Tribal fishing rights along the Columbia have spurred bitter, drawn-out legal and legislative battles despite an 1855 treaty stating that the tribes would cede most of their lands, but retain their fishing rights. — The Associated Press
He hid underground for months, and then spent 20 months serving time in federal prisons across the country — all of that for fishing in the Columbia River.
In April 1983, Slockish and four other fishermen were convicted in U.S. District Court for selling salmon caught out of season to undercover federal agents in a sting that became known as “Salmon Scam.” Slockish was charged with illegally taking 16 fish from the river. “To them the Columbia River is a giant cathedral that stretches from the mouth of the Pacific Ocean to the mountains of Canada,” he said.
For the past two decades, Slockish has made presentations at local elementary schools around Thanksgiving about the spiritual significance of the river and its fish. He has represented the Yakama Nation on several river-related commissions and committees and still serves on the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, which represents the tribes and their rights along the river.
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