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  1. The Salmon War at Point Roberts: Lummi Tribe Battles Cannery Giant Over Treaty Fishing Rights

    A federal judge is set to decide whether the Alaska Packing Association's fish traps illegally block the salmon run, pitting Indigenous treaty rights against a quarter-million-dollar cannery industry.

    Jun 23, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPoint Roberts, Whatcom CountyFollow the Money · Exclusion & Resistance

  2. The Fight for Point Roberts’ Shoreline

    A powerful fishing association is accused of manipulating land filings to secure a monopoly on the valuable tide lands, pushing out local competitors.

    May 17, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPoint Roberts, Whatcom CountyFollow the Money

  3. A Cannery, a Reef, and the Indians’ Right to Fish

    A federal injunction stops the Point Roberts packing company from taking sockeye while the cannery argues the reef was never reserved to the Lummi—and that 130 jobs hang in the balance.

    Jun 20, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPoint Roberts, Whatcom CountyFollow the Money · Exclusion & Resistance

  4. The Industrial Slaughter at the Edge of the State

    How a remote peninsula became the center of a massive salmon-canning boom.

    Aug 7, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPoint Roberts, Point Roberts, Whatcom CountyWork & Pay

  5. A Packing Company Tries to Buy Point Roberts' Tidelands at $1.25 an Acre

    As the Alaska Packing Association angles to lock up a fishing monopoly on cheap public shore, Governor McGraw scrambles for witnesses to prove the tide flats are worth far more than the appraisement.

    Jan 7, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPoint Roberts, Whatcom CountyFollow the Money

  6. Cougar Crashes a Point Roberts Dance

    A celebratory night out for local youth turned into a brush with a mountain lion, resulting in a frantic rescue mission.

    Jan 22, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPoint Roberts, Whatcom CountyStrange But True

  7. The Squatter at Point Roberts

    A persistent settler claims a strategic military reserve, forcing the U.S. government to defend its borders against encroaching private interests.

    Apr 12, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPoint Roberts, Whatcom CountyFollow the Money

  8. Fire at Tchewasan: A Point Roberts Indigenous Village Loses Homes and Orchards

    Five houses and 27 tents burned near Point Roberts, prompting an Indian agent to bring bedding and food to a hard-working community.

    May 24, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPoint Roberts, Whatcom CountyDisasters

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