Resolutions Passed at Annual
Convention
We print in full some of the
resolutions of general interest
passed at the annual conven
tion of the Alaska Native Bro
therhood held in Klukwan dur
ing November last. Each res
olution is signed by Sam G.
Davis, President and James H.
Gibson, Grand Secretary.
ABOLISHMENT OF TRAPS
We maintain that there is
no body of people in Alaska
more competent to speak on
the subject of fisheries than the
Natives of Alaska, of whom we
are the representatives,
THEREFORE we know from
our experience that the sole
cause of the depletion of salm
on from Alaska is the fish trap
and WE AFFIRM that the fish
trap must be abolished if the
fish are to be saved.
GAME AND FUR
We protest certain practices
of the game officers in Alaska,
Among these are
1st; the employment of men to
go among our people to bribe
them with high prices, pro
tection from prosecution and
other means to break the law.
A case in point is that of
game officer McDonald form
erly of Ketchikan.
2nd; Unlawful and violent
seizures. A case in point is
that of Albert Kokesh at
Angoon by game officer Winn
Goddard, this officer being an
especially unreasonable man.
3rd;. The unreasonable and un
just regulations regarding
)?lue fox. Many natives have
caught blue fox on the main
land or on large islands, and
though innocent of any crime,
they have been prosecuted by
the game officers and punish
ed, because of a technical
guilt.
We recommend new regula
tions as follows:
1st; That no trappers’ license
be issued in Southeastern
Alaska earlier than 10 days
before the open season.
2nd; That all fur, especially
mink skins, be dried with
the fur inside, this will help
to stop the practice of pit
light hunting.
jra; inspectors should be ap
pointed in each town and his
O.K. placed on each fur be
fore the same may be sold.
4th: That the number of game
wardens be doubled and that
the additional officers he
selected from men of the
Native race for two reasons,
(1st) The work of the game
commission is hindered be
cause they do not understand
how to get the co-operation
of our people and there are
too manv unsympathic white
game wardens who generate
fricton. (2nd) this new corps
will create a spirit of com
petition now lacking in the
department.
PEOPLE OF ALASKA CON
TROL FTSHERTES
We endorse the olan of turn
in? the control of Alaska fish
eries to the neonle of Alaska
as bein? supported bv the best
of reasons, namely; self in
terest and better information.
HERRING WASTE
The use of herring for fer
tilizer is destroying the king
salmon, which will result in
driving out our white trollers
from Alaska and increasing
the hardship of the Natives,—
therefore
We hereby ask the legis
lature of Alaska to tax fertiliz
er and oil made from herring
so high that such practice shall
be stopt.
FISH—CLOSED SEASON
We are opposed to the sea
sonal closed season for fish for
reasons,
1st; Because the correct prin
ciple of planting salmon eggs
is every week to protect the
whole run.
2nd; It is unjust to seiners
and gillnetters, because the
present open seasons have re
gard only for the trap fish
ing, and by closing the sea
son as soon as the trap is
thru and before the seiners
begin, the entire burden of
conservation is placed on the
Natives of Alaska and other
seiners.
APPEAL FOR TUBER -
CULOSIS HOSPITAL
The Bureau of Education
maintains a hospital in Tuneau
for the relief of the Natives
of Alaska. Bu*t when cases of
tuberculosis come up, the hos
pital refuses these cases. And
yet the most pitifele <?ases are