Blue Back and Superfly This may make some of you made,being that I'm not a regular on here.But I have some very definite opions about the entire tribal issue
First off I give the utmost respect to the Indian heritage,for they in thier own right are a great people.But if the issue is truly heritage,then why are'nt they using the methods thier fore fathers used to harvest the fish(i.e. hand made nets,hand dug out canoes and the like)?
I tend to believe that it is not really an issue of heritage when you are harvesting these so called native resources with non-native materials.
I drive down the Columbia at least twice a week for work and have seen first hand the matterials used by the tribes for harvesting the fish.To me these appear to those material(i.e. nylon nets,fiberglas and aluminum boats,etc etc)invented after the era of the great indian nations of this country.
If you choose to hide behind what your heritage as seems to be the case then you should follow the the methods your Great fore fathers used.
Make your own nets of natural materials,build your own boats of natural materials,and I will be the first to stand with you for your rights.
But I will not stand to be cheated of my oppurtunities(and rights)by other human beings that do not stand behind what they preach.