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Archive Home > 2009 > August > 02 > Port, tribes clash over 1855 treaty

Port, tribes clash over 1855 treaty

Port of Arlington wants a barge pier; Umatilla Indians say it’ll hurt fishing

By Joseph B. Frazier / The Bulletin
August 2, 2009

ARLINGTON " More than 150 years after signing a treaty ceding land but preserving their hunting and fishing rights, Columbia River tribes are locked in a legal dispute with this tiny port over whether those rights can change with the course of the river.

The Port of Arlington wants to build....

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