DOI Says It’s Not Obligated To Provide Navajo Nation With Colorado River Water

Mealey's (December 22, 2022, 12:40 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States’ trust relationship with the Navajo Nation does not require the federal government to oversee the tribe’s right to use water from the Lower Colorado River, the Department of the Interior (DOI) says in its opening brief on the merits in the U.S. Supreme Court....