Changes in the Law, Changes in Practice

Introduction: The following are examples of laws and practices that helped limit Native Americans access to their “usual and accustomed grounds and stations.”

The controversy began when a settler named Frank Taylor fenced in his land along the Columbia River in order to protect his crops.
Several years ago white men [...]

The Seattle TimesApril 13, 1958by Hill Williams
The Nisqually Indians and the Army are feuding again. There have been a few skirmishes along the boundary between Fort Lewis and the Nisqually Reservation.
But, in contrast to customs of 100 years ago, the only shots fired have been legal documents. It [...]