Peter Gleick on Water Poverty, Conflict, and a Hope for the Future
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The Navajo Nation's Water Rights
The case is about what duty the federal government has in helping the Navajo, or potentially any other tribe in the Colorado River Basin to develop and eventually use its water rights. In late June, the Supreme Court released its ruling in favor of the U.S. government in a 5-4 decision. Justice Brett Kavanaugh said the 1868 peace treaty did not require the federal government to take affirmative steps to secure water for the Navajo. The court's three liberal members dissented, writing that the government had violated the terms of the treaty.
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