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Book SynopsisThree decades ago - years after most tribes had filed land claims - the Zuni initiated legal battles related to aboriginal claims, rights, and use that few experts thought they could win. Tying together current events with cultural and legal history, this volume provides expert observations on how and why the Zuni succeeded.
Trade Review"Will serve as a model for other tribes to follow in their legal actions."—Journal of the West
"This book serves as a model for those seeking court action in land claims litigation. Not only is it a legal blueprint for a trial preparation, it also makes important contributions to the field of Indian history and to the social sciences."—Western Historical Quarterly
"The book provides a basic survey of Zuni history, of the tribe's relations with successive Spanish, Mexican, and American governments, and of its legal struggle to affirm its land rights. Specialists will appreciate the book's broad approach."—American Indian Quarterly
"This book contains a wealth of information on the Zuni and provides a wonderful example of how an interdisciplinary team of academics can put their knowledge to use on real world problems confronting real people. This is a primer of how to do Indian rights litigation the ‘right way,’ with the careful preparation of testimony and evidence, choosing the right expert witnesses, and putting the information to effective use at trial."—Robert A. Williams, Jr., author of The American Indian in Western Legal Thought
"A significant contribution to the fields of Indian history, jurisprudence, and anthropology. It may well become the prime example of how to proceed in court actions involving Native Americans, aboriginal use, and ownership."—Robert W. Delaney, author of Ute Mountain Utes and Southern Ute People
Table of Contents
- List of Tables and Figures
- Preface, Governor Robert E. Lewis
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction, E. Richard Hart
- Part One: Aboriginal Claims (Zuni 1—Docket 16179L)
- 1. Zuni Archaeology and Culture History, T.J. Ferguson
- 2. Historic Zuni Land Use, E. Richard Hart
- 3. Zuni Oral Tradition and History, Triloki Nath Pandey
- 4. Zuni History and Anthropology, Fred Eggan
- 5. Values of Zuni Oral History, Floyd A. O'Neil
- 6. Zuni’s Royal Contract with Spain, Ward Alan Minge
- 7. New Mexican Reducciones, Ward Alan Minge
- 8. Zuni History During the Early U.S. Period, Myra Ellen Jenkins
- 9. The Zuni Indians Under the Laws of Spain, Mexico, and the United States, S. Lyman Tyler
- 10. Zuni Relations with the United States and the Zuni Land Claim, E. Richard Hart
- 11. The Zuni Land Claim Victory, E. Richard Hart
- Part Two: Damages to Zuni Trust Lands (Zuni 2—Dockets 32781L and 22484L)
- 12. The Zuni Land Conservation Act of 1990, E. Richard Hart
- 13. An Anthropological Perspective on Zuni Land Use, T.J. Ferguson
- 14. Problems of Land Use Within a Portion of the Zuni Land Claim Area, John O. Baxter
- 15. Recapturing the Landscape: Use of U.S. Government Surveys in Zuni Land Claims Research, Ronald L. Stauber
- 16. Dendrochronological Dating of Alluvial Deposition and Erosion in the Zuni Area, Jeffrey S. Dean
- 17. Recovering the Remembered Past: Folklore and Oral History in the Zuni Trust Lands Damages Case, Andrew Wiget
- 18. Changing Meanings of Arroyo, Samuel C. Monson
- Part Three: The Barefoot Trail (Unites States v. Platt)
- 19. Protection of Kolhu/wala:wa (“Zuni Heaven”): Litigation and Legislation, E. Richard Hart
- 20. The Sacred Trail to Zuni Heaven: A Study in the Law of Prescriptive Easements, Hank Meshorer
- Postscripts
- 21. The Zuni Claims Cases, Stephen G. Boyden
- 22. The Zuni Land Case: A Personal Reminiscence, Floyd A. O'Neil
- 23. Achieving True Interpretation, Edmund J. Ladd
- 24. Afterword, E. Richard Hart
- Appendices
- A. Findings of the United States Claims Commission, Docket 16179L, Aboriginal Area
- B. Findings of the United States Claims Commission, Docket 16179L, Taking Dates
- C. The Zuni Land Conservation Act of 1990
- D. Plan for Use of Judgment Funds, Docket 16179L
- E. The Zuni Resource Development Plan: Executive Summary and Foreword
- F. A Partial Listing of Expert Reports and Depositions in the Zuni Claims Litigation
- About the Contributors
- Index
