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The Duck Valley Indian Reservation that straddles the Nevada-Idaho border is shown on March 15, 2024, in Owyhee, Nev. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

The Duck Valley Indian Reservation that straddles the Nevada-Idaho border is shown on March 15, 2024, in Owyhee, Nev. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Shoshone-Paiute tribal member Tanya Smith Beaudoin holds photos of her father, who died from cancer, at her home in Owyhee, Nev., on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation on March 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Shoshone-Paiute tribal member Tanya Smith Beaudoin holds photos of her father, who died from cancer, at her home in Owyhee, Nev., on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation on March 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Tribal members gather in a gymnasium to pay their respects to Marvin Cota, who died from cancer, during a memorial service in Owyhee, Nev., on March 14, 2024, on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation that straddles the Nevada-Idaho border. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Tribal members gather in a gymnasium to pay their respects to Marvin Cota, who died from cancer, during a memorial service in Owyhee, Nev., on March 14, 2024, on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation that straddles the Nevada-Idaho border. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Shoshone-Paiute tribal member Michael Hanchor visits his mother’s grave, March 15, 2024, in Owyhee, Nev., on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation that straddles the Nevada-Idaho border. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Shoshone-Paiute tribal member Michael Hanchor visits his mother’s grave, March 15, 2024, in Owyhee, Nev., on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation that straddles the Nevada-Idaho border. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Shoshone-Paiute tribal Chairman Brian Mason speaks from his office, March 15, 2024, in Owyhee, Nev., on the Duck Valley reservation which straddles the Nevada-Idaho border. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Shoshone-Paiute tribal Chairman Brian Mason speaks from his office, March 15, 2024, in Owyhee, Nev., on the Duck Valley reservation which straddles the Nevada-Idaho border. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

A horse grazes in a field on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation that straddles the Nevada-Idaho border on Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Owyhee, Nev. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

A horse grazes in a field on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation that straddles the Nevada-Idaho border on Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Owyhee, Nev. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Tribal members gather in a gymnasium to pay their respects to Marvin Cota, who died from cancer, during a memorial service in Owyhee, Nev., on March 14, 2024, on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation that straddles the Nevada-Idaho border. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Tribal members gather in a gymnasium to pay their respects to Marvin Cota, who died from cancer, during a memorial service in Owyhee, Nev., on March 14, 2024, on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation that straddles the Nevada-Idaho border. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Water flows through a culvert at an irrigation canal on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation, March 13, 2024, in Owyhee, Nev. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Water flows through a culvert at an irrigation canal on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation, March 13, 2024, in Owyhee, Nev. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Shoshone-Paiute tribal member Tanya Smith Beaudoin stands along an irrigation canal that she grew up swimming in, on March 14, 2024, in Owyhee, Nev., the only town on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation that straddles the Nevada-Idaho border. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Shoshone-Paiute tribal member Tanya Smith Beaudoin stands along an irrigation canal that she grew up swimming in, on March 14, 2024, in Owyhee, Nev., the only town on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation that straddles the Nevada-Idaho border. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

An irrigation canal is shown in Owyhee, Nev., March 13, 2024, on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation that straddles the Nevada-Idaho border. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

An irrigation canal is shown in Owyhee, Nev., March 13, 2024, on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation that straddles the Nevada-Idaho border. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

A cemetery in the town of Owyhee, Nev., on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation is pictured on March 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

A cemetery in the town of Owyhee, Nev., on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation is pictured on March 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

The Duck Valley Indian Reservation sign stands on March 15, 2024, in Owyhee, Nev. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

The Duck Valley Indian Reservation sign stands on March 15, 2024, in Owyhee, Nev. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

School teacher Sherry Crutcher, right, hugs Terri Ann Cota at a memorial service for Cota's father, Marvin, on March 14, 2024, in Owyhee, Nev., on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation that straddles the Nevada-Idaho border. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

School teacher Sherry Crutcher, right, hugs Terri Ann Cota at a memorial service for Cota's father, Marvin, on March 14, 2024, in Owyhee, Nev., on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation that straddles the Nevada-Idaho border. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Homes on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation that straddles the Nevada-Idaho border are shown on March 14, 2024, in Owyhee, Nev. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Homes on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation that straddles the Nevada-Idaho border are shown on March 14, 2024, in Owyhee, Nev. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)