Tag: native american
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Weekend Things To Do Around Colorado Springs and Beyond
FRIDAY-JAN. 3 Nights of lights, a holiday delight, begin Friday at the sparkling drive-through Magic of Lights, Pikes Peak International Raceway, 16650 Midway Ranch Road, Fountain. A fill-the-car family time through Jan. 3. Special features to see: a Holiday Barbie display, Big Foot Monster Truck and a dinosaur’s Prehistoric Christmas. 5:30-10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays,…
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Tipping Point: Colorado River tribes fight for their water rights
Some 10,000 households on the vast Navajo Nation, which covers 27,000 square miles in three states, are still without running water. Native American tribes hold some of the most senior water rights in the Colorado River Basin, but history has shown that having senior water rights and having water are two different realities. The tribes,…