Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren, middle standing, and the Vice President of the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe Johnny Lehi Jr., right of Nygren, at the witness table in the Indian Affairs committee hearing room on Sept. 25, 2024.
Seven states that rely on the Colorado River each got a cut of its water under a deal struck over a century ago – a deal that excluded the Hopi, the Navajo and other tribal nations.
After years of pressure and negotiation, Congress is moving to rectify what the tribes have long seen as an injustice that has caused enormous hardship…