Colorado River sparks debate between Navajo Nation, US government
The U.S. Supreme Court may block a lawsuit that grants Colorado River rights to Navajo Nation. The over-tapped river has sparked debate in the West.
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The U.S. Supreme Court may block a lawsuit that grants Colorado River rights to Navajo Nation. The over-tapped river has sparked debate in the West.
Arizona, California and Nevada, and other basin states, argue that more water for the Navajo Nation would cut into already scarce supplies for cities, agriculture and business growth.
The tribe says the federal government broke its treaty promise to provide a sufficient water supply for the tribe and that it should come up with a plan to do so.
After 50 years, the government hasn’t developed water infrastructure owed to a Navajo Nation farm. Now the Supreme Court is set to weigh in on the government’s water obligations to tribes.
The University of Idaho has created a College of Law Program with a Native American law emphasis. Idaho Matters talked with the director of the program, along with three recently graduated students to find out more about the program and why it's so important.