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Billy Frank Jr.
March 9, 1931May 5, 2014 (aged 83)Nisqually Reservation, Washington, USA
Billy Frank Jr. was a Native American 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.
