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By Emery Cowen | Arizona Daily Sun
An effort to fulfill a decades-old federal commitment to the Hopi Tribe could mean thousands of acres of Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff will get transferred to state hands.
Lands near the base of Mount Elden, northwest of Walnut Canyon and near Forest Highlands were among the parcels nominated for transfer after very preliminary discussions between the office of Sen. John McCain and the Arizona State Land Department.