Here.
NYTs: “Running Through the Heart of Navajo”
Here.
Canyon de Chelly
Ninth Circuit Materials Navajo Nation NAGPRA Dispute with Federal Government
Here are the briefs in Navajo Nation v. Dept. of Interior:
Oral argument video and audio.
CA9 opinion here. Opinion after settlement here.
District court materials:
An excerpt:
This action stems from the long-standing desire of the plaintiff, the Navajo Nation, to obtain the immediate repatriation of 303 sets of human remains and other associated cultural objects removed by the National Park Service (“NPS”) from the Canyon de Chelly National Monument (“the Monument”), which is a unit of the NPS located within the exterior boundaries of the Navajo Reservation; the human remains and cultural objects at issue are currently being held by the NPS at its Western Archeology Conservation Center in Tucson, Arizona.
Federal Court Dismisses Navajo Claims to Remains from Canyon de Chelly Taken by National Park Service
Here are the materials in Navajo Nation v. Dept. of Interior (D. Ariz.):
DCT Order Dismissing Navajo Complaint
Interior Motion to Dismiss Navajo Complaint
An excerpt:
Having considered the parties’ memoranda in light of the relevant record, the Court finds that the motion should be granted to the extent that the Court finds that this action is barred at this time by the doctrine of sovereign immunity.
Our prior post on this suit, including complaint, is here.
Interior Moves to Dismiss Navajo Claims to Canyon de Chelly Remains and Artifacts
Here:
Interior Motion to Dismiss Navajo Complaint
Our prior post on this suit, including complaint, is here.
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