Article
Reclaiming the Navajo Range: Resolving the Conflict between Grazing Rights and Development
Connecticut Law Review
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2019
Journal
Connecticut Law Review
Disciplines
Abstract
Grazing is fundamental to Navajo identity, yet management of the Navajo range remains highly problematic. This Essay connects the federal government's devastating livestock reduction effort of the 1930s with the inability of the Navajo Nation to place meaningful limits on grazing and the power of grazing permittees. It argues that the Navajo Nation should consider reasserting the tribe's traditional understanding that property rights depend on use as a way to create space for reservation development.
Citation Information
Ezra Rosser. "Reclaiming the Navajo Range: Resolving the Conflict between Grazing Rights and Development" Connecticut Law Review Vol. 51 Iss. 4 (2019) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/ezra_rosser/64/