Attorneys argue scope of Metlakatla’s off-reservation fishing rights in federal court

Metlakatla Mayor Albert Smith exits the courtroom at the Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse in Juneau, Alaska after oral arguments in a fishing rights case on Feb. 15, 2024.

Lawyers for the tribe argue that Metlakatla fishermen should not be required to purchase limited-entry permits to fish in waters near Ketchikan and Prince of Wales Island. The tribe argues that the 1891 federal law that created Metlakatla’s reservation implicitly guarantees tribal members the right to fish outside its boundaries.

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