Billy Frank Jr. on Treaty Rights at risk (at NW Straits Annual Meeting)
Via Olympic Peninsula Environmental News. From the blog:
If you have never heard Mr. Frank speak, or if you do not have a good understanding of what drives the Tribes demands for their treaty rights, this is a must listen recording. In it, he clarifies the history behind the struggle for treaty rights and legal interpretation of them, and the personal battles that he has endured to attain them. He also talks directly to the group of Marine Resource Committee members that were attending this meeting, many of the volunteers, all working to protect Puget Sound, the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Washington Pacific Coast.
Billy speaks to our hearts and soul~ right through the statutes, regulations, and jurisdictions he tells us all that first nations continue the labor to know the language have a voice and to be heard.
Very nice talk. Thanks for putting this online and making it easy for all of us to listen to. Let’s get to work! Together!