David H. DeJong

David H. DeJong holds MA and PhD degrees in American Indian policy studies from the University of Arizona. He has published seven books, including Stealing the Gila, as well as dozens of articles about federal Indian policy. DeJong is director of the Pima-Maricopa Irrigation Project, a construction project funded by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and designed to deliver water—from the Central Arizona Project, the Gila River, and other sources—to the Gila River Indian Reservation.

Damming the Gila Damming the Gila
Damming the Gila

Damming the Gila

The Gila River Indian Community and the San Carlos Irrigation Project, 1900–1942

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Diverting the Gila Diverting the Gila
Diverting the Gila

Diverting the Gila

The Pima Indians and the Florence-Casa Grande Project, 1916–1928

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Stealing the Gila Stealing the Gila
Stealing the Gila

Stealing the Gila

The Pima Agricultural Economy and Water Deprivation, 1848-1921

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