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Metlakatla Cannery Agreement and Community Promises
The document outlines a lease for a salmon cannery and fish trap rights on Annette Island Reserve with Seattle operators. It sets a 1 cent per salmon trap rate, $100 per fish trap annual permit, and a minimum $4,000 annual payment for fish privileges in 1917, plus $6,000 yearly for five cannery years beginning 1918. Native employment is prioritized, aiming to empower Metlakatla to eventually own and operate the cannery under federal supervision. Also notes sale of the gas boat Skunk to John Kanowa and a $350 sale to Alex Spahn, and ends with a moral exhortation.
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Metlakatla
Seattle
Wash
Annette Island