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San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe may finally have its own land

HR 2461 aims to grant the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe a reservation on ancestral land. The Tribe is currently the only federally recognized tribe in Arizona without its own land.

Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation in landmark water rights case

SCOTUS decided that while the United States government recognizes tribal water rights, it is not obligated to secure water for the Navajo Nation. This article summarizes key points in the majority...

Navajo-Utah Water Rights Settlement Agreement signed, funded

After decades of negotiation, the Navajo-Utah Water Rights Settlement Agreement was signed. Partially funded with federal infrastructure funds, the settlement will help Navajos with no indoor...

Bipartisan infrastructure law to fund billions in Indian water right settlements

DOI will allocate $1.7 billion of bipartisan infrastructure bill funds and Reclamation Water Settlement funds to enacted Indian water right settlements that have outstanding federal payments...

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