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The Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation (ONHIR) is an independent agency of the executive branch of the U.S. Government.It is responsible for assisting Hopi and Navajo Indians impacted by the relocation that Congress mandated in the Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act of 1974 [1] for the members of the Hopi and Navajo tribes who were living on each other's land.
Leupp / l uː p / LOOP (Navajo: Tsiizizii) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Coconino County, Arizona, on the Navajo Nation, United States. The population was 951 at the 2010 census. [3] In 1902 an Indian boarding school was constructed here, administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. It had been closed before the US entry into World War II.
Ak-Chin Indian Community: Hia C-eḍ Oʼodham, Pima, Maricopa, Tohono Oʼodham: ʼAkĭ Ciñ O'odham 1912 1,001 34.1 (88.3) Pinal: Cocopah Indian Reservation: Cocopah: Xawitt Kwñchawaay 1917 817 9.4 (24.3) Yuma: Colorado River Indian Reservation: Mohave, Chemehuevi, Hopi, Navajo: Mojave: Aha Havasuu Navajo: Tó Ntsʼósíkooh 1865 7,077 419.7 ...
The 1974 Act created the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation, which forced the relocation of any Hopi or Navajo living on the other's land. In 1992, the Hopi Reservation was increased to 1,500,000 acres (6,100 km 2 ).
Hotevilla-Bacavi (Hopi: Hotvela-Paaqavi; also known as Third Mesa) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Navajo County, Arizona, United States, on the Hopi Reservation. The population was 957 at the 2010 census.
The town is served by U.S. Route 160, near the junction with Arizona State Route 264. Tuba City is located approximately 50 miles (80 km) from the eastern entrance to Grand Canyon National Park and approximately 78 miles (126 km) from Flagstaff. Arizona does not observe Daylight Saving Time, but the Navajo Nation does within its boundaries. In ...
The Hopi word is spelled Kiqötsmovi (Hopi pronunciation:, kee-KEUTS-mo-vee) and means "mound of ruined houses". The population was 776 at the 2000 census. The Hopi reservation occupies part of Coconino and Navajo counties, encompasses more than 1.5 million acres, and is made up of 12 villages on three mesas. [3]
The Navajo Reservation was established by the Treaty of 1868 [2] and encompasses over 27,413 square miles, expanding its area over three states. [3] The Hopi and Navajo tribes had "joint use" in the 2.5 million acre region in Arizona until 1963, when the federal government divided out 600,000 acres exclusively for use by the Hopi. [4]