The National Congress of American Indians passed a resolution to oppose a controversial water pumping project in Nevada.

NCAI acted on the requests of Nevada tribes who say the pumping will dry up their water sources. The project would send the water to Las Vegas.

"It's the center of life. There is no life without water," Fermina Stevens, the administrator of the Elko Band of the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone, told The Deseret News.

The resolution was passed at NCAI's mid-year session in Reno earlier this month. It calls on the Nevada state engineer to respect the tribe's water needs.

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Native American group opposes water project (The Salt Lake City Deseret News 6/20)