Between canada and the European Union which gives corporations from the other countries the right to sue your government if they dont like what youre doing. And so these companies if ttip is signed between europe and the United States, any municipality in the United States that privatizes their water, well, they have a very hard time changing their minds because these companies can sue for compensation. Its called investor state. So anyone who wants to learn more about that, please, please go to Public Citizen trade campaign. And i have a whole bunch of stuff in my book on the implications of these trade agreements on the right to go back to a public system once its been privatized. So its another ongoing struggle. And i dont have a crystal ball to see where it will come out, but common sense tells people its better to keep democratic control. Water is needed for life, we better keep democratic control of it at all times. And well make this the last question. Good evening. Im wondering
Look at the issue of ambush elections. Thank you for being here today. The committee will stand adjourned. Friday between 1 and 8 p. M. Eastern on cspan 3 a look back at Foreign Policy and Homeland Security during the george w. Bush administration. Former administration officials, journalists and critics discuss the response to the 9 11 attacks and other issues at an event organized in new york. Tonight on American History tv western history. At 8 00 p. M. Mexican california in the early 19th century, a look at the history of california during the 19th century and the role of wealthy businessman pico. Just before 9 25 p. M. The colonial west on lectures in history william and mary professor paul map talks about the interactions between european colonial powers and native american tribes on the great plains during the 1700s. And at 10 35 p. M. , Rocky Mountain National Park, on january 6th, 1915, president Woodrow Wilson signed the Rocky Mountain National Park act designating an area wh
Mexico sends an expedition east to the plains to investigate. 45 spaniards and 60 pueblo indians. Everything about this is uncertain, but they probably get into what is now western nebraska, the intersection of the plat and loop rivers. They encounter indians. The next, they set up camp, negotiate. Theres no initial effort by the spanish to cause trouble. The next morning, the pawnees attached the spanish with arrows and muskets. Heavy armed. 2 3 of the spanish are killed in the battle. Of the survivors, its estimated that six or half a dozen get back to santa fe. It was basically a disaster for the spanish. Were here under the hot lights. All right. The survivors contribute to a painting of the expedition. This is hard to see. It was difficult for me to get a good resolution copy. If you look closely, its by an unknown artist, but there is a group of spanish and probably bl pueblo indians here. Some of the pawnee indians have bows and some have guns. They dont well, actually, theres o
Wilson signed the legislation rating the Rocky Mountain National Park. Five days earlier on january 20th, with the enabling legislation finally through congress, the cartoon on the screen behind me appeared in the denver post. It shows e nos mills shaking hands with goddess colorado who is saying, enos, im proud of you. Looking on from the background, Two Mountains join in. Enos, im proud of you, says one. The other replies, i always knew you were all right. Further compliments followed and within a matter of months, enos mills was being hailed as the father of Rocky Mountain National Park, a title that mills himself would soon appropriate in his own writings. That title has followed mills from his time to our own. To cite the most obvious public example, that title graces the pedestal of the bronze life size statue of mills and his Border Collie scotch that since 2003 has stood in the corner of bond park in downtown estes park. An inscription reads enos a. Mills, the father of Rocky M
This class is about an hour and ten minutes. Lets go into this lecture about the great plains. As you know, unlike some of the classic Early American History courses, we have a somewhat more expansive view of early america. That includes the great plains. This is fun material to look at. I think well enjoy this. We have a couple of starting anecdotes. The first has to do with an expedition. The year is 1720. The spanish in new mexico are hearing more and more about french activities coming out of the louisiana and canada. Particularly, theyre hearing these rumors that french traders are moving west toward new mexico. Theyre lying with indians on the great plains, providing them with weapons. In 1720, the governor of new mexico sends an expedition east to the plains to investigate. 45 spaniards and 60 pueblo indians. Everything about this is uncertain, but they probably get into what is now western nebraska, the intersection of the plat and loop rivers. They encounter indians. The next,