Native Peoples and Water Rights : Irrigation, Dams, and the Law in Western Canada.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (264 pages)
- McGill-Queen's Indigenous and Northern Studies ; v.55 .
- McGill-Queen's Indigenous and Northern Studies .
Intro -- Contents -- List of Maps and Figures -- Preface -- 1 Introduction: Culture, Colonialism, and Reclaiming Indigenous Waters -- 2 A Water Rights Culture and Native Farmers in the North American West -- 3 The Struggle for Power over Native Water Rights in British Columbia -- 4 An Anatomy of Water Conflicts: The Secwepemc and Settlers in the British Columbia Dry Belt -- 5 Irrigating with Indigenous Waters in the Treaty 7 Region -- 6 Hydroelectric Dams and Native Waterpower Rights: A Stoney Nakoda Case -- 7 Conclusion: Rediscovering Indigenous Water Rights History -- Appendix: The Evolution of Water Laws in British Columbia with Particular Reference to the Native Peoples, 1858-1921 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
The first in-depth, interdisciplinary study of Native water rights issues in Canada.
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Water rights-British Columbia-History. Water rights-Alberta-History. Indians of North America-Legal status, laws, etc.-Canada, Western-History. Irrigation laws-Canada, Western-History. Dams-Law and legislation-Canada, Western-History. Agriculture and state-Canada, Western-History. Indians of North America-British Columbia-History. Indians of North America-Alberta-History.