{"id":49374,"date":"2026-07-17T07:41:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T14:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=49374"},"modified":"2026-07-17T07:41:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T14:41:31","slug":"tribal-water-rights-deal-stalled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/tribal-water-rights-deal-stalled\/","title":{"rendered":"Tribal Water Rights Deal Stalled\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>7.17.26&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>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&nbsp;pushback&nbsp;from some negotiators at the table, questioning whether the Navajo Nation should be allowed to lease some of its water to nearby cities outside of its reservation. KUNM Reporter Jeanette&nbsp;DeDios&nbsp;speaks with Heather Tanana, an assistant law professor at the University of Denver, about the settlement&#8217;s many details and discusses how life-changing this deal would be if it went through.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Correspondent:<\/strong>\u00a0Jeanette\u00a0DeDios\u00a0(Jicarilla Apache and Din\u00e9)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Guest:<\/strong>\u00a0<br>Heather Tanana (Din\u00e9), Assistant Law Professor, University of Denver\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For More Information:<\/strong>\u00a0<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kunm.org\/local-news\/2026-07-07\/largest-tribal-water-rights-settlement-in-u-s-history-stalls-due-to-four-states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Largest tribal water rights settlement in U.S. history stalls due to four states<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0\u2013 KUNM<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>7.17.26&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;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. 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