The Nation : Hopis Take Navajo Land

Hopi Indians took jurisdiction over Arizona land still occupied by Navajos who have lived there for generations, and the Hopi chairman said some members of his tribe are ready to move onto the land but will not evict any Navajos. In spite of tensions aggravated by a meeting of militant Indian and white opponents of a forced Navajo relocation, as planned earlier, there were no reports of violence or other incidents, a spokesman for the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs said. There had originally been an official deadline Sunday for moving several hundred Navajos, but it was canceled by Congress in December.