Water-sharing agreement offers lesson in cultural consensus
World Water Day will be marked at the University of New Mexico with a free film and follow-up discussion about how people from different cultures work together to share a water resource. The program, co-sponsored by the Utton Transboundary Resources Center and Environmental Law Student Association, is Wednesday, March 22, from 5-6:30 p.m., at the UNM School of Law, rm. 2405.
"Voices of the Jemez River,” a short video, tells the story of a water-sharing agreement reached between water rights owners in the Rio Jemez Valley, which includes Pueblo Indians and non-Indian acequia farmers.
Tribal Administrator Peter Pino, who served as governor of the Pueblo of Zia at the time of the agreement, will discuss his role and share how the community arrived at a consensus. Pino earned his MBA at UNM.
For more information, call the UNM Utton Center, 277-5655.
Contact: Laurie Mellas, (505) 277-5915; e-mail: lmellas@unm.edu