This would be a great way for the Port and City of Olympia to honor one of the greatest Washingtonians in modern history.
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Carol Ann Roan-Dennis
9 years ago
It's way past time we honored contributions made by Native Americans. We also need to recognize historic native chiefs for who they were as human beings and remove the stigma of portraying them a ignorant, godlesss and violent warmongers. While some tribes may have shown more contempt and savagery against white settlers, it was not without good reason.
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Noel
9 years ago
:)
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Shannon Rowan
9 years ago
Honor indigenous people
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Dawn Dailey
9 years ago
Billy Frank Jr made significant changes of betterment for tribes and residents of WA, the Pacific NW, and the marine environment. It's fitting that Marine Dr be named Billy Frank Jr Marine Dr, at least!
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Olivia Hart
9 years ago
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I absolutely want to see the road name changed to Billy Frank Jr. Way. It's vital we honor his contributions in as many places where people travel...in this way we keep his memory and message about protecting the Salmon alive attached to the history leading to protecting our shared food sources.
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Marilee BittnerFawcett
9 years ago
I support the action as described in this petition.
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Stephany Seay
9 years ago
Billy Frank Jr. is a hero and inspiration. It would be a great service to change the name of Marine Drive to Billy Frank Jr. Way. I fully support this!
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Hank Adams
9 years ago
Billy Frank Jr. descends from honored 19th Century-born leaders of each the Squaxin Island and Nisqually Indian Nations whose ancestral boundaries touch in the waters of Budd's Inlet west of Marine Drive. In December 2000, the Memorial and Life Celebration for James L. "Jim" Heckman - the most significant non-tribal witness in the federal case of United States v. Washington (Boldt Decision 1974) - was held on Marine Drive in sight of the site where Heckman set up his USF&WS one-man office in 1962 and became one of Billy Frank Jr.'s closest friends and colleagues. Billy Frank's last fishing arrest came not on the Nisqually River but rather at the floodgates connecting and separating Budd's Inlet from Capitol Lake in Olympia. Billy Frank's 'formal schooling' ended in attendance at Washington Junior High and Olympia High School - both in Olympia. That was noted when he was confirmed by the Washington State Senate in Olympia as a Trustee for The Evergreen State College to serve an extended term as Trustee from 1996 into 2003 under Governors Mike Lowry and Gary Locke. Additional to his work with 20 tribes' Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (NWIFC) from 1977 until May 5, 2014, Billy Frank, Jr. was appointed by Washington Governor Christine Gregoire to serve as one of the co-Chairs of the original Puget Sound Partnership (along with Bill Ruckleshaus and Jay Manning) to lead "the region's collective effort to restore and protect Puget Sound" - the "deep fjord estuary" extending from the U.S.-Canadian border southward through the broader Salish Sea and southwesterly to the environs of Marine Drive in Olympia, WA. Under U.S. Presidents Carter and Reagan, Billy was named to the diplomatic team negotiating conclusion of the 1985 ratified Pacific Salmon Treaty between the U.S. and Canada directed at limiting harvest interceptions of salmon returning home to all the waters of Puget Sound - and in the early 1990's Billy was instrumental in convincing Third World Nations in the
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Olivia One Feather
9 years ago
Thank you!
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Jonna VanDyk and Richard Jacobson
9 years ago
I strongly support renaming that road to Billy Frank Jr. boulevard -- a local hero whose actions to support Native Americans, the fisheries and fish habitat are historic.
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Alan Padgett
9 years ago
Absolutely. I want to see the name changed Billy Frank, Jr
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Buffy Turner
9 years ago
Billy Frank Jr. is a true hero. Please honor that.
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David Z Bean
9 years ago
I support it.
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Ken Finch
9 years ago
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Billy Frank Jr. was a hero. He had the courage to stand up for his rights though it meant getting arrested dozens of times. Today the Tribes and the State work together to protect our endangered fisheries because Billy and others fought for what was right. I felt honored just to shake his hand once.
This would be a great way for the Port and City of Olympia to honor one of the greatest Washingtonians in modern history.
It's way past time we honored contributions made by Native Americans. We also need to recognize historic native chiefs for who they were as human beings and remove the stigma of portraying them a ignorant, godlesss and violent warmongers. While some tribes may have shown more contempt and savagery against white settlers, it was not without good reason.
:)
Honor indigenous people
Billy Frank Jr made significant changes of betterment for tribes and residents of WA, the Pacific NW, and the marine environment. It's fitting that Marine Dr be named Billy Frank Jr Marine Dr, at least!
I absolutely want to see the road name changed to Billy Frank Jr. Way. It's vital we honor his contributions in as many places where people travel...in this way we keep his memory and message about protecting the Salmon alive attached to the history leading to protecting our shared food sources.
I support the action as described in this petition.
Billy Frank Jr. is a hero and inspiration. It would be a great service to change the name of Marine Drive to Billy Frank Jr. Way. I fully support this!
Billy Frank Jr. descends from honored 19th Century-born leaders of each the Squaxin Island and Nisqually Indian Nations whose ancestral boundaries touch in the waters of Budd's Inlet west of Marine Drive. In December 2000, the Memorial and Life Celebration for James L. "Jim" Heckman - the most significant non-tribal witness in the federal case of United States v. Washington (Boldt Decision 1974) - was held on Marine Drive in sight of the site where Heckman set up his USF&WS one-man office in 1962 and became one of Billy Frank Jr.'s closest friends and colleagues. Billy Frank's last fishing arrest came not on the Nisqually River but rather at the floodgates connecting and separating Budd's Inlet from Capitol Lake in Olympia. Billy Frank's 'formal schooling' ended in attendance at Washington Junior High and Olympia High School - both in Olympia. That was noted when he was confirmed by the Washington State Senate in Olympia as a Trustee for The Evergreen State College to serve an extended term as Trustee from 1996 into 2003 under Governors Mike Lowry and Gary Locke. Additional to his work with 20 tribes' Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (NWIFC) from 1977 until May 5, 2014, Billy Frank, Jr. was appointed by Washington Governor Christine Gregoire to serve as one of the co-Chairs of the original Puget Sound Partnership (along with Bill Ruckleshaus and Jay Manning) to lead "the region's collective effort to restore and protect Puget Sound" - the "deep fjord estuary" extending from the U.S.-Canadian border southward through the broader Salish Sea and southwesterly to the environs of Marine Drive in Olympia, WA. Under U.S. Presidents Carter and Reagan, Billy was named to the diplomatic team negotiating conclusion of the 1985 ratified Pacific Salmon Treaty between the U.S. and Canada directed at limiting harvest interceptions of salmon returning home to all the waters of Puget Sound - and in the early 1990's Billy was instrumental in convincing Third World Nations in the
Thank you!
I strongly support renaming that road to Billy Frank Jr. boulevard -- a local hero whose actions to support Native Americans, the fisheries and fish habitat are historic.
Absolutely. I want to see the name changed Billy Frank, Jr
Billy Frank Jr. is a true hero. Please honor that.
I support it.
Billy Frank Jr. was a hero. He had the courage to stand up for his rights though it meant getting arrested dozens of times. Today the Tribes and the State work together to protect our endangered fisheries because Billy and others fought for what was right. I felt honored just to shake his hand once.
I hold Billy's friendship close to my heart!
I support i remember
Thank you.
long overdue
Please change the name.