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Navajos Forced From Lands in Largest Relocation Since WWII
Ruth Benally and hundreds of Navajos face relocation to Hopi lands under a U S government effort stalled by court actions. The 1.8 million acre joint use area was halved by a 1970s decision, with 400 Navajo families remaining on Hopi land. Relocation could end a traditional way of life for many families.
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Bill Curry
Los Angeles
Big Mountain
Ariz
Ruth Benally
United States
Benally
U.S. House Committee On Appropriations
Interior Department
Richard C. Morris
William P. Clark
Ivan Sydney
Supreme Court
Chester A. Arthur
Arthur
Congress
Relocation Commission
David Shaw-Serdar
Commission
Resisters
Clark
Morris
Los Angeles Times
Arizona