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Larry Echo Hawk was born on 2 August, 1948 in Cody, Wyoming, U.S., is an Attorney and legal scholar. Discover Larry Echo Hawk's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 75 years old?

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Age 75 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 2 August, 1948
Birthday 2 August
Birthplace Cody, Wyoming, U.S.
Nationality Wyoming

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1948

Larry J. Echo Hawk (born August 2, 1948) is an American attorney, legal scholar, and politician.

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.

Echo Hawk attended Brigham Young University on a football scholarship.

After earning a degree in physical education and zoology, Echo Hawk served for two years in the United States Marine Corps.

1973

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.

Echo Hawk began his legal career working with California Indian Legal Services.

1975

In 1975, he started his own law practice in Salt Lake City, Utah.

1977

In 1977, he became general legal counsel for the Fort Hall, Idaho-based Shoshone-Bannock Tribes.

1982

In 1982 Echo Hawk was elected to a seat in the Idaho House of Representatives from Bannock County, where he served two terms.

1985

He also served as a special prosecutor for the Navajo Nation in 1985.

He later settled in Idaho, becoming active in the Democratic Party.

1986

He was later elected Bannock County prosecuting attorney in 1986.

1990

Echo Hawk was elected Attorney General of Idaho in 1990, the first Native American elected to this position in Idaho.

1991

He previously served as the Attorney General of Idaho from 1991 to 1995, the first Native American elected to the position, and spent two terms in the Idaho House of Representatives.

1992

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.

1994

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.

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.

He has also served on the board of the American Indian Community Resource Center.

John Echo Hawk, director of the Native American Rights Fund, is his brother.

2009

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.

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.

While leading Indian Affairs, he oversaw the formation of the Tribal Leadership Conference, which provides for an annual meeting between leaders or other representatives of the 566 federally recognized tribes, the U.S. president and all members of the Cabinet.

2012

In 2012, he was called as a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

As of 2022, Echo Hawk is the last Democrat to have served as Attorney General of Idaho.