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Image of Charles Chevalier looking out from fishing tower, July 21, 2002
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Charles Chevalier looking out from fishing tower, July 21, 2002

Descendants of the San Juan Island's Mitchell Bay Tribe have lived and fished on the northwestern part of San Juan Island for generations, and have ties to many of the Northern Coast Salish peoples, including the Saanach and Songee tribes of Southeastern Vancouver Island and the Lummi and Samish peoples of northwestern Washington. Not officially recognized by name in a…
ID Number:2000.107.20020721.CD01.003
Date:2002
Image of Strips of steelhead hanging in drying shed, July 26, 2002
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Strips of steelhead hanging in drying shed, July 26, 2002

In 1989, the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began studying health risks for four Indigenous tribes living in the Columbia River basin: the Yakama Nation in Washington, the Nez Perce Tribe in Idaho, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Oregon, and the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs in Oregon.…
ID Number:2000.107.20020726.CD01.01.001
Date:2002
Image of Sandra and Roger Crabtree watching steelhead on Bonneville Dam fish ladder, July 26, 2002
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Sandra and Roger Crabtree watching steelhead on Bonneville Dam fish ladder, July 26, 2002

In 1989, the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began studying health risks for four Indigenous tribes living in the Columbia River basin - the Yakama Nation in Washington, the Nez Perce Tribe in Idaho, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Oregon, and the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs in…
ID Number:2000.107.20020726.CD01.02.001
Date:2002
Image of James Kiona speaking about fishing on the Columbia River, July 26, 2002
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James Kiona speaking about fishing on the Columbia River, July 26, 2002

In 1989, the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began studying health risks for four Indigenous tribes living in the Columbia River basin - the Yakama Nation in Washington, the Nez Perce Tribe in Idaho, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Oregon, and the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs in…
ID Number:2000.107.20020726.CD01.03.001
Date:2002
Image of Leonard Dave, Sr. dipping for fish with a hoop net, July 26, 2002
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Leonard Dave, Sr. dipping for fish with a hoop net, July 26, 2002

In 1989, the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began studying health risks for four Indigenous tribes living in the Columbia River basin - the Yakama Nation in Washington, the Nez Perce Tribe in Idaho, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Oregon, and the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs in…
ID Number:2000.107.20020726.CD01.04.001
Date:2002
Image of Larry King of the Yakama Nation fishing in the Klickitat River, July 26, 2002
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Larry King of the Yakama Nation fishing in the Klickitat River, July 26, 2002

In 1989, the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began studying health risks for four Indigenous tribes living in the Columbia River basin - the Yakama Nation in Washington, the Nez Perce Tribe in Idaho, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Oregon, and the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs in…
ID Number:2000.107.20020726.CD01.04.002
Date:2002
Image of Muckleshoot fishery in lower Duwamish River, November 9, 2002
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Muckleshoot fishery in lower Duwamish River, November 9, 2002

In November of 2002 the Seattle Post-Intelligencer completed a six-month investigation into the ecological health of the Puget Sound. They published their findings in a series of articles from November 18-22, outlining the ways in which recent efforts to curtail dumping and pollution had failed to negate decades of human-caused damage to sea life and the marine environment.This image shows…
ID Number:2000.107.20021101.CD01.005
Date:2002
Image of Kevin and Robert Blacketer, Skokomish, with net of chum salmon near Hoodsport, WA, November 12, 2002
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Kevin and Robert Blacketer, Skokomish, with net of chum salmon near Hoodsport, WA, November 12, 2002

In November of 2002 the Seattle Post-Intelligencer completed a six-month investigation into the ecological health of the Puget Sound. They published their findings in a series of articles from November 18-22, outlining the ways in which recent efforts to curtail dumping and pollution had failed to negate decades of human-caused damage to sea life and the marine environment.In this image,…
ID Number:2000.107.20021101.CD01.009
Date:2002
Image of Tribal canoes near historic site of Duwamish longhouse on the Duwamish River, November 9, 2002
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Tribal canoes near historic site of Duwamish longhouse on the Duwamish River, November 9, 2002

In November of 2002 the Seattle Post-Intelligencer completed a six-month investigation into the ecological health of the Puget Sound. They published their findings in a series of articles from November 18-22, outlining the ways in which recent efforts to curtail dumping and pollution had failed to negate decades of human-caused damage to sea life and the marine environment.In this image,…
ID Number:2000.107.20021101.CD01.010
Date:2002
Image of Traditional Indigenous ceremony honoring first salmon of the season, Seattle, November  9, 2002
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Traditional Indigenous ceremony honoring first salmon of the season, Seattle, November 9, 2002

In November of 2002 the Seattle Post-Intelligencer completed a six-month investigation into the ecological health of the Puget Sound. They published their findings in a series of articles from November 18-22, outlining the ways in which recent efforts to curtail dumping and pollution had failed to negate decades of human-caused damage to sea life and the marine environment.In this image,…
ID Number:2000.107.20021101.CD01.011
Date:2002
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