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270 dreams and legaciesHank Adams personal collectionWillie Frank III tells youth who marvel at his father’s international presence,“Stay in school. He’s one in a million.”the same rivers. In the end, it turned out what mattered were thesalmon, still struggling to survive the highways of the sea.“He’s the exception to the rule,” assesses Billy’s son, Willie, of hisfather’s contribution to history. The elder’s youngest child, sitting inthe vice chairman’s seat at the tribe, often teaches the next generationhow to avoid the pitfalls of youth. The number of school dropoutsremains high in Indian Country, and drugs are commonplace. Ofhis father’s metamorphosis from unknown Nisqually fisherman tointernational leader, Willie tells them, “Stay in school. He’s one in amillion.”Billy never finished high school, but helped broker a treatyagreement between the United States and Canada. The state lockedhim up behind bars and John Hopkins University celebrated his