VOICES: Tish Tang Village Work Day
The Hoopa Valley Tribal Council recently approved the re-building of Tish Tang Village at the north end of Hoopa. There will be a grass cutting party on Saturday, May 4, 2013 starting at 9am....
View ArticleVOICES: Support Your Home Office
At times I felt that people running for office never gave us a second thought, just as they want the out of town vote, they forget the on the reservation post office. Our numbers are important just...
View ArticleVOICES: Hoopa Youth Football Board Comes Together
I want to thank all the people that attended the meeting, and also a big thank you to the following people for stepping up and volunteering to sit on the board for the Youth Football League: Joe Davis,...
View ArticleVOICES: Dog Rescuers Call for Support From Community and Law Enforcement
I am a volunteer for the local animal shelter in Hoopa. I called Hoopa Tribal Police to help with a dog (Pit Bull) that was running loose with no tags. The dog hasn’t been neutered and is violent...
View ArticleVOICES: From Poppy, A Letter to Hoopa Tribal Members
I am writing you today to ask for your help. I recently took on the challenge of rejuvenating our Sovereign Days celebration. Sovereign Days is a day of celebration for our tribal members; a day to...
View ArticleVOICES: Thank You From Juanita McKinnon
I would like to, with my deepest appreciation, thank any and all who helped my family and myself to raise funds to help us make it to my appointments at UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco. Whether it...
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VOICES: Teaching Hate
One group of discriminatory words is especially troublesome. Most of us have used these words to put someone down, joke or degrade someone. Did you know that 7,000 youth in the past two years have...
View ArticleStories, Legends and Other Things
As descendants of the people who lived in this valley not too long ago, we sometimes wonder how we as people in this modern age can readapt some of those ancient ways to help make our lives better. Of...
View ArticleVOICES: Joseph Orozco on the Asphalt Plant
Is there a signed contract between the Hoopa Valley Tribal Council and the Tide Water Asphalt Company and its owners that holds the tribe liable for financial, personal, medical, mechanical,...
View ArticleVOICES: Sonny Hescock on Open Tribal Forum
I would like to see our Tribe get away from “Facebook” and get into a discussion forum where things are neutral. Not sharing our posts with everyone from the “outside world.” I believe that Facebook,...
View ArticleVOICES: Recreation Activities Update
Some of our short-term plans include a free football clinic featuring USC fullback Soma Vainuku which is tentatively set for May 30 and 31 as well as a basketball referee clinic which we are hoping to...
View ArticleVOICES: How Well Am I Driving? Opinion by Joseph Orozco
How well am I driving? Have you ever seen that bumper sticker on big rigs? Have you ever called the number? Would you join a group of local community people to give feedback to KIDE? Then join the CAB?...
View ArticleVOICES: It’s Time to Move
I write in response to the Times-Standard article, “DOJ says Indian tribes can grow and sell marijuana” (Dec. 12, 2014), the North Coast Journal article, “The Revolution Starts Here” (12/11/14), and in...
View ArticleVOICES: Boy Scouts Cub Master Thanks the Community
My name is Frank E. Richards and I am the Cub Master of the local Scout Pack #97, here in Hoopa. We had our first fundraiser last Friday morning selling breakfast burritos at $5.00 each. We made about...
View ArticleVOICES: Community Member Speaks Out on Dead Deer Senior Prank
A crime against our community has been committed and as heinous as it may seem, I know that was not the intent. The intentions, as wrong as it was, were not planned nor was there an evil motive behind...
View ArticleVOICES: Tsewenaldin John, My Family’s Oral History
My Grandfather, Ernest Marshall, always began the story the same way. “It was either Christmas or New Year (1860) because the soldiers were drinkin’. My Grandmother, Nonesche’, was nine months pregnant...
View ArticleVOICES: Letter to the Editor from Josh McKnight
Saturday February 20, 2016 saw the end of the regular season for the Hoopa High School wrestling team. Finishing strong, the team is sending four wrestlers to compete in the North Coast Sections...
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Stories, Legends and Other Things…
During ancient times when numerous geological activities were common place in this part of the country, earthquakes and far off sounds of volcanic explosions were probably frequent occurrences.
View ArticleOpinion: Joseph Orozco
Regarding the June 2016 General Election Ballot, I believe the language allowed in the presentation of amendments needs to be upgraded. I am not saying any violation has been made, but rather the...
View ArticleVOICES: Four Initiatives Slated For The Hoopa Valley Tribes June Election
Its springtime and the towns and neighboring communities are bustling with life as former outlaw guerilla growers transition to gentlemen ( and gentlewomen) farmers. Much has changed in one year. This...
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