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TULEE V. WASHINGTON
(1942 - US SUPREME COURT)
“It is our responsibility to see that the terms of the treaty are carried out, so far as possible, in accordance
with the meaning they were understood to have by the tribal representatives at the council, and in a spirit
which generously recognizes the full obligation of this nation to protect the interests of a dependent
people." 315 U.S. 681, 684-85.
"[I]t is clear that [the state's] regulatory purpose could be accomplished otherwise, that the imposition of
license fees is not indispensable to the effectiveness of a state conservation program. Even though this
method may be both convenient and, in its general impact, fair, it acts upon the Indians as a charge for
exercising the very right their ancestors intended to reserve." 315 U.S. 681, 685.
I "We believe that such exaction of fees as a prerequisite to the enjoyment of fishing in the ‘usual and
accustomed places' cannot be reconciled with a fair construction of the treaty." 315 U.S. 681, 685.
Third US Supreme Court case using Canons of Treaty Construction to interpret Stevens Treaties.View entire presentation