The Latest Breaking News from Navajo Nation

Old oil wells on the reservation spew chemical-laden water. The feds have done little to honor treaty obligations to clean them up.

Navajo Nation reps said that Certificates of Indian Blood (CIBs) and state-issued IDs are not being recognized by ICE agents as valid proof of citizenship

Learn about efforts to electrify Navajo Nation households and the impact on residents' lives.

Join the discussion on the controversial plan to send human remains to the moon, as indigenous cultures raise concerns about cultural desecration.

NASA representatives responded to the Navajo Nation's request to delay a private mission carrying human remains to the moon alongside agency scientific payloads.

Tribe accuses space agency of breaking past commitments to consult over lunar missions

"[The decision] showcases the now-familiar contrast between the Court’s two different approaches to conservative jurisprudence: the strict formalism of Justice Gorsuch—a stern insistence that the United States live up to the letter of its legal obligations come hell or high water—as opposed to the status-quo, stare decisis driven conservative jurisprudence…

"[T]he Court held that despite being a 'trustee' for the Navajo Nation and despite having promised the Navajo water sufficient to make its lands productive, the United States does not have an obligation to help the Navajo obtain that water."

For the Navajo Nation, the fight for water rights has real implications, with infrastructure often never built