Chapter Twelve of “Where the Salmon Run” written by Trova Heffernan and sponsored by Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed. Chapter Twelve | Bridge Builder Billy has the flawless timing of an orchestra conductor. He understands when to push, when to quit, and when to laugh, letting the tension out of a room like a balloon that […]
Chapter Eleven of “Where the Salmon Run” written by Trova Heffernan and sponsored by Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed. Chapter Eleven | The Politics of Salmon Indian tribes had long made a villain out of Slade Gorton. The intellectual Dartmouth graduate, who earned his law degree at Columbia University Law School, first jumped into Washington State politics as […]
Chapter Nine of “Where the Salmon Run” written by Trova Heffernan and sponsored by Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed. Chapter Nine | The Shelf Life of Treaties The battle over Indian fishing rights appeared interminable in 1973, an assembly line of expensive court cases that had cycled through the American justice system for decades. […]