From The Mining Journal:
Key dates in the battle over Indian hunting and fishing rights in Michigan:
1836: Treaty of Washington between Ottawa and Chippewa bands and the United States. Tribes cede ownership of about 13.9 million acres in northern Lower Peninsula, eastern Upper Peninsula.
1930: Michigan Supreme Court rules no Indian fishing rights exist under previous treaties.
1971: Court reverses itself, saying Bay Mills Indian Community has treaty fishing rights.
1973: Federal government files suit, seeking state recognition of tribal fishing rights.
1985: Consent decree reached, setting tribal and non-tribal fishing zones in portions of Lakes Michigan, Huron and Superior.
2000: Updated version of consent decree approved.
2003: Michigan asks court to rule that tribal fishing rights on inland waters and 1836 treaty lands have expired.
Sept. 26, 2007: State, tribes announce settlement of inland rights case.
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