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Tribal Water Rights Deal Stalled 

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7.17.26 – The largest tribal water rights settlement in U.S. history is at a stalemate. The Northeastern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act, if approved by Congress, would provide much-needed water for the Navajo Nation, as well as the Hopi and San Juan Southern Paiute tribes. A provision with the deal has received pushback from some negotiators at the table,…

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Report: Disparity in Discipline at Gallup Schools 

A person with long dark hair observes students with backpacks outside a school building, with a New Mexico flag and mountains in the background.

7.17.26 – A new report from the state attorney general’s office finds Indigenous and Hispanic students are punished at Gallup McKinley County Schools far more severely than their white peers. The published findings follow an investigation from New Mexico In Depth in 2022 who first uncovered the story. In Depth Executive Director Trip Jennings sits down with Wendy Greyeyes,…

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