Tule River Chair Testifies to US Senate About Tribe’s Water Crisis
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Wednesday, November 16, 2022
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On Wednesday, November 16, 2022, Tule River Tribe Chairman Neil Peyron gave testimony to the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on S. 4870, Tule River Tribe Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022.
Key Points:
- On Wednesday, November 16, 2022, Tule River Tribe Chairman Neil Peyron gave testimony to the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on S. 4870, Tule River Tribe Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022.
- The settlement will secure water to be stored on the reservation as a much-needed year-round water source.
- Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) introduced legislation to formally recognize the Tule River Indian Tribes reserved water rights.
- The Tule River Tribe Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022 is the product of over fifty years of concerted effort by the Tule River Tribe to obtain recognition of their federal reserved Indian water rights.