Manataba Messenger

Page 6 CRIT continues to practice Native American philanthropy, why it’s important CRIT TRIBAL COMPLEX—— This summer has been a challenging one for everyone. Still, other tribes like the San Carlos Apache battling wildfires and our sister tribe Hopi dealing with widespread flooding, the challenges we faced with heat advisories and monsoon humidity seem small in comparison. We, as Native people, have a long, rich history of indigenous giving traditions. Long before the European colonization, Native American giving traditions were rooted in cultural beliefs of mutual responsibility, maintaining a peaceful balance, and a spir- itual interconnectedness to all things. In our culture, giving is considered as much an honor as receiving; both are equal in our eyes. This spiritual investment is a circle that binds us to each other and ensures our prosperity as Native peoples; it serves in the protection and interest of future generations because we have to endure long- standing challenges to our survival and well-being. Giving restores order within a tribal nation, with other tribal nations, and had helped us survive critical periods in history like the removal period when the American government used military force to remove American Indians from their lands and relocate them to Indian reservations, the allotment period when over 60 percent of previously designated Indian territories were taken and given to European settlers; Natives receive nothing in return. The Colorado River Indian Tribes assisted when declarations of emergency were sent out for the San Carlos Apache and the Hopi tribes with gifts of alfalfa and sand- bags not only because it is our culture to do so, but because we now and forever will be in a period called the Self-Determination and Self-Sufficiency period. -MMsgr. L-R: Councilwoman Moore, Councilman Drennan, Treasurer Patch, Chairwoman Flores, Secretary Fisher and Councilwoman Tahbo holding examples of sandbags sent to Hopi land as assistance. L-R: Councilwoman Moore, Councilman Drennan, and San Carlos Apache lands representative/ driver in front of Hay donation in early June 2021. Due to wildfires their livestock were suffering. RESOLUTION 254-21 is in effect at this time. TRIBAL MEMBERS IN NEED OF A NOTARY: THIS IS FREE TO YOU, AND THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ARE ARIZONA NOTARY COMMISSIONED TO SERVE YOU. Tommy Drennan——————————-Tribal Council Member Laura Flores—————————————-Prosecutor’s Office JoAnne Hill-Hernandez———————————CRIT Auto Shop Melissa Booth—————————Behavioral Health Services Elvira Aspa——————————————————Tribal Courts Jennilee Martin—————-—————Public Defenders Office Tiffany Casares————-—————————————-Legal Aid Betsy Jobes————————————Public Defenders Office This event is a part of CRIT  Native American Days 2021 THIS EVENT IS SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION DUE TO THE RISE OF COVID-19 CASES.