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A desert scape with rows of agriculture.

Invisibility of Water

An audio documentary which draws parallels between Hopi farming practices, respect for water, and adapting to changing times while rooted in tradition. Produced by Ellyse Fredericks (Hopi) and with support from her home community, Invisibility of Water shows that the past is always present, even if unseen.

An illustrated cover for the Water Woes audio serial.

Water Woes

An episode of the audio serial Water Woes, Maleah Tuttle (Oglalla-Lakota) tells the story of another Maleah, an Indigenous resident of Durango Colorado, who one day begins to hear the multitudinous voice of the spirit being Water. Working and living daily life is a challenge enough but now Maleah (the character) has to decipher the cryptic words of an enigmatic spirit. Is it a message? A...
Rippling water and a desert canyon wall

They Call Me Water

This short film, “They Call Me Water,” focuses on the belief that water is living, a belief that many indigenous peoples hold. Brooke’s film helps personify water to give water human characteristics as water knows how you treat it. 

A photo of an irrigation canal next to Hatcher ranch in the Ute Mountain Ute nation

Flowing Forward

Discover the drought-related challenges to water rights issues struggles of the Ute Mountain Ute People and learn about their ongoing efforts to find solutions and create a brighter future. Your browser does not support the audio element. Kaitlyn Lowley graduated from Fort Lewis this past spring, majoring in Journalism and Multimedia Studies. She wanted to take part in this...
A giraffe in the South African savannah

African Tribal Water: A Maasai Angel

A narrative audio report about Angel Mollel, a Maasai student and humanitarian whose nonprofit organization is helping to bring water to the people of her village.

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