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2021 a Year of Transformation The Village Crier January 25, 2021 Volume 2 Issue No. 2 Tömö Paa Muyaw, the Moon of Positive Hopi Life 2021 Presidential Inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris Joe Biden takes Oath of Office as President of Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, Vice President Kamala Kamala Harris sworn in as U.S. Vice President the United States as wife Jill Biden looks on Harris, First Lady Jill Biden and President Joe Biden as husband Douglas Emhoff looks on Televised 2021 Biden/Harris Inauguration Joe Biden was inaugurated tion - the same words spo- This is democracy's day.” deep and are real, " Biden He also takes the helm less lawmakers, members of the as the 46th President of the ken by past Presidents as He went on to say, “Today, continued. "But I also know than two weeks after insur- Supreme Court and former United States, sworn in by far back as President we celebrate the triumph, they are not new." rectionists stormed and presidents; including: Vice Supreme Court Chief Jus- George Washington. not of a candidate, but a vandalized the U.S. Capi- President Mike Pence, tice John Roberts. Vice cause of democracy, the The President called for a tol. Other immediate chal- Presidents Bill Clinton, President Kamala Harris Vice President Harris, a people, the word of the “fresh start” in Washington. lenges include the econom- George W. Bush, Barack was sworn in by U.S. Su- Lawyer, District Attorney, people has been heard.” “Politics doesn’t have to be ic turmoil and divisions in Obama and their spouses. preme Court Justice Sonia Senator from Califor- a raging fire destroying American leadership. Biden said he spoke to for- Sotomayor on January 20. nia, and a 2020 candidate Biden, hopeful in his ad- everything in its path,” mer President Jimmy for Presidency made histo- dress to the people, repeat- Biden said. “Every disa- First Lady Dr. Jill Biden Carter, who was unable to Forty-eight years ago, Pres- ry as the first woman, edly hit on the theme of greement doesn’t have to stood alongside President attend the ceremony. ident Biden first entered South Asian American and unity for a deeply divided be a cause for total war.” Biden during the inaugural Congress as a Junior Sena- first Black American to nation. The President said ceremony and Douglas Breaking with over 150 tor from Delaware. Years hold the office. Harris is the he is invested in trying to Biden comes into office as Emhoff, Second Gentle- years of tradition, President later, he served as VP to daughter of an Indian moth- bring people together after the nation continues to man, stood with wife Vice Trump did not to attend the two-term President Barack er (India) and Jamaican the bitterly fought election. struggle with the deadly President Harris. Children, event and left for Florida Obama and after a third father. coronavirus pandemic that grandchildren and family earlier in the morning. A attempt at the presidency, "I know speaking of unity has claimed the lives of members of Biden and Har- sitting president would gen- stood at the U.S. Capitol President Biden began his can sound like a foolish over 400,000 Americans ris were also present. erally attend the inaugura- reciting the oath of office inaugural remarks by say- fantasy these days. I know and the challenge of vac- tion of a successor, as a as written in the Constitu- ing, "This is America's day. the forces that divide us are cinating millions of people. Others in attendance were peaceful transfer of power. Long lines form outside Hopi Health Care as patients wait to receive Phizer-BioNTech Vaccine Village Crier Staff Long lines formed outside the Ho- als must now wait in their vehicle pi Health Care Center as clinical until called upon to enter the staff began administering the building to receive their vaccines. Coronavirus Phizer BioN-Tech Vaccine. Everyone is encouraged to follow all safety measures and guidelines. Vaccines were first administered to essential personnel, elderly 65 • Wear a Mask years+, School personnel and on • Maintain 6’ Distance down by age category. • No hugging or shaking hands For the safety of everyone and to • If sick, call in and stay at home follow safety protocols, individu- Continued n P4 First Mesa Consolidated Villages the Village Crier P a g e 2 Business Development Needed on Hopi Reservation “Hisatsinom instructed us to occupy and develop our lands” By Ivan Sidney First Mesa Consolidated Villages Administrator Through oral Hopi teachings, we are An example is the years of coal min- to serve all Hopi Villages and People. The Hopi Tribe, during the Taylor Ad- told that at the beginning of our migra- ing on our lands in which Hopi was Later came the approval of land for ministration, used the Navajo/Hopi tions, each clan took a different route to violated by not being the true benefi- schools, the hospital, high school, etc. Relocation Settlement Allocation come to our designated Promised Land. ciary. Our pristine water was used to funds from the Federal Government to slurry coal, only to benefit the states of Our leaders followed the instruction to purchase and start businesses and Hisatsinom, our ancestors, left evi- Nevada and California. make land available to serve our peo- ranches off the reservation. dence of sacred sites and ruins ple. Most of these occupations and use throughout North America. This mi- We were instructed to occupy and de- of our lands were without compensa- Where are village developments to- gration bypassed forest lands, streams, velop our lands to protect from outside tion and some land leases called for a day? Especially businesses to provide rivers and fertile land to reach our des- intrusion. Our village styles have al- payment of only, one dollar. services and employment and lastly ignated homeland. The Creator, we are lowed these intrusions supported by the much needed village revenues. told, was waiting for each Clan's arri- the United States Government. The Hopi Administration used funds Since 1985, FMCV set aside 30 acres val. Each Clan had to demonstrate allocated for village people to develop with archeological clearances and all what they would contribute to society Most of our aboriginal lands in north- tribal offices at TawaOvi in Hardrock, required hookups at a business enter- in order to occupy this land. Each clan ern Arizona, was forcefully taken from without Tribal Council approval. The prise location. was then assigned areas of land to use us since we were not living on the distance for people to travel for direct which we now call Clan Lands. Only land. Today, Ownership of land is sup- services, is a hinderance. They contin- Unfortunately, FMCV does not the Clan has rights to these lands as- ported by law that states “9/10ths of ue to state the unavailability of land in have tribal funding to accomplish this signed by the Creator. ownership is determined by posses- the Hopi Villages as the reason for necessary development. Schematic sion”. That is basically how the Nava- going outside. Prior to this develop- drawings and business plans were devel- The settlement of this chosen land was jo gained control of our ancestral lands ment, First Mesa sent a letter to the oped and can be viewed at our office. to protect us from future migrations and by moving onto the land and establish- Tribal Council informing them we had greed for prime lands. Our ancestors ing ownership. This was how they land set aside for development. In a past article, I stated business de- were told that people would come seek- gained the approvals of the United velopment is necessary to attract the ing fertile lands for their own purposes. States Government. Another instruction for development best Health and Educational Profes- was due to the threat of losing our sionals to our reservation. Also, it re- This desolate and isolated land, with no Our Traditional Leaders, today and in lands to the hands of our Trustee, the mains important to attract our people rivers and forests, would be hard and the past, knew the instructions of de- Federal Government. In the laws of working off reservation to come home. difficult to plant and grow crops for veloping and occupying our lands. First the Government, our reservation is We need our own people to help edu- food. This hardship would require hum- Mesa Traditional Leaders became trust land owned by the United States cate, provide healthy living and direct bleness and reverence (faith & belief) in stewards of First Mesa lands with a Government. We can not sell our land our Hopi ways for the future. our Hopi Religion. Only thru this hard- pact with the creator. This resulted in without their approval. Our Tradition- ship, humbleness and faith would we be continual knowledge of our village al Leaders and elders for years have Continued on P4 blessed with abundance of rain. land use boundaries. instructed and reminded us that if we do not develop and occupy our lands, Below, FMCV Conceptual We were also told that there was an This was the reason our Traditional “someday we will be sitting from our Framework Plan for future abundance of minerals in this area that Leaders approved the land for the Hopi mesa, with our feet dangling watching Business Development someday, we could use as a resource. BIA Agency Office in Keams Canyon, foreigners occupy our lands.” (April, 2016) First Mesa Consolidated Villages the Village Crier P a g e 3 First Mesa Tribal Council Representative’s Reports Pandemic impacts on Tribal Council Hopi Gaming Committee By Albert Sinquah, Sr.