{"id":137041,"date":"2025-04-22T00:00:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T05:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=137041"},"modified":"2025-04-22T09:46:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T14:46:35","slug":"native-america-calling-tribes-in-the-arid-southwest-face-water-management-uncertainty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/04\/22\/native-america-calling-tribes-in-the-arid-southwest-face-water-management-uncertainty\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Tribes in the arid southwest face water management uncertainty"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Tuesday, April 22, 2025<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Tribes in the arid southwest face water management uncertainty<\/div>\r\n Tribes that rely on Colorado River water &#8212; and the complex set of rules that govern it &#8212; are worried about how President Donald Trump\u2019s executive orders and the ongoing legal questions about them will affect their water access.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n   Trump froze federal funds for the Inflation Reduction Act. Even after a judge reinstated those funds, tribes are concerned about the viability of some water conservation efforts going forward. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThose water access issues are becoming increasingly important because of long-term trends showing significantly less water available in the basin.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/09\/24\/senate-committee-on-indian-affairs-takes-up-water-rights-at-legislative-hearing\/puebloofzuni\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-41244\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1878\" height=\"1409\" data-attachment-id=\"41244\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/09\/24\/senate-committee-on-indian-affairs-takes-up-water-rights-at-legislative-hearing\/puebloofzuni\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/25\/puebloofzuni.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1878,1409\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot A540&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1292762743&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;11.8&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pueblo of Zuni\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Pueblo of Zuni&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A welcome sign at the Pueblo of Zuni in New Mexico. Photo: &lt;a href=https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/kenlund\/5276078857\/&gt;Ken Lund&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/25\/puebloofzuni.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/25\/puebloofzuni.jpg\" alt=\"Pueblo of Zuni\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41244\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"> A welcome sign at the Pueblo of Zuni in New Mexico. Photo: <a href=https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/kenlund\/5276078857\/>Ken Lund<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/law.arizona.edu\/person\/heather-whiteman-runs-him\">Heather Whiteman Runs Him<\/a> (Aps\u00e1alooke), associate clinical professor at the James E. Rogers College of Law and director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/law.arizona.edu\/academics\/clinics\/tribal-justice-clinic\">Tribal Justice Clinic at the University of Arizona<\/a>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jenny-dumas-2a064029\">Jenny Dumas<\/a>, water attorney for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jicarillaapachenationpr\/\">Jicarilla Apache Nation<\/a>, a federally-recognized tribe in New Mexico\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nDaryl Vigil (Jicarilla Apache Nation), co-director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waterandtribes.org\/\">Water &#038; Tribes Initiative<\/a>, an organization representing tribes in the Colorado River basin\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashiwi.org\/ElectionBoard\/EWemytewaProfile.pdf\">Edward Wemytewa<\/a> (Zuni), tribal councilman for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashiwi.org\">Pueblo of Zuni<\/a>, a federally-recognized tribe in New Mexico\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">All Episodes on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?si=2a56e59533534bf9\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\">More Options<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tribes that rely on the Colorado River \u2014 and the complex set of rules that govern it \u2014 are worried as the Donald Trump administration takes actions affecting their access to water.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41244,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,20,13,1,14],"tags":[42,2430,3986,75,6359,454,1639,6357,6358,243,133,167,182,134,153],"class_list":["post-137041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-environment","category-indian-trust","category-law","category-national","category-politics","tag-arizona","tag-colorado-river","tag-daryl-vigil","tag-donald-trump","tag-edward-wemytewa","tag-grants","tag-heather-whiteman-runs-him","tag-inflation-reduction-act","tag-jenny-dumas","tag-media","tag-native-america-calling","tag-new-mexico","tag-pueblo","tag-radio","tag-water","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/25\/puebloofzuni.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-zEl","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137041","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=137041"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137041\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":137051,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137041\/revisions\/137051"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=137041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=137041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=137041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}