Walter Echo-Hawk is a Native American attorney, tribal judge, author, activist and adjunct law professor. He represents Indian tribes on important legal issues, such as treaty rights, water rights, religious freedom, prisoner rights, and repatriation rights.
As a Native American rights attorney since 1973 , Echo-Hawk was instrumental in the passage of landmark law such as the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (1990) and the American Indian Religious Freedom Act Amendments (1994). He litigated in many of the epic struggles and has written extensively about the rise of modern Indian nations as a Native American author with first-hand experience. His most recent book is In the Courts of the Conqueror: The 10 Worst Indian Law Cases Ever Decided (2010).
Part of Themester 2012 Good Behavior, Bad Behavior: Molecules to Morality
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