Legal Opinion
United States v. Confederated Tribes of Colville Indian Reservation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 27, 2010No. 08-35961, 08-35963PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TALLMAN, Circuit Judge:
This appeal is the latest chapter in the saga of Pacific Northwest Native American treaty fishing rights; a saga that has spanned many generations and over forty years of federal litigation. If history is our guide, it will not be the last chapter written. After a 2006 remand from this court, the district court conducted a trial primarily based on expert anthropological opinions, century-old documents, and reliable hearsay. The Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Indian Nation (‘Yakama”) appeal, and the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian Reservation…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- United States v. WinansSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Jones v. MeehanSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Rosebud Sioux Tribe v. KneipSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Minnesota v. Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa IndiansSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
- Choctaw Nation v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
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