Spirit of the Eagle - Welcome to this BB and thanks for the inspiring words.

However, you missed the point. Many of us who live in the PNW recognize the same problems that you have pointed out. Pollution, habitat loss, hydropower, etc have reeked havoc on Pacific salmon stocks over the past 200+ years. Many of us, including the tribes, have shouldered the burden of trying to reverse that trend. Sometimes with great sacrafice of time and resources ($$'s).

Given that the tribes have been the one who have pointed out these problems for years, many of us expect them to either help in our efforts to recover Pacific salmon (which they do) or at least not get in the way. That's why the Makah's large catch of Chinook salmon earlier this year hurts so much. Yes, there are other folks who share the blame (Alaska and BC) but two wrongs don't make a right.

It's unfortunate that some folks say nasty things about the Tribes when they disagree with the circumstances. You are right to defend your brothers in Neah Bay but let's face it, their actions have hurt some folks. I hope you can understand the reaction, although it's not always constructive.