ELR Citation: ELR 20093
No(s). 83-2353 (8th Cir. Jan 9, 1985)

The court holds that neither the Endangered Species Act nor the Eagle Protection Act abrogated the federal treaty right of reservation Indians to hunt eagles and scissor-tailed flycatchers for noncommercial purposes. The court first establishes that Indian treaties are to be construed liberally in f...