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Can you please post the following announcement on your respective lists.
Thank you
Recursos de Santa Fe and the Arid Americas Research and Design Center of
the School of Architecture and Planning, University of New Mexico
announce the following conference:
OPTIONS FOR THE FUTURE: THE PREHISTORIC BASIS FOR WATER USE IN NEW MEXICO
9 August 1995
8:30 - 5:00
Light Hall
Western New Mexico University
Silver City, New Mexico
The state of New Mexico has the unusual situation that its water
laws are derived from and complicated by, a long tradition that has both
prehistoric and historic roots. This means that it is often necessary to
determine from archaeological evidence how water was used and
distributed throughout the state in order to assess and evaluated prior
claims. This one-day conference will provide an overview of pre-historic
water use and will consider the legal requirements for archaeological
depositions used din determining water rights in the courts. The primary
claims for water in New Mexico originate with the Native American groups
and the historic Spanish grants. It is vital to understand this history in
order to evaluate and assess the modern situation. Prior allocations
must be fulfilled before other waters can be distributed. This is
complicated by issues of individual versus communal water rights and by
the fact that under American law, water rights can be lost through non-use.
This conference is being held in conjunction with the Pecos
Conference. It is open to the public and we hope to have a diverse
audience of archaeologist, historians, lawyers, members of the pueblos
and the Acequia Associations, developers, realtors, and planners. The
registration fee is $25.00.
PROGRAM
Kurt F. Anschuctz, "Water Management Through Cultural Transformation of
Landscapes: Understanding the Common Sense of Pueblo Indian Agricultural
Practice of the Northern Rio Grande"
Charlotte Benson, "The Role of Archaeological Research in Water Rights
Litigation"
Timothy D. Maxwell, "Prehistoric Water Use in Farming: A Look at
Differing Southwestern Techniques"
Thomas C. Turney, "Historic Water Use and Its Relation to Present Day
Water Rights Theory"
Richard Gwinn Vivian, "Prehistoriic Chacoan Water Management Strategies in
the San Juan Basin"
Panel Discussion with Sarah Schlanger, David H. Snow and others.
This conference is made possible by a grant from the Eugene V. and Clare
E. Thaw Charitable Trust. Conference facilities provided courtesy of the
Western New Mexico University Museum.
For further information contact:
M. Susan Barger
Recursos de Santa Fe
826 Camino de Monte Rey A3
Santa Fe, NM 87505
505-982-9301
505-989-8608 (FAX)
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