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225:, issued an executive order which adjusted the borders of the reservation. The United States Supreme Court has repeatedly ruled that only Congress can reduce the size of reservations, not a sitting president. The Swinomish Tribe has called this act an "unlawful attempt to take a portion of the reservation" and a violation of the Treaty of Point Elliott.
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On March 16, 2023, the BNSF spilled 3,100 gallons of diesel onto the reservation after a train derailment. The train that derailed was running 100 cars carrying crude oil. The
Supreme Court found that, from 2012-2021, the BNSF secretly increased the number of cars they would run across the
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documents disclosing the additional cargo. Although the
Swinomish Tribe never approved the change in cargo, BNSF continued transporting 100-car trains of crude oil through the reservation. BNSF stated that they had a reasonable obligation to provide oil to their customers.
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174:, the reservation is around 15 square miles (39 km; 9,600 acres) in size. It comprises a substantial portion of the eastern portion of Fidalgo Island. The total reservation population in 2000 was 2,664.
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