201 Simmons St NW
May SSSS General Meeting
The Tribes of the South Sound: Yesterday, today, and the future
At our May 14 SSSS meeting, Squaxin Island Tribe Chairman Kris Peters and Nisqually Tribe Chairman Willie Frank with share stories and information about the lives of their Nisqually and Squaxin Island Tribal ancestors living on the southern waters of the Salish Sea and their current efforts to restore and enhance water quality and expand salmon and shellfish populations. They will also discuss their plans for the future.
Willie Frank is the Chairman of the Nisqually Tribal Council. He graduated from The Evergreen State College in 2007 with his B.A. in Native Studies. Willie was elected to the Tribal Council at the age of 27 and was one of the youngest members elected to the Council. Willie loves working for his people and carrying on his father’s work and message. His father, Billy Frank Jr., spent his whole life working towards protecting Tribal Treaty Fishing Rights.
Kris Peters is Chairman of the Squaxin Island Tribal Council and grew up on the shores of Eld Inlet. Kris received his bachelor’s degree in Native American History and Tribal Government in 2014 and his Master of Public Administration in Tribal Governance in 2016. He has also been an adjunct professor at the Evergreen State College since 2018, served his community as Tribal administrator and police chief since 2012 and became Tribal chair in July 2020. In 2021, he was appointed to Evergreen’s Board of Trustees by Governor Inslee.
The meeting on May 14 will be in-person at the Olympia Yacht Club located at 201 Simmons St. NW. Doors will open at 6:30 pm and the meeting will begin at 7:00 pm. The meeting is open to both members and non-members, so invite your crew, dock mates, neighbors, and others who are interested in sailing.