Tribes across the West have worked with states to protect the Colorado River and conserve enough water to raise elevations in the river’s two largest reservoirs, Lakes Powell and Mead, a move that has ...

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 ...

The Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Ute Indian Tribes have renewed their push for equal participation in Colorado's online sports betting market. Their latest appeal follows a federal court setback, ...

COLORADO (KJCT) — The Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation in Utah filed a lawsuit against the state of Colorado on December 19, alleging discrimination in relation to a new law about ...

The Colville Tribes' decision appears linked to unresolved wolf management issues with Colorado's Southern Ute Indian Tribe and Ute Mountain Ute Tribe. If no wolves are released this winter, it would ...

LAS VEGAS — The two largest tribal water rights holders in Arizona and the Central Arizona Water Conservation District accomplished something that has eluded states so far. They have pledged greater ...

Southern Ute Indian Tribe leadership recently urged the state of Colorado and a Texas energy company to step up the monitoring and cleanup of a five-month-old fuel spill on the southwestern Colorado ...