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Zuni Indians -- Claims

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Stephen G. Boyden photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0770
Abstract The Stephen G. Boyden photograph collection contains images pertaining to Boyden's career as legal council for various western Native American Indian tribes. Boyden received his J.D. degree from the University of Utah in 1967 and has been affiliated with various groups dealing with Indian law and tribal representation for most of his life.
Dates: 1950-1980

E. Richard Hart audio-visual collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0377
Abstract The E. Richard Hart audio-visual collection (1970-2003) consists of audio and video recordings relating to the history Native Americans and the American West. Hart is an author and researcher associated with the American West Center (Salt Lake City, Utah), the Institute of the American West (Sun Valley, Idaho) and the Institute of the North American West (Seattle, Washington). He has served as an expect witness in several federal court cases involving land claims by the Zuni, some of which are...
Dates: 1930-2003; Majority of material found within 1982-1990

E. Richard Hart papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1251
Abstract The E. Richard Hart papers (1664-2021) contain correspondence, research files, manuscripts, news clippings, maps, posters, publications, court exhibits, and financial documents. Hart is an author, researcher, and past director of the Institute of the American West at Sun Valley, Idaho (1979-1984). He is the co-founder of the Institute of the North American West (1984) and a founding member of Women in the West, an organization promoting Western women's history. He has also served as an expect...
Dates: 1664-2021

Zuni land claims cases records

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1200
Abstract The Zuni land claims cases records (1941-1991) consist of legal files concerning two suits brought by the New Mexico Zuni tribe against the U.S. government over land rights in New Mexico and Arizona, and a third suit over access to an important sacred site in eastern Arizona. Included are briefs, reports, trial transcripts, exhibits, appraisals, maps, and orders and opinions of the court.
Dates: 1941-1991