the centerpiece being 1 this generation to understand. That is until ing from the towers. are still vivid and people recall their ex- World Trade Center (formerly called the Sept. 11, 2001. act whereabouts when the country was at- "Freedom Tower"). The tower will rise On that clear Tuesday morning, Lower “I don’t think I’ve ever had a nightmare tacked. 1,776 feet in to the air and is expected to be Manhattan did seem so inviting, the same that’s worse than this.” Ira H. Hayes Post 84 Commander Manuel completed in 2013. way Billie Holliday described it in the fa- -Former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, ABC Hernandez reflected on his memories of Memorials mark the locations of the other mous ode to New York’s most romantic News with Peter Jennings 9/11. “On this particular day, I was cross- attacks in Washington D.C. and in Penn- season, “Autumn in New York.” ing the Pacific Ocean from Hawaii in route sylvania as well. But the promise of new love turned into an The bedlam in Manhattan continued and to San Diego, Calif., on the cruiser USS Time has blunted some of the pain felt af- indescribable nightmare as American Air- the scope of the terrorist attacks unraveled Lake Erie (CG-70) to conduct ship training ter the attacks, but on the tenth anniversary lines Flight 11 crashed into the North Tow- on the doorstep of the Pentagon near Wash- and qualifications of an up-coming Persian of Sept. 11, 2001, America will remember er of the World Trade Center. For about 15 ington D.C. as American Airlines Flight 77 Gulf tour.” the thousands who died and where they confusing minutes smoke billowed from flew into the headquarters of the Unites Hernandez described tense moments of were on that clear autumn day. the gaping hole that spread across floors 93- States Department of Defense. Then to hearing about the attacks, but not having 99 and media outlets immediately covered the horror of people watching all over the television access on the ship. They finally what was initially reported as an accident world the South Tower began its crashing received the video via tape. “When I saw While TV shows pieced together what oc- descent. A few minutes after the South it with my own eyes my thoughts went curred from tape and eye witness accounts, Tower was destroyed, United Airlines directly to my family and how this event September 2011 Gila River Indian News Page 13 Transient body found along major highway in Gila River

GRIN/Walt Porter ADOT workers clearing the sides of Interstate 10 found human remains in a center culvert south of Riggs.

By Walt Porter, GRIN Intern homicide case and were not able to be there at that time. SNAKE TOWN - Arizona Depart- “It was going to be later this after- ment of Transportation workers noon before they were going to be were alerted by a smell while able to get anybody out here. It’s clearing sides of the 1-10 freeway easier just to come handle it before Friday, August 26 at 8:45 a.m., the big heat hits,” said a Gila River while investigating the center cul- officer. vert they discover human remains. Given the facts, they believe that At the169 mile marker, south of the person found was at the wrong Riggs road, heading eastbound is place at the wrong time. where the body was found. A Gila “It appears at this time he was River Police officer said; because a transient. We get a lot of hitch of the heat, it was undetermined hikers going to Tucson,” said Gila when the time of death was, it River officer. could have been out here for at In the 13 years, the GRIC police least three days. officer said they see this all the The release of information for the time. We see it up to 7-8 times a individual found was not con- year, people passing through the firmed, although the forensic team community, non-tribal members Gila River confirmed that the individual is a who have died. Telecommunications, Inc. Caucasian male with red hair. Police said, individuals are “stum- The individual may have been bled upon” throughout the commu- seeking shelter, but the cement nity by accident five to six times a barricade had an oven effect more year. It’s likely they are transients than anything, said a Gila River passing through to major outside detective at the scene. cities. PUBLIC NOTICE However, Pinal County and Gila The last person that was found was River police department have off Riggs as well, GRPD said, they Attempted Refund Return jurisdiction over the area where were trying to locate a stolen car Updated Mail Address Needed the body was found Gila River when Phoenix helicopters located a police were first on the scene, Pinal dead body under a mesquite tree. If your name is listed below please call GRTI at County officers were handling a (520) 796-3333 to update your mailing address. GRTI has attempted to send a refund to you by mail that has been returned. Thank you!

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Wellness conference delivers education to EMT Recognized by Family for Saving the members of GRIC By Christopher Lomahquahu Grandmother’s Life Community Health Education Program Community Educational Specialist By Mihio Manus GRIN Managing Editor Vuhs-ich Ha-ke, Blackwater- June 11, 2011 “Wellness through Traditions” was the theme of the first wellness conference “If it wasn’t for you I wouldn’t be here to- conducted by the Community Health Edu- day. I just wanted to thank you for being cation Program/Health Resources Depart- there at the right time,” Olivia Murrieta ment of the Gila River Indian Community. told Gila River EMT Don Enos. Wellness by maintaining a healthy life Back in early August while in prepara- whether it is by eating, socializing, run- tion for her granddaughter’s birthday party ning, hunting, farming, waila, etc…tradi- in Casa Blanca, Murrieta started to not feel tions that a person/family believes in. well. But just as any loving grandmother, The wellness conference invited fellow she persisted in making chumuth for the walkers and runners to share in a morn- birthday meal. ing of fitness. Two routes were mapped While making chumuth, she started to feel out for a 2 mile walk and a 10 mile non- her arm becoming numb from the elbow competitive run. The Community Health upward. Murrieta noticed that she couldn’t Education Program and the GRIC Well- slap the dough as she normally could. Her ness Center worked together to secure the neck was tense and her heart was racing. walk/run event. She walked into the living room and told As evening arose, the wellness confer- Enos who was there as a guest of the fam- ence geared into action as participants ar- ily. rived through the doors of Vuhs-ich Ha- The EMT noticed that she wasn’t looking ke “Everyone’s House” in District One. well and checked her pulse. Approximately 180 people registered and Soon after, EMT Enos went out to where each received a t-shirt quoting Commu- the ladies where making bread and told nity Health Education Program’s message Murrieta, “Olivia put that chumuth down, “For the Health of It”. All participants I’m taking you to the hospital. If not I’m were encouraged to visit the informational calling the ambulance.” booths and submit a survey that measured She thought he was joking around but he the efforts of health awareness the Com- wasn’t. He said, “No I’m serious. I’m try- munity Health Education Program pro- ing to tell you that I’m taking you to the vides to the Gila River Indian Community. hospital.” As the welcoming address continued on, Murrieta had mentioned her pains to the it was followed by a light dinner with en- other ladies who then urged her to let Enos GRIN/MIhio Manus tertainment from the 5th Generation Pima take her to the hospital. Basket Dancers. On the way to the hospital, Enos remem- Don Enos proved that EMTs are on call 24/7 when he saved the life of Olivia Community Health Education Program bered there was an ambulance substation Murrieta while attending a birthday party for Murrieta¹s granddaughter. The strategically planned out the health educa- located along path they were traveling on, EMT noticed distress signals in Murrieta¹s demeanor and immediately as- tion it wanted to provide at the wellness so they stopped there first. Before she knew sisted her in receiving care. conference. it, a group of EMTs was there to assist her in checking her pulse, moving her from the you wouldn’t be here right now. You were being there. In certain ways she feels like Listing of the break-out sessions were: truck to the ambulance and administering having a stroke.” he was her guardian angel. - Family Dinners in a Flash intravenous units. In a daze, she sat there and cried. “It was The sequence of events that landed Mur- - Chaleen Brewer, Genesis Nutritionist “They told me, ‘You have two choices: scary what happened,” she said. rieta in the hospital occurred on Sat, Aug. 6 - Basic Fitness Training Gilbert Mercy or Chandler Regional.’” Although he didn’t have to be there, EMT and not even a week later, on Fri, Aug. 12, - Tyrel Thinn, GRIC Wellness Center Once they arrived at Chandler Regional Enos stayed with Murrieta until late that she visited Enos at his workplace to pres- Fitness Medical Center, the nurses swarmed Mur- evening to observe her condition. The ent him with a woven basket and thank you Instructor rieta like ants, she said. After being admit- doctors and nurses thanked him for bring- cards as tokens of appreciation from her - Plants, what I know, what do you ted and having tests run on her, the doctor ing her in, she said. “You did the right in and her family. know? told her, “Whoever brought you in, did the bringing her in,” the doctors told him. “I wanted him to be recognized. He saved - Timothy H. Terry, Jr., Traditional right thing because if your numbness had Murrieta said she thanks God for Enos my life,” Murrieta said. Counselor connected from your elbow to your hand, GRIC Dept. of Human Services - Red Road to Healing - B.C. Stoneman, Aji Spa Cultural Coordinator Protesters Voice Their Position at

As all break-out sessions ended, everyone settled into the gymnasium and enjoyed Committee Meeting on Loop 202 the music of Native Creed. Community Health Education would like Joint meeting with additional committees at a later date with other committees to extend our gratitude to the following sponsors and individuals for making this event a success: By Walt Porter, GRIN Intern Jaime Jackson-DJ LOWKEY The SM constitution referendum is the is significant to us as O’odham people. munity Managers hold a joint meeting to Gila River Telecommunications, Inc. result of a motion made by Council on Jul. That’s our creator’s house,” said concerned reevaluate the language of the referen- Drumbeat Indian Arts, Inc. 19, where the Transportation Technical member from District 6, Mike Tashquinth dum. Aztec Printing Solutions, Inc. Team (TTT) and Law Office, were directed “I don’t think you guys should vote on this. NRSC Chairman and D6 Council repre- Subway to return referendum language and resolu- Throw it out. If you’re O’odham people sentative Albert Pablo said to protesters, Phoenix Indian Medical Center-Health tion to Council within 90 days. and your heart is O’odham, then this isn’t “You’re talking to me like I’m ignorant. Education Program. Westend Health The referendum was to reflect two op- worth nothing. If that goes through there I’ve been opposing this since day one. I Committee tions: To build on Community land or to it’s going to shrink us even more. We asked don’t think we’re going to get anything re- Cheryl Shuy build off of Community land, which entails our council representative to go through solved here.” Gila River Health Care Corporation-Board building through South Mountain. and have a ‘no build’ policy,” Tashquinth D2 Councilman Jewel Whitman said it of Directors According to protesters, the referendum said. would be best to have the meeting on a District One Multi-Purpose Building and verbiage was confusing and ‘it seemed like During the committee meeting a motion weekend when the public could attend if Staff a double-edged’ sword as either option pre- was made to have the Natural Resource they wanted. We would also like to thank the Commu- sented meant building the 202. Protesters Stading Committee (NRSC), Legislative The joint meeting will be held on Satur- nity, all volunteers, programs, presenters, wanted a ‘no build’ option to be included Standing Committee (LSC), Governors day Oct. 1 2011 at Council Chambers at speakers and conference participants. in the referendum. and Managers Standing Committee, TTT, 9 a.m. “To me that’s a very sacred mountain that Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and Com- September 2011 CULTURAL SECTION Page 15 Ko’Sin Restaurant at the Sheraton WHP Resort Returns to Arizona Restaurant Week

For additional details on the full menu please see the Ko’Sin listing here. Reser- vations for this event are strongly encour- aged. For more information or to make a reservation today, please contact Rosina Dee at 602-385-5726 or Rosina.Dee@ sheraton.com. Reservations can also be made online at: www.whpdining.com or by visiting www.opentable.com. For ad- ditional resort information, visit www. wildhorsepassresort.com or call 602-225- 0100. Visit the Arizona Restaurant Week Facebook page at http://www.facebook. com/arizonarestaurantweek or stay in the conversation on Twitter at http://twitter. Photo courtesy of Sheraton Wild com/#!/azrestaurantwk. Horse Pass Resort & Spa The Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa, located on the Gila River Indian Community, is a total destination resort PHOENIX, AZ- The Sheraton Wild Horse showcasing the heritage, culture, art and Pass Resort & Spa is excited to announce legends of the Pima and Maricopa Tribes. Ko’Sin restaurant will once again be par- The resort offerings include: 500 cultur- ticipating in Arizona Restaurant Week ally themed rooms, Forbes Five-Star/AAA which will kick-off on September 17th and Five-Diamond Dining at Kai, the Forbes conclude on September 25th. Four-Star Native American Aji Spa; This annual event provides locals with 36-holes of Troon-managed golf at Whirl- the opportunity to experience some of the wind Golf Club and the 1,000-acre Koli state’s most delicious fare at extremely at- Equestrian Center. tractive pricing and Ko’Sin is proud to be Arizona Restaurant Week returns Septem- amongst the list of distinguished Valley ber 17-25. This time it is statewide. Past eateries headlining the event. Arizona Restaurant Weeks were open to Featuring desert bistro cuisine, Ko’Sin, restaurants in the Phoenix and Tucson ar- will offer an exclusive three-course menu eas. This year we are going statewide. This for Restaurant Week guests. At $40 per annual event offers anyone with an appetite person (excluding beverages, tax and gra- the opportunity to taste some of the state’s tuity) the three-course dinner menu boasts finest fare at a special price at more than several tempting options, which guests are 100 of Arizona’s best restaurants. Partici- encouraged to mix-and-match. A few high- pating restaurants offer three-course meals, lights include; petit filet mignon with mes- showcasing signature dishes by some of the quite smoked Yukon mash, lobster Mac n’ top chefs, at a value price of $30 per person cheese with Gruyere and pancetta, carda- or $40 per person, excluding drinks, tax mom dusted grilled pork chop, blood or- and tip. For more information or to make ange and ginger brulée or cheesecake with reservations, please visit: blackberry coulis. www.ArizonaRestaurantWeek.com. September 2011 CULTURAL SECTION Page 16 New book profiles Japanese baseball Pioneer and former Butte Camp prisoner: Kenichi Zenimura

By Roberto A. Jackson Community Newsperson

If you walk into any baseball stadium in the major leagues, you will see the num- ber, “42” retired in honor of Jackie Rob- inson, the first African-American player in Major League Baseball. Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947 joining the Brook- lyn Dodgers, and fifty years later in 1997, MLB retired his number to recognize his many contributions as a player and as a human being. Robinson is the most well- known African-American pioneer in the game of baseball, but in the recently re- leased book, “Kenichi Zenimura, Japanese Baseball Pioneer,” written by Bill Staples, Jr., we discover that Robinson had an equally influential counterpart as it relates ballplayers of Asian ancestry. Instead of a retired jersey number though, we see Zen- imura’s influential legacy in the names on the backs of jerseys, such as Ichiro, Matsui and Matsuzaka. Kenichi Zenimura (1900-1968) played every position that baseball had to offer, and that includes outside the diamond as well. He managed, scouted, established his own leagues, built baseball parks and spread the game across two continents and cultures. Interestingly enough Zenimura, Photo courtesy of Bill Staples Jr. (Zenimura Family Archive) or Zeni, accomplished this as a free man Rare photograph depicting Zenimura Field in 1945 during the Butte High vs. Tolleson High game. Kenshi Zen- and also as a prisoner in the Japanese In- imura, Zeni's son, at bat. ternment Camp located in GRIC. Staples’ book provides a thorough exami- championships. But Zeni was destined for them on the nuances of the game. spective on the situation took a turn for the nation of his life from his time as a standout the U.S. and in 1920 he arrived in Califor- positive. Where others at Gila River only player, organizer and ambassador during a nia. where the Asian and Pacific Islander War and relocation saw barbed wire and miles of desert, Zeni time when Asians suffered harsh persecu- population was over 100,000. He settled Staples’ does a terrific job of describ- began to see potential.” With little resourc- tion and discrimination. in Fresno and joined the all-Japanese base- ing conditions prior to the bombing of es Zeni constructed a ballpark to boost Baseball was extremely popular in Japan ball team, the Fresno Athletic Club (FAC). Pearl Harbor, and the facts surrounding morale and bring a sense of normalcy and dating back over a hundred years. As far Zeni embarked on a successful career and the forced relocation of 120,000 people of balance to life behind barbed wire. Zen- back as 1897 there were Japanese players he was instrumental in the FAC’s champi- Japanese ancestry. imura Field opened the following spring in catching the eye of the major league clubs. onships as their team captain. Executive Order 9066 was signed by Presi- March 1943. In 1905 Shumza Sugimoto was given a try- Baseball flourished on the West Coast, dent Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1942, effec- “Without baseball, camp life would have out by John McGraw, manager of the New long before the Brooklyn Dodgers and the tively ordering all people with ethnic ties been miserable. There was no torture or York Giants, but baseball was not ready New York Giants relocated to Los Ange- to Japan to be incarcerated in internment anything like that, but it was humiliating, to integrate for several more decades and les and San Francisco, respectively in the camps. demeaning being incarcerated in your own Sugimoto never joined the Giants. late 1950s. The game was far more diverse “The first Japanese-Americans began to country,” said George Omachi, a member “Kenichi Zenimura, Japanese Baseball Pi- too. Zeni competed against African-Amer- arrive in Rivers, Ariz. – the official name of the Zenimura’s teams in the 1940s and oneer,” is the book to read for information ican teams, teams of other races and even for the combined communities of the Canal 50s. on the overlooked Issei (first generation of interracial squads. In the 1920s he began and Butte Camps at Gila River – in July The Butte Baseball Association was estab- immigrant Japanese-Americans) and Nisei to use his connections to expand Japanese- 1942, just in time to experience the intense lished with Zeni as the head. Two leagues (American-born children of Japanese im- American baseball. He was the first to ar- 100-plus degree days of the Arizona sum- were incorporated an “A,” or major league migrants) baseball players. The book also range a team from Hawaii to play on the mers,” writes Staples. and a “B,” or minor league. Zeni’s team shows how diverse the sport was outside of mainland, and he would often convince the Semana Thompson, Cultural Resource Block 28 played in the “A,” league. It the major leagues particularly with signifi- best players to stay in California. The FAC Specialist with the GRIC Tribal Historic was also the first season for the Butte High cant information on early African-Ameri- also toured Japan and Zeni proudly export- Preservation Office said, “The Gila River baseball team. can players who predate Jackie Robinson ed the American style of baseball among Reservation was chosen as an internment Though there were constant struggles the by several decades. However, the heart his hosts. site against the objections of the Gila River Butte Baseball Association had many vis- and soul of this biography can be found in In 1927, Zeni shared the field with Babe Tribal Council on March 18, 1942. The site iting teams and even traveled outside the the considerable sections devoted to Zeni’s Ruth and Lou Gehrig in an exhibition game had access to irrigation water, highways, camp for contests. incarceration during WWII. In Chapters 5, in Fresno. Ruth and Gehrig had concluded railways and agriculture. The Tribal Coun- Staples’ work really shines as he remark- 6 and 7, the true testament of Zeni’s char- their historic season as members of the fa- cil signed off on the internment camps ably details the information regarding base- acter is illuminated as he used the game of mous lineup known as, “Murderers’ Row,” in October of that year because the War ball in the camps and around Arizona. His baseball to rise above his severe circum- and barnstormed on the west coast. Zeni Relocation Authority (WRA, the agency research shows just how much of a role the stances as Staples writes, “For Zenimura, played shortstop on Gehrig’s team and top- responsible for administration of the in- game played in the lives of the interned. baseball was the best way to break down pled Ruth’s squad 13-3. A picture taken of ternment camps) agreed to develop 9,000 Staples profiles all the seasons and teams barriers.” Zeni posing with Ruth and Gehrig graces acres of the reservation. The acres were that came in and out of the Butte Camp, the cover of Staples’ book. never developed and the lands the camps as well as detailing an epic series between Makings of a star In the 1930s, Zeni’s ball clubs felt the were built upon were never restored by the Gila River and another group of Japanese Zenimura was born in Hiroshima, Japan, devastation of the Great Depression, but WRA.” prisoners from Heart Mountain, Wyo. but grew up in Hawaii. Organized baseball he continued to host games and involve Thompson also stated, “A majority of the Another gem that Staples documents is a was played on the islands since the 1850s himself on the entrepreneurial side of the Japanese Americans interned at Gila River match up between the Butte High Eagles, and professional teams that toured Hawaii game. Zenimura’s Japanese Ballpark was were from California—Tulare, Turlock, coached by Zenimura and the defending always drew large crowds. Zeni cultivated a haven for groups outside of mainstream Santa Anita, Stockton, and Fresno as- state champions Tucson High Badgers. his passion for the game in competitive society and was the home to many com- sembly centers of which the people were The Eagles beat the state champs in extra high school and semipro ranks in Hawaii. petitors. Few opportunities existed out- from various counties in California. Canal innings and planned for a follow up game He was exposed to the American style of side the games between non-white teams. Camp was made up of rural residents of that never took place due to hostility to- baseball and it influenced him when he ex- Zeni’s teams were routinely overlooked California while Butte Camp consisted of ward the Japanese. In 2006, the surviving ported the game to Asia later in life. Zeni for exhibition games with white teams, and urban evacuees. 65 percent of the Japanese members of both teams reunited 61 years was a hard-nosed player who excelled in the racism was prevalent during the county’s Americans interned at Gila River were after their thrilling game. fundamentals of the game. He was a slick- worst economic downturn. American citizens as of 1943.” fielding short stop and second baseman Zenimura struggled financially but his Zeni was despondent during his first two Post War and a terror on the base paths, and while sons began to show their own flair for base- weeks at the Gila River camp. Staples The last games at Zenimura field were in Hawaii he helped his teams to multiple ball. He coached their teams and instructed writes, “In November 1942, Zeni’s per- played in 1945 and by that time the popu- September 2011 Gila River Indian News Page 17

Kenichi Zenimura contined from page 16 lation of Rivers, Ariz. was down to 6,921, timeworn pages. He is the dean of Nisei Staples added, “the story of Zenimura is nearly half of what it was two years prior. baseball in America.” more than just about 20th-century Japanese The handmade wooden home plate from Unfortunately, Zenimura died in 1968 af- American baseball, it’s about the time- the field was part of the National Baseball ter he was blindsided by a drunk driver just less and shared human condition. Anyone Hall of Fame traveling exhibit “Baseball as blocks from his home in Fresno. who’s had to overcome huge obstacles to America.” achieve a dream or goal will relate to his Before Zenimura left Gila River he posted Labor of love story.” a letter in the Gila News Courier, the camp Staples is a board member of the Nisei The following quote from Tets Furuka- newspaper. “Though I am on the outside Baseball Research Project, and is a mem- wa, pitcher, Butte High Eagles, 1945, per- I’ll always remember the swell time I ber of the Society for American Baseball fectly sums up Zenimura as a player and had playing baseball here in Gila. I will Research. The author stated that he felt a man: “Coach Zeni…indeed possessed a be thinking of you players and fans. My responsibility to tell this story. After the tremendous knowledge of baseball savvy, memories will always be here at Gila,” tale practically fell into his lap he said, but above all, he wanted every player to Zeni wrote. “This story needs to be told.” Staples re- become a better human being by realizing Zenimura continued to cement his lega- searched for three years, wrote for two and his responsibility and compassion for his cy as the, “Father of Japanese-American had to wait another year for publishing. “It fellow man.” Baseball,” and competed as a player into took six years for this process to come to To learn more about this important and his fifth decade. fruition,” Staples said. fascinating chapter of Arizona and Gila With the passage of the Walter-McCarran “Initially I was drawn to Zenimura’s story River history, or to purchase the book Ken- Act in 1952, Zeni was given the opportu- because of the parallels between Pearl Har- ichi Zenimura, Japanese American Base- nity to be a naturalized U.S. citizen. He bor and the terrorist attacks of 9/11, and ball Pioneer, visit www.zenimura.com Kenichi Zenimura Japanese easily passed his citizenship test. Staples attitudes towards those who look like the American Baseball Pioneer referred to him as “The epitome of Japa- enemy,” said the author. nese-American.” “In the end though I discovered that the By Bill Staples Jr. Zeni remained a sought-after scout and story of Zenimura is about more than just a evaluator. In 1962 the Fresno Bee report- great baseball man, his life serves as an ex- Mcfarland & Company, Inc., ed, “The history of Nisei baseball in the ample of how it’s possible to achieve hap- Publishers United States would not be complete with- piness and freedom in a world that is less out the name of Zenimura somewhere in its happy and free.” Vashai Gakithag Mashath Submitted by Gila River Indian Community Huhugam Heritage Center

Vashai Gakithag Mashath is a transition month for our Community. This month is when the land and plants start to dry out from the summer rains. This is the month of the autumn equinox, and soon the days will shorten and the temperatures will start dropping. Many plants are reaching maturity in their growth stage and will be ready to be har- vested in the fall. Many wild foods are also ready to be picked and eaten, such as Ibhai (Prickly Pear cactus fruit) and Vihog (Mesquite bean pods). This month’s seek and find includes both our planted crops Haichu E’es and our desert plants Haichu Vu:shth September 2011 Gila River Indian News Page 18 Community Council Secretary’s Office Action Sheets for August 3, 2011

ACTION SHEET TIVE SESSION COHABITATION FROM LSC PRIORITY LIST Community Council; PO Box 2138; Sacaton, Arizona RESOLUTIONS NEW BUSINESS 85147; Phone (520) 562-9720; Fax (520) 562-9729 1. A Resolution Recognizing the Gila River Indian Com- *1. Blackwater Community School Written Plan CALL TO ORDER munity Sacate Cultural Horse Camp for Youth Concept SY2011/2012 (ESC forwards to Council with recommen- The First Regular Monthly Meeting of the Community and Approving the Development of a Cultural Horse Camp dation for approval) Council held Wednesday August 3, 2011, in the Commu- in District Six of the Gila River Indian Community at the Presenter: Jacqueline Power nity Council Chambers at the Governance Center in Sa- North East Base of Pima Butte (NRSC forwards to Coun- APPROVED caton, Arizona was called to order by presiding Chairman cil, with recommendation for approval; G&MSC concurs 2. Sacaton Elementary School Written Plan SY2011/2012 Governor William R. Rhodes at 9:00 a.m. w/correction) (ESC forwards to Council with recommendation for ap- INVOCATION Presenter: Malcom Eschief proval) Councilwoman Annette J. Stewart APPROVED Presenter: Leslie Rychel ROLL CALL 2. A Resolution Amending Resolution GR-18-06 APPROVED Sign-In Sheet Circulated to Include Interim Rental Lease Rates for 3. Certification of Qualifications for the 2011 Executive Officers Present: Agricultural Lands within the Exterior Boundaries Primary Election Candidates (LSC forwards to Governor William R. Rhodes of the Gila River Indian Reservation and to Council for Certification of the 2011 Primary Lt. Governor Joseph Manuel Clarify the Scope of the Resolution (NRSC Election Candidates for the Office of: Governor, Council Members Present: forwards to Council, with recommendation for Lt. Governor, Chief Judge, and Associate D1-Augustine Enas, Arzie Hogg; D2-Jewel Whitman; D3-, approval; G&MSC concurs) Judges) Myron G. Schurz (9:10), Dale G. Enos; D4- Jennifer Alli- Presenters: Javier Ramos & Gary Parker Presenters: Linda Andrews & Nadine Shelde son, Barney Enos (10:55), Jr; D5-Annette Stewart, Janice APPROVED CERTIFIED: F. Stewart, Brenda Roberson; D6-Anthony Villareal, Sr., 3. A Resolution Consenting to and Approving the OFFICE OF GOVERNOR – JOSEPH MANUEL, RICH- Albert Pablo, Terrance B. Evans; D7-Martha Miller Acquisition for Right-of-way for Gila River Indian ARD P. NARCIA, JENNIFER ALLISON-RAY, Council Members Absent: Community Department of Transportation Project WILLIAM R. RHODES, BARNEY ENOS, JR., MARY D4 - Gregory Mendoza, Christopher Mendoza; D5 - Brian No.ROW_0034.D7.08 Crossing Allotted Land V. THOMAS, GREG MENDOZA, AND GWENDOLYN Davis, Sr. Parcels for the Purpose of Constructing, THOMAS APPROVAL OF AGENDA Operating, Managing and Maintaining a OFFICE OF LT. GOVERNOR – SHERWIN WHITMAN, APPROVED AS AMENDED Roadway and Utility Corridor by the Gila River MYRON G. SCHURZ, KRISTINA D. MORAGO, STE- PRESENTATION Indian Community Department of Transportation PHEN 1. Recognition of Service for Ms. Myrtle Charles, Direc- located in District 6 and as Shown in Drawing R. LEWIS, WALLY JONES, BRIAN DAVIS, SR., LES- tor Gila River Tribal Education Department Presenters: Number 30609-0101AE-02, Pages 1, 2 and 3 LIE STOVALL, TINA NOTAH-ENAS, MALCOM ES- Education Standing Committee (NRSC forwards to Council, with CHIEF, Councilman Terrance B. Evans, Councilman Arzie Hogg, recommendation for approval) AND MONICA ANTONE and Community-At-Large member Phyllis Antone pre- Presenters: Kimberly Antone & Warren Wiltshire OFFICE OF CHIEF JUDGE – DALLAS DELOWE AND sented Ms. Myrtle Charles with a plaque and gift. Ms. APPROVED ANTHONY J. HILL Charles expressed words of gratitude. Governor William 4. A Resolution Approving and Adopting a Gila OFFICE OF ASSOCIATE JUDGE - DONNA KISTO- R. Rhodes and Council members expressed words of grati- River Indian Community Transportation Study as JONES, LUCINDA OLIVER, HARRIET ALLISON- tude and well wishes. the Gila River Indian Community’s Transportation JAMES, REPORTS Plan (NRSC forwards to Council, with GARREN MANUEL, LUCILLE ANTONE-MORAGO, *1. Gila Crossing Community Elementary School Tribal recommendation for approval) JANICE BRECKENRIDGE, AND APRIL K. MYORE Allocation 2nd Quarter Report Presenter: Sasha Saliego 4. Matching Funds (Riparian SRP Grant); Presenters: Jagdish Sharma & GCCS Board Member APPROVED Sacaton Elementary School (G&MSC forwards to REPORT HEARD 5. A Resolution Approving and Designating Two Council to recommend approval of $7,000 to be *2. Gila Crossing Community Middle School Tribal Al- Hundred Forty cres, more or less, of Community directed out of Governor Rhodes’ Donation line location 2nd Quarter Report Land in District Three of the Gila River Indian item) Presenters: Jagdish Sharma & GCCS Board Member Community as Shown in Drawing No. 40310- Presenter: JoEllen Kinnamon REPORT HEARD 0033-01for Developing, Constructing and APPROVED *3. Gila River Farms Board Report and Update Maintaining a Fair Ground Complex and a 5. Request for a Special Council Meeting for Presenter: Donald Antone, Sr. Fitness and Wellness Facility and Event Center Consultation Meeting with EPA regarding the REPORT HEARD for the Community (NRSC forwards to Council, Navajo Generating Station (G&MSC forwards to *4. Citrus Follow-Up Report with recommendation for approval) Council with recommended dates of 8/26, 9/01 & Presenter: Robert Stone Presenter: Dante Nash 9/02) REPORT HEARD APPROVED Presenter: Ronald Rosier Addendum to Agenda 6. A Resolution Approving The 14th Amendment MOTION WAS MADE AND SECOND TO SET AU- 11. Gila River Farms FY2010 4th Quarter Financial Re- To The Retirement Plan For The Employees Of GUST 31, 2011, 9:00AM, SPECIAL COUNCIL MEET- port The Gila River Indian Community To Clarify The ING Presenter: Robert Stone Disability Distribution Provisions Where 6. G2E Gaming Expo; October 4-6, 2011, Las REPORT HEARD Combined Service With The Community And Gila Vegas Nevada (Action: Open to Committee to 5. Sacaton Elementary School 3rd Quarter Allocation Re- River Health Care Corporation Exists (HSSC attend & forwards to Council as FYI and to seek port motioned to forward to Council with funding if they wish to attend and their schedule Presenter: Leslie Rychel recommendation of approval; G&MSC concurs) permits) REPORT HEARD Presenter: Nancy William Bennett Presenters: Committee 6. Blackwater Community School 3rd Quarter Allocation APPROVED MOTION WAS MADE AND SECOND TO OPEN TO Report 7. A Resolution Approving the Gila River Indian COMMUNITY COUNCIL AND EXECUTIVE; CON- Presenter: Jacqueline Power Community, through the Tribal Historic SIDERING THE GAMING ENTERPRISE SPONSOR- REPORT HEARD Preservation Office, to apply for an America’s SHIP [MOTION MADE AND SECOND FOR 90-MINUTE Historical and Cultural Organizations Planning MINUTES LUNCH BREAK] Grant from the National Endowment for the 1. September 30, 2010 (Impeachment Hearing) [RECONVENDED AT 2:00PM] Humanities (CRSC Forward to Council with APPROVED 7. Early Education/Child Care & Development Quarterly recommendation for approval; G&MSC concurs) ANNOUNCEMENTS Report Presenter: Semana Thompson >CONCERNS RAISED OF LT. GOVERNOR JOSEPH Presenter: Melissa Madrid APPROVED MANUEL’S CASINO PERFORMANCES REPORT HEARD ORDINANCES >RESEARCH CODE CONFERENCE, AUGUST 10-11, 8. Sacaton Middle School 3rd Quarter Allocation Report UNFINISHED BUSINESS 2011, METRO CENTER SHERATON HOTEL Presenter: Philip Bonds *1. Department of Community Housing – June 2011 ADJOURNMENT REPORT HEARD Monthly Report (G&MSC forwards to Council under Un- MEETING ADJOURNED AT 5:07pm 9. GRIC Department of Transportation Realty & Right-of- finished Business) * Denotes TABLED from previous meeting(s) way Division Report Presenter: Nellie Gilmore Presenters: Kimberly Antone & Antonelli Anton TABLED AT APPROVAL OF AGENDA REPORT HEARD 2. GRTI – Board of Directors (2) Vacancies 10. GRHC FY11 Semi-Annual Status Report for the Com- (EDSC motioned to forward to Council with Action Sheets from munity Funded Programs recommendation of the top two in ranking Presenters: Richard Narcia & Nancy House order;1. Anika Evans and 2. Rebecca Kisto) REPORT HEARD Presenters: Committee August 17, 2011 MOTION MADE AND SECOND TO ENTER EXECU- APPOINTED: ANIKA EVANS AND REBECCA KISTO TIVE SESSION 3. GRSG – Board of Directors (1) Vacancy ACTION SHEET 12. Gila River Gaming Enterprises Monthly Report – June (EDSC motioned to forward to Council with Community Council; PO Box 2138; Sacaton, Arizona 2011 (Executive Session) recommendation to appointment Camillus Nish) 85147; Phone (520) 562-9720; Fax (520) 562-9729 Presenter: John James Presenters: Committee CALL TO ORDER REPORT HEARD IN EXECUTIVE SESSION APPOINTED: CAMILLUS NISH The Second Regular Monthly Meeting of the Community 13. Gila River Gaming Commission Report – June 4. Memorandum Re: Community possibly Council held Wednesday August 17, 2011, in the Commu- 2011(Executive Session) reestablishing Illicit Cohabitation as a way of Presenters: Courtney Moyah & Scott Sanderson addressing non-Indian Crime on the Gila River nity Council Chambers at the Governance Center in Sa- REPORT HEARD IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Indian Reservation (LSC forwards to Council, caton, Arizona was called to order by presiding Chairman 14. Gaming Internal Audit Third Quarter Report, April 1– with an outline of the pros and cons and Governor William R. Rhodes at 9:00 a.m. June 30, 2011 (Executive Session) highlights of discussion) INVOCATION Presenter: Robert Russin Presenter: Claude Jackson Reverend Maeng-Ho-Ahn REPORT HEARD IN EXECUTIVE SESSION MOTION MADE AND SECOND TO PROCEED WITH ROLL CALL MOTION MADE AND SECOND TO EXIT EXECU- RECOMMENDATIONS AND REMOVE ILLICIT Sign-In Sheet Circulated September 2011 Gila River Indian News Page 19 August 17, 2011 Action Sheets continued

Executive Officers Present: 3. A Resolution Approving A Programmatic Business) Governor William R. Rhodes Agreement Among The Federal Highway Presenter: Nellie Gilmore Lt. Governor Joseph Manuel Administration, Gila River Indian Community, REPORT HEARD Council Members Present: Gila River Indian Community Tribal Historic 3. Allotment Landowner Educational Outreach D1-Augustine Enas, Arzie Hogg; D2-Jewel Whitman; Preservation Office, Arizona State Historic and Indian Estate Planning Services to the Gila D3-, Myron G. Schurz, Dale G. Enos; D4- Jennifer Al- Preservation Office, Arizona Department Of River Indian Community (G&MSC forwards to lison, Barney Enos (9:02), Gregory Mendoza, Christo- Transportation, And The Advisory Council On Council under Unfinished Business) pher Mendoza Jr; D5-Annette Stewart, Janice F. Stewart, Historic Preservation, Regarding The Historic Presenter: Roberta Armstrong Brenda Roberson (9:02), Brian Davis, Sr.; D6-Anthony Properties Along State Route 87, Between MOTION MADE AND SECOND TO REFER BACK TO Villareal, Sr., Albert Pablo, Terrance B. Evans (9:21); D7- Milepost 134.73 and Milepost 159.48, Project No. LEGISLATIVE STANDING COMMITTEE AND LAW Martha Miller 087-A(202)A Tracs No. 087 PN 134 H7896 01C, OFFICE TO REVISE ENROLLMENT ORDINANCE APPROVAL OF AGENDA Pinal County, Arizona (NRSC forwards to Council AND INCLUDE STORING OF COMMUNITY MEM- APPROVED AS AMENDED with recommendation for approval, with the BER’S WILLS INTRODUCTIONS changes in the 5th WHEREAS; CRSC & G&MSC MOTION MADE AND SECOND TO DIRECT EXECU- 1. Dakota Presbytery Ministries concur) TIVE OFFICE IN COORDINATIO WITH GILA RIVER Presenter: Rev. Maeng-Ho-Ahn Presenter: Barnaby V. Lewis TELECOMMUNICATION TO ASSIST IN RESOLVING Rev. Maeng-Ho-Ahn provided a brief introduction of his APPROVED SIRE PHONE ISSUES group and their visit to Gila River Indian Community and 4. A Resolution Authorizing And Approving The [MOTION MADE AND SECOND FOR 1-HOUR the surrounding sites. Termination Of Per Capita Trust Accounts And LUNCH BREAK] REPORTS Direct Distribution Of The Trust AssetsTo Certain [RECONVENDED AT 1:30PM] 1. Early Childhood Special Services Twelve Month Sum- Beneficiaries (G&MSC forwards to Council with 4. WHPDA Spring Training Report (Executive mary recommendation for approval) Session) (EDSC motioned to forward to Council Presenter: Linda Shields Presenters: Claude Jackson, Will Dalton, & Jane under Unfinished Business for discussion and REPORT HEARD Johnson possible action in executive session; G&MSC 2. Tribal Law and Order Act 2010 APPROVED concurs) Presenter: Rebecca Hall 5. A Resolution Amending The Current Presenters: Dale Gutenson & WHPDA Board REPORT HEARD Membership Of The Litigation Team By MOTION MADE AND SECOND TO ENTER EXECU- 3. Allegations Relating To Comp Cards Presenter: Robert Removing Former Councilman Augustine Enas TIVE SESSION Keller And Adding Paul. J. Flores, Jr. (G&MSC forwards ITEM HEARD IN EXECUTIVE SESSION REPORT HEARD to Council with recommendation for approval; MOTION MADE AND SECOND EXIT EXECUTIVE 4. FY2011 3rd Quarter Financial Reports for the Nine LSC concurs) SESSION Month Ended June 30, 2011(Executive Session) Presenter: Thomas Murphy MOTION MADE AND SECOND TO REFER BACK TO Presenters: Robert Keller, Mike Jacobs, & James Jenkins APPROVED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMIT- MOTION WAS MADE AND SECOND TO ENTER EX- 6. A Resolution Approving The Fiscal Year 2011 TEE ECUTIVE SESSION Gila River Farms Operating Budget (G&MSC NEW BUSINESS REPORT HEARD IN EXECUTIVE SESSION forwards to Council with recommendation for 1. Gila Crossing Community Elementary School Written MOTION WAS MADE AND SECOND TO EXIT EX- approval) Plan SY2011/2012 (ESC forwards to Council with recom- ECUTIVE SESSION Presenters: Robert Stone & Mark Belanger mendation for approval) Presenter: Jagdish Sharma RESOLUTIONS APPROVED TABLED 1. A Resolution Authorizing The Wild Horse Pass De- 7. A Resolution Approving The Gila River Gaming 2. Gila Crossing Community Middle School velopment Authority To Exercise On The Behalf Com- Enterprises, Inc. Operating Budget And Capital Written Plan SY2011/2012 (ESC forwards to munity, The Five Year Option Set Forth In Section Four Projects Budget for Fiscal Year 2012 (G&MSC Council with recommendation for approval) Of The Management Contract For Sheraton Wild Horse forwards to Council with recommendation for Presenter: Jagdish Sharma Pass Resort And Sheraton Operating Corporation (EDSC approval) TABLED motioned to forward to Council for recommendation for Presenters: John James & GRGE Board 3. Gila River Farms – Declare 1 Vacancy (EDSC motioned approval) APPROVED to forward to Council with deadline of 10/06/11 at noon) Presenters: Ron Rosier, Steve Heeley & Dale Gutenson 8. A Resolution Approving An Intergovernmental Presenter: Committee APPROVED Agreement Between The Gila River Indian TABLED AT APPROVAL OF AGENDA 2. A Resolution Granting An Ingress/Egress And Community Enrollment Office And The Office Of The 4.Appointment of District One Planning & Zoning A Utility Corridor Right-Of-Way To The Gila River Special Trustee For American Indians (LSC Commissioner - Wally Jones (G&MSC forwards Indian Community Department Of Transportation forwards to Council with recommendation for to Council with recommendation for consideration And Utility Authority, Salt River Project, Gila approval, with changes) of appointment) River Indian Community Department Of Public Presenter: Jane Johnson-Woody Presenter: Wilbert Jackson Works, And Gila River Telecommunications, Inc. APPROVED TABLED AT APPROVAL OF AGENDA For The Purpose(s)Of A Road Way And Other ORDINANCES MINUTES Utility Services, Located On Community Trust UNFINISHED BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENTS Land In District Six Of The Gila River Indian 1. Department of Community Housing – June 2011 Month- >SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING 8/18/11 SHELDE Reservation And Designated As Drawing No. ly Report (G&MSC forwards to Council under Unfinished BUILDING 20611-0048-EA (NRSC forwards to Council with Business) >ESC SECOND REGULAR MEETING TO BE HELD recommendation for approval, with the change in Presenter: Nellie Gilmore AT BLACKWATER COMMUNITY SCHOOL the title) REPORT HEARD ADJOURNMENT Presenter: Pamela Pasqual 2. Department of Community Housing - July 2011 Month- MEETING ADJOURNED AT 2:53pm APPROVED ly Report (G&MSC forwards to Council under Unfinished * Denotes TABLED from previous meeting(s) EPA Announces Settlement with the Department of the Interior to Resolve Violations at DOI Schools in Indian Country

Comprehensive settlement to improve “Children are more vulnerable to envi- 27 water systems. DOI will implement The settlement addresses all alleged environmental conditions at 164 DOI ronmental exposures than adults, which an environmental compliance auditing violations under the Resource Conserva- schools in Indian Country, benefiting more is why ensuring that schools provide program and an environmental manage- tion and Recovery Act, the Safe Drinking than 40,000 students safe, healthy learning environments for ment system (EMS), designed to improve Water Act, the Clean Air Act, the Clean our children, particularly in tribal com- environmental practices at all of its BIE Water Act, the Emergency Planning and WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environ- munities, is a top priority for EPA,” said schools and BIA public water systems Community-Right-to-Know Act, the Toxic mental Protection Agency (EPA) today Cynthia Giles, assistant administrator for serving these schools. DOI has also agreed Substances Control Act’s PCB provisions, announced a comprehensive settlement EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compli- to install a solar energy system which and AHERA. with the Department of the Interior (DOI) ance Assurance. “Today’s landmark settle- will serve a school located in the Grand The settlement affects 60 tribes through- to address alleged violations of waste, ment will help strengthen public health Canyon. The solar energy project will help out the U.S. which have DOI Office of water, air, toxics and community right- and environmental protection in Indian ensure a more reliable source of electricity Indian Affairs schools or public water to-know laws at schools and public water Country and will improve environmental for the school and local community. DOI systems on or near their tribal lands. Con- systems in Indian Country owned, oper- management practices at federally man- will also pay a civil penalty of $234,844 sistent with EPA’s consultation process ated, or the legal responsibility of DOI’s aged tribal schools.” which it must spend to correct violations with tribes, EPA consulted with the 60 Indian Affairs Office. The settlement will Under the settlement, the DOI’s Indian of the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Re- tribes affected prior to finalization of the protect students’ health and the health of Affairs Office, comprised of the Bureau sponse Act (AHERA) at its schools. settlement agreement. communities in Indian Country by reduc- of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the Bureau of EPA conducted compliance inspections More information on the settlement: ing potential exposure to environmental Indian Education (BIE), will correct all of and data reviews at more than 100 BIE/ http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/ hazards. the alleged violations at 72 schools and BIA schools and public water systems. cases/federal/bia-settlement.html September 2011 PUBLIC NOTICES SECTION Page 20 Maya Q’eqchi’ Community seeks Governor’s Employee of the Month for May 2011, international help to gain justice in Mr. Daniel Hoyt Guatemala

By Lorena Vaca to the Court, the executive branch’s failure Indian Law Resource Center to properly register and title indigenous lands violates Agua Caliente’s land rights Washington, D.C. —A small indigenous and rights to equality before the law, as community, seeking protection for their well as the legal principle of self-deter- land and human rights, filed a petition mination. “We hope by working with the today against Guatemala with an interna- Inter-American Commission on Human tional human rights body. Rights, Guatemala will fulfill its obliga- Agua Caliente, a Maya Q’eqchi’ indig- tions to protect human rights and to adopt enous community of 385 people living in measures to meet international standards El Estor, in the country’s Izabal province, toward indigenous peoples,” said Crippa. filed a petition with the Inter-American The Indian Law Resource Center and Commission on Human Rights concerning Defensoria Q’eqchi’, an indigenous hu- the violation of their rights to property, man rights organization based in El Estor, self-government, due process of law and have been advising the communities, and judicial protection by the state of Guate- in 2009, brought forward legal action on mala. The Commission is an independent behalf of Agua Caliente, the community organ of the Organization of American with the largest deposits of nickel on their GRIN/Mihio Manus States, created by countries to promote lands. and protect human rights in the Americas. Because of rich natural resources in the Mr. Hoyt is currently a Senior Sanitarian and with very limited funding, he created The complaint centers on a 40-year Maya Q’eqchi’ territory, the communities under the Health Resources - Environmen- homemade traps, conducted surveillance dispute over the community’s traditional have faced efforts by local government tal Health Program where he has worked throughout the districts, identified “Hot ownership rights to land rich with nickel and mine security forces to evict them since April 28, 2000. He was nominated Spots”, and assisted homeowners on how deposits. The Guatemala government from their lands. The Maya Q’eqchi’ by his supervisor and selected by the Com- to treat this problem. Mr. Hoyt also vol- gave Compañía Guatemalteca de Níquel cultural and spiritual beliefs are deeply mittee for the following reasons: unteered to organize zone cleanup efforts (CGN), a former subsidiary of HudBay rooted to the land they have tradition- At the beginning of 2010, GRIC ex- (working early morning and late evenings) Minerals from Canada, rights to extract ally possessed and the lands are critical perienced a public health threat of a dis- in which he solicited assistance from other nickel from lands held by sixteen Maya for their physical and cultural survival. ease called Rocky Mountain Spotted Fe- agencies within the community –utilizing Q’eqchi’ communities, including Agua The communities have long been con- ver. Staff were alerted of the seriousness free labor provided by the Community’s Caliente. The permission was granted cerned about the impacts of mining on the through reports of confirmed cases. With Detention Center inmates to help with without regard for the ownership and self environment as they rely on the natural very little knowledge and experience in cleanup. Tons of trash and debris were re- government rights of the communities. resources of the land and the nearby Lake dealing with such a matter, Mr. Hoyt re- moved from various neighborhoods in the Additionally, Guatemala failed to prop- Izabal, the largest lake in Guatemala, for searched and educated himself on the dis- Community. erly notify and consult with community food and economic resources. Without ease. Shortly thereafter, he began educat- Because of Mr. Hoyt’s initiative and dedi- members. In February 2011, Guatemala’s respecting Agua Caliente’s land rights and ing colleagues, supervisors, and managers cated efforts, procedures to minimize the highest court ruled in favor of Agua Cali- without consultation with the community, of the impact this disease could have on threat of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever ente, recognizing their collective property Guatemala continues to act in opposition our community. disease activity was developed and imple- rights and questioning the legality of the to domestic and international law. He established procedures on how to trap mented. mining permits and activities on their ticks (the known vector for the disease), Congratulations and Thank You Mr. Dan- traditional lands. About the Indian Law Resource developed educational material, and vol- iel Hoyt for your service to the Gila River unteered to conduct after-hour presenta- Indian Community. “Guatemala has not fully complied with Center court orders from the Constitutional tions to Community residents. On his own Court,” said Leonardo Crippa, an attorney The Indian Law Resource Center is a with the Indian Law Resource Center, non-profit law and advocacy organiza- Governor’s Employee of the Month for July 2011, which represents the Agua Caliente com- tion established and directed by American munity. “We have exhausted all of the Indians. The Center is based in Helena, James ‘Mike’ Glenzinski state processes for justice and we are now Montana, and also has an office in Wash- left with only one option, to seek an inter- ington, DC. We provide legal assistance national intervention.” without charge to indigenous peoples The Court ordered Guatemala’s execu- throughout North, Central and South tive branch to take all corrective actions America that are working to protect their necessary to properly title Agua Caliente’s lands, resources, human rights, environ- lands. This includes replacing pages that ment and cultural heritage. For more in- were removed from the official land regis- formation, please visit us online at www. try book, pages that show land ownership indianlaw.org or www.facebook.com/ belongs to the Agua Caliente community, indianlawresourcecenter. but which have gone missing. According Seeking Artist for Annual Indian Market

Phoenix - The Pueblo Grande Mu- ington St, Phoenix, AZ 85034. GRIN/Mihio Manus seum Auxiliary is seeking artists Completed applications that are Mr. Glenzinski is currently a Registered home site surveying projects. He has also of Native American heritage for its postmarked by September 30, 2011 Land Surveyor II under Land Use Planning met with public and private companies that 35th are eligible for a reduced booth fee. and Zoning where he has worked since have expressed their pleasure in not only Annual Indian Market. This year’s Applications may be downloaded at April 11, 2006. He was nominated by the working with Mr. Glenzinski, but appreci- event is scheduled for December www.pgindianmarket.com or artists surveying group along with his supervisor ate the truthfulness and utmost profession- and was selected by the Committee for the alism he brings to the job. 10-11, 2011 and will be held on the may request application packet to following reasons: Mr. Glenzinski has shown his commit- grounds of the Pueblo Grande Mu- be mailed by calling He displays initiative above and beyond ment of service through his willingness to seum located at 4619 East Wash- (602) 495-0901. any expectation while performing his du- offer help to coordinate projects in the of- ties. If a home site location is not identi- fice or out in the field, in his department, fied and decision of where to locate it must or within another Community department. be made, he works directly with the Bureau His skills, knowledge and professionalism or contacts applicants himself to ensure a are an asset to the Community. home site is where it should be. He has met Congratulations and Thank You Mr. with Community members and listened to James Glenzinski for your service to the their needs as well as the needs of depart- Gila River Indian Community. ments and other entities as they pertain to September 2011 Gila River Indian News Page 21

Southern Arizona. man sentenced to 35 Two plead guilty to assaulting victims years prison for murder, assault in Supai at bottom of Grand Canyon

TUCSON – Francis Leonard Delores, Delores shot both of them in the back and PHOENIX – Tony Crooke, 43, and Rob- pect physical harm if she contacted police. 33, of Sells, Ariz., was sentenced on Fri- then shot the vehicle owner at point-blank ert Hastings, Jr., 23, both members of the The three defendants fled, and police were day, August 12, 2011, to 35 years prison by range in the chest. The vehicle owner died Havasupai Indian Tribe, pleaded guilty called. The two victims were flown out of U.S. District Judge David C. Bury. Delo- at the hospital the same day from his gun- yesterday to their involvement in a Decem- the Grand Canyon and treated at a hospital res pleaded guilty on February 18, 2011, shot wounds; the second victim recovered ber 2010 assault in Supai, at the bottom of in Flagstaff, Ariz. to Second Degree Murder, Assault with a from his gunshot wound. the Grand Canyon. Crooke pleaded guilty Sentencing is set before U.S. District Dangerous Weapon, and Use of a Firearm The investigation in this case was con- to Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Judge David G. Campbell on November During a Crime of Violence. ducted by the Tohono O’odham Police De- Hastings pleaded guilty to Assault Result- 21, 2011 for Crooke and on December 5, On February 15, 2009, two victims, also partment and the Federal Bureau of Inves- ing in Serious Bodily Injury. 2011, for Hastings. A conviction for each members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, tigation. The prosecution is being handled On December 20, 2010 at 2:30 a.m. on the count of Assault carries a maximum pen- encountered Delores driving one of the by Angela W. Woolridge, District of Ari- Havasupai Indian Reservation, Crooke and alty of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, victim’s vehicle in Sells. When the pair at- zona, Tucson. Hastings, along with another co-defendant or both. In determining an actual sentence, tempted to take possession of the vehicle, Victor Grounds kicked down the door and Judge Campbell will consult the U.S. Sen- broke into a Supai home with three victims tencing Guidelines, which provide appro- inside. The defendants punched one sleep- priate sentencing ranges. The judge, how- ing victim in the face. The victim suffered ever, is not bound by those guidelines in Two charged in Arizona Wallow Fire a broken orbital bone and lacerations to his determining a sentence. Grounds is set for face. Crooke and Hastings left Grounds trial on September 13, 2011. PHOENIX – Two cousins have been sponsibility to care for them when we vis- with the first victim and got on top of an- The investigation in this case was con- charged for causing a fire that burned more it,” stated U.S. Attorney Dennis K. Burke other victim. They punched the victim, and ducted by the Federal Bureau of Investiga- than 538,000 acres in Arizona and part of of the District of Arizona.“This devastat- Crooke stabbed that victim in the side. The tion and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The Western New Mexico before it was con- ing fire destroyed pristine national forest, defendants asked where the money was prosecution in this case is being handled by tained. Caleb Joshua Malboeuf, 26, of Ben- scenic wilderness, and numerous nearby and looked for money in the pockets of Jennifer E. Green, Assistant U.S. Attorney, son, Ariz.; and David Wayne Malboeuf, 24, homes and cabins. Its cost for future gen- the two victims they assaulted. Before the District of Arizona, Phoenix. of Tucson, Ariz., were charged in connec- erations goes well beyond the resources defendants left the house, they threatened tion with the Wallow Fire, which started used to fight it.” the unharmed female that she should ex- on May 29, 2011, in the Apache Sitgreaves Investigation into the source and origin National Forest. They are scheduled to of the Wallow Fire indicated that the fire make an initial appearance in federal court started when an unattended and unextin- in Flagstaff, Ariz. on September 19, 2011. guished campfire in the Bear Wallow area Rawhide offers thrills and chills at an- The fire, fueled by dry and windy condi- spread out of its fire ring and quickly spread tions, destroyed 32 residential structures, in high winds after Caleb and David Mal- four commercial structures and 36 out- boeuf had gone on a hike. Upon noticing nual "Doomtown" Halloween attraction buildings and cost over $79,000,000 to smoke from the direction of their campsite, fight. Both defendants were charged with the cousins attempted to get back to their CHANDLER, AZ – (Sept., 2011) - Raw- funny as Dr. Von Schlock and Stosh. five counts: Causing Timber to Burn, Leav- campsite where they had left their gear. As hide’s annual Doomtown event returns ing a Fire Unattended and Unextinguished, they got closer, the smoke and flames be- this year, adding extra goblins and goo to • Train of the Lost Souls - Our passengers Leaving a Fire Without Completely Extin- came too intense, and they were forced to compliment the already haunting experi- will be taken through a wasteland of lost guishing It, Causing and Failing to Maintain retreat. ence. Doomtown creatures stir and begin souls; guided by a spooky engineer provid- Control of a Fire and Building a Campfire The U.S. Attorney’s Office and U.S. For- to invade the rustic town of Rawhide. The ing clear warnings of repentance along the Without Removing All Flammable Mate- est Service are in the process of contacting sound of the Headless Horseman’s hooves way. rial From Around the Campfire Adequate victims of the fire. Victims may also call echo down Main Street as he takes his to Prevent its Escape. 1-800-800-2570 or email usaaz.victimas- wild ride; dragging away two brave cow- • The Beheadin' on Main Street - Digger “Our national forests are among our most [email protected] for further information. boys who tried to protect the unsuspecting reigns and remains supreme, as he beheads precious resources and we all have a re- guests of Rawhide. But he is not alone, for the condemned derelicts of Doomtown. the town is now the “Refuge of the Un- wanted”, plagued by strange spirits and the • Dr. Von Schlock's Electric Chair - Wit- ghoulishly undead. ness Dr. Von Schlock as he fine tunes the GRIC awarded grant by Department of The new Halloween season brings the validity of his renowned electric chair. spine chilling Train of the Lost Souls, The Justice to fund sexual assault services Digger Payne Saga: "The Return of the • Legend of the Zombie Hunter - Rawhide's Prodigal", Legend of the Zombie Hunt- very own zombie hunter Jack Roberts and er, Buried Alive, Zombie Paintball, The his bumbling trainee Eustice McKenzie try WASHINGTON – On Thur, Aug. 15, the vital to helping victims and their families Kreepy Kidz Zone and more. Children to nab that pesky zombie with gun fights, Department of Justice’s Office on Violence heal. This demonstration initiative will and adults alike are invited to experience fist fights, high falls and a few more sur- Against Women (OVW) announced awards provide support for the development of the Halloween themed attractions through- prises. So whether you are young or young to six projects for a total of $2.7 million best practices that will significantly impact out the town. Kids are invited to dress up at heart, come see this wacky stunt show under the Sexual Assault Demonstration OVW’s future work and the work of our and Trick-or Treat Oct. 29th – 31st. brought to you by the Arizona Roughrid- Initiative (SADI). The SADI is OVW’s partners.” Military personnel and their families will ers. first large scale project to determine best Specifically, the SADI will enhance the receive complimentary passes to Doom- practices and needed action in reaching range of service options for victims of sex- town on Friday, September 23rd. WHEN: September 21-25 & 28-30 more sexual assault survivors and provid- ual assault; improve the overall treatment October 1, 2, 5-9, 12-16, 19-23 & 26-31 ing comprehensive sexual assault services. of sexual assault victims; and enhance the • Kreepy Kidz Zone - Bring your little The six demonstration sites, each receiv- skills and knowledge of advocates work- ghosts and goblins for a ghostly good time HOURS: Wednesdays ing three year awards for $450,000 are: ing with victims and survivors. The project at Doomtown's Kreepy Kidz Zone hosted 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM Gila River Indian Community, Sacaton, will identify barriers to providing quality by the Friendly Witch featuring Halloween Arizona; Shelter, Inc., Alpena, Michigan; assistance and advocacy and document and themed activities and crafts. Enjoy fun fall Thursdays – Sundays Doves, Inc., Gering, Nebraska; New York disseminate solutions for replication. carnival foods. Plus don’t miss a special 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM Asian Women’s Center, Inc., New York, At the conclusion of this project, key guest appearance by the “Radio Disney New York; Family Violence and Rape Cri- tools, methods and strategies will be devel- AM 1580 Road Crew” Friday, Sept. 23, Halloween Night sis Services, Pittsboro, North Carolina; and oped in conjunction with the demonstra- from 6pm-8pm. 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM SafePlace, Olympia, Washington. tion sites, and disseminated widely to the The goals of the initiative are to increase broader field of dual/multi-service agencies • The Digger Payne Saga: "The Return of PRICES: $5 Single Attraction / $15 Doom- outreach to those populations experiencing serving sexual assault survivors. Promising the Prodigal" - Digger Payne has reigned town Pass sexual assault in their communities, but practices and innovative strategies will be supreme over Doomtown for well over a not currently accessing services; develop made available through publications and decade, devastating everything and every- WEB SITE: http://www.rawhide.com/ models of service provision that prioritize trainings developed by OVW, the National one that lay in his path. Not even the gates doomtown.html the needs of sexual assault survivors; and Sexual Assault Coalition Resource Sharing of hell have been able to contain his dark assess the efficacy of those steps in - Project and the National Sexual Violence power. So what happens when there is no For those looking for a more frighten- creasing the numbers and types of sexual Resource Center. one left worthy to do battle with? ing experience this Halloween, The Nest assault survivors who access those newly Director Carbon announced these awards Haunted House features Mirror Mania, enhanced services. today at the National Sexual Assault Con- • Dr. Boris Von Schlock's Traveling Tran- Turmoil 3D, Bleak and The Nest. The Nest “Sexual assault is a complex crime that ference (NSAC) in Baltimore. The NSAC sylvania Taxidermy Tonsorial and Re-an- Haunted House is situated on Rawhide’s affects every sector of our society,” said provides advanced training opportunities imation Emporium Come experience the 50,000 square foot Pavilion. The Nest is Susan B. Carbon, Director of OVW. “Co- for victim advocates and other profession- chillingly delightful Dr. Boris Von Schlock, not recommended for children under 12. ordinated victim services, including emo- als working to prevent intervene and heal and his inept helper Stosh, as they attempt Visit www.freightened.com for exact dates tional and medical support along with a sexual violence. to re-animate the creature. Dr. Franken- and ticket information. well defined criminal justice response are stein and Igor were never as sinister or as September 2011 PUBLIC NOTICES SECTION Page 22 GRIC Job Opportunites

11-475 +INFORMATION SYS- 11-462 +DIRECTOR, REVE- TEMS SECURITY ANALYST NUE & INTERNAL AUDIT MIS Department, 97 N. Sacaton Road, Revenue/Internal Audit Dept., 525 W. Gu Sacaton, Arizona u Ki Street, Sacaton, Arizona Job Title: Information Systems Security Job Title: Director, Revenue & Internal Analyst Audit Closing Date: 09/23/2011 Closing Date: 10/12/2011

11-473 + SENIOR COUNSEL Positions marked with “+” denotes Law Office-Civil Division, 525 W. Gu u that position has an MVR RE- Ki Street, Sacaton, Arizona Job Title: Senior Counsel (DOE) QUIREMENT (Motor Vehicle Re- Closing Date: 09/22/2011 port 39-month driving record); visit www.servicearizona.com to obtain 11-472 + YOUTH DEVELOP- 39-month MVR. MENT SPECIALIST I, LEAD Residential Programs for Youth, 199 W. Seed Farm Road, Sacaton, Arizona Job Title: Youth Development Specialist I, Lead Closing Date: 09/22/2011

11-470 CUSTODIAN (Janitor) District 1 Service Center, 15747 N. She- goi Road, Blackwater, Arizona Job Title: Custodian (Janitor) Closing Date: 09/22/2011 Human Resources Information 11-464 +DEPUTY DIRECTOR, Gila River Indian Community TRIBAL GAMING Human Resources Gila River man arrested on suspicion Tribal Gaming Office, 5250 N. 48th Phone: (520) 562-9800 Street, Ste. 120, Chandler, Arizona Job Title: Deputy Director, Tribal Gaming Fax: (520) 562-9809 of crashing into a tree (DOE) E-Mail: TEMPE- A 19-year-old Gila River man and drew his handgun and pointed it at the Closing Date: 10/12/2011 [email protected] was arrested Monday on suspicion of officer’s chest. While the officer pushed the crashing into a tree in the Arizona Mills man’s gun away as he attempted to draw Mall parking lot and drawing a firearm at a his firearm, but was unable to do so. police officer, according to a police report. The man began shouting and threatening The man crashed into the tree and pro- the officer with the handgun. ceeded to enter the mall on foot while wav- The officer reached for the man’s hand- ing a .380-caliber semi-automatic handgun gun again, this time grabbing the muzzle of in the air. the handgun and bringing it into the trauma The man walked into the Famous Foot- plate of his vest, considered a protected wear outlet store where he picked out two area from gunshots. pairs of shoes, handed them to the assistant The officer and the man began to wrestle manager at the sales counter and instructed for control of the handgun and the offi- her to put them in a bag. cer was successful in retrieving the hand- Tempe Police responded to the call re- gun from the man and pointed it toward garding the waving of the handgun and car the man. Then threw the handgun on the Benefits Manager or equivalent combination of educa- crash. ground, drew his Taser and fired at the $57,180 - $71,476/DOE WHP/ tion and experience; must have work- An officer took position on the corner of man, incapacitating him. Days 9/27/2011 ing Cisco experience, CCNA or CCNP Certifications(s); valid AZ drivers li- Priest Drive and Baseline Road when they When taking the man into custody, he ad- cense with clean driving record saw the man walking toward the sidewalk, mitted committing the alleged crimes and Bachelor's degree in employee benefits the officer approached the man and in- said it was because of an “adrenaline high” management or related fields; five years GILA RIVER CASINOS IS AN EQUAL managing a 401(k) plan including en- structed him to put his hands on top of his that he was trying to frighten the officer OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. HIR- rollment communication, administrator ING PREFERENCE IS GIVEN IN THIS head. with the handgun. oversight and executive investment com- The man stepped back from the officer ORDER; FIRST, TO A QUALIFIED mittee; five years experience managing GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY a self insured health plan; proficiency in MEMBER; OTHER NATIVE AMERI- governmental regulations such as OSHA, CANS; SPOUSE OR CHILD OF A COBRA, HIPAA, FMLA, and ERISA; GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY Sacaton man sentenced to 15 years knowledge of fiduciary responsibilities as MEMBER; OTHER QUALIFIED it relates to group employee benefit pro- CANDIDATE. for accessory to murder grams NOTE: Please keep in mind that we are PHOENIX – Louis Clare Burnette, 45, of He abandoned the vehicle and disposed of Poker Shift Manager a 24 hour a day establishment and you Sacaton, Ariz., was sentenced today to 15 other possible evidence in the case in order $47,058.40 - $53,923.08/DOE may be required to work any shift and location. years in prison by U.S. District Judge Neil to cover up the murder and avoid law en- VQ/Varies 9/27/2011 V. Wake. Burnette pleaded guilty on March forcement detection. HS/GED; one year of poker supervisory Apply by any of the following ways: 18, 2011 to Accessory After the Fact. The investigation in this case was con- experience Online: www.wingilariver.com On July 19, 2010, Burnette’s co-defendant ducted by the Federal Bureau of Investiga- Fax: (520)796-7880 shot the victim in the back of the head with tion and the Gila River Police Department. Mail: Gila River Gaming Enterprises, Inc. a single shot shotgun. After the shooting, The prosecution was handled by Dimitra Attn: HR Department Associates Degree in Computer Science P. O. Box 6790 Burnette drove away in the victim’s vehi- H. Sampson, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Dis- or related major; and/or three years Chandler, AZ 85246 cle, leaving the victim’s body in the moun- trict of Arizona, Phoenix. related experience and/or training; tains of the Gila River Indian Community. September 2011 Gila River Indian News Page 23