Why a Colorado River water rights settlement could also create a new tribal reservation
The Colorado River in the upper River Basin. (Ross D. Franklin/AP)
A landmark water rights deal between the Navajo Nation, Hopi tribe and San Juan Southern Paiute is before Congress now. The agreement wouldn’t just provide access to the Colorado River. It would also set aside a reservation for the San Juan Southern Paiute, the largest federally recognized tribe in Arizona without a reservation.
Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks to President Robbin Preston Jr. of the San Juan Southern Paiute about what establishing a reservation would mean for his tribe.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
