Tribes Win Water Rights Support in California

Water rights laws are as confusing as they are long-lasting, and wading through them is often an exercise that ends in a headache.

Historically, though, water rights have negatively impacted American Indian tribes in the West. And in California, a judge recently gave the Hoopa Valley Tribe hope that the next draft of water rights for the Trinity River actually follows existing water laws.

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