Investor Presentaiton
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TULEE V. WASHINGTON
(1942 - US SUPREME COURT)
The State of Washington started charging license fees to Tribal fishers.
I "The appellant, Sampson Tulee, a member of the Yakima tribe of Indians, was convicted in the Superior
Court for Klickitat County, Washington, on a charge of catching salmon with a net, without first having
obtained a license as required by state law." 315 U.S. 681, 682.
"Relying upon its broad powers to conserve game and fish within its borders, however, the state asserts
that its right to regulate fishing may be exercised at places like the scene of the alleged offense... [and]
since its license laws do not discriminate against the Indians, they do not conflict with the treaty.” 315
U.S. 681, 683.
"The appellant, on the other hand, claims that the treaty gives him an unrestricted right to fish in the
‘usual and accustomed places,' free from state regulation of any kind." 315 U.S. 681, 684.View entire presentation