Its all a cup and ball game they are playing here. They will sue the representatives, the tribe will back them and argue sovereign immunity, it will become a federal matter, and the fed will hear the argument and determine if it can even go to court.

They are wasting time and money AND losing support of WA tribes trying to take a shortcut that simply will get them nowhere.

Doesn't matter who they sue, if they want their day in court this will be a federal case..... and that's IF the fed decides that the tribe is acting outside of their sovereign rights, and without precedent it will likely fail; or go to federal supreme court.

All the while Elwha continues construction.

Not saying I advocate the installation of this hatchery, quite the contrary actually. I think it is an awful idea, and a leap in the wrong direction. My argument is that to get something of this magnitude seen through to fruition proper steps need to be taken to find the support needed and build a rock solid case BEFORE taking on the tribe (or its representatives for that matter) which these agencies have not done. Again, they are wasting money and time that could be spent elsewhere on pressing restoration efforts OR building a case to smash this thing down on a federal level. Instead of doing it RIGHT they have chosen to do it FAST, its going to be sloppy and blow up in their faces.