HEARINGS US, Congress. House, BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SEVENTY-NINTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION STATEMENT OF BYRON P. ADAMS ON CONDITIONS AMONG THE HOPI TRIBE OCTOBER 29, 1945 Printed for the use of the Committee on Indian Affairs 46-25502 UNITED STATES WASHINGTON: 1945 1 GLS 15 Mr 46 MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1945 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, The Committee on Indian Affairs met in the committee room, Old House Office Building, at 10:30 a. m., Hon. Henry M. Jackson, chairman of the committee, presiding. Other members present were: Hon. John R. Murdock, Hon. Antonio. M. Fernandez, Hon. Cleveland M. Bailey, Hon. William J. Gallagher, Hon. Wat Arnold, Hon. Charles R. Robertson, Hon. Edgar A. Sharp, and Hon. Wesley A. D'Ewart. Chairman JACKSON. The committee will come to order. Mr. MURDOCK. Mr. Chairman, I came not from my office directly here, but by way of another committee, and I did not bring what I would like to have in this matter, which is a map of the State of Arizona which would show the matters now before the committee a little clearer. Perhaps I can send for a map and get it a little later. As you gentlemen know, I have many, many times spoken of the Indian problems in northern Arizona, and I have always invariably mentioned the Hopi and the Navaho Reservations. The Navaho Reservation is one of the largest in the country. It lies in the northeastern corner of Arizona and extends over into New Mexico and into the State of Utah. Mr. ARNOLD. About how many acres are there involved in the reservation? Mr. MURDOCK. The reservation is about the size of the whole State of West Virginia. Mr. ARNOLD. How many Indians are involved? Mr. MURDOCK. About 60,000 Indians live in that area. I would say it comprises an area just about the size of the State of West Virginia. Now the Hopi Reservation lies entirely within the Navaho Reservation. Mr. ARNOLD. Are there two separate reservations? Mr. MURDOCK. Yes, sir. Chairman JACKSON. In other words, the Hopi's are surrounded by the Navahos. Mr. MURDOCK. That is exactly correct; the Hopi Reservation is surrounded by the Navaho Reservation. I did my best to get the subcommittee appointed by this committee to go out there in 1944, but we did not have very good luck. In other words, about a year ago the subcommittee was scheduled to go there but Chairman O'Connor, who was chairman of the special subcommittee, could not go at the time, and Congressman Mundt, the vice 1 |