For this project I wanted to make commentary on the issue of water distribution in the Colorado. Currently, the Colorado supplies water to 7 states. In 1922, the Colorado River Compact was signed by governors of the seven states. However, indigenous water was never taken into account during the creation of this compact. The black and white heads of this image represent the greed of the seven states as they suck water from the river. From left to right, these faces areW.S. Norviel of Arizona, Delph E. Carpender (Colorado), James G. Scrugham (Nevada), R. E. Caldwell (Utah), Frank C. Emerson (Wyoming), Merritt C. Mechem (New Mexico), and Herbert Hoover, the president of the time. Native Americans now have control over 20% of the river usage but more than one third of the tribes have yet to receive rights to water from the river. Instead, they haul water in large jugs on the back of trucks to fill their cisterns.

I want this piece to really push the idea that Native American Tribes were looked over when the Colorado River Compact was created. Today, due to an aridification of the west, water rights are becoming ever more important to sustain life. This piece was created with Adobe Express, a collage program. Images and information were sourced from Colorado Public Radio, High Country News, The Colorado River Compact, and Water Education Foundation