Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation in Colorado River case – By Kyle Dunphey (Deseret News) / June 22, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court sided with Western states over the Navajo Nation on Thursday in a yearslong dispute over access to the Colorado River.
The Navajo Nation has long claimed that the federal government is required by a treaty signed in 1868 to do more to meet the reservation’s water needs, where an estimated 30% to 40% of residents lack access to clean running water.
The treaty forced the Navajo onto the reservation, a designation that includes an obligation by the U.S. to supply the tribe with water. The Navajo Nation originally sued in 2003, arguing the federal government violated its “treaty-based duty.”
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