(MintPress) – "The tribes' treaty rights, the basis of their economy, culture and way of life are at stake," said Mike Grayum, executive director of Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, speaking about dwindling salmon populations along the coastline of the Pacific northwest. Grayum’s organization, which represents 20 treaty tribes including
Tribes Seek To Protect Violated Treaty Rights As Fish Populations Dwindle
(MintPress) – “The tribes’ treaty rights, the basis of their economy, culture and way of life are at stake,” said Mike Grayum, executive director of Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, speaking about dwindling salmon populations along the coastline of the Pacific northwest. Grayum’s organization, which represents 20 treaty tribes including the Hoh, Upper Skagit, Puyallup, Tulalip, […]