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Billy Frank, Jr.

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Remember where our food comes from | Being Frank

The mud and the water have always been a source of food. But when we start to see…

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Milestones to salmon recovery are adding up | Being Frank

It’s raining hard today — Sept. 1 — the first heavy rain we’ve seen in a while, and…

Billy Frank Jr.

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Sharing National Park lands is essential to preserving Native American culture | Being Frank

From bear grass to huckleberries to cedar and more, it’s getting harder and harder for the treaty Indian…

Billy Frank Jr.

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Tribes have higher standard for salmon recovery than the Endangered Species Act | Being Frank

Treaty tribal and state co-managers wrapped up their annual process of setting salmon fishing seasons recently and I…

Billy Frank Jr.

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How are we doing on habitat? | Being Frank

We know that protecting and restoring habitat are the keys to wild salmon recovery. But how are we…

Billy Frank Jr.

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The status quo has to go | Being Frank

The status quo jeopardizes wild salmon recovery. That’s what NOAA Fisheries, the federal agency in charge of implementing…

Billy Frank Jr. ... chairman of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission.

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A sense of place | Being Frank

Our five senses combine in another sense that is important to all of us as human beings: a…

Billy Frank Jr. ... chairman of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission

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Habitat is key to salmon recovery | Being Frank

We’re starting to see some light on the horizon when it comes to restoring salmon, and we have…

Billy Frank Jr. at the Treaty Tree

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We’re not giving up on trying to save salmon | Being Frank

I don’t understand how you can get tired of trying to save the salmon. What those infected with…

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We have to be salmon tough | Being Frank

We need to be as tough as the salmon themselves if we’re going to see their recovery. South…