November 12, 2024 4:44 am
CRIT Nation, Parker, AZ
November 12, 2024 4:44 am
CRIT Nation, Parker, AZ

CRIT Chairwoman, Vice Chairman, and Councilmember Provide Vital Insight At Colorado River Symposium In New Mexico

CRIT Chairwoman Amelia Flores, Vice Chairman Dwight Lomayesva, and Councilmember Bobby Page attended a symposium on the Colorado River held in September in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The symposium’s theme was Bridging Divides for a Resilient Future.

Chairwoman Flores stated that anytime tribal nations can speak about their tribal water rights as conferences like this makes this a historical achievement. She further stated it was an honor to represent CRIT.

Chairwoman Flores was on a panel entitled Paradigm Shift: Inclusive Approaches to Moving Forward. Panelists included (pictured left to right) were moderator: Anne Castle, U.S. Commissioner, Upper Colorado River Commission; Bidtah Becker, Chief Legal Counsel for the Navajo Nation Office of the President and Vice President; Amelia Flores, Chairwoman Colorado River Indian Tribes; Timothy Williams, Chairman Ft. Mojave Indian Tribe; and Lorelei Cloud, Vice-Chair, Southern Ute Tribe.

Vice Chairman Dwight Lomayesva spoke on a panel called Perspective from the Field Agriculture for the Next Century.  His panel included moderator Jennifer Gimbel, Senior Water Policy Scholar at the Colorado Water Center; Taylor Hawes, Colorado River Program Director for The Nature Conservancy; and Dwight Lomayesva, Vice-Chair, Colorado River Indian Tribes.