Great Basin Water Justice Summit
2025-2026
Great Basin Water Justice Summit 2025-2026
On behalf of the Owens Valley Indian Water Commission, the Great Basin Water Network, and Friends of the Inyo, we would like to invite you to join the 4th Annual Great Basin Water Justice Summit- with a twist. In order to best include the depth and breadth of the conversations we want to have, connecting voices and stories across the great basin, we are evolving the Summit into a monthly virtual series for the 2025-2026 year.
The summit aims to foster an open dialogue about environmental advocacy that spans the Great Basin, and with this new format we will be able to ensure these conversations are ongoing, providing opportunities for us to share knowledge, connect, and consider new futures together throughout the year. We will showcase successful initiatives to address challenges facing the Great Basin tribes, environmentalists, and other community members. Through this community time together, we will create actionable strategies to mobilize existing resources and strengthen regional relationships.
We are proud to announce our first three presentations that will bring us through the end of 2025 and into 2026, in which we will hear from water protectors and have the opportunity to ask questions, consider futures, and identify new opportunities for collaboration:
November 19th 2025 5:30-7:30 PM "Collaborating in Payahuunadu: Creating Pathways for a Healthy Homeland” with the Owens Valley Indian Water Commission
December 10th 5:30-7:30 PM "What Happens on the Colorado River Doesn't Stay There: How its Scarcity Affects Great Basin Communities." with Great Basin Water Network
January 14th 2026 5:30-7:30 PM "Revealing Payahuunadü: Building Community Understanding of the Impacts of Water Extraction" with Friends of the Inyo.
The summit will continue to be an opportunity for tribal leaders, community members, and allies from across the Great Basin to share knowledge and work together to envision plans for collaborative water justice across this region. We look forward to being able to share more diverse perspectives and stories: if you have a topic you would like to present or are interested in learning more about in the 2026 series, please let us know! This series seeks to serve and highlight all those working to create a more just and equitable water future in the Great Basin.