Fish War – Documentary and Panel Discussion

Watch this documentary about treaty fishing rights and hear from Quileute Elders who participated in the actual events.

Miss Ann Penn-Charles and a panel of Elders will discuss their lived experiences during this time.

Documentary synopsis
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. Fish War follows the tribes' fight to exercise their treaty-reserved fishing rights. A landmark court case in 1974 would affirm the tribes' treaty rights and establish them as co-managers of the resource, but the fate of salmon in the Pacific Northwest still hangs in the balance.

Reading List
Want to learn more? Check out our Fish War Reading List.

This program is generously supported in part by Friends of Forks Library.