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. 08, No. 16 (2002)

Chuck Dotson, Erick Bobelu, L. Owelicio, K. Kallestewa, Rita Edaakie, Zuni Wildland Firefighters Organization, David Kessler, Zuni Tribal Personnel Department, Museum of Northern Arizona, Cathy Bullock, Charley Bullock, and Clarissa Yatsattie

2002 Fire Season Good/Bad; Daniel Bowannie, BIA Forestry Co-op Student; Amos Pooacha, Veteran Firefigher; Did You Hear The Fire Call?; Firefighting Contribution to Zuni's Economy; Museum Acknowledges; Summer Activites Update; Type 2 Crew, Camp Crew: What's the Difference?; National Fire Dispatching: A long process; Steps to be a Firefighter; "Achi'ya' lata:pa" or "Knife Wing"; Requests for Designs; As the Hospital Turns Fire Fighter Medical Exam; Firefighter Memorial; New Tribal Employees; Zuni Marketplace; Lifetime Achievement Award for Local Artist; Award Winning Author Donates Books to A:shiwi; Around Town; Kids Without Books;
The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 08, No. 15 (2002)

The Shiwi Messenger Staff, Erick Bobelu, Joshua Longhat, Chuck Dotson, Juanetta Kaskalla, Clarissa Yatsattie, Zuni Conservation Program, Dave Fontaine, ZEE Inc., K. Kallestewa, L. Owelicio, and The Governor's Office

Danger Comes to Zuni Fire Crew during their travel to Colorado; Missile Site Clean-Up; Arizona Tribal Runners Join Zunis Fight to offer prayers and support to the Zuni Salt Lake Coalition; To The Editor of The Shiwi Messenger; Museum Thanks two individuals for keeping the Shiwi Messenger up and running; Street Repair Needed in Zuni; a Zuni Wildland Fighters story; Firefighter Memorial on Hell's Gate Ridge; Zuni Leaders Testified Before Senate Hearings in Washington D.C.; Unsuccessful Secretarial Election was caused from Low voter turnout; Rain at Last! But Drought Continues; New ZHS Campus Prepares to Open for Fall Semester; Knowing Who They Are- Zuni Language/Culture Immersion Program trip; Kids Shout Out! From the students of Zuni Public Schools; Ramping Rampage at the dirt ramping site near Blackrock Lake; Zuni Entrepreneurial Enterprises, Inc. awarded three-year CARF Accreditation; Profile: Geddy Epaloose, Zuni Artist; Jonesing for Frybread? Lady sells in front of the Arts and Crafts; Health Alert: Asthma; Zuni Eagle Sanctuary Project award
The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 08, No. 14 (2002)

Tom R. Kennedy, Chuck Dotson, Catherine A. Offutt, Melani K. McCullough, Clarissa Yatsattie, Community Health Department Prevention Services, Melinda Glines, and Beth Coates

The Tourists Are Coming- Need Help?; Dream of Being a Museum Store Manager at the A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center; Are You Messenger Manager Material?; Wanted Information for the Hawikuh Exhibit; SET Helps Protect Zuni; Letter to the Tribal Council and Zuni Housing Authority regarding a hit and run of a dog near Blackrock; Zuni Tribal Government Update of events to protest the Department of Interior's approbal of the Fence Lake Coal Mine; Profile: Arnulfo Pena, Painter; 4th Annual Zuni Youth Conference; Kids Shout Out! From the students at Zuni Public Schools; A Glimpse of Teenage Life Today, a story of a teen's perspective of life; As The Hospital Turns Risk of Party Drugs; Emergency Contraception
The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 08, No. 12 (2002)

Christie Soseeah, Eric Bobelu, Ed Wato Sr., Zuni 477 Program, Clarissa Yatsattie, Eiteljorg Museum, and Latsayuhdi:ts'a

Zunis Recent Discover with local archeologists of a jawbone of a Mastodon; Information needed for the Hawikuh Exhibit; CellularOne to Launch New VisionOne Program; But for the Grace of God, There Go I- story about a recovered alcoholic; Pueblo of Zuni: 477 Program Congratulates; Twin Buttes High School Principal Retires After 26 Years; Congratulations Keep Up the Good work; Contract Health Services Program; Zuni Tradrmark for Arts and Crafts; Shiwi T'sana Park Project; Contract Awarded for New BIA School in McKnley County; Kids Shout Out! From the students of Zuni Public Schools; They will be 19 forever... story regarding Memorial Day; Catching the Dream; Call for Artist: Eiteljorg Fellowship seek to bring Native American Art to Main Stream; 10th Anniversary Indian Market; Thanking the Great Spirit
The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 08, No. 11 (2002)

Tom R. Kennedy, Zuni Tourism, Erick Bobelu, Dave Fontaine, Zuni Tribal Offices, Zuni Conservation Program, Zuni Public Schools, Tiffany Hooee, and Patricia Cachini

Cultivating Tourism at Zuni- Growing Opportunities; Hawikku: A Call for Local Artists!; Graduates from Surrounding Zuni Schools; When Reality Hits- story about a student ready to graduate; Zuni High School Recognitions; Zuni Cultural Arts Council; Udall: Zuni Pueblo Receives Over $3 Million for Housing; Zuni Tribal Government Update from the Governor's Office for proposed west-side subdivision planning meeting; Update on the Zuni Waterline Project; Where's the water? How dry is it? Zuni declares Drought Emergency; Kids Shout Out! From the students of Zuni Public Schools; As he Hospital Turns- Child Abuse; News Flash
The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 08, No. 10 (2002)

Tom R. Kennedy, ZPSD Z-21 Program, Donna Wytsalucy, Chuck Dotson, and Jonica Locaspino

Changing Times for the Shiwi Messenger; Hawikku Exhibit Becoming a Reality; End-of-Year Celebrations at A:shiwi Elementary Schools; A Zuni Mother's Love; Fire Restrictions Zuni Indian Reservation; Donations for religious events for the Zuni Salt Lake appreciated; Kids Shout Out! From the students of Zuni Public Schools; Physical Education: An Elementary Need; Essay written by ZHS student called Safety; 27th Annual American Indian Film Festival 2002; Films of american Indian Film Festival
The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 08, No. 09 (2002)

Eldred P. Bowekaty, Otto Lucio, Community Health Department Prevention Services, David Cockerham, Celecita L. Haskie, Dave Fontaine, George Kanesta, Christie Soseeah, ZPSD Z-21 Program, and Erick Bobelu

The Shiwi Messenger to Temporarily Suspend Printing in June Much-needed Management & Design Changes to be Implemented; Follow-up to Special Secretarial Election: Postponed and Extended, AGAIN; Letter rto Interior Secretary Gale Norton Don’t Let SRP Destroy Zuni Salt Lake!; A Quick Note to Zuni Tribal & Community Members from Head Councilman Eldred P. Bowekaty; Economic Freedom or Economic Regulation?; The Silent Killer Alcohol Poisoning and Binge Drinking; A Prayer for our Community; ZHS Student to Enroll At Dartmouth Clarissa Yatsattie; Zuni Earth Health Day- A:shiwi A:wan Museum; Zuni Hotshots are BACK; Clarissa Yatsattie ZHS Senior of the Year; End-of-Year Celebrations at A:shiwi and Dowa Yalanne Elementary Schools; Would Everyone Please Mind Your Own Business and Leave Our Religion Alone; Third Annual Peace Jam held at TBHS;
The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 08, No. 08 (2002)

George Kanesta, Citizen's Coal Council Newsletter, Scott Doughty, Dave Fontaine, Joachim Koch, Hans-Juergen Kyborg, Clarissa Yatsattie, and Cameron Bobelu

Junior Class Wins ZHS Native American Day Contest; Zuni Salt Lake Coalition Hits High Gear; More Pressure on DOI; As the Hospital Turns Zuni Fitness Series is 20 Years Old!; Why Alcohol is a Threat to Our Religion; Report From Zuni High School; Zuni High School- Native American Day Celebration; To the Native Nations; The 2002-2003 Native American Day Prince and Princess Contest; Twin Buttes High School "Inherits" Tire From Space Shuttle Endeavor; Governor Melcolm Bowekaty; Zuni High School Senior Trip: A Trip Filled With Fun and Memories;
The Shiwi Messenger, Special Edition- Help Save Zuni Salt Lake (2002)

Cal Seciwa, Zuni Salt Lake Coalition, Brian Segee, George Kanesta, Brandon Calavaza, Sierra Club, Kay Redman, Bob Barnard, and Wells Mahkee Jr.

Protect Our Salt Mother and Our Sacred Zuni Salt Lake; Letter to the Editor; Legend of Zuni Salt Lake; Pueblo of Zuni Leads Campaign to Protect Sacred Zuni Salt Lake from Coal Strip Mine; The Costs of Coal; No Mine, No Way- Stay away SRP; Summary of the Zuni Salt Lake Hearings; Tribal Leaders Meet to Protect Zuni Salt Lake; Taken From a Statement by the Late Mecalita Wytsalucy Before the Subcommittee on Indain Affairs and Public Lands of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives; The Environmental Effects of Surface Coal Mining; Next Generation of Enviornmental Activists: Native Students Swarm Capitol Hill for Public and Tribal Lands; The Natural Beauty of Ma'k'yaynne, Zuni Salt Lake; Letter in Support of Zuni Salt Lake from NM Senator Jeff Binganam to U.S. Interior Secretary Gale Norton; Zuni Traditional Land Use Area: Past and Present; As the Hospital Turns What You Should Know About Coal; Where Does Coal Come From; Death of Faith; Salt Lake Trip; Statement to The Shiwi Messenger about Fence Lake Mine; "The Last Word";
The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 08, No. 07 (2002)

Wells Mahkee Jr., Tom R. Kennedy, Avril Barton, Caroline Unkestine, Peter Haloo, SW Center for Biological Diversity, George Kanesta, Darrel Shack, Ed Wato Sr., and Jermey Cooeyate

DYE Parents/Teachers Rally Behind Principle: ZBE to Consider Contract Renewal of Longtime Administrator; Earth/Health Fair; Zuni School Board: Please Keep Principle George DeVries; Dr. Robert Currier- An Uncaring Psychologist?; Letter to President Bush in Support of Zuni Salt Lake; Good News for Zuni Salt Lake: Recent Fax Blitz Again Delays New Mexico Coal Mine Approval; Follow Up: BIA Secretarial Election; Resident Evil Movie Review; 2002 Native American Science and Engineering Fair; The New Wildland Fire Management Facility; Zuni Vietnam Veteran's Association Pow-Wow, Why?; Biography of Lorinda Dosedo;
The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 08, No. 06 (2002)

George Kanesta, Ryan White, John Messner, Charles Cuny, Tom R. Kennedy, and Zuni High Schools

Zuni Residents Meet to Discuss Changes to Constitution; Z-12 Afterschool Programs How are the before and after-school programs addressing student needs?; Achieving Optimum Health: Tips For American Indian and Alaskan Native Women; Jessica Jamon, 2002 Winter Olympics torchbearer; The A:shiwi Cultural Complex: Planning to Meet the Need of the Zuni Community; ZHS Students and Athletes Receive Special Recognitions; Mission Statement of the Fighting Whites from Northern Colorado University;
The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 08, No. 05 (2002)

Clayton Seowtewa, Wells Mahkee Jr., George Kanesta, Margaret M. Simons, Museum of Northern Arizona, Rita Edaakie, St. Anthony School, and Darrel Shack

Zuni Voters to Concider Constitutional Amendments; Break-In/Burglary at the A:shiwi A:wan Museum; A Message to the Buglar of the A:shiwi Museum; As The Hospital Turns Results of Zuni Car Safety Seat Use Survey; Museum of Northern Arizona-Zuni Marketplace; New Mexico Symphony Orchestra Visits Zuni Pueblo; Summary of Zuni Public Schools Reorganization; An Open Letter to the Zuni Community about Public Skating in Zuni; Overview of Corn Mountain/Pine Mountain Bilingual Play; A:shiwi Museum Would LIke to Share Articles about Teeth; Navajo Nation and Zuni Pueblo Among Finalists for Harvard Awards; Results of the St. Anthony School Science Fair; My Trip to the 2002 Winter Olympic Games; Third Annual "Battle of the DJs";
The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 08, No. 04 (2002)

George Kanesta, Wells Mahkee Jr., Susan Mahooty, Museum of Northern Arizona, Carol Leone, Zuni Public Schools, Donna Staten, Brandon Kyle Calavaza, Jared Johnson, and Alexandra Owaleon

Zuni-Appalachia Theater Collaboration Produces Bilingual Book nd Compact Disc; A Message from the Heart, appreciations and dedications from the Shiwi Messenger Managing Editor; First Annual Dook'o'siid Arts and Crafts Conference; Four Times Foundation Fellowship Applications Available for Zuni; 2002 Tree Seeding Program; Zuni Public School District Spelling Bee; Zuni High School Thunderbird District Game; Museum of Northern Arizona is hosting the 2002 Heritage Program Zuni Marketplace; Letter of Thanks to the Zuni Community; Kids Shout Out! From the Students of Zuni Public Schools; PROFILE: Scott Koons, Mountain Man Keeping Tradition Alive; Important Tax Information for Zuni Families
The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 08, No. 03 (2002)

Zuni Police Department, Zuni HIS Hospital, Sherry Amatenstein, Students, Patty Lamberti, Alexandra Nastacio, and Joyce Jillson

Buckle Up Your Loved One on Valentine's Day; Why do we celebrate Valentine's Day?; Zuni Eagle Sanctuary Plans on Expanding; As The Hospital Turns Diet and Exercise Delay Diabetes (Study Fidnings Apply to All Ethnic Groups); A Brief History of Valentine's Day; 7 Post-Breakup Pick-Me-Up Tips; Kids Shout Out! from the students of A:shiwi Elementary; Joyce Jillson's Weekly Horoscopes; The Shiwi Messenger Submission Guidelines & Information, Submission and Publication Schedule; Here are 8 ways for singles to Beat the Valentine's Day Blues; Notice of Public Meeting/Open House to receive community input for the next major residentail home develpment
The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 08, No. 02 (2002)

George Kanesta, Brian Connor, Ed Wato Sr., Dusty Nastacio, Shawna Praether, and Donna Staten

Part 2- Tourism in Zuni: Planning of the A:shiwi Cultural Center; Zuni Eagle Sanctuary on Expansion; As The Hospital Turns… Huffing: A Breath of Death; Zuni Veterans Laid to Rest; Thank you Zuni High School, 37 years late; Architectural Design Academy; ZHS Honor Roll Includes 25% of Students; Important Tax Informatin of Zuni Families;
The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 08, No. 01 (2002)

Tom R. Kennedy, Eric Peterson, George Kanesta, and Zuni Teen Health Center

Tourism in Zuni: Having Your Cake and Eating it too!; Zuni Eagle Sanctuary Plans on Expansion; As The Hospital Turns: Ouch! I Hurt my Ankle!; Joseph Martinez, U.S Navy Serviceman; Exercising for a Healthier 2002 New Year!; HIV/AIDS Prevention Early Intervention & Health Promotion; UNM Instructor to Travel State Teaching Museum Practices; Native American artists wanted for 10th annual Eiteljorg Museum Indian Market;
The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 07, No. 25 (2001)

George Kanesta, Eric Coontz, and Zuni Healthy Lifestyles Staff

Santa Brings Toys and Joys to Children of Zuni As Part of Annual "Native Thunder" Toy Run; Zuni Eagle Sanctuary Plans on Expansion; Fourth Annual A:shiwi A:wan Toy Run; As The Hospital Turns… Tooth Fairy Sighted in Blackrock; Love With A Snowflake poem; Healthy Holiday Eating and Cooking with Cheer 2001; Letters to Santa; Loan Fund Receives $1.35 Million in New Funding to Increase Lending and Technical Assistance Capacity in Native American Communities; Native American Artists Wanted for 10th Annual Eiteljorg Museum Indian Market;
The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 07, No. 24 (2001)

Jacqueline Friend, Beth Coates, George Kanesta, Jessica Jamon, and Ed Wato Sr.

Zuni Senior Center Contributes to New Mexico Dreamcatcher Project; Letter to the Editor; As The Hospital Turns… Trial of Labor After Caesarian Section; First Peoples Fund Announces Community Spirit Award Recipients; Zuni High School Opening Basketball Games; Jamon Selected to Carry 2002 Olympic Torch; Zuni Eagle Sanctuary Plans on Expansion; Zuni Chirstmas Parade; Year-end Activities for thr Zuni Vietnam Veterans; Drinking and Sexually Transmitted Diseases; P.B. Slices Makes Peanut Butter Funner; Thunderbird Fall Sports Athletes Honored; Udall Urger New Mexicans to Send Overseas Military Personnel Holiday Greetings;
The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 07, No. 23 (2001)

Syverson Homer, George Kanesta, Robert Currier, Zuni Diabetes Prevention Program, Dave Fontaine, and Zuni High School

Letter to Interior Secretary Gail Norton From NM Senator Jeff Bingaman in Support of Zuni Salt Lake; November Superblitz; Winter Is Here poem; As The Hospital Turns… The Family and Teenagers; Type 2 Diabetes Can Be Prevented; Zuni High School Honor Roll: Twenty-nine Percent of Student Body Earn 3.0 or Better; Zuni High Students Recently Honored; Udall Announces $360,546 for Zuni Schools in E-Rate Funding to Improve Access to Technology; Cross Country Boys/Girls Capture Third Place Trophies at State Thunderbird Fall Sports Season Complete; Timely Turkey Tips, Tricks and Tidbits; SIPI Men Defend Title; American Indian Sports and Educational Information; Eiteljorg Museum Awards Scholarship to IAIA Student; Finding No Significant Impact;
The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 07, No. 22 (2001)

A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center Staff, Zuni Fish and Wildlife Department, Joan Kionowski, Alberta P. Kallestewa, Darrel Shack, Faye Lowsayatee, Even Start Family Literacy Program, Corliss Bobelu, and Wells Mahkee Jr.

The Hepadina Building, Where Tradition Continues; Secretary of Interior Gail Norton Threatens Sacred Sites with SRP's Coal Mine Approval; Hunters Cautioned in Handling of Big Game Animals; As The Hospital Turns… "It's your life!"; The Zuni Pueblo Band: Past, Present and Future; A Message from the Zuni Wildland Firefighters; Arizona Teacher Selected 2002 Toyota Family Literacy Teacher of the Year; National Literacy Day; First Annual Shiwi T'sana 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament; Zuni Silversmiths Sought for Promising Joint Venture: Gallup Jewelry Store Teams with QVC to Sell Zuni Jewelry on TV; Funding Delivered to Bridge Native American Digital Divide- Representative Udall Wants High-Speed Internet Access in All New Mexico Communities; Movie Review: The Mummy Returns;
The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 07, No. 21 (2001)

Scott Doughty, Juanita Edaakie, and Even Start Family Literacy Program

A:shiwi Museum's Fall Festival A Big Success; As the Hospital Turns… What is Anthrax, and What Should We Do About It?; Indigenous Language Institute Announces $5 Million National Endowment Campaign; Zuni Christian Mission School Receives Gate Grant; A:shiwi Elementary's Native American Festival; A Humanitarian Project; GSA Awards Contract for New Federal Building in Oklahoma City; The Ancient Way- Fall Festival on Scenic Byway 53; National Literacy Day; Harvard Accepting Applications for "Honoring Nations" Tribal GovernanceAwards Program;
The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 07, No. 20 (2001)

Marc Zook, Angelynn Marie Boone, Trista Nicole Lalio, Shiwi Ts'ana Playground Committee, and Matthew Laselute

Zuni Pueblo Continues to Offer Support to Victims of Terrorist Attacks; As the Hospital Turns… Ahh-Choo! Is it a Cold… Or is it Allergies?; The Shiwi Messenger Proudly Introduces the New 2001-2002 Miss Zuni and Jr. Miss Zuni; Shiwi Ts'ana Playground News; Museum of Northern Arizona Exhibits Profiles Hollywood's Indian Stereotypes; Hek'wa dap Meshok'o;
The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 07, No. 19 (2001)

David Cockerham, Beth Coates, Zuni Trails Project, Samuel W. Billison Jr., and Zuni Healthy Lifestyles Program Staff

Celebration of First-Ever Zuni Heritage Fair; Message to the Zuni Community from Zuni Public School's Superintendent; A Message from the Managing Editor; As The Hospital Turns… Coping With Our Nation's Tragedy; Talking to Our Children About the Attack on America; Statement by The Morongo Band of Mission Indians to the People of the United States of America; Zuni Trails Day a Success: Logos and Brochure Unveiled; A Call to the Warriors of the Nations: "Guardians of the Earth, Yout People Need You!"; Letter of Thanks to a "Faceless Terrorist"; About Those American Flags; Zuni Healthy Lifestyles Program; Statements from American Indian Tribal Leaders;
The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 07, No. 18 (2001)

Jeffery P. Lane, Robert J. Clark, Zuni Fish and Wildlife Department, Tyler Lastiyano, Dave Fontaine, George Kanesta, Zuni Public School District PAC, Darrel Shack, Nadia Beltran, and Glenda Garcia

Archeology Contracts Awarded for Fence Lake; What Will Happen to Zuni Salt Lake!; Proposed Bever Management Plan For Zuni; Native American Systems Donates $25,000 to National Indian Telecommunication Institute; Zuni Youth Graduate from National Indian Youth Academy; FCC Announces Indian Initiative Website Redesign; Great Year Underway at ZHS; Overview of the Zuni Tribal Fair; Curtis Cox Red Rock Beef Jerky; Zuni Public School District Parent Advisory Committee Activities; Interview with 87 year old Zuni Elder, Lolita Edaakie; Interview with 70 year old Zuni Elder, Ken Wato; A Temporary Smile poem; Rain Poem;
The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 07, No. 17 (2001)

George Kanesta, Maudie Nielsen, Zuni Fish and Wildlife Department, Talia Nastacio, Kirby Gchachu, and Museum of Northern Arizona

The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian Loans Objects to the Zuni Muesum and Heritage Center; General Overview of the Hawikku Artifacts Exhibit and Forum; Zuni Arts and Cultural Expo; As the Hosptial Turns… A Couple of Thoughts; Draft of Elk Management Plan for Zuni Pueblo; ZHS Welcomes Students and Staff to 46th Year; Two Weeks of Summer School at Zuni Middle School; Hawikku: Listening to Our Ancestors; Zuni School District Seeks Input From the Zuni Community on Vision Statement and Goals; Overview of the Taos to Hopi Run; Uniqueness of the Zuni/Shiwi Language- A Language Lesson: "The Glottal Stop"; Sixth Annual Festival of Pai Arts Ends Muesum of Northern Arizona's Summer Marketplaces;