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Read. Follow. Verify.1973 Senate Hearing on Navajo-Hopi Land Partition (H.R. 1193)
Record date · July 20, 2026
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What This Bill Does
This document is a transcript of a 1973 U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing regarding H.R. 1193, a bill proposed to divide land rights between the Hopi and Navajo Tribes. The legislation specifically addresses the of in the 1882 Executive Order Hopi Reservation and both surface and in the 1934 Navajo Reservation.
This hearing marks a critical legislative step in the federal government's process to legally land between the Navajo and Hopi Tribes, which directly impacts land ownership, tribal jurisdiction, and the status of Paiute Indian s.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Navajo Tribe
The tribe is subject to the proposed partition of surface and subsurface rights on the 1934 Navajo Reservation.
Hopi Tribe
The tribe is subject to the proposed partition of surface rights on the 1882 Executive Order Hopi Reservation.
Paiute Indians
The bill includes provisions to grant specific land allotments to members of this group.
Key Facts
- The hearing concerns H.R. 1193, a bill to authorize the partition of land rights between the Hopi and Navajo Tribes.
- The bill proposes partitioning surface rights in the 1882 Executive Order Hopi Reservation.
- The bill proposes partitioning both surface and subsurface rights in the 1934 Navajo Reservation.
- The bill includes provisions to provide land allotments to certain Paiute Indians.
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- The hearing was conducted by the Subcommittee on Indian Affairs of the U.S. Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
- The hearing took place on March 7, 1973, during the first session of the 93rd Congress.
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Federal Intervention in Tribal Land Disputes
The hearing highlights the federal government's active role in 1973 in legislating the division of tribal lands through the partition process.
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