Toastie on Nostr: In the 1960s and '70s, cops were brutalizing #Indigenous people in the #PNW ...for ...
In the 1960s and '70s, cops were brutalizing #Indigenous people in the #PNW ...for fishing.
But fishing is a treaty-protected right. People stood up for it. Elders call this era the Fish Wars.
In 1974 the issue went to the Supreme Court. After 3 years of discovery and pretrial, Judge George Boldt heard the case and ruled that the state of #Washington must respect the Indigenous right to fish.
The Boldt decision changed the landscape. It turns 50 next month.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/how-the-boldt-decision-50-years-ago-remade-pacific-northwest-fishing/
But fishing is a treaty-protected right. People stood up for it. Elders call this era the Fish Wars.
In 1974 the issue went to the Supreme Court. After 3 years of discovery and pretrial, Judge George Boldt heard the case and ruled that the state of #Washington must respect the Indigenous right to fish.
The Boldt decision changed the landscape. It turns 50 next month.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/how-the-boldt-decision-50-years-ago-remade-pacific-northwest-fishing/