Throughout my life, the Amazon had distinct dry and rainy seasons. But recently, the weather has gone completely crazy. It ...

As western water leaders prepare to gather in Las Vegas, tribal leaders say they want a say in a final agreement.

A tribal nation has declared the Colorado River a legal person. An Indigenous leader says it reflects how her people have ...

The Colorado River Indian Tribes of Arizona and California voted this month to give their namesake waterway the same legal rights as a person, saying the ‘living being’ deserves more protection while ...

Freddie Lane, an enrolled member of Lummi Nation, has watched his people’s lands flood since his childhood on the Whatcom ...

The window is closing fast to secure the Colorado River's future "and move beyond crisis-driven policymaking," says a coalition of seven Western environmental groups. Two other environmental groups ...

Volunteers plant trees and shrubs in the riparian area along the Little Salmon River as part of a 1.25-mile restoration project. (Photo courtesy of Silas and April Wilbur) This story was first ...

Rivers are the lifeblood of our planet. They have been vital to human civilisation, with many ancient cultures, such as those in Mesopotamia and Egypt, rising along their fertile banks thousands of ...

The Gila River Indian Community will share the wealth from its three casino operations with enrolled tribal members. But it could be more than a year before anyone sees a check. Voters voted 2,012 to ...

The state of California returned more than 17,000 acres of land to the Tule River Indian Tribe — the largest land return in ...