Updates: The Great Gathering, Hopi & Other Indigenous People

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FYI...

from Kerry Cassidy's Blog, today:

http://projectcamelotproductions.com/blog-hp.html

July 26, 2011

SERVER FOR CAMELOT.TV TAKEN DOWN

"Well right, the minute we put the ads up about the DOGON SPEAKING TO THE WORLD.. our servers were hacked and they brought down Project Camelot TV... it is so clear what a threat this is to the powers-that-were... us getting together in Camelot Roundtable events to TALK TO EACH OTHER and compare notes... on what's up on the Planet. WE SHALL PREVAIL! Dogon event Friday July 29th at 11am PDT FREE & BY DONATION join us on Livestream"

http://projectcamelotproductions.com/blog-hp.html

Notes:

1) "FREE", so apparently not even a $1 donation is necessary.

2) Camelot was also attacked on their recent "ELENIN" and "JAMES BOND IS REAL" online conferences.

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Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=04bAQEg_xHc

Friday - July 29, 2011
11AM PDT
http://projectcamelot.tv
FREE or Donation (optional)

If you can't be there, then check the archive later.

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TODAY'S THE DAY
THE DOGON SPEAK TO THE WORLD
Friday, July 29, 2011
11 AM PDT (California Time)
http://projectcamelot.tv

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Link for the archive?

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http://www.livestream.com/projectcam...edium=ui-thumb

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Here's the Archive of the Event...

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=3NPtuDGO_Hw

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Caretakers Of Earth Interviews: Miriam Delicado 09/19/09

What is good about this video -- posted August 6, 2011, on YouTube -- is the variety of topics covered in 31 Minutes; The Great Gathering, Contactees, Blue Star, Indigenous People, Human Potential, and More...

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Aze0l3KCcqs

UPDATE - Moving from Time of Choice to Time of Transition

In the above 2009 video, Miriam talks about a "Time of Choice". In a more recent video -- recorded and posted July 23, 2011 -- she indicate a shift from a "Time of Choice" to a "Time of Transition":

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=M-lm0DBegVU

UPDATE - The Dogon Presentation

As a follow-up to the Dogon / Project Camelot TV Presentation, posted above, Bikbaye Inejnema and Naba Iritah Shenmira were recently interviewed on "Other World Radio" with Host Sandra Sabatini. Here's the ARCHIVE - 2 Hours:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/otherwo...w-the-dogon-54

ALSO... Bikbaye and Naba Iritah will be on the Up-Coming "Just Bernard Show" -- Monday, August 15, 2011 - 10 AM - Pacific Time:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/gic/201...stbernard-show

You can also find information they've discussed on the following link:

http://theearthcenter.com

FYI, Miriam's site:

http://bluestarprophecy.com

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New Great Gathering Website Launched!
http://www.thegreatgathering.org

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Protect Hopi Water: Hopi and the World: Stop Senate Bill 2109

Please read and sign the petition on this link, Thank You!
http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/Pro...nate_Bill_2019

What's Happening Here! A Summary, by happytobe

Indian Reserved Water Rights

"Indian reserved water rights were first recognized by the U.S. Supreme Court in Winters v. United States in 1908. Under the Winters doctrine, when Congress reserves land (i.e., for an Indian reservation), Congress also reserves water sufficient to fulfill the purpose of the reservation." Indian Reserved Water Rights Under the Winters Doctrine: An Overview, by Cynthia Brougher, Congressional Research Service
http://www.amazon.com/Indian-Reserve.../dp/B005M55CWO

Senate Bill 2109

Senate Bill 2109, the "Navajo-Hopi Little Colorado River Water Rights Settlement Act of 2012" was introduced by Arizona Senators Kyl and McCain on February 14, 2012.

SB 2109 asks the Navajo and Hopi peoples to waive their priority Water Rights to the surface waters of the Little Colorado River "from time immemorial and thereafter, forever" in return for the shallow promise of uncertain federal appropriations to supply minimal amounts of drinking water to a handful of reservation communities. On the other hand, the bill effectively guarantees Arizona corporate and water interests all the water they need.

Here is an April 5, 2012 response by three former Hopi Tribal Chairmen and a former Navajo President to an April 4th editorial by Senator Kyl in the Arizona Daily Sun:

"The fact of the matter is that S.2109 is not an Indian water rights settlement act. It does nothing to quantify the water rights of the Navajo and Hopi tribal nations to the Little Colorado River and is in direct contravention of the Winters Doctrine. Rather, it is a backhanded approach to providing federal benefits and protections to entities that exploited the natural resources of our tribes for their own economic gain. It ensures that non-Indian corporate interests continue mining our coal and pumping our Navajo Aquifer to produce cheap electricity and deliver wet water to benefit southern Arizona, southern California and southern Nevada, under the guise of an Indian water rights settlement.

"It requires the tribes to give Peabody Western Coal Company (Peabody) and the Salt River Project (SRP) and other owners of the Navajo Generating Station (NGS) tens of thousands of acre-feet of tribal water annually, without compensation. In other words, it gives NGS, a corporate entity, a federal water right. It also requires the tribes to extend the Peabody and NGS leases to 2044 without regard for past and continuing harmful impacts to our health, water supplies, water quality and damage to our precious Navajo Aquifer, as a necessary pre-condition to receiving minimal domestic water pipelines.

"S.2109 requires the tribes to waive all protections against injury to water quality “from time immemorial and thereafter, forever”. It also requires the tribes to permanently waive all water rights to the Little Colorado River “from time immemorial and, thereafter, forever that are based on aboriginal occupancy of land by the (tribes) and Members of the (tribes) or their predecessors”. The settlement Senator Kyl is pushing is not “consistent with previous water settlements in New Mexico, Montana and Arizona”, as he claims."

Link to full article:
http://beyondthemesas.com/2012/04/06...kyls-editorial

See also:
http://www.grandcanyontrust.org/news...hts-settlement

Fraud and Corruption

To offer some idea on how thoroughly fraudulent and corrupt the effort behind this legislation is, please consider two examples:

First, Senator Kyl's introduction of the bill on the floor of the Senate:

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=O9ovLLAhcx8

In this video there is a large picture mounted on an easel behind the senator. The picture shows a horse team hitched to a wagon filled with water barrels at a hand pump well. This picture sets the tone to his speech and reinforces his words, “Legally the Navajo Nation and the Hopi Tribes may assert to larger qualities of water but as you can see here they don’t have the means to make use of the supply in a safe and productive manner.”

And here is a response letter to Congress by Dr. Adrienne Ruby, a veterinarian who has worked on the Navajo and Hopi reservations since 1991. In her letter she argues that Senator Kyl and his staff deceived the public and misrepresented the Navajo people with the water hauling photograph. Please click and read:

http://beyondthemesas.com/2012/06/16...deceive-public

FYI, the reservations do in fact haul water, but in trucks rather than horse drawn wagons. Also be aware that before Senator Kyl became a Senator, he was the attorney for the very Salt River Project (SRP) that would now benefit by SB 2109.

The second example is by way of two articles on the Navajo-Hopi Observer website that report Hopi Tribal Council Resolutions on June 15 and June 21st -- the first rejecting SB 2109, and the second approving SB 2109 -- a seeming legislative impossibility:

Hopi Tribal Council rejects SB 2109
http://www.navajohopiobserver.com/ma...rticleID=14633

Hopi Council approves Little Colorado Settlement
http://www.navajohopiobserver.com/ma...rticleID=14648

Here is my perspective on how this happened:

As I see it, "Tribal Councils" are an imposition on indigenous tribes by the U.S. Government, the means by which the government and corporate interest impose their will; i.e., mining minerals and diverting water from tribal lands. The Hopi traditional governance is through the village, and under the Hopi Constitution the power of the villages is seemingly preserved. However, the Hopi are divided between "traditionals" that follow their traditional ceremonies and practices, and the "progressives" who do not. It is the "Progressives" that can dominate "Tribal Councils" and use Senator Kyl-like-tactics to get their way. The following article offers some insight on how this happened in this situation (the article was intended to be published in the Navajo-Hopi Observer last week, but has not been):

Hopi Council Shockingly Approves Little Colorado Settlement
http://beyondthemesas.com/2012/06/24...uetopka-thayer

Even though the June 21st Hopi Council resolution is in violation of the June 15th resolution, my guess is Senator Kyl will be quite happy to use it to his advantage in passing SB 2109.

In Conclusion

There is a world-wide effort by governments to place water-rights in the hands of private corporations, totally against the interest of the people of this planet. Have you seen the movie "FLOW"?

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=DlbWsWPgUx8

In my opinion, our response should be to shed light on what is happening and oppose the privatization of water in whatever legitimate way we can. This is why I am requesting that you sign the petition:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/Pro...nate_Bill_2019

Thank You!

Sincerely,
happytobe

For more information:
http://www.traditionalhopi.org

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Warrior Chief of Shungopavi Hopi Village:
Historic Interview Monday 4:00PM Pacific July 02-2012

http://www.bluestarprophecy.com/trad...icial-release/

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PART 2 OF PROGRAM -- HOPI ELDERS SPEAK
Monday, July 9th at 4pm Pacific Time

http://startalkfm.com/top-stories/ne...ybe-the-world/


http://www.robsimone.com/linksnew.html

...continuing on the subject of Hopi Water and the World

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Hopi Message 2012 - World Water at Risk - Prophecy

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=UnPQJlVIhm8

The July 2nd Radio Interview (Part 1) is now available in archive -- currently near the top of the "traditionalhopi" home page:

http://www.traditionalhopi.org

Part 2 - Live tomorrow, Monday, July 9, at 4PM Pacific Time...

http://www.robsimone.com

FYI, recent video discussion between Bernard Alvarez and Miriam Delicado

GICTV presents Miriam Delicado (The Hopi Water Message)

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=CZezxGaXg10

For the latest, check "traditionalhopi" link:

http://www.traditionalhopi.org

And please do not forget the Petition:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/Pro...ate_Bill_2019/

Thank You!
happytobe

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Radio Interview - Hopi Elders - Part 1 and Part 2 - now available in archive -- currently near the top of the "traditionalhopi" home page:

http://www.traditionalhopi.org

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WATER = LIFE - HISTORIC EVENT, NOV. 10TH, TUCSON, AZ
http://tucson.thegreatgathering.org

CLEAN WATER FOR HOPI
http://www.youcaring.com/fundraiser_...anwaterforhopi

FYI, AUDIO FILE:

Karla Dombroski - The Importance of Water
THE GREAT GATHERING RADIO
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thegrea...tance-of-water

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Update...

1) What happened to SB 2109?

Answer: The good news is that the current Senate Bill 2109, the "Navajo-Hopi Little Colorado River Water Rights Settlement Act of 2012", is dead. The bad news is that Corporate interests still want the water.

2) Why is the TGG website down (except for the Tucson Event Page)?

Answer: Improvements are being made that are best accomplished offline. FYI, the TGG Mission Statement and info on the Directors can be found on a link about half-way down the Tuscon Event Page:

http://tucson.thegreatgathering.org

3) What else is happening?

Answer: Ground work, lots-and-lots of grassroots, volunteer ground work. You're gonna love what's gonna happen (IMO), so be patient and keep the faith (however you see it)!

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Post Script:

The following may seem a little off-topic, but not really -- articles from zen gardner's site that go together and represent (in my view) the foundation for a Great Gathering:

The Battlefield is You!
http://www.zengardner.com/the-battlefield-is-you
Fear Itself
http://www.zengardner.com/fear-itself
The New World Order is Dead on Arrival
http://www.zengardner.com/the-new-wo...ead-on-arrival
Don't Believe Them - People are Beautiful
http://www.zengardner.com/dont-belie...-are-beautiful

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Re above "Post Script" materials:

An important point should be added --

Do not hate the the New World Order folks. They are us, like it or not, as there is only one Consciousness. To hate them is to hate ourselves and perpetuate the problem. Simply see them for what they are and do not buy into their nonsense. My view and suggestion, of course.

Here's an article I drafted 1/13/11, that hasn't been posted and I just remembered. It relates to this important point and directs us to the heart and purpose of The Great Gathering:

Unity, The Solution

Unity is the solution that encompasses all solutions.

Unity or Oneness, also known as Joy, Light and Love, is indivisible, ever-fresh and non-conceptual. As the body ages, most people do not feel their age. That youthfulness inside is the ever-fresh eternal reality; all appearances, thoughts and beliefs to the contrary notwithstanding.

"There can be no proof of reality other than being it. Indeed, you ARE it and always have been."
--Nisargadatta Maharaj

Unity is the solution that encompasses and permeates all other solutions, because a solution that is not in harmony with everything else, is not a solution. Solutions that are truly solutions, will come from that ever-fresh youthfulness inside, and not from external authority per se.

"In a world thirsting for change, the answers must come from within. The only way to experience world peace is to elevate love consciousness. Until we realize that we are all one, we will continue to witness destruction and conflict in a society based in fear. You create this world and you can change it, in any moment. You have all the power. But we are not our thoughts, we are not our fears, we are not our emotions, we are so much more. When we come back to a place of innocence and perfection, we start to love ourselves exactly as we are. Just when you think life couldn't get any better, that love moves into everything. We can learn just to be, to be in the moment, to be the now, to be the love. We are what we choose, let's choose for the love."
--Isha Judd

Understanding that fear and division -- between and within each of us -- is manipulated in our world for the purpose of controlling us, the solution is to recognize the underlying Unity that already exists, and function from that reality.

'[W]hen it comes to our activism, the first thing we must become very sensitive to is "Am I divided here? Do I see an enemy?" Because if I do, I'm not seeing things in their true light. I'm not seeing the truth of things and I, myself, AM a part of the problem I'm trying to solve. It's very important.' --Adyashanti

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=_iQGgmkODhg

The good news is that Unity is becoming recognized as our reality. Once-upon-a-time we may have needed to travel to a remote village in Tibet to discover this, but now the information is readily available -- a quiet, spiritual revolution happening around the world. There are many videos on the Internet on the topic of Unity/Oneness, from a host of insightful people: Unmani (Lisa Hyde), A.H. Almaas, Dr. Vijai Shankar, Gina Lake, Jeff Foster, Isha Judd, Sailor Bob Adamson, Matt Kahn, Tony Parsons, Adyashanti, Eckhart Tolle and many others have YouTube videos available.

The Internet is an expression of developing connection, and The Great Gathering will be a reflection of growing Unity.

"Let us then be up and doing, with a heart for any fate; still achieving, still pursuing, learn to labor and to wait." --from A Psalm of Life by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Our Universe has its own plan, which trumps all others -- Unity.

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For emphasis...

The video in the above post is potent -- the centerpiece of Unity, The Solution. Functioning from a divided consciousness, we struggle. With a unified consciousness, we succeed. 10 minutes well spent, IMHO...

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=_iQGgmkODhg

Just a thought...

If you are unable to attend the Water = Life Event in Tucscon, Nov. 10th, my guess is it will be filmed. Though I haven't heard anything specific, an event like this on any subject is rare -- the meeting of Traditional Wisdom and Science, so I suspect it will be available.

http://tucson.thegreatgathering.org

And FYI...

"The Hopi indigenous people of Northern Arizona only have access to aquifers with contaminated water with arsenic. It is time sensitive that they receive a solution as health is being challenged there by not filtering the arsenic out optimally. Getting safe and healthy water to people is my passion and I do this by educating the public on proper hydration with a medical grade water device from Japan. This device is known as Kangen Water and can handle filtering out arsenic with proper external filters as well as turning water back into the state that nature provides. It is high in alkalinity, rich in antioxidants and micro-clustered for optimal hydration. I have created a goal to raise $7000 to purchase this village a machine with the extra funds to handle maintenance of the machine as well as external filters to handle their specific needs for years to come."
--Karla Dombroski

http://www.youcaring.com/fundraiser_...anwaterforhopi

Thank You!
happytobe


UPDATE 10/15/12 The Water = Life Event is postponed until 2013, per Event Page...
http://tucson.thegreatgathering.org

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UPDATE: Senate Bill 2109

Interior Secretary invites tribal officials D.C. to renegotiate water rights settlement

Excerpts from Navajo Times, October 18, 2012:
http://www.navajotimes.com/politics/.../101812wat.php

"Top officials are mum on a written invitation from Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar to meet with Navajo Nation representatives to settle the Navajo-Hopi Little Colorado River Water Rights Settlement on Nov. 14."

"The Navajo Times learned about the Nov. 14 meeting through two memos that were provided by an anonymous source on Tuesday."

'According to the Oct. 12 memo from Navajo Nation Washington, D.C... ..., Salazar's plan is for the Navajo and Hopi governments to agree "on the portions of the settlement that have raised the most objections", "convince Senator Kyl to make changes to the settlement", and have "the Lame Duck" Congress pass the water settlement after the November election.' (Emphasis added)

Comment:

I highlighted the word governments in the last excerpt, because it sounds like the intent is to bypass the Navajo and Hopi people, ram a revised Senate Bill 2109 through Congress --with the agreement of tribal governments, and against the wishes of the people.

An earlier Navajo Times article of Oct. 4th, indicates tribal government secrecy on the issue...

Water rights task force member resigns
http://www.navajotimes.com/news/2012/1012/100412wat.php

"When Byron Huskan was selected by his community to be as an advisory group member on the Water Rights Settlement Task Force, he felt it was a chance to truly voice the concerns of the Navajo people.

"But at the first public meeting of the task force meeting on Sept. 28, Huskon immediately resigned when Navajo Nation Department of Justice Deputy Attorney General Dana Bobroff requested that all members of the task force sign confidentiality statements since they would be present during executive sessions." ... (end of excerpts)

This last summer, 2012, the Navajo and Hopi people overwhelmingly rejected SB2109, and the tribal governments had to concede.

For example, an action item passed June 15 by the Hopi Tribal Council officially rejected Senate Bill 2109 sponsored by Sens. Kyl and John McCain, R-Ariz., and the companion settlement agreement, and prohibited further negotiation. Yet, the Chairman of the Hopi tribe continues to negotiate:

Hopis on board to renegotiate terms of water rights settlement -- Oct. 18
http://www.navajotimes.com/politics/.../101812rig.php

--directly contrary to the June 15th action item:

Hopi Tribal Council rejects SB 2109 in 11 to 4 vote -June 19
http://www.navajohopiobserver.com/ma...rticleID=14633

"... it requires that if another water rights settlement comes before the Hopi Tribe, that it will only be decided on by members of the Hopi Tribe through a voter referendum (not the Hopi Tribal Council) after a full and open consultation and through the participation of the villages and tribal members."

Note: I added an UPDATE (Oct. 15) at the end of my previous post, indicating that the WATER = LIFE Event scheduled for November 10, 2012, was being postponed until 2013. My guess is that the developments on SB2109 have played a part in the postponement.

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Update, FYI...

CLEAN WATER FOR HOPI

Raised: $2595.00

Target: $7000.00

Link...
http://www.youcaring.com/fundraiser_...anwaterforhopi



From the link...

Excerpt Update-2, 10/31/12, by Karla Dombroski:

"I have been in touch with a man in the states who builds water filtration systems from scratch, and also gave me some feedback on what is maybe a better option to get the arsenic out for the Hopi. So I am in the middle of getting the answers I need to get clear on what he can provide.

"Thank you for your contribution and your support, I am humbled and so excited by what is being created."

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Update on SB2109 -- proposed "Navajo-Hopi Little Colorado River Water Rights Settlement Act of 2012":

The meeting of Navajo and Hopi representatives with Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, took place this last Wednesday, Nov. 14th, in D.C.

One of the sites I rely on for grassroots info is:

https://www.facebook.com/navajotruth

A posting by Navajo Truth on the 14th states that the lead lawyer for the Navajo, Stanley Pollack, is working against the interest of the Navajo:

"URGENT!! Update from Washington DC meeting with Salazar...STANLEY POLLACK is trying to force our Navajo representatives to SIGN an AGREE to S.2109 an H.R.4067...some of our reps are giving the meeting a huge 'THUMBS DOWN'...and they are stating that "STANLEY POLLACK NEEDS TO BE THROWN OUT!...PERIOD!!"

This view of Stanley Pollack is not new, and is reinforced by yesterday's Navajo Times article, concerning the difficulty the Navajo Water Rights Task Force is having in working with him:

"At the end of [an] Oct. 29 meeting, the task force directed the tribe's water rights settlement legal team, which tribal attorney Stanley Pollack heads, to draft legislation that incorporated their water rights settlement recommendations, which they would review on Nov. 7 before presenting it to U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar in Washington, D.C., this week. ...

"On Nov. 7, at the urging of Delegate Dwight Witherspoon (Black Mesa/Forest Lake/Hard Rock/Pinon/Whipporwill), the task force repeatedly questioned their legal team, which included acting Chief Legislative Counsel Ed McCool, about their failure to follow the task force's instructions.

"Witherspoon, who is a task force member, said that the draft legislation was basically Senate Bill 2109, which was not what the task force wanted."

Link to full article:
http://www.navajotimes.com/news/2012/1112/111512wat.php

It is not the task force that retains Pollack, but those Tribal Council Members, including Chairman Shelly, who favor SB2109 (for God knows what, personal, self-serving reasons).

Here's the link to the Interior Department's News Release, following the Nov. 14th Meeting:

http://www.doi.gov/news/pressrelease...iscussions.cfm

Navajo Truth, also in a Wednesday posting, references the News Release as indicating Hopi Chairman Shingoitewa's willingness to "sign on the dotted line," and approve SB2109:

"From NxtIndigenousGeneration:

"VIA HOPI GRASSROOTS:
Okay people....I don't think any of us are surprised that Leroy Shingoitewa and the Hopi contingent that he took with him to Washington DC are already ready to sign on the dotted line to
approve a NEW water settlement agreem"ent WITHOUT going before the Hopi or Tewa people to inform or get their consent. See the press release that was just issued from Secretary of the Interior's Ken Salazar's office just NOW.

"We are so disgusted by this.....time to mobilize and let Shing and the Hopi Council know, we aren't gonna stand for this.
ITS TIME.

"Please share and pass onto all Hopis, Tewas and Navajo water grassroots advocates."

And here's the quote from the News Release:

“Today’s historic meeting provided the Hopi Nation with an opportunity to identify outstanding issues that need to be resolved before a settlement can move forward,” said Chairman Leroy Shingoitewa of the Hopi Nation. “Because of the high level involvement of our leadership, the Navajo leadership, and Secretary Salazar and his team, I believe that we can and should move forward.”

Should anyone think Navajo Truth is reading too much into the quote, Shingoitewa has a history of disregarding the will and interests of the Hopi people as a whole (he is not a traditional Hopi, but the product of Western Civilization, and in particular the Senator Kyl school of political behavior, IMO).

Benjamin H. Nuvamsa, a Former Hopi Chairman, who is a traditional leader, set up a meeting in Hopi, for last night (Nov. 15), in an attempt to do the job of informing the people that Shingoitewa is not:

"There are several very important issues currently facing our tribe, but no one from the tribal administration is sharing them with our villages, traditional leaders, and tribal members. These issues have potentially long lasting and devastating impacts on our tribe. There are other issues that the current tribal administration is doing, or has done, but tribal members have no knowledge of them. If you are interested and want to hear about these issues, come to the Hopi Cultural Center on Thursday at 5:00 p.m. for an evening of discussion and dialogue. We are at a very critical juncture in the history of our tribe that I believe everybody should know what direction the current tribal administration is taking our tribe. Some of the issues we will discuss include.

1. Revised Senate Bill 2109 (and House Resolution 4067) “Navajo and Hopi Little Colorado River Water Rights Settlement Act of 2012”. Despite the overwhelming rejection of this bill by our villages, leaders and tribal members, Leroy Shingoitewa & certain members of the Water & Energy Team are continuing to negotiate this legislation and the Settlement Agreement. In fact, they are in Washington, DC this week in meetings with Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Navajo Nation officials. We recently received a copy of proposed changes to S.2109 that Shingoitewa and his attorneys have been secretly negotiating without our knowledge and approval. Secretary Salazar and some tribal officials have indicated they want to push this legislation for passage during the lame duck Congress (before the end of this year). We, past elected tribal leaders, have written to the tribal council to direct Shingoitewa to cease the negotiations and comply with Resolution H-072-2012. And I sent a letter to Secretary Salazar (with copies to Senator Akaka, Senator Kyl, Senator McCain, Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Washburn) that Shingoitewa and the tribal council do not have authority to negotiate and give away our water rights. ..."

Link to full article:
http://beyondthemesas.com/2012/11/13...the-hopi-tribe

As I have said before, the "Tribal Council" system is an imposition on Indigenous People by the U.S. Government, a means by which Corporate interest secure access to their resources. Traditional Hopi governance, for example, is through the Villages, and the priority and power of the Villages is written into the Hopi Constitution... Yet the imposed "Tribal Council" ignores them.

To TAKE ACTION in this matter (via letter, email or other support), or for more information, you may wish to check the following sites:

http://traditionalhopi.org

https://www.facebook.com/navajotruth

Take care,
happytobe

EDIT: For an introduction to the subject of SB2109, please see my Post #49, above. Thank you.