Seufert Bros. v. United States Ex Rel. Confederated Tribes & Bands
Citations
- 249 U.S. 194
- 39 S. Ct. 203
- 63 L. Ed. 555
- 1919 U.S. LEXIS 2245
Syllabus
<p>The right secured to the Yakima Indians, through their treaty of June 9, 1855, Art. Ill, 12 Stat. 25, of taking fish at all usual and accustomed places, in common with citizens of the United States, and of erecting temporary buildings for curing them, .extends to places in Oregon on the south side of the Columbia River, where these Indians habitually fished before and since the treaty, even though beyond the limits of' the Yakima cession and within the region covered by the similar provision in favor of the Walla-Walla, and Wasco tribes. (12 Stat. 37.) P. 196.</p> <p>This provision is not to be construed technically and strictly as an exception from the general cession made by the Yakimas of lands north of the river, but must be given effect in accordance with the .'broad terms used, as understood by the Indians. P. 198.</p>
How courts have described this case
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- holding that the Yakimas had rights under the treaty on the Oregon, as well as the Washington, side of the river
- holding that the Yakimas had rights under the treaty on the Oregon, as well as the Washington, side of the river
- holding that the Yakimas had rights under the treaty on the Oregon, as well as the Washington, side of the river
- holding that the Yakimas had rights under the treaty on the Oregon, as well as the Washington, side of the river
- holding that the Yakimas had rights under the treaty on the Oregon, as well as the Washington, side of the river
- rejecting an argument that tribal fishing rights are limited to historic territorial boundaries
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Judges: Clarke
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