Native American Treaty Rights

Legal disputes interpreting 19th-century treaties guaranteeing indigenous fishing rights

1. Washington v. United States

2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 11, 2018)
3. VictimsSuquamish TribeTulalip TribesSwinomish Indian Tribal CommunityMakah TribeLower Elwha Klallam TribeDefendantsState of WashingtonPlaintiffsUnited StatesDefense AttorneysWashington State Attorney General’s OfficePlaintiff AttorneysUnited States Department of JusticeInstitutionsSupreme Court of the United StatesUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitUnited States District Court for the Western District of Washington
4. Case Tags: Native American Treaty Rights;Culvert Case;Tribal Sovereignty;Environmental Law