by Hunter PhippsFri, May 17th 2024 at 10:33 PM
Updated Fri, May 17th 2024 at 10:38 PM
Washington Supreme Court overturns 1927 Yakama Nation hunting case
by Hunter PhippsFri, May 17th 2024 at 10:33 PM
Updated Fri, May 17th 2024 at 10:38 PM
FILE – In this Aug. 13, 2015, file photo, the Washington state Supreme Court is seen in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Rachel La Corte, File)
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KITTITAS COUNTY, WA– A Yakama Nation citizen Jim Wallahee was a citizen in the Yakama Nation and was in Kittitas County hunting for deer in 1924 under the presumption he was allowed to do so.
Kittitas County Superior Court told him he was not and charged him with illegal hunting.
Wallahee disagreed as he and his legal team argued an 1855 treaty between the Yakama tribe and the U.S gave tribal members the ability to hunt upon open and unclaimed land.
When the case went to the Washington Supreme Court in 1927, justices decided that the Yakama tribe was not an independent nation, nor a sovereign and that Yakama treaty was repealed when Washington became a state in 1889.
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Fast forward to the 21st century, family member Clyde Wallahee continued the fight to overturn Jim’s conviction.
When Clyde passed away, the Wallahee estate continued to appeal.
Now in 2024, the State Supreme Court ruled 1927 opinion was incorrect saying the court did not look at treaty protected rights correctly.
In the conclusion of the case opinion released, justices who voted to have the conviction vacated said “Today we take a step towards reconciliation.”
There were two justice who did vote not to have the charge vacated.
FILE – In this Aug. 13, 2015, file photo, the Washington state Supreme Court is seen in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Rachel La Corte, File)
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KITTITAS COUNTY, WA– A Yakama Nation citizen Jim Wallahee was a citizen in the Yakama Nation and was in Kittitas County hunting for deer in 1924 under the presumption he was allowed to do so.
Kittitas County Superior Court told him he was not and charged him with illegal hunting.
Wallahee disagreed as he and his legal team argued an 1855 treaty between the Yakama tribe and the U.S gave tribal members the ability to hunt upon open and unclaimed land.
When the case went to the Washington Supreme Court in 1927, justices decided that the Yakama tribe was not an independent nation, nor a sovereign and that Yakama treaty was repealed when Washington became a state in 1889.
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Fast forward to the 21st century, family member Clyde Wallahee continued the fight to overturn Jim’s conviction.
When Clyde passed away, the Wallahee estate continued to appeal.
Now in 2024, the State Supreme Court ruled 1927 opinion was incorrect saying the court did not look at treaty protected rights correctly.
In the conclusion of the case opinion released, justices who voted to have the conviction vacated said “Today we take a step towards reconciliation.”
There were two justice who did vote not to have the charge vacated.
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