us started closing mental institutions after 1972.
us started closing mental institutions after 1972.
when did the us start closing mental institutions?
after 1972
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the gila and salt rivers are currently dry, due to the (san carlos irrigation project) upstream dams that block the flow and the diversion of water by non-native farmers. this has been a cause of great upset among all of the oʼotham. the upstream diversion in combination with periods of drought, led to lengthy periods of famine that were a devastating change from the documented prosperity the people had experienced until non-native settlers engaged in more aggressive farming in areas that were traditionally used by the akimel oʼotham and apache in eastern arizona. this abuse of water rights was the impetus for a nearly century long legal battle between the gila river indian community and the united states government, which was settled in favor of the akimel oʼotham and signed into law by george w. bush in december 2005. as a side note, at times during the monsoon season the salt river runs, albeit at low levels. in the weeks after december 29, 2004, when an unexpected winter rainstorm flooded areas much further upstream (in northern arizona), water was released through dams on the river at rates higher than at any time since the filling of tempe town lake in 1998, and was a cause for minor celebration in the salt river pima-maricopa indian community. the diversion of the water and the introduction of non-native diet is said to have been the leading contributing factor in the high rate of diabetes among the akimel oʼotham tribe.
pima people