Navajo Times (Newspaper) - June 13, 1963, Window Rock, Arizona Library Arizona State College Arizona June 1963 Window Ten Cents NAVAJO ROUND UP June 8th 1963 Window Clarence Peterson of 1962 Navajo Tribal Fair Rodeo All Around Cowboy making a fine catch in Steer Wrestling Julian Martinez of Prewitt New was Cowboy in 1961 also at the Navajo Fair Com plete coverage next Navajo Times Rodeo Photo by Gene Price Interior Proud Of New Recreation Law Secretary of the Interior Stewat today a new law outlining responsibilities of the Bureau of Outdoor Recrea tion as one of the most important pieces of conservation legislation of the t President Kennedy signed the into law President Kennedys signa lure of this law makes the begin uing of a new era of government recognition of its responsibilities for effective nation wide and development of outdoor recrea tional Secretary Idall In the new statute is an organic act for the Bureau of Outdoor established by Secretary i dall a year ago as a bureau of of the lends strong Congressional uon to a program designed to airy out i commendations of the Outdoor Recreation Resources Secretary t dall The new law authorizes the Secretary of the To prepare and maintain a con inventory of the outdoor needs and resources of the United States To prepare a system for class of outdoor recreation resources To formulate and maintain a nationwide outdoor recreation plan To provide technical assistance and to cooperate with the their political subdivisions and priv ate interests To encourage interstate ami regional cooperation in plan and develop ment of outdoor recreation To engage in and assist research and education pro grains To encourage al c oo pe r a t i on and promote coordination of and activities generally relating to outdoor and To accept and use donations for outdoor recreation if have an agency and its program had a stronger mandate originated with a firmer Secretary I dall In the Congress author ised the bipartisan Outdoor Recreation R e s o u r c e s Review Commission to evaluate growing needs and demands for outdoor The Commissions studies and some tions received wide acclaim throughout the Nation when they were presented to the President and the f a year President Kennedy directed creation of the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation a month after the Com mission delivered its Secretary Udall followed through in Arpil 1962 to establish the new Bureau in one of the major The bills consideration in bot Houses was marked by bipartisan TIC new statute directs the heads departments and with ative re in outdoor and resources to consult with and be consulted by the of the to out such responsibilities in conl on nance with the authorized nationwide outdoor recreation The which received final Congressional approval was authored by Senator Clinton dci son of New Senator Henry Jackson of Senator Jack Miller of Sen ator Lee Metcalf of and Senator Ceorge of Ver The Congress still has pending a Land and Water Conservation lund which would finance a program of assistance to States in the and development of outdoor recreation and the of Federal lands needed to satisfy the Nations re creation demands The 859 and 3846 and similar House bills stimulate outdoor rec r eat ion activity at every level of government and pri vate Interest throughout the Continued on Page 16 To the Council Two decisions of groat concern to the Navajos were handed down by the Supreme Court of the United States on June They are briefly summarized as follows THE NAVAJO HOPI BOUNDARY LINE CASE formerly Healing now Nakai The court affirmed the decision of the Ieder 1 Court handed down on July the following results The 1943 boundary line for Hopi Land Management District 6 is The Hopis have title to land within that boundary line totaling approximately The Hopis and the Navajos hold joint and undivided in terest in the remainder of the Executive Order area of December in the approximate amount of acres which the tribes will share and share alike as to surface and sub surface mineral It is the writers view that the historic controversy which this litigation was intended to resolve when all parties joined in request ing passage of the act of September 1958 has not in fact been wholly resolved because new administra tive problems face the Bureau of Indian Affairs and members of both tribes in the area of approximately acres jointly held by both There is very substantial net gain to the even as the decision Never until now did the Navajos own title even though they had used and occupied most of the Executive Order No leases or mineral e could be made by As soon as administrative details out the oil and exploration by companies which have long waited to get into the territory can commence and known coal deposits may be deve Profits from these opera tions will be divided between the two In respect to use of the surface rights in the area outside of llopi Land Management District 6 and in the area outside of the lopi bound ary linethe 1943 confirmed by the a conference has been arranged in the Department of the Interior in for the week of June 10 between the the Chairmen and Su of both the Area the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and other officials of the Department of the to develop plans acceptable to both It should be borne in mind that Crystal School These students at Crystal Hoarding were recognized on May 14 by the Bonita Canyon Sports mans Club lor having success fully completed the Fire Arms Safety Training This course is sponsored by the National Rifle Carson School dent Fort the instructor for the eight week The purpose of the course is to acquaint with guns so that they can use a gun ef and Students are Leonard Harry Melv in Silver Paul Paul Alli son Chet Teddy Timothy Phillip Myron and Francis the Navajo Tribe has ingly patient with Hopi occupation of lands in the mate amount of acres and the extension of grazing by the occupants of these lands over a wider The except for eleven are owned by the Navajo Title was confirmed by the act of Congress of June A number of Hopis hold leases with the Navajo but the Hopi occupation in this area is on Navajo It seems very doubtful whether the removal of any Navajo from the area outside of the 1943 boundary Continued on Page 12 Clark Devoted Life To Mission Growth Howard Albert Clark was born to Aaron and Christianna Clark in New Jersey on October He spent his early years helping his father in the grocery He attended elc mentary and high school and graduated from West Jersey Mill tary Academy in His father and mother were not Christians dui ing his early child However he attended first the terian Sunday andlxcame a Christian and was baptised ai at the age of Through him his parents became that time on he lived a life of dedication to the Me went to Lafayette where he played football and won many hon He had previously won a stale tennis medal and awarded a regional championship medal in track After his gi adu from Lafayette in 1904 he attended Princeton New Here he became acquainted with Navajo missionaries and in 1912 went to to become head of the Bible School taking Mitchells Since then been at different stations and Fort Defiance under He returned to New Jersey due to his mothers illness in and stayed for 13 holding pastorates at and Deer He was loved and honored and is still remembered for his Continued on Page 12
