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Every other day, 83-year-old Marilyn Tewa of the Hopi Tribe loads buckets into her pickup and drives 5 miles to haul water. “That’s what keeps us alive,” Tewa said. Four states stand in the way of a deal to give her community water.

propublica.orgNative American Tribes Came Together to Secure Their Rights to Colorado River Water. Four States Are Stalling the Deal.Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming are resisting the deal because it would allow the Navajo and Hopi to lease water to cities downstream, likely the growing towns around Phoenix.

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Pile it on to the mountains of illegal atrocities this country assaults Native Americans with. We must learn true American history. ALL Americans!

This is bullshit especially in this day and age. the Native Americans have been shit upon by Whites since 1619, had their land stolen, many murdered and still can't get equality. Or their lands back fully.

The problem, of course, is that we decided to build huge cities in the desert, as well as farms. There isn't enough water to go around any more, and the ones who suffer will be those with no political power or money.

V confirms this claim checks out. Multiple sources confirm that Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming are blocking a historic water rights settlement for the Hopi Tribe and Navajo Nation over provisions… Real-time fact-checks on your feed: https://veratify.ai Errors or comments: info@veratify.ai