Penobscot Nation v. Mills

“Everything in US history is about the land — [including] who ... fished its waters. ...”14 This statement is particularly relevant in the dealings by the U.S. majority with the indigenous Indian population, and lies at the heart of the present appeal. Although the United States has ratified over 370 treaties with Indian nations15 — it unfortunately “has a long and appalling history of breaking treaties with Indian nations whenever it was convenient ... to do so.”16 In the present case, the United States is on the right side of history and the law, but regrettably the same cannot be said of…