Treaty of Washington (1836)

Article 13 of the Treaty of Washington states "The Indians stipulate for the right of hunting on the lands ceded, with the other usual privileges of occupancy, until the land is required for settlement." In 1979 it was established by the United States District Court that the Ottawa and Chippewa Nations that comprised federally recognized Tribes were granted usufructuary rights to Great Lakes fishery resources. The 2000 Consent Decree (link to document), an agreement signed between five federally-recognized Tribes (Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Bay Mills Indian Community, Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians) and the State of Michigan, resulted in a settlement over fishing rights in 1836 Treaty-ceded waters of the Great Lakes. The Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority (CORA) assists five Tribal Nations that signed the Treaty of 1836 in protecting and implementing such rights in parts of Michigan.