The Seattle Colleges celebrates Social Justice Week January 20-23 with a series of programs honoring Dr. King's vision for racial and social justice in action. It’s a week of learning, growing, and uplifting our unwavering commitment to social justice within our Seattle Colleges community. Click here to learn more about MLK Jr. Social Justice Week.
On Thursday, January 22 at 1:30pm, SCCtv will be livestreaming a screening of the documentary Fish War taking place at Seattle Central College. Following the screening will be a discussion and Q&A session with Willie Frank III.
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The program will be available for on-demand viewing on this page.
When the state of Washington made it illegal for tribes to fish for salmon in their usual and accustomed places, it was a declaration of war. FISH WAR follows the tribes' fight to exercise their treaty-reserved fishing rights. A landmark court case in 1974 would affirm the tribes’ treaty rights and establish them as co-managers of the resource, but the fate of salmon in the Pacific Northwest still hangs in the balance.
Please join ACO and special guest Willie Frank III of the Nisqually Tribe who continues the legacy work of his father, Billie Frank Jr. as we engage in this powerful documentary around Social Justice and Treaty rights for Coast Salish peoples.
Speaker Bio: Willie Frank III is a Nisqually Tribal member. He has been on Tribal Council since 2009 and was recently elected for a third term. Willie graduated from Evergreen State College in 2007 with his B.A. in Native Studies and two years later was elected to Tribal Council at the age of 27 — one of the youngest elected to Nisqually Tribal Council.
Willie loves working for his people and carrying on his father’s work and message. Both of Willie's parents worked in strong leadership roles. His mother, Susan Crystal, served under Governor Lowry and Governor Locke as one of the top Health Care Advisors. His mother passed away in 2001. His father, Billy Frank, Jr., spent his whole life working towards protecting Tribal Treaty Fishing Rights. His father passed away in 2014. Willie continues his father’s message but also knows he has to pave his own way. He believes in working together for the habitat and environment.
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