cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/11557205
When the state of Washington made it illegal for tribes to fish for salmon in their usual and accustomed places, it was a declaration of war. A landmark court case in 1974 would affirm the tribes’ treaty right to fish and establish them as managers of the resource, but the fate of salmon in the Pacific Northwest still hangs in the balance.
Screening at the Seattle International Film Festival at SIFF Uptown on Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 5 PM and Sunday, May 12 2024 at 1 PM, as well as available to stream between Monday, May 20 - Monday, May 27, 2024 through the SIFF website: https://www.siff.net/festival/fish-war
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1235707-fish-war