2023 Hunting and Fishing (Treaty Rights, Subsistence) News Stories
As salmon disappear, a battle over Alaska Native fishing rights heats up (Grist) 12/22/2023
In a major shift, Northwest Tribes — not US officials — will control salmon recovery funds (Oregon Public Broadcasting) 12/21/2023
Biden administration promises $1 billion more for salmon, clean energy — but punts on Lower Snake River dam removal in major agreement (The Seattle Times) 12/14/2023
Leaked documents on Snake River dams lead to congressional hearing (Oregon Public Broadcasting) 12/13/2023
The big hunting and fishing changes tied up in Maine’s Tribal sovereignty talks (Bangor Daily News) 12/13/2023
Last of the reef netters: Decline of an Indigenous, sustainable salmon fishery (Mongabay) 11/21/2023
Western Alaska salmon crisis affects physical and mental health, residents say (Alaska Public Media) 11/14/2023
Debate over Pebble mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region moves to dueling Supreme Court briefs (Alaska Beacon) 11/13/2023
Parties in Snake River salmon litigation ask court for more time (EarthJustice) 10/31/2023
Judge rules in favor of Northwestern Band of Shoshone hunting rights lawsuit against Idaho (KSL.com) 10/18/2023
Ninth Circuit revives treaty hunting claims from the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation (Courthouse News Service) 10/17/2023
Alaska Federation of Natives joins feds in lawsuit against state over subsistence rights (Anchorage Daily News) 10/14/2023
Native American Rights Fund files amicus brief before Ninth Circuit (Alaska Native News) 10/15/2023
Sault Tribe announces appeal of court ordered fishing decree (Michigan Business Network) 10/12/2023
Puyallup Tribe receives $7.5 million grant to improve fish habitats (Native News Online) 8/28/2023
Oregon tribes protest offshore wind plans (National Fisherman) 8/24/2023
Save Our Wild Salmon has been working for more than 30 years to salvage the future of salmon and steelhead populations in the Pacific Northwest (Inlander) 8/24/2023
Understanding Puget Sound salmon fisheries management (Medium) 8/18/2023
10th Circuit: Wyoming must review convictions in light of century-old Native American treaty (Courthouse News Service) 7/24/2023
Opinion: Tribal Nations Must Honor, Not Destroy, Buffalo Nation (Native News Online) 7/13/2023
Treaty rights, bison and the country’s most controversial hunt (High Country News) 7/1/2023
2 more tribes make historic co-management agreements with Oregon (Oregon Public Broadcasting) 6/20/2023
Tlingit & Haida files amicus brief in Wild Fish Conservancy lawsuit on behalf of 21 southeast Alaska tribes and ANCSA corporations (Alaska Native News) 6/19/2023
Oregon Fish & Wildlife Commission expands cooperation with Tribes (Tillamook County Pioneer) 6/17/2023
California tribe teams up with state, federal agencies to protect endangered salmon (Native News Online) 5/8/2023
Who gets a say in tribal treaty hunting? (High Country News) 5/1/2023
Alaska tribal groups sue federal fisheries managers, seeking action on salmon crisis (Anchorage Daily News) 4/11/2023
Shoshone tribe being prosecuted for hunting on land belonging to them (KSL News Radio) 3/2/2023
How Ojibwe tribes in Wisconsin resisted efforts to deny treaty rights (Wisconsin Watch) 2/24/2023
Klamath Tribes file notice to sue government (East Oregonian) 2/14/2023
Off-reservation hunting bill advances despite tribal objections (WyoFile) 2/14/2023
Utah argues in favor of Northwestern Band of Shoshone hunting, fishing rights lawsuit in Idaho (KSL) 2/13/2023
Post-Herrera, Wyoming seeks hunting pacts with tribes (WyoFile) 1/13/2023
