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Canyon landscape with a river flowing between reddish-brown cliffs at sunset.

Indian tribes designate Colorado River a ‘living being’ with legal rights

by Scott Franz • KUNC Nov. 26, 2025, 8:32 a.m.April 23, 2026, 2:32 p.m.

The Colorado River Indian Tribes of California and Arizona voted to give their namesake waterway the same legal rights as a person.

An older person in sunglasses speaks into a microphone while holding up a small bundle of sage.

For Indian Country, federal cuts decimate core tribal programs

by Alex Brown • Stateline March 9, 2025, 6:00 a.m.March 5, 2025, 11:47 a.m.