Shiwi Messenger, 1995 - 2003

The Shiwi Messenger bi-weekly newspaper was "a public forum by, of, and for the Zuni (Pueblo) community". First published by Twin Buttes High School in Zuni Pueblo beginning in 1995, and later by the A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center, it ceased publication in 2003. The A:shiwi A:wan Museum is a Pueblo of Zuni Tribal Program and the tribe holds copyright to these materials. This material is provided for research and educational purposes only. Permission is required for any other reproduction or use.

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The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 02, No. 23 (1996)

Vernon Quam, Marjorie Chavez, Susan Mahooty, Hayes A. Lewis, Latsayuhdi:ts'a, Pueblo of Zuni Economic Development Administration, Makisa Sweetwyne, Arleigh Kennedy, Amanda Delena, Bilingual Education Committee, Guy Prouty, Wells Mahkee Jr., Curtis Spencer, and Kate Brown

News from the A:shiwi Center sharing with the community its current initiative and important exhibit for the community; Zuni Firefighter Recognition Week; Lady T-Birds Take Region 6 AAA Vollyball Championship; The Lighter Side of Kilroy; Report to the Zuni Community on the Status of Zuni Salt Lake in the Zuni Tribe's Appeal to the NMMD Permit of The Fence Lake Coal Mine; Time for our Annual Special Event; Pueblo of Zuni Economic Development Administration Raises Almost $6.3 Million in revenue to the Tribe for the year 1996 to date; Twin Buttes Hish School Summer Field School Continues Studies in Grand Teton National Park; Sharing the Bells, Native AmeriCorps Enters Second Year Serving Zuni; Students Encouraged to Learn Zuni Language; Zuni Public School District Accountability Report; 1995-1996 Quality of Education Survey Zuni Public School District; Local Internet Access Available if Enough People Sign Up; Zuni Publisher Reaches Out to Community; Zuni Band Goes to College, members of the Zuni Pueblo Indian Band gathered in the city of Las Vegas, NM to participate in the New Mexico Highlands University homecoming festivities; Choosing the Building Blocks for our Bodies, health column; Colville Confederated Tribes Managing Holistically
The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 02, No. 22 (1996)

Fred Bowannie Jr., Marjorie Chavez, Amanda Delena, Andrea Grugel, Latsayuhdi:ts'a, PHS Staff, Wells P. Mahkee Jr., Zuni High School, Kathy Landers, Kathy Prouty, Vanessa Lahi, and Curtis Spencer

Natural Resource Sciences Scholarships Available through the National Science Foundation research project; Southwest Forest Firefighters Recruiting Women Firefighters; Zuni-German Student Exchange Program Enters 10th Year; Gambling Plays a Part in Zuni's Past; As The Hospital Turns... staff recognitions for the individuals on the medical staff; Paper and Pen with Native American self-expression; To the Zuni Community, a congratulating students for making the Triple 'A'; $1.8 million for Zuni Schools and funding for a new building at NMSU's College of Agriculture and Home Economics; Exercise Your Rights on Election Day, sample ballots have been circulating around Zuni; Field School Visits Jurassic Park as Part II of he continuing saga of the Twin Buttes Summer Environmental Field School; Nutrition Rules
The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 02, No. 21 (1996)

A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center Staff, Wells Mahkee Jr., Phil Hughte, Latsayuhdi:ts'a, Zuni Recovery Center, Kate Brown, Pamela Mahooty, PHS Staff, Curtis Spencer, and Zuni Public School District

News from the A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center to support programs to promote Zuni cultural self-determination as well as to improve the community's quality of life; Zuni Book Publisher Responds to Student's Inquiry of Frank Cushing; The Lighter Side of Kilroy Comics; Paper & Pen regarding the Zuni Education System; Experiences of the Gone Years of Wheat Threshing, story told by the Tradition Bearer at the A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center; Red Ribbon Week to Provide Alternatves to Drugs and Alcohol; Twin Buttes and ZHS Team Initiates First Summer Environmentla Field School; As The Hospital turns, a new column that provides inside story on the people and departments that make the hospital work; Zuni High School Freshman Say "Thank You"; Ten Tips To Healthy Eating; Zuni Public School Board Meeting; Program at UNM-Albuquerque probides traditional tobacco seeds at no cost to all Native Americans requesting them
The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 02, No. 16 (1996)

A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center Staff, Fredrick Koruh, Albuquerque Journal, Zoe Honani, Kathy Prouty, Zuni Diabetes Prevention Project, and Amanda Delena

News from the A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center with the historic Tarahumara/Zuni cross cultural exchange and the Zuni youth; Zunis and Hopis Unite to Form Dance Group called the Mu:shiwi Dance Group; The Zuni Salt Lake Will Be Protected taken from the Albuquerque Journal in the editorial about the Salt River Project's Fence Lake Coal Mine; ZEE Transportation System offering transportation to the general public of Zuni; Art for the New Senior Center Building donated by various places; Zuni Residents Invited to Join Prevention Study where the Diabetes Prevention Program is offering blood sugar screening to people at risk for Type II or "adult-onset" diabetes; Zuni Solid Waste Update in which the coordinator asked interested community members and vendors to attend a meeting concerning the opening of the Transfer Station; Diabetes Meal Planning
The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 02, No. 15 (1996)

The Shiwi Messenger Staff, Zuni Wellness Center Staff, Darin Mahkee, United States Achievement Academy, Amanda Delena, Wells Mahkee Jr., and Louis Quam

Interview with Maxine Kescoli at her home with the Dine Mining Action Center; Zuni Wellness Center Nationally Recognized; Men's Wellness Conference about as a way to increase awareness among men about health and other aspects of wellness; The topic of the Old Mission Church being repaired; Local Student Nationally Recognized as a United States National Award winner in Science; Zuni A:shiwi Publishing Celebrates New Publications entitled Zuni: A Village of Silversmiths; Letter to The Pueblo of Zuni and Community from a High School Student; 1st Annual Zuni Dog Show
The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 02, No. 14 (1996)

Zuni Cultural Arts Council, Darin Mahkee, and Amanda Delena

Zuni Arts and Cultural Expo; 6th Annual Senior Volunteer Recognition Night; B&L Paywa Bakery; Zuni Arts and Cultural Expo '96 Artist Rules; Preventing Diabetes;
The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 02, No. 13 (1996)

Andrew Othole, Ed Crocker, Wells Mahkee Jr., Phil Hughte, Darin Mahkee, Kathy Prouty, and Amanda Delena

Zuni Jewelry Reflects Zuni Life; Middle Village Restoration; The Lighter Side of Kilroy; We Are All Responsible; ZEE Helps People With Disabilities Reach Goals; Zuni Teen Wellness Center;
The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 02, No. 12 (1996)

Kathy Prouty, Vernon Quam, Amanda Delena, Students, Zuni Utility Department, Phil Hughte, Rita Edaakie, and Zuni Senior Citizens

Center Pieces: News from the A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center; Need an Archaeologist? Maybe!; Restaurant Review: Route 53 Café; From the Zuni Utility Department; Zuni Entrepreneurial Enterprises; Elementary Students Clean Up Lake; Upward Vision Program; Testimonial Statement;
The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 02, No. 11 (1996)

Darin Mahkee, Phil Hughte, Katharine Wilmering, Fred Bowannie, and Zuni Fish and Wildlife Department

Zuni High School Graduation; Zuni Tribal Council General Meeting with information on the new Senior Citizens Center, the WIC office, and the restoration of the middle village; The Lighter Side of Kilroy comics by Phil Hughte; Letter to Zuni from a visitor; Zuni Sustainable Agriculture Project and Zuni traditional farming; Bosque Fire Harms More than Trees; 1996 Zuni Soap Box Derby; Classifieds
The Shiwi Messenger Special Issue (1996)

Vernon Quam, Rolanda Sanchez, Kayla Naktewa, Rhiannon Weahkee, Orlando Booqua, Alvina Nastacio, and Mecalita Wysalucy

Special issue designed to inform the public about the proposed Fence Lake Mine. Although some of the material printed within this issue is written by the people of Zuni, it should also be noted that parts of this issue are reprints from the Final Environmental Impact Statement prepared by the Office of Surface Mining. This issue is mean to inform the public about the likely effects of the mine, and provide a place for the viewpoints of community members to be shared
The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 02, No. 10 (1996)

Vernon Quam, Kathy Prouty, Phil Hughte, Kate Brown, Twin Buttes Range and Wildlife Class, and Linda Federico DeGeest

News from the A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center with information about the family fun night held; Seniors Break Ground with ceremony held at the site of the new Senior Center; The Lighter Side of Kilroy comics; Letter to the Editor about the proposed Fence Lake Coal Mine; Proposed Logging on Pia Mesa; Coal Mine Will Affect Us!; Classifieds
The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 02, No. 09 (1996)

Jim Enote, Administration on Aging, Darin Mahkee, Kathy Prouty, Nina Romerez, and Phil Hughte

Assistant Secretary for Aging Salutes Senior Veterans; Zuni Organic Farmers; Rooftop Children complaint about unattended children at the plaza; Extreme Fire Danger; The Lighter Side of Kilroy by Phil Hughte; Zuni Women for Action; Messenger Summer Internship Program Application; Diabetes and the Thrifty Gene; Editorial about the hazards of smoking and other drugs;
The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 02, No. 08 (1996)

Steve Albert, Tom R. Kennedy, Edward Wemytewa, Kathy Prouty, Makossa Sweetwyne, and Eddie-Jay Walema

Hunting and Fishing Proclamatiion Issued with changes; Center Pieces: News from the A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center providing an open community meeting; Cultural Education Through Video Documentation project involving Zuni students and elders under the auspices of the Zuni Rainbow Project; Museum to Sponsor Second Annual Summer Internship Program; Trash and the economic value; Public Library Continues to Grow After Twenty Years; Visitors from Japan, two researchers and their interpreter were invited to visit by the Zuni Women For Action Group; Come Play Chess!; Gangster Life- a story involving a biy involved in a gang
The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 02, No. 07 (1996)

Jim Enote, Coalition of Essential Schools, Vernon Quam, Phil Hughte, Darin Mahkee, Roger Thomas, Kathy Prouty, and Gloria Hannaweeke

Zuni Farming: Natural Fertilizers, farmers prepare get out on the fields to mend fences and prepare for the planting season; Taking Something, Giving Something Back, an article reprinted from a Progress report from the Coalition of Essential Schools; Center Pieces: News from the A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center Governing of Intellectual Property Rights; The Lighter Side of Kilroy; Thank you from Danny's family, a story regarding Ramah Search and Rescue; Mmm Mmm Good!: The First Annual "Zuni is Cooking" Recipe Contest; School Work that Matters; Dropouts Down, Scores Up at the Twin Buttes High School; "That Others May Live" New Mexico Search and Rescue community's objective; Welcome Home Danny!
The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 02, No. 06 (1996)

Kathy Landers, Kathy Prouty, Kirby Gchachu, Phil Hughte, Darin Mahkee, Eddie-Jay Walema, and Malcolm Bowekaty

4-H Scatters Its Seeds in Zuni; Native American Business Goes International; Change Perspectives on the Zuni Culture and Language to adapt to new inventions, ideas, and practices; Anonymous Response to last Issue's poem "Debate."; The Lighter Side of Kilroy; Education in Zuni- It's Up to You; What is cool in 1996- survey conducted by students among their peers at Zuni Middle School; Come Play Chess!; Hospital to Shutdown in April for major repairs to the electrical transformers, heating and cooling system
The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 02, No. 05 (1996)

Supporters of "Louis Quam to Germany", Vernon Quam, Gloria Hannaweeke, Darin Mahkee, Kathy Prouty, Zuni Fish and Wildlife Department, Clay Dillingham, Rita Edaakie, JR Sanchez, and Phil Hughte

Louis Quam Fundraising Update; Center Pieces: News from the A:shiwi Awan Museum and Heritage Center on the new museum exhibits; Debate Poem; The Lighter Side of Kilroy by Phil Hughte; Zuni Wordsearch; Education in Zuni: What's Going On?; Science Comes to Zuni; Scientists In Zuni?; Turkey Federation Banquet a Success; Family Science Night; Healthy, Wealthy and Wise information about diabetes prevention; Recipe for Happiness; Rosenburg Revisited; Leadership Training;
The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 02, No. 03 (1996)

Edward Wemytewa, Kathy Prouty, Vernon Quam, Phil Hughte, Rita Edaakie, Ashley Eriacho, Kassie Tsethlikia, Michael Martinez, and Aaron Simplicio

Zuni Middle School 7th Graders Produce Community Survey on Teen Life; Discount Spay and Neuter Operations Available for Zuni Pets; Corn Mountain and Pine Mountain, A Zuni-Appalachian Collaboration in a playwriting project grounded in the distinct Zuni and Appalachian cultural traditions; The Lighter Side of Kilroy; Dear Senator- a letter written by a Zuni Middle School student to ask for help for the Zuni community; Challenged Forward; Young Entrepreneurs Wanted to deliver copies of the Messenger to Zuni homes; The Messenger and You to contribute to the production of the Messenger; Radon Testing Available for Zuni Homes; Dear Senator- letters to the Senators about water; Soap Box Derby race; Messenger Forum to Sponsor Debates on various tribal issues
The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 02, No. 02 (1996)

Zuni Soap Box Derby Organizers; Zuni Fish and Wildlife Department; Phil Hughte; The Zuni Community Advocacy Committee; Girl Scouts of Chaparral Council, Inc.; Pamela Mahooty; Harland Sosseah; and Clay Dillingham

Speed Racers in the Soap Box Derby Racers; Banquet to Aid Wild Turkey Restoration; The Lighter Side of Kilroy; Letter to the Editor to reconsider a statement to the Gallup Independent; Girl Scouts Celebrate 60 Years of Cookies in Zuni; "Messenger Forum" sponsered by The Shiwi Messenger held at the Twin Buttes High School; In My Own Words; Preserving Chaco explanation from Harland Soseeah regarding a training about the Chaco Canyon; Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise- Does Salt Cause Diabetes?
The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 02, No. 01 (1996)

Kathy Prouty, Zuni Fish and Wildlife Department, S. Amesoli, Darrell Tsabetsaye, Roger Anyon, Zuni Police Department, Clay Dillingham, and Phil Hughte

In memory of Pesancio Lasiloo; If You've Got Some Time… volunteer oportunities in the community; An Opportunity for the Future of Zuni with a collaboration on supporting families and small communities seeking agricultural, environmental, and financial prosperity; Public Meeting on Zuni Hunting Seasons; The Lighter Side of Kilroy; Zuni Rock Art; Sirens for Santa to alert the Pueblo that Santa Clause was in town for the Toys for Tots; Dog Days of Winter; The Zuni Cultural Resources Advisory Teamand its development; A History of the Zuni Police Department Patch design of the Zuni Mythical Figure; Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise- Activities that will help you live longer
The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 01, No. 26 (1995)

Tom R. Kennedy, Clay Dillingham, April Delena, S. Noche, Loren Panteah, and Landers Laate

Center Pieces: News from The A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center regarding recent gifts of photograhic prints representing the individual efforts of several friends of the museum; Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise- Do Traditional Zuni Foods Increase Your Risk for Diabetes? The Answer May Surprise you!; The Shiwi Messenger to Relocate from the Twin Buttes High School to the A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center; The Lighter Side of Kilroy; Jail House Rock; Editorials regarding the decision to ban outsiders from the religious cermonies and dances, as well as comments on The Lighter Side of Kilroy comics; A Zuni Pledge of Allegiance
The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 01, No. 23 (1995)

JR Sanchez, Tom R. Kennedy, Phil Hughte, Steve Albert, Carnes Burson, Zuni Native Americorps, Jason Flesher, and Clay Dillingham

Community Meeting to Focus on Zuni Values; 300 Challenge Council; Zunis Religious Advocacy Group to discuss the issue of banning non-Indians from religious ceremonies; Native Artists Sought for Poster Competition with involvement from the Seventh Generation Fund; News from the A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center with new addition to the current building is near comletion; The Lighter Side of Kilroy; Why Deer Shed Their Antlers; Deer hunting on the Reservation; Ramah High Vollyball and Football Teams in Playoffs; Getting Things Done the Americorps Way while arriving in Zuni; The Adventure Column with story of a boy who ventured into the wilderness to become a man; Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise by the Zuni Diabetes Prevention Project; Zuni Wellness Center offering a beginner/new comers aerobics class; Free Childbirth Class offered
The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 01, No. 22 (1995)

The Shiwi Messenger Staff, Tom R. Kennedy, Zuni Department of Commerce and Taxation, Phil Hughte, Sylvin Noche, Zuni Recovery Center Staff, Zuni Fish and Wildlife Department, and Clay Dillingham

Local Business Leaders Seek Justification for Tax Increase; Center Pieces: News from the A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center regarding the support of education and learning in Zuni; Pueblo of Zuni Gross Receipts Tax Rate Increases; The Shiwi Messenger to Sponsor Zuni Community Meeting regarding values, and express hopes and visions for Zuni's future; The Lighter Side of Kilroy; Zun Recovery Center Set to Aid Compulsive Gamblers; Don't Cut That Snag!- the Zuni Fish and Wildlife Department about wildlife and dead trees; Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise- story written anonymously by a high school student in Zuni
The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 01, No. 21 (1995)

Mary Bowannie, JR Sanchez, Tom R. Kennedy, Jovena Laate, Gloria Hannaweekee, Phil Hughte, Jason Flesher, Veronica Peynetsa, Zuni Fish and Wildlife Department, Community Response Team Staff, and Clay Dillingham

Don't Touch That Dial! Keep it at 90.0 KSHI; KSHI Conference Promotes Natives in Journalism; News from the A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center, building on to the Museum's present building; Messenger Poll; Zuni's Head Comic Phil Hughte; The Lighter Side of Kilroy; Editorial, banning all non-Indians from the reservation; Editorial, The future of our existence as the Pueblo of Zuni; The Adventure Column; Public Library to Celebrate 20th Anniversary; Free Spay/Neuter and Vaccination Clinics and the truth behind it; Chess Tournament held at Twin Buttes High School; Dylan Solomon; Community Response Team to Build Network of Zuni Services; Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise Food Myths for Athletes, and Everyone Else Too: Part 3; By the way; Classifieds
The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 01, No. 20 (1995)

Zuni Recreation Department, JR Sanchez, Tom R. Kennedy, Carmela Lasiloo, Clay Dillingham, and Roger Thomas

The Zuni Police, Fire and EMS Departments are spearheading an effor to start a Zuni Recreation Department; Zuni Loses 28 Year Veteran of Zuni High School; The Messenger and You; News from the A:Shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center, photo collection; A Trip to Laguna Fiesta; Museum Technician position available for the A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center; Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise Food Myths for Athletes, and Everyone Else Too; Adventure Aboard A Learjet; Support the volunteer Zuni Recreation Department
The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 01, No. 19 (1995)

Anne Beckett, Zuni Fish and Wildlife Department, Missy Yatsattie, Emily Graeser, Marlene Hannahs, E.W., S. Halate, Doyle Halote, Clay Dillingham, Zuni Recovery Center, and K. Shetima

Zuni Chess Season Under Way at Twin Buttes High School; Center Pieces: News from the A:Shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center regarding the intern working at the museum; Habitat Stamp to Promote Zuni Artist, and Local Wildlife; Many Find Council's Restriction Unfair, Others offer Applause, and Compromises Are Suggested in local poll and questionnaire; Editorials written about restrictions on non-Indians from observing tribal religious ceremonies and dances; Zuni High School Soda Machines Go Diet to help Zuni students from getting diabetes; Original Artwork needed for the 1996 Habitat Stamp design; Gambling on Recovery at the Zuni Recovery Center- information to the Zuni community about the dangers of becoming a compulsive gambler; Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise- Food Myths for Athletes, and Everyone Else, Too!