Indigenous Voices from Fort Nisqually

Fort Nisqually Living History Museum
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Indigenous Voices from Fort Nisqually

In 2021, Fort Nisqually Living History Museum brought together a panel of historians to discuss the legacy of the Puget Sound Treaty War (1855-1856). With representatives from the Muckleshoot, Nisqually, Puyallup, Steilacoom, and Squaxin Island Tribes, as well as Fort Nisqually Living History Museum and HistoryLink.org, the panel introduced a new dialogue among diverse communities impacted by the War and its aftermath. The Indigenous Voices Podcast is an extension of this award winning series. The podcast uplifts tribal voices in the telling of Puget Sound history, sharing tribal knowledge and expertise with wider audiences. This podcast is generously supported by the City of Tacoma Historic Preservation Office and the Tacoma Arts Commission.

  1. OCT 29

    'The Right to Feed Our People' Fish Wars - Part 1

    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: ·        Amber Taylor, Assistant Director/Collections Manager, Puyallup Tribe ·        Brandon Reynon, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Puyallup Tribe ·        Nettsie Bullchild, Director of Nisqually Tribal Archives/Nisqually Tribal Historic Preservation Office ·        Warren KingGeorge, Historian, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Learn more at our tribal partners websites and fortnisqually.org Resources: Boldt Decision Litigation Background Files, ca. 1968-1978: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/4644600 Boldt Decision: United States v. State of Washington: https://www.historylink.org/file/21084 Supreme Court in U.S. v. Winans hands down first Native American fishing rights case in 1905: https://historylink.org/File/2595 U.S. Supreme Court in Tulee x. Washington upholds some Native American treaty fishing rights on March 30, 1942: https://historylink.org/File/2595 State Supreme Court issues a narrow ruling regarding treaty fishing rights in State of Washington c Satiacum on July 1, 1957: https://historylink.org/File/2650 Native Americans and supporters stage fish-in to protest denial of treaty rights on March 2, 1964: https://historylink.org/File/5332 The Fish-in Protests at Franks Landing: https://depts.washington.edu/civilr/fish-ins.htm The Boldt Decision Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Flgw9p7XRbU The Fish Wars online lessons by the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian: https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/pnw-fish-wars/index.cshtml#title Backlash to Bolt online lesson by the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian: a href="https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/pnw-fish-wars/backlash" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

    47 min

  2. AUG 28

    Tribal Governance

    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: Amber Taylor, Assistant Director/Collections Manager, Puyallup TribeCharlene Krise, Executive Director of the Squaxin Island Tribe Museum Library Research CenterNettsie Bullchild, Director of Nisqually Tribal Archives/Nisqually Tribal Historic Preservation OfficeWarren KingGeorge, Historian, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Learn more at our tribal partners websites and fortnisqually.org Resources: -https://www.archives.gov/research/native-americans/indian-reorganization-act

    51 min

  3. AUG 28

    Land Allotment - Part 2

    The Dawes Act of 1887 allowed the federal government to divide tribal lands into 160-acre allotments. These allotments were then assigned to individual tribal members with the goal of assimilating Native families. Unassigned allotments were designated as surplus and given to American settlers, resulting in the loss of two-thirds of tribal lands. In this episode, participants discuss the lasting impacts of the Dawes Act. This is part 2 of a 2-part episode. Panelists include: Amber Taylor, Assistant Director/Collections Manager, Puyallup TribeCharlene Krise, Executive Director of the Squaxin Island Tribe Museum Library Research CenterNettsie Bullchild, Director of Nisqually Tribal Archives/Nisqually Tribal Historic Preservation OfficeWarren KingGeorge, Historian, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Learn more at our tribal partners websites and fortnisqually.org

    45 min

  4. AUG 28

    Land Allotment - Part 1

    The Dawes Act of 1887 allowed the federal government to divide tribal lands into 160-acre allotments. These allotments were then assigned to individual tribal members with the goal of assimilating Native families. Unassigned allotments were designated as surplus and given to American settlers, resulting in the loss of two-thirds of tribal lands. In this episode, participants discuss the lasting impacts of the Dawes Act. This is part 1 of a 2-part episode. Panelists include: Amber Taylor, Assistant Director/Collections Manager, Puyallup TribeCharlene Krise, Executive Director of the Squaxin Island Tribe Museum Library Research CenterNettsie Bullchild, Director of Nisqually Tribal Archives/Nisqually Tribal Historic Preservation OfficeWarren KingGeorge, Historian, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Learn more at our tribal partners websites and fortnisqually.org

    45 min

  5. JUN 28

    Boarding Schools - Part 2

    The United States’ boarding school program was designed to strip Native children of their culture by isolating them from their families and placing them into militant style, religious boarding schools. Our second and third episodes discuss two schools in particular, the Puyallup Indian School, located on Squaxin Island, and the Cushman Indian School, located in Tacoma. This is part 2 of a 2-part episode. Panelists include: Amber Taylor, Assistant Director/Collections Manager, Puyallup TribeBrandon Reynon, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Puyallup TribeCharlene Krise, Executive Director of the Squaxin Island Tribe Museum Library Research CenterNettsie Bullchild, Director of Nisqually Tribal Archives/Nisqually Tribal Historic Preservation OfficeWarren KingGeorge, Historian, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Learn more at our tribal partners websites and fortnisqually.org Resources: Tribal Websites https://www.puyalluptribe-nsn.gov/about-our-tribe/historic-preservation/https://squaxinislandmuseum.org/http://www.nisqually-nsn.gov/index.php/heritage/https://www.muckleshoot.nsn.us/depts/preservation#:~:text=The%20mission%20of%20the%20Preservation,as%20the%20Muckleshoot%20Indian%20Tribe Media Reservation Dogs1883Indian Horse https://www.indianhorse.ca/enStolen: Surviving St. Michael's https://gimletmedia.com/shows/stolen Since Time Immemorial Curriculum https://ospi.k12.wa.us/student-success/resources-subject-area/john-mccoy-lulilas-time-immemorial-tribal-sovereignty-washington-state Federal Indian Boarding School Investigative Report https://www.bia.gov/sites/default/files/dup/inline-files/bsi_investigative_report_may_2022_508.pdf

    34 min

  6. MAY 31

    Boarding Schools - Part 1

    The United States’ boarding school program was designed to strip Native children of their culture by isolating them from their families and placing them into militant style, religious boarding schools. Our second and third episodes discuss two schools in particular, the Puyallup Indian School, located on Squaxin Island, and the Cushman Indian School, located in Tacoma. This is part 1 of a 2-part episode. Panelists include: Amber Taylor, Assistant Director/Collections Manager, Puyallup TribeBrandon Reynon, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Puyallup TribeCharlene Krise, Executive Director of the Squaxin Island Tribe Museum Library Research CenterNettsie Bullchild, Director of Nisqually Tribal Archives/Nisqually Tribal Historic Preservation OfficeWarren KingGeorge, Historian, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Learn more at our tribal partners websites and fortnisqually.org Resources: Tribal Websites https://www.puyalluptribe-nsn.gov/about-our-tribe/historic-preservation/https://squaxinislandmuseum.org/http://www.nisqually-nsn.gov/index.php/heritage/https://www.muckleshoot.nsn.us/depts/preservation#:~:text=The%20mission%20of%20the%20Preservation,as%20the%20Muckleshoot%20Indian%20Tribe Media Reservation Dogs1883Indian Horse https://www.indianhorse.ca/enStolen: Surviving St. Michael's https://gimletmedia.com/shows/stolen Since Time Immemorial Curriculum https://ospi.k12.wa.us/student-success/resources-subject-area/john-mccoy-lulilas-time-immemorial-tribal-sovereignty-washington-state Federal Indian Boarding School Investigative Report https://www.bia.gov/sites/default/files/dup/inline-files/bsi_investigative_report_may_2022_508.pdf

    48 min

  7. APR 30

    Fox Island Council

    Season 2, Episode 1 of the Indigenous Voices Podcast focuses on the Fox Island Council, the reasons communities moved into this camp, and the conditions they lived in. Season 1 of the Indigenous Voice Podcast explored the experiences of being Native in the Puget Sound Region. Panelists discussed everything from food sovereignty to language revitalization, ending the season in a 2-part episode about the monuments and memorials of the Puget Sound Treaty War throughout Western Washington. In the first episode of season 2, panelists pick up shortly after the conclusion of the Treaty War with the Fox Island Council. Panelists include: Amber Taylor, Assistant Director/Collections Manager, Puyallup TribeBrandon Reynon, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Puyallup TribeNettsie Bullchild, Director of Nisqually Tribal Archives/Nisqually Tribal Historic Preservation OfficeWarren KingGeorge, Historian, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Learn more at our tribal partners websites and fortnisqually.org Resources: -To view transcriptions of the Fox Island Council minutes please visit https://catalog.archives.gov/id/117093019 The documents referenced in this episode begin on page 10. -https://www.ohs.org/oregon-historical-quarterly/back-issues/upload/Stevens-and-Palmer-Treaties_1855-2005_Treaty-and-Tribal-Reference_Fall-2005.pdf -https://www.ohs.org/oregon-historical-quarterly/back-issues/upload/Reddick-MedicineCreekFox-OHQ-106_3_Fall-2005.pdf -https://www.jstor.org/stable/24631631

    48 min

  8. 01/31/2023

    Teaching Stations: Puget Sound Treaty Memorials Past Present and Future Pt 2

    Monuments and memorials to the Treaty War can be found throughout Western Washington. Many of these monuments were placed over a century ago and reflect a one-sided and racist view of the conflict. In episodes 11 and 12 we discuss these monuments, how tribal participants experience them, and we ask what a monument that provides an opportunity for reconciliation and learning would look like. Panelists include: Brandon Reynon, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Puyallup TribeDanny Marshall, Chairperson, Steilacoom Indian TribeNettsie Bullchild, Director of Nisqually Tribal Archives/Nisqually Tribal Historic Preservation OfficeWarren KingGeorge, Historian, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Learn More at our tribal partner websites and fortnisqually.org.

    21 min
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In 2021, Fort Nisqually Living History Museum brought together a panel of historians to discuss the legacy of the Puget Sound Treaty War (1855-1856). With representatives from the Muckleshoot, Nisqually, Puyallup, Steilacoom, and Squaxin Island Tribes, as well as Fort Nisqually Living History Museum and HistoryLink.org, the panel introduced a new dialogue among diverse communities impacted by the War and its aftermath. The Indigenous Voices Podcast is an extension of this award winning series. The podcast uplifts tribal voices in the telling of Puget Sound history, sharing tribal knowledge and expertise with wider audiences. This podcast is generously supported by the City of Tacoma Historic Preservation Office and the Tacoma Arts Commission.

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    Fort Nisqually Living History Museum
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
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