Tribal water settlement aims to repair years of exclusion

Tribal water settlement aims to repair years of exclusion

Because the Hopi — along with the nearby Navajo and San Juan Southern Paiute — live in remote areas far from major population centers, residents rely on practical solutions to survive with limited access to water.

Native American tribes push for seat at #ColoradoRiver water negotiations — Colorado Politics #CORiver #aridification #CWCSC2025

Click the link to read the article on the Colorado Politics website (Eugene Buchanan). Here’s an excerpt: Tribal leaders are pushing for a seat at the negotiating table, where allocation and management of the Colorado River will be determined. The representatives from tribal nations joined a panel discussion called “Colorado River: The Emerging Role of Tribes in the 2026 Negotiations,” moderated by the Nature Conservancy’s Western Colorado Wate…