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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
March 13, 2019
Testimony on climate change in Indian Country
Clayton Honyumptewa
says the Powamuya cer-
emony took place as usual
in February on parts of the
Hopi reservation, but the
planting that traditionally fol-
lows the ceremony might not
come until May.
The delay is just another
example of the effects of
climate change that have left
dams dry, water scarce—and
pushed planting from March
to April and then to May,
leaving little time for crops
to grow.
“Sometimes they don’t
even mature because it al-
ready gets cold in Septem-
ber,” said Honyumptewa, di-
rector for the Hopi Depart-
ment of Natural Resources.
Dinner for
veterans
The Madras VFW
Post 12141 and its Aux-
iliary invites all people,
veterans and non-vet-
erans, to a free Wel-
come Home Veterans
spaghetti dinner and
events on Saturday,
March 30 from 4-8
p.m. at the Erickson
Aircraft Collection in
Madras.
There will be dinner
from 5-6:30 and enter-
tainment, raffles, auc-
tions, kid friendly
games and patriotic
merchandise for sale.
Donations are appreci-
ated.
“It’s been really rough on the
farmers.”
It’s been really tough on
tribes across the country, of-
ficials told a House panel
looking at the effects of cli-
mate change on Native
America. Honyumptewa
was not there, but stories like
his were repeated in testi-
mony in February by tribal
leaders from Alaska, Wash-
ington and Arizona.
“Our members go out to
gather traditional foods and
find that many are bloom-
ing out of season or not
blooming at all as a result
of climate change,” he said.
At the hearing, witnesses
asked Congress for a seat at
the table as the government
grapples with climate change,
and insisted indigenous expe-
rience and expertise should be
part of any solutions atimed
at reversing it effects.
“We as a community can
use best practices, going back
to our traditional ways as well
as bridging the modern social
lifestyles to address climate
change,” Honyumptewa said.
And while some areas of the
Hopi tribe prepared for the
Powamuya ceremony to in-
spire a successful growing sea-
son, Honyumptewa said the
drought has made it harder
to keep cultural norms alive.
“We need rain, we need wa-
ter to do that. Rain, snow, all
our ceremonies are geared to
that,” he said.
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