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From “fishing together” to “to fish in common with”: Makah marine waters and the making of the settler commons in Washington Territory, USA

Dr Joshua L. Reid

University of Washington, USA

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  • USA,
  • fishing,
  • community,
  • Settlers,
  • Non-Native,
  • Indigenous,
  • Treaty of Neah Bay,
  • Makah Nation
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  • Researchers,
  • Students,
  • Youth,
  • Teachers
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This video examines the 1855 Treaty of Neah Bay that the Makah Nation negotiated and signed with the USA to illustrate how indigenous peoples were marginalized in favour of settlers.

In this presentation, Dr Reid examines the 1855 Treaty of Neah Bay that the Makah Nation negotiated and signed with the USA to illustrate how the logic of elimination established a marine settler commons that privileged non-Native users and sought to remove indigenous peoples.