A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF HOPI-NAVAJO LAND USE MANAGEMENT, AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THE 1992 PROPOSAL FOR SETTLEMENT OF THE HOPI-NAVAJO DISPUTE

Authors

Benjamin A. Thomson, Brigham Young University

Keywords

Hopi-Navajo dispute, reservations, Indians, tribes, Joint Use Area

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Geography

Abstract

To introduce this research summary, I would like to include a brief background to my research topic. Since the creation of the Hopi and Navajo reservations in 1880, these two tribes have disputed the use of the land. By 1974 the Navajo, living on a reservation surrounding that of the Hopi, had moved on to a considerable portion of Hopi land under the provision of a Joint Use Area which had been created in 1962. After the Hopi sued the Navajo, a federal judge ordered the relocation of the Navajo, once again, and a return of the land to the Hopi. Since this time, the settlement of this Joint Use Area has been disputed among the Indians.

Recommended Citation

Thomson, Benjamin A. (2014) "A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF HOPI-NAVAJO LAND USE MANAGEMENT, AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THE 1992 PROPOSAL FOR SETTLEMENT OF THE HOPI-NAVAJO DISPUTE," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2014: Iss. 1, Article 205.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2014/iss1/205