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April 25, 2009

Significant change in land use on Navajo Nation

For many years, if you held a grazing right on a piece of the Navajo Nation, you could pretty much determine if anyone else could build on or use that piece of the Nation.  Now, as the Navajo Times reports, "A landmark ruling by the Navajo Nation Supreme Court signals that the days when Navajo grazing permittees exercised total control over development in their realms are numbered."


See the full story HERE.

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April 25, 2009 in Reservations, Indian Country and Land Use | Permalink

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