Zuni Land Claims: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Indian Affairs of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, House of Representatives, Ninety-fourth Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 4212 and S. 877 ... Held in Washington, D.C., September 10, 1976 |
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aboriginal land claim aboriginal title acquire acres agent amended arbitrators attorney August 13 bill Bureau of Indian Central Correspondence Files Chairman Chavez Claims Commission Act Collier Commissioner of Indian Company confer jurisdiction CONGRESS THE LIBRARY Court of Claims Cushing Dewey Dismuke direct the Secretary Easement for Right-of-Way enacted Eriacho fiduciary file a claim Governor Lesarlley Governor of Zuni Grant of Easement Hagberg House of Representatives Indian Affairs Indian Claims Commission Insular Affairs Interior and Insular KRENZKE lands in trust lease legislation letter Lewis LIBRARY OF CONGRESS litigation MEEDS ment Mexico Mexico and Arizona MILEUR Navajo Office Private Law provisions REESER reported request res judicata Richard Hart Senate Sioux Stat Statute of Limitations SUBCOMMITTEE Superintendent thereof tion transmission lines tribal officials United waived Wayne Owens Wichita Zuni Indian Reservation Zuni Indian Tribe Zuni land Zuni Pueblo Zuni Reservation Zuni Salt Lake Zuni Tribal Council Zuni Tribe
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Page 105 - States, whether as the result of a treaty of cession or otherwise, of lands owned or occupied by the claimant without the payment for such lands of compensation agreed to by the claimant; and (5) claims based upon fair and honorable dealings that are not recognized by any existing rule of law or equity.
Page 233 - These Indian tribes are the wards of the nation. They are communities dependent on the United States; dependent largely for their daily food. Dependent for their political rights. They owe no allegiance to the States, and receive from them no protection.
Page 67 - President of a corporation, and that the seal affixed to the foregoing instrument is the corporate seal of said corporation and that said instrument was signed and sealed in behalf of said corporation by authority of its Board of Directors, and said acknowledged said instrument to be the free act and deed of said corporation.
Page 72 - CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly considered by the Navajo Tribal Council at a duly called meeting at Window Rock, Navajo Nation (Arizona), at which a quorum was present and that same was passed by a vote of 52 in favor and 0 opposed, this 3rd day of June, 1970.
Page 15 - ... and for other purposes, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon, with amendments and recommends that the bill as amended do pass.
Page 233 - Under a humane and self imposed policy which has found expression in many acts of Congress and numerous decisions of this Court, it has charged itself with moral obligations of the highest responsibility and trust. Its conduct, as disclosed in the acts of those who represent it in dealings with the Indians, should therefore...
Page 233 - From their very weakness and helplessness, so largely due to the course of dealing of the Federal government with them and the treaties in which it has been promised, there arises the duty of protection, and with it the power.
Page 15 - HALEY, from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany HR 2536] The Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, to whom was referred the bill (HR 2536) to terminate the Indian Claims Commission, and for other purposes, having considered the same, report favorably thereon with amendments and recommend that the bill do pass.
Page 65 - It is further covenanted and agreed that each obligation hereunder shall extend to and be binding upon and every benefit hereof shall inure to the heirs, executors, administrators, successors, or assigns of the respective parties hereto.
Page 26 - Act and no claim existing before such date but not presented within such period may thereafter be submitted to any court or administrative agency for consideration, nor will such claim thereafter be entertained by the Congress.