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Winter v. United States legally grants water rights to Indigenous tribes, but access will remain limited.

1908

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In this case, the Supreme Court states that Indian tribes have the right to draw the water they need to be self-sufficient from the rivers that cross their reservations. Nevertheless, the Department of the Interior and other executive branches will continue to assert the rights of white ranchers and farmers over those of Indigenous communities. The fight over Indigenous access to water will continue to show up in the Courts for years to come, with most decisions limiting Indigenous communities' water rights.