TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXCHANGE OF CERTAIN HOPI AND NAVAJO COMMITTEE ON FT ülviste NINETY-NINTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON H.R. 4281 HOPI AND NAVAJO INDIAN TRIBES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES HEARING HELD IN WASHINGTON, DC MAY 8, 1986 Serial No. 99-32 Printed for the use of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 1986 64-318 0 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402 COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MORRIS K. UDALL, Arizona, Chairman JOHN F. SEIBERLING, Ohio DON YOUNG, Alaska, JAMES WEAVER, Oregon Ranking Republican Member GEORGE MILLER, California MANUEL LUJAN, JR., New Mexico PHILIP R. SHARP, Indiana ROBERT J. LAGOMARSINO, California EDWARD J. MARKEY, Massachusetts RON MARLENEE, Montana AUSTIN J. MURPHY, Pennsylvania DICK CHENEY, Wyoming NICK JOE RAHALL II, West Virginia CHARLES PASHAYAN, JR., California BRUCE F. VENTO, Minnesota LARRY CRAIG, Idaho JERRY HUCKABY, Louisiana DENNY SMITH, Oregon DALE E. KILDEE, Michigan JAMES V. HANSEN, Utah TONY COELHO, California BILL EMERSON, Missouri BEVERLY B. BYRON, Maryland JOHN MCCAIN, Arizona RON DE LUGO, Virgin Islands BARBARA F. VUCANOVICH, Nevada SAM GEJDENSON, Connecticut WILLIAM M. HENDON, North Carolina PETER H. KOSTMAYER, Pennsylvania MICHAEL L. STRANG, Colorado JIM MOODY, Wisconsin BEN BLAZ, Guam JOE BARTON, Texas STANLEY SCOVILLE, Staff Director and Counsel LEE McELVAIN, General Counsel ANGELA M. McCoy, Secretary (II) 1 Section-by-section analysis of H.R. 4281 Sidney, Ivan, chairman, Hopi Tribe Swimmer, Hon. Ross, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, U.S. Depart- Additional material submitted for the hearing record from: Hon. John McCain, a U.S. Representative from the State of Arizona; and member, Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Letter from Rich- ard C. Morris, to Hon. John McCain, dated May 7, 1986, enclosing a memorandum regarding the Navajo and Hopi Land Settlement Act...... U.S. Department of the Interior: Prepared statement of Hon. Ross Swim- mer, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs.......... 1. Prepared statement of Peterson Zah, chairman 2. Exhibit A: Resolution of the Advisory Committee of the Navajo 3. Exhibit B: Maps of Navajo Indian Reservation and relocation lands 4. Exhibit C: Resolution of the Navajo Tribal Council Hopi Tribe: Prepared statement of Ivan Sidney, chairman Peabody Holding Co., Inc.: Letter from Chris Farrand, vice president, to Chairman Udall, dated May 7, 1986, transmitting comments concerning Additional statements and correspondence were also received from: Resolution of the Navajo Tribal Council U.S. Department of the Interior: Letter from Hon. Ross Swimmer, Assist- ant Secretary, to Peterson Zah, chairman, Navajo Tribal Council, dated June 4, 1986, responding to your letter of May 14, 1986 .. expressing concern over relocation. requesting your help in resolving the relocation issue Letter from Ram Herder, to Chairman Udall, dated July 15, 1986, stating Desert Southwest Annual Conference: Resolution regarding the Navajo/ Hopi Land Settlement Act.. nia: Letter to Chairman Udall, dated April 22, 1986, thanking you for introduction of the Hopi/Navajo Land Settlement Act of 1986 .... Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: 1. Letter from Chairman Udall, to Hon. Ronald V. Dellums, dated |