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Indian water in the new West /

Although the rights of Indian reservations to water were specified by the Supreme Court as early as 1908, the settlement of Native American claims has become a crucial matter in recent years as economic and demographic growth in the West places extreme demands on this limited resource.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: McGuire, Thomas R., Lord, William B., Wallace, Mary G., 1959-
Formato: Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, ©1993.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Notes on context and finality / Thomas R. McGuire
  • pt. 1. History
  • Indian water rights conflicts in perspective / David H. Getches
  • Conflicting federal roles in indian water claims negotiations / Benjamin Simon and Harvey Doerksen
  • Solutions or symbols? An indian perspective on water settlements / Austin Nuønez and Mary G. Wallace
  • pt. 2. Interests
  • A federal perspective / Joseph R. Membrino
  • Federalism and self-determination: State goals in indian water rights disputes / Peter W. Sly
  • Non-Indian water users' goals: More is better, all is best / John B. Weldon, Jr.
  • pt. 3. Process
  • Negotiating water settlements: Ten common themes / Daniel McCool
  • The 1985 Fort Peck-Montana Compact: a case study / Mary McNally
  • The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Settlement: an overview / William H. Swan
  • Equity, Liability, and the Salt River Settlement / Norman H. Starler and Kenneth G. Maxey
  • Parties amd permanence: Alternative dispute resolution principles / John A. Folk-Williams.
  • (cont.)Pt. 4. Use
  • Cheap water in indian country: A cost effective rural development tool? / Robert A. Young and Roger Mann
  • The impact of water control on Navajo irrigation practices / John W. Leeper
  • Water transfers, paper rights, and the Truckee-Carson Settlement / David Yardas
  • pt. 5. Reflections
  • The big horns of a dilemma / Teno Roncalio
  • Dealing with the federal sovereign / Michael J. Clinton
  • Lessons and directions / Charles F. Wilkinson.