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Special Issue 14 • May 5, 2021

Pueblo of Zuni Receives Capital Outlay Zuni Signs Funding for Sewer Line Extension Project Gaming Compact Governor Val Panteah and the Zuni homes on septic tank systems on The Zuni Tribe participated in a Tribal Council are pleased to Shalako Drive. The signing ceremony on April 15 at the announce the 2021 Capital Outlay Indian Affairs Department will Heard Museum in Phoenix to mark awards from the 55th Legislative administer these funds. completion of the new gaming Session, held January 19 through compact amendments. On behalf of March 20, 2021. During each We thank our Legislators: State the Zuni Tribe, Governor Val R. regular session, there is a three- Representative Lee Alcon (House Panteah, Sr., Lt. Governor Carleton week window when legislators and District 6) and State Senators Bowekaty, and Head Councilwoman the State review Capital Outlay George Munoz (Senate District 4) Virginia Chavez met with Arizona requests. This session was all virtual and Joshua Sanchez (Senate Governor Doug Ducey and leaders due to the COVID pandemic. District 30), along with Governor from the other negotiating tribes. Michelle Lujan Grisham. We also Governor Lujan Grisham’s 2021 extend thanks to Representative The compact amendments are the initiatives included water, energy, Javier Martinez, who carried the result of five years of extensive work and broadband. The Capital Outlay Bill, HB-285. to reach terms to extend and submitted requests for three strengthen the current gaming projects: Broadband, Sewer Line Efforts to fund broadband through compact, while modernizing key Extension, and Zuni Fair Building. the state with federal funds will be provisions. The work was especially Of these the sewer line extension announced over the summer. The challenging because of the wide was funded for $968,900, which Pueblo will continue to seek funds range of interests among the will pay for design, construction and for the Zuni Fair Building through negotiating tribes and the State of installation of the sewer line for 32 other revenue sources. Arizona. Governor Panteah commented that because of the

ARE YOU SCHEDULED FOR THE COVID VACCINE? complexity of the details and issues,

the effort required careful long-term IF YOU ABSOLUTELY CANNOT KEEP YOUR APPOINTMENT, PLEASE focus on key priorities, mutual CALL ZUNI IHS AT LEAST ONE DAY IN ADVANCE respect among all negotiating

parties, and, above-all-else, LET NO VACCINE SHOT GO TO WASTE Compact continues on page 2

PRESORTED STANDARD To reach the Pueblo of Zuni COVID-19 information U.S. POSTAGE PAID center, open every day from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., call: Post Office Boxholder PERMIT # 3 ZUNI, NM Zuni, New Mexico 87327 (303) 917-3181, (505) 782-7114, or (720) 576-4014

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Governor Val R. Panteah, Sr., Lt. Governor Carleton Bowekaty, and Arizona Governor Doug Ducey

CompactCAPTION continue s from page 1 condition for a full generation. The approval. Although approval is CAPTION expected, objections are possible, so persistence.CAPTION Now, those efforts have stability this brings will enable Zuni to paidCAPTION off. The compact amendments focus on other initiatives for the the Tribe will be ready to respond to have been submitted to the benefit and welfare of the entire Tribe. explain the benefits and validity of the Department of Interior, Office of Indian terms it made in the negotiation. This Gaming, for approval. The Department This achievement would not have success is the foundation for future of Interior has 45 days to review the occurred without the work from a progress and development. As the compact amendments and issue a broad coalition of committed final steps are completed, further decision. stakeholders. Governor Panteah updates and information will be thanked Governor Ducey and the provided. The new compact maintains the state team for their commitment to benefits for all stakeholders under the pushing this through even when the existing compact approved by Arizona challenges looked insurmountable. In Employment voters in 2002. For non-tribal addition, Governor had praise and beneficiaries, this includes continued appreciation for his negotiating team Opportunity funding for education, emergency and Zuni Tribal Council for guiding room care and municipalities. For the this process and watching out for tribes, the terms preserve existing Zuni’s best interests. Governor and The following position has been posted benefits and strengthen tribal Zuni Tribal Council want to recognize on www.ashiwi.org. Applicants must apply online. exclusivity over casino gaming, and express their sincere appreciation expand gaming opportunities, and for the efforts of Mr. George Hesse, To view the announcement, click on the eliminate revenue sharing for all rural who served as legal counsel to Zuni’s job tile below. For any questions, gaming tribes, among other provisions. compact negotiations. Lastly, please contact the Human Resources In exchange, the compact for the first Governor Panteah expressed Department at (505) 782-7086, or email time authorizes the state to permit appreciation for Zuni’s transfer at [email protected] or Farrah.cheama@a sports betting venues by Arizona’s partner, the Gila River Indian shiwi.org. Please share with those who professional sports teams. This Community. Governor Stephen Lewis do not have access to outlook. Thank expansion of economic benefits will and the GRIC Tribal Council remained you. increase revenues for the state budget committed to the partnership and for tribal governments. developed during the first compact • Facility Maintenance Worker – WIC/Healthy Lifestyles negotiations. This successful work Program For Zuni in particular, the agreement has only strengthened the trust and secures the revenue stream from respect between the two tribes. Closing: May 10, 2021 gaming device right transfers for the term of the new compact, until 2048, The new compact terms will not take **ALL ADVERTISEMENTS CLOSE AT so strengthens the Tribe’s financial effect until final Department of Interior 11:59 PM OF THE CLOSING DATE

Tribal Council Updates Emergency Declaration

WHEREAS, the Zuni Tribal Council, WHEREAS, that emergency continues with persons whom they are not consisting of the Governor, Lieutenant as there are or have been 1,198 living with in the same household. Governor and six Tenientes, is diagnosed cases at Zuni and 52 deaths (CDC Coronavirus Disease 2019 declared to be the legislative authority with no end in sight, this Amended (COVID-19) Recommendations for of the Zuni Tribe by Article V, Sections Declaration incorporates and updates Wearing Cloth Face Coverings, 1 and 2 of the Constitution of the Resolution No. M70-2020-P037, and Help Slow the Spread of Covid- Zuni Tribe; and, the Governor's Executive Order of 19, Updated March 8, 2021). This April 3, 2020; and, directive includes Zunis WHEREAS, the Zuni Tribal Council is participating in traditional and authorized to approve, provide and to WHEREAS, the Zuni Tribal Council cultural and religious activities. represent the tribe, and to act in all has determined that the COVID-19 matters that concern the welfare of the pandemic continues to pose an 2. Meetings of 120 or more people or tribe by Article VI, Section 1, imminent threat to the health, safety 150 or more vehicles are paragraph d of the Constitution of the and well-being of the Zuni Tribe and prohibited unless excepted by this Zuni Tribe; and, Community; and, Declaration. (Updated March 15, 2021 and Public Health Order, WHEREAS, the Zuni Tribal Council is WHEREAS, the State of New Mexico New Mexico Department of authorized to enact ordinances, to has continued to report numerous Health and New Mexico Governor provide for the enforcement of tribal confirmed cases of COVID·19, and Michelle Lujan Grisham 2021). ordinances and to provide by deaths as a result of COVID-19, and Exempted from this directive are ordinance the orderly management of Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has traditional cultural or religious tribal affairs by Article VI, Section 1, declared a statewide public health meetings / gatherings so long as paragraphs k, I and m of the emergency and invoked her authority all members are wearing face Constitution of the Zuni Tribe; and, under New Mexico's All Hazard coverings throughout the meetings. Emergency Management Act; WHEREAS, on March 19, 2020 under 3. All houses of worship will Resolution No. M70-2020-P037, the NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, continue with their services for Zuni Tribe declared that there was a that in addition to directions given in community members only, and public health emergency related to Resolution No. M70-2020-P037, the strictly adhere to six (6) feet or the pandemic spread of COVID-19. Tribal Council directs the following: more apart from one another in or On April 3, 2020, Governor Val R. outside the building, and not to Panteah, Sr., issued an Executive 1. All of Zuni Community members exceed 50 percent (50%) capacity Order, a curfew within the boundaries will wear face coverings while out (Public Health Order, New Mexico of the Zuni Reservation between in public and around public places Department of Health, and New 8:00p.m. and 5:00a.m.; and, at all times or when in contact Declaration continues on page 5 Zuni Youth Enrichment Project’s 13th Annual Summer Camp to be Held In-Person This week, the Zuni Youth Enrichment Zuni culture. During the summer, Project announced that it will hold its 13th campers have opportunities to learn Zuni annual Summer Camp in person. , traditional gardening, art, and Registration opens May 10 for the four- social dances, while exploring what week day camp, with applications makes them special. available online or at Ho’n A:wan Park. “Our mentors blend these culturally Founded in 2009, Summer Camp was relevant and enriching activities with a ZYEP’s first program — and it remains its conventional camp curriculum that flagship initiative, serving 200 Zuni youth includes STEM (science, technology, each season. While the youth project staff engineering and math), nutrition, sports, successfully held a virtual “safe at home” games, and self-care,” said Joe Claunch, version of the camp in 2020 due to the ZYEP’s executive director. “Over the Covid-19 pandemic, they are eager to years, we’ve documented significant welcome the kids back this year. improvements in our young people’s overall wellness. Campers report eating Summer Camp programming integrates more fresh fruits and vegetables, enjoying education, physical activities, nutrition, physical activities more, building stronger gardening, and art, and it’s designed to relationships with peers and mentors, and enhance participants’ learning and health connecting more deeply to Zuni culture.” while strengthening their connection to ZYEP Camp continues on page 4

Immediate Release By the order of the Incident Command Team in consultation and support from the Governor, Tribal Council, and Zuni Public Health Officials; the Incident Command team will decrease mitigation measures based on the current COVID-19 data provided by Zuni IHS. Changes will take effect on Friday, April 16, 2021,

Changes: Checkpoints on State Road 53 will be lifted o Note: Checkpoints will be re-established including other protective measures in the event there is an increase in COVID positive cases. Nightly Curfew enforcement will remain in effect with a one-hour extension. Businesses may stay open till 9:00 PM. Nightly Curfew: 10:00 pm – 5:00 AM

REMINDER If you have received the COVID-19 vaccine and are fully vaccinated, you are still required to wear a face , wash/sanitize hands and social distance when in public. There have been reported reinfections that have occurred in cases where an individual has been fully vaccinated. Keep in mind that the use of face is still required at all local businesses in order to enter a business and purchase goods & services.

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Building relationships with mentors is an important part of the Summer Camp experience. Each year, a group of Zuni teens and young adults completes a robust leadership development program so they can serve as camp counselors. This program includes a four-day retreat to a culturally significant site, a week of professional development workshops, and daily group sessions.

“Through this leadership program, the counselors are developing communication, leadership, and mentoring skills,” Claunch said. “They’re also gaining valuable learning and work experiences, which allow them to pursue their own higher education and career goals going forward.”

“In that sense, Summer Camp benefits campers and counselors alike,” he noted. “Every year, our counselors tell us about their positive experiences and how they’ve personally grown.”

ZYEP will be sharing more details about its 13th annual Summer Camp in the coming weeks. For news updates, visit https://www.zyep.org/news/, and follow the youth project on social media: Facebook (/zuniyouthenrichmentproject), Instagram(@zuniyouthenrichmentproject), and YouTube (/ZuniYouth).

Declaration continues from page 3 significant decline in our Covid-19 9. Based on New Mexico’s color- Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan daily positivity rate per our local coded tiering system, McKinley Grisham's Key Health metrics and Health Officials. These hours shall County is at the green tiering system, 2021). change in the event that the level. Large events such as school positivity rate increases in events can operate at 33% capacity 4. All in-person meetings between increments of 5 positive cases per for indoor and outdoor events, and members of the Zuni Community week). mass gatherings are not to exceed who are not members of the same 150 people or 200 vehicles. household may be held if each 7. The checkpoints will be person is wearing a face covering temporarily suspended, and IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED, that and standing six (6) feet or more Kachini Security personnel will be members of the Zuni Tribe are put on apart from other persons in and redirected to local establishments, notice that violations of the above outside public places including businesses and school events to directions may cause members to be places where notice is placed ensure current CDC guidelines charged with Public Nuisance (4-4- (CDC Guidance and Tips for are adhered to by all persons 120), Failure to Disperse (4-4-96), and Tribal Community Living During patronizing these establishments, other charges as the facts may merit. COVID-19, Social Distancing and government offices, and school Coping During COVID-19, events. IT IS FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Updated March 7, 2021, and Zuni Tribal Council may review and CDC Coronavirus Disease 2019 8. The change in Curfew hours will change the directives as reasonably (COVID-19), Guidelines on How take effect on April 16, 2021, and appropriate to deal with this Fully Vaccinated People Can the community will be informed pandemic. Safely Resume, Updated March 8, through all available media 2021. avenues.

5. All businesses will be closed during the evening curfews with the exception of Medical facilities. Businesses will open based on their daily business hours with an extended hour up to 9:00 p.m. (1 hour prior to the curfew now in effect at 10:00 p.m.)

6. Evening curfews will take effect from 10:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. daily, including weekends (the change in the curfew hours is due to ZYEP Distributes 550 Wellness Kits to Shiwi Ts’ana Students In March, the Zuni Youth Enrichment Project prepared 550 wellness kits for students at Shiwi Ts’ana Elementary School. On March 12 the nonprofit youth organization distributed 300 kits directly to students and delivered the rest to the school, where teachers provided them to students who were unable to attend the in- person event.

For these springtime kits, ZYEP assembled a wide variety of materials dedicated to physical activity and healthy living. Each wellness kit included a fruit infuser pod, a deck of Zuni-English flash cards with images related to agriculture and gardening, cilantro seeds for students to grow at home, information and activities focused on nutrition labels, a poster tracking the seven-week course of nutrition and agriculture lessons in which the student will participate, a bingo card featuring healthy-living activities, a hula hoop, a ball and bean bag for physical education lessons, and STEM activity will include nutrition, physical activity, art, cards from Explora, the science museum season,” he noted. “We’re honored to serve mental health, and cultural resources, all in Albuquerque. In addition, the ZYEP our community in this way. These kits give to encourage healthy lifestyles. team developed a second set of Zuni us an important opportunity to connect with exercise cards to be distributed with art our kids, to encourage them and let them ZYEP partnered with 20 funding class materials. know that we are still here for them. And our assessments indicate that this is having a organizations and hundreds of individual According to executive director Joe meaningful impact.” In keeping with ZYEP’s donors to make the Wellness Kit initiative Claunch, ZYEP has delivered more than holistic approach, each of the 2020-21 kits possible. 5,000 kits to youth and community members in Zuni Pueblo in the last 12 ZYEP Transforms Delap’na:we Oral History months. Each distribution has featured its own theme and unique contents — and, he Theater Project for the Covid Era said, there are more to come. The show must go on, even during a approached the nonprofit organization to “Our next distribution will be focused on global pandemic. For the Zuni Youth find a way to bring recorded oral history to agriculture and water conservation, as Enrichment Project, that meant using life through theatrical performance art. we’re heading into the new growing remote learning technology, digital The first performance took place in animation, and voice recording sessions February 2019, within the strict storytelling to take its 3rd annual Delap’na:we Oral timeframe required to meet cultural History Theater Project into an exciting protocols. virtual space for the very first time. Last fall, ZYEP met with community The virtual program had a measurable partners to come up with solutions for the impact, with 93% of youth participants February 2021 performance. According to reporting increased self-confidence, and Andrea Pepin, program manager, and 86% reporting a strengthened connection Tahlia Natachu, youth development with Zuni culture and community. These coordinator, they weren’t sure how well a post-program numbers represent 22% virtual program would work. and 10% increases, respectively, from the participants’ entry surveys. In addition, “This year, I was a bit nervous about 100% of the program’s leaders reported losing momentum for this project, feeling a greater sense of purpose. because how could we have a theater activity in the midst of a pandemic?” Delap’na:we are traditional oral stories Natachu reflected. “But our community that were a form of entertainment, leaders are so brilliant and innovative; intergenerational bonding, and education they made it possible. Not only were we for in the past. ZYEP started able to successfully complete the its Delap’na:we Project in 2018, when the program, it was done in such a leader of the A:shiwi A:wan Museum and meaningful, high-quality way. I am most Heritage Center, Curtis Quam, Oral History continues next page Oral History continues from previous page on February 27. According to Pepin, it was “They were so passionate about learning proud of all our participants. They took the an enormous success on multiple levels. their language and their lines, and doing a chance and stepped outside of their good job,” she said. “Seeing their comfort zones to put on a production “We had 220 viewers tuning in, from New personalities and talents shine through during one of the most challenging times Mexico but also from as far away as Ohio, was so rewarding. The group reminded our community has faced.” New York, and Rhode Island,” she said. me of how resilient our people are. “We also got to witness so many kids “Right off the bat, our leaders knew how coming out of their shells. The virtual important it was to offer this activity setting seemed to create a greater sense despite the pandemic,” Pepin said. "We of comfort for them, and I’m sure all of the were shocked at how many people signed laughter and good vibes this type of up, knowing it would be entirely virtual.” activity offers helped as well.”

Indeed, 30 people signed up to participate, Pepin also noted that the ZYEP staff was including program leaders and 21 youth in awe of the artists who were able to ages 6-18. Led by director Keith Edaakie bring the animations to life. These and acting directors Leanne Lee and Tiana characters told the stories of “ & Cachini, the program kicked off with a the Badger” and “The Coyote & the weekly Zoom theater camp, allowing Eyeball Race.” “I feel incredibly blessed to have been participants to gather virtually for team able to work alongside our community building, learn about the elements of “This form of digital art is something we partners,” she continued. “I want to thank theater, and practice voice and acting had not ventured into yet at ZYEP,” she them for the knowledge and skills they exercises. Then it was time for rehearsals said, “but thanks to the amazing partners shared: the Zuni Tribal Council, A:shiwi and voice recording sessions. we work with, all of the characters came to A:wan Museum and Heritage Center, life in ways we never could have Shiwi Sun Productions, Shiwi Ts’ana Language coaches Norene Lonasee and imagined!” Elementary School, Ho'n A:wan Coleen Vicenti handled the script, Curtis Productions, and our Zuni community.” Quam served as cultural advisor, and Aidan Banteah-Yuselew supported the In addition, the U.S. Department of Health team as junior theater assistant. Additional & Human Services Centers for Disease support came from ZYEP staff, including Control (CDC), Substance Abuse & Pepin, Natachu, and Kiana Etsate- Mental Health Services Administration Gashytewa. (SAMHSA), First Nations Development Institute, Plateau Foundation, “Keith Edaakie, Robin Lasiloo and Michael and donors across the country played Owaleon Sr. produced the animations, and vital roles in bringing the Delap'na:we Shiwi Sun Productions assembled the final Project to life this winter. performance piece using all the Zoom Natachu said ZYEP is dedicated to recordings, animation clips, audio, and increasing the amount of “The impact that this program has had in other materials,” Natachu said. “They are spoken each year in the Delap'na:we just three years is truly incredible,” incredible.” Project. Not only is this deeply valued by Natachu said. “I hope all who tuned in Zuni leaders and culture bearers, she enjoyed the show, and please give a The Delap’na:we Project initially aired on observed, but the youth participants shout-out to our movie stars when you February 25, with an encore performance thrived on it as well. see them in the community!”