River People: Behind the Case of David Sohappy Movie Review 1991

Profiles David Sohappy who was sentenced to a five-year prison term for selling 317 salmon out of season. Sohappy is caught in a conflict between two cultures. He has fished in defiance of all state and federal fishing laws for 20 years, claiming it is his ancestral right.

Distribution

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Available on VHS
Running time 50 minutes.

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Genres

Documentary Films, Politics & Government, Sociology, Native Americans