Judge backs fishing rights for Wenatchi Band
Monday, August 18, 2008
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Environment
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Law
The Wenatchi Band of Washington has fishing rights at the
Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery, a federal judge ruled last Tuesday.
The Wenatchi are part of the
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. Judge Garr King said the band retains fishing rights under an 1894 agreement.
The Yakama Nation had won an injunction that prevented the Wenatchi Band from fishing at the hatchery. The
9th Circuit Court of Appeals in December 2006 lifted the injunction and ordered a trial on the merits.
Get the Story:
Judge rules Wenatchis have fishing rights at Leavenworth
(The Wenatchee World 8/16)
9th Circuit Decision:
Yakama
Nation v. Confederated Colville Tribes (December 4, 2006)
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