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Alan McConchie Feb 7, 2024

Quoting the late Billy Frank Jr:

“People forget that non-Indians in Western Washington have treaty rights, too. Treaties opened the door to statehood. Without them, non-Indians would have no legal right to buy property, build homes or even operate businesses on the millions of acres tribes ceded to the federal government.

“Treaty rights should never be taken for granted — by anyone.”

https://salish-current.org/2024/02/05/tribes-101-about-the-native-nations-that-share-geography-with-washington-state/

#BillyFrankJr #Washington #WashingtonState #CoastSalish #SalishCurrent

Tribes 101: About the Native nations that share geography with Washington state

In upholding treaties as part of the “supreme Law of the Land,” the Boldt Decision of 1974 reaffirmed treaty law and tribal sovereignty — concepts still not universally understood.

Salish Current

Alan McConchie Sep 8, 2023

A proposed metal shredding facility in North #BellinghamWA has raised concerns about noise, toxic dust, fire hazards and an increase in truck traffic.

The facility would take depolluted old cars, appliances and other materials to break them down into smaller pieces, sorting the metal using turbines and magnets. The metals would then be shipped to steel mills to be reused and the nonmetal materials would be transported to a landfill.

Noise, toxins, traffic concerns with proposed metal shredding

Residents are concerned about noise, toxic dust, fire hazards and increased truck traffic if a proposed metal shredding facility along Marine Drive is built.

Salish Current