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<br />2002 <br /> <br />COLORAIJO WATER <br /> <br />I)en'mber <br /> <br />'" <br /> <br />NEW FACUL TV PROFILE <br /> <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />""- </ <br />"'" <br /> <br />." <br /> <br />Gregor:. E. 51110;\1.. jOille-d Color:.tdo Stale UIlI\er...ity.... <br />Department of Hi...tor} a:- A.....i..tant ProCe.....or in Augu...t ;:00::. <br />Sn1f1al.. eamed hi, Bachelor... degree in hi'lor} from Ronda <br />Atlantic L'ni\'l~r,it~. Boca Ratnn. Fluml:l and hi, .\la...ter' degree <br />in hi..ll1ry from :\onhem Ari/ona l;l1i\er...it~, Flag...taff. Anzona <br />in ll}l\~ and 14X5. re"'lX'cti\e1y. He rect'l\cd hi... Ph.D in hi"'lOry <br />from Ihe Vni\er'it~ (1' Ulah. Slat Lll..e- Cit~ 10 1949. Smnal.. <br />...pent the aC:ldemic ~ear ;:000-;:001 a... a vi"ltlllg profl.'......or tlf <br />hi,tor}' at the linl\t'T'.ity of .\ll11nc...ot;\ aml:1 ~e:lr \'or~lIlg at the <br />American We...t Center JU"'I prior In joining CSll.... faL.ulty. <br /> <br />.\hl't llf Dr. Sn1l1:t~'... \\or~ ha... heen ....ith :'\ati\e AlT1eflcm <br />Indian... partlruljrl~.the SIHl...hllne.Bann(x'~ Tnhe.. of Fort <br />Hall Idaho. who COlllral'l('d v.ilh the American \\'e'l Ce-nler ;11 <br />the L:ni\er"lt~ of l:t;lh \, ht're Sllloa~ \\orl..eJ for l} year' \,hile <br />:lIIending graduate 't'hllOI. The Ameru.::m \\'e"'l Center.;In <br />indepc-mlelll re...eart.h L'elllt'r aflili:lIcd with the Ct1lkge {If Social <br />ami Beh:l\ ioral 5\'Ie-llce. ha' \Hlrl..e.;! v.llh Intx-... IhftlughlltJl <br />the American \\t"l for (1\er .':' year" tn prepan.' for htlg:tlillll m <br />defen-.e oftrealy.land. ,lOd \\;II\.'r right.... The t'C'nh:('" PHlJt"Cb <br />han' a]..,o induJed L'llrriculllJ1l de\el~)pll1enl flU Indl:lIl lrille... for <br />pnmar~ and ,econdar} ...chrloJ... The 111:1111 hx.u... tlf 5n1O:.I..., <br />worl.. :lllhe center ":I" prep:lnn~ hi"'lorical t!n(Umenlalllln for <br />le~al proceeding'. <br /> <br />Smoal.. \\ent 10 l.n1\er...ity llf \\'YlI1ll1l1g:11 a!;t'~" to \\orl.. <br />wilh Peter Iwr...tln hut \\hen heT"on left W~llmlll~. ...\l did <br />Dr. SmoaL He lhen \'e-Ill In the l"ll1\er"'lIY of L"l:lh 10 \Hlrl.. <br />v.ith Richard White.;! 11\11l:d hl...torian of ..\mericmlndian... <br />and Em lronTl1\.'nul hiqllr}. In Iljl};:. Smoak had ~l 1"d10\\ ...hip <br />\\ Ilh Ihe Snlllh"'ll11lan Inqitu((' and \lorl..cd 111 Wa...hinglon DC <br /> <br />(;ref.!or~ E. Smoak <br />IIbtor~' Departmenl <br />Culorado State Unh (.'rsit~' <br /> <br />i.ly .Haria" FlullaKa/l <br /> <br />in Ihe nalional archive". While preparing for:l <br />Job in ;]t'aJemia at l:ni\cr...ity of Ut~lh. Smo:11.. <br />occame in\'ohed in the Amerlc:lI1 We" Celller. <br />By 1l)l}-1-, Smoa~ began \\orl..ing full.time- al the <br />Center doing re'earch and applied W(lfl.. including <br />projech for the Sho...hone BanlHlCl.. Tribe" of Fort <br />Hall. IIi... tir...t re'e:lT'ch paper for Ihe Sho..hone" <br />\\;\'-:t hi"'lOry of their IfTlgalinn project. Smoak <br />ha... \\or~ed \\Ilh politicll...ciellliq Dan .\kCoo!, <br />the l'urren! din:t'lor of Ihe American \\'e'l Celller. <br />\lhthe ...pt'ciali/ation I' water policy in the <br />We'l. ,pecltic:llly. \\ilh Indian tritx-,. Smoal.. <br />dill con...iderahle- worl.. \\lIh \kCllOl in lenn... of <br />polic~. rathl'r than hi,tory. SnHlal.. poimt"d OUl <br />that .\kCllOI., v.llrl.. on federal re"erwd waler <br />nght, ...enlemenl agreement... ha' rt'cenlly been <br />punli,het! ny the LTni\er...iIY of ArilO!la Pre...,. <br />In Ihe mid.mnetll". Sl11o:t~ aho \lor~ed with E. <br />Richard Hart. an e\pen witnes... for Amcrican <br />Indian Tribe.... whom he reC('lIll~ hrought to Ihe <br />CSU campu, ;1'" a gue...t leclurer. <br /> <br />In ternl'" of acadcmi" re"e:m:h Dr. Smoal.. doc.. <br />nOl deal wIth v. :ller dIrectly: ho\\e\ cr. a... hl~ ,aid. <br />"When you lleal v.nh lht~ .-\meriC:lIl We'l. w;ller <br />,1Ild \\~ller right... ah\;l~' enter Ihe i......ue... And <br />in ;ldJilillll. "Thert' \\illt'Onlllllle ((l ~ dl'pllte'" <br />in the fUllIrc (ner Shlhholl\.' Bannrl\::k ti...hing <br />right...... he ..;ud. And \\ht'n hl...tOriC t"\ idellCt' <br />"'llppt.m... th.1I the \:~III\t' American InJi;tn, righI' <br />arc enl1lkd lly Ireat~. Srnnal...... nUb Ide projt'Ci" <br />v. III ctll1tinut' In ...uppt.lrt thl.' rlghl'" III' the...e pl'('ple <br />by dtxu1lle-nt1l1g Ooth kgal e11litlemetll ~mJ their <br />nmtlllue-J u...t'. <br /> <br />Smoa~ t(':\I.:ht~... annut lhe ,-\mcric:m We"'l ;IllJ <br />puhlk hl",wr~. He I'" an a\'id I..ayal..er and h:t... <br />done m:tny of the great ri\er... of tht' \\t....t. <br /> <br />------- - <br /> <br />10 <br />