Edward CurtisChemehuevi house c1924.
Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952
1 photographic print. | Thatched shelter built on mounded dirt.
#Chemehuevi #Curtis #EdwardS #1920-1930 #ChemehueviIndians #Shelters #Structures #undefined
AustengoalsWhere We Belong
#Chemehuevi and #Caxcan #Preservation of Sacred #Mountains
“Using the case studies of two sacred mountain sites—#Mamapukaib for the Chemehuevi people in the U.S. and #Tlachialoyantepec for the Caxcan people of Mexico—this volume examines the colonial and contemporary challenges that two #Indigenous communities have endured through being alienated from their sacred locations” #histodon #northamerica #nativeamericans #ecology
ProPublicaThe Colorado River Flooded Chemehuevi Land. Decades Later, the Tribe Still Struggles to Take Its Share of Water.
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The Chemehuevi’s reservation fronts about 30 miles of the #coloradoriver yet 97% of the tribe’s water stays in the river, much of it used by Southern #California cities.
The tribe isn’t paid for it.
#Water #Southwest #NativeAmerican #WaterRights #Drought #Chemehuevi #News
The Colorado River Flooded Chemehuevi Land. Decades Later, the Tribe Still Struggles to Take Its Share of Water.
The Chemehuevi’s reservation fronts about 30 miles of the Colorado River, yet 97% of the tribe’s water stays in the river, much of it used by Southern California cities. The tribe isn’t paid for it.