Panelists include:

• Amber Taylor, Assistant Director/Collections Manager of Historic Preservation, Puyallup Tribe
• Brandon Reynon, Director of Archives and Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Puyallup Tribe
• Dalton Fry, Director of Natural Resources, Cowlitz Indian Tribe
• Nettsie Bullchild, Director of Tribal Archives/Nisqually Tribal Historic Preservation Office, Tribal Elder, Nisqually Indian Tribe
• Warren KingGeorge, Historian, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

Learn more at our tribal partners websites and fortnisqually.org.

Resources:

Tribal Websites

• Puyallup Tribe of Indians https://www.puyalluptribe-nsn.gov/about-our-tribe/historic-preservation/
• Nisqually Indian Tribe http://www.nisqually-nsn.gov/index.php/heritage/
• Muckleshoot Indian Tribe https://www.muckleshoot.nsn.us/depts/preservation
• Cowlitz Indian Tribe https://www.cowlitz.org/natural-resource

Primary Sources

• Medicine Creek Treaty Minutes (1854): https://catalog.archives.gov/id/117093019
• (General Allotment Act) Dawes Act (1887): https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/dawes-act
• (Puyallup Land Act of 1893) Acts of the Fifty-Second Congress of the United States: https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ll/llsl//llsl-c52/llsl-c52.pdf#page=659
• Land Claims Settlement Agreement, August 27, 1988: https://www.puyalluptribe-nsn.gov/wp-content/uploads/Land-Claims-Settlement-Agreement.pdf
• (NAGPRA) Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/STATUTE-104/pdf/STATUTE-104-Pg3048.pdf

Articles

• Boldt Decision: United States v. State of Washington: https://www.historylink.org/file/21084
• Cecelia Svinth Carpenter, Before The White Man Came To Nisqually Country: https://www.washingtonhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/beforeWhiteManCame-1.pdf
• What Are Camas Lilies and Why Are They Important to Tribes?: https://www.washingtontribes.org/what-are-camas-flowers-and-why-are-they-important-to-tribes/

Other

• Since Time Immemorial Curriculum: https://ospi.k12.wa.us/student-success/resources-subject-area/john-mccoy-lulilas-time-immemorial-tribal-sovereignty-washington-state

Panelists include:

1. Amber Taylor, Assistant Director/Collections Manager of Historic Preservation, Puyallup Tribe
2. Brandon Reynon, Director of Archives and Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Puyallup Tribe
3. Nettsie Bullchild, Director of Tribal Archives/Nisqually Tribal Historic Preservation Office, Tribal Elder, Nisqually Indian Tribe
4. Warren KingGeorge, Historian, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

Learn More at our tribal partner websites and fortnisqually.org.

Resources:

Tribal Websites

1. Puyallup Tribe of Indians https://www.puyalluptribe-nsn.gov/about-our-tribe/historic-preservation/
2. Nisqually Indian Tribe http://www.nisqually-nsn.gov/index.php/heritage/
3. Muckleshoot Indian Tribe https://www.muckleshoot.nsn.us/depts/preservation

Primary Sources

1. Ramona Bennett Bill, Fighting for the Puyallup Tribe: A Memoir: https://uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295753508/fighting-for-the-puyallup-tribe/
2. Land Claims Settlement Agreement, August 27, 1988: https://www.puyalluptribe-nsn.gov/wp-content/uploads/Land-Claims-Settlement-Agreement.pdf
3. Puyallup Tribe of Indians Settlement Act of 1989: https://www.congress.gov/101/statute/STATUTE-103/STATUTE-103-Pg83.pdf
4. Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/STATUTE-92/pdf/STATUTE-92-Pg3069.pdf
5. Indian Citizenship Act of 1924: https://www.archives.gov/files/historical-docs/doc-content/images/indian-citizenship-act-1924.pdf
6. (Culverts Case) United States v. Washington (9th Circuit) 2017: https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2017/05/19/13-35474.pdf
7. (Culverts Case) Washington v. United States (Supreme Court) 2017: https://www.oyez.org/cases/2017/17-269

Articles

1. Boldt Decision: United States v. State of Washington: https://www.historylink.org/file/21084
2. Members of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians vote to approve settlement offer for lost land on August 27, 1988: https://www.historylink.org/File/7969
3. Puyallup Land Claims Settlement (1990): https://www.historylink.org/file/20157
4. (Culverts Case) United States v. Washington, 853 F.3d 946 (9th Cir. 2017): https://elaw.org/resource/us_culvertscase

Media

1. The Boldt Decision Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Flgw9p7XRbU
2. As Long As The Rivers Run (Documentary, 1971): https://salmondefense.org/projects/educate/as-long-as-the-rivers-run/
3. Stolen: Surviving St. Michael’s: https://irsssurvivors.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/921

Other

1. Since Time Immemorial Curriculum: https://ospi.k12.wa.us/student-success/resources-subject-area/john-mccoy-lulilas-time-immemorial-tribal-sovereignty-washington-state
2. Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative Investigative Report: https://www.bia.gov/sites/default/files/dup/inline-files/bsi_investigative_report_may_2022_508.pdf
3. Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative Investigative Report Vol. II: https://www.bia.gov/sites/default/files/media_document/doi_federal_indian_boarding_school_initiative_investigative_report_vii_final_508_compliant.pdf
4. Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940: https://www.archives.gov/research/census/native-americans/1885-1940.html

Panelists include:

1. Amber Taylor, Assistant Director/Collections Manager, Puyallup Tribe
2. Brandon Reynon, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Puyallup Tribe
3. Nettsie Bullchild, Director of Nisqually Tribal Archives/Nisqually Tribal Historic Preservation Office
4. Warren KingGeorge, Historian, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

Learn More at our tribal partner websites and fortnisqually.org.

Resources:

Tribal Websites

1. Puyallup Tribe of Indians https://www.puyalluptribe-nsn.gov/about-our-tribe/historic-preservation/
2. Nisqually Indian Tribe http://www.nisqually-nsn.gov/index.php/heritage/
3. Muckleshoot Indian Tribe https://www.muckleshoot.nsn.us/depts/preservation

Panelists include:

1. Amber Taylor, Assistant Director/Collections Manager, Puyallup Tribe
2. Brandon Reynon, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Puyallup Tribe
3. Nettsie Bullchild, Director of Nisqually Tribal Archives/Nisqually Tribal Historic Preservation Office
4. Warren KingGeorge, Historian, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

Learn More at our tribal partner websites and fortnisqually.org.

Resources:

Tribal Websites

1. Puyallup Tribe of Indians https://www.puyalluptribe-nsn.gov/about-our-tribe/historic-preservation/
2. Nisqually Indian Tribe http://www.nisqually-nsn.gov/index.php/heritage/
3. Muckleshoot Indian Tribe https://www.muckleshoot.nsn.us/depts/preservation

Panelists include:

1. Amber Taylor, Assistant Director/Collections Manager, Puyallup Tribe
2. Brandon Reynon, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Puyallup Tribe
3. Nettsie Bullchild, Director of Nisqually Tribal Archives/Nisqually Tribal Historic Preservation Office
4. Warren KingGeorge, Historian, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

Learn More at our tribal partner websites and fortnisqually.org.

Resources:

Tribal Websites

1. Puyallup Tribe of Indians https://www.puyalluptribe-nsn.gov/about-our-tribe/historic-preservation/
2. Nisqually Indian Tribe http://www.nisqually-nsn.gov/index.php/heritage/
3. Muckleshoot Indian Tribe https://www.muckleshoot.nsn.us/depts/preservation

Primary Sources

1. Centennial Accord between the Federally Recognized Indian Tribes in Washington State and the State of Washington https://goia.wa.gov/state-tribal-relations-centennial-accord/centennial-accord

Panelists include:

1. Amber Taylor, Assistant Director/Collections Manager, Puyallup Tribe
2. Brandon Reynon, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Puyallup Tribe
3. Nettsie Bullchild, Director of Nisqually Tribal Archives/Nisqually Tribal Historic Preservation Office
4. Warren KingGeorge, Historian, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

Learn More at our tribal partner websites and fortnisqually.org.

Resources:

Tribal Websites

1. Puyallup Tribe of Indians https://www.puyalluptribe-nsn.gov/about-our-tribe/historic-preservation/
2. Nisqually Indian Tribe http://www.nisqually-nsn.gov/index.php/heritage/
3. Muckleshoot Indian Tribe https://www.muckleshoot.nsn.us/depts/preservation

Primary Sources

1. American Indian Religious Freedom Act (1978) https://www.congress.gov/103/bills/hr4230/BILLS-103hr4230enr.pdf

Other

1. American Indian Movement (AIM) https://www.aimovement.org/

In this episode, participants discuss article 3 of the Medicine Creek Treaty, securing Tribes’ right to gather food on their traditional lands, and the legal cases that followed when the article was not honored by the U.S. government. What came to be known as the Fish Wars, or Second Treaty War, ensued as Tribes fought for their rights.

Panelists include:

1. Amber Taylor, Assistant Director/Collections Manager, Puyallup Tribe
2. Brandon Reynon, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Puyallup Tribe
3. Nettsie Bullchild, Director of Nisqually Tribal Archives/Nisqually Tribal Historic Preservation Office
4. Warren KingGeorge, Historian, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

Learn More at our tribal partner websites and fortnisqually.org.

Resources:

Tribal Websites

1. Puyallup Tribe of Indians https://www.puyalluptribe-nsn.gov/about-our-tribe/historic-preservation/
2. Nisqually Indian Tribe http://www.nisqually-nsn.gov/index.php/heritage/
3. Muckleshoot Indian Tribe https://www.muckleshoot.nsn.us/depts/preservation

Primary Sources

1. Boldt Decision Litigation Background Files, ca. 1968-1978 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/4644600
2. Boldt Decision: United States v. State of Washington https://www.historylink.org/file/21084

Articles

1. Supreme Court in U.S. v. Winans hands down first Native American fishing rights case in 1905 https://historylink.org/File/2595
2. U.S. Supreme Court in Tulee v. Washington upholds some Native American treaty fishing rights on March 30, 1942 https://historylink.org/File/2595
3. State Supreme Court issues a narrow ruling regarding treaty fishing rights in State of Washington v. Robert Satiacum on July 1, 1957 https://historylink.org/File/2650
4. Native Americans and supporters stage fish-in to protest denial of treaty rights on March 2, 1964 https://historylink.org/File/5332
5. The Fish-in Protests at Franks Landing https://depts.washington.edu/civilr/fish-ins.htm

Media

1. The Boldt Decision Explained https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Flgw9p7XRbU

Other

1. The Fish Wars online lessons by the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/pnw-fish-wars/index.cshtml#title
2. Backlash to Boldt online lesson by the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/pnw-fish-wars/backlash
3. University of Washington resources for United States v. Washington (Boldt Decision) https://lib.law.uw.edu/indian-tribal/boldt

In this episode, participants discuss article 3 of the Medicine Creek Treaty, securing Tribes’ right to gather food on their traditional lands, and the legal cases that followed when the article was not honored by the U.S. government. What came to be known as the Fish Wars, or Second Treaty War, ensued as Tribes fought for their rights.

Panelists include:

1. Amber Taylor, Assistant Director/Collections Manager, Puyallup Tribe
2. Brandon Reynon, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Puyallup Tribe
3. Nettsie Bullchild, Director of Nisqually Tribal Archives/Nisqually Tribal Historic Preservation Office
4. Warren KingGeorge, Historian, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

Learn More at our tribal partner websites and fortnisqually.org.

Resources:

Tribal Websites

1. Puyallup Tribe of Indians https://www.puyalluptribe-nsn.gov/about-our-tribe/historic-preservation/
2. Nisqually Indian Tribe http://www.nisqually-nsn.gov/index.php/heritage/
3. Muckleshoot Indian Tribe https://www.muckleshoot.nsn.us/depts/preservation

Primary Sources

1. Boldt Decision Litigation Background Files, ca. 1968-1978 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/4644600
2. Boldt Decision: United States v. State of Washington https://www.historylink.org/file/21084

Articles

1. Supreme Court in U.S. v. Winans hands down first Native American fishing rights case in 1905 https://historylink.org/File/2595
2. U.S. Supreme Court in Tulee v. Washington upholds some Native American treaty fishing rights on March 30, 1942 https://historylink.org/File/2595
3. State Supreme Court issues a narrow ruling regarding treaty fishing rights in State of Washington v. Robert Satiacum on July 1, 1957 https://historylink.org/File/2650
4. Native Americans and supporters stage fish-in to protest denial of treaty rights on March 2, 1964 https://historylink.org/File/5332
5. The Fish-in Protests at Franks Landing https://depts.washington.edu/civilr/fish-ins.htm

Media

1. The Boldt Decision Explained https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Flgw9p7XRbU

Other

1. The Fish Wars online lessons by the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/pnw-fish-wars/index.cshtml#title
2. Backlash to Boldt online lesson by the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/pnw-fish-wars/backlash
3. University of Washington resources for United States v. Washington (Boldt Decision) https://lib.law.uw.edu/indian-tribal/boldt

Panelists include:

1. Amber Taylor, Assistant Director/Collections Manager, Puyallup Tribe
2. Charlene Krise, Executive Director of the Squaxin Island Tribe Museum Library Research Center
3. Nettsie Bullchild, Director of Nisqually Tribal Archives/Nisqually Tribal Historic Preservation Office
4. Warren KingGeorge, Historian, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

Learn More at our tribal partner websites and fortnisqually.org.

Resources:

Tribal Websites

1. Puyallup Tribe of Indianshttps://www.puyalluptribe-nsn.gov/about-our-tribe/historic-preservation/
2. Squaxin Island Museumhttps://squaxinislandmuseum.org/
3. Nisqually Indian Tribehttp://www.nisqually-nsn.gov/index.php/heritage/
4. Muckleshoot Indian Tribehttps://www.muckleshoot.nsn.us/depts/preservation

Primary Sources

1. Indian Reorganization Act, 1934https://www.archives.gov/research/native-americans/indian-reorganization-act

This is part 2 of a 2-part episode.

Panelists include:

1. Amber Taylor, Assistant Director/Collections Manager, Puyallup Tribe
2. Charlene Krise, Executive Director of the Squaxin Island Tribe Museum Library Research Center
3. Nettsie Bullchild, Director of Nisqually Tribal Archives/Nisqually Tribal Historic Preservation Office
4. Warren KingGeorge, Historian, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

Learn More at our tribal partner websites and fortnisqually.org.

Resources:

Tribal Websites

1. Puyallup Tribe of Indians https://www.puyalluptribe-nsn.gov/about-our-tribe/historic-preservation/
2. Squaxin Island Museum https://squaxinislandmuseum.org/
3. Nisqually Indian Tribe http://www.nisqually-nsn.gov/index.php/heritage/
4. Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Muckleshoot Indian Tribe https://www.muckleshoot.nsn.us/depts/preservation

Primary Sources

1. Dawes Act (1887) https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/dawes-act

This is part 1 of a 2-part episode.

Panelists include:

1. Amber Taylor, Assistant Director/Collections Manager, Puyallup Tribe
2. Charlene Krise, Executive Director of the Squaxin Island Tribe Museum Library Research Center
3. Nettsie Bullchild, Director of Nisqually Tribal Archives/Nisqually Tribal Historic Preservation Office
4. Warren KingGeorge, Historian, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

Learn More at our tribal partner websites and fortnisqually.org.

Resources:

Tribal Websites

1. Puyallup Tribe of Indians https://www.puyalluptribe-nsn.gov/about-our-tribe/historic-preservation/
2. Squaxin Island Museum https://squaxinislandmuseum.org/
3. Nisqually Indian Tribe http://www.nisqually-nsn.gov/index.php/heritage/
4. Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Muckleshoot Indian Tribe https://www.muckleshoot.nsn.us/depts/preservation

Primary Sources

1. Dawes Act (1887) https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/dawes-act

This is part 2 of a 2-part episode.

Panelists include:

1. Amber Taylor, Assistant Director/Collections Manager, Puyallup Tribe
2. Brandon Reynon, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Puyallup Tribe
3. Charlene Krise, Executive Director of the Squaxin Island Tribe Museum Library Research Center
4. Nettsie Bullchild, Director of Nisqually Tribal Archives/Nisqually Tribal Historic Preservation Office
5. Warren KingGeorge, Historian, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

Learn More at our tribal partner websites and fortnisqually.org.

Resources:

Tribal Websites

1. Puyallup Tribe of Indians https://www.puyalluptribe-nsn.gov/about-our-tribe/historic-preservation/
2. Squaxin Island Museum https://squaxinislandmuseum.org/
3. Nisqually Indian Tribe http://www.nisqually-nsn.gov/index.php/heritage/
4. Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Muckleshoot Indian Tribe https://www.muckleshoot.nsn.us/depts/preservation

Media

1. Reservation Dogs
2. 1883
3. Indian Horse https://www.indianhorse.ca/en
4. Stolen: Surviving St. Michael's https://irsssurvivors.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/921

Other

1. Since Time Immemorial Curriculum https://ospi.k12.wa.us/student-success/resources-subject-area/john-mccoy-lulilas-time-immemorial-tribal-sovereignty-washington-state
2. Federal Indian Boarding School Investigative Report https://www.bia.gov/sites/default/files/dup/inline-files/bsi_investigative_report_may_2022_508.pdf

This is part 1 of a 2-part episode.

Panelists include:

1. Amber Taylor, Assistant Director/Collections Manager, Puyallup Tribe
2. Brandon Reynon, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Puyallup Tribe
3. Charlene Krise, Executive Director of the Squaxin Island Tribe Museum Library Research Center
4. Nettsie Bullchild, Director of Nisqually Tribal Archives/Nisqually Tribal Historic Preservation Office
5. Warren KingGeorge, Historian, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

Learn More at our tribal partner websites and fortnisqually.org.

Resources:

Tribal Websites

1. Puyallup Tribe of Indians https://www.puyalluptribe-nsn.gov/about-our-tribe/historic-preservation/
2. Squaxin Island Museum https://squaxinislandmuseum.org/
3. Nisqually Indian Tribe http://www.nisqually-nsn.gov/index.php/heritage/
4. Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Muckleshoot Indian Tribe https://www.muckleshoot.nsn.us/depts/preservation

Media

1. Reservation Dogs
2. 1883
3. Indian Horse https://www.indianhorse.ca/en
4. Stolen: Surviving St. Michael's https://irsssurvivors.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/921

Other

1. Since Time Immemorial Curriculum https://ospi.k12.wa.us/student-success/resources-subject-area/john-mccoy-lulilas-time-immemorial-tribal-sovereignty-washington-state
2. Federal Indian Boarding School Investigative Report https://www.bia.gov/sites/default/files/dup/inline-files/bsi_investigative_report_may_2022_508.pdf

Season 1 of the Indigenous Voice Podcast explored the experiences of being Native in the Puget Sound Region. Panelists discussed everything from food sovereignty to language revitalization, ending the season in a 2-part episode about the monuments and memorials of the Puget Sound Treaty War throughout Western Washington. In the first episode of season 2, panelists pick up shortly after the conclusion of the Treaty War with the Fox Island Council.

Panelists include:

1. Amber Taylor, Assistant Director/Collections Manager, Puyallup Tribe
2. Brandon Reynon, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Puyallup Tribe
3. Nettsie Bullchild, Director of Nisqually Tribal Archives/Nisqually Tribal Historic Preservation Office
4. Warren KingGeorge, Historian, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

Learn More at our tribal partner websites and fortnisqually.org.

Resources:

Tribal Websites

1. Puyallup Tribe of Indians https://www.puyalluptribe-nsn.gov/about-our-tribe/historic-preservation/
2. Nisqually Indian Tribe https://www.nisqually-nsn.gov/index.php/heritage/
3. Muckleshoot Indian Tribe https://www.muckleshoot.nsn.us/depts/preservation

Primary Sources

1. To view transcriptions of the Fox Island Council minutes please visit https://catalog.archives.gov/id/117093019 The documents referenced in this episode begin on page 10.

Articles

1. The Isaac I. Stevens and Joel Palmer Treaties, 1855-2005 https://www.ohs.org/oregon-historical-quarterly/back-issues/upload/Stevens-and-Palmer-Treaties_1855-2005_Treaty-and-Tribal-Reference_Fall-2005.pdf
2. Medicine Creek to Fox Island: Cadastral Scams and Contested Domains https://www.ohs.org/oregon-historical-quarterly/back-issues/upload/Reddick-MedicineCreekFox-OHQ-106_3_Fall-2005.pdf
3. Medicine Creek Remediated: Isaac Stevens and the Puyallup Nisqually, and Muckleshoot Land Settlement at Fox Island, August 4, 1856 https://www.jstor.org/stable/24631631

In episodes 11 and 12 we discuss these monuments, how tribal participants experience them, and we ask what a monument that provides an opportunity for reconciliation and learning would look like.

Panelists include:

1. Brandon Reynon, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Puyallup Tribe
2. Danny Marshall, Chairperson, Steilacoom Indian Tribe
3. Nettsie Bullchild, Director of Nisqually Tribal Archives/Nisqually Tribal Historic Preservation Office
4. Warren KingGeorge, Historian, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

Learn More at our tribal partner websites and fortnisqually.org.

In episodes 11 and 12 we discuss these monuments, how tribal participants experience them, and we ask what a monument that provides an opportunity for reconciliation and learning would look like.

Panelists include:

1. Brandon Reynon, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Puyallup Tribe
2. Danny Marshall, Chairperson, Steilacoom Indian Tribe
3. Nettsie Bullchild, Director of Nisqually Tribal Archives/Nisqually Tribal Historic Preservation Office
4. Warren KingGeorge, Historian, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

Learn More at our tribal partner websites and fortnisqually.org.

In this episode we visit the refuge and discuss how tribal sovereignty relates to the Refuge, how changes in the landscape affects sense of place, and ongoing efforts to protect sacred land.

Billy Frank Jr was known for his activism during the second treaty war, also known as the fishing wars of the 1970s. Frank organized fish-ins which led to the Boldt Decision of 1974, a federal court case that reaffirmed tribal fishing rights. Frank was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015. In 2021, Washington Governor, Jay Inslee signed legislation to honor Frank with a statue in the National Statuary Hall in DC. Once complete, this statue will replace that of Marcus Whitman, an early missionary to the region.

Panelists include:

1. Nettsie Bullchild, Director of Nisqually Tribal Archives/Nisqually Tribal Historic Preservation Office
2. Warren KingGeorge, Historian, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
3. Additional comments provided by Kurtis Bullchild, Archives Tech, Nisqually Indian Tribe

Learn More at our tribal partner websites and fortnisqually.org.

In this episode we visit the refuge and ask panelists to describe the landscape, share stories related to the treaty signing, and discuss the importance of this land to tribal people.

Billy Frank Jr was known for his activism during the second treaty war, also known as the fishing wars of the 1970s. Frank organized fish-ins which led to the Boldt Decision of 1974, a federal court case that reaffirmed tribal fishing rights. Frank was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015. In 2021, Washington Governor, Jay Inslee signed legislation to honor Frank with a statue in the National Statuary Hall in DC. Once complete, this statue will replace that of Marcus Whitman, an early missionary to the region.

Panelists include:

1. Nettsie Bullchild, Director of Nisqually Tribal Archives/Nisqually Tribal Historic Preservation Office
2. Warren KingGeorge, Historian, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
3. Additional comments provided by Kurtis Bullchild, Archives Tech, Nisqually Indian Tribe

Learn More at our tribal partner websites and fortnisqually.org.

Earlier this summer, panel participants gathered at the Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums Conference, both in-person and virtually, to discuss the development of the panel series with museum audiences. The panelists shared their thoughts on the program’s development and evolution, its successes and challenges, and what it means to come together as a diverse group of historians to share this history.

To celebrate the program’s recognition this month, we wanted to share this conversation, in two parts. This is part two.

Panelists include:

1. Brandon Reynon, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Puyallup Tribe
2. Charlene Krise, Executive Director of the Squaxin Tribe Museum Library Research Center
3. Elizabeth Rudrud, Events and Volunteer Coordinator, Fort Nisqually Living History Museum
4. Jennifer Ott, Assistant Director, HistoryLink
5. Warren KingGeorge, Historian, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

Learn More at our tribal partner websites and fortnisqually.org.

Earlier this summer, panel participants gathered at the Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums Conference, both in-person and virtually, to discuss the development of the panel series with museum audiences. The panelists shared their thoughts on the program’s development and evolution, its successes and challenges, and what it means to come together as a diverse group of historians to share this history.

To celebrate the program’s recognition this month, we wanted to share this conversation, in two parts. This is part one.

Panelists include:

1. Brandon Reynon, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Puyallup Tribe
2. Charlene Krise, Executive Director of the Squaxin Tribe Museum Library Research Center
3. Elizabeth Rudrud, Events and Volunteer Coordinator, Fort Nisqually Living History Museum
4. Jennifer Ott, Assistant Director, HistoryLink
5. Warren KingGeorge, Historian, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

Learn More at our tribal partner websites and fortnisqually.org.

Panelists include:

1. Danny Marshall, Chairperson, Steilacoom Indian Tribe
2. Warren KingGeorge, Historian, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

Learn More at our tribal partner websites and fortnisqually.org.

Panelists include:

1. Janice Hicks-Bullchild, Nisqually Tribe of Indians
2. Rose Davis, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

Learn More at our tribal partner websites and fortnisqually.org.

This episode references the fishing wars of the 1970s and the resulting Boldt decision as well as two recent legal battles over treaty rights – the 2018 Culverts Case in which the Supreme Court upheld a ruling that culverts constructed by Washington state blocked salmon runs and the recent dismissal of charges against two Tulalip fishermen brought by the State’s Department of Fish and Wildlife for alleged shellfish trafficking.

Panelists include:

1. Danny Marshall, Chairperson, Steilacoom Indian Tribe
2. Nettsie Bullchild, Director of Nisqually Tribal Archives/Nisqually Tribal Historic Preservation Office
3. Warren KingGeorge, Historian, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

Learn More at our tribal partner websites and fortnisqually.org.

Panelists include:

1. Brandon Reynon, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Puyallup Tribe
2. Charlene Krise, Executive Director of the Squaxin Tribe Museum Library Research Center
3. Nettsie Bullchild, Director of Nisqually Tribal Archives/Nisqually Tribal Historic Preservation Office
4. Warren KingGeorge, Historian, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

Learn More at our tribal partner websites and fortnisqually.org.

Panelists include:

1. Brandon Reynon, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Puyallup Tribe
2. Charlotte Basch, Historic Education Coordinator, Puyallup Tribe
3. Danny Marshall, Chairperson, Steilacoom Indian Tribe
4. Jennifer Ott, Assistant Director, HistoryLink
5. Nettsie Bullchild, Director of Nisqually Tribal Archives/Nisqually Tribal Historic Preservation Office
6. Warren KingGeorge, Historian, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

Learn More at our tribal partner websites and fortnisqually.org.

Last year’s panel series presented new concepts and new ways to think about the war. At times, it challenged popular understandings of the conflict, which has predominately been told from a non-native perspective. In our first podcast, we wanted to take a step back.

Panelists include:

1. Brandon Reynon, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Puyallup Tribe
2. Charlotte Basch, Historic Education Coordinator, Puyallup Tribe
3. Danny Marshall, Chairperson, Steilacoom Indian Tribe
4. Jennifer Ott, Assistant Director, HistoryLink
5. Nettsie Bullchild, Director of Nisqually Tribal Archives/Nisqually Tribal Historic Preservation Office
6. Warren KingGeorge, Historian, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

Learn More at our tribal partner websites and fortnisqually.org.

The Indigenous Voices Podcast is an extension of this award winning series. The podcast uplifts tribal voices in the telling of Puget Sound history, sharing tribal knowledge and expertise with wider audiences.

This podcast is generously supported by the City of Tacoma Historic Preservation Office and the Tacoma Arts Commission.