American Indian Water Rights and the Limits of Law

(Part of the Development of Western Resources Series)

by Lloyd Burton

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Gold is no longer the most precious treasure of the American West. Water is.

In the arid western half of the United States, the unquenchable thirsts of industry, agriculture, and growing urban areas have nearly drained the region dry. There is no longer enough water to satisfy the conflicting claims of the many groups fighting over it.

Among the claimants are American Indian tribes. They hold water rights dating back to treaty obligations...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0700606017

ISBN13:9780700606016

Release Date:June 1991

Publisher:University Press of Kansas

Length:192 Pages

Weight:0.75 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.3" x 9.1"

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