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Show legal protection of their Sacred Lakes Area in Arizona. As I understand Mr, Sw!!nO/SOme M a.C-1 t'rn t 0 Se0Ure SUCh P a c t i o n was initiated by Mrs. Stevens (sic, Matilda Coxe Stevenson) before the first World War (perhaps as early as 1906). ar 7„„i I„e t h a , r e a i S 0 e a r Hunt' A r i z o n a and has a Prominent place in ^ _ L S _ apprecia te k£?n*o'w• ingI f a.b5onuyt iint.f o r m a t i o n ^ available in the files I wwouumldu Helander replied to Olson, describing his interest in the 1930s, and suggesting that the land be purchased or leased on a long term basis.170 to thJ°£ are ,n° d0Ubt a w a r e o f t h e ^ e a t importance of this matter 7nn^ i T S ' "„" SUre t h a t anyt h ing that you are able to do for the Zunis in this matter will be appreciated and will assist you with your dealing at Zuni in the future. y In the last forty years Zuni officials have continued to lobby for justice in the matter of Kolhu/wala:wa, but little positive resulted until the 1970s. In 1978 the American Indian Religious Freedom Act was passed. It resolves:171 nmto0t hat j 1 6 " 0 6 ' 0 1 - " 1 " sha11 be the policy of the United States to ttl ? P,r e s e r v e for American Indians their inherent right of freedom to believe, express, and exercise the traditional religions of out _?t ^ J ? ^ Skim°V A l e U t ' a n d N a t i v e Hawaiians, including Sbleeta \Z tJ faCCHSS *• SUeS' USe a n d ^session of sacred tridfuonal rites. f r e e d ° m *° WOrsWp thr° U g h <*"-onia- and The act also required certain investigations to determine how those religious freedoms might be achieved. The Department of the Interior held hearings at various locations, including Zuni, asking Indian religious leaders to comment. At 170. Helander to Olson, 1946, op_. cit. 171. Public Law 95-341 (S. J. Res. 102); August 11, 1978. - 118 - |
