United States v. Winans, 198 U.S. 371 (1905), was a U.S. Supreme Court case that held that the Treaty with the Yakima of 1855, negotiated and signed at the Walla Walla Council of 1855, as well as treaties similar to it, protected the Indians’ rights to fishing, hunting and other privileges.
Read more about United States V. Winans: Background, Legal Analysis, Dissent, Influence, Ensuing Opposition, Indian Response, Self-determination Era
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