] The Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation (ONHIR) is an independent agency of the

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. It is responsible for assisting

Hopi The Hopi are a Native American ethnic group who primarily live on the Hopi Reservation in northeastern Arizona, United States. As of the 2010 census, there are 19,338 Hopi in the country. The Hopi Tribe is a sovereign nation within the United ...

and

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Indians impacted by the relocation that

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mandated in the Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act of 1974 for the members of the Hopi and Navajo tribes who were living on each other's land.

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