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THE 



NAVAJO 



NATION 



p. O. DRAWER 308 • WINDOW ROCK, ARIZONA 86515 • (602) 871-6352-55 . 



PETERSON ZAH MARSHALL PLUUMER 



PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT 



TESTIMONY OF THE 



NAVAJO NATION 



BEFORE 



THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIVE AMERICAN AFFAIRS 



OF THE HOUSE NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE 



ON 



THE OVERSIGHT OF INDIAN MANAGEMENT 



OF TRIBAL FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE PROGRAMS 



Mr. Chairman and members of the Subcommittee, the Navajo Nation 

 appreciates this opportunity to provide our concerns regarding tribal management of 

 tribal fisheries and wildlife programs. We commend this Subcommittee and the House 

 Natural Resources Committee for holding this oversight hearing. 



The Navajo Nation is the largest Indian reservation in the United States, 

 consisting of approximately 1 7 million acres which spans into the states of Arizona, 

 New Mexico and Utah - - similar in size to the state of West Virginia. Navajo lands 

 vary from mountains, to forests, to lakes and streams, to the well known desert dry 

 red rock. These lands contain valuable and critical habitat for numerous species of 

 fish and wildlife such as rainbow trout, brown trout, largemouth bass, numerous small 

 game species, pronghorn antelope, black bear, mule deer, and a small population of 



