Indigenous Voices Podcast
Advancing Native voices in the telling of Puget Sound history.
Fort Nisqually Living History Museum, in partnership with the Fort Nisqually Foundation, Nisqually Tribe of Indians, Puyallup Tribe of Indians, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and History Link, is excited to announce the launch of Season Three of the Indigenous Voices Podcast in 2026.
This project is generously supported by Humanities Washington’s Washington Stories Fund Grant and the Pierce County Historic Preservation Grant.
Fort Nisqually’s Indigenous Voices Podcast is an official partner of Washington State America’s 250th.
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Podcast Episodes
In 1989, seventeen tribes participated in the first modern Canoe Journey, the “Paddle to Seattle”, as part of the Washington State Centennial celebrations. This historic event soon led to annual […]
The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, introduced in 1988, confirmed the rights of Tribes to conduct gaming on Indian lands and resulted in substantial growth for Tribal economic development. In episode […]
Throughout history, traditional Native lands have been reduced through governmental actions, such as the 1854 Medicine Creek Treaty and the 1887 General Allotment Act which forced local Tribes to relocate […]
Welcome to Season 3 of the Indigenous Voices Podcast. As we wrapped up Season 2, participants discussed the importance of Native teachings, the benefits of Tribal sovereignty for all of […]
In the last episode of season 2 of Indigenous Voices, participants discuss the importance of Native teachings, the benefits of Tribal sovereignty for all of us, and the hopes of […]
The Boldt Decision of 1970 upended the fishing industry in Washington State, resulting in a slew of court cases over the next 5 decades. In episode 11, participants discuss a […]
The Centennial Accord, signed in 1989, is an agreement between the State of Washington and Washington State’s federally recognized Tribes to improve government-to-government relationships. In this episode of Indigenous Voices, […]
The American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978 protects the rights of Native Americans to practice their traditional religions guaranteeing access to sites, use and possession of sacred objects, and […]
Article 3 of the Medicine Creek Treaty reads, “The right of taking fish, at all usual and accustomed grounds and stations, is further secured to said Indians in common with […]
Article 3 of the Medicine Creek Treaty reads, “The right of taking fish, at all usual and accustomed grounds and stations, is further secured to said Indians in common with […]
Resource Library
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Season 2
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Tribal Websites
Primary Sources
- Medicine Creek Treaty Minutes (1854)
- The Omaha Treaty Minutes (1854)
- Dawes Act (1887)
- United States v. Winans (1905)
- Tulee v. Washington (1942)
- Satiacum v. Washington (1973)
- Boldt Decision Litigation Background Files (ca. 1968-1978)
- American Indian Religious Freedom Act (1978)
- Centennial Accord between the Federally Recognized Indian Tribes in Washington State and the State of Washington
Articles
- The Isaac I. Stevens and Joel Palmer Treaties, 1855-2005
- Medicine Creek to Fox Island: Cadastral Scams and Contested Domains
- Medicine Creek Remediated: Isaac Stevens and the Puyallup Nisqually, and Muckleshoot Land Settlement at Fox Island, August 4, 1856
- Supreme Court in U.S. v. Winans hands down first Native American fishing rights case in 1905
- U.S. Supreme Court in Tulee v. Washington upholds some Native American treaty fishing rights on March 30, 1942
- State Supreme Court issues a narrow ruling regarding treaty fishing rights in State of Washington v. Robert Satiacum on July 1, 1957
- Native Americans and supporters stage fish-in to protest denial of treaty rights on March 2, 1964
- The Fish-in Protests at Franks Landing
- Boldt Decision: United States v. State of Washington
- United States Department of Justice sues the state of Washington over treaty fishing rights on September 18, 1970
Media
- Reservation Dogs
- 1883
- Indian Horse
- Stolen: Surviving St. Michael’s
- The Boldt Decision Explained
Other
- Since Time Immemorial Curriculum
- Federal Indian Boarding School investigative Report
- The Fish Wars online lessons by the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
- Backlash to Boldt online lesson by the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
- University of Washington resources for United States v. Washington (Boldt Decision)
- American Indian Movement (AIM)
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Season 3
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Tribal Websites
Primary Sources
- Medicine Creek Treaty Minutes (1854)
- (General Allotment Act) Dawes Act (1887)
- (Puyallup Land Act of 1893) Acts of the Fifty-Second Congress of the United States
- Indian Citizenship Act of 1924
- Boldt Decision Litigation Background Files, ca. 1968-1978
- Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978
- Land Claims Settlement Agreement, August 27, 1988
- Puyallup Tribe of Indians Settlement Act of 1989
- (NAGPRA) Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
- (Culverts Case) United States v. Washington (9th Circuit) 2017
- (Culverts Case) Washington v. United States (Supreme Court) 2017
- Ramona Bennett Bill, Fighting for the Puyallup Tribe: A Memoir
Articles
- The Fish-in Protests at Franks Landing
- Boldt Decision: United States v. State of Washington
- Members of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians vote to approve settlement offer for lost land on August 27, 1988
- Tribal canoes participating in the Paddle to Seattle arrive at Golden Gardens Park on July 21, 1989
- Puyallup Land Claims Settlement (1990)
- (NAGPRA) Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
- Cecelia Svinth Carpenter, Before The White Man Came To Nisqually Country
- (Culverts Case) United States v. Washington, 853 F.3d 946 (9th 2017)
- What Are Camas Lilies and Why Are They Important to Tribes?
- Tribal Canoe Journeys: Strength in Tradition
- Connie McCloud, Tribal Canoe Journey: A Way of Life
Media
- As Long As The Rivers Run (Documentary, 1971)
- The Boldt Decision Explained
- Stolen: Surviving St. Michael’s
Other
- Since Time Immemorial Curriculum
- Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940
- The Fish Wars online lessons by the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
- Backlash to Boldt online lesson by the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
- University of Washington resources for United States v. Washington (Boldt Decision)
- National Indian Gaming Commission
- “Paddle to Seattle 1989”
- Verne Ray, 1905-2003 (Inventory of papers, including Indian Claims Commission series for the Cowlitz Indian Tribe)
- Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative Investigative Report
- Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative Investigative Report Vol. II
- Leimomiwaiwainui Canoe Family
- Cecelia Svinth Carpenter, Nisqually Indian Tribe
How to Listen
Listen on:
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- Watch the 4-part panel series on YouTube
- Visit the Puget Sound Treaty War Panel web page
- Learn more about Fort Nisqually
This project is supported by Pierce County Historic Preservation Grant, Humanities Washington’s Washington Stories Fund, and Fort Nisqually Foundation
