Indian Reservations, Resistance and Changing U.S. Indian Policy since 1850
Lummi Reef Fishing
Reef net fishing, as shown in this 1930s view, is well-suited for the Lummi tribe. Their reservation is situated along deep water north of the San Juan Islands, where migrating salmon move northward to the Fraser River in British Columbia. Federal Judge George Boldt, in the 1974 U.S. v. State of Washington court case, specifically mandated the protection and preservation of the Lummi reef net fisheries. (Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries. Photo by Eugene Fields, UW negative #NA1813.)