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Fisher, Andrew H.·2012·ELOHI

Abstract

Depuis sa fondation en 1977, le Comité de Pêche Intertribal de la Rivière Columbia est devenu un acteur important dans l’effort pour protéger et restaurer les montaisons de saumon en voie de disparition du Nord-Ouest du Pacifique. Sur certaines questions, cependant, le CPITRC et les tribus se sont confrontés à leurs alliés « naturels » du mouvement environnementaliste non-Indien. Dans le même temps, certains pêcheurs tribaux continuent à se méfier des méthodes technocratiques du comité et à éprouver du ressentiment face aux compromis qu’il fait au nom de la gestion coopérative. Plutôt qu’un front solide, les différentes organisations environnementales qui favorisent la restauration du saumon constituent une coalition instable et souvent indisciplinée. Cet article permet d’étudier de près les relations conflictuelles entre les Indiens et les écologistes dans le monde moderne des États-Unis. Bien qu’encore largement considérés comme des symboles d’une bonne gestion de l’environnement, les Amérindiens adoptent des positions sur les questions environnementales qui remettent en question le trope familier de l’Indien écologique. Cet essai remet aussi en cause le récit du déclin qui domine encore à la fois l’histoire amérindienne et environnementale. Alors que les menaces sur le saumon sauvage et la culture autochtone sont légion, le CPITRC offre un exemple encourageant de gestion audacieuse de l’environnement par des communautés autochtones.

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TL;DR

This essay uses the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC) as a lens on the conflicted relationship between Native American tribes and the non-Indian environmental movement in the Pacific Northwest. It argues that actual tribal positions on salmon recovery—supporting hatcheries, supplementation, and negotiated dam agreements—challenge the "Ecological Indian" stereotype and complicate the declension narrative that dominates Native American and environmental history.

Key findings

  • CRITFC, founded in 1977 out of a 1976 Memorandum of Understanding with the Bonneville Power Administration, became a major player in regional salmon politics, with a governing body of four tribal fish and wildlife committees requiring consensus and a chairmanship and executive director rotating among tribes.
  • In 2008 CRITFC backed shooting sea lions at Bonneville Dam that refused relocation, with Chairperson Fidelia Andy (Yakama) arguing "there is no nobility in one species squatting in a fish ladder and eating another into extinction"; the Humane Society's injunction was rejected by a federal judge.
  • In April 2008 all Mid-Columbia tribes except the Nez Perce signed an agreement with BPA, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Bureau of Reclamation: $900 million for mitigation in exchange for a ten-year pledge not to contest the federal biological opinion or advocate dam breaching. Critics such as Native Fish Society director Bill Bakke called it a sellout, citing $94 million for hatcheries and $32 million for habitat.
  • The Tribal Restoration Plan (Wy-Kan-Ush-Mi Wa-Kish-Wit, first issued 1995) is described as the only basin-wide plan covering treaty requirements, the Endangered Species Act, and other laws, and uniquely covering Pacific lamprey and sturgeon; supplementation helped restore salmon to the Umatilla River and is being used in the Upper Yakima watershed, with runs rebounding between 2010 and 2012.

Methods

  • Historical essay/qualitative case study of CRITFC and Mid-Columbia treaty tribes, drawing on treaty history (1855 treaties, the fish wars, *Sohappy v. Smith*/*U.S. v. Oregon* 1969, the 1974 Boldt Decision) and secondary scholarship (Krech, Taylor, Cohen, White).
  • Sources include oral history interviews (e.g., Ted Strong, Oregon Historical Society, 17 January 2000), personal communications (Carol Craig, David Liberty), tribal publications (*Wana Chinook Tymoo*), newspaper and online commentary, and organizational documents.
  • No formal quantitative analysis; the argument proceeds through narrative and documentary interpretation.

Limitations

  • The paper states no explicit limitations.
  • Evident from the text: it is a single-region case study of CRITFC and the Mid-Columbia tribes, so its claims about Indian–environmentalist relations are not generalized beyond the Pacific Northwest.
  • Several key sources are personal communications, email, and online forum comments, and the author notes the story is "recent, ongoing, and politically charged," which he acknowledges poses challenges for historical analysis; the author is also a participant-observer figure with prior scholarly work on Columbia River Indian identity.

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  • Premisecitation

    California sea lions at Bonneville Dam consume up to four percent of depleted Columbia River chinook runs, including protected wild fish.

    “Every year, dozens of California sea lions swim more than a hundred miles up the Columbia River to camp out in the dam's ish ladders and gorge themselves on a steady stream of succulent chinook-consuming up to four percent of the depleted runs, including protected wild ish (Preusch).”
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    • cites Preusch

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  • Premisecitation

    Salmon have been central to Mid-Columbia Indian culture for thousands of years.

    “Salmon have been central to Mid-Columbia Indian culture for thousands of years.heir importance is recorded both in the archaeological record and in oral traditions like the one Charles F. Sams III (Cayuse) heard as a young man in the 1970s.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Sams 645

      Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.

  • Interpretationnone given

    The tensions between Mid-Columbia treaty tribes and non-tribal activists reveal class and racial biases that still bedevil mainstream environmentalism.

    “he Mid-Columbia treaty tribes have many things in common with non-tribal activists dedicated to saving salmon and restoring rivers, but the tensions between them reveal much about the class and racial biases that still bedevil mainstream environmentalism.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Premisecitation

    Mid-Columbia Indians secured their right to fish through treaties signed with the U.S. government in 1855.

    “Mid-Columbia Indians secured their right to ish through treaties signed with the U.S. government in 1855.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Cohen

      Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.

  • Interpretationreasoning

    The organizations and constituencies that favor salmon restoration constitute a shifting and fractious coalition rather than a solid front.

    “Rather than a solid front, the various organizations and constituencies that favor salmon restoration constitute a shiting and fractious coalition.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
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    Findingcitation

    CRITFC biologists are very critical of historical hatchery use, and tribal facilities have introduced more naturalistic rearing pens and acclimation procedures to improve wild survival rates.

    “CRITFC biologists are very critical of the way hatcheries have been used historically, and tribal facilities have introduced more naturalistic rearing pens (featuring curved raceways, subsurface feeding, and predator access) and acclimation procedures to improve survival rates in the wild (Wana Chinook Tymoo 1999: 17).”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Wana Chinook Tymoo 1999: 17

      Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.

  • May combine two claims.

    Findingcitation

    Supplementation and hatchery transplants helped put salmon back in the Umatilla River, where they had gone extinct, and are currently being used to repopulate the Upper Yakima watershed.

    “hese methods helped put salmon back in the Umatilla River, where they had gone extinct, and they are currently being used to repopulate the Upper Yakima watershed (Pearsons 3-7).”
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    • cites Pearsons 3-7

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    Findingcitation

    Seven years later, after CRITFC had further proven itself by restoring salmon to the Yakima River, Craig had a different experience at the Tri-Cities Sportsmen Show, where white men thanked the Yakama Tribe for bringing the salmon back.

    “Seven years later, ater CRITFC had further proven itself by restoring salmon to the Yakima River, Craig had a very diferent experience at the Tri-Cities Sportsmen Show.A group of white men approached her booth, and one said, “Go back and thank the Yakama Tribe for bringing the salmon back.We know if it wasn't for the Tribe there would still be no ish in the Yakima River” (Craig).”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Craig

      Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.

  • May combine two claims.

    Interpretationreasoning

    The tribes and the Humane Society of the United States do not disagree fundamentally about either the causes of the Northwest salmon crisis or the solutions to it, even as they argue over the merits of hazing and harming sea lions.

    “he tribes and the HSUS do not disagree fundamentally about either the causes of the Northwest salmon crisis or the solutions to it, even as they argue over the merits of hazing and harming sea lions.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • May combine two claims.

    Interpretationreasoning

    CRITFC has become an important player in environmental politics, and its actions complicate the narrative of declension that long dominated Native American and environmental history.

    “CRITFC has become an important player in environmental politics, however, and its actions complicate the narrative of declension that long dominated both Native American and environmental history.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing), S4 (based). May combine two claims.

    Premisenone given

    Some tribal fishers remain suspicious of CRITFC's technocratic methods and resentful of the compromises it makes in the name of cooperative management.

    “At the same time, some tribal ishers remain suspicious of CRITFC's technocratic methods and resentful of the compromises it makes in the name of cooperative management.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S4 (based).

    Interpretationnone given

    Actual Native people often stake out positions on environmental issues that challenge the familiar trope of the Ecological Indian.

    “Although still widely favored as symbols of ecological sensitivity, actual Native people oten stake out positions on environmental issues that challenge the familiar trope of the Ecological Indian.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing).

    Premisenone given

    CRITFC emerged from a 1976 Memorandum of Understanding between the Bonneville Power Administration and the four-treaty tribes party to U.S. v. Oregon.

    “he Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission emerged from a 1976 Memorandum of Understanding between the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) and the four-treaty tribes party to U.S. v. Oregon.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing). May combine two claims.

    Premisenone given

    Some tribal fishers initially resented CRITFC as another layer of management, but most now view its enforcement program as essential to their own safety and protection and to the preservation of salmon.

    “Some tribal ishers initially resented the imposition of another layer of management, but most now view the enforcement program as essential to their own safety and protection, as well as to the preservation of the salmon.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing).

    Premisecitation

    In 1980, Congress mandated that the Northwest Power Planning Council give weight to tribal recommendations in running regional hydropower operations.

    “In 1980 Congress mandated that the Northwest Power Planning Council give weight to tribal recommendations in running regional hydropower operations (Taylor 247).”
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    • cites Taylor 247

      Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.

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    Interpretationreasoning

    CRITFC's structure reflects its founders' determination to overcome tribal differences and practice cooperative management.

    “CRITFC's structure relects the determination of its founders to overcome tribal diferences and practice cooperative management.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing). May combine two claims.

    Premisenone given

    The River People regard salmon as a gift from the Creator, not the property of the state, and fishing rights as an individual prerogative controlled only by the rhythms of the river and tamanwit (natural law).

    “hey regard salmon as a git from the Creator, not the property of the state, and ishing rights are an individual prerogative controlled only by the rhythms of the river and the proscriptions of tamanwit (natural law).”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • May combine two claims.

    Interpretationreasoning

    CRITFC developed its own management objectives and over time garnered the respect, if not always the affection, of the state and federal agencies involved in salmon restoration.

    “CRITFC developed its own management objectives, though, and over time it garnered the respect (if not always the afection) of the numerous state and federal agencies involved in salmon restoration.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing).

    Premisenone given

    Many tribal fishers blamed their own governments and CRITFC for selling their treaty rights down the river.

    “It also worked to overcome the hostility of tribal ishers, many of whom blamed their own governments and CRITFC for selling their treaty rights down the river.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Classified as probably not a substantial claim. May combine two claims.

    Interpretationreasoning

    State-determined seasons and tribal permits represented an infringement of the River People's religious liberty as well as a threat to their livelihood.

    “State-determined seasons and tribal permits thus represented an infringement of their religious liberty as well as a threat to their livelihood.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
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    Interpretationreasoning

    Like Strong, Dompier recognized that moral suasion alone would not put salmon back in the rivers or sway the agricultural, industrial, and electrical power interests whose practices had pushed wild runs to the brink of extinction.

    “Like Strong, though, Dompier recognized that moral suasion alone would not put salmon back in the rivers or sway the agricultural, industrial, and electrical power interests whose practices had pushed wild runs to the brink of extinction.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
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    Interpretationreasoning

    The tribes needed a plan informed by traditional values but based on sound scientific data, feasible policy goals, and clear technical recommendations.

    “he tribes needed a plan, one informed by traditional values but based on sound scientiic data, feasible policy goals, and clear technical recommendations.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
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    Interpretationreasoning

    CRITFC's policy positions are not easily categorized; the commission espouses a view of nature that is simultaneously reverential and practical, spiritual and utilitarian, idealistic and pragmatic.

    “CRITFC's policy positions are not so easily categorized.In its commitment to preserving both salmon runs and tribal culture, the commission espouses a view of nature that is simultaneously reverential and practical, spiritual and utilitarian, idealistic and pragmatic.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing).

    Premisenone given

    Some River People have never forgiven CRITFC for its role in administering state regulations and tracking down the tribal defendants who led prosecution.

    “Some of the River People have never forgiven CRITFC for its role in administering state regulations and tracking down the tribal defendants who led prosecution.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Classified as probably not a substantial claim.

    Premisenone given

    Non-Indians have often imagined Indians to be mystics who lived in complete harmony with all creation and never disrupted the delicate balance of nature.

    “Non-Indians have oten imagined Indians to be mystics who lived in complete harmony with all creation and never disrupted the delicate “balance” of nature”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
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    Interpretationcitation

    The TRP's title and Hannigan's words fit the trope of the Ecological Indian, which Shepherd Krech criticized for obscuring the complex and sometimes contradictory character of Native American relationships to the natural world.

    “he TRP's title and Hannigan's words certainly it the trope of the Ecological Indian, which anthropologist Shepherd Krech has criticized for obscuring the complex and sometimes contradictory character of Native American relationships to the natural world.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Krech

      Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.

  • Classified as probably not a substantial claim.

    Interpretationreasoning

    This model takes a holistic and adaptive view of the natural systems and cultural modifications that affect salmon survival.

    “his model, like the spiritual principles that animate it, takes a holistic and adaptive view of the natural systems and cultural modiications that afect salmon survival.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
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    Premisecitation

    Douglas Dompier, a non-Indian fish biologist, spent twenty-six years developing and overseeing fish passage, harvest management, habitat protection, and hatchery programs for the tribes.

    “Douglas Dompier, a non-Indian ish biologist, spent twenty-six years developing and overseeing ish passage, harvest management, habitat protection, and hatchery programs for the tribes.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Dompier 127

      Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.

  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing).

    Premisereasoning

    That plan became known as Wy-Kan-Ush-Mi Wa-Kish-Wit (Spirit of the Salmon), or the Tribal Restoration Plan (TRP), the Indian alternative to more timid recovery measures proposed by the state and federal governments.

    “hat plan became known as Wy-Kan-Ush-Mi Wa-Kish-Wit (Spirit of the Salmon), or the Tribal Restoration Plan (TRP), the Indian alternative to more timid recovery measures proposed by the state and federal governments.”
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    Premisecitation

    Conservation groups such as Save Our Salmon and Trout Unlimited express concern that hatchery stocks weaken wild fish and reduce their survival rates through competition and interbreeding.

    “Citing recent biological studies, conservation groups such as Save Our Salmon and Trout Unlimited express concern that hatchery stocks weaken wild ish and reduce their survival rates through competition and interbreeding.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites recent biological studies

      Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.

  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing). May combine two claims.

    Interpretationnone given

    The debate over supplementation engages conflicting scientific assessments and competing conceptions of what is natural.

    “he debate over supplementation engages not only conlicting scientiic assessments but also competing conceptions of what is natural.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • May combine two claims.

    Premisecitation

    Bill Bakke once worked for CRITFC but quit over its support for integrated hatchery programs, which the tribes now regard as necessary cogs in the organic machine that the dominant society has made of the Columbia River.

    “He once worked for CRITFC but quit in disgust over its support for integrated hatchery programs, which the tribes now regard as necessary cogs in the organic machine that the dominant society has made of the Columbia River (Craig; Liberty).”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 2 sources checked
    • cites Craig

      Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.

    • cites Liberty

      Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.

  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S4 (based). May combine two claims.

    Interpretationnone given

    Groups such as the Native Fish Society and Trout Unlimited primarily represent non-Indian sportsmen, who are historical competitors and critics of tribal fishing.

    “Groups such as the Native Fish Society and Trout Unlimited primarily represent non-Indian sportsmen, historical (and occasionally histrionic) competitors and critics of tribal ishing.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing), S4 (based).

    Interpretationreasoning

    CRITFC conservation biologists dismiss genetic purity as an impediment to restoration and an excuse to avoid rebuilding salmon runs in the upper basin, where most tribal hatcheries are located.

    “CRITFC conservation biologists dismiss the construct of genetic purity as an impediment to restoration and an excuse to avoid rebuilding salmon runs in the upper basin, where most tribal hatcheries are located.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • May combine two claims.

    Premisecitation

    Some non-Indian conservationists have never gotten over their anger with the 1974 Boldt Decision, which held Indians entitled to half the harvestable fish, and readily blame Indian and non-Indian commercial fishers for taking too many salmon and steelhead.

    “Some have never gotten over their anger with the 1974 “Boldt Decision” (U.S. v. Washington), which held that Indians are entitled to half the harvestable ish, and they readily blame both Indian and non-Indian commercial ishers for taking too many salmon and steelhead.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites U.S. v. Washington

      Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.

  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing).

    Premisecitation

    Doug Dompier dismisses the idealistic dream of self-sustaining wild stocks in a system transformed by dams.

    “Doug Dompier, among others, frankly dismisses the “idealistic dream” of self-sustaining wild stocks in a system transformed by dams (Dompier 134).”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Dompier 134

      Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.

  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing). May combine two claims.

    Interpretationreasoning

    Considering genetic and demographic risks of reproductive isolation and small population size, CRITFC biologists contend that emphasis on pristine wild stocks is scientifically debatable and an unrealistic basis for policy.

    “Considering the genetic and demographic risks attendant to reproductive isolation and small population size, they contend, the emphasis on pristine wild stocks is scientiically debatable and an unrealistic basis for policy.”
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    Premisecitation

    Non-Indian conservation groups accused the tribes of selling their souls for federal dollars and selling out endangered fish.

    “Non-Indian conservation groups took a dimmer view, accusing the tribes of selling their souls for federal dollars and selling out endangered ish.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Rudolph

      Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.

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    Interpretationreasoning

    Bakke's indictment of tribal management practices and priorities is indicative of a larger bias within the non-Indian fish conservation movement.

    “Bakke's indictment of tribal management practices and priorities is indicative of a larger bias within the non-Indian ish conservation movement.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing), S4 (based). May combine two claims.

    Interpretationnone given

    While long-term effects of supplementation remain uncertain, many non-Indian environmentalists favor an ecologically fundamentalist view that only wild fish populations should be restored and that hatcheries distract from fundamental steps.

    “While the jury remains out on the long-term efects of supplementation, many non-Indian environmentalists favor what we might call an ecologically fundamentalist view of salmon and steelhead recovery.hey insist that only wild ish populations should be restored, and that hatcheries merely pump out a lot of red herring to distract people from more fundamental steps that must be taken.”
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    Premisenone given

    At the Wy-Kan-Ush-Pum Village, visitors can participate in cultural activities where tribal elders help them tie fish nets, demonstrate food preparation, and relate traditional stories about salmon.

    “Visitors can participate in cultural activities at the Wy-Kan-Ush-Pum Village, where tribal elders help them tie ish nets, demonstrate food preparation techniques, and relate traditional stories about the salmon.”
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    Interpretationnone given

    Cosmopolitan greens tend to be more sympathetic to Indians in idealized form but can be impatient with tribal actions that depart from the script of the morality play about Native Americans and nature.

    “Cosmopolitan greens also tend to be more sympathetic to Indians-at least in their idealized form-but they can be very impatient with tribal actions that depart from the script of our cherished morality play about Native Americans and nature.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
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    Premisenone given

    The downtown event folded after several years due to budget issues and personnel changes, but CRITFC maintains a presence at the Oxbow Salmon Festival near Gresham, Oregon.

    “he downtown event folded ater several years due to budget issues and personnel changes, but CRITFC maintains a presence at the Oxbow Salmon Festival near Gresham, Oregon.”
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    Premisenone given

    During the late 1990s, CRITFC began sponsoring an annual music and food festival in Portland, Oregon, called Jammin' for Salmon, later named Wy-Kan-Ush-Pum, or Salmon People.

    “During the late 1990s, the organization began sponsoring an annual music and food festival in Portland, Oregon, called Jammin' for Salmon (later named Wy-Kan-Ush-Pum, or Salmon People).”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
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    Premisenone given

    Carol Craig set up information booths at sportsmen's shows during the late 1990s.

    “Carol Craig (Yakama), a former public relations oicer for the organization, also set up information booths at sportsmen's shows during the same period.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • May combine two claims.

    Interpretationnone given

    Other environmental groups such as Defenders of Wildlife and Friends of the Columbia Gorge cater largely to urban greens and are more concerned with fish and fish habitat than with fishing or fishing cultures.

    “Other environmental groups, such as Defenders of Wildlife and Friends of the Columbia Gorge, cater largely to urban greens and are more concerned with ish and ish habitat than with ishing or ishing cultures.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • Classified as probably not a substantial claim. May combine two claims.

    Interpretationreasoning

    Their constituents principally value salmon and steelhead for symbolic qualities and ecological niche, and regard harvest and hatcheries as threats to be reduced rather than ends and means of salmon conservation.

    “heir constituents principally value salmon and steelhead for their symbolic qualities, as well as for their ecological niche in healthy river systems; hence, they regard harvest and hatcheries as threats to be reduced rather than as ends and means of salmon conservation.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
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    Interpretationnone given

    CRITFC remains committed to public outreach and has gained some ground even with traditional enemies of treaty fishing rights.

    “CRITFC remains committed to public outreach, however, and it has gained some ground even with traditional enemies of treaty ishing rights.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • Classified as probably not a substantial claim. May combine two claims.

    Interpretationnone given

    Some tribal fishers remain suspicious of the commission's technocratic methods and resentful of compromises it makes in the name of cooperative management.

    “At the same time, some tribal ishers remain suspicious of the commission's technocratic methods and resentful of the compromises it makes in the name of cooperative management.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing), S4 (based).

    Interpretationnone given

    Since its founding in 1977, CRITFC has become an important player in the effort to protect and restore endangered salmon runs of the Pacific Northwest.

    “Since its founding in 1977, the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission has become an important player in the efort to protect and restore the endangered salmon runs of the Paciic Northwest.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable), S3 (load-bearing), S4 (based).

    Interpretationnone given

    Native American engagement in the restoration effort highlights a historical narrative that scholars have only just begun to explore.

    “More importantly, Native American engagement in the restoration efort highlights a historical narrative that scholars have only just begun to explore.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S4 (based).

    Interpretationnone given

    Actual Native Americans often stake out positions on environmental issues that challenge the familiar trope of the Ecological Indian.

    “Although still widely favored as symbols of environmental stewardship, actual Native Americans often stake out positions on environmental issues that challenge the familiar trope of the Ecological Indian.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S4 (based).

    Interpretationnone given

    The various environmental organizations and constituencies that favor salmon restoration constitute a shifting and occasionally fractious coalition rather than a solid front.

    “Rather than a solid front, the various environmental organizations and constituencies that favor salmon restoration constitute a shifting and occasionally fractious coalition.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable), S4 (based).

    Interpretationnone given

    CRITFC offers a heartening example of Native communities providing bold environmental leadership.

    “While threats to wild salmon and indigenous culture are legion, CRITC ofers a heartening example of Native communities providing bold environmental leadership.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing), S4 (based). May combine two claims.

    Interpretationnone given

    The tribes are prodding state and federal counterparts to do more, as the Yakama Nation did in April 2012 when it called on industrial polluters to clean up the Superfund site in the Willamette River.

    “he tribes are also prodding their state and federal counterparts to do more, as the Yakama Nation did in April 2012 when it called on industrial polluters to meet their obligations to clean up the Superfund site in the Willamette River, a tributary of the”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable).

    Interpretationreasoning

    Such anecdotes suggest that minds can be changed and differences overcome when people focus on common goals.

    “here is danger in reading too much into such anecdotes, of course, but they do suggest that minds can be changed and diferences overcome when people focus on their common goals.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S4 (based).

    Interpretationnone given

    The tribal professionals and delegates who comprise CRITFC have little in common with the Crying Indian of the 1970s.

    “he tribal professionals and delegates who comprise CRITFC have little in common with the “Crying Indian” of that decade, who helplessly shed tears at the sight of polluted rivers and littered highways.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
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  • The paper relies on this without support.

    In 2008, CRITFC favored shooting sea lions that refuse relocation.

    “During the 2008 season, the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC) came out in favor of shooting sea lions that refuse to take the hint when caged and relocated.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    By the early twentieth century, many salmon stocks were already in steep decline.

    “By the early twentieth century, many salmon stocks were already in steep decline.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    The Tribal Restoration Plan provides the only basin-wide plan that encompasses the requirements of the treaties, the Endangered Species Act, and other federal and state laws protecting salmon and their habitat.

    “First issued in 1995 and updated continually, the TRP provides the only basin-wide plan that encompasses the requirements of the treaties, the Endangered Species Act, and the other federal and state laws protecting salmon and their habitat.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Sea lions kill far fewer salmon than birds, human fishers, dams, and habitat destruction.

    “he Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) sought an injunction to prevent the shootings-noting quite correctly that sea lions kill far fewer salmon than birds, human ishers, dams, and habitat destruction-yet a federal judge upheld the death sentence for repeat ofenders.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Supplementation, together with increased spill from dams during peak migration periods, was responsible for the rebound in salmon runs between 2010 and 2012.

    “Supplementation, together with increased spill from the dams during peak migration periods, has been widely credited for the rebound seen in runs between 2010 and 2012.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Mid-Columbia Indians generally support any measure that puts more salmon in streams.

    “Mid-Columbia Indians would prefer to see hatcheries made redundant and dams removed, but in the meantime they generally support any measure that puts more salmon in the streams.”
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Cites

Flagged first, then by citations

Research works printed but not linked: 4

  1. Chaney , “Ed., “The Last Salmon Ceremony: Implementing the Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program.” Idaho Law Review (22 (1986): 561-627.
  2. Frazier Joseph B., “Removal of Sea Lions to Resume.” The (Spokane) Spokesman Review. 30 January 2009.
  3. Walker Deward E., Jr., and Helen H. Schuster. “Religious Movements.” Handbook of North American Indians, Vol. 12. Walker Deward E., Jr. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1998.
  4. Wana Chinook Tymoo. “Tribes Release Salmon Restoration Plan.” Wana Chinook Tymoo (Special Edition ): 1995): 8-17.

Authors
Fisher, A. H.
Affiliations
William & Mary (US)
Corresponding author
Fisher, Andrew H.
Venue
ELOHI
Publisher
OpenEdition
Published
2012
Volume
2
Pages
13-27
ISSN
  • 2268-5243 (ISSN-L)
  • 2431-8175
OpenAlex
W2313273948
Cited by
0
References
4
FWCI
0.00
Type
journal article
Language
pl
Open access
Locations
  • ELOHI (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • OpenEdition (OpenEdition) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Indigenous Cultures and History
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › American Environmental and Regional History
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Indigenous Studies and Ecology
Keywords
Columbia River salmon, salmon restoration, Indigenous environmentalism, environmental coalitions, cooperative management, traditional ecological knowledge, decline narratives, indigenous culture

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