tected are feeders and not those
ready to spawn.
Yours respectfully,
.William L. Paul,
.Grand President.
Icy Straits Resolution
To the President of the Grand
Camp and Members of the Alas
ka Native Brotherhood in Con
vention Assembled: Greetings:
We, the members of Hoonah
Camp No. 12, of the Alaska Na
tive Brotherhood, do respectful
ly represent that:
Whereas, during the same
of 1929 just passed, we were not
allowed to troll for cohoes or
king salmon during a certain
closed period when all through
the Icy Strait District the fish
were bright and fresh, and
Whereas, During the same
closed period commercial fishing
with gill nets was permitted in
Lynn Canal when the fish were
ready to enter the streams to
spawn, we therefore earnestly
request the Grand Camp to pe
tition the Bureau of Fisheries to
permit trolling through the en
tire season and that there be no
closed period.
On motion of Kake Camp, the
above resolution was adopted by
the Grand Convention of the Al
aska Native Brotherhood, on the
25th day of November, 1929, at
Haines, Alaska.
WASTE SEED FISH
DETRIMENTAL TC HEALTH
TO PEOPLE OF KLAWOCK
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Ketchikan, Alaska,
December, 24, 1929
Hon. Robert P. Lamont,
Secretary of Commerce,
Washington, D. C.
My dear Mr. Lamont:
Re. Continuous Fishing Season,
FJakock, Hydaburg, Ketchikan.
The enclosed resolution deals
vdth the fishing season in the
districts of Klawock, Hydaburg
and Ketchikan.
The resolution is a logical de
velopment cf the present fishing
regulations which are now is
sued in your name. In 1925 the
natives of Alaska predicted that
the inevitatle result of the “sea
sonable closing regulations”
would be the destruction of the
“early” fish.
The Convention of the ALAS
KA NATIVE BROTHERHOOD
believes the time has been ful
filled for in their experience
there is virtually no “Ju;y fish”
and so the enclosed re olution
asks that fishing Le prohibited
each year nnt'l August 1st.
We realize that this resolution
does net cover the entire sub
ject, and ro we ask that it be
considered with other re.olu
tiens adopted by our recent con
\ ention.
You will notice Lo.ve/er that
cur people are asking for '‘no
closed season”—meaning no sea
sonal closed season.
I am not exaggerating when I
say that the native population
of this section of Alaska is r.ox
in poverty and destitution. You
stated in a recent letter that
the fishery matters in Alaska
are now generally approved.
How can that te when my peo
ple do not have enough to feed
and clothe themselves?
We are not afraid of an inves
tigation for we can prove our
statements. I hope however that
you will not investigate this by
a reference of the charges to
Mr. O’Malley or the Bureau of
Fisheries as so often happens.
Let the examination be by an
independent and fearless agent.
Yours respectfully,
William L. Paul
Grand President
The Resolution follows:
Whereas, The salmon in Kla
wock stream have died off before
spawning time and during the
closed season, thereby causing
an economic loss to the fishing
industry, and
Whereas, This condition has
been known to exist for the past
four years, and
Whereas, The decaying of fish
in close proximity to Klawock is
a detriment to the sanitary con
dition of the community, and
Whereas, The present closed
reason comes at the peak of the
salmon run and at the driest
season of the year, causing them
tc suffocate in shallow waters,
Now, Therefore Be It Resolved
that we recommend an open sea
son in Klawock, Hydaburg and
Ketchikan districts be changed
to cne continuous season, begin
ning August first, and
Be It Further Resolved, That
copies of this resolution be sent
co the Honorable Robert P. La
ment. Secretary of Commerce;
and to the Honorable Dan A.
Sutherland, Delegate to Congress
for Alaska.
Adopted November 2gth, 1929,
it the Grand Convention of the
Alaska Native Brotherhood, at
Haines, Alaska.
ILLEGAL FISHING
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To the President of the Grand
Lamp and Members of the Alas
ka Native Brotherhood in Con
vention Assembled:
Greetings:
We the members of Hoonah
Camp No. 12, Alaska Native Bro
therhood do respectfully repre
sent that great numbers of food
fish (salmon) are caught in the
streams with nets and in oth
er ways by certain fox farmers,
therefore we earnestly request
the Grand Camp to petition the
Bureau of Fisheries to prohibit
all fishing in streams for fox
lex feed.
Respectfully submitted,
David Charles, President
Mathew Lawrence, Secretary.
Adopted November 25th, 1929.