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Indian Tribe's possess sovereign governmental powers and rights which have been consistently recognized by executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Federal government. Today, Indians of the State of Washington are becoming increasingly aware of their individual and Tribal rights, and of historical violation of these rights. As a result, Tribes are becoming increasingly active is the exercise of individual and Tribal Indian rights. As Tribal Governments develop, they exert control over more and more aspects of the lives of their Tribal members. Indian Tribes are today facing the problems of establishing their rights to control activities on their reservations and on related off-reservation lands such as usual and accustomed fishing grounds and stations.