What issue is this Hopi letter asking President Nixon to support? "Today the sacred
lands where the Hopi live are
being desecrated by men who seek coal and water from
our soil that they
may create more power for the white man's cities. This must not be
allowed
to continue. . . . The Great Spirit said not to take from the Earth. . . . Your
government has almost destroyed our basic religion which actually is a way of life for all
our people in this land of the Great Spirit."
a.
b.
better oversight of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
improved education for Native Americans
c. expansion of domestic energy sources
d. Native American religious rights