By Sydnee Gonzalez, KSL.com | Posted – Feb. 13, 2023 at 5:02 p.m.

https://www.ksl.com/article/50578412/utah-argues-in-favor-of-northwestern-band-of-shoshone-hunting-fishing-rights-lawsuit-in-idaho

Utah filed an amicus brief in a court of appeals, stating the state has “substantial interest” in the outcome of a lawsuit involving the Northwestern Band of Shoshone’s hunting and fishing rights in Idaho, because many of the tribe’s members live in Utah and assert hunting and fishing rights under the same treaty. (Division of Wildlife Resources)

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SALT LAKE CITY — Utah recently threw its weight behind the Northwestern Band of Shoshone Nation’s lawsuit against Idaho.

The tribe sued Idaho and two Fish and Game officials in June 2021 on the grounds that the state denied its right to hunt and fish on its ancestral lands as guaranteed by the 1868 Treaty of Fort Bridger. The lawsuit was sparked…