By David Brugge - Arizona Department of Water Resources

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a3out 27 sections would be well suited for use as an initial offer to the Hopis,, with the stipulation that it might be consiaered a temsorary use area. If, as I believe, the Navajo Tribe should contend for a pcrmanent settl~mcnt 3f the area of e:cclusive Nopi jurisdiction and Hopi surrdce rights, it can bc made clear that the Navajos are willing to consider a larger range area to get a final settlement. An area south of the Pioenkopi iiash bounded Sy Tsedijool, wind~ilLc 31
In conclusion, it shoula be noted that all stock watcr development in this area is ownca and maintained by The Navajo Tribe and that: ' some of the devcslopment was originally aone by the Tribe. Aqricult_ural Land The problem or agricultural land is a complex onc, involving as it aoes a checkerboard adrspersal of fieldslat present and the ncccs- sity or both tribes snaring the same sources of irrigation water. Con- siderable aid by tne Bureau or Indian Affairs in the matter of irrigation will be required for any manageable agreement. On the other hand, the potential of this situation for possbile "horse-trading" may be great. Only irrigation tarmland neea be given consideration here. All dry farms ar? locatea within rhc areas of the respective trihes range use it tne approximate boundary suggestea above is decided upon, witn tne exception or one long abandoned tield. The farns witnin the Ho2i allotments tnat are irrigacea froq Reservoir Canyon and those above the bridge tnat are irriyatea trom Moenkopi Wash by the use of pumps are clearly within the Hopi area and are ot no concern here. The two problem areas are tne farms above the lake in Reservoir Canyon ana those in Kerley Valley, the iatter being parts 02 the old school tarn. There is no way in wnich th$,ao?i farms above the Reservoir Can- lake can be maae a part of any HopiAthat is all one contiguous piece. The best tk..:t can be done is to set these asiae as a aetatched portion of the Ho2i area. The lake and the pasturage below it are of sufficient importance to Navajo stock owners that the tribe should resist any Hopi contention to exclusive jurisdiction there, It may well be that a jo- ' int jurisdiction in this area can be arranged, however, to cover that portion of Reservoir Canyon below the Hopi farms as far as Navajo Route #l. The allotn~ents, both Hopi and Navajo, should for lesal reasons, be excluaed Zrom any areas set: aside or either tribe. Research by the Legal Department into the exact status of aliottea land is needed be- fore any final determinations rega::aing these tracts can be maae. For all practical purposes, they might be considerea belonging to 'the respective tribes ot the allott~es. Below the Navajo allotments lies the old school farm in what is now commonly callea Kerley Valley. This area has been divided into
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By David Brugge - Arizona Department of Water Resources

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