A 1666 Treaty between the colonists and the Piscataway and Anacostan tribes, among others, stated:
"The priviledge of hunting Crabbing fishing & fowleing shall be preserved to the Indians inviolably.”
When members of the DC City Council learned about this treaty, they passed a bill giving local Natives free fishing licenses. The first licenses were presented at a ceremony on Oct. 15, 2022.
This 2.20 min video tells the details of that story, in honor of Native American Heritage Day, 2022!
Fishing Bill video NAHD 2022: https://youtu.be/HKgNskifpQg
