Investor Presentaiton

CONFLICT IN THE 1960'S H I In 1964, Oregon and Washington closed commercial fishing on the Columbia River, based on information indicating a critical decrease in summer chinook salmon. I Tribes closed their fisheries also because of this data. I In 1966, Oregon ordered state police to enforce commercial fishing regulations. I Many treaty fisherman ignored both state and tribal closures, believing treaty rights exempted them from all litigation. I Some tribal fishermen held demonstrations and “fish-ins” to draw attention to what they believed was an erosion of their treaty rights through state regulations. In 1968, Oregon officials arrested Richard Sohappy, a Yakima Indian tribal member, and his uncle, David Sohappy, for fishing in the Columbia River with gillnets, against state regulations.

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