Colorado River Water Rights and The 2023 Mid Year

NCAI The Sentinel

In this second episode of “The Sentinel'', The National Congress of American Indians invites listeners to learn more about the issue of water rights. Discover what happened in NCAI history and what’s happening now to create a full picture of this far from resolved issue.

To kick off the episode, we feature Ryan Seelau, NCAI Director of Policy and Legal to keep us informed of three recent Supreme Court decisions affecting Indian Country. One is a major water rights case involving the Navajo Nation. Stay informed of this recent news and hear about how the Court has been ruling on cases lately, and what this might mean for future decisions.

We then travel back to the mid-20th century to uncover how NCAI first confronted the question of water rights in the Colorado River, one of the most critical regions in the country. Learn about how NCAI created a strategy and carried out this advocacy just a few short years after its founding.

Rounding out this subject is a recap of a panel held at the 2023 Mid Year Convention & Marketplace, “Water Scarcity and Conservation ''. Hear firsthand from participants about how this issue is affecting their Tribal Nations today, what solutions are working, and what remains to be done. We wrap up the episode with a recap of the 2023 Mid Year Convention and Marketplace including interviews with participants, and a special feature with NCAI Executive Director Larry Wright, Jr., about recent developments and his vision for the future of NCAI.