Tribal Fishing Rights
Bureau/Division/Agency
Archives; Secretary of State
Document Type
MovingImage
Exact Creation Date
10-16-2019
Broad Creation Date
1821
Language
English
Other Location
Penobscot River
Keywords
Maine; Penobscot Tribe; Fishing; Native Rights
Recommended Citation
"Tribal Fishing Rights" (2019). Maine Bicentennial Moments. 7.
https://digitalmaine.com/arc_200th_moments/7
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Description
In January 1821, less than a year after Maine becomes a state, Penobscot tribal chiefs, led by John Neptune, write to the Maine legislature, asking for fishing to be restricted on Maine rivers. Neptune claims that overfishing by the white Maine population is depleting the fishing supply upriver to the tribes.