Deb Krol
@debkrol.bsky.social
Indigenous climate/culture reporter, Jolon Indian, bead artist and Aunty. Don't mess with Aunty Deb. articles here: https://www.azcentral.com/local/southwest-tribal-issues/?fbclid=IwAR30aQdrJcD5PO-QPvKXJhavZhSqMqNgO473CMBq6-Zs3cbUsi6oJsxonsg
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Deb Krol
@debkrol.bsky.social
· Nov 17
Hi, I'm Deb, a 400th-generation Californian. I report on Indigenous issues for @azcentral, and if you're in the Southwest, California or Nevada, I'd like to help you with your stories. I think I do an OK job anyway. debra dot krol (at) AZCentral (Dot) com. T'sep!!
Also, yes fires are a problem because the US government didn't heed tribal calls to effectively steward the lands, the forests and yes, the chapparal. So the land has become so choked with detritus and overgrowth that yeah, fire is a worry. And the floods that follow.
February 10, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Also, yes fires are a problem because the US government didn't heed tribal calls to effectively steward the lands, the forests and yes, the chapparal. So the land has become so choked with detritus and overgrowth that yeah, fire is a worry. And the floods that follow.
well, I beg to disagree. Some of my old Spanish land grant cousins have had homes there for six or seven generations. The ones who didn't lose their land or homes to American skullduggery that is.
February 10, 2026 at 10:55 PM
well, I beg to disagree. Some of my old Spanish land grant cousins have had homes there for six or seven generations. The ones who didn't lose their land or homes to American skullduggery that is.
So just 'build more' always sets off alarms in my half-crippled aunty brain. Thinking of the needs of us mobility limited peeps and not just as an afterthought. You'd be surprised how many times I've made that point to ableists who think everybody is just as healthy
February 10, 2026 at 5:44 PM
So just 'build more' always sets off alarms in my half-crippled aunty brain. Thinking of the needs of us mobility limited peeps and not just as an afterthought. You'd be surprised how many times I've made that point to ableists who think everybody is just as healthy
I figured that's what that is. But building density also needs to be thoughtful, as in not just tiny studios but a mix of family housing, senior housing and single adults. And build for different life states, I've noticed that a lot of affordable housing neglects the needs of folks with disabilities
February 10, 2026 at 5:39 PM
I figured that's what that is. But building density also needs to be thoughtful, as in not just tiny studios but a mix of family housing, senior housing and single adults. And build for different life states, I've noticed that a lot of affordable housing neglects the needs of folks with disabilities
You could try for more density though I would think without impacting the view scape.
February 10, 2026 at 5:36 PM
You could try for more density though I would think without impacting the view scape.
But more than three stories may not be practicable. Santa Barbara is a notorious quake zone. Not to mention cutting off the view for the residents behind a mid rise building. (Not all of whom are Uber rich, some of them inherited their homes over generations)
February 10, 2026 at 5:35 PM
But more than three stories may not be practicable. Santa Barbara is a notorious quake zone. Not to mention cutting off the view for the residents behind a mid rise building. (Not all of whom are Uber rich, some of them inherited their homes over generations)
Hair, makeup and couture (not to mention fear of losing access) trump competence and ability to call out BS I'm afraid.
January 20, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Hair, makeup and couture (not to mention fear of losing access) trump competence and ability to call out BS I'm afraid.
ICE agents detain Navajo man in Arizona, ignoring US, tribal IDs by @abecenti.bsky.social www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
ICE agents detain Navajo man in Arizona, ignoring US, tribal IDs
Peter Yazzie was held for several hours in metro Phoenix, but there are reports of Native people detained in Minnesota and elsewhere.
www.azcentral.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:00 PM
ICE agents detain Navajo man in Arizona, ignoring US, tribal IDs by @abecenti.bsky.social www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
my latest! River tribes gain 10,000 acres in key salmon recovery area - www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
Klamath River tribes gain 10,000 acres in key salmon recovery area
The land acquired by the trust includes important salmon habitat and areas near four dams that were removed from the Klamath River.
www.azcentral.com
December 29, 2025 at 10:27 PM
my latest! River tribes gain 10,000 acres in key salmon recovery area - www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
Reposted by Deb Krol
In 2019, @panic.gay invited me to give a Nerd Nite talk on fighting giant robots at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, and that's now just basically my career, I guess.
December 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
In 2019, @panic.gay invited me to give a Nerd Nite talk on fighting giant robots at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, and that's now just basically my career, I guess.
But that's just four major types. The spectrum within those subtypes is still there if I read it correctly.
December 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
But that's just four major types. The spectrum within those subtypes is still there if I read it correctly.
Reposted by Deb Krol
This news is honestly a little bit challenging; there are six people in my most active group chat and it will lose a lot of the fun of the exercise if we have to sort ourselves into just four boxes
Autism is a spectrum, not "one size fits all". New research suggests that 4 types of autism exist. Children may have genetic mutations that manifest at different times in their life.
There are many autisms.
RFK Jr. did not find the cause. And it's not vaccines or Tylenol.
🧪 archive.today/a67ZN
There are many autisms.
RFK Jr. did not find the cause. And it's not vaccines or Tylenol.
🧪 archive.today/a67ZN
New science points to 4 distinct types of autism
Scientists are redefining autism as a complex condition with multiple forms, challenging traditional notions.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
This news is honestly a little bit challenging; there are six people in my most active group chat and it will lose a lot of the fun of the exercise if we have to sort ourselves into just four boxes
Ok that's what i misinterpreted so my apologies
December 23, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Ok that's what i misinterpreted so my apologies
Yeah one can only recall reporting on families' grief and orphaned kids so long before something gives.
December 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Yeah one can only recall reporting on families' grief and orphaned kids so long before something gives.
...serves are in that LA-San Diego corridor. And Native people have had to watch helplessly as their water gets sent off to places that only exist because of the current system. So again I'm sorry if i misinterpreted something you said.
December 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
...serves are in that LA-San Diego corridor. And Native people have had to watch helplessly as their water gets sent off to places that only exist because of the current system. So again I'm sorry if i misinterpreted something you said.
And Grace, if that's not what you meant, my apologies. I got triggered is all. I've had to report on Native families who lost people just because they couldn't wash their hands and it's heartbreaking. But it is sadly also true that half the people the Colorado...
December 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
And Grace, if that's not what you meant, my apologies. I got triggered is all. I've had to report on Native families who lost people just because they couldn't wash their hands and it's heartbreaking. But it is sadly also true that half the people the Colorado...
Ok that just really triggered me.
December 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Ok that just really triggered me.
The Los Angeles-San Diego megalopolis, OTOH, is almost totally reliant on imported water from the Colorado and Northern California. Why do people live in a place where one terrorist attack or a long-term drought would spell disaster for 20 million people? Can you answer that?
December 23, 2025 at 6:11 AM
The Los Angeles-San Diego megalopolis, OTOH, is almost totally reliant on imported water from the Colorado and Northern California. Why do people live in a place where one terrorist attack or a long-term drought would spell disaster for 20 million people? Can you answer that?
Phoenix would have to deal with more than half the water if the Colorado fails, but it has other sources like the Salt River system and the Verde and groundwater, which is carefully managed. But Phoenix would also have to quit growing.
December 23, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Phoenix would have to deal with more than half the water if the Colorado fails, but it has other sources like the Salt River system and the Verde and groundwater, which is carefully managed. But Phoenix would also have to quit growing.
Plus which, the two largest tribal rights holders in the basin have been taking voluntary cuts to leave water in Lake Mead so the 20 million people in the unsustainable Los Angeles-San Diego megalopolis can live there. (way more unsustainable than Phoenix, which has other water sources)
December 23, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Plus which, the two largest tribal rights holders in the basin have been taking voluntary cuts to leave water in Lake Mead so the 20 million people in the unsustainable Los Angeles-San Diego megalopolis can live there. (way more unsustainable than Phoenix, which has other water sources)
The tribes have had to mostly do without for decades. Gila River was plunged into dire poverty because their water was cut off. There are at least 2,000 Navajo kids with at least one dead parent because they couldn't keep their hands clean during COVID. Now you want them to take cuts?
December 23, 2025 at 6:04 AM
The tribes have had to mostly do without for decades. Gila River was plunged into dire poverty because their water was cut off. There are at least 2,000 Navajo kids with at least one dead parent because they couldn't keep their hands clean during COVID. Now you want them to take cuts?
Reposted by Deb Krol
‘Arizona tribes, CAP unite to address Colorado River water issues’ by @debkrol.bsky.social
Arizona tribes, CAP unite to address Colorado River water issues
Tribal leaders had voiced frustration in recent weeks about talks on the Colorado River, but pledged cooperation in a new agreement.
www.azcentral.com
December 20, 2025 at 10:19 PM
‘Arizona tribes, CAP unite to address Colorado River water issues’ by @debkrol.bsky.social
It happened at #crwua Two tribes and CAP signed an agreement to work together for water access, river health, while states still struggle to find consensus www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
Arizona tribes, CAP unite to address Colorado River water issues
Tribal leaders had voiced frustration in recent weeks about talks on the Colorado River, but pledged cooperation in a new agreement.
www.azcentral.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
It happened at #crwua Two tribes and CAP signed an agreement to work together for water access, river health, while states still struggle to find consensus www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...