Manataba Messenger Lists BIA Water Meeting, Tribal Notices in Parker

The Manataba Messenger, the Colorado River Indian Tribes' (CRIT) official publication, posted community notices and an events listing for the week of Feb. 12–17, 2026 that included a Bureau of Indian Affairs water meeting listed exactly as "BIA Water Meeting February 12 5pm." The entry appeared among the issue's local notices and event headings for that week.

The notice provides a date and time for the BIA session but does not include a physical location, online access details, agenda items, or named speakers. The available Manataba Messenger excerpt lists the meeting as "BIA Water Meeting February 12 5pm" and otherwise offers no logistics, leaving the meeting’s venue, topics and whether it was open to the public unspecified in the published item.

The same Manataba Messenger issue also promoted other tribal community coverage, including a headline presented as "More Articles · Colorado River Indian Tribes Breaks Ground On Long Awaited New Head Start Facility." That headline was shown in the issue’s article list, but the excerpt contains no date, participant names, funding details, site address or construction timeline for the Head Start project.

An initial excerpt of the Manataba Messenger used in reporting contained a truncated fragment, "The Man," indicating the publicly available excerpt was incomplete. Reporters and community members seeking full details should obtain the complete Manataba Messenger issue for the week of Feb. 12–17, 2026 to see full notices, contact names and any linked articles or captions that may list meeting venues or speakers.

Readers in Parker and across CRIT lands who want confirmed meeting details or follow-up information are advised to contact the Manataba Messenger editorial office or CRIT communications and to request any BIA meeting agenda or press materials from the Bureau of Indian Affairs regional office that serves the Colorado River Indian Tribes. Securing the full issue and any BIA notices will clarify whether the Feb. 12 meeting addressed water rights, allocation, infrastructure or drought response and whether meeting materials were distributed to participants.

For transparency and public accountability, obtain the Manataba Messenger issue for Feb. 12–17, 2026 and request any associated BIA materials; those documents will confirm the "BIA Water Meeting February 12 5pm" listing and provide the venue, speakers and agenda omitted from the item as published.