I got this item from the October 2011 Water Ethics Network Newsletter:
David Getches, who passed away in July 2011, was professor of law at the University of Colorado, and a strong advocate for indigenous water rights in the American West and internationally. His work exemplified the connections of water rights with cultural rights. Last month the National Congress of American Indians posthumously awarded him their Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his many services. Click here for the announcement.
Well deserved honor to a man who is greatly missed.
"David Getches forged a revolution in federal Indian law that led to a new respect for the rights of Indian tribes in courthouses throughout the nation." -- Jefferson Keel, President of NCAI.


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