Nov 29, 2022 | Insights
Contributors: Frances C. Bassett, Partner The United States Supreme Court recently agreed to hear a case that could threaten the more than 100-year-old “Winters” doctrine, which upholds and protects Indian water rights. In Winters v. United States, 207 U.S. 564...
Dec 15, 2021 | News
On October 14, 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released an Action Plan to address many water-related challenges facing Indian country. EPA’s plan recognizes that Indian tribes are more likely than others to experience water equity gaps like a lack of...
Sep 25, 2020 | News
Courtesy of Irrigation Leader Magazine, July/August 2020 issue Montana’s Fort Belknap Indian Community (FBIC), which brings together the Gros Ventre and Assiniboine Tribes on the Fort Belknap Reservation, is home to the nation’s oldest federal Indian irrigation...
