两个土著部落以滥用先例和违反信托义务为由,寻求联邦对拒绝其水权主张的法院裁决进行复审。
Two Native tribes seek federal review of court rulings denying their water rights claims, citing misapplied precedent and broken trust obligations.
Winnemucca印第安人殖民地正在寻求对联邦上诉法院的一项裁决进行全面的小组审查,该项裁决驳回了联邦上诉法院因据称印第安事务局对部落水资源管理不善而提起的2.08亿美元的诉讼。
The Winnemucca Indian Colony is seeking a full panel review of a federal appeals court decision that dismissed its $208 million lawsuit over alleged mismanagement of tribal water resources by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
部落辩称,法院错误地运用了2023年最高法院对亚利桑那州诉Navajo Nation案的裁决,驳回关于现有水分转移的主张,声称这一先例不适用于其案件。
The tribe argues the court wrongly applied the 2023 Supreme Court ruling in Arizona v. Navajo Nation to dismiss claims about existing water diversions, asserting the precedent does not apply to its case.
同时,Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe也对一项法院裁决提出质疑,该裁决驳回了其对Truckee River水的权利要求,对误用Navajo民族先例的裁决提出异议,并损害了条约权利。
Meanwhile, the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe is also challenging a court decision that denied its claim to Truckee River water, contending the ruling misapplied Navajo Nation’s precedent and undermines treaty rights.
两个部落都强调联邦政府的信任责任,并寻求从法律上澄清用水权。
Both tribes stress the federal government’s trust responsibility and seek legal clarity on water rights.
在另一个事态发展中,来自Dziá Yíjiin和周围地区的40多名居民敦促纳瓦霍族领导人反对延长Kayenta矿的许可证,理由是环境损害、健康问题和违背承诺,社区领导人保证向部落领导人表达他们的反对。
In a separate development, over 40 residents from Dził Yíjiin and surrounding areas urged Navajo Nation leaders to oppose the renewal of the Kayenta Mine permit, citing environmental damage, health concerns, and broken promises, with community leaders pledging to convey their opposition to tribal leadership.