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Image of Indigenous drummers at WTO protest, Seattle, December 3, 1999
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Indigenous drummers at WTO protest, Seattle, December 3, 1999

The Third Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was held in Seattle from November 30 to December 3, 1999. Trade ministers and other officials from the WTO's 135 member nations met in an unsuccessful attempt to plan negotiations to further deregulate free trade. Tens of thousands of activists for many causes gathered to protest what they saw as…
ID Number:2000.107.19991203.13.10
Date:1999
Image of Dustin Williams holding traditional talking stick at Nelson Mandela welcoming ceremony, Seattle, December 8, 1999
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Dustin Williams holding traditional talking stick at Nelson Mandela welcoming ceremony, Seattle, December 8, 1999

In December 1999, Nelson Mandela and his wife Graça Machel visited Seattle a few months after Mandela left office as president of South Africa. Their visit was intended to raise money for their charitable organizations. In addition to meeting with prominent philanthropists, Mandela and Machel addressed students at Seattle University, spoke at a world health conference at the University of…
ID Number:2000.107.19991208.1.23
Date:1999
Image of Charles Chevalier, Stuart Island, July 21, 2002
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Charles Chevalier, Stuart Island, 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.CD01.001
Date:2002
Image of Caroline Mills at her home on Stuart Island, July 21, 2002
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Caroline Mills at her home on Stuart Island, 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.CD01.002
Date:2002
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
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