CREATING WAVES IN WATER MANAGEMENT WITH KIRIN VICENTI-LACAPA

In Episode 2 of Listening to the Ripples podcast, we spoke with emerging leader, Kirin Vicenti-Lacapa (Jicarilla Apache) about her work advocating for water sovereignty. Tune into the podcast to learn more about the Colorado River Compact, status of tribal water rights, drought, art, and youth leadership. Read more about podcast episode at www.native-resilience.com/stories/MORE INFORMATIONTo stay up to date with Kirin Vicenti-Lacapa’s work and concerts follow on Instagram @KirilacaviciSee Kirin Vicenti-Lacapa Tribal update for CRUWA’s Upper Colorado River Commission - CRIYAC Member at UCRCRead more about her work - N.M. must make crucial water investmentsTo learn more about the Jicarilla Apache Nation within in the Colorado River Basin, please visit: Ten Tribes Partnership - Jicarilla Apache Nation+Author's Note: tylee nez is water protector, storyteller, youth leader, and artist from the high deserts of the Navajo and Hopi lands, within Lower Colorado River Basin. tylee is a founding member of the Colorado River Indigenous Youth Advisory Council (CRIYAC), 2026 Young Climate Leader of Color (YCLC) Fellow, member of Indigenous Women’s Leadership Network (IWLN), and holds a B.S. in Environmental Engineering from Tufts University.