Colorado River Indian Tribes - Inside Climate News

The Colorado River Is This Tribe’s ‘Lifeblood,’ Now They Want To Give It the Same Legal Rights as a Person

The move by the Colorado River Indian Tribes in Arizona and California would give rights of nature to the water, marking a historic first.

By Alex Hager, KUNC

The Colorado River flows near Parker, Ariz. The Colorado River Indian Tribes want to give the river the same legal rights as a person, taking millennia of cultural values and putting them into law. Credit: Alex Hager/KUNC

The Colorado River Indian Tribes have the right to divert 662,402 acre-feet of water per year from the Colorado River for use on their lands in Arizona. Congress recently granted the tribes authority to lease some of this water to entities elsewhere in the state. Credit: Brett Walton/Circle of Blue

Some of Arizona’s Most Valuable Water Could Soon Hit the Market

By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue

Historic Agreement with the Federal Government and Arizona Gives Colorado River Indian Tribes Control Over Use of Their Water off Tribal Land

By Noel Lyn Smith

Keep Environmental Journalism Alive

ICN provides award-winning climate coverage free of charge and advertising. We rely on donations from readers like you to keep going.