See Plaintiff’s, Defendant’s, and Defendant-In-Intervention New Mexico Gas Company’s Joint Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, filed Ap(Doc.
Although the evidence proves that Jemez Pueblo has actually and continuously used and occupied the Valles Caldera for a long time, the evidence also shows that many Pueblos and Tribes also used the Valles Caldera in ways that defeat Jemez Pueblo’s aboriginal title claim.Īll parties have submitted proposed findings of fact. The Court concludes that Jemez Pueblo has not established aboriginal title to the Valles Caldera. The primary issue is whether Plaintiff Pueblo of Jemez has the exclusive right to use, occupy, and possess the lands of the Valles Caldera National Preserve (“Valles Caldera”) pursuant to its allegedly unextinguished and continuing aboriginal title to those lands. MEMORANDUM OPINION, FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, AND ORDER 1 THIS MATTER comes before the Court on the bench trial held on October 29-NovemNovember 29-NovemDecemDecemand December 13, 2018. NEW MEXICO GAS COMPANY, Defendant-in-Intervention. PUEBLO OF JEMEZ, a federally recognized Indian Tribe, Plaintiff, Only the Westlaw citation is currently available. United States of America New Mexico Gas Company
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