The latest from Save the Confluence

Colorado Plateau residents receive warmth for winter
Ten rural families on the western Navajo Nation received loads of wood from Save the Confluence, thanks to an environmental justice grant for the upcoming winter.

Save the Confluence cookout set September 23
A Save the Confluence Cookout & Gathering is scheduled 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23 at the Wilson residence in southern Bodaway.

Phoenix developer ignores 87,000 people who oppose pumping Big Canyon groundwater
Steve Irwin, owner of Pumped Hydro Storage, LLC, said Friday he won’t withdraw his application for a permit to dam up a parched piece of desert to collect groundwater on the western Navajo Nation for outside interests.

Petition of 87,000 signatures opposing Big Canyon dam project sent to developer
Save the Confluence is asking Phoenix developer Steve Irwin to drop his request of a federal commission to dam up a parched piece of desert to collect groundwater on the western Navajo Nation for outside interests. In a letter to Irwin, Delores Wilson-Aguirre, STC...

US Supreme Court denies water rights to Navajo Nation
Here is a link to a PDF copy of the US Supreme Court decision denying water rights to the Navajo Nation.
The Colorado River flows adjacent to families that have lived in drought conditions for generations.

Save the Colorado River
Now, we need to save the Colorado River from extinction. The results of climate change have decreased water levels and snowpack that stem from prolonged drought, and the over consumption of water has exacerbated the problem.

New documentary: Grand Canyon is home to Native people
As Grand Canyon National Park prepares to celebrate its 104th anniversary on Feb. 26, a new 12-minute film, “Voices of the Grand Canyon” debuts.

Feds formally stop proposal to dam up part of Little Colorado River
The federal government is finally closing the door on two proposed dams on the Little Colorado River in western Navajo Nation. But another effort to dam up Big Canyon remains alive.

Five Years Ago: Remembering a Victory to Save the Land and its People
Oct. 31, 2017, marked one of the most important victories this century for Navajo, Hopi and other indigenous people who call the area near the confluence of the Colorado and Little Colorado rivers both home and sacred.

Grand Canyon Trust Intern learns about tribes, threats to their sacred sites
I met with tribes along the Grand Canyon and Little Colorado River. Each had its own cultural emergence stories that connect them to the canyon and river.

Sign a petition to save Big Canyon from destructive water project
Join Save the Confluence in saying NO to the proposed Big Canyon pumped hydro storage project on a tributary to the Little Colorado River

Without a tourist eye at Grand Canyon East rim
Before seeing the Confluence, I had only seen the Grand Canyon once, despite being raised and having lived in the Navajo Nation for years. My experience on the Desert View rim of the canyon had a touristy feel to it. I felt like I did not experience my first Grand Canyon visit to the fullest extent, though I did feel amazed at how vast and awe-inspiring the canyon was.
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