… The BIA [Bureau of Indian Affairs] states that the federal Indian trust responsibility is a legal obligation under which the U.S. “has charged itself with moral obligations of the highest responsibility and trust” toward Indian tribes. …  If the BIA has a moral obligation to the Navajo people, is it moral to take away their water rights or allow the sale of the water rights while they are advocating or holding in trust for the Navajo people our land, water and fiduciary trusts? Is it not a moral responsibility to make sure those who you are looking after have water while they don’t have a permanent government? … I encourage my people to consider the impact of the sale of our water supply and rights for a small portion of the tribe.
–Written by Navajo Nation constituent member Neal Riggs.