Hopi Education Endowment Fund

We would like to wish HEEF Acting Executive Director, Justin Hongeva, a Happy Birthday! ???? We are appreciative and thankful for everything he does to help?provide our Hopi students?support?with a bright future in their educational endeavors?with the HEEF. We hope you will join us and wish him a happy birthday! #happybirthday | #hopieducation

We would like to thank KUYI Hopi Radio for inviting us to participate in their Koffee Talk discussion, focusing on the non-profit organizations on Hopi for Giving Tuesday 2024 (Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024), and the HEEF's fundraising efforts to support our Hopi students' higher education and the celebration of Hopi culture as part of Native American Heritage Month. ?? Link to give to the Hopi Education Endowment Fund: https://lnkd.in/gKgQ3qib Link to give to KUYI Hopi Radio: https://lnkd.in/g7fX24kV #hopieducation | #GivingTuesday

Tune in tomorrow! ??? Tomorrow, Thursday, November 21st, @ 9 AM MST, HEEF Acting Executive Director Justin Hongeva will join KUYI Hopi Radio 88.1FM as a featured guest for a "Giving Tuesday" edition of Koffee Talk. We hope you can listen to the discussion! ?? Link to the radio show online can be found here:?https://www.kuyi.net/ #hopieducation?|?#IndigenousScholars

On this day, 24 years ago, The Hopi Tribe made the first gift of $10,000,000 to establish the Hopi Education Endowment Fund (HEEF). After 24 years, the endowment is stronger than it has ever been, leading to $13 million in scholarships awarded. ?? As we celebrate our birthday today, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to all of our donors and supporters over the last 24 years, without whom we could not have achieved accomplishment. We are happy that our Hopi students graduated with more than 600 degrees in that time span. Askwali - Kwak’kwa - Thank you! #hopieducation | #IndigenousScholars

Remember us on?#GivingTuesday. ?? The aim of?#GivingTuesday?(December 3rd, 2024), a Global Day of Giving, is to raise money for nonprofits that notably improve their communities. By offering and supporting the gift of education for Hopi sinom (people), you may help improve our Hopi communities. Early giving for Giving Tuesday is now live. It is much appreciated by our HEEF scholars, HEEF staff, and HEEF Board! More about Giving Tuesday 2024 via their website: https://lnkd.in/ebtf7mK Donate to the HEEF at: https://lnkd.in/gKgQ3qib #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth?|?#hopieducation

Next Thursday, November 21, 2024, at 9 AM MST, be sure to tune into?@kuyi_hopi_radio?88.1FM! ????? KUYI Hopi Radio's next edition of Koffee Talk will feature our own HEEF Acting Executive Director Justin Hongeva as a featured guest. The main topic of their conversation will be "Giving Tuesday," which takes place on December 3, 2024. ?? Link to the radio show online can be found here: https://www.kuyi.net/

"There are quite a few engineering degrees but I was interested in civil engineering specifically because I wanted to help improve the infrastructure on Native American Community lands. It was also to give back to my community." Get to know Hopi Student Wayne "Tewanima" Taylor IV in our Fall 2024 HEEF newsletter. He comes from Songopavi village and is Taawawung'wa (Sun clan). Students like Tewanima continue to receive financial support from HEEF, which makes it possible to reach their dreams of graduating. We are proud to share Tewanima's educational journey. ?? See the full Fall 2024 HEEF Newsletter by visiting our website at: https://lnkd.in/gMjJiz6d #IndigenousScholars?|?#hopieducation

We would like to spotlight and celebrate Lexicographer, Silversmith, and Anthropologist Emory Sekaquaptewa nepu. By contributing to the creation and compilation of the first-ever Hopi language dictionary, Hopiikwa Lavaytutuveni: A Hopi English Dictionary of the Third Mesa Dialect, Emory helped to revive the Hopi language. ?? Shortly after graduating from the University of Arizona (U of A) Emory would go on to become an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology, at U of A in 1972. He also later held leadership positions on the Hopi Tribal Council, as well as serving as a judge on the appellate division of the Hopi Tribal Court. His lasting and continuing impact on Hopi education survives and is felt today. #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth?|?#IndigenousScholars

On #GivingTuesday (December 3rd, 2024), please consider giving to the HEEF! Celebrate our people by contributing to support our Hopi students' educational efforts. ?? Giving Tuesday, known as an International Day of Giving, is a day to support non-profit organizations that promote generosity and kindness. By giving the gift of education to Hopi sinom (people), you can help us better our communities and make a difference in our Hopi students' education. Donate to the HEEF at: https://lnkd.in/gKgQ3qib #nativeamericanheritagemonth | #hopieducation

As part of Native American Heritage Month, we would like to celebrate the 22 Native American tribes of Arizona by highlighting the tribes that call the Grand Canyon (?ngtupqa) home. ?? Today, Tribal lands make up one-quarter of the state of Arizona, with the largest amount of tribal land in the United States. These 22 federally recognized tribes are: The Hopi Tribe, Ak-Chin Indian Community, Cocopah Indian Tribe, Colorado River Indian Tribes, Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Fort Mojave Indian Tribe, Fort Yuma Quechan Tribe, Gila River Indian Community, Havasupai Tribe, Hualapai Tribe, Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians, Navajo Nation, Pascua Yaqui Tribe, Pueblo of Zuni, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, San Carlos Apache Tribe, San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, Tohono O’odham Nation, Tonto Apache Tribe, White Mountain Apache Tribe, Yavapai-Apache Nation & the Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe. During the month of November, we will explore the rich tribal roots, history, heritage, and ongoing integral impacts in our community. Read more about the non-profit organizations that cherish and preserve the Grand Canyon! Grand Canyon Conservancy: www.grandcanyon.org/ Grand Canyon Trust: https://lnkd.in/gaAJNVpZ #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth