Tohono O’odham Nation says Pentagon failed to consult on border wall construction nbcnews.com

The Tohono Oodham Nation in Arizona is asking for \"government-to-government\" consultation after barrier construction has disrupted sacred sites. The Tohono O\'odham Nation, a Native American tribe in southern Arizona opposed to building a border wall that could imperil wildlife and artifacts in the area\'s fragile landscape, is accusing the Defense Department of failing to consult with it in line with federal requirements.

In a letter Feb. 7 to Defense Secretary Mark Esper, tribal Chairman Ned Norris Jr. said the department should have engaged in \"meaningful consultation\" with Tohono O\'odham leaders because funding for the barrier is coming out of the agency\'s budget.