The idea in Oregon and WA is that the Indian tribes have the right to ALL the water, not just all the water that they need. What they aim to do is charge the private well owners for the water and limit the amount of water that the private well owners can use. Collecting rain water interferes with the limiting of water use.
The claim is that the rain water that falls on your property might run off your property and then wouldn’t be yours any longer.
There is a case headed to the Supreme Court over the Indian rights to ALL the water. They took it to court in WA State and lost and lost again on appeal, despite the support of the radical environmentalists. The Greens actually abandoned the tribes on this one, after they realized the political fall-out that would result, but they assisted the tribes in the early court case, doing the research and providing legal advice.
Thank you Eva. That was informative. I wasn’t aware of that dynamic.
As for all the water rights going to native Americans, that’s absurd.
I want native Americans treated with respect. That’s it.
There’s a movement in this nation to go back hundreds of years to make up for things that took place back then, using as skewed a version of history as can be come up with.
This is a big movement by the United Nations. You could have seen Canada buying into this during the Olympic Winter games that took place there about five years ago.
To make it crystal clear, I do like the idea of old native American customs being remembered and heralded. When it reaches the level that our modern systems are denigrated as a result, I’m not buying in.
Thank you again Eva.