Legal Opinion
United States of America, and Lummi Indian Tribe, Intervenor-Appellant v. State of Washington
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 30, 1992No. 90-35887PublishedCited by 171 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEAVY, Circuit Judge:
FACTS
This interlocutory appeal is about the location of the eastern boundary of the Lummi Indian Reservation in the State of Washington. The State of Washington contends that the eastern boundary of the reservation is the line of low tide on the eastern side of the peninsula that contains the Lummi Reservation. The Lummi Indians contend that the eastern boundary is a straight line from Point Francis to Treaty Rock because that is what Governor Stevens represented to them in 1855 at the Treaty of Point Elliott 1 and because the Executive Order of 1873 is ambiguous.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Choctaw Nation v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Puyallup Indian Tribe v. Port of TacomaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Walker River Irr. Dist.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1939
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3Cited by171 opinions
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