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Canadian Court Decision A Victory For Aboriginal Rights

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Rick Desautel of Inchelium, Washington, center, was accused of illegal hunting after he crossed into Canada in 2010 to hunt for elk on the traditional hunting grounds of the Sinixt tribe in Canada. (Emily Schwing/Northwest News Network)
Rick Desautel of Inchelium, Washington, center, was accused of illegal hunting after he crossed into Canada in 2010 to hunt for elk on the traditional hunting grounds of the Sinixt tribe in Canada. (Emily Schwing/Northwest News Network)

The traditional territory of the the Sinixt tribe spans a wide swath of northeast Washington state and southern British Columbia.

Canada declared the Sinixt extinct decades ago. But the tribe is back in Canada, sort of, thanks in large part to a Washington state man with Sinixt roots who just won a landmark court case. The Northwest News Network's Emily Schwing (@EmilySchwing) explains.

This segment aired on March 30, 2017.

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