Legal Opinion
Sekaquaptewa v. MacDonald
District Court, D. Arizona
Decided April 5, 1978No. Civ. 74-842 Pct. WPCPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
COPPLE, District Judge.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. § 640d-7, the Hopi tribal chairman commenced an action in this district to determine the Hopi tribal rights and interests in the area described by the Act of June 14, 1934, 48 Stat. 960 (1934 Act). The 1934 Act describes the exterior boundaries of the Navajo Reservation in northeastern Arizona, and conveys an equitable interest in certain of these lands to the Navajo and “such other Indians as may already be located thereon.” Before passage of the 1934 boundary bill, this area consisted of a patchwork of treaty, legislative, and…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Ernst & Ernst v. HochfelderSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. Midwest Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Hynes, Regional Director, Fish & Wildlife Service v. Grimes Packing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Tee-Hit-Ton Indians v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- United States v. M. E. DibbleCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by15 opinions
- King v. Superior CourtArizona Supreme Court · 1983
- Hopi Tribe v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2002
- Sekaquaptewa v. MacDonaldCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- SEKAQUAPTEWA v. MacDONALDCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Masayesva v. ZahCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
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