This is part of a series on water issues in the Yaqui lands. See part two, three and four here. This 4-part series won for Best Coverage of Indigenous Communities as part of the 2025 Indigenous Media Awards. YAQUI VALLEY, Mexico — On Sept. 11, 2014, Mario Luna Romero was arrested by state judicial police … Continue reading As drought parches Mexico, a Yaqui water defender fights for a sacred river