Welcome to Season 3 of the Indigenous Voices Podcast. As we wrapped up Season 2, participants discussed the importance of Native teachings, the benefits of Tribal sovereignty for all of us, and the hopes of the Treaty War warriors. The first episode of Season 3 explores tribal sovereignty. Our panelists discuss tribal governance, tribal vs. American citizenship, laws and taxes, and discourse around Native sovereignty and how these conversations have changed over time.

Panelists include:

1. Amber Taylor, Assistant Director/Collections Manager of Historic Preservation, Puyallup Tribe
2. Brandon Reynon, Director of Archives and Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Puyallup Tribe
3. Nettsie Bullchild, Director of Tribal Archives/Nisqually Tribal Historic Preservation Office, Tribal Elder, Nisqually Indian Tribe
4. Warren KingGeorge, Historian, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

Learn More at our tribal partner websites and fortnisqually.org.

Resources:

Tribal Websites

1. Puyallup Tribe of Indians https://www.puyalluptribe-nsn.gov/about-our-tribe/historic-preservation/
2. Nisqually Indian Tribe http://www.nisqually-nsn.gov/index.php/heritage/
3. Muckleshoot Indian Tribe https://www.muckleshoot.nsn.us/depts/preservation

Primary Sources

1. Ramona Bennett Bill, Fighting for the Puyallup Tribe: A Memoir: https://uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295753508/fighting-for-the-puyallup-tribe/
2. Land Claims Settlement Agreement, August 27, 1988: https://www.puyalluptribe-nsn.gov/wp-content/uploads/Land-Claims-Settlement-Agreement.pdf
3. Puyallup Tribe of Indians Settlement Act of 1989: https://www.congress.gov/101/statute/STATUTE-103/STATUTE-103-Pg83.pdf
4. Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/STATUTE-92/pdf/STATUTE-92-Pg3069.pdf
5. Indian Citizenship Act of 1924:

In the last episode of season 2 of Indigenous Voices, participants discuss the importance of Native teachings, the benefits of Tribal sovereignty for all of us, and the hopes of the Treaty War warriors. To learn more, and to see how you can incorporate Tribal history into your classroom, please visit our Tribal partners websites.

Panelists include:

1. Amber Taylor, Assistant Director/Collections Manager, Puyallup Tribe
2. Brandon Reynon, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Puyallup Tribe
3. Nettsie Bullchild, Director of Nisqually Tribal Archives/Nisqually Tribal Historic Preservation Office
4. Warren KingGeorge, Historian, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

Learn More at our tribal partner websites and fortnisqually.org.

Resources:

Tribal Websites

1. Puyallup Tribe of Indians https://www.puyalluptribe-nsn.gov/about-our-tribe/historic-preservation/
2. Nisqually Indian Tribe http://www.nisqually-nsn.gov/index.php/heritage/
3. Muckleshoot Indian Tribe https://www.muckleshoot.nsn.us/depts/preservation

The Boldt Decision of 1970 upended the fishing industry in Washington State, resulting in a slew of court cases over the next 5 decades. In episode 11, participants discuss a selection of court cases covering shellfish, large game, and habitat restoration.

Panelists include:

1. Amber Taylor, Assistant Director/Collections Manager, Puyallup Tribe
2. Brandon Reynon, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Puyallup Tribe
3. Nettsie Bullchild, Director of Nisqually Tribal Archives/Nisqually Tribal Historic Preservation Office
4. Warren KingGeorge, Historian, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

Learn More at our tribal partner websites and fortnisqually.org.

Resources:

Tribal Websites

1. Puyallup Tribe of Indians https://www.puyalluptribe-nsn.gov/about-our-tribe/historic-preservation/
2. Nisqually Indian Tribe http://www.nisqually-nsn.gov/index.php/heritage/
3. Muckleshoot Indian Tribe https://www.muckleshoot.nsn.us/depts/preservation

The Centennial Accord, signed in 1989, is an agreement between the State of Washington and Washington State’s federally recognized Tribes to improve government-to-government relationships. In this episode of Indigenous Voices, participants discuss the outcomes of the Centennial Accord and its effects on the fishing industry in Washington State, as well as the significance of consultation between sovereign governments.

Panelists include:

1. Amber Taylor, Assistant Director/Collections Manager, Puyallup Tribe
2. Brandon Reynon, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Puyallup Tribe
3. Nettsie Bullchild, Director of Nisqually Tribal Archives/Nisqually Tribal Historic Preservation Office
4. Warren KingGeorge, Historian, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

Learn More at our tribal partner websites and fortnisqually.org.

Resources:

Tribal Websites

1. Puyallup Tribe of Indians https://www.puyalluptribe-nsn.gov/about-our-tribe/historic-preservation/
2. Nisqually Indian Tribe http://www.nisqually-nsn.gov/index.php/heritage/
3. Muckleshoot Indian Tribe https://www.muckleshoot.nsn.us/depts/preservation

Primary Sources

1. Centennial Accord between the Federally Recognized Indian Tribes in Washington State and the State of Washington https://goia.wa.gov/state-tribal-relations-centennial-accord/centennial-accord

The American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978 protects the rights of Native Americans to practice their traditional religions guaranteeing access to sites, use and possession of sacred objects, and the freedom to worship through ceremonials and traditional rites. In episode 9, participants discuss the path to gaining religious freedom and some of the difficulties they must still overcome to practice religion today.

Panelists include:

1. Amber Taylor, Assistant Director/Collections Manager, Puyallup Tribe
2. Brandon Reynon, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Puyallup Tribe
3. Nettsie Bullchild, Director of Nisqually Tribal Archives/Nisqually Tribal Historic Preservation Office
4. Warren KingGeorge, Historian, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

Learn More at our tribal partner websites and fortnisqually.org.

Resources:

Tribal Websites

1. Puyallup Tribe of Indians https://www.puyalluptribe-nsn.gov/about-our-tribe/historic-preservation/
2. Nisqually Indian Tribe http://www.nisqually-nsn.gov/index.php/heritage/
3. Muckleshoot Indian Tribe https://www.muckleshoot.nsn.us/depts/preservation

Primary Sources

1. American Indian Religious Freedom Act (1978) https://www.congress.gov/103/bills/hr4230/BILLS-103hr4230enr.pdf

Other

1. American Indian Movement (AIM) https://www.aimovement.org/

Article 3 of the Medicine Creek Treaty reads, “The right of taking fish, at all usual and accustomed grounds and stations, is further secured to said Indians in common with all citizens of the Territory, and of erecting temporary houses for the purpose of curing, together with the privilege of hunting, gathering roots and berries, and pasturing their horses on open and unclaimed lands: Provided, however, that they shall not take shellfish from any beds staked or cultivated by citizens, and that they shall alter all stallions not intended for breeding-horses, and shall keep up and confine the latter.”

In this episode, participants discuses article 3 of the Medicine Creek Treaty, securing Tribes’ right to gather food on their traditional lands, and the legal cases that followed when the article was not honored by the U.S. government. What came to be known as the Fish Wars, or Second Treaty War, ensued as Tribes fought for their rights.

Panelists include:

1. Amber Taylor, Assistant Director/Collections Manager, Puyallup Tribe
2. Brandon Reynon, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Puyallup Tribe
3. Nettsie Bullchild, Director of Nisqually Tribal Archives/Nisqually Tribal Historic Preservation Office
4. Warren KingGeorge, Historian, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

Learn More at our tribal partner websites and fortnisqually.org.

Resources:

Tribal Websites

1. Puyallup Tribe of Indians https://www.puyalluptribe-nsn.gov/about-our-tribe/historic-preservation/
2. Nisqually Indian Tribe http://www.nisqually-nsn.gov/index.php/heritage/
3. Muckleshoot Indian Tribe https://www.muckleshoot.nsn.us/depts/preservation

Primary Sources

1. Boldt Decision Litigation Background Files, ca. 1968-1978 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/4644600
2. Boldt Decision: United States v. State of Washington https://www.historylink.org/file/21084

Articles

1. Supreme Court in U.S. v. Winans hands down first Native American fishing rights case in 1905 https://historylink.org/File/2595
2. U.S. Supreme Court in Tulee v. Washington upholds some Native American treaty fishing rights on March 30, 1942 https://historylink.org/File/2595

Article 3 of the Medicine Creek Treaty reads, “The right of taking fish, at all usual and accustomed grounds and stations, is further secured to said Indians in common with all citizens of the Territory, and of erecting temporary houses for the purpose of curing, together with the privilege of hunting, gathering roots and berries, and pasturing their horses on open and unclaimed lands: Provided, however, that they shall not take shellfish from any beds staked or cultivated by citizens, and that they shall alter all stallions not intended for breeding-horses, and shall keep up and confine the latter.”

In this episode, participants discuses article 3 of the Medicine Creek Treaty, securing Tribes’ right to gather food on their traditional lands, and the legal cases that followed when the article was not honored by the U.S. government. What came to be known as the Fish Wars, or Second Treaty War, ensued as Tribes fought for their rights.

Panelists include:

1. Amber Taylor, Assistant Director/Collections Manager, Puyallup Tribe
2. Brandon Reynon, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Puyallup Tribe
3. Nettsie Bullchild, Director of Nisqually Tribal Archives/Nisqually Tribal Historic Preservation Office
4. Warren KingGeorge, Historian, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

Learn More at our tribal partner websites and fortnisqually.org.

Resources:

Tribal Websites

1. Puyallup Tribe of Indians https://www.puyalluptribe-nsn.gov/about-our-tribe/historic-preservation/
2. Nisqually Indian Tribe http://www.nisqually-nsn.gov/index.php/heritage/
3. Muckleshoot Indian Tribe https://www.muckleshoot.nsn.us/depts/preservation

Primary Sources

1. Boldt Decision Litigation Background Files, ca. 1968-1978 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/4644600
2. Boldt Decision: United States v. State of Washington https://www.historylink.org/file/21084

Articles

1. Supreme Court in U.S. v. Winans hands down first Native American fishing rights case in 1905 https://historylink.org/File/2595
2. U.S. Supreme Court in Tulee v. Washington upholds some Native American treaty fishing rights on March 30, 1942 https://historylink.org/File/2595

The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 decreased federal control of Native affairs, returned surplus lands to the tribes, and encouraged tribal self-governance. In episode 6, participants discuss the state or tribal governances after the Dawes Act and the Indian Reorganization Act.

Panelists include:

1. Amber Taylor, Assistant Director/Collections Manager, Puyallup Tribe
2. Charlene Krise, Executive Director of the Squaxin Island Tribe Museum Library Research Center
3. Nettsie Bullchild, Director of Nisqually Tribal Archives/Nisqually Tribal Historic Preservation Office
4. Warren KingGeorge, Historian, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

Learn More at our tribal partner websites and fortnisqually.org.

Resources:

Tribal Websites

1. Puyallup Tribe of Indians https://www.puyalluptribe-nsn.gov/about-our-tribe/historic-preservation/
2. Squaxin Island Museum https://squaxinislandmuseum.org/
3. Nisqually Indian Tribe http://www.nisqually-nsn.gov/index.php/heritage/
4. Muckleshoot Indian Tribe https://www.muckleshoot.nsn.us/depts/preservation

Primary Sources

1. Indian Reorganization Act, 1934 https://www.archives.gov/research/native-americans/indian-reorganization-act