Yahoo

Half of Households on Native American Reservations Lack Access to Reliable Water Sources, Clean Drinking Water, or Adequate Sanitation

U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), along with U.S. Representatives Joe Neguse (D-Colo.) and Gwen Moore (D-Wis.), have introduced the ...
KCUR 89.3 FM

After no clean drinking water for 4 years, this Native American tribe wants more than sympathy

Pallets of water are delivered to the Santee Sioux Nation Distribution Center every two weeks thanks to a one time grant from the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Residents of Santee, Nebraska have had to ...
The Denver Post

Tribal nations often can’t access their own water. A new Colorado institute wants to help.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... When David Gover became an attorney with the Native American Rights Fund, he inherited a water rights legal case about as old as he was. The case revolving ...
Santa Monica Daily Press

Native American Rights to Colorado River Water

When seven states got together in 1922 to effectively divide up Colorado River usage, their resulting compact declared: “Nothing in this compact shall be construed as affecting the obligations of the ...
Berkshire Eagle

'All land is sacred': Native American water ceremony planned for Otis State Park

SANDISFIELD — Forced out of Standing Rock, American Indians have dispersed around the country to continue the work — and get arrested for it if need be. "We came to the conclusion that all water is ...