The Partitioning of the Joint-Use Area of the 1882 Executive Order Hopi Reservation and the Surface and Subsurface Rights in the 1934 Navajo Reservation between the, 1968-12-16

Item — Box: 67, Folder: 9a

Identifier: CAC_CC_009_2_67_9a_0006

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The text describes a bill that would partition the surface rights of the Hopi Indian Reservation and the Navajo Indian Reservation between the two Tribes. The criteria for partitioning the land would include making the Navajo portion contiguous with the 1934 Navajo Indian Reservation, making the Hopi portion contiguous with the Exclusive Hopi Indian Reservation, and making the two portions equal in acreage and quality. The boundary line between the two tribes would follow the terrain to avoid or facilitate fencing.