Date: Thursday, February 14, 2013. 3:00 PM.
Location: Law School, Room 90
The Legacy of Wounded Knee Lecture Series presents:John Echohawk on "The Native American Rights Fund and the Modern Tribal Sovereignty Movement, 1970-2013" A member of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma, John Echohawk was a co-founder of the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) in 1970 and has been its Executive Director since 1977. NARF has been involved in most of the major Indian rights litigation since 1970. Echohawk serves on many national boards and has received numerous service awards and other recognition for his leadership in the Indian law field. In 1992, he served on the Clinton-Gore transition team for the Department of the Interior and again in 2008 on the Obama-Biden transition team. B.A., University of New Mexico (1967); J.D., University of New Mexico (1970); admitted to practice law in Colorado. Co Sponsored by Native American Studies and the Native American Cultural Center.
Location: Law School, Room 90
The Legacy of Wounded Knee Lecture Series presents:John Echohawk on "The Native American Rights Fund and the Modern Tribal Sovereignty Movement, 1970-2013" A member of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma, John Echohawk was a co-founder of the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) in 1970 and has been its Executive Director since 1977. NARF has been involved in most of the major Indian rights litigation since 1970. Echohawk serves on many national boards and has received numerous service awards and other recognition for his leadership in the Indian law field. In 1992, he served on the Clinton-Gore transition team for the Department of the Interior and again in 2008 on the Obama-Biden transition team. B.A., University of New Mexico (1967); J.D., University of New Mexico (1970); admitted to practice law in Colorado. Co Sponsored by Native American Studies and the Native American Cultural Center.