The Biggest Land Grab: The Taking Of Hopi Land

Item — Box: 38, Folder: 19

Identifier: CAC_CC_109_5_38_19_0096

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The Hopi and Navajo have been in conflict over land for over 100 years. The land in question is occupied by the ancient Hopi and more recently Navajo. The basis of the conflict is defined by political, economic, social and religious differences of the Hopi and Navajo. The first intrusion on Hopi land occurred in 1540 when an expedition dispatched by Spanish general Francisco de Coronado stumbled onto Hopi land. Navajo bands began pillaging and raiding Hopi villages. In 1848 Hopi came under jurisdiction of the United States Government. The cost of keeping the Navajos at bosque Redondo became so exorbitant that the government gave into Navajo requests for more land and signed a treaty agreeing to place them in a 3.5 Million acre reservation in northwestern new Mexico and a small portion in northeastern Arizona. The Navajos soon broke their promises and resumed their depredations against the Hopi.

Dates

1982-1984, 1986

Language of Materials

English

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