Tribal water rights : essays in contemporary law, policy, and economics

Book

Tribal water rights : essays in contemporary law, policy, and economics / John E. Thorson, Sarah Britton, and Bonnie G. Colby, editors.

Thorson, John E. (Added Author). Britton, Sarah, 1976- (Added Author). Colby, Bonnie G. (Added Author).

Summary:

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.

Record details

ISBN: 0816524823 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780816524822 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Physical Description: xii, 291 pages ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, c2006.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-276) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: Tribal sovereignty and intergovernmental cooperation / Rebecca Tsosie -- Tribal jurisdiction over water quality / Beth Wolfsong -- The Arizona homeland standard measure of Indian water rights / Barbara A. Cosens -- The special case of pueblos / Sarah Britton -- Groundwater, tribal rights, and settlements / Sarah Britton -- Allotment water rights / Ramsey Kropf -- The effects of non-Indian development on Indian water rights / Jerilyn DeCoteau -- Negotiating Indian water rights settlements / Michael C. Nelson -- Reassessing Klamath / Lucy Moore and Steve Snyder -- Filling the gaps in western and federal water law / Barbara A. Cosens -- What makes water settlements successful? / Bonnie G. Colby -- Tribal water codes / Cabell Breckenridge -- Tribal management of hydropower facilities / Clayton Matt -- The significance of the Indian water rights settlement movement / John E. Thorson, Sarah Britton, and Bonnie G. Colby.