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Three Score and Ten in Retrospect
weeks. During the trial 52 witnesses were called, many of whom spoke through Indian interpreters. The litigants together introduced 1,020 written or documentary exhibits. Hopi occupation of the area in question was traced back to the sixth century, A.D. and the court in its opinion noted that no Indians in this country have a longer authenticated history than the Hopis. The court Friday filed a 228 page decision containing the Court's opinion, a chronological account of the Hopi-Navajo controversy, Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, and the Judgment. The court, by its decision, awarded about one-fourth of the reservation to the Hopi Tribe as their sole and exclusive property, quieting title in such portions of the reservation, now principally occupied by the Navajos, and from which the Hopi have for years been excluded by administrative action of the Government. The Court declared that the virtual exclusion of the Hopi from the use and occupancy of this part of the reservation by administrative action of the government from 1937 to 1958, "has at all times been illegal." Mr. Boyden, General Counsel for the Hopi Tribe, stated: It is indeed gratifying to know that at long last the petitions of an earnest and law-abiding tribe have received such deserved attention. The Hopi Indians have been neglected by both the Congress of the United States and the administrative officials of the government for nearly seventy-five years. Notwithstanding such neglect, the Hopis maintained a peaceful and cooperative attitude toward the government. Their efforts over the years, culminating in the trial of this case, reaffirm faith in the ultimate triumph of fairness and confidence in just treatment at the hands of the judiciary. Appeal lay from this Court's determination directly to the Supreme Court of the United States. The Navajo immediately appealed the decision to the Supreme Court. Since the Appeal was instigated the Hopi filed a cross appeal of that portion of the decision
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| Title | John S. Boyden: three score and ten in retrospect |
| Creator | Boyden, Orpha Amanda Sweeten |
| Subject | Boyden, John Sterling, 1906-1980; Democratic Party -- Utah; Coalville (Utah) -- History |
| Description | Life story of John S. Boyden, including his experiences in Coalville, Utah, law practice, participation in the Utah Democratic Party, family life, church involvement, and advocacy for Indians. |
| Source | Boyden |
| Date Digital | 2008-01 |
| Date Original | 1986 |
| Type | text |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Digitization Specs | JPEG image for display. Archived TIFF image was scanned at 300 dpi with a CreoScitex EverSmart Jazz+ scanner. |
| Contributing Institution | Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah |
| Publisher | Southern Utah State College Press |
| Language | eng |
| Genre | Biography |
| Website | http://www.li.suu.edu/library/digitization/boyden.html |
| Rights Management | Digital image c2008 Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University. All rights reserved. |
| CONTENTdm file name | 1144.cpd |
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