▁ri ot ▁g ear , ▁police ▁stood ▁shoulder ▁to ▁shoulder , ▁often ▁three ▁deep , ▁with ▁st icks ▁and ▁shield s ▁ready ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁crowd ▁if ▁they ▁pressed ▁past ▁snow ▁f ences ▁hast ily ▁ere cted ▁for ▁crowd ▁control . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁spring ▁wal ley e ▁sp aw ning ▁seasons ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁the ▁task ▁force ▁deployed ▁hundreds ▁of ▁police ▁officers ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁state ▁to ▁help ▁local ▁sh er iffs ▁maintain ▁order ▁at ▁la kes ▁where ▁Ch ipp ew a ▁members ▁began ▁exer cis ing ▁their ▁newly ▁re aff ir med ▁rights . ▁H undred s ▁of ▁protest ers ▁l ined ▁boat ▁land ings ▁to ▁make ▁their ▁case ▁that ▁trib al ▁members ▁enjoyed ▁" special ▁rights " ▁under ▁Cra bb ' s ▁decision . ▁They ▁shout ed ▁off ensive ▁s log ans ▁and ▁sometimes ▁threw ▁rocks ▁at ▁the ▁trib al ▁fish ers ▁and ▁the ▁protection ▁officials . ▁To ▁dis rupt ▁the ▁fish ing , ▁protest ers ▁launched ▁boats ▁and ▁circ led ▁the ▁fish ers ▁at ▁high ▁speed , ▁trying ▁to ▁up end ▁the ▁Ch ipp ew a ▁fish ers , ▁who ▁were ▁standing ▁in ▁boats ▁to ▁spe ar ▁fish ▁by ▁l am pl ight . ▁Other ▁protest ers ▁joined ▁mass ▁arr ests , ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁of ▁which ▁de grad ed ▁into ▁a ▁me lee ▁when ▁police ▁moved ▁to ▁se ize ▁sound ▁ampl ification ▁devices ▁from ▁protest ▁leaders . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1