Indian water settlements: the prerequisites of successful negotiation. From: Policy Studies Journal | Date: June 22, 1993| Author: McCool, Daniel | COPYRIGHT 1993 Policy Studies Organization. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The Indian tribes and the white Americans had conflicts over the issue of water rights. The 1908 case of Winters vs US held that the waters were reserved property in the Indian reservations created out of federal land. However, the issue has not been settled conclusively and 55 tribes are involved in water litigations. The federal government has adopted a new strategy as an alternative to the litigations, and from the late 1970s has begun negotiations with the tribes. The shift in policy has ...

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