Sohappy v. Smith

Sohappy v. Smith, 302 F.Supp. 899 (D.Or. 1969), along with the combined United States v. Oregon, was a federal case heard by the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, decided in 1969 and amended in 1975. It acknowledged the right of several tribes of Native Americans to fish in the Columbia River with minimal regulation by the government of the United States or local governments.

Sohappy v. Smith

Sohappy v. Smith, 302 F.Supp. 899 (D.Or. 1969), along with the combined United States v. Oregon, was a federal case heard by the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, decided in 1969 and amended in 1975. It acknowledged the right of several tribes of Native Americans to fish in the Columbia River with minimal regulation by the government of the United States or local governments.