PUBLIC MEETINGS IN 2024
So far, the Commission has hosted over 30 public education meetings across Navajo Nation (Shonto, Forest Lake, Inscription House, LeChee, Round Rock, Red Valley, Ft. Defiance, Many Farms, Ganado, Chinle, Black Mesa, Pinon, Oljato, Red Mesa, Kayenta, Tuba City, Cameron, Dilkon, Leupp, Lupton, Rough Rock, Torreon, Tohajiilee, Baca-Prewitt, & Coppermine) in 2024!
Hosted by the Navajo Nation Water Rights Commission and Navajo DOJ's Water Rights Unit, a team of attorneys and experts from the Navajo Department of Justice Water Rights Unit, Navajo Nation Water Rights Commission, and the Navajo Department of Water Resources have presented information and updates on the proposed water rights settlement for Arizona and the Rio San Jose and Rio Puerco Basins in New Mexico. There was time on the agenda for community members to ask questions and share comments and concerns. All community members and leaders, elders, youth organizers, relatives living in communities along the basins were encouraged to attend. For many of the meetings, lunch was provided by Bidii Chidi.
Links to the public education presentations are provided below.