Born in Nisqually Reservation, Washington, USA on March 9, 1931 — died May 5, 2014 (aged 83)
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.
