Wenatchi Working Files, 2002

File — Box: 431, Folder: 6

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the File: Boxes 431-433 contain material related to the federal court hearing in Portland, Oregon, in 2003. After the hearing, the federal judge ruled the Wenatchi did not have a fishing right. Colville appealed, the Ninth Circuit reversed the decision, and sent the matter back to federal court for trial. The Justices in the Ninth Circuit repeatedly cited Hart’s article in Western Legal History which described the Wenatchi fishing rights under the 1894 agreement.

Dates

2002

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.