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The issue of Indian water rights has received very thorough and scholarly attention over the past two decades, and it would be presumptuous to think that one could, at this late date, provide some heretofore undiscovered legal insight into the issue. A more realistic and beneficial goal would be to achieve a better understanding of the relative positions of the major stakeholders in this controversy. It is with that objective in mind that the state perspective is presented. I. Western Water Law II. The Winters Doctrine—Its Origin III. The Aboriginal Right Theory IV. The Scope of Indian Water Rights V. Other Unanswered Questions VI. Source of Supply VII. The Necessity for State Adjudication of Indian Water Right