Forty years ago Federal Judge George Boldt issued his historic ruling reaffirming the rights of Washington's Indian tribes to fish in accustomed places.
The polarizing effects of that decision are still being felt.
LINK (via: The Seattle Times)
As the tribes celebrate the anniversary of the Boldt Decision this week, another federal court sub-proceeding is in the news.
The treaty tribes argued that hundreds of culverts installed at road crossings by the state block fish from passing through them and therefore reduce the amount of harvest available to the tribes.
LINK (via: The Native American Times)