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Article: APPEALS COURT: STATE CAN ENFORCE GAME RULES ON INDIAN COUNTRY
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- The Ojibwe News
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- May 9, 1997
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Ojibwe News, The
05-09-1997
APPEALS COURT: STATE CAN ENFORCE GAME RULES ON INDIAN COUNTRY
The Alaska Court of Appeals has ruled that the state has the authority to enforce its hunting rules even if Indian country exists in Alaska. The panel avoided the question of whether Indian country actually exists in Alaska. But the court said Friday that the need to protect wildlife crossing Native lands is an issue important enough to give regulatory authority to the state rather than to tribal governments. The ruling involves a deer that was shot at a Sitka summer camp for children. At least one Native rights attorney contends that the decision was irrelevant. "It's basically a spit in the wind," ...
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