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David M. Brugge Papers

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Identifier: MSS-770-BC
Abstract This collection contains David Brugge's research used to assist the Navajo Nation in their land claims, in particular the case, Healing vs. Jones, resulting from the Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute. There is also material on the aftermath of the court ruling including post litigation negotiations, political solution, relocation, and resistance to relocation.
Dates: 1583-2009; Majority of material found within 1952-2009

Donald Lee Parman Papers

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Identifier: MSS-804-BC
Abstract This collection contains correspondence and research materials used by Donald L. Parman for his book The Navajos and the New Deal. The collection offers a grounded perspective about Navajo life during the New Deal era along with in-depth discussions about how tribal council leaders and the United States federal government worked within respectful yet contentious relationships in terms of reservation life, education and health issues, and land rights.
Dates: 1883-1994; Majority of material found within 1933-1944

Eda Gordon papers

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Identifier: MSS-764-BC
Abstract This collection contains materials generated from Eda Gordon's work on behalf of Native American peoples on issues relating to energy development and exploitation on native lands, the Navajo-Hopi land dispute, and tribal sovereignty.
Dates: 1974-2002; Majority of material found within 1974-1983

Ellen Kemper papers concerning Navajo Hopi relocation

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Identifier: MSS-939-BC
Abstract The collection focuses on resistance and litigation in response to the forced relocation of the Navajo, pursuant to Public Law 93-531 (Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act of 1974).
Dates: 1964-1996; Majority of material found within 1986-1989

George P. Hammond Collection

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Identifier: MSS-55-BC
Abstract This collection contains three volumes of a detailed manuscript written by George Peter Hammond entitled "Navajo-Hopi Relations," which addresses the history of these two tribes between 1540 and 1956. The subtext speaks to the role of the U.S. government and military, missionaries, and other tribes in those relations.
Dates: 1933-1956

John Redhouse Papers

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Identifier: MSS-780-BC
Abstract This collection documents John Redhouse's activities and involvement with projects and issues relating to Native sovereignty and environmental justice. Included are proposals, reports, correspondence, news clippings, articles, and publications.
Dates: 1972-2023

Lisa Law Big Mountain Weaving Project and Santa Fe Big Mountain Defense Support Group Papers

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Identifier: MSS-857-BC
Abstract This collection contains the papers of activist, photographer, and documentary filmmaker Lisa Law pertaining to the Santa Fe Big Mountain Defense Support Group and the Big Mountain Weaving Project.
Dates: 1974-2007; Majority of material found within 1985-1989

Malcolm Farmer Papers

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Identifier: MSS-920-BC
Abstract Papers relate to Navajo research: ethnobotany, bear ceremonialism, pottery, rock art, as well as California archaeology, anthropology, museum issues, and other general topics. Includes field notes, manuscripts, letters, maps, photographs.
Dates: 1935-2001

Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute Documents

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Identifier: MSS-442-BC
Scope and Content The Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute Documents, 1854-1984, are not a comprehensive body of material dealing with the land problem and relocation. Rather, they are composed of items collected by, and generated by, Jim Wright and Merlene DuBre in the course of documenting the plight of the refugees created by P.L. 93-531, the Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act of 1974. For one thing, the chronological span is not nearly as broad as the title suggests; although the history of the dispute is well covered, the...
Dates: 1854-1984

Robert W. Young Papers

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Identifier: MSS-672-BC
Abstract This collection contains works and materials written and gathered by Robert W. Young, professor emeritus in linguistics at the University of New Mexico. Materials concern Navajo linguistics, BIA and Navajo tribal government records, customs, livestock, education, employment, natural resources, and other issues.
Dates: 1850-2003 (bulk 1823-1980)

Ronald J. Kurtz Cañoncito Navajo research papers

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Identifier: MSS-758-BC
Abstract The collection consists of Ronald Kurtz' field journal and field notes, as well as census data, court records, school records, drafts of unpublished papers, and historical research gathered for his dissertation, "Role Change and Cultural Change: The Cañoncito Navajo Case."
Dates: 1945-1963; Majority of material found in 1957

Sacred Lands Project Collection

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Identifier: MSS -617-BC
Scope and Content This collection contains the research and oral histories generated by the Sacred Lands Project. The project culminated with Parlow's book, Cry Sacred Ground: Big Mountain U.S.A., which documents Navajo and Hopi resistance to the 1974 Relocation Act. The collection is divided into three overlapping series.Series I contains background to the Sacred Lands Project, along with Parlow's correspondence and field research. Her research includes field...
Dates: 1894-1988 ( bulk 1984-1988)

Shirley Hill Witt Papers

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Identifier: MSS-591-BC
Scope and Content The contents of this collection reflect Dr. Witt's concerns for American Indian issues. Series I contains materials that Witt collected while working as a consultant to the Potawatomie, Ottawa, and Chipewa tribes for their cases before the Indian Claims Commission (ICC). The majority of the material in this series relates to docket numbers 18e (Ottawa and Chippewa of Michigan), 18g (Red Lake Band, Chippewa), 29 (Hannahville Potawatomi), 57 (Saginaw Chippewa), 58 (Ottawa and Chippewa of...
Dates: 1610-1991

Sophie D. Aberle Papers

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Identifier: MSS-509-BC
Abstract This collection documents the professional and personal interests of Sophie D. Aberle. There is an abundance of research materials pertaining to the Pueblo and Navajo Indians, as well as general Native American issues, including relocation. Records pertaining to Aberle's tenure with the United Pueblos Agency, the Commission on the Rights, Liberties, and Responsibilities of the American Indian, and the National Science Board are included in the collection.
Dates: 1913-1987

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Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation Commission 5
Collier, John, 1884-1968 3
Littell, Norman M. (Norman Mather), 1899-1994 2
United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs 2
Aberle, David F. (David Friend), 1918-2004 1