Russell Begaye: “Such legislation prevents the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and other Indian nations to self-determine their own destinies.”

I am here because 150 years later we must continue to fight to honor our treaty, our landscape, and our cultural patrimony for future generations.

Water is sacred and the river is life for all of us.

EPA knew that Gold King Mine was going to explode. They knew that.

When an environment is created where there is distrust, where there is anger, where there's damage being done, where a large amount of people are suffering--where the land is damaged, water is damaged, an environment is created, I believe…