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<br />An ,lId Inhal l~gcnd n,lld!:' (h.ll
<br />a l'tl' chid ,In.."C ~t(l..ld In the
<br />'111 Juan \lllllntaln~ .md pru-
<br />.:l.11mcd In.It ,Ill b.nJ~ touched
<br />by the water bdllnged to hl~ p.:'l'pk
<br />And .1Ith'lU~h tnt' L'le~ \\-.,uld nr'"CT
<br />lx- able reChl1l11 thelT llll<.:l' \',hl h.'mdJnd
<br />touched hy thes.:: W.Jtas, m;my geneT;l-
<br />!lOll;' hun III tlw ]~<.)o~_ tht' Ltc \\ounlaln
<br />Utes did hn;ll1y succeed In bnn~mg Irri-
<br />gated ;l,l!;riculturc Jnd ;] ..:le;m. rehahk
<br />souru' of dClmt'~lK \..-ater 10 thelT rco.<:T-
<br />'";Ull,m in si'lllh\\l'~lt'rn l:,ll"T;lt!" Th.u
<br />watn \l-a" a lon,~ lime c(1mm~
<br />Tht' LTtt: ''''unt,lm Ltcs, .lls<.' k,wwn
<br />as the W..rnunudlt' llT -pCt'p1c \\"11(\ kl.'cp
<br />the llld ways, JTt' one ,If sewn mdJ\'ldu,ll
<br />bands within In.: LIt.' Natll'n TheIr rcSt'T-
<br />\'MIOO ll'\-cr" a t0lal,l[ :>l'me 93) ->1.\1.l<lTC
<br />mile;, primanly III C01,lfJdll. wHn smaller
<br />portluns in 'cw ~lexlCO and Ulah
<br />For ml'r" th.m :t crn!ury Inr tnhe
<br />hauled drlnkmg waler by wagon and bter
<br />by truck from (one;: I" T,'\\<ll'c-tht.
<br />only lrit).!l to\\TI-a W-mdc rL'Undlnp, In
<br />lhls desert and (actus !and~l'apl' ~row-
<br />ing crop'> without imgation WJS n,Jt cwn
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<br />c(}n~ldt'r<.'d RUI "'-'<.'ll It hcUfllC drar In3l
<br />rel1.1hlr w,llt'r supph..:~ wrIT' Iht' I~'n(h
<br />pm to thL' futurt' ~uu:...s.. ,mu l'Xr.Ill~llm
<br />of the Inh", They n..-edt'll water n,'1 ,'n]~
<br />tll suppk theH h,lme" wl\h d..:all dnnk.
<br />m~ WolLer. hut fllr mdu~Lry. (l'fllmcrc('
<br />,mJ-Il they l'l'uld prc\-Jil-tll ~rl'w 1'10d
<br />fur their f.mllllL'S ,md the re~ll1ll II W.I~
<br />lhen, SlJn\e 3l) Yl'ars agl.1, Ih.lt the Lle'-
<br />deudL'd tll undertake the j,lOlmbhk chal-
<br />len!.'.!." "l J~ser11f1g their Ied\'fJI reservcd
<br />\1.1ll'T nghts ,tum
<br />Tht' tnrx' prL's,,:d It~ cbm\ undn lh,'
<br />\\'IIl/t'l, f),1r./IHI<", cSI.lhli,,!-wd h\' ,I !t.Jl1K
<br />:,uprL'll1L' Cl'llrt rultnJo: lh;llthe !cdL'r,11 g,l\
<br />cmm,'nt rexrwd \I.,ltcr n~us -by lmpliG\'
<br />tl,m" on hchalt of tn,' lribn Llanng h.lCk t,l
<br />Iht' lTC.lUOIl,,1 tht'lr r,'~'I\"l!lllrb Ihe Ltc
<br />~1t'umam L tes claim dated hl,-k tL> \,'\(-,8
<br />:\s III I\hlllY [clk-r.ll ft'~t'I"\'I'd ngJll C.lseS.
<br />Illl' pfllhkm ;mS<-'~ that rht' rr.....rwd w;ucr
<br />nghl~ ;Ire lht'l\ ,,:ntl.lf III th,,<.e ,lj many I\\ln-
<br />Indian lm':;lh'r~ ThiS ITe;nt'~ :l [l\ltenll.llly
<br />cxploSI\'c S(\'IMno wherehy very Sl'nt,'r
<br />water nghl' ('{'uld [l\ltenuJlly hl' '(.111.:.1
<br />out' by the Tcscl\'ed lndl;m ni'hls
<br />In P<.lTtlullar. the Ltc~ ch;ll1cngcd lhe
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<br />afllOUn! or W.ller ht:lni' Withdrawn [Turn
<br />lhe ~tmll'~ Rl\"(.>r by lh-t' kderally-fund-
<br />ed J;lcb,m Pr"lcd Tht' \!.1l1(.'0" Rl\'..-r
<br />I" .\ maJllr tnhular\' Ilt1\l'lnt: ;..JUthweSl
<br />[rom th,' LI rLH.l \hlum.lITb thwu~
<br />thl' \Lmc,l~ \'.1llt'\' hClwcen COT!e: Jnd
<br />f)ur.mgp 1;llkS\.lll rrll]CCl dl\'t'r~ll\!ls 01'
<br />ll,'n-[ndl.l!\ ranchers Ih,'~' Jrgul'd, \\-ere
<br />dT.NIC1I1y dcpkung n\'eT n"W;. thwugh
<br />Ih,'resen',\thln
<br />\l.my \II'!'t' lllnl'ln.:ed Ii ~tllle.,.sful lT1
<br />th"lf ,h.llkllgl' tht, L te \h'lmtam Ltl'''
<br />alld ,1lher arl'a I nhcs could dn' up Jln1l';.1
<br />.III non-lnUt;ln us.:~ "t \\ ,Ita III ;,Pllth-
<br />\\c,tnn C"l,'rad", '11wy cffl.linly h;iJ
<br />;\ d.lim l'fl the ~1.lT1(P~ Rl\"t'r. ,Kkn,,\\l-
<br />cdl:t'~ )I,hn ['oT!cr lorma manager (,f
<br />the O,l]Nt'S \\-.11..:1' l~llllS\'n'.InI'~' f)btrKt
<br />1.11 mort' than 111'(' dl'Cldl'", E'\"(>r1'hlld\
<br />C011lCdl.:d lhel I'"uld pn)l-rahly dry up th..-
<br />~1.mnl'i \'alkv
<br />hn.ll1y. 11 \1.1;' thi: Il'dffal gO\'l;"rnml'n!
<br />lh;ll strppcd f"rw,HJ IL' help fulfill as
<br />Ilhll,:;lLipll tn thL' mOl' :\uthlln:ed undt'r
<br />th... C(,It'raJo Rl\','r ";1l1rai,:" PWlnt An
<br />'If 19N1_ thl' Dolnre" PWjl'(;t-Ifl\'oh'mg
<br />CllnstrudlOn of \krhec d.lm and fcser-
<br />\'0If-\\;15 profX'sed III pan [(l re5oh-c the
<br />Lies' waler claIms, and to pTO\'idc wata
<br />for non-Indian lrrigation, municipalities,
<br />and fish and ....'lldlife, Local vOlers o\"Cr-
<br />whelmingl)' apprO\'ed the rt'paymcnt con-
<br />tract for the proJcct in 1977.]u51 before It
<br />was placed on a \\'hlte House ~hit hSI" for
<br />elimination. One of the only reasons the
<br />multi-purpose project eWnlually sUI\<ived
<br />many contend, was because of the Impor-
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