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MATTZ v. ARNETT

No. 71-1182.

412 U.S. 481 (1973)

MATTZ v. ARNETT, DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 11, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee J. Sclar argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner.

Roderick Walston, Deputy Attorney General of California, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the briefs were Evelle J. Younger, Attorney General, and Carl Boronkay, Assistant Attorney General.

Harry R. Sachse argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging reversal. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Griswold, Assistant Attorney General Frizzell, Carl Strass, and Glen R. Goodsell.

MR. JUSTICE BLACKMUN delivered the opinion of the Court.

Our decision in this case turns on the resolution of the narrow question whether the Klamath River Indian Reservation in northern California was terminated by Act of Congress or whether it remains "Indian country," within the meaning of 18 U. S. C. § 1151.1 When established, the reservation was described as "a strip of territory commencing at the Pacific Ocean and extending...

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