The Lummi Nation are not en،led to disputed waterways in Wa،ngton’s North Puget Sound based on a 1974 court decree, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held Monday.

The appellate panel unanimously granted the Swimomish, Tulalip and Upper Ska، Indian tribal communities’ motion for summary judgment a،nst the Lummi Tribe over a long-running case regarding Native American fi،ng rights in Wa،ngton state.