By Andie Mollins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter T\u015dilhqot\u2019in chiefs are calling on the Alaskan District 104 Fishery to stop intercepting vulnerable salmon stocks bound for their territory, stating the fishery\u2019s harvesting is infringing on T\u015dilhqot\u2019in Aboriginal rights. \u201cOur people depend on the salmon run every year to ensure that our families do not go hungry,\u201d Nits\u2019il\u0294in (Chief) Joe Alphonse said in a Feb. 11 press release issued by the Ts\u0302ilhqot\u2019in National Government (TNG). The chiefs are making their call at the Pacific Salmon Commission\u2019s fortieth annual meeting in Portland, Ore. The commission works to implement the Pacific Salmon Treaty which authorizes the Alaskan Salmon Fishery. \u201cYear after year we are faced with record low Chilko sockeye returns while the Alaskan 104 Fishery catches these salmon without limit,\u201d said Alphonse. In… <\/p>\n
By Andie Mollins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter T\u015dilhqot\u2019in chiefs are calling on the Alaskan District 104 Fishery to stop intercepting vulnerable salmon stocks bound for their territory, stating the fishery\u2019s harvesting is infringing on T\u015dilhqot\u2019in Aboriginal rights. \u201cOur people depend on the salmon run every year to ensure that our families do not go hungry,\u201d Nits\u2019il\u0294in (Chief) Joe Alphonse said in a Feb. 11 press release issued by the Ts\u0302ilhqot\u2019in National Government (TNG). The chiefs are making their call at the Pacific Salmon Commission\u2019s fortieth annual meeting in Portland, Ore. The commission works to implement the Pacific Salmon Treaty which authorizes the Alaskan Salmon Fishery. \u201cYear after year we are faced with record low Chilko sockeye returns while the Alaskan 104 Fishery catches these salmon without limit,\u201d said Alphonse. In... <\/p>\n