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Reports of a Land Management Survey, Navajo Indian Reservation

1930 to 1938
AZ 124
Collection Guide
View of Ft. Defiance, Arizona Looking South, 1941

The collection consists of 54 bound folders containing reports and statistics of a land management survey on the Navajo Indian Reservation, relating to the agronomy, soil and water conservation problems existing on the reservation during the 1930s. The basis of this material is surveys made by the Soil Conservation Service. Also includes related blueprint and pencil maps and photographs showing flood damage and depleted woodlands.

 

 

Included materials:
Photographs
Maps
Manuscript
Subject Area:
Indigenous Peoples of the Americas
Environment
Collection Area:
Arizona & Southwest

Land Acknowledgement

We respectfully acknowledge the University of Arizona is on the land and territories of Indigenous peoples. Today, Arizona is home to 22 federally recognized tribes, with Tucson being home to the O’odham and the Yaqui. Committed to diversity and inclusion, the University strives to build sustainable relationships with sovereign Native Nations and Indigenous communities through education offerings, partnerships, and community service.