Modern Water Rights BLAKE HANI

The Hohokam Tribe

The Hohokam Tribe

The Pima Tribe

The Pima Tribe

The Navajo Tribe

The Navajo Tribe

Discussion Question 1 In our current society, is it really possible to design legislation that gives all people fair access to water, or will certain groups, like the Navajo, who are at a geographic disadvantage always going to be on the wrong side of the deal?

Discussion Question 2 How might a society live so that it doesn’t demand more natural resources than are available? Or is every society destined to grow until it reaches a breaking point?

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