| Show - Tr-H- Jiir ii u'i" L ti ?j- iw -r ift iw' -- Page 15 Judge’s ruling unlikely to end land dispute PHOhM( Hj — Will j cen- J land dispute between the tury Hopi and Navajo tribes really end when a judge rules this week on the "lairncv" ot 1 painstakingly e era I ted agreement' land-leas- Apparently not Whichever side loses attorneys representing both Navajo supporters and opponents of the land-leasagreement plan to appeal US District Judge Earl Carroll's ruling "I would like the judge to turn it down and suggest some solutions" said Robert Malone an oppoattorney for the land-leas- e nents "I hope that he will persuade the ilopis to move on some e issues" Hopi officials say despite what Carroll decide- soon begin to evict lrm the land Navajos who refused to sign with tne Hopiv President Clinton last fall signed the lease plan into law "It is now time fur them to make a choice" said Hopi tribal Chairman Ferrell Secakuku Navajo opponents say they will resist and continue to push for further negotiations with the Hop is to resolve some outstanding concerns such as restrictions on burial jnd worship rights our culture and ideniity we s "The agreement basically accommodates the Hopis and the federal said government" Vlervyn Tilden an opponent with Sovereign Dinch Nation “This is re " talking about Under the 75-yc- ar land-leise- Guns Continued from Page the tribe will - si! ly 1 land-leas- plan e tiled an accommodation auree-meNavajo families still Iivine on Hopi land have until Maruh M to sign the leases or be evicted from the land in the middle of the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona Carroll is hearing testimony on the fairness of the agreement but he cannot make or order changes to it He also will settle j lawsuit that the Navajos brought against the federal government for drawing the Hopi reservation borders to encompass hundreds of Navajo families The hearing began Tuesday and is expected to end this week pos- c GOVERNMENT BOOKS i I riIiv r 2 duv titled l r th lliev admil tt r'suenis is I hciMti fhev are Homes he v Ms does nor sn "tl" ( PO 'he aereen’eni up proteeiions His bills would require permission from an administrator before taking a concealed weapon into a ll I v a the start t the hearings the N ivajo VjMon Council voted iinmi'vouslv to side with the opponents and request further talks wrh Ihe Hop's Balancing Act £$1 art cf b e r-- ‘S'-- pi cmv cf DC 20013 vvli ai- i -j uirrg the czrnc'rg M—ariJs vd fur-- J Customers else will be the V:MiIipj luncnecn cosaentit'cn McV'lljr 7 re 8 A:t an snergenc vrd jadecco for Those seeking us Teir rcies is eaders "eache's srd parents An Saiance X Smithfield City Rabies Clinic right to prohibit weapons except in areas open to the general public That final bill also states that churches would have the right to ban guns Waddoups said that w ithout his bills a person could carry a gun anywhere and maybe they should be allowed to do that Residents have a right to protect themselves and if their weapons are truly concealed no one else would know they are carrying anyway he said His bills and another sponsored by Democratic Sen Robert Steiner of Salt Lake have been assigned to the Senate Judiciary Committee but both legislators said they may not get a hearing Blackham conceded the bills involve heated issues of private property rights versus the right to bear arms and that it would be a “nightmare" if they made it to the floor for debate But he said there has been no “predetermination on leadership's part" not to give the bills a hearing Sen Craig Taylor who chairs the Judiciary Committee acknowledged the bills may never come up “We've got a lot more important issues to deal with than spend time on one that has been blown out of proportion" Taylor said “It's the criminals that we need to deal with” Steiner said if his bill is not given a hearing in the Judiciary Committee he may shop around for another His bill would allow an employer to prohibit employees from bringing guns to work i The 1 bur-cc- from criminal background checks when purchasing a handgun and specify that private property own- 1 i school exempt permit holders ers have tne alteeied families ‘ft Io review It Vihoiiiih Navajo crirics had riaint ine J during (he years of talks that their concerns were I'c nc turn 'red it was onlv in the I isl week or so thar the Navajo leiilership brum to listen last Frid iv on! days before If ail ailed Lnnv niied Vales ! 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