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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2001

A group of Navajo families who have refused to sign an agreement with the Hopi Tribe are angry about the recent bulldozing of a site they say is religious.

The Navajo families have been holding a Sun Dance on Hopi land for a number of years. The ceremony was imported from the Lakota Nation.

The Hopi Tribe last week bulldozed the site being used for the ceremony. The land is Hopi-owned but the Navajo families refuse to accept the jurisdiction of the tribe.

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Hopi raid angers Navajos in land dispute (The Arizona Republic 8/22)
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Relevant Links:
Accommodation Agreement - http://www.blackmesais.org/accommodationagree.html
Information on Hopi-Navajo Land Dispute (by the late Paula Giese) - http://www.kstrom.net/isk/maps/az/navhopi.html
The Hopi Tribe - http://www.hopi.nsn.us
The Navajo Nation - http://www.navajo.org

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