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The Navajo Nation110 Chapters

Navajo NationThe Navajo Nation comprises 298,197 members (2000 Census) and has 27,000 square miles (17,553,809 acres) of land consisting of four separate areas. The main land area is simply called the Navajo Nation. Another land area is located 15 miles west of Albuquerque (Tohajiilee), another is located south of Gallup near Zuni Pueblo (Ramah), and third area is located near Magdalena, New Mexico (Alamo).The Navajo Nation is located within three states and eleven counties:Arizona (Apache, Navajo and Coconino Counties) - 11,593,669.39 acres, 65.35% of Navajo LandNew Mexico (San Juan, McKinley, Sandoval, Cibola, Bernalillo, Rio Arriba, Socorro Counties) - 4,739,293.37 acres, 27.55% of Navajo LandUtah (San Juan County) - 1,220,846.45 acres, 7.10% of Navajo Land

Navajo NationThe Navajo Nation is bigger than 10 states - West Virginia, Maryland, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware and Rhode Island.The Navajo Nation is larger than 18 countries of the world such as: ALBANIA, 11,000 square miles -- BELGIUM, 11,781 square miles -- BOSNIA and HERZEGOVINIA, 19,940 square miles -- COSTA RICA, 19,575 square miles -- CROATIA, 22,050 square miles -- DENMARK, 16,629 square miles -- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, 18,704 square miles -- ISRAEL, 7,847 square miles -- KUWAIT, 6,532 square miles -- LATVIA, 24,595 square miles -- LEBANON, 4,015 square miles -- LITHUANIA, 25,174 square miles -- MACEDONIA, 9,889 square miles --NETHERLANDS, 15,892 square miles -- RWANDA, 10,169 square miles -- SWITZERLAND, 15,943 square miles -- TAIWAN, 13,971 square miles.

Navajo NationWithin Navajo land, there are 2,000 square miles of mountains, 10,000 square miles of mesas, 15,000 square miles of deserts, 12 major lakes and more than 15 national monuments, tribal parks and historic sites.

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There are several things that are important. These are our livestock, our sheep, our land and our water. These hold the family together and make it strong.

Navajo Nation1849 US TREATY WITH SOME OF THE NAVAJOSSept 9, 1849, 9 Stat. 974, Ratified Sept 9, 1850, Proclaimed Sept. 24, 1850

". . . we returned to the valley of the Chella [Canon de Chelly], which we found to be a wide rich valley . . . Their crop consists of wheat, Indian corn, beans, pumpkins and mellons. They have also fine peaches that grow abundantly and of a superior quality.“— Henry L. Dodge,Indian Agent,Santa Fe Weekly Gazette, 1853

Navajo Nation1864 - 186836th, 37th, 38th Congress; Abraham Lincoln is the 16th PresidentThe long walk to Bosque Redondo - —Navajos are captive on New Mexico reservation. Navajo appears in congressional records

Navajo Nation1868•40th Congress, Andrew Johnson is the 17th President of the United States.•Appropriations of $21,000 to individuals held in captivity/slavery•Captives at Fort Sumner received $0.11 each for rations •Women and children who worked were paid.•Appropriations went directly to Navajos.•Treaty between the Navajos and the United States concluded June 1, 1868, ratified July 25, 1868, proclaimed August 12, 1868

1869•41st Congress, Ulysses S. Grant is the 18th President•Treaty begins appropriations for Navajo.•1st appropriations: $40,000 for 8,000 Navajos @ $5.00 each•…for seeds, implements, clothing, and other raw materials.•Indian Affairs was created to manage tribes in fulfillment of treaties.

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1920 US Congress - Indian Appropriation BillWater – Navajo and Hopi Indians $30,000Ganado Irrigation $3,000Treaties with Navajos $100,000Land for Navajos – New Mexico $102,250

1921 US Congress - Indian Appropriation BillWater – Navajo and Hopi Indians $40,000Ganado Irrigation $3,500Treaties with Navajos $100,000Land for Navajos New Mexico $129,250

Water Development Strategy

Regional Water Projects

Arizona Water Budget for Navajo

Notes:1. Industrial includes NGS use of 34,100 AFA added to the HDR

data.2. Misc. use includes livestock, stock ponds, evaporation, wildlife,

and recreational use

Category 2030 2040 2050 2060 2070 2080 2090 2100

DCM 34,767 48,253 61,647 76,851 95,534 118,759 147,630 183,520

Industrial 62,923 60,864 60,945 60,970 60,970 60,970 60,970 60,970

Agricultural 36,547 45,488 52,662 59,535 67,435 74,816 77,406 79,631

Miscellaneous 7,018 7,091 7,563 7,636 8,508 8,581 9,381 9,381

                 

TOTAL-AFA 141,255 161,696 182,817 204,992 232,447 263,126 295,387 333,502

Source: HDR Engineering Inc., Western-Navajo Hopi Water Supply Needs, Alternatives, and Impacts, Volume 2, Task 4.1, May 2003

Municipal Water

Demand 2000-2050:Population is based on a 2.48% annual growth rate.

2051-2110:Population is based on a 2.20% annual growth rate.

GCPD is a ramped up to 160 GPCD.

Source: HDR Engineering Inc., Western-Navajo Hopi Water Supply Needs, Alternatives, and Impacts, Volume 2, Task 4.1, May 2003: Table 8

Source:HDR Engineering Inc., Western-Navajo Hopi Water Supply Needs, Alternatives, and Impacts, Volume 2, Task 4.1, May 2003, Table 9 and Table D-2

Industrial, agricultural, and other water demands

US Drought Monitor Report Map for Arizona – July 8, 2010

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Navajo Nation State of Emergency Declaration – June 29, 2010

The Navajo Nation Commission on Emergency Management Re-Affirms The Drought Declaration State of Emergency and Affirms the Continuation Of The Drought Declaration Until Such Time It Is Rescinded.

Signatures:Chairman, Commission On Emergency ManagementPresident, The Navajo Nation

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Water Hauling – Yesterday and Today

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Water is sacred to the Navajo people. Water is life. If we honor our spiritual responsibilities to Ni’hima Nahasdzaan (Mother Earth), there will be adequate blessings of water for survival. If not, there will be hardship.

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Navajo Nation Department of Water Resources

Ray Benally, DirectorDepartment of Water ResourcesP.O. Box 678Fort Defiance, AZ 86504Phone: 928-729-4003