November 14, 2009 in City

Tribal suit aims at state’s hunting rules

Kevin Graman The Spokesman-Review

The Colville Confederated Tribes has filed a federal suit against Washington state to protect the tribes’ hunting rights on property north of the reservation.

According to the suit, the Department of Fish and Wildlife had no right to cite a Colville tribal member with a gun safety violation on the land the tribes call the North Half in north-central Washington.

The complaint follows failed negotiations between tribal government and the state after Fish and Wildlife cited C. Vernon Jordan, a tribal member, with carrying a loaded weapon in his vehicle in 2007.

Under tribal law, it is legal to have …

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