Burton dissects the irreconcilable conflict of interest within the Interior Department (between the Bureau of Reclamation and the Bureau of Indian Affairs). He

Since the beginning of the reservation era, the bitter conflict between Indians and non-Indians over water rights was largely confined to the courtroom. But in

Much has been written about legal questions surrounding Indian water rights; this book now places them in the political framework that also includes water devel

A detailed study of the engagement of state law with indigenous rights to water in comparative legal and policy contexts.

The settlement of Indian water rights cases remains one of the thorniest legal issues in this country, particularly in the West. In a previous book, Negotiating