indigenous water rights
Native lands lack clean water protections, but more tribes are taking charge
Some tribes have passed ordinances to regulate polluters, others have sought authority under federal law to establish water quality standards
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Navajo Nation water rights case heard before Supreme Court
Arizona v. Navajo Nation, like many cases heard before the high court, is complicated and this case in particular deals with the tribe’s water rights as it relates to the Colorado River.
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Navajo Nation is taking on three states and the Federal Government for the right to Colorado River water
The Supreme Court will have to sort through more than 150 years of byzantine rules and regulations to determine the fate—and the future—of a drying West.
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Biden signs water bills benefiting 3 tribes in Arizona
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — President Joe Biden has approved three bills that will improve access to water for three tribes in Arizona amid an unrelenting drought. One of the measures that Biden signed Thursday settles longstanding water rights claims for the Hualapai Tribe , whose reservation borders a 100-mile (161-kilometer) stretch of the Colorado River as it runs through the Grand Canyon.
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The feds declined to seriously cut Colorado River water use. Here’s what that means
After Southwestern states failed to cut a deal, the Interior Department took it easy on them.
A growing movement to reclaim water rights for Indigenous people
Native tribes are reliant on their local water sources, which have been continuously exploited and contaminated by the U.S. government and non-Native people. Indigenous groups are finding new ways to demand justice.
Interior to reverse key Indian Affairs policy in place since 1975
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Thursday announced she will reverse a 1975 policy giving the Bureau of Indian Affairs final authority over tribal water plans.
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