… The Tribal Council of the Colorado River Indian Tribes decided to recognize the river as a legal person under tribal law. It’s the second time a Native tribe has declared legal personhood for a river in the United States. The Yurok Tribe in Northern California in 2019 declared the Klamath River a legal person. I was interested to learn more about why the leaders of the Colorado River Indian Tribes, or CRIT, wanted to take this step, and Chairwoman Amelia Flores agreed to talk with me. 

Other Colorado River news:

• The Daily Sentinel (Grand Junction, Colo.): Opinion: The Shoshone flows — a step toward certainty on the Colorado​
• Utah State University: Blog: Autumn rains delay basin-wide reservoir depletion