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Throwback Thursday: Fishing on the Columbia River in 1909

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A Native American fisherman dip-nets for salmon in the Mid-Columbia in 1909. Native American tribes, as sovereign nations, have powerful rights to fish in the Columbia River system.
A Native American fisherman dip-nets for salmon in the Mid-Columbia in 1909. Native American tribes, as sovereign nations, have powerful rights to fish in the Columbia River system. Herald archives

A Native American fisherman dip-nets for salmon in the Mid-Columbia in 1909. Native American tribes, as sovereign nations, have powerful rights to fish in the Columbia River system.

This story was originally published March 17, 2016 at 2:58 PM with the headline "Throwback Thursday: Fishing on the Columbia River in 1909."

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