1976 - 1994 (18 years)
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Name |
Jared Michael Gamache |
Birth |
14 Oct 1976 |
YAKIMA, Washington |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
25 Oct 1994 |
Wapato, YAKIMA, Washington |
Burial |
Reservation Community Memorial Park, YAKIMA, Washington |
Person ID |
I73342619 |
King/Roy | Ancestors and relatives of Alphonse Gamache |
Last Modified |
13 Dec 2023 |
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Notes |
- Gamache, Jered M - Birth/Chris: ... 1976 at ...died 1994(see below)
Why raise such a fuss over a somewhat obscure concept? Mr. Gorton likes to bring up a case from his home state. Five years ago, Jered Gamache, age 18, was killed in a car accident on the Yakama Indian Reservation in Washington when a tribal police officer, in pursuit of a crime, ran a red light and smashed into the teen-ager's car.
''This family has no ability to hold the Yakama police or tribal government responsible for the actions of one of their officials in a neutral court,'' Mr. Gorton said.
The Gamaches are farmers -- not part of the tribe -- growing hops, apples and grapes on land they own in the reservation. They are an island within the island. Family members did not sue in tribal court, Bernard Gamache said in an interview, because they felt they could not win in an Indian court.
But do people like the Gamaches really have no other recourse for justice? Their recent actions would indicate that they do.
Quietly, the Gamache family recently settled their case out of court, after filing a claim against the tribe in Federal court in eastern Washington State. The Federal Government, as trustee of Indian lands, was held responsible, and the family was compensated, although Mr. Gamache said he was bound by secrecy rules from disclosing the amount.
Died:
- Auto accident - see news articles
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