“The question is, if the Hopi Reservation was created in 1882 and we were given water rights in 1882, who was the reservation created for and who are the water rights reserved for?” There was no central government in 1882, he said. “It was created for the Hopi people that were then living in the villages that had been here since time immemorial.”
"Ang tanong ay, kung ang Hopi Pagrereserba sa ay nilikha sa 1882 at kami ay ibinigay karapatan tubig sa 1882, na reservation na nilikha para sa at na ang tubig ng karapatan ay reserbado para sa? "Nagkaroon walang gitnang pamahalaan sa 1882, sinabi niya . "Ito ay nilikha para sa Hopi mga tao na pagkatapos naninirahan sa nayon na naging dito dahil sa oras napakatanda."