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Mountain West tribes receive federal funds to secure reliable water supplies

KUNR Public Radio | By Kaleb Roedel
Published November 3, 2023 at 12:06 PM MDT
The Pueblo of Laguna in the Rio San Jose Basin, pictured here, is one of the Indigenous communities in northern New Mexico still working to resolve water rights settlements.
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The Pueblo of Laguna in the Rio San Jose Basin, pictured here, is one of the Indigenous communities in northern New Mexico still working to resolve water rights settlements.

The federal government is spending another $327 million to help fulfill water rights settlements with Native American tribes, including several in the Mountain West.

The federal government is spending another $327 million to help fulfill water rights settlements with Native American tribes, including several in the Mountain West.

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