I was struck by the shift in the power perspective you highlighted when describing Mr. Kinley’s comments. “Who was giving to whom.” That was great. Thanks for this - really enjoyed learning the background on this one.
Thank you. I thought it was a useful perspective. I'm attuned to that from years of teaching/correcting students and others who say treaties "gave" things to tribes (which implies they can be taken back) rather than tribes retaining rights that have never been surrendered.
I really enjoyed this! Your writing, as always, is great. The last quoted sentence in the article is so poignant! Very thought provoking - and incredibly relevant today!
We are doing well physically. We are pretty freaked about the election! We can’t even comprehend what horrible things coukd happen if Trump is elected.
Adam, I was wondering if you've seen any coverage of this anniversary outside the region? For instance, neither the NYTimes or WaPo have had anything about this, arguably one of the most important law cases concerning Native people ever in the US. Thoughts? Thanks, David
I haven't seen anything from elsewhere but didn't look hard, either. I'm not sure the NYT or WaPo has a strong enough reporters on a relevant beat for a good story. It's clearly something that matters beyond the PNW, at least symbolically. Hard to break through the noise, though.
Yes, lots of noise but still someone, such as Mike Baker, the NYT's regional correspondent should have picked up on this. Oh well, we in the west are used to the provincialism of the east.
I was struck by the shift in the power perspective you highlighted when describing Mr. Kinley’s comments. “Who was giving to whom.” That was great. Thanks for this - really enjoyed learning the background on this one.
Thank you. I thought it was a useful perspective. I'm attuned to that from years of teaching/correcting students and others who say treaties "gave" things to tribes (which implies they can be taken back) rather than tribes retaining rights that have never been surrendered.
I really enjoyed this! Your writing, as always, is great. The last quoted sentence in the article is so poignant! Very thought provoking - and incredibly relevant today!
Happy to hear this, Bonnie. Thanks for reading. Hope all is well with you and Bob.
We are doing well physically. We are pretty freaked about the election! We can’t even comprehend what horrible things coukd happen if Trump is elected.
Life is good in our bubble in Langley. 🤗
Adam, I was wondering if you've seen any coverage of this anniversary outside the region? For instance, neither the NYTimes or WaPo have had anything about this, arguably one of the most important law cases concerning Native people ever in the US. Thoughts? Thanks, David
I haven't seen anything from elsewhere but didn't look hard, either. I'm not sure the NYT or WaPo has a strong enough reporters on a relevant beat for a good story. It's clearly something that matters beyond the PNW, at least symbolically. Hard to break through the noise, though.
Yes, lots of noise but still someone, such as Mike Baker, the NYT's regional correspondent should have picked up on this. Oh well, we in the west are used to the provincialism of the east.