1997 Golden North Salmon Derby boycott

[2] The boycott was announced by ANB Grand Camp president Richard Stitt, made public July 14, 1997, in the Juneau Empire, little over a month before the scheduled derby date.

[3] Stitt said TSI had opposed them on the issues of subsistence and Native corporation creation in aggressive ways that pointed at racism.

[9] On July 21 Mayor Dennis Egan, along with the Juneau assembly, offered for the city to pay for a professional mediator because of concerns that the disagreement would cause community conflict.

[20] The town hall style meeting was set for March 26, 1998; each side got thirty minutes for a presentation, followed by an open question and answer period.

[22] The Territorial Sportsmen Inc.'s presentation reinstated that they held opposing views to the ANB, that they were strong supporters of state rights, and that they would have to "agree to disagree".

The fish yield of the 1997 derby was 25% lower than usual—possible factors contributing to this, in addition to the proposed boycott, include bad weather and a late salmon run that year.