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Attorney and legal scholar
Larry J. Echo Hawk (born August 2, 1948) is an American attorney , legal scholar, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party , Echo Hawk served under U.S. President Barack Obama as the United States Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs from 2009 to 2012.[1] Attorney General of Idaho from 1991 to 1995, the first Native American elected to the position,[2] Idaho House of Representatives . In 2012, he was called as a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).[3]
Early life and education
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Echo Hawk was born into the federally-recognized Pawnee Nation in Cody, Wyoming , in 1948 to Ernest and Emma Jane Echo Hawk, where his father worked with the oil and gas industry. He was enrolled as a member of the tribe, whose reservation is in Oklahoma. Before Echo Hawk started first grade, his family moved to Farmington, New Mexico . His family joined the LDS Church when he was 14.[4]
Echo Hawk attended Brigham Young University on a football scholarship.[5] United States Marine Corps .
He earned a Juris Doctor in 1973 from the University of Utah . He then earned a Master of Business Administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business .[6]
Career
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Echo Hawk began his legal career working with California Indian Legal Services. In 1975, he started his own law practice in Salt Lake City, Utah .[4] Fort Hall, Idaho -based Shoshone-Bannock Tribes. He also served as a special prosecutor for the Navajo Nation in 1985.
He later settled in Idaho, becoming active in the Democratic Party . In 1982 Echo Hawk was elected to a seat in the Idaho House of Representatives from Bannock County , where he served two terms. He was later elected Bannock County prosecuting attorney in 1986.[7] [2]
Echo Hawk served as national co-chair for Native Americans for the Bill Clinton 1992 presidential campaign . He was a principal speaker at that year's Democratic National Convention and led the Idaho delegation as chair at the convention.
In 1994 Echo Hawk announced his candidacy to succeed fellow Democrat Cecil D. Andrus , who was retiring as Governor of Idaho. Echo Hawk decisively defeated former state senator Ron Beitelspacher and an unknown candidate in the Democratic primary, fueling speculation that he could be the nation's first Native American governor. But, he was defeated in the general election by the Republican candidate, former Lieutenant Governor Phil Batt . Echo Hawk has not been a candidate for public office since.
Shortly after the 1994 election defeat, Echo Hawk accepted a faculty position at BYU's J. Reuben Clark Law School and returned to Utah. In that capacity he taught courses in criminal law, criminal procedure and federal Indian law. He has also published several scholarly papers.
Echo Hawk is admitted to the bar in Idaho , Utah and California .
Native American issues
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Echo Hawk has served on the American Indian Services National Advisory Board and Board of Trustees. He was appointed by President Bill Clinton to the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice, a leading group on justice policy development.[8] [9] John Echo Hawk , director of the Native American Rights Fund , is his brother.
Echo Hawk was appointed by President Obama as the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs in 2009. During his tenure, the government increased the amount of land held in trust for federally recognized Native American tribes by 158,000 acres, supporting their efforts to be self-supportive and to reconnect fragmented reservations. He also oversaw several water agreements made with Native American tribes. He directed implementation of the Tribal Law and Order Act .[6] Cabinet .[10] [11]
In February 2019, Echo Hawk joined the administration of Utah governor Gary Herbert as special counsel on Native American affairs.[12]
LDS Church service
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In the LDS Church, Echo Hawk has served as president of a student stake on the BYU campus, a bishop , and high councilor .
At the time he was elected State Attorney General in Idaho, he was serving as a member of the board of trustees of LDS Social Services .[13]
He was accepted by church membership as a general authority and member of the First Quorum of the Seventy on March 31, 2012. During his first year as a general authority he made multiple trips throughout the southwest US, often meeting with groups of Latter-day Saint Native Americans.[14] Area .[15] [16] [17] [18] [19]
Personal life
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He later baptized Teresa "Terry" Pries, whom he had been dating for several years. In 1968, their marriage in the Salt Lake Temple was performed by Spencer W. Kimball , then a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles . The couple have had six children together.[4]
References
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^ a b "Profile: Larry Echo Hawk" Archived 2012-08-05 at the Wayback Machine , Department of the Interior Profile
^ "Elder Larry J. Echo Hawk" .
^ a b c Wrigley, Heather Whittle (April 14, 2012), "Elder Larry Echo Hawk: 'Lifting people' a lifelong choice" , Church News
^ Larry EchoHawk Athlete Profile | The Official Site of BYU Athletics . (accessed 18 October 2013)
^ a b "Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs Larry Echo Hawk to Conclude Successful Tenure at Interior" , Press Release , US Department of the Interior , April 9, 2012
^ "Biographical Statement of Larry Echo Hawk Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs U.S. Department of the Interior" (PDF) . Retrieved May 30, 2016 .
^ U.S. House hearing bio of Echo Hawk
^ "Department of Interior bio of Echo Hawk" . Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2012 .
^ "Dennis Romboy "New Mormon Leader Echo Hawk Fostered New Era in U.S., Tribal Relations" , Deseret News
^ "Echo Hawk Sets Resignation Date For April 27" , Indian Country Today Media Network the original on October 21, 2013, retrieved April 13, 2012
^ Salt Lake Tribune article on Echo Hawk's appointment
^ "Idaho attorney general is living example of 'American dream' , Church News
^ Navajo Times article on Echo Hawk
^ Church News , May 25, 2013
^ "LDS First Presidency announces area leadership assignments" , Church News
^ Weaver, Sarah Jane (December 29, 2015). " . Deseret News
^ LDS Church profile on Echo Hawk
^ "Leadership Changes Announced at October 2018 General Conference: Seven General Authority Seventies released" , Newsroom , LDS Church , October 6, 2018
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