How America Decided Who Gets Water And Who Doesn’t

Check out Untold Earth and our full Earth Month playlist here:    • Earth Month from PBS   Water isn’t just a resource — it’s a battleground where the sacred meets the stolen. As the Great Salt Lake loses its vitality, who gets clean water? Who profits from scarcity? And who gets left out to dry? Hosted by Harini Bhat, In The Margins covers the history they didn’t teach in school, exploring obscure, yet captivating tales that offer unique insights into their time and place. Check out more from Harini Bhat @tilscience! SUPPORT your local PBS station ▶︎▶︎ http://to.pbs.org/DonateORIG SUBSCRIBE to In the Margins on PBS Origins ▶︎▶︎ @pbsorigins    / @pbsorigins   And keep up with PBS Origins on social ▶︎▶︎ Facebook   / pbsorigins   Instagram   / pbsorigins   00:00 Intro 1:13 The Great Salt Lake and Settlers 2:16 Indigenous Care for Utah's Water 3:06 Competition for Water 3:40 Depleted Resources, Increased Conflicts 4:12 Codifying Inequities 5:28 Tribes Fight for Water Rights 5:49 Current Challenges for Tribes' Water Access 6:07 Health Risks from the Great Salt Lake 7:29 Western Water Struggles and Who They Affect 8:29 Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), a Possible Solution 9:39 The Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation's Restoration Efforts 10:54 A Crisis of Conscience 11:19 Tribal Representation and Changes to Policy 12:11 Outro #environment #history #water #earthmonth #tribes #utah