Pressing for answers
To Shopbell, his case illustrates how Washington officials haven’t moved on from fighting against treaty rights in the Fish Wars of the 1960s and ’70s.
Others express similar concerns.
In late January, the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians, an organization with 57 member tribes that advocates for tribal interests in the region, passed a resolution during its winter conference calling on Washington Gov. Jay Inslee or state Attorney General Bob Ferguson to investigate the Fish and Wildlife Deprtment for potential violations of law or policy stemming from its investigation of Shopbell and Paul.
The organization also called for the department to disclose the cost associated with the investigation and
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