Quinault Nation Pushes for Blueback Habitat Restoration Support

Richard Walker
June 14, 2013
Members of an 1890 expedition, financed by a Seattle newspaper, described the banks of the Upper Quinault River as “so dense with underbrush as to be almost impenetrable.” Logs jam...
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Anti-American Indian Politics, Washington State Style

The behavior of Scott Brown, his staff and supporters in Massachusetts' U.S. Senate race shined a light on anti-Indian racism in American politics....

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Elections 2012: Post-Boldt Politics in Washington State; Seeking Native Support

Mark Trahant
September 24, 2012
Native American issues have come a long way in Washington state...

Where the Salmon Run: The Life and Legacy of Billy Frank Jr.

Richard Walker
September 02, 2012
Not until the 1974 Boldt decision in United States v. Washington did Billy Frank Jr. think that his treaty right to fish would be secure...

Northwest Tribes Fight for Treaty Rights in Face of Coal-Transport Plan

Terri Hansen
August 15, 2012
Treaty fishing rights are meaningless if there are no healthy fish populations left to harvest, say Pacific Northwest tribes, fishers and tribal environmental organizations...

Treaty Rights Warrior Walks On, Leaves a Lasting Legacy

ICTMN Staff
July 16, 2012
Guy McMinds, of the Quinault Indian Nation, was laid to rest July 13 at Quinault Indian Nation Tribal Cemetery after a funeral ceremony that drew hundreds of family and friends fro...

In His Own Words: Book Showcases What Fuels the Activism of Hank Adams

Michelle Tirado
May 20, 2012
No less a figure than the legendary Vine Deloria Jr...
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Salmon Are for Everyone

I’m starting to wonder if Washington state’s budget problems mean it will no longer be able to co-manage natural resources with the treaty tribes. Even President Obama has said recently that the state’s budget crisis is a “huge problem.”...

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January 05, 2012

Mashpee Wampanoag Member Files Suit to Fish

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May 04, 2011
In the 1960s and 1970s, controversial “fish-in” protests and courtroom battles in the Pacific Northwest and upper Midwest pushed the issue of American Indians’ aboriginal fishing r...

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