Navajo Nation persists in water access fight despite Supreme Court setback.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Navajo Nation's request for clean, running water went beyond treaty obligations, disappointing the nation's president. The court emphasized that providing water infrastructure is not the government's role under the treaty. However, the court reaffirmed the continued vitality of the doctrine that Indian reservations have the right to use needed water from various sources. The Navajo Nation can pursue congressional action to address its infrastructure needs and modern water needs.