Return of the fish wars: Hatchery pits environmentalists against tribe

Return of the fish wars: Hatchery pits environmentalists against tribe

The Elwha, like so many coastal Natives, are salmon people. Their history of dugout canoes and hundred-pound chinook is inseparable from the glacial river that shares their name. In late August, timed to the fall runs of fish, the Lower Elwha tribe held the annual First Salmon ceremony at the gravelly mouth of the river. Lola Moses, who oversees the tribal court, presided over a small crowd of members, children from the reservation’s Head Start program and a few visitors.

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