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treaty tribe

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United States Code

16 U.S.C. § 3302 — as used in this chapter

The term “treaty tribe” means any Indian tribe recognized by the United States Government, with usual and accustomed fishing grounds in the Washington or Columbia River conservation areas, whose fishing right under a treaty has been recognized by a Federal court.