Navy to name ship after tribal elder : comparemela.com

SEATTLE -- Nisqually elder Billy Frank Jr., who was a central figure in the fight for tribal fishing rights and environmental protections in the Pacific Northwest, will have a U.S. Navy ship named after him.

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