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Every other day, 83-year-old Marilyn Tewa of the Hopi Tribe loads buckets into her pickup and drives 5 miles to haul water. “That’s what keeps us alive,” Tewa said. Four states stand in the way of a deal to give her community water. with @kjzz.org

propublica.orgNative American Tribes Came Together to Secure Their Rights to Colorado River Water. Four States Are Stalling the Deal.Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming are resisting the deal because it would allow the Navajo and Hopi to lease water to cities downstream, likely the growing towns around Phoenix.

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dont forget the new hospital that closed because "no water access" Dikon Hospital is now open only because of a freshwater tank on property

In this America of 2026 there are still many that ponder and wonder if and when will the fight for humane equality be won and when or if the struggle to survive will ever end in their lifetime.

The lack of running water in houses on the Hopi and Navajo reservations is more common than you would think. Collecting water from wells located in various areas is a way of life. The government has neglected to fulfill their obligations to the Native Americans and things need to change.

The cruelty continues towards our amazing Native Americans. They are truly the only non immigrants in our country. They deserve our respect, cooperation and assistance.