jan 1, 1964 - 1964: Nisqually River fish-ins
Description:
In the state of Washington, there was an old treaty taking land from the Indians but leaving them fishing rights.The white population grew and wanted the fishing areas exclusively for themselves.
State courts closed river areas to Indian fishermen, Indians had “fish-ins” on the Nisqually River, in defiance of the court orders, and went to jail, hoping to publicize their protest.
A local judge the following year ruled that the Puyallup tribe did not exist, and its members could not fish on the river named for them, the Puyallup River.
Policemen raided Indian fishing groups, destroyed boats, slashed nets, manhandled people, arrested 7 Indians
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Date:
jan 1, 1964
Now
~ 61 years ago