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PublisherUniversity of Washington Press

ISBN-100295985933

ISBN-139780295985930

eBay Product ID (ePID)50794145

Product Key Features

Number of Pages128 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameMessages from Frank's Landing : a Story of Salmon, Treaties, and the Indian Way

SubjectIndigenous Peoples, Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies, Fishing, Natural Resources, Fisheries & Aquaculture

Publication Year2006

TypeTextbook

AuthorCharles Wilkinson

Subject AreaNature, Law, Sports & Recreation, Technology & Engineering, Social Science

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight17.6 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width8 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN00-041764

Dewey Edition21

Reviews"In the sixties and seventies violence abounded on the waters of Puget Sound as Indian fishermen sought to exercise the rights secured to their tribes in treaties with the United States. Fresh from his service in the U.S. Marine Corps, Billy Frank, Jr., returned to the Nisqually Valley only to find another war of sorts being waged in his traditional homeland. This is the true story of a peaceful warrior who knows that his way of life and the life of all living things is precious." Senator Daniel K. Inouye "The Boldt decision profoundly changed natural resource management in the Pacific Northwest. This book clearly builds an historical base to help guide us today. The wisdom and patience of Billy Frank fill virtually every page. It is required reading for anyone interested in salmon preservation." Governor Daniel J. Evans "Charles Wilkinson evokes the character and culture of the Nisqually people as well as their deep love for their land. From Chief Leschi to Billy Frank, we see the long thread of cultural continuity, culminating in modern times with this fight for justice." Ada Deer (Menominee), University of Wisconsin-Madison

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal639.2/756/08979

Table Of ContentIntroduction 1. Muck Creek 2. Nisqually River 3. George Hugo Boldt 4. Fort Lewis 5. Wa He Lut Afterword Acknowledgments Bibliography Credits

SynopsisIn 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., The life story of Billy Frank, Jr., the Nisqually Indian who led the fight for native treaty fishing rights in the Pacific Northwest.