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Organizer: Dungeness River Nature Center
Organizer Email: info@DungenessRiverCenter.org
Organizer Phone: 360-681-4076
Organizer Website: https://DungenessRiverCenter.org/

The River Center Film Series is Back!

Fish War

Thursday, October 10th

6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Rainshadow Hall

$10

Register Here

Fifty years ago, federal Judge George Boldt affirmed tribal treaty fishing rights in Washington state in a landmark decision.

“Fish War” is an Indigenous civil rights documentary produced by Northwest Treaty Tribes Media and North Forty Productions. The film uses rare archival footage and insight of activists on the front lines of the fight to trace the battle from its origins in the ’60s to today while interrogating what guaranteed fishing rights truly mean in the face of a climate crisis and human intervention.

You can view the trailer here.

Josh Chapman, a Jamestown S’Klallam citizen, active fisher, and Chair of the Tribe’s Natural Resources Committee, will introduce the film and stay for a Q&A with the audience after. He serves as a Natural Resources Policy liaison on behalf of Jamestown, including as a Commissioner at Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. As part of Josh’s policy representation, he is a member of the Puget Sound Partnership Ecosystem Coordination Board. He seeks to properly manage S’Klallam treaty resources and assure treaty fishing rights and traditions are continued through future generations.

All proceeds support educational programs at the River Center.