Journal of Environmental Law & Litigation : Vol. 22, no. 1 (Spring 2007)

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Journal of Environmental Law & Litigation : Vol. 22, No. 1, p. 131-152 : Protecting the Tribal Harvest: The Right to Catch and Consume Fish
(University of Oregon School of Law, 2007) O'Neill, Catherine A.
Many of the waters and fish species relied upon by tribal peoples are contaminated. Dioxins, PCBs, methylmercury, and a litany of pollutants toxic to humans and other living things have compromised the health of the Columbia River Basin,1 where we are gathered, as well as other watersheds throughout the Pacific Northwest. This widespread contamination poses a particular threat to many Native peoples. Historically and in contemporary times, members of these fishing peoples consume more fish, at greater frequency, and in accordance with different cultural practices than the general population. Because fish consumption is the primary route of exposure to many of these toxic contaminants, Native peoples are among the most highly exposed.