,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dfc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bb1 
#bjad ,mrs4 ,murray 7for herself and    
,ms4 ,cantwell7 submitted the following 
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,june #d1 
#bjad;,committee discharged2 considered 
and agreed to  ,,resolution  ,honoring  
the life1 accomplishments1 and legacy of
 ,billy ,frank1 ,jr41 and expressing    
condolences on his passing4  ,whereas in
 the #ahejs1 the ,united ,states        
,government signed a series of treaties 
with ,washington ,state tribes under    
which the tribes granted millions of    
acres of land to the ,united ,states in 
exchange for the establishment of       
reservations and the recognition of     
traditional hunting and fishing rights2 
,whereas ,billy ,frank1 ,jr41 was born  
to ,willie ,frank1 ,sr41 and ,angeline  
,frank on ,march #i1 #aica1 at ,frank's 
,landing on the banks of the ,nisqually 
,river in ,washington ,state2 ,whereas  

the tireless efforts and dedication of  
,billy ,frank1 ,jr41 led to a historic  
legal victory that ensured that the     
,united ,states would honor promises    
made in treaties with the ,washington   
tribes2 ,whereas ,billy ,frank1 ,jr41   
was first arrested in ,december of      
#aide1 at the age of #ad1 for fishing   
for salmon in the ,nisqually ,river2    
,whereas ,billy ,frank1 ,jr41 was       
subsequently arrested more than #ej     
times for exercising his                
treaty-protected right to fish for      
salmon2 ,whereas over the years1 ,billy 
,frank1 ,jr41 and other tribal members  
staged fish-ins that often placed the   
protestors in danger of being arrested  
or attacked2 ,whereas during these      
fish-ins1 ,billy ,frank1 ,jr41 and      
others demanded that they be allowed to 
fish in historically tribal waters1 a   
right the ,nisqually had reserved in the
 ,treaty of ,medicine ,creek2 ,whereas  
declining salmon runs in ,washington    
waters resulted in increased arrests of 

tribal members exercising their fishing 
rights under the ,treaty2 ,whereas1 on  
,february #ab1 #aigd1 in the case of    
,united ,states v4 ,washington1 ,judge  
,george ,hugo ,boldt of the ,united     
,states ,district ,court for the        
,western ,district of ,washington issued
 a decision that affirmed the right of  
,washington treaty tribes to take up to 
half of the harvestable fish in tribal  
fishing waters and reaffirmed that the  
,united ,states must honor treaties made
 with ,native ,american tribes2 ,whereas
 the ,ninth ,circuit ,court of ,appeals 
and the ,supreme ,court of the ,united  
,states upheld the ,boldt decision1 and 
the treaty tribes became co-managers of 
the salmon resource in the ,state of    
,washington2 ,whereas after the ,boldt  
decision1 ,billy ,frank1 ,jr41 continued
 his fight to protect natural resources1
 salmon1 and a healthy environment2     
,whereas the ,northwest ,indian         
,fisheries ,commission1 where ,billy    
,frank1 ,jr41 served as chairman1 works 

to establish working relationships with 
,state agencies and non-,indian groups  
to manage fisheries1 restore and protect
 habitats1 and protect tribal treaty    
rights2 ,whereas ,billy ,frank1 ,jr41   
refused to be bitter in the face of     
jail1 racism1 and abuse1 and his        
influence was felt not just in          
,washington ,state but around the world2
 ,whereas ,billy ,frank1 ,jr41 was      
awarded the ,albert ,schweitzer ,prize  
for ,humanitarianism1 the ,common ,cause
 ,award for ,human ,rights ,efforts1 the
 ,american ,indian ,distinguished       
,service ,award1 the ,washington ,state 
,environmental ,excellence ,award1 and  
the ,wallace ,stegner ,award for his    
years of service and dedication to his  
battle2 ,whereas the legacy of ,billy   
,frank1 ,jr41 will live on in stories1  
in memories1 and every time a tribal    
member exercises his or her right to    
harvest salmon in ,washington ,state2   
and ,whereas the legacy of ,billy       
,frank1 ,jr41 transcends his #hc years  

and will provide inspiration to those   
still around today and those still to   
come3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the 
,senate-- 7#a7 honors the life1 legacy1 
and many accomplishments of ,billy      
,frank1 ,jr42 and  7#b7 extends its     
heartfelt sympathies and condolences to 
the family of ,billy ,frank1 ,jr41 the  
,nisqually ,tribe1 all ,native          
,americans1 and all people around the   
world who were inspired by his example4