Jack McNeel

Fisheries Are the Lifeblood of the Nez Perce Economy

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The Nez Perce Tribe has the second largest economic impact in North Central Idaho and is the third largest employer in the region. The massive fisheries program which employs upwards of 180 people is a major contributor to those statistics.

Fish have always been vital to the tribe. Salmon in particular were a major food source for generations. That importance was recognized and protected during the Treaty of 1855 which gave the tribe total fishing rights within the original 13.4 million acre reservation...

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McNeel, Jack. "Fisheries Are the Lifeblood of the Nez Perce Economy." Indian Country Today. December 4, 2013. Article. (https://ictnews.org/archive/fisheries-are-the-lifeblood-of-the-nez-perce-economy, accessed May 5, 2023)

Tribes Recondition Steelhead to Bring Back Endangered Trout

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The notion of “reconditioning steelhead” might sound outlandish, even a bit ominous, at least when applied to an animal. Reconditioning is what’s done to prepare discarded electronics for resale, and the word carries connotations of recycling. How does one recycle a fish?

It turns out, though, to be the most accurate way to describe a unique practice being implemented in the headwaters of the Columbia Basin, to enable sea-going trout to spawn a second time without returning to the ocean in between. Only Indian tribes are doing this, although with cooperation from a couple of federal agencies. It started with the Yakama Tribe and has expanded to the Warm Springs, Colville and Nez Perce tribes...

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McNeel, Jack. "Tribes Recondition Steelhead to Bring Back Endangered Trout." Indian Country Today Media Network. October 24, 2013. Article. (https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/news/environment/tribes-recondition..., accessed October 25, 2013)

Colville Tribes Manage Wolves With Own Program

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As controversy rages over the killing of the Wedge wolf pack in Washington State, the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation are quietly managing one of the state’s eight remaining packs, with a second one possibly to be identified come spring, the pup-birthing season...

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McNeel, Jack. "Colville Tribes Manage Wolves With Own Program." Indian Country Today. November 13, 2012. Article. (https://ictnews.org/archive/colville-tribes-manage-wolves-with-own-program, accessed March 24, 2023)