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\u00a0The Associated Press \u00a023\/05\/2024 13:48 WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) \u2014 The Navajo Nation Council has signed off on a proposed water rights settlement that carries a price tag larger than any such agreement enacted by Congress would ensure water for two other Native American tribes in a state that has been forced to cut back on water use. The Navajo Nation has one of the largest single outstanding claims in the Colorado River basin. Delegates acknowledged the gravity of their vote Thursday, with many noting that securing water deliveries to tribal communities has been an effort that has spanned generations. \u201cThank you for helping make history today,\u201d Navajo Council Speaker Crystalyne Curley told her fellow delegates as they stood and clapped after casting a unanimous vote. The Hopi tribe approved… <\/p>\n

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\u00a0The Associated Press \u00a023\/05\/2024 13:48 WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) \u2014 The Navajo Nation Council has signed off on a proposed water rights settlement that carries a price tag larger than any such agreement enacted by Congress would ensure water for two other Native American tribes in a state that has been forced to cut back on water use. The Navajo Nation has one of the largest single outstanding claims in the Colorado River basin. Delegates acknowledged the gravity of their vote Thursday, with many noting that securing water deliveries to tribal communities has been an effort that has spanned generations. \u201cThank you for helping make history today,\u201d Navajo Council Speaker Crystalyne Curley told her fellow delegates as they stood and clapped after casting a unanimous vote. The Hopi tribe approved... <\/p>\n

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