March, 2003
Arizona Water Resources,
Joe Gelt
ed.,
vol.
11,
no.
3,
12
pp.,
Water Resources Research Center,
Tucson, AZ,
March, 2003
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In a case that bristles with far-reaching implications, the Navajo Nation has sued the federal government in an effort to obtain recognition of tribal claims to Colorado River water. A consideration of such rights could result in a rethinking of current state and federal water management policies and practices.