In Treaty Justice: The Northwest Tribes, the Boldt Decision, and the Recognition of Fishing Rights, legal historian and tribal advocate Charles Wilkinson tells the dramatic story of the this seminal legal victory against the backdrop of salmon’s central place in the cultures and economies of the Pacific Northwest. In 1974, Judge George Boldt issued a ruling that affirmed the fishing rights and tribal sovereignty of Native nations in Washington State. The Boldt Decision transformed Indigenous law and resource management across the United States and beyond. Like Brown v. Board of Education, the case also brought about far-reaching societal changes, reinforcing tribal sovereignty and remedying decades of injustice.

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