Damming the Gila
The Gila River Indian Community and the San Carlos Irrigation Project, 1900-1942
Seiten
2024
University of Arizona Press (Verlag)
978-0-8165-5326-6 (ISBN)
University of Arizona Press (Verlag)
978-0-8165-5326-6 (ISBN)
Chronicles the history of water rights and activities on the Gila River Indian Reservation. Centred on the San Carlos Irrigation Project and Coolidge Dam, it details the history and development of the project. Embedded in the narrative is the underlying tension between tribal growers on the Gila River Indian Reservation and upstream users.
Unraveling a complex web of tension, distrust, and political maneuvering, Damming the Gila continues the story of the Gila River Indian Community’s struggle for the restoration of its water rights.
This volume continues to chronicle the history of water rights and activities on the Gila River Indian Reservation. Centered on the San Carlos Irrigation Project and Coolidge Dam, it details the history and development of the project, including the Gila Decree and the Winters Doctrine. Embedded in the narrative is the underlying tension between tribal growers on the Gila River Indian Reservation and upstream users. Told in seven chapters, the story underscores the idea that the Gila River Indian Community believed the San Carlos Irrigation Project was first and foremost for their benefit and how the project and the Gila Decree fell short of restoring their water and agricultural economy.
Damming the Gila is the third in a trio of important documentary works, beginning with DeJong’s Stealing the Gila and followed by Diverting the Gila. It continues the story of the Gila River Indian Community’s fight to regain access to their water.
Unraveling a complex web of tension, distrust, and political maneuvering, Damming the Gila continues the story of the Gila River Indian Community’s struggle for the restoration of its water rights.
This volume continues to chronicle the history of water rights and activities on the Gila River Indian Reservation. Centered on the San Carlos Irrigation Project and Coolidge Dam, it details the history and development of the project, including the Gila Decree and the Winters Doctrine. Embedded in the narrative is the underlying tension between tribal growers on the Gila River Indian Reservation and upstream users. Told in seven chapters, the story underscores the idea that the Gila River Indian Community believed the San Carlos Irrigation Project was first and foremost for their benefit and how the project and the Gila Decree fell short of restoring their water and agricultural economy.
Damming the Gila is the third in a trio of important documentary works, beginning with DeJong’s Stealing the Gila and followed by Diverting the Gila. It continues the story of the Gila River Indian Community’s fight to regain access to their water.
David H. DeJong, PhD, is the director of the Pima-Maricopa Irrigation Project and the author of nine books, including Stealing the Gila, as well as dozens of articles about federal Indian policy.
List of Illustrations
Preface
Introduction: A Context for the San Carlos
Irrigation Project
1. The Prelude: 1900–1924
2. The 1924 San Carlos Project Act
3. Construction of Coolidge Dam
4. Precursor to Globe Equity 59: The Reserved Rights Doctrine
5. Globe Equity 59: The 1935 Gila Decree
6. The On-Reservation SCIP Development
7. The Off-Reservation SCIP Development
Conclusion: The San Carlos Irrigation Project in Perspective
Epilogue: A Seat at the Table
Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 02.09.2025 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 23 b&w illustrations, 6 maps, 14 tables |
| Verlagsort | Tucson |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 739 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8165-5326-2 / 0816553262 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8165-5326-6 / 9780816553266 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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