Reclaimed: The Lifeblood of Navajo Nation, Ep. 2 - 'Prior and Superior'

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🗓️ 26 December 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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This week we're sharing a project from our ABC News colleagues called "Reclaimed: The Lifeblood of Navajo Nation" -- a new, four-part podcast series about a community's fight for access to clean water. This is Episode 2 of the series. You can check out all four episodes right now and explore previous seasons of "Reclaimed" on Apple Podcasts (https://apple.co/3dmfJW2), Spotify (https://spoti.fi/3ySLtOM), Amazon Music (https://amzn.to/3foYdCU), or wherever you get your podcasts. In today's episode, the Navajo Nation heads to the Supreme Court to demand an answer to a critical question: Is the U.S. government responsible for helping them secure the water they need to survive? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Good morning. Happy Boxing Day. Help you having a good holiday week. A reminder that the Start Here production team is taking a few days off to be with family. We do have some special episodes airing between now and New Year's though. So today, tomorrow and Monday, we're going to be sharing episodes of ABC Audio's acclaimed podcast, The Lifeblood of Navajo Nation. This is a four-part series, so if you
0:22.8	didn't hear yesterday's episode, stop what you're doing, go back and check that out first. And if you
0:27.0	like what you're hearing, make sure to follow Reclaimed wherever you're listening. All right,
0:31.4	here's episode two. This episode is brought to you by B-streamwise. As we get underway,
0:36.5	the stakes couldn't be higher.
0:38.1	Oh, he's left himself exposed.
0:40.1	There goes the attacker.
0:41.2	The defense is nowhere.
0:42.7	They're in on his laptop.
0:44.4	Criminal!
0:46.5	They've tucked that malware away beautifully.
0:49.4	And scored his house deposit and personal photos.
0:52.6	When you watch illegal streams, you risk letting criminals into your laptop or phone,
0:56.9	making it easy to steal from you.
0:59.0	Illegal streams let criminals in.
1:01.1	Bestreamwise.com.
1:07.0	On the morning of March 23, 2023, a group of about a dozen Navajo delegates, lawyers, and leaders arrived at the steps of the Supreme Court.
1:17.6	Four words were carved into the marble above their heads. Equal justice under law.
1:24.6	We had to get there early.
1:27.6	Jolyn Ashley is the chair of the Navajo Water Rights Commission.
1:32.1	She traveled thousands of miles from the reservation to be there.
1:36.4	She and the others came to fight for justice and equality.
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