Indian Tribe Honors Inspirational Leader

By Paul Dunn Nisqually Valley News Correspondent

Posted 3/19/16

You could almost hear Billy Frank Jr. laughing from his grave.

Nisqually Indian Tribe Chairman Farron McCloud was addressing a crowd in the tribe’s Youth and Community Center March 9 when …

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