The Taos Pueblo Land Bill: A Compromise Solution, 1969-03-10

Item — Box: 67, Folder: 11

Identifier: CAC_CC_009_2_67_11_0001

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The Taos Pueblo Land Bill: A Compromise Solution

The text discusses legislation that would grant 48,000 acres of land in the Carson National Forest to the Pueblo del Taos Indians. The author argues that this would set a precedent for other tribes to request large amounts of land, and that it would be excessive to grant the Pueblo de Taos such a large amount of land. The author suggests that a compromise be reached, such as the one proposed in S. 750, which would grant the tribe exclusive use of 1,640 acres, including Blue Lake and other shrines, and add 4,600 acres to the Wheeler Peak Wilderness area.