land, Cape Omaney and Tee Har
bor, the herring fisheries are so
depleted that it has caused such
a serious depletion of king sal
r. on that the troller can no
longer make a decent living, and
Whereas, These herring fish
ermen catch king salmon in
their seines and dispose of them
regardless of whether or not
they are legally caught in closed
areas or closed seasons,
Now Therefore, Be It Resolv
ed that this practice of wanton
Destruction of herring and ille
gal catching of king salmon be
brought to the attention of the
United States Bureau of Fisher
ies for their consideration and
regulation.
Adopted thi; 25th day of No
vember, 1929 Haines, Alaska,
by the Alaska Native Brother
hood in convention assembled.
LIMITING LENGTH OF NETS
ON SEETUCK RIVER
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Whereas, The gear used in the
Seetuck River is limited to gill
nets, and
Whereas, the maximum length
'■‘f set gill nets is now fifty fath
oms and three to each man, and
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Whereas, The imported non
resident fishermen from the
States are allowed to use three
such set nets and are given the
best locations, and
Whereas, The Natives of Yaku
tat are allowed only two set nets
and are given the more danger
ous waters close to the ocean,
and
Whereas, The interests of con
servation and justice require
some changes,
Therefore, Be it Resolved That
only two set gill nets of not over
twenty-five fathoms in length
each be allowed each man, and
that some method be devised
whereby the desirable locations
shall be open to all applicants
alike, and
Be It Further Resolved That
copies of this resolution be sent
to the Honorable Robert P. La
mont, Secretary of Commerce, to
the Honorable Dan A. Suther
land, Delegate to Congress from
/w-aska, and to Mr. David Branch
of Libby, McNeal & Libby Co.
Adopted by the Alaska Native
L? otherhcod in Convention as
sembled at Haines, Alaska, this
25th day of November, 1929.
‘5IOOK-OFF’ DISCRIMINATION
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We, The Native Indians of
Southeastern Alaska, through
our organization, the Alaska Na
tive Brotherhood, respectfully
assert that the order of the
United States Bureau of Fisher
ies against “hook-off” by seines
is unjust, and petition that the
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rule be rescinded and in support
of this petition we assert:
1. The fish trap is nothing but
an automatic licok-off with 24
hour daily service whereas at
best a seine cannot hook-off ov
er ore hour in every four hours,
and then only during the waking
hours of the seiners;
2. The places most suitable to
seiners are the bays, whereas the
places most suitable to the fish
traps are the open channels
where the tides are swift and
strong, which condition is es
sential to their success;
3. The bays are now closed and
the seines are driven to fish in
the same waters as the fish trap
and hence are forced to adopt
the same method for success,
namely, the liook-off, and yet
the Bureau of Fisheries has pro
hibited the hook-off to the seine
and not to the fish trap;
We direct our officers to pre
sent this petition to the Honor
able Robert P. Lamont, Secretary
of Commerce, and ask our De
legate to Congress, the Honor
able Dan A. Sutherland to sup
port this our petition.
Adopied this 25th day of No
vember 1929, at Haines, Alaska,
by the Grand Camp of the Alas
ka Native Brotherhood in con
vention assembled.
SCHOOL SITE
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Whereas, the Department of
the Interior has made known its
intention to erect an Industrial
School in the near future for
the training of the Indian youth
of Southeastern Alaska, and
Whereas, the Alaska Native
Brotherhood considers this one
of the most important steps yet
made for the welfare of the In
dians in Southeastern Alaska,
therefore.
Be It Resolved that the Alaska
Native Brotherhood duly appre
ciates this action on the part of