United States of America, Makah Indian Tribe, Plaintiff-Intervenor/appellant v. State of Washington

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• affirming 40-mile offshore U & A despite recognizing that the “Makahs probably were capable of traveling to 100 miles from shore in 1855”
• issue before the court was whether the Makah Tribe's usual and accustomed fishing grounds extended 100 miles offshore in 1855

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