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STATE V. TINNO
(1972 - IDAHO SUPREME COURT)
I Gerald Cleo Tinno, a Shoshone Bannock tribal fisherman charged with taking a chinook salmon with a spear.
I Treaty reads, "[T]hey shall have the right to hunt on the unoccupied lands of the United States so long as
game may be found thereon...." 94 Idaho 759, 762.
“Indian languages did not employ separate verbs to distinguish between hunting and fishing but rather used
a general term for hunting and coupled this with the noun corresponding to the object (either animal or
vegetable) sought." 94 Idaho 759, 762.
"In order to be fair we must attempt to give effect to the terms of the treaty as those terms were understood
by the Indian representatives."
I "[T]he mere passage of time has not eroded the rights guaranteed by a solemn treaty that both sides pledged
on their honor to uphold. As part of its conservation program, the State must extend full recognition to these
rights, and the purposes which underlie them." 94 Idaho 759, 766.View entire presentation