First Mesa Consolidated Villages

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February 8, 2021 Volume 2, Issue No. 3 Powa Muyaw Month of Purification & Renewal

Hopi Law Enforcement Services FMCV Reduced Officer involved Shooting Hours of Operation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE First Mesa Consolidated Villages FEBRUARY 4, 2021 Water Operations

Kykotsmovi, AZ - On February suspect was apprehended ap- HLES thanks the Federal Bu- In compliance with message asking you to 3, 2021, at about 4:00 p.m., a proximately 2 miles away in the reau of Investigations, Navajo the Reservation-wide leave a detailed mes- Hopi Law Enforcement Ser- residential area. County Sheriff’s Office, Navajo Lockdown and the Im- sage with your name vices unit was shot at while Nation Police- Dilkon and Tu- plementation of a and telephone number. attempting to conduct a traffic Hopi Law Enforcement Ser- ba City, BIA Criminal Investi- Tribal Government A return call will be stop in the First Mesa commu- vices Chief of Police Virgil J. gations, AZ DPS- Helo unit, shutdown, the FMCV made upon receipt of nity. One Officer suffered non- Pinto stated, “Due to the dedi- MCAT unit- Navajo County/ office will operate un- your message. life threatening injuries and cation of HLES Officers, with Winslow PD for their quick der the following re- Water Operators will was released from the hospital, the cooperative help from sur- response to this call for their strictions, effective continue to maintain the second Officer in the unit rounding agencies who re- service. Feb. 8 until further and operate water was not injured. sponded without hesitation notice: and community members who HLES would also like to thank wells according to Initially, Hopi Law Enforce- provided vital information, we First Mesa Security and Hopi Open for business schedule. ment Officers responded to the were successful in apprehend- Jr/Sr High School security for by Telephone only: The following are on incident and requested addi- ing all suspects.” their assistance with securing call to provide emer- tional resources from sur- the residents within their as- Tuesday 10am-2pm gency services: rounding agencies. Per Hopi Law Enforcement signed areas. Thursday 10am-2pm Services General Orders, both 928-737-2670 Ivan Sidney Two suspects were apprehend- officers have been placed on Both officers have been placed Administrator ed a short time later. Howev- administrative leave. on administrative leave & the Staff will work from er, one suspect remained at case is currently under investi- home on other days. Brannon Sidney large for several hours. At ap- The case is currently under in- gation by the Federal Bureau Accountant vestigation by the Federal Bu- proximately 8:31 pm, the final of Investigations. Customers may call-in Alfonso Sakeva reau of Investigation. during these days & Water Operator hours to make water payments via credit Meredith Qotswisiwma card, or send money Water Operations order via U.S. mail to: FMCV, PO Box 260, FMCV Telephone No: Former Hopi Chairman Ivan Sidney Polacca,AZ 86042 928-737-2670 If you call during other days and times, you See Water Payment sends condolences to family of former will receive a recorded Schedule on Page 8 Navajo Nation President Albert Hale

Louella N. Furcap Village Crier

“It is with great sad- Hale fought for the from 2004-2011 and honor of Albert Hale. ness that we learn of Dine people as the sec- in the House of Repre- the passing of former ond President of the sentatives from 2011 “I send my prayers Navajo Nation Presi- Navajo Nation from to 2017. As a lawyer and sincere condo- dent and former Ari- 1995-1998 after the Hale fought for all his lences to the family of zona State Legislator Navajo Nation restruc- clients. President Hale and to Albert Hale,” said for- tured their govern- the Navajo Nation,” mer Hopi Chairman ment, forming a three In the end, Hale lost said Sidney. “This Ivan L. Sidney. “He branch government his battle and suc- coronavirus pandemic was a great leader, “to prevent power cumbed to the corona- has no boundaries and responsive to the from being under a virus on Feb. 2 in Me- does not discriminate. needs of native peo- chairman.” sa, Arizona. Everyone at risk of ples and worked well contracting the virus. He also fought for his AZ Governor Doug Please Be Safe and with the Hopi people. Ducey ordered flags be Albert Hale He was a fighter.” constituents in the Ar- Protect Yourselves and izona State Senate lowered to half-staff in Your Family.” Former NN President & AZ Legislator First Mesa Consolidated Villages the Village Crier P a g e 2

Village Administrator’s Corner By Ivan Sidney, FMCV Administrator

When we think of our people migrating to this the Hopi Dialysis Center. due to none support from their Administration. promised land, it should provide us reason to work cooperatively for survival. Just imagine Everyday we cope with the demands for water A woman from another village residing on First what the Hopi people thought and felt when services; compounded by the lack of conserva- Mesa Land caught the coronavirus and was ad- they came to the mighty Colorado River (as we tive use by customers. mitted to a hospital off reservation. Once re- know it today). Did it stop them from continu- leased, she required oxygen. Her home electri- The Hopi Utility Corporation (HUC) recently cal services was powered by a generator and did ing their journey to their destination? What informed us they received approval from the about weather conditions such as winter not provide the energy required for the oxygen CARES Act Funds to purchase and install me- machine. The FMCV office allowed the individ- storms, droughts, etc.? It is a miracle that they ters on our system. The Indian Health Service survived, although others may not have. What ual to connect to our APS power source for her is on its final design for a larger capacity water medical needs. Her family members bought about recent times when our people were storage tank to replace our current west stricken with foreign diseases? electrical wiring and hired an electrician to wire tank. Another tank is also scheduled to be con- and make the necessary connections. Our past survival history from tragic diseases, structed to support the Hopi Arsenic Mitigation harsh weather and rugged terrain, also includ- Project (HAMP) water project. The HAMP wa- Where was the assistance to that family from ed the fight to hold onto some of our ancestral ter is now on schedule and should reach our the millions of dollars the Hopi Tribe received lands. At the time of encroachment by maraud- village in the Spring of 2022. The Leaders are for care of COVID-19 patients? Our office tried ing tribes, our people cooperatively developed considering approval of transferring the Polac- to assist the family and requested assistance on defense mechanisms and structures, such as ca water system to HUC to manage. After that their behalf to the Hopi Tribe. Unfortunately, Walpi Village, to protect the people from the time, our local water wells will be permanently the request was only referred from one person enemy. These accomplishments were the re- sealed. to another. It is unknown whether anyone has reached out to the family to provide assistance. sults of committed faith in the our religion and It has become more critical to assist village respect for our Traditional Leaders; including members testing positive and those recovering It is now evident, the most beneficial assistance respect for one another. from COVID -19. Most homes are occupied by provided to our Hopi People was the issuance The recovery of some of our lost ancestral lands multiple families so when a member is positive, of checks. At least most people used the funds was a result of our Village Leaders, the Tribal it becomes difficult for quarantine. No assis- for their personal family needs. We also wit- Council and all Hopi People working together. tance, training and disinfecting equipment have nessed some of the people used their money to All Villages, in unification, agreed that our Hopi been provided by the Hopi Emergency Re- pay several months on their water services. Tuutsqua was a priority for our future. sponse Team since the beginning of COVID-19. Maybe most of the CARES Act funds should There has been no effort by HERT to meet with have been distributed to Hopi members for di- The United States Government was the lead in our village to receive reports on issues we con- rect personal services. attempting to dissolve the Hopi People from tinue to face. In fact, there has virtually been their lands. At one time, the government debat- no working relationship with the Hopi Tribal Of critical importance is our own self- ed whether to relocate all Hopi people to an ar- Administration and the Indian Health Service. evaluation of our Pandemic Action Plan. A ea along the Colorado River—known today as joint meeting was held but dissipated by the Parker, AZ. It would have been most beneficial to place Hopi Tribal Administration electing to work modular units and recovery units near the Hopi only with certain Boards. All this at the expense That did not work so they created range man- Health Care Center (HHCC). The HHCC facility of our people in dire need of assistance. We agement districts and fenced in the Hopi Villag- is designated as an ambulatory care center and have lost too many people and too many of our es then named it Range Management #6, estab- does not have in patient care services. village members suffer the agony of COVID-19. lishing it to be the exclusive Hopi Reserva- tion. Thereafter, they established the 1882 Ex- A separated unit for COVID-19 and other emer- Let us build on our ancestors’ strength to over- ecutive Order Reservation which was later di- gency services would have provided for better come the difficult obstacles. Let us pray to our vided with Navajo. There is much more of this services; including the need for normal clinical Creator with faith to renew our strength in uni- important history for our Hopi Children to services. With ongoing restricted travels, some ty. know and learn. of the CARES Act funds should have been used to renovate the Airstrip to have Doctors fly in First Mesa is the largest village with all the Today, our Traditional Leaders reflect on our by Aircraft to provide for Specialty Clin- schools, businesses, tribal and federal offices, past survivals, as we struggle day to day with ics. Mentioned in a past article of the Village health care services, etc. and must have the ser- COVID-19. What is most noticeable with our Crier was the need for special services to pro- vices to support our livelihood. struggles today is the absence of working to- vide for the Detoxification of individuals from We must call on the new President and Con- gether, Sumi’nangwa. drugs and alcohol. This remains a critical need gress of the United States for direct assistance since individuals are walking in the villages all as a self-government under our Traditional At First Mesa, our daily preventive and need for hours of the night. immediate care of Covid-19 patients is absent. Leaders. We can invite the Chairman of the The almost daily loss of our people is adding to The United States Government provided the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, Senator from our suffering. Hopi Tribe over 94 Million dollars for preven- Hawaii, to Hopi just as predecessor, Senator tion and to combat COVID-19. The Hopi Tribal Inouye came to visit and meet with our Tradi- Our three villages went separate ways, receiv- Council upon receipt of the funding, formed tional Leaders at the Walpi Kiva in 1988. ing recognition from the Hopi Tribe to receive and fully authorized the Cares Act Committee most equipment. The Chairman and some Our preparations for future disasters and emer- to expend the allocation. According to the Fed- gency are critical to avoid a reenactment which members of the Hopi Tribal Council only recog- eral Government, the amount of funds allocat- nize three village Boards at First Mesa; alt- we are now experiencing during this pandem- ed to the Hopi Tribe was based on village popu- ic. Funding is the solution to our development hough they never received approval from the lations. The Office of Community Planning and Traditional Leaders to be established and to needs but, we can endure by calling on other Development never developed factual data on financial institutions for assistance. receive village allocations. Although we remain all villages to verify the actual needs of each vil- a consolidation as per the Hopi Constitution lage. The Cares Act Committee hired an off- We must not forget our prophecy and instruc- with Kikmongwi as our Leader, First Mesa Con- reservation consultant (Monitor) to develop a tions to protect and maintain our status as Na- solidated Village is no longer considered a vil- listing of all needs of villages which were pri- tive Americans. Our future as a village under lage today. marily equipment and vehicles. our Traditional Government is our safeguard for the planned intervention of the Govern- All politics aside, the Traditional Leaders still FMCV has issued all available Portable Toilets consider all people as their children and must ment. We are most strong to establish our vil- to families who must be quarantined and other lage to be progressive for the needs of our peo- continue to provide care with limited funds. At families seeking available unoccupied homes. the time the Leaders approved the “Emergency ple and especially, the future of our chil- Action Plan” by resolution, the foremost di- Our office completed grant proposals to the dren. Let this be the beginning. rective was to prioritize water services includ- Hopi Tribal Housing Authority for housing ing services to the Hopi Health Care Center and units for this purpose, which was unsuccessful First Mesa Consolidated Villages the Village Crier P a g e 3

Hopi Tribe Executive Order #007.1-2020

Extension of Hopi Executive Order No. 007.1-2020: Reservation-wide Lockdown for all Residents of the Hopi Reservation to limit and control the Spread of the COVID–19 First Mesa Consolidated Villages the Village Crier P a g e 4

Hopi Tribal Council Reports

Update Report Update Report By Wallace Youvella, Jr. By Albert T. Sinquah First Mesa Tribal Council Representative First Mesa Tribal Council Representative

TRIBAL COUNCIL AGENDA ACTION ITEMS: HOPI TRIBE TWO-YEAR BUDGET/2021-2022 AI# 061-2020 - To approve the Settlement Agreement in the Hopi The Tribal Council is in the process of finalizing the 2021 Budget. In FY Tribe v. the United States of America, No. 06-0941 (Feder.al Court of 2020, we had approved a two-year budget; however, the process has been Claims) . Update of the case was given in Executive Session. Action delayed due to the fact that there are efforts to deviate from this decision. Item #061-2020 TABLED. Efforts to complete this task are related to the pandemic and other spe- cial interest issues being supported by the Chairman's office. It is our AI# 007-2021 - To approve the grant to the Hopi Renewable Energy concern that we continue with the second year of the two-year budget. Office, for a Special Land Use Assignment in the amount of 814+/- acres for the construction of a Utility Scale Solar Array Development HOPI HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD at the Buffalo Range Road on the Hopi Hart Ranch. PASSED. The Hopi Housing Authority held their Annual Meeting and selected AI# 008-2021 - To approve and grant to the Hopi Renewable Energy the following new officers: Office, a Special Land Use Assignment in the amount of 402+/- acres President, to be appointed by the Tribal Council for the construction of a Utility Scale Solar Array Development at the Robert Charley, Vice President Meteor Crater Road on the Hopi Hart Ranch. PASSED Rosa Honanie, Secretary Danny Honanie, Treasurer AI# 009-2021 - To accept award 2020-TW-AZ-0024 from the De- partment of Justice, Office of Violence Against Women on behalf of CARES COMMITTEE the Hopi Domestic Violence Program. PASSED The Council is awaiting a Comprehensive Report from the CARES COMMITTEE who are responsible for expending the funds received INVESTMENT COMMITTEE: from the Federal Government. Note: The date for expenditure of No meeting called for the month of January 2021. funds was extended to potentially allow us to expand the total amount of funding allocated to Hopi. TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Meeting scheduled for Jan. 20 was canceled due to lack of quorum. The COVID-19 VACCINES next Transportation meeting is scheduled for Feb. 17. The Hopi Health Care Center is providing vaccines for COVID-19. I encourage everyone to get vaccinated to protect yourselves and your families from the virus. We are losing too many village members to this HOPI ROUTE 60 UPDATE deadly Pandemic and cannot let down our defense.

A teleconference meeting sponsored by Hopi Tribal Council, First Mesa We are grateful for the moisture we received recently. Let us pray that Representative Wallace Youvella, Jr., and Navajo Nation Council Dele- it continues and we have a bountiful planting season. gate Kee Allen Begay, Jr., was held on Jan. 13.

The meeting was well attended with Hopi Vice-Chairman Tenakhongva, ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Navajo Nation President Nez, AZ State Legislators Arlando Teller and Fifty-fifth Legislature Myron Tsosie, Representatives from U.S. Senator Mark Kelly's Office, First Regular Session FMCV Administrator Ivan Sidney, HDOT, NDOT, Navajo County, Hopi House: TRANS DP 9-2-0-1 BIA Agency, Western BIA Agency, etc.

The meeting was an update on the H-60 project which is the road lead- ing to Low Mountain from Polacca. This project, because of the amount HB 2215: appropriation; Route H60 of funding needed, is not able to be funded by the Hopi Tribe, as most roads on Hopi are. Hence, the search for funds at the state level. There Sponsor: Representative Teller, LD 7 is much support for this project, both from the Hopi Tribe and Navajo Committee on Appropriations Nation. The road would provide long overdue infrastructure as it re- gards transportation. It would also provide safer road conditions for Overview school buses, law enforcement and medical emergency vehicles as well Appropriates $35,000,000 from the GF in FY 2022 to the Arizona Department as a boost to economic development, tourism and many other facets. of Transportation (ADOT) to distribute to the Hopi Tribe for the Route H60 At the meeting AZ State Rep. Arlando Teller announced that he had construction project. sponsored House Bill 2215 (HB2215) for the appropriation of $35 mil- History lion to the Arizona Department of Transportation for the Hopi Route H- The Hopi Tribe is one of 22 federally recognized tribes in Arizona. The Hopi 60 construction project. On Jan. 27, the bill passed the Arizona Trans- Department of Transportation (HDOT) is established by the Hopi Tribal Coun- portation Committee, by a vote of 9-2-1. The Bill will go through more cil. HDOT oversees all transportation road maintenance and construction pro- steps on its way to final approval . It is hopeful the Arizona State Legis- jects throughout all Hopi lands; conduct programs and services to address the lators will pass this Bill. Hopi Tribal priorities and needs as determined by the Hopi Tribal Council. Pro- grams to be conducted shall include any and all programs authorized by law, An Action Item is being prepared by the Hopi Department of Transpor- for which funds have been appropriated to the Bureau of Indian Affairs or tation for the support of Hopi Tribal Council to approve any necessary made available from other agencies. agreements between the Hopi Tribe, Navajo Nation, Navajo Country and the State of Arizona, anticipating the passage of HB2215, H-60. Hopi Route 60 is an earth road that begins at State Route 264 for 14 miles north to the Navajo/Hopi boundary and ties into Navajo Route N65. More meetings will be held in the future and updates will be provid- ed. Many thanks to the Hopi Tribal Leadership, Navajo Nation Leader- Laws 2016, Chapter 126 appropriated $1,500,000 from the GF in FY 2017 to ship, First Mesa Leadership, Representatives at the State and National ADOT to distribute to the Navajo Nation for the Route H60 construction project level, Navajo County, BIA Agencies, etc. Provisions 1. Appropriates $35,000,000 from the GF in FY 2022 to ADOT to distribute to the Hopi Tribe for the Route H60 construction project. (Sec. 1) 2. Exempts the appropriation from review by the Joint Committee on Capital Review. (Sec. 1) First Mesa Consolidated Villages the Village Crier P a g e 5

FMCV Encourages Biden approves disaster and Supports declaration for Navajo Nation Business after plea from tribe Development On-Line News Axios News

President Biden declared Wednes- reservation of 173,000 people. great step forward and now we day that a major disaster exists for The virus recently killed former have to step up our efforts and co- the Navajo Nation over COVID-19 tribal President Albert Hale. ordinate with FEMA,” Nez said. and ordered more federal assis- Details: Under the disaster decla- The Navajo Nation declared a tance to fight the pandemic at the ration, federal funding is availa- Public Health State of Emergency nation's largest Native American ble to the Navajo Nation and cer- on March 11, 2020, just days prior reservation. tain private nonprofit organiza- to its first confirmed case of tions for emergency protective COVID-19. Why it matters: The Navajo Na- measures. What’s next: The Navajo Nation tion, like many Indigenous com- now must get enough health care munities across the U.S., faces a The declaration came after Navajo workers in place to administer the housing shortage that has forced Nation President Jonathan Nez vaccine and work with state offi- multiple family members to share went with Biden officials to request cials in New Mexico, Arizona and small homes and a lack of run- more COVID-19 vaccines and Utah to ensure its tribal members ning water that create the oppor- asked for a disaster declaration. living off tribal lands also get vac- tunity for super spreader events. cinated. What they're saying: "The Navajo By mutual agreement and partnership, con- COVID-19 has claimed more than Nation has also stepped up with Other tribal communities may struction workers haul water from the Polacca 1,000 lives on the Navajo Nation. millions of dollars of our own fund- seek a disaster declaration where Water System to Kykotsmovi Village for new More than 28,000 cases have ing, health care workers, and re- the virus has disproportionately business development. been reported on the sprawling sources to fight COVID-19. This is a hit their members.

AZ Rep. Armando Notice to Hopi Tribal Government Teller resigns to Essential employees join Biden Admin (KUYI Social Media Post)

First Mesa Consolidated Villages Village Crier To preserve the public health and safety of Hopi Reservation residents and to support and reinforce the precautionary measures to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 transmission, the pre- AZ State Representative Arlando Teller an- viously issued Reservation-Wide Lockdown Order (Hopi Executive Order No. 007.1-2020) nounced his resignation on February 1, to join has been extended through March 1, 2021 (Hopi Executive Order No. 007.2-2020). As part of this Order, a Hopi Tribal Government Shutdown will be implemented beginning February 8, the Biden administration as Deputy Assistant 2021 and ending February 15, 2021. Secretary for Tribal Affairs in the U.S. Depart- ment of Transportation, Biden Administration. A list of Essential Tribal Government Employees authorized to work onsite during the week- long shutdown has been prepared and sent to the Office of Human Resources to prepare Teller represented AZ District 7 (including the badges for employees included on the list. The badges can be picked up at the Administrative Hopi Reservation) and was a member of the Building beginning at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, February 5, 2021. AZ State Transportation Committee. Only certain critical employees from the programs/departments below are included on the Teller successfully sponsored HB 2215 to appro- list. If your program/department is NOT listed below, you are NOT authorized for onsite priate $35 million to the Hopi Route 60 Project, work during the shutdown. Employees under the programs/departments listed below are which was scheduled to go before the AZ State instructed to contact the respective program manager/department director to determine if Appropriations Committee on Feb. 3 for review. you have been authorized to work onsite during the Tribal Government Shutdown.

$1.5 million was previously appropriated to The following programs/departments include: the Navajo Nation, FY2017, for the main H60 Project. Emergency Medical Services Hopi Law Enforcement Services “We are thankful to Representative Teller for Hopi Medical Transport his efforts in sponsoring HB2215, said FMCV Solid Waste Management Administrator Ivan Sidney. “I am pleased to Hopi Emergency Response Team Office of the Chairman hear that the AZ House Committee on Trans- Office of the Secretary portation passed HB2215 to appropriate $35 Office of the General Counsel million to the H60 Project. This Low Moun- Office of the Treasurer tain Road project, as we know it as, has been Office of Information Technology in the works for many years. The First Mesa Office of Financial Management Behavioral Health Services traditional leaders gave their approval and Hopi Tribal Court support for this paving project for better ac- Hopi Tribal Prosecutor cess to Education (school busses), health care Hopi Public Defender (HHCC), Emergency Services (ambulance/ Hopi Domestic Violence Office Fire & Rescue) and Law Enforcement (police/ Structural Fire Services Department of Hopi Social Services ranger units). We await favorable approval Department of Transportation from the Appropriations committee.” First Mesa Consolidated Villages the Village Crier P a g e 6

Hopi People should begin to consider Candidates for the next Tribal Chairman and Vice Chairman

First Mesa Consolidated Villages Village Crier

With upcoming elections for a Hopi Tribal biased representation on the Tribal Council. cil, by vote of a two-thirds majority at a meet- Council Chairman and Vice Chairman looming Villages without representation claim they have ing of the voting members of Moencopi Village in the near future, tribal members must already never had a Tribal Council Report from any in- called and held subject to the provisions of Ar- start deciding on potential candidates for the dividual Village Council Representative, or the ticle III, Section 4. next leaders. Council as a whole. Even villages with village representation, claim they are not receiving full SECTION 6. No business shall be done unless With the current Hopi state-of-affairs, includ- reports from their Reps. at least a majority of the members are present ing the rapid decline of revenue and the corona- virus pandemic, which no one was evidently ARTICLE IV- THE TRIBAL COUNCIL SECTION 7. The Chairman and Vice- prepared for; a strong, dedicated, and articulate Chairman shall be elected by secret ballot by individual with integrity and experience must SECTION 1. The Hopi Tribal Council shall con- all members of the Hopi Tribe. The Tribal be considered for the position of Council Chair- sist of a Chairman, Vice Chairman, and Repre- Council shall choose from its own members or man and Vice Chairman. Of equal importance sentatives from the various villages. The num- from other members of the Tribe, a secretary, is character and empathy and strong leaders ber of representatives from each village shall treasurer, sergeant-at-arms and interpreters willing to work cooperatively. Working in be determined accordingly to its population, as and such other offices and committees as it unison for the benefit and welfare of the Hopi follows: villages of 50 to 250 population, one may determine necessary, subject to the provi- people, is a key element for improvement and (1) representative, villages to 251 to 500 popu- sions of the By-Laws, ARTICLE I. success. lation, two (2) representatives; villages of 501 to 750 population, three (3) representatives; SECTION 8. All members of the Hopi Tribe Because of the current state of Hopi, someone villages of over 750 population, four (4) repre- eighteen (18) years of age or over shall be with “know how” in working with the federal sentatives. qualified to vote in any election or referendum government, working with the US Congress, the other than village elections and referendums State, County and Arizona Tribes, is important. The representation in the first Tribal Council under such rules and regulations as may be Established relationships with these agencies shall be as follows: prescribe by the Hopi Tribal Council. can help our government through partnerships, endeavors, grants, inter-governmental agree- First Mesa…....4 SECTION 9. The Chairman and Vice Chairman ments, etc. Mishongnovi…...2, shall serve for a term of four (4) years. Candi- Sipaulavi…...1, dates for the offices of Chairman and Vice As Tribal members, it is your right and respon- Shungopavi…...2, Chairman shall be members of the Hopi Tribe, sibility to decide who is at the helm of the Hopi Oraibi..….1, twenty-five (25) years of age or older and government. Your selection can make a state- Kyakotsmovi…...2, must be able to speak the Hopi language flu- ment about where you want the Tribe to go and Bakabi……1, ently. Each candidate for either of said offices who can help prosper, heal and unify its villages Hotevilla……2, must also have lived on the Hopi Reservation and members. Moenkopi……2 for not less than two years immediately pre- ceding his announcement of such candidacy. Per several requests, the Village Crier Staff feels SECTION 2. The term of office of the repre- compelled to print excerpts from the Hopi Con- sentatives shall be two (2) years, except that at SECTION 10. Candidates for the office of stitution as it applies to Tribal Council Repre- the first election or choosing of representatives Chairman and Vice Chairman may declare sentatives and the Chairman and Vice Chair- following the adoption of this section, approxi- their candidacy by filing with the Tribal Secre- man of the Hopi Tribal Council. mately one-half of the representatives shall tary or Tribal Chairman or Vice Chairman a serve for a term of one (1) year. The determi- petition signed by at least ten (10) adult mem- The Hopi people established the Tribal Council nation as to which representatives shall serve bers of the tribe at least 15 days before the date on Dec. 19, 1936, through adoption of the Hopi for one (1) year shall be made by the Tribal set for the election. It shall be the duty of the Constitution and By-Laws (amended on Aug 1, Council and announced to each village Kik- Secretary to post the names of the qualified 969; Feb. 14, 1980; and Dec. 7, 1993). mongwi or Governor on or before the first day candidates for both the primary and final elec- of October 1969. Representatives may serve tions in a public in place in each village at least Accordingly, the Tribal Council is vested with any number of terms in succession or other- ten (10) days prior to the election. the power and authority to represent and wise. speak for the Hopi Tribe in all matters for the SECTION 11. A primary election shall be held welfare of the Tribe. The Constitution states SECTION 3. Each representative must be a on the first Wednesday in November in 1969 the Council shall consist of a Chairman, Vice member of the village which he represents. He and on the first Wednesday in November in Chairman, and Representatives from the Nine must be twenty-five (25) years or more of age every fourth year thereafter, PROVIDED. recognized Villages including: and must have lived in the Hopi jurisdiction That, no primary election shall be held in the for not less than two (2) years before taking years when there shall be no more than two 1. First Mesa Consolidated Villages office and must be able to speak the Hopi lan- (2) candidates for either of the offices of Chair- (Walpi, Shitchumovi, and Tewa) guage fluently. man and Vice Chairman. The two (2) candi- 2. Mishongnovi dates in primary election receiving the highest 3. Sipaulavi SECTION 4. Each village shall decide for it- number of votes for each of said offices of 4. Shungopavi self how it shall choose its representatives, sub- Chairman and Vice Chairman shall have their 5. Oraibi ject to the provisions of names entered in the final election. In the event 6. Kyakotsmovi there are not more than two (2) candidates for 7. Bakabi SECTION 5. Representatives shall be recog- either of such offices those candidates with no 8. Hotevilla nized by the Council only if they are certified more than one (1) competing candidate shall 9. Moenkopi (upper and lower villages) by the Kikmongwi of their respective villages. have their names entered in the final election Certifications may be in writing or in person. without the necessity if a primary election. SECTION 5. One (1) representative of the Vil- The villages of Shungopavy, Oraibi, Hotevilla lage of Moenkopi shall be selected from the SECTION 12. The general election shall be held and lower Moenkopi have not had village repre- Lower District, and certified by the Kikmong- on the third Wednesday in November 1969 and sentation on the Council for many years, at wi of Moenkopi, and one (1) representative on the third Wednesday in every fourth year their own choosing. shall be selected by the Upper district and cer- thereafter. tified by the Official whom that District may There are many reasons why those villages appoint, or who may be specified in a village SECTION 13. Inauguration of the Chairman choose not to have a representative on Council. Constitution adopted under the provisions of and Vice Chairman shall take place at the first The lack of full village representation on Coun- ARTICLE III, SECTION 4. This section may be regular Tribal Council meeting following their cil can be construed as unfair representation or repealed, with the consent of the Tribal Coun- election.

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2021 First Mesa Consolidated Villages Water Payment Due Date Schedule FIRST MESA MONTH DUE DATE ($10.00 Late DATE PAYMENT CONSOLIDATED Fee MADE VILLAGES Assessed After)

JANUARY Wednesday, February 10, 2021

STAFF: FEBRUARY Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Ivan Sidney MARCH Monday, April 12, 2021 Village Administrator

APRIL Monday, May 10, 2021

Brannon Sidney MAY Thursday, June 10, 2021 Accountant

JUNE Monday, July 12, 2021 Merideth Qotswisiwma JULY Tuesday, August 10, 2021 Water Clerk

AUGUST Friday, Sept. 10, 2021 Alphonso Sakeva, Jr

Water Operator SEPTEMBER Monday, October 11, 2021

Joshua Huma OCTOBER Wednesday, November 10, 2021 Public Safety Officer

NOVEMBER Friday, December 10, 2021 Ramon Howato DECEMBER Monday, January 10, 2022 Public Safety Officer

KEEP SAFE Louella Furcap Wear A Mask Editor/PIO Website Administrator To protect yourself and others you Love TRADITIONAL LEADERS

James Tewayguna Kikmongwi

Leo Lacapa, Jr. Soyal Mongwi

Sam Tenakhongva Katsin Mongwi Coronavirus Vaccine is Available at the Hopi Health Care Center Dickson Silas Kikmongwi Spokesman

Albert Sinquah Kikmongwi Spokesman

Albert Silas Kikmongwi Spokesman

TRIBAL COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES

Albert Sinquah First Mesa Consolidated Villages Dale Sinquah PO Box 260 Wallace Youvella, Sr. Polacca, AZ 86042 Wallace Youvella, Jr. 928-737-2670 www.firstmesaconsolidatedvillages.com