Since time immemorial territorial disputes have led to war, relocations as well as the conception of new laws and boundaries in a bid to mitigate the loss between any two antagonistic parties. This was the case in the Navajo-Hopi Relocation. This paper thus seeks to evaluate why the Hopi Relocation is still on the table in 2016, four decades after it began.
The presence of the commission today is primarily due to three factors, first, over time, the commission has been assigned new roles that it was not initially sanctioned for. These roles are also no fully funded thus retarding the commissions progress, for this reason, the relocation rate dropped from 260 homes annually in the 1990`s to 28 relocations since the year 2000. The extra funding provided recently is expected to improve their progress. Secondly, the relocation is still active due to the underestimation of the task that was to be undertaken, it was estimated that 1000 families would be assisted but in the long run, more than 3800 families have been assisted. This is because of the third factor which is the time aspect. The estimated 1000 families in 1981 would undoubtedly expand since new families were formed within the four decades thus adding up the commission's work while still under a limited budget (Alder, 2016).
References
Alder. M. (2016). Navajo, Hopi relocation on track to end by 2018. Retrieved (3rd March, 2016) from http://m.azdailysun.com/news/local/navajo-hopi-relocation-on-track-to-end- by/article_0174ab1b-1ecc-5956-989f-51a5c441e324.html?mobile_touch=true
