Billy Frank Jr.

Known for

Acting

Gender

Male

Born

March 9, 1931

Age at death

83

Died

May 5, 2014

From

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.