Charley v. Benally

OPINION

This case is an appeal of a Resources Committee decision concerning a grazing dispute heard prior to the Navajo Nation Council’s delegation of authority to the Office of Hearing and Appeals (OHA) on such matters. The Court remands the case to the OHA for final disposition.

I

The matter before the Court is a long standing grazing dispute between parties who are descendants of the late Chala Bidaghaa of the Burnham community. The parties’ dispute first came under review of the District 13 Grazing Committee (Grazing Committee) on October 20, 1989 in a hearing where Appellant Irene Thomas…