February 23, 2016
The Port Gamble S'Klallam, Jamestown S'Klallam and Lower Elwha Klallam tribes urged the Ninth Circuit on Monday to affirm a Washington district judge's ruling in a fishing rights suit, saying the lower court correctly determined that the Lummi Nation lacks authority over disputed waters near Seattle.
May 04, 2015
The Lummi Nation on Friday urged a Washington federal judge to allow it to resume fishing near Seattle in waters claimed by a trio of neighboring tribes, arguing the disputed area lies within its "usual and accustomed" fishing grounds.
March 30, 2015
A federal judge in Washington state on Friday barred a Native American tribe from fishing in disputed waters off the coast, ruling two other tribes had shown they were likely to win the case.
March 25, 2015
Two Washington state tribes asked a Washington federal judge Wednesday to stop another tribe from fishing in disputed waters off the western shore of the state, arguing that the tribe wasn't allowed to reopen fishing in the area before the court settled its customary fishing grounds.