H.R. 10337 - Partition of Surface Rights in the Joint-Use Area of the 1882 Executive Order Hopi Reservation and the Surface and Subsurface Rights, 1957-09-17
Item — Box: 67, Folder: 9a
Identifier: CAC_CC_009_2_67_9a_0009
The text describes a bill that would authorize the partition of the surface rights of the 1882 Joint Use Area between the Navajo and Hopi tribes, as well as the subsurface rights of the 1934 Navajo Reservation. The bill would also make allotments to certain Paiute Indians and remove the Navajos from the Hopi area within 5 years and the Hopi from the Navajo area within 2 years. Each tribe would be able to sue the other in the United States District Court for damages to the Joint Use Area.
Dates
- 1957-09-17
Extent
4 pages
Overview
85th (1957-1959)
General
Native Americans
- TypeCollection
Repository Details
Part of the Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections Repository