Hopi Near Agreement on Bio-Diesel Fuel Project
HOPI TRIBE PRESS RELEASE
The Hopi Tribe
Thursday, 26-May-2005, by Office of Public Information
KYKOTSMOVI, ARIZ. – Hopi Tribal Chairman Wayne Taylor Jr. and Headwaters Corp.
executives met with U.S. Energy Department officials in Washington, D.C. today to
discuss possible funding for a bio-diesel production facility on the Hopi
Reservation. Read more
Kii Shey 1920? – 2005
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Kii Shee’ ( ? 1920 – 2005 |
Kee Shay) Kii Shee’, a Dineh elder resistance spokesman and leader passed away on May 11, 2005 on his land where his family’s livestock ranged and also, where he grew up. He was more than just another Dineh elder resistor to the U.S. government’s forced relocation policies. Many indigenous and non-Indian supporters that have known him as a leader and an orator of the Dineh resistance probably met Kee between the late 1970s and early 1990s. During the early stages of intense resistance at Big Mountain and when (mainly) elder women were key spokespeople, Kee Shay came forth as a traditional man to direct conferences and meetings, and to finalize draft statements and resolutions. Read more
