United States v. State Of Washington

641 F.2d 1368 UNITED STATES of America et al., Plaintiffs, and Samish, Snohomish, Snoqualmie and Steilacoom Indian Tribes, Plaintiffs- Intervenors/Appellants, and Duwamish Indian Tribe, Plaintiff-Intervenor/Appellant, v. STATE OF WASHINGTON et al., Defendants. Nos. 79-4447, 79-4472. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 11, 1980. Decided April 20, 1981. As Corrected June 8, 1981. Alan C. Stay, Seattle, Wash., for plaintiffs-appellants Samish Tribe. David C. Shilton, George D. Dysart, Washington, D. C., plaintiff-appellee United States. Lewis A. Bell, Everett, Wash., for plaintiffs- appelllees Tulalip Tribes. Dennis Reynolds, Olympia, Wash., for defendants-appellees State of Wash. On Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Before WRIGHT and CANBY, Circuit Judges, and PATEL, District Judge. * EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge: 1 In the 1850's several Indian tribes were induced to relinquish much of their aboriginal land so that white people could settle in Washington Territory. The tribes received certain payments and were allowed to keep small parcels of land on which to live. In addition, because fishing…