Tribal Water Institute funded to provide water rights training
The Native American Rights Fund and the Walton Family Foundation announced the creation of the Tribal Water Institute. It will provide Tribal Nations resources and training to advocate for their...
NV tribe sues feds over water rights, failure to protect endangered fish
The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe has sued the US government, claiming two decades of water mismanagement has threatened local fish species and broken a 1990 settlement to preserve water for tribal use....
Infrastructure funds allocated for Indian water right settlements
Close to $580 million has been allocated toward the fulfillment of Indian water right settlements, helping to create water rights certainty for Tribal and non-Indian communities.
Arizona Indian water right settlements addressed at close of 2022
Three Native American tribes in Arizona will benefit from water rights legislation enacted during the 117th Congress’ closing activity, creating more certainty for the Tribes and their neighboring...
Bipartisan infrastructure law to fund billions in Indian water right settlements
DOI will allocate $1.7 billion of bipartisan infrastructure bill funds and Reclamation Water Settlement funds to enacted Indian water right settlements that have outstanding federal payments...
