WHAT CAN THE PAST TELL US ABOUT THE FUTURE OF COLORADO WATER?
Teacher Librarian Day
February 12, 2024
Matthew S. Makley, PhD
WATER
Two Hydrogen atoms and one Oxygen atom.
LAKE TAHOE: BE WITH WATER
Engage the senses
”WHATEVER HAPPENS TO THE LAKE IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO US”
“Water is moving it is living.”
-Mahlon Machado, Washoe
COLORADO RIVER BASINS MAP, LOC
HOOVER DAM, 1980, CAROL HIGHSMITH, LOC
HOOVER DAM, 2018, CAROL HIGHSMITH LOC
HOOVER DAM INTAKE, 2018 CAROL HIGHSMITH, LOC
Lake Mead, 1983-2023, SNWA
Montevideo, Uruguay
Guillermo Garat, July 19, 2023, New York Times, Opinion.
San Lucía River and Reservoirs system
Rio Verde, Arizona
Joshua Partlow, January 16, 2023, Washington Post
MAP OF THE 4-CORNERS REGION: EARLY PEOPLES
FROM THE ARTICLE: ”THE ENSHRINED PUEBLO VILLAGE” SEVERIN M FOWLES
ANCESTRAL PUEBLO WATER STORAGE
550 CE to 1300 CE
Dryland farming created the need for consistent water supplies
Reservoirs by 750 CE contributed to population growth
Massive drought 1275-1300 CE
DESCENDANTS OF THE ANCESTRAL PUEBLO
Northern Tiwa = Taos, Picuris
Southern Tiwa = Isleta, Sandia, Ysleta del Sur
PUEBLO BONITO IN CHACO CANYON, LOC
FAJADA BUTTE, CHACO CANYON
SOLSTICE CALENDAR
SOLSTICE CALENDAR
A KEY TO UNDERSTANDING CHACO?
PUEBLOS DISPERSAL
PUEBLOS TODAY
WHAT CAN THE PAST TELL US ABOUT THE FUTURE OF COLORADO WATER?
Teacher Librarian Day
February 12, 2024
Matthew S. Makley, PhD