Southeast tribes move to dismiss long-running Metlakatla fishing rights case

Southeast tribes move to dismiss long-running Metlakatla fishing rights case

Metlakatla is seen in the distance in 2020 from a turnout on Walden Point Road. (Eric Stone/KRBD) A trial that had been set to begin this summer, intended to determine the scope of the federally guaranteed fishing rights held by tribal members of Alaska’s only reservation, is on hold after other Southeast Alaska tribes asked a judge to dismiss the case. Metlakatla Indian Community sued the state of Alaska five years ago, asserting the way the st…