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MAKAH INDIAN TRIBE v. STATE

No. 39398.

76 Wn.2d 485 (1969)

457 P.2d 590

MAKAH INDIAN TRIBE, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

August 7, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ziontz, Pirtle & Fulle, by Robert L. Pirtle and Alvin J. Ziontz, for appellant.

The Attorney General and Jane Dowdle Smith, Assistant, for respondent.

Hovis, Cockrill & Roy, by James B. Hovis, amicus curiae.

McGOVERN, J.

The Makah Indian Tribe brought this action against the State of Washington in declaratory form, seeking a judgment affirming its argument that the state has no authority to enforce its civil or criminal laws against members of the tribe on the reservation and declaring that reservation roads are not public highways of the state. The tribe appeals from an adverse judgment.

In 1889, the states of Washington, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota...

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