environmental and Indian fishing rights activist who passed away May 5.

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A video featuring photos of Nisqually tribal elder and chairman of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission Billy Frank Jr. are displayed at the Squaxin Island Event Center as part of Sunday’s public memorial for the Frank.

There were stories, prayers and songs. And there were a few cuss words sprinkled in — largely for effect — because it's hard to talk about the legacy and life of Billy Frank Jr. without mentioning his famous “Jesus Christ!” greeting, or “Who the hell is in charge here?” Friends and family members recalled those quotes during the late Nisqually leader's funeral service Sunday at the Little Creek Casino Resort's Event Center near Shelton. “We're all going to missthis great man,” Squaxin Island tribal chairman David Lopeman said. “I always considered him chief — chief of all of us.”Frank, longtime chairman of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, died May 5 at age 83. He was a central figure in the Indian fish-ins during the 1960s and '70s that led to the court ruling known as the Boldt decision. The case affirmed 20 coastal and Western Washington treaty tribes' rights to 50 percent of harvestable salmon.“His legacy is going to live on until the end of time,” Frank's son Willie Frank told The Olympian just before the service. “He wouldn't want the tears and all of that. He'd want us looking for the future.”An estimated 6,000 people attended the service — the largest turnout for an event