Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Zuni Tribe of New Mexico v. Platt
District Court, D. Arizona
Decided February 8, 1990No. Civ. 85-1478 PCT-EHCPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
CARROLL, District Judge.
The Zuni Indians, as a part of their religion, make a regular periodic pilgrimage at the time of the summer solstice, on foot or horseback, from their reservation in northwest New Mexico to the mountain area the tribe calls Kohlu/wala:wa which is located in northeast Arizona. It is believed by the Zuni Indians that Kohlu/wala:wa is their place of origin, the basis for their religious life, and the home of their dead. 1
There is historical evidence that the Zuni pilgrimage was occurring as early as 1540 A.D.. Hammond, George P. and Agaptito Rey Narratives of the…
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