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the reservation and to reduce the dependency of the people upon their 

 traditional livestock and other agricultural means of livelihood. The 

 authorization in the field of health, finally, aims to improve the health 

 conditions of the Navajo and Hopi Eeservations so as to reduce the 

 existing gap between health conditions here and those of the country 

 as a whole (see pp. 149-177) . 



Table 6. — Authorizations and appropriations of the Navaho-Eopi long-range 

 rehahilitation program — 1950-56 ^ 



Category 



All categories 



School construction 2 



Roads and trails 



Land improvements 



Relocation programs 



Economic diversification 



Hospital and health facilities 

 Miscellaneous development.. 



Authorization 

 as of 1950 



$88, 570, 000 

 25, 000, 000 

 20, 000, 000 

 « 19, 000, 000 

 * 9, 250, 000 

 « 6, 000, 000 

 6 4, 750, 000 

 4, 670, 000 



Appropriation 



through June 



30, 1956 



$51, 315, 000 

 24, 200, 000 

 8, 405, 000 

 6, 596, OCO 

 3, 134, 000 

 2, 028, 000 

 4, 750, 000 

 2,202,000 



Remaining 

 authorization 



$37,255,000 

 800, 000 

 11, 595, 000 

 12, 404, 000 

 6, 116, 000 

 3, 972, 000 



2, 368, 000 



• Adapted from Young, 1955, p. v. 



2 The budget approved for fiscal year 1957-58 included a further appropriation of $5 million to establish a 

 scholarship fund for Navaho students pursuing higher education. 



8 This figure comprises $9 million for irrigation projects and $10 million for soil and moisture conservation 

 and range improvements. 



* This figure comprises $5,750,000 for resettlement of Navahos on the Colorado River Irrigation Project 

 and $3,500,000 for general oS-reservation placement and relocation. 



» This figure comprises $1 million for the development of industrial and business enterprises and $5 million 

 for a revolving loan fund. 



8 This figure comprises $2,500,000 for agency, institutional, and domestic water supplies; $820,000 for 

 housing and other necessary facilities and equipment; $500,000 for common service facilities; $500,000 for 

 surveys of timber, coal, and other mineral resources; and $250,000 for telephonic and radio communication 

 systems. 



Some indication of the present-day qualifications of Navahos for 

 nonagricultural occupations can be gained from an examination of 

 their occupation distribution. Table 7 compares the occupational 

 distribution of Navahos who applied for employment with the Arizona 

 State Employment Service in the 1950-56 period with that of em- 

 ployed Navahos, 14 years old and over, as reported in the 1950 and 

 1960 decennial censuses.^^ 



The reader should note that these three sets of data are not strictly 

 comparable. The census distributions are derived from the reported 

 activities of Navaho respondents at the time of the 1950 and 1960 

 censuses, and pertain to activities during the last week in March, On 

 the other hand, the Arizona State Employment Service distributions 

 reflect the classification of Navaho employment applicants over the 

 1950 to 1956 period, as based upon their education and previous work 

 experience.^^ 



74 Bureau of the Census, 1953 a, table 21, p. 76 ; 1963 c, table 56. Arizona State Employ- 

 ment Service, 1956, table 4. The census data were adapted for inclusion with the Em- 

 ployment Service report. 



'5 In view of the very large differences Indicated between 1950 and 1960 In the labor 

 force and employment status of the Navaho population, it is necessary to regard all 

 statistical comparisons with caution. 



