Intro videos:
Reservation | Native Americans | One Word
How Independent Are Native American Reservations?
Readings:
Treaty readings:
Understanding Tribal Treaty Rights in Western Washington – Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission
Treaty history and interpretation – WA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
Federal hearing could pave way for tribal whale hunt – KIRO 7 – VIDEO
A Native Tribe Wants to Resume Whaling. Whale Defenders Are Divided – New York Times
Treaty of Point Elliott, 1855 – The text of the treaty
Yakama want no part of legal pot market – Newsela EXTRA CREDIT (Los Angeles Times)
Boldt Decision readings:
Federal Judge George Boldt issues historic ruling affirming Native American treaty fishing rights on February 12, 1974. – By Walt Crowley and David Wilma Posted 2/23/2003 HistoryLink.org Essay 5282
Boldt ruling to let Natives manage fisheries is still vastly influential, 40 years later – Christi Turner – High Country News – Feb. 14, 2014
THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF THE BOLDT DECISION [read only from “Transformation of the Treaty Fisheries” until the end] – Peter Knutson – Cultural Survival Quarterly Magazine – June 1987
The Boldt Decision and its Impact on Native American Rights – Aurora Asay
Updated 10 May 2016
Backlash to Boldt – Native Knowledge 360° [Make sure to click through to the timeline!]
Native American taxation readings:
Taxing Times in Native America – Gabriel Galanda and Anthony S. Broadman
A Precedent-Setting Ninth Circuit Victory for Tribes and Their Business Partners – Law360 on February 19, 2014
Tribal Recognition:
Duwamish Tribe website
Seattle was named after a tribal chief. Now his descendants own less than an acre of city land. – Washington Post
Duwamish Tribe denied federal recognition – Seattle Times
Native American tribes struggle for US recognition – Al Jazeera
Tribal Gaming (Casinos) readings:
The Myth of Indian Casino Riches – Dwanna L. Robertson – Indian Country Today – Apr 19, 2017
Videos:
Watch: C-SPAN Cities Tour – Olympia: Boldt Decision and Native American Treaty Rights
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James Couture 