WIND RIVER

“A taut and impassioned chronicle of a high stakes water-rights fiasco in Wyoming.”

Timothy McGettigan, Professor of Sociology, University of Southern Colorado

“The film does an excellent job of telling both sides of the story. The contrasting perspectives of the various claimants to water in the Big Horn Basin are given clear voice. The Shoshone and Arapaho people of the Wind River Reservation conceive of water as an integral part of a natural system; its highest "use" is to maintain the integrity of that system. In contrast, the local ranchers, and the government agencies that assist them, view water in utilitarian terms; water is wasted unless it is diverted and applied in a manner that produces an economic return. This film depicts the decades-long court struggle that will determine which concept of water will predominate in the Big Horn Basin.”

Daniel McCool, Director of The American West Center, University of Utah

“An evenhanded and compelling look at a difficult and divisive dispute.”

Library Bookwatch

“A water tale to set you on fire.”

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