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Federal officials took away a way of life that had sustained Pacific Northwest tribes for centuries. So some tribal members became outlaws. During the 1960s and beyond, Native activists fought back against state and federal restrictions on their fishing rights — a period known as the “fish wars.”
‘Salmon Wars’ episode 3: The court battles
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Native Americans
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American History
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel They took our land and predicated it on a lie. So then, is it wrong to try to survive? If you knew all the things that went back to how many times, how many ways the government tried to starve and kill the Indian people, then you might fight back too … I did pray not to cry … But when you speak about genocide, how can you not cry?
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