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.