Duck:

There are a number of Euro-Americans whose ancestors carried trades through the family for generations who, once they came to the sad conclusion that the family trade would no longer support their family, broke with tradition and instead went with trades that assured them that they would be able to feed and provide for their families.

We are not blaming anyone for the recent state of salmon fishing in the Northwest (let's hope that this year's record runs are a positive sign of things to come). We are merely bemoaning the Lummi tribe's attempt to garner public subsidization of a lifestyle that is no longer sustainable.

Who they are is irrelevant. What they are doing is the issue.