{"id":156,"date":"2025-09-08T18:03:41","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T18:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/thewatersconnectus\/?page_id=156"},"modified":"2025-12-02T18:22:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T18:22:02","slug":"testing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/thewatersconnectus\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-79 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/thewatersconnectus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/499\/2025\/02\/cropped-WCU-CO-Final-Transparent-SM-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"412\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/thewatersconnectus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/499\/2025\/02\/cropped-WCU-CO-Final-Transparent-SM-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/thewatersconnectus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/499\/2025\/02\/cropped-WCU-CO-Final-Transparent-SM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/thewatersconnectus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/499\/2025\/02\/cropped-WCU-CO-Final-Transparent-SM-270x270.png 270w, https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/thewatersconnectus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/499\/2025\/02\/cropped-WCU-CO-Final-Transparent-SM-192x192.png 192w, https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/thewatersconnectus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/499\/2025\/02\/cropped-WCU-CO-Final-Transparent-SM-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/thewatersconnectus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/499\/2025\/02\/cropped-WCU-CO-Final-Transparent-SM-32x32.png 32w, https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/thewatersconnectus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/499\/2025\/02\/cropped-WCU-CO-Final-Transparent-SM.png 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">All of our precious, finite water sources are connected, from flowing surface streams across the planet, to the aquifers below us, to the raindrops <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">falling from the clouds above<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">, all water is connected. The Waters Connect Us is a multi-generational work to protect Sacred Water that was inspired by Debra White Plume (Oglala Lakota\/Cheyenne) <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">of <i>Owe Aku \/\u00a0<\/i>Bring Back the Way, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">and a tight knit group of Indigenous and non-native people committed to environmental and human rights work. Our work honors the footsteps in which we follow that were created by our relatives who dedicated their lives to protect our life, lands, and waters for seven generations. We are dedicated to strengthening and building solidarity to increase the effectiveness of the many movements to protect lands and waters. We are all connected through water, land, and life.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt\"><strong>Stories from the Colorado River Basin<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">In a combined effort to educate and raise awareness about the threats to the Colorado River Basin, Professor Suree Towfighnia developed a series of videos with her Video Production students at Metropolitan State University of Denver. Through education, reading and watching pieces about the threats to our water, and amplifying voices, the Video Production students were able to publish their work.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">_________________________<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>The Waters Connect Us<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Waters Connect Us\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1084417982?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 12pt\">Four Indigenous leaders of environmental activism unite to educate about threats to the Colorado River from water contamination on Native lands. Brought together by this fight, they amplify one another\u2019s voices and pass on the torch to keep fighting to protect the waters that connect us all.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">_________________________<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Event Livestream\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Stories from the Colorado River Basin 4\/10\/25 [full panel edited]\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1084425386?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 12pt\">This live recording showcases the Stories From The Colorado River panel at MSU Denver. The panelists Louise Bennally, Reuben Cruz, Leona Morgan, and Woman Stands Shining Pat McCabe discuss the challenges their communities face due to threats to their local water sources.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">_________________________<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">View more stories here<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/thewatersconnectus\/jmp-student-videos\/\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-3d\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#2D89EF;border-color:#246ec0;border-radius:13px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color:#FFFFFF;padding:0px 32px;font-size:23px;line-height:46px;border-color:#6cadf4;border-radius:13px;text-shadow:0.5px 0.5px 0px #000000\"> Water Stories Videos<\/span><\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-image-carousel  su-image-carousel-has-spacing su-image-carousel-has-outline su-image-carousel-adaptive su-image-carousel-slides-style-default 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finite water sources are connected, from flowing surface streams across the planet, to the aquifers below us, to the raindrops falling from the clouds above, all water is connected. 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