LISTENING TO THE RIPPLES

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/ [https://native-resilience.com/2026/04/listening-to-the-ripples-episode-2-creating-waves-in-water-management-with-kirin-vicenti-lacapa/] MORE INFORMATION * To stay up to date with Kirin Vicenti-Lacapa’s work and concerts follow on Instagram @Kirilacavici [https://www.instagram.com/kirilacaviti/] * See Kirin Vicenti-Lacapa Tribal update for CRUWA’s Upper Colorado River Commission - CRIYAC Member at UCRC [https://youtu.be/oCudTYk1JIE?si=hKKG6e_N0NWT1By6] * Read more about her work - N.M. must make crucial water investments [https://www.santafenewmexican.com/opinion/my_view/n-m-must-make-crucial-water-investments/article_b96cf1b3-c7ed-4553-8b63-68aa387c4536.html] * To learn more about the Jicarilla Apache Nation within in the Colorado River Basin, please visit: Ten Tribes Partnership - Jicarilla Apache Nation [https://tentribespartnership.org/tribes/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.

Welcome to Listening to the Ripples

Introducing Listening to the Ripples podcast - a podcast about centering and honoring our relationship with water through the care and leadership of Indigenous matriarchs, Tune into the podcast to learn more about the purpose, vision, and mission the podcast. Read transcript here [https://native-resilience.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Transcript_LTRintro.pdf] + + More Information: To learn more about the Colorado River Basin Federally Recognized Tribes, please visit: https://www.waterandtribes.org/resources [https://www.waterandtribes.org/resources] For a more in-depth map of the Colorado River Basin with Tribal nations reservation lands, cities and towns, water users, and water infrastructure, please view: Mountain to Sea – The History and Future of the Colorado River [https://88163372-ff11-4309-b5e1-c06dc8806a15.filesusr.com/ugd/1c5bb7_c5e6fcb2c93643aea4c7c1479c532488.pdf] + 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.