BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.7//EN TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1599@meaningfulmovies.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251114T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251114T203000 DTSTAMP:20251112T193001Z URL:https://meaningfulmovies.org/events/fish-war-2/ SUMMARY:Fish War DESCRIPTION:Join us in-person on Friday\, November 14 at 5 PM at Shoreline College Theatre for a FREE community screening event of FISH WAR as we exp lore together an important part of history in Washington state. When the s tate of Washington made it illegal for tribes to fish for salmon in their usual and accustomed places\, it was a declaration of war. FISH WAR follow s the tribes' fight to exercise their treaty-reserved fishing rights. A la ndmark court case in 1974 would affirm the tribes’ treaty rights and est ablish them as co-managers of the resource\, but the fate of salmon in the Pacific Northwest still hangs in the balance. Panel Discussion following the film.\n\n \;\n\nThis isn’t just a film screening but a community gathering.\n\n Purchase one of a kind handmade pieces by Native Artisans .\n Drumming with the Muckleshoot Canoe Family.\n Meet and greet with so me of the films participants.\n\n \;\n\n Date: Friday\, November 14\, 2025\n\n Time: Doors open at 5:00 PM PT\, Event starts at 6:00 PM PT\n\n  Location:  Shoreline College Theatre\, Building 1600\n\n \;\n\nCost : Free admission. Open to the public.\n\nThere is a drive-up area for elde rs to be dropped off at the front of the theater.\n\n \;\n\n \;\nA bout Our Speakers:\nRamona Bennett\, Puyallup Tribal Elder\, has left her mark as an iconic leader paving the way for other female activists. Her le gendary work as an activist for indigenous rights began in the 1960s and s till continues. Ramona began serving on the Puyallup council in 1968. In 1 970\, she was elected as tribal chairwoman. She is known for Indian Fishin g Rights and reclaiming the Indian Hospital and its property in 1976 for t he Puyallup Tribe. But Ramona is better known within the Indian community for her work in securing the Native Child Welfare Rights.\n\nRamona will b e selling her new book\, Fighting for the Puyallup Tribe\, at the event.\ n\n \;\n\nEd Johnstone has been chairman of the Northwest Indian Fish eries Commission since 2021\, having served as treasurer from 2009 to 2021 . Johnstone served as the Quinault Indian Nation’s commissioner to the NWIFC from 2000-2022. He also was Quinault’s fisheries policy spokesper son and has extensive experience in management of salmon\, steelhead\, cra b\, clams\, black cod and halibut.\n\n \;\n\n\n\nRodney Sisson is a Pu yallup tribal elder\, veteran and fisherman. He serves as the Puyallup Tri be's resource policy representative.\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\ n \;\nMore About Our Partners:\n \;\n\n\n\nThe Muckleshoot Indian Tribe is a Federally Recognized Indian Tribe composed of descendants of th e Duwamish and Upper Puyallup Peoples who inhabited Central Puget Sound fo r thousands of years before non-Indian settlement.\n\n \;\n\n \;\n \n\n\n \;\n\nShoreline College offers accessible\, high-quality educat ion and workforce training that empowers students for success. Rooted in o ur commitment to diversity\, equity\, and community engagement\, we foster an educational environment that contributes to the enrichment of both our local and global communities.\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n\n\nThe Northwest  Indian Fisheries Commission (NWIFC) is a support service organization for the 20 treaty Indian tribes in western Washington that are co-managers of the region’s salmon and other natural resources with the state of Wa shington. NWIFC provides services to tribes in areas such as fisheries m anagement\, habitat protection and fish health.\n\n \;\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://meaningfulmovies.org/wp-content/uploads/ 2025/09/fishwar_270x180.jpg CATEGORIES:In-Person,Meaningful Movies Project,Shoreline Community College LOCATION:Shoreline Community College\, 16101 Greenwood Ave. N\, Shoreline\, WA\, 98133-5696\, United States GEO:47.748973;-122.359424 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=16101 Greenwood Ave. N\, Sh oreline\, WA\, 98133-5696\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Shore line Community College:geo:47.748973,-122.359424 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR