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The Supreme Court has ruled against the Navajo Nation in a dispute involving water from the drought-stricken Colorado River.
For two decades the Navajo Nation has been trying to clarify its right to access the Colorado River.
Two months after Navajo officials released details about a new water settlement, talks are underway about how it will help thousands of people.
States that rely on water from the over-tapped Colorado River want the U.S. Supreme Court to block a lawsuit from the Navajo Nation that could upend how water is shared in the Western U.S.
Navajo Nation’s long quest for water — and for the federal government to keep its promises — ends up at Supreme Court The tribe says an 1868 treaty means the federal government has a duty to ...
The Navajo reservation straddles New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah, and a large part of the territory, which is roughly the size of West Virginia, borders the Colorado River.
Navajo additionally would have the right to draw 40,780 acre-feet from the Little Colorado River — about one-third of what's estimated to reach the reservation annually.
In a 5-4 decision, the court said the U.S. is not required to assess the water needs of the Navajo Nation and develop a plan to meet those needs.
California, way back in 1952. However, although the Navajo Nation borders portions of the Colorado River, the federal government chose not to assert the Nation’s interests in the main stem of the ...
Supreme Court hears Navajo demands for Colorado River water rights The Biden administration told justices it doesn't have an obligation to bring more water to the reservation.
The Navajo Nation also could reach a settlement with Arizona and the federal government for rights to water from the Colorado River and funding to deliver it to tribal communities.