Myra Sohappy

Age: 79

Summary: Native American activist who with her late husband David (d. 1991) helped to launch the battle for Indian fishing rights, which they won in a 1974 decision in which U.S. District Judge George Boldt allocated half of Washington state's harvestable salmon to tribes under 19th century treaties.

Cause of Death: Complications from hip replacement surgery

Born: October 25, 1925

Died: March 25, 2005

Location: Toppenish, Washington