'It's where we come from': the River People in Mexico left without a river

The loss of the Colorado River has destroyed the social fabric of the Cucapi tribe and is partly to blame for its population decline

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They are called the River People, but they no longer have a river.

Inocencia Gonzilez is the traditional tribal elder of the Cucapi - the River People - in northern Mexico. She spends her days beading traditional chaquira jewellery to sell at the community museum, and reminiscing about happier times spent fishing for tilapia and mullet.