Legal Opinion
Sekaquaptewa v. MacDonald
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 21, 1980No. 79-3339PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
This appeal represents the most recent chapter in the continuing controversy between the Navajo and the Hopi over disputed reservation lands. At issue here is approximately 50,000 acres which the Navajo claim is held exclusively by itself, and which the Hopi claim is held jointly by the two tribes. The resolution of this issue is dependent upon the location of a disputed boundary line. The court below granted summary judgment in favor of the Hopi. We affirm.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
In 1882, President Arthur started the wheels of the present dispute in motion when…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- United States v. Creek NationSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Jones, Chairman of Navajo Tribal Council of Navajo Indian Tribe v. Healing, Chairman of Hopi Council of Hopi Indian TribeSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Healing v. JonesDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 1962
- Hamilton v. NakaiCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Consolidated Mines & Smelting Co., Ltd., & Hugh Brown, United States of America v. Consolidated Mines & Smelting Co., Ltd., and Hugh BrownCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Begay v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1987
- SEKAQUAPTEWA v. MacDONALDCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Manybeads v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 1989
- Benally v. HodelCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- Klamath Indian Tribe v. The Oregon Department of Fish and WildlifeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
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