June 10, 2021
Low water levels at Wahweap Bay at Lake Powell along the Upper Colorado River Basin are shown, June 9, 2021, at the Utah and Arizona border at Wahweap, Ariz. The Biden administration announced Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, that 15 Native American tribes will get a total of $580 million in federal money this year for water rights settlements. (Photo/Ross D. Franklin, AP)
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Navajo Nation to receive $176M to fulfill water rights
Funding is portion of $580M headed to 15 tribes across country
Fifteen Native American tribes will get a total of $580 million in federal money this year for water rights settlements, the Biden administration announced Feb. 2.
By By Suman Naishadham, Associated Press
February 7, 2023
