{"id":463775,"date":"2026-03-25T00:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T05:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=463775"},"modified":"2026-05-18T22:40:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T03:40:49","slug":"native-america-callling-cultural-stewards-and-the-hopi-tribe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/03\/25\/native-america-callling-cultural-stewards-and-the-hopi-tribe\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Cultural stewards and the Hopi Tribe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Wednesday, March 25, 2026<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">\r\nHopi Culture Stewards: Community, Communication, and Resource Protection\r\n<\/div>\r\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopi-nsn.gov\">Hopi Tribe<\/a>, along with several others in northeastern Arizona, is hoping a proposed <a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/03\/12\/these-are-treaty-and-trust-responsibilities-lawmakers-struggle-with-tribal-water-rights\/>$5 billion settlement in Congress<\/a> can bring relief to the water-parched region.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n Hopi people have long grappled with clean water access, encountering persistent hurdles for both quantity and quality. Some have to haul water to their homes. Others have to contend with contamination from uranium mining and other pollutants. [Congress.Gov: <a href=https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/senate-bill\/953>S.935<\/a>, the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025]\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\" content_cards_card content_cards_domain_indianz-com\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content_cards_image\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_image_link\" href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/03\/12\/these-are-treaty-and-trust-responsibilities-lawmakers-struggle-with-tribal-water-rights\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/26\/scottcameronbuunygrenlamarkeevamajohnnylehi.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018These are treaty and trust responsibilities\u2019: Lawmakers struggle with tribal water rights\">\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_title\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_title_link\" href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/03\/12\/these-are-treaty-and-trust-responsibilities-lawmakers-struggle-with-tribal-water-rights\/\">\n\t\t\t\u2018These are treaty and trust responsibilities\u2019: Lawmakers struggle with tribal water rights\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_description\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_description_link\" href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/03\/12\/these-are-treaty-and-trust-responsibilities-lawmakers-struggle-with-tribal-water-rights\/\">\n\t\t\t<p>Tribal water rights settlements are expensive &#8212; and the Trump administration is balking at the cost of fulfilling the U.S. government&#8217;s trust and treaty obligations.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_site_name\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/favicon.ico\" alt=\"Indianz.Com\" class=\"content_cards_favicon\"\/>\t\tIndianz.Com\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nAlso, learn more about an effort to improve reading levels for Hopi children and get an update on the tiny, but mighty radio station KUYI.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\nCarrie Nuva Joseph (Hopi), director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopi-nsn.gov\/tribal-services\/department-natural-resources-2\/\">Department of Natural Resources for the Hopi Tribe<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nDeborah Baker (Hopi), parent liaison for <a href=https:\/\/www.hdshawks.org\/>Hopi Day School<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nDarion Kootswatewa (Hopi), operations coordinator for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kuyi.net\/\">KUYI-Hopi Radio<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nNikki Qumyintewa (Hopi), program coordinator at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KUYIRadio\">KUYI-Hopi Radio<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\r\n<div class=\" content_cards_card content_cards_domain_youtu-be\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content_cards_image\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_image_link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/k1q3h1uRsAM\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/26\/maxresdefault-145.jpg\" alt=\"Lamar Keevama: Indian Water Rights &amp; S.953, Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act\">\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_title\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_title_link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/k1q3h1uRsAM\">\n\t\t\tLamar Keevama: Indian Water Rights &#038; S.953, Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_description\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_description_link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/k1q3h1uRsAM\">\n\t\t\t<p>Chairman Lamar Keevama of the Hopi Tribe testifies before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on March 11, 2026.Keevama testified at an oversight hearing &#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_site_name\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/s\/desktop\/cf14c559\/img\/favicon.ico\" alt=\"YouTube\" class=\"content_cards_favicon\"\/>\t\tYouTube\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Senate Committee on Indian Affairs: <a href=https:\/\/youtu.be\/k1q3h1uRsAM>Lamar Keevama \/ Hopi<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">All Episodes on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?si=2a56e59533534bf9\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\">More Options<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h4-responsive\">Related Stories<\/div><div class=\"related-story\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/03\/12\/these-are-treaty-and-trust-responsibilities-lawmakers-struggle-with-tribal-water-rights\/\" title=\"\u2018These are treaty and trust responsibilities\u2019: Lawmakers struggle with tribal water rights\">\u2018These are treaty and trust responsibilities\u2019: Lawmakers struggle with tribal water rights<\/a> (March 12, 2026)<\/div><div class=\"related-story\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/03\/11\/video-examining-federal-policies-governing-indian-water-rights-settlements-and-s-953-northeastern-arizona-indian-water-rights-settlement-act\/\" title=\"VIDEO: Examining Federal Policies Governing Indian Water Rights Settlements and S.953, Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act\">VIDEO: Examining Federal Policies Governing Indian Water Rights Settlements and S.953, Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act<\/a> (March 11, 2026)<\/div><div class=\"related-story\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/03\/11\/audio-examining-federal-policies-governing-indian-water-rights-settlements-and-s-953-northeastern-arizona-indian-water-rights-settlement-act\/\" title=\"AUDIO: Examining Federal Policies Governing Indian Water Rights Settlements and S.953, Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act\">AUDIO: Examining Federal Policies Governing Indian Water Rights Settlements and S.953, Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act<\/a> (March 11, 2026)<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"related-story\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/03\/11\/testimony-lamar-keevama-of-hopi-tribe\/\" title=\"Testimony: Lamar Keevama of Hopi Tribe\">Testimony: Lamar Keevama of Hopi Tribe<\/a> (March 11, 2026)<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"related-story\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/03\/10\/senate-committee-on-indian-affairs-sets-hearing-on-water-rights\/\" title=\"Senate Committee on Indian Affairs sets hearing on water rights\">Senate Committee on Indian Affairs sets hearing on water rights<\/a> (March 10, 2026)<\/div><div class=\"related-story\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/03\/19\/arizona-mirror-bipartisan-bill-provides-5-1-billion-for-tribal-water-settlement\/\" title=\"Arizona Mirror: Bipartisan bill provides $5.1 billion for tribal water settlement\">Arizona Mirror: Bipartisan bill provides $5.1 billion for tribal water settlement<\/a> (March 19, 2025)<\/div>\r\n<img src=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/25\/HopiReservation.jpg width=0 height=0 class=invisible>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Hopi Tribe is hoping a proposed $5 billion settlement in Congress can bring relief to the water-parched region.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":463814,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[18,11,20,13,1,14],"tags":[42,7307,7309,7308,464,243,133,7310,134,6216,928,153,102],"class_list":["post-463775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","category-environment","category-indian-trust","category-law","category-national","category-politics","tag-arizona","tag-carrie-nuva-joseph","tag-darion-kootswatewa","tag-deborah-baker","tag-hopi","tag-media","tag-native-america-calling","tag-nikki-qumyintewa","tag-radio","tag-s-953","tag-uranium","tag-water","tag-youth","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/25\/HopiReservation.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-1WEf","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/463775","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=463775"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/463775\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":537069,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/463775\/revisions\/537069"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/463814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=463775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=463775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=463775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}