Salmon Defense

You may see tribal canoes while riding our ferries starting next week and continuing through the end of the month. Children are the focus of this year’s annual tribal canoe journey, known as the Power Paddle to Puyallup Youth Canoe Journey 2024. Look for canoes on our Anacortes/San Juan Islands and Port Townsend/Coupeville routes this week, then our Puget Sound runs this weekend, all leading up to a celebration hosted by the Puyallup Tribe of Indians Aug. 1-5.

More info: https://www.puyalluptribe-nsn.gov/power-paddle-to-puyallup-youth-canoe-journey-2024/

The BFJ NNWR is asking for your help identifying sick 🐍 when visiting. Read for details below.

Giving Olympia oysters a hand in Discovery Bay - Northwest Treaty Tribes Discovery Bay’s expansive mudflats along the Olympic Peninsula have fostered the recovery of native Olympia oysters. The population has grown…

📣The Billy Frank Jr. Statue Project is featured on Thurston Talk! 👉🏽 https://www.thurstontalk.com/2024/06/29/billy-frank-jr-statue-honors-his-life-and-legacy/

“An historic bronze statue of Billy Frank Jr. is being sculpted to recognize the Nisqually tribal leader and fishing rights advocate. Two identical sculptures will be cast. One will travel to Washington D.C. to the National Statuary Hall and the other will welcome people entering our state capitol building in Olympia.”

👉🏽Learn more about the Billy Frank Jr. Statue Project: https://www.arts.wa.gov/billy-frank-jr/
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ID: Artist Haiying Wu works on the clay model of the Billy Frank Jr. statue. Photo credit: Mary Ellen Psaltis.

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Visit the Squaxin Island Tribes museum to learn about their rich culture and see the BFJ Exhibit!

Thank you Treaty Tribes for your hard work, tireless dedication, and tenacity. We would t be able to do what we do without you.

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Swinomish Indian Tribal Community member J.J. Wilbur shares how salmon is important to his tribe in this Emmy-winning series from Maritime Washington National Heritage Area.

https://maritimewa.org/story/salmon-ceremony-this-is-maritime-washington/

Salmon Warrior. Way to go Evergreen Forest Elementary!

At its last meeting, the NTPS Board presented artwork to the Nisqually Tribal Council from Evergreen Forest Elementary School 5th-grade student Marshawn Kautz-Simmons.

Evergreen Forest students learned about the chemicals in vehicle tires. The chemicals are useful for tire safety and longevity, but the chemicals have an adverse effect on coho salmon when they enter our waterways. Students engaged in conversation about how to balance solving environmental issues while also supporting safety and economies.

As students processed these complex issues, they looked to the life and words of Billy Frank Jr., highlighting one of his quotes as inspiration: “I don’t believe in magic, I believe in the sun and the stars, the water, the tides, the floods, the owls, the hawks flying, the river running, the wind talking. They’re measurements. They tell us how healthy things are. How healthy we are. Because we and they are the same. That’s what I believe in. Those who learn to listen to the world that sustains them can hear the message brought forth by the salmon.”

Motivated by Billy's words, each student developed and created a design to reflect their thinking on the issue of tire pollution. Students attached recycled bicycle tires to a 4-foot-long wood salmon cutout, using the tires as skin. The goal of this project is to place the audience into the same dialog as the students, asking them the same questions that the students successfully explored.

Marshawn developed the concept, color scheme, design, and saying for this fish. He had a little help from friends putting it together, but as you can see, he is very proud and happy to gift his art piece to the Nisqually Tribe.

He chose the medicine colors of red, black, and white for the fish. Marshawn likes to fish with his dad on the Nisqually River, near the trestle. This is a family and community tradition. His grandfather dives and fishes on the bay for silvers. Then, his grandma smokes and cans the salmon. Marshawn prefers the canned salmon. Marshawn said, “I feel better than usual when I am fishing,” clearly articulating the strong bond between salmon, water, and soul.

"Powerful film:" Viewers respond to FISH WAR documentary - Northwest Treaty Tribes At the height of the Fish Wars, the civil rights of the region’s first inhabitants were violated with clubbings, tear…

Part II: The Maquette
Billy Frank Jr. Statue Project

Part II: The Maquette | Billy Frank Jr. Statue Project Haiying Wu is sculpting a statue of Nisqually tribal leader and treaty activist Billy Frank Jr. that will stand in National Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C....

Part I: The Artist | Billy Frank Jr. Statue Project

Part I: The Artist | Billy Frank Jr. Statue Project Haiying Wu is a renowned Chinese American sculptor with celebrated artworks across the world. Now he is at work on one of the most important pieces of his ca...

Congratulation’s Muckleshoot

We are the Salmon People. Our fight to preserve our culture, our treaty rights, and salmon runs that have sustained us since time immortal is important history.

This year our documentary "The Salmon People's Struggle to Survive: the Story of Muckleshoot Fisheries" received a Regional Northwest Emmy® Award nomination. It's another step in the right direction towards awareness.

The awards will be announced Saturday!

Have you taken a look in local streams lately? November isn’t the only time to see salmon! Over the past few months, salmon eggs have hatched, and young salmon (alevins) have developed into fry which are making their way to Puget Sound. Keep this identification sheet (courtesy of Nature Kids BC) handy the next time you are near a salmon stream!

Only about 1 in 100 fry survive to return to spawn. You can help increase their chances of return by doing things such as picking up dog p**p, washing your car at a local car wash, and limiting chemicals used on your lawn. All of these activities help to protect and improve water quality.

You can also contact us for rain garden information or for assistance with installing native plants in riparian (creek-side) zones.

Learn about the ecology of the Nisqually reach…sign up below to be in the know for hands on opportunities!

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Fish War In 1974, a conservative federal judge upheld Indigenous fishing rights in Washington, ending violent clashes with law enforcement and laying the foundation for environmental stewardship in this locally produced activism documentary.

The Squaxin Island Tribe is receiving $6.4 million to help remove the Fifth Avenue Dam across the mouth of the Deschutes River, draining the man-made Capitol Lake and restoring the Deschutes Estuary. According to NOAA, restoring the estuary will help recover habitat for threatened Puget Sound Chinook, and support tribal capacity to expand their barrier removal efforts and engage in salmon recovery planning in South Puget Sound. The Nisqually Indian Tribe is receiving $5.8 million to remove and replace a culvert that is completely blocking fish passage on Brighton Creek, a tributary of the Nisqually River, and to replace the Harts Lake Road South culvert. The new channel-spanning culvert southeast of McKenna on the Pierce County side of the river will allow threatened Puget Sound steelhead and Chinook salmon to reach high-quality habitat.

Read more at: https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article288644850.html =cpy

Squaxin tribe gets federal grant to remove 5th Avenue Dam. Nisqually project funded too

Muckleshoot "Through Our Eyes" 60 TV

Celebrating Hank Adams Doodle - Google Doodles Learn more about the creation of Celebrating Hank Adams Doodle and discover the story behind the unique artwork.

🎉 Head to Bainbridge Island Museum of Art now through May 15 to see the Billy Frank Jr. statue maquette in person! This stunning piece, which is approximately half the size of the finished bronze statue, was created by renowned artist Haiying Wu. Don't miss your chance to see this beautiful representation of the celebrated Indigenous leader and treaty rights activist Billy Frank Jr.

👉🏽 Learn more at BIMA's website: biartmuseum.org

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FISH WAR

FISH WAR | Bonfire World Premiere Documentary . When the state of Washington made it illegal for tribes to fish for salmon in their usual and accustomed places, it was a declaration of ...

Salmon Warriors