The Navajo-Hopi Settlement Act, 1968-12-16

Item — Box: 67, Folder: 9a

Identifier: CAC_CC_009_2_67_9a_0018

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The Navajo-Hopi Settlement Act is a bill that would authorize the separation of the interests of the Hopi and Navajo Tribes in certain lands set aside by the Executive Order of December 16, 1882. The bill would also confirm to the Hopi Tribe exclusive rights in certain lands located within the exterior boundaries of the Navajo Reservation in Arizona. The Act would establish a Navajo-Hopi Settlement Commission to determine which lands are to be taken by the United States in trust for the Navajo and Hopi Tribes, and to appraise the respective interests of the two Tribes. The Act would also provide for a loan of up to $18,000,000 to the Navajo Tribe for the purpose of compensating the Hopi Tribe for any division of the surface that results in the Hopi receiving less than one-half value of the surface.