Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Native American Heritage Day 2022 Video - The Restoration of Native Fishing Rights by Washington, DC!

 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





1 comment:

  1. There is a petition to get Maryland and Virginia to also recognize the Native Fishing Rights! https://www.change.org/p/piscataway-conoy-tribe-restoration-of-fishing-crabbing-and-hunting-rights-for-piscataway

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