,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dcj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march    
#ab1 #bjah,ms4 ,cantwell 7for herself   
and ,mrs4 ,murray7 submitted the        
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on the ,judiciary    
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
the designation of ,march #i1 #bjah1 as 
a national day of remembrance in honor  
of the life1 legacy1 and many           
accomplishments of ,billy ,frank1 ,jr4  
,whereas1 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 hunting1     
fishing1 and gathering 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 ,treaty of ,medicine  
,creek2 ,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 salmon in western           
,washington1 reaffirmed ,tribal         
treaty-reserved rights1 and established 
the ,tribes as comanagers of the salmon 
resource2 ,whereas the ,ninth ,circuit  
,court of ,appeals and the ,supreme     
,court of the ,united ,states upheld the
 ,boldt decision2 ,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

 assists its #bj member ,tribes in      
managing fisheries and works to         
establish relationships with ,state     
agencies and non-,indian groups to      
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 ,whereas1
 in #bjae1 ,billy ,frank1 ,jr41 was     
posthumously awarded the ,presidential  
,medal of ,freedom by ,president ,barack
 ,obama2 ,whereas1 in #bjae1 ,congress  
passed the ,billy ,frank ,jr4 ,tell     

,your ,story ,act 7,public ,law         
#aad-aja71 renaming the ,nisqually      
,national ,wildlife ,refuge in honor of 
,billy ,frank1 ,jr41 and establishing a 
national memorial at nearby ,mc,allister
 ,creek1 where the ,medicine ,creek     
,treaty was signed in #ahed between the 
,united ,states ,government and the     
,nisqually1 ,muckleshoot1 ,puyallup1 and
 ,squaxin ,island ,tribes2 ,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 continues
 to inspire those still around today and
 those still to come3 ,now1 therefore1  
be it  ,that the ,senate supports a     
national day of remembrance in honor of 
the life1 legacy1 and many              
accomplishments of ,billy ,frank1 ,jr4