Billy Frank Jr.
Nisqually environmental leader and treaty rights activist
Billy Frank, Jr. (March 9, 1931 – May 5, 2014) was a Native American environmental leader and treaty rights activist. Frank is known for his grassroots campaign for fishing rights on the tribe’s Nisqually River in Washington. He was mostly active during the 1960s and 1970s. He helped keep natural resources in the state.[1] He was born in Nisqually, Washington.
Frank died on May 5, 2014, aged 83.[2]
References
change- ↑ "Interior Secretary Norton Honors Cooperative Conservation Partnership at Nisqually River Watershed." Interior Department. 25 Aug. 2005
- ↑ "Billy Frank, Jr., Nisqually elder who fought for treaty rights, dies". Archived from the original on 2014-05-06. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
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