Colorado River in Crisis, Pt. 4: The Tribe

Update: 2023-01-27

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For over a century, Native American tribes along the Colorado River have seen other entities take water that had nourished them since time immemorial. With the depletion of this vital source for the American West, Indigenous leaders see an opening to right a historical wrong.

Today, we check in on one tribe doing just that. Read the full transcript here.

Host: The Times senior producer Kasia Broussalian

Guest: L.A. Times water reporter Ian James

More reading:

Colorado River in Crisis, Pt. 1: A Dying River

Colorado River in Crisis, Pt. 2: The Source

Inside the water crisis: A journey across the Colorado River Basin

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Colorado River in Crisis, Pt. 4: The Tribe

Jazmín Aguilera, Denise Guerra, Ashlea Brown, Roberto Reyes, Shani O. Hilton, Mike Heflin, Helen Li, Mario Diaz, Kinsee Morlan, Heba Elorbany, Ian James, Gustavo Arellano, Kasia Broussalian, Nicolas Perez, Mark Nieto, David Toledo

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Colorado River in Crisis, Pt. 4: The Tribe

Jazmín Aguilera, Denise Guerra, Ashlea Brown, Roberto Reyes, Shani O. Hilton, Mike Heflin, Helen Li, Mario Diaz, Kinsee Morlan, Heba Elorbany, Ian James, Gustavo Arellano, Kasia Broussalian, Nicolas Perez, Mark Nieto, David Toledo

Colorado River in Crisis, Pt. 4: The Tribe