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Michigan

Mar 25, 2008

Tribe says water legislation would violate its fishing rights

“Any such reductions would amount to an unconstitutional taking of the tribe's property right in fish resources of rivers and streams”

An American Indian tribe says bills pending in the Legislature to regulate high-volume water withdrawals would violate its rights by reducing fish populations in some rivers and streams. via MLive.com

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