Land Grants, Acequias and the Law CLE Workshop
September 1, 2021
The Land Grants, Acequias and the Law Continuing Legal Education Workshop was hosted Friday, October 15th and Saturday, October 16th, 2021, at the Cañon de Carnué Land Grant Hall. Experts in the field of land grant and acequia law come together to cover a variety of issues unique to these communities. This two-day event was geared towards judges, attorneys, and students and is open to members of the public.
Please see the save the date flyer and the event detail sheet for more details. You may find the recordings of all presentations by clicking here.
Land Grants and Acequias CLE Workshop Materials and Presentations
- Agenda
- Speaker Bios and Contact Information
- Glossary of Terms
- Bibliography
- Corridos y Mercedes | David Garcia, NMAA Acequia Education and Outreach Coordinator
- Entre la historia y la ley: Land Grant History and the Law | LM García y Griego and Jacobo D. Baca, UNM Land Grant Studies Program
- What Came Prior to Prior Appropriation?: Acequia Culture, History and the Law | David Benavides, NM Legal Aid and Paula García, NM Acequia Association
- Ethics - More than Tom Catron: Land Grants and the Unethical Practices of Attorneys in New Mexico | David Benavidez, NM Legal Aid
- The Power to Tax Transfer Water...is the Power to Destroy: Who Decides? | David Benavides, NM Legal Aid and Enrique Romero, NM Acequia Association
- From Diversion to Desagüe: Contemporary Issues Surrounding the Acequia Easement| David Benavides, NM Legal Aid and Enrique Romero, NM Acequia Association
- Land Grants-Mercedes in Statute from the Territorial Period to Present | Arturo Archuleta, UNM Land Grant Studies Program
- Land Grant-Merced Common Land Statutes, Case Law and Public Policy | Arturo Archuleta, UNM Land Grant Studies Program
- Ethics - Good Land Grant and Acequia Governance | David Benavides, NM Legal Aid and Stephanie Russo-Baca, UNM Utton Center
