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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 ...
The Navajo Nation goes before the Supreme Court in a water rights case it says is about ending nearly two centuries of injustice. Navajo Nation’s quest for water and justice arrives at the ...
In December 2010, the President and Navajo Council approved a proposal by the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (NTUA), an enterprise of the Navajo Nation, and Edison Mission Energy to develop an 85-megawatt wind project at Big Boquillas Ranch, which is owned by the Navajo Nation and is located 80 miles west of Flagstaff. The NTUA plans to ...
"Navajo Nation Division of Community Development" "Map of Navajo Country" with list of settlements, landmarks, water features, parks and forests, by Harrison Lapahie Jr. v
The Navajo, Hopi and San Juan Southern Paiute nations have settled their water-rights claims with the state of Arizona. Indigenous nations approve historic water rights agreement with Arizona. It ...
Already, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the federal government is not bound by treaties with the Navajo Nation to secure water for the tribe. Navajo has the largest land base of any of the ...
The water supply is provided by Navajo Lake, the reservoir formed behind Navajo Dam on the San Juan River. Water is transported southwest and distributed via 70.2 miles (113.0 km) of main canals and 340 miles (550 km) of laterals. The project service area is composed of the high benchlands south of Farmington, which experience an arid climate. [1]
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 ...