Western Washington Tribes Urge State Senate Approval To Replace Marcus Whitman Statue With Billy Frank Jr. In U.S. Capitol

Treaty Indian tribes in western Washington strongly support state legislation passed by the state House of Representatives this week that calls for placing a statue of the late natural resources and civil rights champion Billy Frank Jr. in the National Statuary Hall in the nation’s Capitol Building. The statue would replace the Marcus Whitman likeness.

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