BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) – The Suquamish Tribe has filed a lawsuit against the Navy and other federal agencies over their approval of a new explosives handling wharf at the submarine base at Bangor.

Suquamish Tribal Chairman Leonard Forsman says the lawsuit is necessary to protect the tribe's treaty rights in Hood Canal. Construction on the $715 million wharf is scheduled to begin this fall.

The Kitsap Sun reports the lawsuit seeks recognition of the Suquamish Tribe's treaty rights. It was left out of mitigation agreements with four other tribes that have uncontested treaty rights on Hood Canal. Under those agreements, the Navy will pay them nearly $9 million.

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Information from: Kitsap Sun, http://www.kitsapsun.com/