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WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new Washingtonian will soon be honored in the nation’s Capitol.
On Thursday, Jan. 26, state and tribal officials announced an artist had been selected to design a statue of Billy Frank Jr., a Nisqually tribal member and legendary activist for environmental protections and treaty rights who died in 2014.
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