Indian New Deal, Tribal Termination, and Urban Relocation 1934-1967

1961

First series of fish-ins in Washington state for violation of traditional fishing rights

Bill Frank of the Nisqually Indian Tribe. Image: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Bill Frank of the Nisqually Indian Tribe. Image: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Treaty rights guarantee traditional fishing rights to tribes such as the Nisqually, but Washington state launches a series of suppressive acts violating the treaty. Janet McCloud, a Puyallup tribal activist, and other Native men and women launch a river vigil after Nisqually Indian men are arrested for traditional net fishing.

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