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The Navajo negotiated water settlements with New Mexico and Utah in 2009 and 2020 respectively, but had not reached an agreement with Arizona in 2023. On June 22, 2023, the US Supreme Court ruled in Arizona v. Navajo Nation that the federal government of the United States has no obligation to ensure that the Navajo Nation has access to water ...
Yazzie and her neighbors outside the Navajo hamlet of Dennehotso aren't alone in living with water scarcity. An estimated 30% of households on the Navajo reservation don't have indoor plumbing ...
The Navajo Nation’s infamously rough roads make water runs lengthy and wreak havoc on vehicles. Lines to fill at often far flung town spigots, springs, and wells can stretch four hours long.
The Supreme Court appears to be split in a dispute between the federal government and the Navajo Nation over water from the drought-stricken Colorado River. The high court heard arguments Monday ...
Following historic water crises in the Southwest United States, The Navajo Nation looked towards the water rights principles of Winters as a way to mitigate their water scarcity. The Nation would go on to argue that given the reservation was intended to be a "permanent home" for the Navajo people the Federal Government is compelled to take ...
Navajo Nation finds obstacles to a water settlement. Curley said while the Navajo Nation waits for the IHS funding to be fully deployed, the tribal government is working toward streamlining the ...
Recently, the Navajo Nation Water Rights Commission has been holding public hearings across the reservation to ensure tribal members are aware of what is involved in a settlement and why the tribe ...
At issue is whether the Navajo Nation can press ahead with a lawsuit ... the Navajo Nation can press ahead with a lawsuit that seeks a federal plan to supply its residents' unmet need for water.