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Colorado River Crisis Hits Navajo Nation | Mesa News
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The Colorado River is at a breaking point after three decades of drought, forcing families like Elmer Yazzie’s on the Navajo Nation to haul water hundreds of miles for survival. His aunts, including 80-year-old Bessie Yazzie, still tend sheep and manage daily needs with dwindling supplies, living through a crisis that echoes their ancestors’ history with the river—once flooded by Glen Canyon Dam, now parched. As officials scramble for long-term solutions, Elmer and others face daily battles to keep their communities alive, revealing how climate change and water scarcity are reshaping lives across generations.
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