–Dakota War and the resulting exile that sent the majority of the Dakota to prisons and reservations beyond the state’s boundaries

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Treaty Justice: The Northwest Tribes, the Boldt Decision, and the Recognition of Fishing Rights poetry –Dakota War and the resultingIn 1974, Judge George Boldt issued a ruling that affirmed the fishing rights and tribal sovereignty of Native nations in Washington State. The Boldt Decision transformed Indigenous law and resource management across the United States and beyond. Like Brown v. Board of Education, the case also brought about far reaching societal changes, reinforcing tribal sovereignty and remedying decades of injustice. Eminent legal historian and tribal advocate