Tribal water rights
Subtitle: essays in contemporary law, policy, and economics
By: John E. Thorson, Sarah Britton, and Bonnie G. Colby, editors.
Contributors: Thorson, John E.; Britton, Sarah, 1976-; Colby, Bonnie G.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Tucson
Language: eng
Number of pages: 291
ISBN-13: 9780816524822
Subjects: Indians of North America -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- West (U.S.); Water rights -- West (U.S.)
Description: Fourteen contributions from academics and legal practitioners explore some of the complex issues that arise in negotiating and implementing Indian water rights settlements, and including such topics as tribal jurisdiction over water quality; the special case of pueblo water claims; and the tribal management of hydropower facilities. In the final chapter, the editors consider the significance of the work of tribal activists.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Tribal sovereignty and intergovernmental cooperation / Rebecca Tsosie; title: Tribal jurisdiction over water quality / Beth Wolfsong; title: The Arizona homeland standard measure of Indian water rights / Barbara A. Cosens; title: The special case of pueblos / Sarah Britton; title: Groundwater, tribal rights, and settlements / Sarah Britton; title: Allotment water rights / Ramsey Kropf; title: The effects of non-Indian development on Indian water rights / Jerilyn DeCoteau; title: Negotiating Indian water rights settlements / Michael C. Nelson; title: Reassessing Klamath / Lucy Moore and Steve Snyder; title: Filling the gaps in western and federal water law / Barbara A. Cosens; title: What makes water settlements successful? / Bonnie G. Colby; title: Tribal water codes / Cabell Breckenridge; title: Tribal management of hydropower facilities / Clayton Matt; title: The significance of the Indian water rights settlement movement / John E. Thorson, Sarah Britton, and Bonnie G. Colby.