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Show the passage of the act returning "Zuni Heaven" to the Zunis, and held a celebration at tribal headquarters. Robert Burford, Director of the Bureau of Land Management traveled to Zuni from Washington to present Governor Simplicio a deed to the federal lands within the "Zuni Heaven" boundaries. Native American press across the country proclaimed the Zunis' success.180 In 1985 language in the Appropriations Act provided a sum to be loaned to the Zunis to purchase the remaining private lands at Kolhu/wala:wa. However, the Bureau of Indian Affairs refused to make the loan to the tribe, saying that the Zunis were not able to repay it, and that the loan was discretionary. The tribe's attorney, Stephen G. Boyden, again went back to Congress to develop a satisfactory agreement, whereby Congress would direct the Secretary to loan the money provided that the tribe would place a lien on potential sources of future income. In 1986 the tribe was able to gain the support of key legislators and as a result this new legislation has become law, providing a sum sufficient for the tribe to purchase the Seven Springs Ranch, which holds most of the private lands within the n n f ^ ^ i o S 8 R,etUrn October 17, 1984 celebrat io°nf , Ziusnsiu eHd e abVy e nt heL aZn udns i t oT ritbh ee . Z u n i People," invitation for 1 and"4a C r e d L a n d R e t U r n e d t 0 Z u n i»" I n d i a n Affairs, No. 107, October, 1984, pp. "Religious Lands Returned to Zuni Tribe," Sho-Ban News, August 29, 1984. "Zuni get 'Heaven' Land," The Native Nevadan, April, 1985. "Zuni Receive Land of Spiritual Power," Lakota Times, March 20, 1985." - 124 - |
