ニューヨーク・タイムズのインスタグラム(nytimes) - 6月14日 01時16分

The Swinomish Indians of Washington State now have reason to hope that their salmon harvests will tick back up. On Monday, the Supreme Court, in a 4-to-4 deadlock, let stand a lower court’s order that the state make billions of dollars worth of repairs to roads that had damaged the state’s salmon habitats and contributed to population loss. “This ruling gives us hope that the treaty we signed was not meaningless, and the state does have a duty to protect this most beautiful resource,” said Brian Cladoosby, the tribal community chairman. The case involved the Stevens Treaties, a series of agreements in 1854-55 in which tribes in Washington State gave up millions of acres of land in exchange for “the right to take fish.” The case decided this week was brought by the federal government in 2001, joined by the tribes. They argued that the state had harmed habitats by building culverts — below-road channels and structures — in a way that prevented salmon from reaching their spawning grounds. The state argued that the rulings infringed on states’ rights to decide how to use their land. The outcome should serve as a warning for governments that have abused resources that Native Americans rely on, Brian said. @fremson took this photo of a #salmon basket during the annual First Salmon ceremony, the unofficial kickoff to the fishing season. Visit the link in our profile to read more.

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