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Messages from Frank’s Landing - A Story of Salmon, Treaties, and the Indian Way (Paperback)
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In 1974 Federal Judge George H. Boldt issued one of the most
sweeping rulings in the history of the Pacific Northwest, affirming
the treaty rights of Northwest tribal fishermen and allocating to
them 50 percent of the harvestable catch of salmon and steelhead.
Among the Indians testifying in Judge Boldt’s courtroom were
Nisqually tribal leader Billy Frank, Jr., and his 95-year-old
father, whose six acres along the Nisqually River, known as
Frank’s Landing, had been targeted for years by state game
wardens in the so-called Fish Wars. By the 1960s the Landing had
become a focal point for the assertion of tribal treaty rights in
the Northwest. It also lay at the moral center of the tribal
sovereignty movement nationally. The confrontations at the Landing
hit the news and caught the conscience of many. Like the
schoolhouse steps at Little Rock, or the bridge at Selma, Frank’s
Landing came to signify a threshold for change, and Billy Frank,
Jr., became a leading architect of consensus, a role he continues
today as one of the most colorful and accomplished figures in the
modern history of the Pacific Northwest. In Messages from Frank’s
Landing, Charles Wilkinson explores the broad historical, legal,
and social context of Indian fishing rights in the Pacific
Northwest, providing a dramatic account of the people and issues
involved. He draws on his own decades of experience as a lawyer
working with Indian people, and focuses throughout on Billy Frank
and the river flowing past Frank’s Landing. In all aspects of
Frank’s life as an activist, from legal settlements negotiated
over salmon habitats destroyed by hydroelectric plants, to
successful negotiations with the U.S. Army for environmental
protection of tribal lands, Wilkinson points up the significance of
the traditional Indian world view - the powerful and direct legacy
of Frank’s father, conveyed through generations of Indian people
who have crafted a practical working philosophy and a way of life.
Drawing on many hours spent talking and laughing with Billy Frank
while canoeing the Nisqually watershed, Wilkinson conveys words of
respect and responsibility for the earth we inhabit and for the
diverse communities the world encompasses. These are the messages
from Frank’s Landing. Wilkinson brings welcome clarity to complex
legal issues, deepening our insight into a turbulent period in the
political and environmental history of the Northwest.
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Imprint: |
University of Washington Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
2006 |
First published: |
2000 |
Authors: |
Charles Wilkinson
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Dimensions: |
229 x 203 x 9mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
128 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-295-98593-0 |
Categories: |
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Social sciences >
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LSN: |
0-295-98593-3 |
Barcode: |
9780295985930 |
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