The Boldt Decision: A Roundtable Discussion

The Boldt Decision: A Roundtable Discussion   In 1974, Judge George Boldt issued a decision that affirmed the right of Indian tribes in Washington State to continue to harvest salmon (United States v. Washington, 384 F.Supp. 312). In 2005, five men who were part of that decision gathered at Northwest Indian College to discuss the impact on Indian people. The men were Billy Frank, Northwest Indian Fish Commission; Vernon Lane, Chairman, Lummi Nation (Retired); Dick Poole, Northwest...

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