Originally Posted By: goatram
Ban the nets!~!! Bring back the fish traps. That was the old way.
Then the wild fish and hatchery fish that are not the targeted species can be released. GILL nets made from Mono where not made or invented when the treaties where SIGNED.

If the tribes Fish like the White man using present day technology then they should be held to our laws. Case should be closed but it won't be


I agree 100%

If they want traditional fishing grounds and rights then they should be held to traditional methods--from the tools and methods they use and even the clothes they have to wear.

Same with the Makah and the whales. If they want to gouge out a cedar log for a boat and use a long stick with a carved bone harpoon point to try and take on a 32000 lb. behemoth like they truly did traditionally, I'm all for it.
That wont happen though because of a few very common human conditions known as 'Lazy,' 'Greedy,' and 'Chickensh*t'.

It pisses me off when Natives try and feed me some "tradition" crap when they use GPS, helicopters, fiberglass boats with jetpumps, and plastic nets.

Oh And FYI, for the newbies, I happen to be native.