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I shot this in about 1975 in Portland. Banks was visiting Portland in support of a group of Indians living on the Columbia River who were battling for their treaty fishing rights. There were a bunch of smug pro-bono lawyers hanging around. I recall Banks telling a couple of jokes that were quite funny, and also commenting on theories of Indians coming to America: "We're right here where the creator put us," he said. "If there were tracks across the Bering Straits, they were going the other way."
All photos are the exclusive property of James Mason
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