Chapter Thirteen of “Where the Salmon Run” written by Trova Heffernan and sponsored by Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed. Chapter Thirteen | Resilience Billy is sometimes compared to the Energizer Bunny, the immortal character that came to life in 1989 beating the drum for the long life of Energizer batteries. Billy’s own ability to keep […]
The battle for aboriginal fishing rights secured by treaty continues through chapter six, culminating in the “Battle of Franks Landing.” The battle continues as arrests continue and celebrities as well as other personalities come to the aid of the Washington Indians. But, in chapter seven, we read of an era where both Martin Luther King […]
The last chapter told of how as fish began to dwindle and there became more fishing effort on the river with commercial as well as sport fishermen took a larger and larger portion of the fish the state of Washington sought to regulate the Indian fishing on the river. The battle went to the courts […]
Today saw the passing of a legendary Indian fishing rights leader and spokesman for the northwest Indian tribes. Billy Franks Jr passed away on Monday morning at the age of 83. Franks and his tribe was at the center of the controversy in the state of Washington as the Nisqually tribe fought for its rights written […]