Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission

Indian Country Today has a story about the 157th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Point Elliott. The article highlights the importance of the rights reserved by the tribes in 1855.

At the annual Treaty Days commemoration in the Swinomish Smokehouse January 21, one leader talked of how, as a child, he saw his parents get arrested for fishing without a state license, even

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The Peninsula Daily News recently reported on a public presentation by Robert Elofson, the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe’s river restoration director, on the latest efforts of the removal of the two dams on the Elwha River.

From the story:

Efforts to restore the legendary salmon run are ahead of schedule, Elofson told a group of about 20 at the Elwha Klallam Heritage Training Center on

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The Tulalip Tribes have been working with Werkhoven Dairy farm to turn cow manure into sustainable energy.

The Seattle Times:

Like so many dairy farmers, the Werkhovens felt the pinch in 2008 when milk prices plunged, hay prices rose and there was the ever-present issue of finding appropriate ways to dispose of waste. Right and left, dairies were going under — even those like the

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The Nisqually Valley News covers the Roy Salmon Homecoming:

Sponsored by the Nisqually Tribe and the City of Roy, the event featured displays of salmon and salmon restoration, educational activities, and speakers from organizations involved in salmon restoration.

Before several people addressed the crowd, Nisqually Tribe elder Bob Sison kicked off the event by blessing Muck Creek and the salmon.

“Heavenly Father, creator of heaven

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Here is the latest video report from KUOW  and EarthFix on the progress of the restoration efforts of the Elwha River. This report explores how scientists are taking sediment samples from the river. Nearly 20 million cubic yards of sediment have built up behind the dams for nearly a century; A portion of this material is now being released downriver as the dams are slowly …

A new video is up on the NWIFC video feed, featuring the Nisqually tribal crab fishery:

From the Lummi Nation and Nooksack Tribe, via state Department of Ecology

Six years of multi-party water rights negotiations in the Nooksack basin of Whatcom County have been suspended while the Lummi Nation and Nooksack Indian Tribe seek federal support to quantify their water rights.

At issue is how much water should remain in various reaches and streams of the Nooksack River, and how much

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The Peninsula Daily News posted an article announcing that the fish window on the Elwha River has closed earlier than expected, so dam demolition will resume Dec. 19, instead of in January, as initially expected.

From the article:

(Barnard Construction) had to quit dam removal work temporarily Nov. 1, the concern being that any further lowering of the two dams’ reservoirs would harm fish through

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The F24 Fishing Xperience took some time on the Puyallup River to talk to some tribal fishermen as they unloaded their catches at the Clarks Creek bridge. The impact of loss of habitat on salmon populations and hatchery management was discussed, among other topics.

The Tulalip Tribes recently honored retiring regional Forest Service Supervisor Rob Iwamoto for his work to protect tribal treaty rights to hunt, fish and gather on the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.

From the Marysville Globe:

“Rob is a great listener,” said Libby Halpin Nelson, environmental policy analyst for the Treaty Rights Office of the Natural Resources Department of the Tulalip Tribes, who serves as a liaison

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