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Image of Julian Lawrence and Louis Horn, Jr. netting salmon on Nooksack River, October 1991
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Julian Lawrence and Louis Horn, Jr. netting salmon on Nooksack River, October 1991

Fish hatcheries in Washington state provided most of the yearly salmon catch. In this image, Julian Lawrence (left) and Louis Horn, Jr. pull in their net while fishing for coho salmon on the Nooksack River. Lawrence and Horn, both members of the Lummi Nation, were catching salmon to use as breeding stock in the Lummi tribal hatchery. At the time,…
ID Number:2000.107.064.01.02
Date:1991
Image of Sports fishers picketing Boldt decision at Federal Building, Tacoma, March 5, 1974
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Sports fishers picketing Boldt decision at Federal Building, Tacoma, March 5, 1974

Beginning with treaties in 1854 and 1855, Indigenous tribes of Washington ceded their land to the United States but had reserved the right to fish as they had always done, including fishing at traditional locations that were off the designated reservations. Over time, the state of Washington had infringed on the treaty rights of the tribes despite losing a series…
ID Number:2000.107.064.02.01
Date:1974
Image of David Stepetin spreading eggs over hatching boxes at Nisqually Tribal Hatchery, January 1980
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David Stepetin spreading eggs over hatching boxes at Nisqually Tribal Hatchery, January 1980

In the 1970s, fish hatcheries owned and operated by Indigenous tribes in Washington were growing quickly. The Boldt decision in 1974 upheld the tribes' fishing rights, but the total numbers of fish were diminishing. In response, many Indigenous tribes started up hatcheries to raise salmon and steelhead (there were also non-Indigenous and government-operated hatcheries). In 1979, 18 Washington tribes operated…
ID Number:2000.107.064.02.02
Date:1980
Image of Slade Gorton listening to testimony on bill to decommercialize steelhead trout, Seattle, June 29, 1981
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Slade Gorton listening to testimony on bill to decommercialize steelhead trout, Seattle, June 29, 1981

In 1981, bills were introduced in the US Congress to make steelhead trout a game fish rather than one that could be fished commercially. At this time, non-Native fishers could not fish for steelhead commercially. Sports fishers hailed the bill, but Native fishers bitterly opposed it, fearing it could seriously affect their livelihood.A public hearing on the legislation, held on…
ID Number:2000.107.064.02.03
Date:1981
Image of Yakama fishers checking nets on Columbia River near Lyle, Washington, August 24, 1993
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Yakama fishers checking nets on Columbia River near Lyle, Washington, August 24, 1993

Protests in the 1960s and 1970s, known at the time collectively as the "fish wars," eventually led to the Boldt Decision (United States v. Washington, 1974), a federal ruling guaranteeing Washington tribes half the state's salmon and steelhead trout catch.In the 1990s, with growing water pollution nationwide, a study showed that tribal members living and fishing along the Columbia River…
ID Number:2000.107.064.02.04
Date:1993
Image of Dick Gregory at Thurston County Superior Court, Olympia, November 20, 1966
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Dick Gregory at Thurston County Superior Court, Olympia, November 20, 1966

Richard Claxton "Dick" Gregory (1932-) is an American comedian and civil rights activist, who helped call attention to Washington State laws restricting Native American rights. The "fish wars," as they were known at the time, led to the Boldt Decision, a federal ruling guaranteeing Washington tribes half the state's salmon and catch.In this image Dick Gregory, left, followed by Mad…
ID Number:2000.107.079.07.01
Date:1966
Image of Lottie J. Fenton, Charles James, and Ione H. Knox in Seattle, May 2, 1971
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Lottie J. Fenton, Charles James, and Ione H. Knox in Seattle, May 2, 1971

This image shows Lottie J. Fenton, left, Charles James, and Ione H. Knox, all members of the Duwamish Tribe, at the Indian Center on Boren Avenue and Stewart Street. They are listening to a description as to how local Native peoples might obtain permission from the State Department of Fisheries to harvest some of the expected heavy salmon run into…
ID Number:2000.107.095.26.02
Date:1971
Image of Semu and Mad Bear in courthouse, Olympia, November 28, 1966
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Semu and Mad Bear in courthouse, Olympia, November 28, 1966

Richard Claxton "Dick" Gregory (1932-2017) was an American comedian and civil rights activist who helped call attention to Washington State laws restricting Native American rights. The "fish wars" as they were known at the time, led to the Boldt Decision, a federal ruling guaranteeing Washington tribes half the state's salmon and steelhead trout catch.In this image Mad Bear, right, an…
ID Number:2000.107.095.30.01
Date:1966
Image of Dick Gregory on Nisqually River, March 1, 1966
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Dick Gregory on Nisqually River, March 1, 1966

Richard Claxton "Dick" Gregory (1932-2017) was an American comedian and civil rights activist who helped call attention to Washington State laws restricting Native American rights. The "fish wars" as they were known at the time, led to the Boldt Decision, a federal ruling guaranteeing Washington tribes half the state's salmon and steelhead trout catch.In this image Dick Gregory, foreground, sits…
ID Number:2000.107.095.30.02
Date:1966
Image of Herman K. Johns Jr. and Billy Frank Jr. lower U.S. flag at protest fishing site, Frank's Landing, Nisqually River, January 21, 1964
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Herman K. Johns Jr. and Billy Frank Jr. lower U.S. flag at protest fishing site, Frank's Landing, Nisqually River, January 21, 1964

In the 1960s, Native Americans and their supporters began protesting Washington State laws restricting Native American fishing rights that had been granted in a series of treaties with the United States between 1854 and 1855. The Survival of the American Indian Society (SAIA), the NAACP, and the National Indian Youth Council (NIYC), coordinated a series of protests and demonstrations over…
ID Number:2000.107.096.01.01
Date:1964
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