It’s time for the rights of fish and other species around the globe to be represented, just like the voice of the tribes needs to be honored.” It is truly a watershed moment happening as the result of a joint effort by the Skagit River Treaty tribes, the National Marine Fisheries Service, and the United States Department of the Interior to protect the salmon. Jack Fiander, tribal lawyer for the Sauk-Suiattle Tribe, explained, “This settlement agreement creates a roadmap for the creation of a fish passage system to return salmon to their native ecosystem and restore the lifeblood of the tribes. As recited in the settlement stipulation, neither party admitted the merits of either party’s claims, rather their agreement “was based upon their relationship of mutual respect and consultation.” The purpose of the fish passage is to “meaningfully contribute to recovering self-sustaining, harvestable salmon runs in the Skagit River watershed.” That provision, filed by the City with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on April 28, commits the City to construct, operate, and maintain upstream and downstream fish passage facilities at some or all of the dams as informed by coordination with tribes and federal agencies. That case, brought in 2022 by the Sauk-Suiattle Tribe, with salmon as a plaintiff, sought a declaratory judgment recognizing the legal rights of salmon and declaring that the lack of fish passage measures at the City’s dams harmed the Tribe’s culture and traditions, religion, and Treaty rights.Īt the time of settlement, the case was pending within the Sauk-Suiattle Tribal Court of Appeals, with an April 30 deadline looming for Seattle to submit its application for renewal of its federal license to operate its hydroelectricity generating dams on the Skagit River.Īs part of the settlement, the City – as the federal licensee for several Skagit River hydroelectric dams that feed power to Seattle – agreed to include in its hydropower license renewal application a fish passage program. Use of this trademark is subject to Google Permissions.Jack Fiander, General Counsel, Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe, Linzey, Senior Legal Counsel, Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights, April 19, 2023, the City of Seattle settled one of the first “rights of nature” cases filed in the United States. *Apple, the Apple logo, and iTunes are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. The WBRZ Weather app is available on the Apple App store or on Google Play! Push notifactions and voice alerts in multiple languagues.

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