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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Josh Marcus

Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation’s access to drought-stricken Colorado River, despite US treaty

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The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday against the Navajo Nation in a dispute concerning the tribe’s access to the drought-stricken Colorado River.

Critics says the decision harms a community where an estimated one-third of tribal members lack running water and furthers the history of the US government breaking its promises to tribes.

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