Navajo families’ miles-long journey for water highlights access disparities Saturday, April 22 by ABC News(UTAH) -- For the past 20 years, Henry Wilson has been forced to travel several miles, multiple times a day, to get water for his family in Monument Valley, Utah.By the time the sun rises above the red sandstone pillars, Wilson is on his... Read More.
Supreme Court divided over Navajo Nation water rights claim involving Colorado River Monday, March 20 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday appeared narrowly divided over whether to allow the Navajo Nation to sue the federal government for help expanding their reservation's access to water at a time when the precious resource has been in tight supply across... Read More.
Navajo Nation fight over Colorado River water rights hits Supreme Court Monday, March 20 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- On the nation's largest Native American reservation – spanning 16 million-acres across Arizona, New Mexico and Utah – one in three households lacks running water, according to the Navajo Nation.At the Supreme Court on Monday, the tribe will face off with the... Read More.
First Navajo Nation President Peterson Zah dies at 85 Thursday, March 9 by ABC News(FORT DEFIANCE, Ariz.) -- Former Navajo Nation President Peterson Zah, who made his mark on Native American education at his reservation and Arizona State University, has died at the age of 85.Zah was the first elected president in 1990 on the nation's largest tribal... Read More.
FBI releases list of missing Native Americans in New Mexico and Navajo Nation Tuesday, July 26 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The FBI has released a list of more than 170 Native Americans that have been confirmed to be missing throughout New Mexico and the Navajo Nation.The list will be regularly updated, as several federal agencies try to address the issue of missing... Read More.