As a member of the Hopi Tribal Council, he spends a lot of time in meetings … Balenquah said he suffered PTSD after a friend – the only other Native American he served with – was killed in an ambush …As a member of the Hopi Tribal Council, he spends a lot of time in meetings … Balenquah said he suffered PTSD after a friend – the only other Native American he served with – was killed in an ambush …