Episode 161: A Heritage of Conflict and Litigation

 

Portrait of John Wesley Powell from the National Portrait Gallery

 

At the close of the 19th century, the Akimel O’odham and the Maricopa were in dire straights, victims of water theft upstream. But, at the same time, a new idea was starting to gain popularity - reclamation.

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