 The Court of Claims had to determine whether the Menominee Termination Act had taken away that right . If it had , the tribe would have a valid claim for compensation ; but if not , then there would be no compensation . On April 14 , 1967 , the Court of Claims denied the claim , stating that the hunting and fishing rights had not been abrogated by the Termination Act . In arriving at this decision , it said that the legislative history included two witnesses who stated that the Act would not affect hunting and fishing rights acquired by treaty , but would abrogate any such rights acquired by statute . Additionally , the Court of Claims observed that Congress also amended Public Law 280 so that Indian hunting and fishing rights were protected in Wisconsin . The decision contradicted the decision of the Wisconsin Supreme Court . 
