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Will Snake Valley Deal Hurt Goshutes?

Courtesy of the Goshute Tribe

By Kim Schuske

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Salt Lake City – Las Vegas is desperate for water. To quench its thirst, the city wants to tap aquifers of the Snake Valley that stretches between Nevada and Utah. Both states are negotiating an agreement to insure their citizens' water rights are protected. But not addressed by the two states are water rights for the Goshute Indians who for centuries have called the region home. Kim Schuske reports.

Goshute Tribe

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