Retirement is generally a time for an individual to relax, slow down, and travel. Betsy Wilkening, an outreach education specialist with AZ Project WET, will only be doing one of these things a few days after she retires at the end of October.
August 23, 2021
WRRC Conference Offers a Dynamic Program
The WRRC 2021 Virtual Annual Conference, Tribal Water Resilience in a Changing Environment, is just over a week away! The program consisting almost entirely of Native voices, including Tribal leaders, emerging water professionals, advocates, and the bearers of traditional knowledge, will also feature a screening of the film Paya: The Water Story of the Paiute and a poetry reading by MacArthur Award-winning Tohono O’odham poet and University of Arizona Regents Professor Ofelia Zepeda. One of her poems, Pulling Down the Clouds, is posted on our website and is but a preview of the works to be shared at the conference. The film screening, which will be immediately followed by a discussion panel, is being organized by Teri Red Owl, executive director of the Owens Valley Indian Water Commission, and will take place from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm AZ time (5:00 pm to 6:30 pm MDT), on Tuesday, August 31. The film tells the story of the “longest lived water war between the Owens Valley Paiute and the City of Los Angeles.” We hope you will join us for these events as well as others in our exciting conference line-up.Recent News
September 17, 2021
Well-Received Conference Reaches Many
Attendees from around the world joined the virtual program to hear the speaker’s perspectives and visions for Tribal water resilience. Local, state, federal, and Tribal governments, professional associations, water utilities and irrigation districts, academics and students, businesses, and interested citizens were represented. Attendees included more than 40 Tribal Nations and Indigenous communities, 22 countries, 27 US states, and 14 of Arizona’s 15 counties. We are thrilled to have reached such a broad audience. Since wrapping up, the WRRC has received many positive and gracious comments.
September 03, 2021
Perspectives Heard at the WRRC 2021 Conference
“Greetings. It’s a good day,” said a speaker at the WRRC 2021 Annual Conference, Tribal Water Resilience in a Changing Environment, held August 30 – September 1.
August 23, 2021
WRRC Conference Offers a Dynamic Program
The WRRC 2021 Virtual Annual Conference, Tribal Water Resilience in a Changing Environment, is just over a week away! The program consisting almost entirely of Native voices, including Tribal leaders, emerging water professionals, advocates, and the bearers of traditional knowledge, will also feature a screening of the film Paya: The Water Story of the Paiute
August 20, 2021
Water Rights Webinar Sets Stage for Conference
On August 13, the WRRC held the pre-conference webinar, Tribal Water Rights and Settlements, to provide legal context for the broader discussions of Tribal water resilience to take place at the WRRC’s upcoming virtual conference, August 30 – September 1.