A federal appeals court has affirmed Metlakatla tribal members’ right to fish in their traditional waters without state permits.
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Court rules with Metlakatla in case challenging Alaska state fishing regulations
The decision is a major victory in the tribe’s decades-long fight for fishing rights.
Supreme Court declines to hear Metlakatla fisherman’s case challenging state fishing regulations
The legal fight centered on a Metlakatla man charged with illegally fishing in waters just outside the state’s only Native reservation.