Book
The Navajo-Hopi land dispute: an American tragedy
University of New Mexico Press • Albuquerque • Published In 1994 • Pages:
By: Brugge, David M..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a firsthand account of the Healing vs. Jones land dispute between the Hopi and Navajo. Brugge worked for the Navajo, researching archeaological sites, archives, and life histories for proof of Navajo land occupancy. The 1882 Executive Order Reservation set aside land within the Navajo Reservation for the Hopi. Disputes arose over encroachment by Navajo herds and Hopi expansion. Tensions came to a head when mineral and oil deposits were discovered. The Hopi lay claim to the subsurface rights, which the Navajo disputed. Proof of occupancy became a major argument in the court case. Brugge documents the trials and hearings, and the efforts to educated and inform people on the reservation. While the trial lawyers for the Hopi tried to draw a wedge between 'peace-loving' Hopi and the 'savage' Navajo, Brugge shows that the actual split was between traditional Hopi who supported the Navajo and a modern educated elite whose interests lay with White politicians and developers. Brugge was not privy to, nor did he research, the possible collusion between mining companies, state politicans, and Hopi leaders. His major concern and focus is the racist arguments of the lawyers.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Internal migration
- Settlement patterns
- Real property
- Acquisition and relinquishment of property
- Public welfare
- External relations
- Trial procedure
- Execution of justice
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Navajo
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2004
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnographer
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard ; 2003
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1958-1973
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1882-1974
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Arizona, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- David M. Brugge
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-294) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 93046954
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Navajo Indians