American Indian Water Rights and the Limits of Law

by Lloyd Burton

Book Overview

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: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 9.1"