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United States v. Navajo Nation, 556 U.S. 287 (2009) was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Navajo Nation initiated proceedings in the Court of Federal Claims alleging that when they sought the assistance of the United States Secretary of the Interior to renegotiate their original leasing agreement with the Peabody Coal Company in 1984, a procedural process defined by the 1964 ...
Navajo Woman at a waterfall c. 1920. The Navajo Nation ( Navajo: Naabeehó Bináhásdzo ), also known as Navajoland, [3] is a Native American reservation of Navajo people in the United States. It occupies portions of northeastern Arizona, northwestern New Mexico, and southeastern Utah. The seat of government is located in Window Rock, Arizona .
Kerr-McGee v. Navajo Tribe. 731 F.2d 597 ( 9th Cir. 1984); cert. granted, 469 U.S. 879 (1984). Powell took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. Kerr-McGee v. Navajo Tribe, 471 U.S. 195 (1985), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that an Indian tribe is not required to obtain the approval of the ...
The Navajo Nation Council has signed off on a proposed water rights settlement that carries a price tag larger than any such agreement enacted by Congress would ensure water for two other Native ...
In June, Navajo Nation Council Del. Seth Damon introduced legislation to repeal parts of a 2005 tribal law, ... the Navajo Nation has sovereignty to pass its own laws governing its citizens ...
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently rejected seven proposals for projects on the Navajo Nation, which stretches 27,000 square miles (69,000 square kilometers) across Arizona, New ...
Acid mine drainage in Animas river following the Gold King Mine Spill. Uranium mining and the Navajo people began in 1944 in northeastern Arizona, northwestern New Mexico, and southeastern Utah. In the 1950s, the Navajo Nation was situated directly in the uranium mining belt that experienced a boom in production, and many residents found work ...
Ferrari 360 Modena Cherokee Nation. Several Native American tribes within the United States register motor vehicles and issue license plates to those vehicles. The legal status of these plates varies by tribe, with some being recognized by the federal government and others not. Some nations issue plates for both tribal and personal vehicles ...