British Columbia files second appeal of Washington man's tribal sovereignty case

British Columbia is taking the next step in a decade-long battle over Native tribal rights. The province has filed paperwork to appeal a decision that granted Washington state tribal members rights to their ancestral lands in Canada.

Back in 2009, Rick Desautel was charged for hunting without a permit and as a non-resident in British Columbia. He is one of roughly 4,000 Sinixt tribal members on the Colville reservation in northeastern Washington.

https://www.ktoo.org/2018/01/29/british-columbia-files-second-appeal-washington-mans-tribal-sovereignty-case/