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Billy Frank, Jr.

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Nisqually environmental leader and treaty rights activist

United StatesLived 1931 to 2014 · aged 83
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Billy Frank Jr. was a Native American (Nisqually) environmental leader and advocate of treaty rights. As a member of the Nisqually tribe, Frank led a grassroots campaign in the 1960s and 1970s to secure fishing rights on the Nisqually River, located in Washington state.

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Billy Frank Jr. in 2006Billy Frank Jr. in 2006Son, Willie Frank III, chair of the Nisqually Tribal Council, (SXSW 2025)Son, Willie Frank III, chair of the Nisqually Tribal Council, (SXSW 2025)

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2015Presidential Medal of Freedom

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Billy Frank Jr. was a Native American (Nisqually) environmental leader and advocate of treaty rights. As a member of the Nisqually tribe, Frank led a grassroots campaign in the 1960s and 1970s to secure fishing rights on the Nisqually River, located in Washington state. His efforts centered around promoting cooperative management of natural resources. Frank served as the chairman of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission for over thirty years.

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United States
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deceased
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Lived 1931 to 2014 · aged 83
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