State v. Wallahee

FILE THIS OPINION WAS FILED FOR RECORD AT 8 A.M. ON MAY 16, 2024 IN CLERK’S OFFICE SUPREME COURT, STATE OF WASHINGTON MAY 16, 2024 ERIN L. LENNON SUPREME COURT CLERK IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON ) STATE OF WASHINGTON, ) No. 20439-0 ) Respondent, ) ) En Banc v. ) ) JIM WALLAHEE, ) Filed: May 16, 2024 ) Appellant, ) ) ESTATE OF CLYDE WALLAHEE, ) ) Intervenor. ) ) GONZÁLEZ, C.J. — More than a century ago, the United States government signed treaties with many of the tribal nations living in what would become Washington State. The treaty between the United States and the…