Protection of the Pueblo de Taos Indians' watershed, 1969-01-03

Item — Box: 67, Folder: 11

Identifier: CAC_CC_009_2_67_11_0003

Staff Only

The 91st Congress introduced a bill that would amend section 4 of the Act of May 31, 1933, which protects the watershed within the Carson National Forest for the Pueblo de Taos Indians in New Mexico. The amendment would allow the Pueblo de Taos Indians to use the lands for traditional purposes only, such as religious ceremonies, hunting and fishing, and gathering wood, timber, and other natural resources for their personal use. With the consent of the tribe, nonmembers of the tribe may be permitted to enter the lands for purposes compatible with their preservation as a wilderness. The Secretary of the Interior would be responsible for the establishment and maintenance of conservation measures for these lands.