Posts Tagged ‘Navajo Nation’
New Mexico Tribal Leaders Battle COVID Surges
November 27, 2020 – A ‘Shelter in Place’ order is back in effect in New Mexico, at least through the end of November. Statewide, COVID-19 cases continue to surge to record levels, creating massive challenges for state leaders. But New Mexico is also home to 23 Tribes and Pueblos. And this month, leaders from tribal…
Read MoreTribes, Power, and Water
Sept. 11, 2020 – In the western United States, rivers like the Colorado River and the Rio Grande were carved up under compacts in the early twentieth century, long before tribes had a say in how rivers would be managed. Even though tribes hold the oldest and most senior water rights, they still don’t always…
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