Inslee signs into law bill to put statue honoring Billy Frank Jr. in U.S. Capitol
He was arrested 50 times by state game wardens for practicing his treaty right to fish. But on Wednesday, Washington鈥檚 governor signed into law legislation that will send a statue of Billy Frank Jr. to Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol.
One of the country鈥檚 most elegant and revered civic spaces, Statuary Hall is where states from around the country get to send two figures to represent the hopes and dreams of their people. Now Frank, a legendary Nisqually tribal leader and treaty rights activist, will take his place there, along with Mother Joseph Pariseau, an architect and humanitarian.
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