Letter from Montezuma to the Hon. R.A. Ballinger, Secretary of the Interior, protesting proposed removal of McDowell Indians

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30 January 1911

In the letter, Montezuma defends the water rights of the Fort McDowell community and the construction of a proposed dam, and states emphatically that "it is not their wish to move."

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Subjects/Tags: 
Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Arizona
Water rights--Arizona.
Chicago, Illinois
Associated People: 
Montezuma Carlos Correspondent
Ballinger R.A. Correspondent