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The Navajo Nation continues its fight for water after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the United States has no treaty obligation to identify and account for the Navajo Nation’s water rights in the Colorado River.
In a 7-2 ruling, the Supreme Court also rejected a lower-court ruling that the act places undue burdens on states and that it was race-based.
At a national meeting in Prior Lake, Minnesota, Native leaders feared the decision on an Indian Child Welfare Act case could affect sovereignty.
Tribal leaders from across Indian Country are mourning the passing of former National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) President Joe Garcia, who served three terms as governor of the Ohkay Owingeh, a federally recognized pueblo in New Mexico. Garcia died on May 11 and a traditional funeral has already been held. Garica was 70.
SANTA FE, New Mexico (AP) — Joe A. Garcia, a well-known Native American leader from New...