fish-in
(ˈfɪʃɪn)
[See -in suffix3.]
A form of protest by American Indians against the loss of fishing rights, characterized by fishing in prohibited waters.
| 1964 Post-Herald (Birmingham, Ala.) 3 Mar. 2/3 They took part in an Indian protest ‘fish-in’ on the Puyallup River. 1966 New Statesman 15 Apr. 530/1 In resisting the injunction, the Indians have staged pathetic ‘fish-ins’. 1968 Daily Tel. 4 June 22/3 Dick Gregory, the Negro comedian and Civil Rights leader..was sentenced for taking part in a ‘fish-in’ along the Nisqually river to support local Indians protesting against a State ban on net fishing. |