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.

Four words were carved into the marble above their heads. Equal justice under law.

We had to get there early.

Jolyn Ashley is the chair of the Navajo Water Rights Commission.

She traveled thousands of miles from the reservation to be there.

She and the others came to fight for justice and equality.

But time will tell if they get either.

As Jolin arrived, she was guided into a line of people on the left side of the steps.

Then to the right, there was another line on the other side of the building.

People who just spectators or tourists could come and get a ticket, but they had to get

back in line.

Jo Lynn and her colleagues were not sightseers.

They didn't need to wait for a ticket.

They had assigned seats in the courtroom.

Many dressed to represent where they came from.

The women wore traditional Navajo three-tiered skirts and lots of silver and turquoise jewelry.

When we finally started making our way in, of course, you know, we went through security,

and so we had to take off all our jewelry.

Inside the Supreme Court building, they were told to put their belongings in lockers.

So you walk in and you see all these different glass enclosed cases and it's just history.

By then, we were standing there and we had no phone.

So it's just, you know,

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