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Walter Echo-Hawk
WALTER ECHO-HAWK
WALTER ECHO-HAWK wears 4 hats: (1)
Justice, Supreme Court of the Pawnee
Nation; (2) Vice Chairman, Board of
Directors, Native Arts and Cultures
Foundation, a brand new national and
permanently endowed foundation to
support Native art and culture; (3) Of
Counsel, Crowe & Dunlevy, Oklahoma’s
oldest and largest law firm; and (4) Adjunct
Professor, Tulsa University School of Law
(2010). From 1973-2008, he was a staff
attorney of the Native American Rights
Fund (NARF), where he represented Indian
Tribes, Alaska Natives, and Native
Hawaiians on significant legal issues
during the modern era of federal Indian
law.
A lawyer, tribal judge, scholar, author,
and activist, his legal experience includes
cases involving Native American religious
freedom, prisoner rights, water rights,
treaty rights, and reburial\repatriation
rights. He is admitted to practice law
before the United States Supreme Court,
Colorado Supreme Court, Oklahoma
Supreme Court, U.S. Courts of Appeals for
the Eighth, Ninth, District of Columbia, and
Tenth Circuits, and a host of federal District
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Arusa Turahe
Courts. His work includes:
* Currently, he represents the Sealaska
Corporation and several Tlingit clans and
Indian tribes to repatriate various sacred
objects and objects of cultural patrimony.
* 1990-1994: He represented the Native
American Church of North America to
secure passage of the American Indian
Religious Freedom Act Amendments of
1994 to protect religious use of peyote by
Indians.
* 1986-1990: He represented Indian tribe
clients to obtain legislation for the Native
American repatriation movement. His legal/
legislative work included: (a) precedentsetting legislation in Nebraska (1989) and
Kansas (1988) directing museums to return
and rebury dead bodies and grave objects
to Tribes of origin; (b) the 1989 reburial
agreement with the Smithsonian Institution
enacted into the National Museum of the
American Indian Act; (c) the 1986-1990
legislative campaign culminating in the
passage of Native American Grave
Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).
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Walter Echo-Hawk
(Pawnee)
“Indigenous rights are never
freely given -- they must be
demanded, wrested away, then
vigilantly protected. That is
the essence of freedom.”
INDIAN LAW
WORK EXPERIENCE:
LEGAL
As an attor ney, Walter Echo-Hawk
represents Indian tribes on important legal
issues. Since 1973, he has litigated and lobbied
extensively on Native rights. Much of that work
occurred during pivotal years when America
witnessed the rise of modern Indian nations. As
American Indian tribes reclaimed their land,
sovereignty, and pride in a historic stride toward
freedom and justice, Walter worked at the
epicenter of a great social movement alongside
tribal leaders on many issues, visiting Indian
With Senator Al Franken, 2009
tribes in their indigenous habitats throughout
North America. He was instrumental in the
passage of landmark laws--like the Native
American Graves Protection and Repatriation
Act (1990) and American Indian Religious
Freedom Act Amendments (1994).
Examples of Walter’s recent work in 2010:
Native Arts & Cultures
Foundation Fundraiser, 2010
• A month-long trial to quantify Klamath Indian
water rights for hunting, fishing, and
gathering. The case preserves a treatyprotected way of life in an awesome
indigenous habitat.
• He represented Tlingit tribes and clans of
southeast Alaska to repatriate sacred objects
and cultural patrimony, helping to secure
favorable rulings by the NAGPRA Review
Committee.
• He taught law at University of Tulsa College of
Law.
• New publications include (1) a book on
federal Indian law, In The Courts of the
Conqueror (2010); (2) a chapter on aboriginal
land rights in Coming to Terms: Aboriginal
Title in South Australia (2010); and (3) a
thought-provoking article, “Under Native
American Skies” (2009) about the need for a
land ethic.
permanent endowment. The Foundation makes
grants to Native artists and culture bearers,
gives financial support for Native art and culture
organizations, helps bring Native arts and
cultures to the forefront of American and
international venues, and helps roll back
bygone policies of the 20th century to stamp out
Native American cultures, languages, arts, and
religions.
PUBLIC SPEAKING
Walter Echo-Hawk is a Native American
speaker and author. He enjoys a distinguished
legal career protecting the legal, political,
property, cultural, and human rights of Indian
tribes and Native peoples. Articulate and versed,
he has delivered keynote speeches on a wide
variety of Indigenous topics over the years,
involving the arts and culture, history, law,
religion, environment, cosmology, and human
rights. He has made major public speaking
appearances in South Africa, Turkey, Egypt,
Philippines, Canada, and throughout the United
States. He is currently on a book lecture tour for
his new book, In the Courts of the Conqueror:
The 10 Worst Indian Law Cases Ever Decided
(2010).
Walter speaks extensively and appears in
film and radio to educate the American public
about tribal life, culture, and indigenous justice.
Aside from his national book tour for his new
book, he appeared in The Making of NAGPRA, a
new film about the Native American repatriation
movement produced by the National Park
Service in 2010, and several national radio
programs. Always thought-provoking,
inspirational, and sometimes provocative, he
explains complex issues in a professional, but
Currently, he is of counsel to the Crowe & easily-understood style.
Dunlevy law firm, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Echo-Hawk
Portrait by Bunky Echo-Hawk
diversity
Walter has a rich and
diverse background,
spanning human
rights, cultural
protection, the arts,
litigation, justice,
and education.
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assists the Indian and gaming law practice Recent speaking topics include:
group in one of the largest and oldest law firms • Native American History
• Federal Indian Law
in the State of Oklahoma.
• Religious Freedom in Native America
• Philanthropy for Indigenous art and culture
ARTS AND CULTURE
• Social Justice and Human Rights
Echo-Hawk is the Founding Chair, Board of • Environmental (Indigenous ways of looking at
land, water, animals, and plants)
Directors, Native Arts and Cultures Foundation:
• Tribal Sovereignty--Protecting endangered
This is the nation's very first national,
cultures and cultural resources
permanently-endowed foundation devoted to • International Framework for Understanding
Indigenous Issues
funding, promoting, and preserving Native
• Indian Education
American arts and cultures. In 2009, NACF
• United Nations Declaration on the Rights of
opened its doors with a multi-million dollar
Indigenous Peoples
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WALTER ECHO-HAWK Speaking Engagements
2010 (year to date)
1. ASU School of Law, Tempe, Arizona (1-29-10): “Native American Repatriation Concerns” speech at
the Arizona State University School of Law’s “NAGPRA at 20” conference. Contact: Rebecca Tsosie,
Law Professor, (480) 965-2714.
2. Iowa University School of Law, Iowa City, IA (4-5-10): “The Dark Side of Federal Indian Law,”
lecture to students and law professors. Contact: Professor Ann Estin.
3. Shepardstown, Vir. (5-25 & 26-10): “Native American Land Ethic,” “A Context for Understanding
Native American Issues” and other lectures for the National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service.
Contact: David Rupert, National Park Service, (202) 354-1839.
4. Mohican Sun Resort (6-14): Keynote address, “Native American Land Ethic” at Society for American
Indian Government Employees (SAIGE) national convention.
5. National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, DC (6-17-10): Evening speech at the Native
Arts and Cultures Foundation reception. Contact: Kevin Gover, Director, NMAI, (202) 633-6700.
6. Radio Interview, Native America Calling (6-30-10): One hour live interview and call-in program on
my new book, “In The Courts of the Conqueror: The Ten Worst Indian Law Cases Ever Decided.”
Contact: Terry Gatewood, Native America Calling, Albuquerque, NM.
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7. Washington, D.C. (7-7-10): “Federal Indian Law,” lecture presented to USDA leaders. Contact: Janie
Hipp, Senior Policy Advisor to Sec. of Ag., (202) 690-1615.
8. East Central University, The Julian J. Rothbaum Distinguished Lecture in Public Affairs
(9-16-10)
9. Tulsa University College of Law International Law Conference (10-8-10), Keynote address: “The
Impact of United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples on Federal Indian Law.”
10. Oklahoma Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City (10-21-10): Book lecture/signing.
11. Oklahoma City (9-22-10): Keynote address. “NAGPRA at 20” conference hosted by National
Libraries and Archivists Assoc.
12. Portland, Oregon (9-30-10): Evening speech, Native Arts and Cultures Foundation annual
fundraiser.
13. Heard Museum, Phoenix, AZ (9-24-10): Book lecture/signing.
14. ASU School of Law, Tempe, AZ (9-27-10): Book lecture/signing.
15. Washington, D.C. (11-16-10): Keynote address at “NAGPRA at 20” conference at the National
Museum of American Indians and film premier of the same name.
16. Vitribo University, LaCrosse, WI (11-18-10): Keynote address, “Toward a Land Ethic”
17. Minneapolis, MN (11-19-10): Book lecture/signing at Birchbark Bookstore.
18. CU, Boulder, CO (12-2-10): Book lecture/signing at Center of the American West.
19. Denver, CO (12-4-10): Book lecture/signing at Tattered Cover.
Note: Other Book lectures/signings are scheduled in 2011 in Oklahoma, Colorado, and Louisiana.
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Speaking Engagements
2009
1. Cairo, Egypt (2-27-09): “Welcome and Personal Story” (panel talk). “Working Group on Philanthropy
for Social Justice and Peace,” sponsored by the Ford Foundation. Contact: Betsy Richards, Ford
Foundation (212) 573-4677.
2. Isleta Pueblo, NM (3-30 to 4-1-09): Lecture series on federal Indian law, treaty rights, and religious
freedom. Federal Indian Law seminar, sponsored by Forest Service & Park Service. Contact: Susan
Johnson, U.S. Forest Service (303) 275-5760.
3. Bancroft, NE (4-25-09): “Law and Land Issues Confronting Native America” (keynote). "Neihardt
and Native Realities," Neihardt Spring Conference. Contact: Nancy Gillis, Executive Director (402)
648-3388.
4. Temecula, CA (1-23-09): “The Evolving Field of Federal Indian Law and Policy: Progress and
Setbacks” (plenary speech). Tribal Leaders Forum on Tribal Sovereignty and Self-Government in a New
Era, sponsored by the American Indian Resources Institute. Contact: Dick Trudell, (510) 551-6551.
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5. Brooks, CA (6-1-09): “Native Arts and Cultures Foundation” speech at the California Tribal Leaders
forum hosted by Yocha Dehe Wintum Nation. Contact: Marshall McKay, tribal chairman, (530)
908-3966.
6. Oklahoma City, OK (6-3-09): “Cultural Sovereignty” speech at the Oklahoma Sovereignty
Symposium, hosted by Oklahoma Supreme Court. Contact: Justice Tom Colbert, Oklahoma Supreme
Court, (405) 521-3843.
7. Princeton University (6-23-09): “Federal Indian Law” lecture at the Tribal Youth Summer Program.
Contact: Regis Pecos, sponsor, (505) 699-8027.
8. Washington, D.C., Swearing In Ceremony (6-5-09): “Honor Song for Ass. Sec. Interior Larry
Echohawk” at his Swearing-In Ceremony Reception, Department of the Interior. Contact: Nedra Darling
(202) 219-4150.
9. Oklahoma State University (9-19-09): “Awards Speech,” Outstanding OSU Native American Alumni
Award, 2009. Contact: Robin Williams, OSU, (405) 744-0401.
10. Oklahoma History Society, Indian History/Archives Conference (10-29 & 30): Keynote address
(10-29); panel presentation on 10-30. Contact: Susan Feller, organizer (405) 522-3259.
11. Denver, CO (10-6-09): Federal Indian Law lectures for U.S. Forest Service. Contact: Susan Johnson,
(303) 275-5760.
12. Pawnee Nation College (10-23-09): “Introduction of Larry Echohawk” and “Land Into Trust”
panelist. Contact: President Todd Fuller, (918) 762-3621.
13. Oklahoma City (10-12-09): Federal Bar Association National Conference, dinner speech: Accepting
the Judge Sarah Huges Civil Liberties Award. Contact: Jack Lockridge, FBA (703) 371-5097 .
14. Oklahoma City (10-11-09): “The Dark Side of Federal Indian Law,” speech at the Federal Bar
Association’s National Conference. Contact: Jack Lockridge, FBA (703) 371-5097.
15. Yale, OK (12-14-09): Film appearance in “NAGPRA at 20” being produced by the National Park
Service for release on Nov. 10, 2011.
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Speaking Engagements
2008
1. Boulder, CO (11-7-08): “The ‘Dark Side’ of Federal Indian Law and Guidelines for Legal
Reform” (presentation). Native American Rights Fund, Board of Directors. Contact: John Echohawk,
Executive Director, (303) 447-8760.
2. Colorado Springs, CO (11-6-08): “Indigenous Ways of Looking at the Land and Expectations from
Federal Land Stewards” (panel talk). U.S. Forest Service Regional Conference. Contact: Susan
Johnson, Forest Service, (303) 275-5760.
3. Cherokee, NC (10-9-08): “The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation,” (presentation). Joint Council
of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and Eastern Band Cherokee Tribe. Contact: Della Warrior. (530)
902-2415.
4. Brooks, CA (9-19-08): “The Restoration of Tribal Sovereignty: Some Thoughts on Progress to Date
and the Work Ahead” (speech). Tribal Leaders Forum, sponsored by The Wintum Nation and the
American Indian Resources Institute. Contact: Della Warrior (530) 902-2415.
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5. Shawnee, OK (7-29-08): “Indian Water Rights: An Overview” (opening address). Oklahoma Indian
Water Summit, sponsored by Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma & Native American Rights Fund. Contact:
David Gover, Native American Rights Fund, (303) 447-8760.
6. Boulder, CO (6-20-08): “The Philosophy of Social Justice Philanthropy” (keynote). International
Rotary Club. Contact: Dr. Peter Ewing (303) 443-2544.
7. Oklahoma City, OK (6-6-08): “Tribal Courts in Oklahoma,” (panel talk). Oklahoma Sovereignty
Symposium hosted by the Oklahoma Supreme Court. Contact: Michael McBride (918) 592-9824.
8. Istanbul, Turkey (5-27-08): “Native American Philanthropy in the United States” (panel talk).
European Foundations Conference. Contact: Betsy Richards, Ford Foundation, (212) 573-4677.
9. Omaha, NE (4-18-08): “Were the Indian Wars Legal?” (keynote). “Death, Murder, and Mayhem:
Stories of Violence and Healing on the Plains," conference sponsored by University of Nebraska.
Contact: Susan Maher, Univ. Neb., (402) 544-2635.
10. Omaha, NE (4-18-08): “Federal Indian Law: Contemporary Issues” (keynote). Legal Aid of
Nebraska. Contact: Kathy Busch (402) 348-1069.
11. Quinault Indian Reservation, WA (4-28 to 4-30-08): Lectures on Native American treaty rights,
religious freedom, and international law. "Working Together: American Indian Tribes and the Forest
Service," hosted by the National Park Service and Forest Service. Contact: Susan Johnson, Forest
Service, (303) 275-5760.
12. Washington, D.C. (3-27-08): “Rights, Relationships, and Responsibilities Among Indigenous and
Non-Indigenous Peoples” (lecture). "Tribal Law Forum for Agency Leaders," sponsored by U.S.
Forest Service. Contract: Fred Ward, U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C., (202) 205-1548.
13. Cody, WY (1-24-08): “The 'Dark Side' of the Law” (keynote). Buffalo Bill Historical Center &
Museum. Contact: Bob Pickering (307) 578-4043.
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I. WRITINGS BY WALTER R. ECHO-HAWK:
A. SELECTED BOOKS:
In the Courts of the Conquerors: The Ten Worst Indian Law Cases Ever Decided. Golden, Colorado: Fulcrum Press. 2010 (560
pages).
"Colonialism and Law in the Post-Colonial Era." In Coming to Terms: The Legal Implications of Letters Patent and Founding
Documents upon Aboriginal Land in the Colonisation of South Australia. Shaun Berg (ed.). Wakefield Press. 2009. Pg. 148-205.
"An Overview and Patterns in Federal Indian Law." In American Indian Nations: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow. George Horse
Capture et al. (eds.). Lanham, New York, Toronton, Plymouth UK: Altamira Press. 2007. Pg. 210-223.
"Genocide and Ethnocide." In Encyclopedia of Race and Racism, Vol. 2 g-r. John Hartwell Moore (editor in chief). Detroit, New
York, London: Thompson Gale. 2007. Pg. 48-52.
"Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)" in Encyclopedia of Race and Racism, Vol. 2 g-r. John
Hartwell Moore (editor in chief). Detroit, New York, London: Thompson Gale. 2007. Pg. 352-354.
“An Overview and Patterns in Federal Indian Law.” In American Indian Nations, Horse Capture, Champagne, and Jackson (editors).
Lanham, New York, Toronto, Pymouth, UK: Altamira Press. 2007. Pg. 210-223.
“Law, Legislation and Native Religion.” in American Indian Religious Traditions, Vol. 2, J-P. Suzanne J. Crawford and Dennis F.
Kelly, eds. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. 2005.
-- and Dan Monroe. "Deft Deliberations." In Reinventing the Museums: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on the Paradigm
Shift. Gail Anderson, ed. Alramira Press. 2004.
http://www.altamirapress.com/Catalog/TOC.shtml?command=Search&db=%5EDB/CATALOG.db&eqSKUdata=0759101701
Foreword. In Encyclopedia of Native American Religions (Updated Edition). Arlene Hirschfelder and Paulette Molin, eds. New
York: Facts on File. 2000.
--and Jack F. Trope. "The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act: Background and Legislative History." In
Readings in American Indian Law: Recalling the Rhythm of Survival. J. Carrillo, ed. Temple Univ. Press. 1998. Pp. 178-187.
(reprinted in The Future of the Past: Archaeologists, Native Americans and Repatriation, Tamara L. Bray,ed. New York/London:
Garland Pub. 2001. Pp. 9-36.
—and James Botsford. "The Legal Tango: The Native American Church v. the United States of America." In One Nation Under God
-- The Triumph of the Native American Church. Reuben A. Snake, Jr. and Huston Smith, eds. Santa Fe: Clear Light Pub. 1996.
Afterword. In Reuben Snake - Your Humble Serpent: Indian Visionary and Activist. Rueben A. Snake, Jr.(as told to Jay C. Fikes.
Santa Fe: Clear Light Pub. 1996.
—and Roger Echo-Hawk, Battlefields and Burial Grounds: The Indian Struggle to Protect Ancestral Graves in the United States.
Minneapolis: Lerner Pub. Co. 1994. 2
Preface. In Hawke's Law (American Ed.). Ronald T. Libby. Penn. State Univ. Press. 1992.
"Healthy Environment, Healthy Economy, American Indian Lessons.” In A Society to Match the Scenery. Holthaus, et al, eds.
Boulder: Univ. CO. Press. 1991. Pp. 61-64.
–- and Roger Echo-Hawk. "Repatriation, Reburial and Religious Rights." In Handbook of American Indian Religious Freedom.
Christopher Vecsey, ed. New York: Crossroad. 1991; http://www.erowid.org/library/books/handbook_american.shtml
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B. OTHER PUBLICATIONS:
“Under Native American Skies.” George Wright Society. 2009.
“Protecting Native American Human Remains, Burial Grounds, and Sacred Places: Panel Discussion.”
Religious Freedom Act after Twenty-five Years,” Wicazo Review (Fall 2004), Pp. 182-183.
In “American Indian
“Issues in the Implementation of the American Indian Religious Freedom Act: Panel Discussion.” In “American Indian Religious
Freedom Act after Twenty-five Years,” Wicazo Review (Fall 2004), Pp. 154-160.
“Native American Indian Human Rights: Theft, Possession and Repatriation of Native Remains,” The Tribal Court Record, Vol. 11,
Issue 2, p. 25 (National Indian Justice Center, 2001).
—and Sean Cogley, Tim Coulter, Paul Moorehead and Brian Stockes. "Use of U.N. Human Rights Treaties and Fora by America's
Native Peoples and Recommendations for Better Access." In Human Rights, The United Nations, and Nongovernmental
Organizations. Atlanta, GA: The Carter Center. 1997. Pp. 45-60.
"Religion in 21st Century American Corrections," Corrections Today (June,1996)at 20, reprinted, Point Counter Point: Correctional
Issues (ACA,1997)at 30.
Guest Editor and Preface, 16 American Indian Culture and Research Journal No.2 (1992) SPECIAL EDITION OF REPATRIATION
OF AMERICAN INDIAN REMAINS; http://www.books.aisc.ucla.edu/toc/aicrjv16n2.html
–- and J. Trope. "The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act: Background and Legislative History," 23 Ariz.
St.L.J.35 (Spring, 1992)(reprinted in several books noted above).
"Loopholes in Religious Liberty: The Need for a Federal Law to Protect Freedom of Worship for Native People," 16 NARF L REV
No.2 (Summer 1991);and published elsewhere with author's permission.
"Tribal Efforts to Protect Against Mistreatment of Indian Dead: The Quest for Equal Protection of the Laws," XIV NARF L REV.
No.1 (1988).
"Museum Rights vs. Indian Rights: Guidelines for Assessing Competing Legal Interests in Native cultural Resources," 14 NYU
REVIEW OF LAW & SOCIAL CHANGE, No. 2 (1986).
Pawnee Kitkahaki Dance, 2010
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II. MEDIA ABOUT OR FEATURING WALTER ECHO-HAWK:
A. RECORDINGS:
“Look to the Stars,” Pawnee Indian songs by the Pawnee Yellowhorse Singers (Without Rez Productions, 2000) (CD & cassette).
"Spirit of the Plains," Pawnee Indian songs by the Pawnee Yellowhorse Singers (Without Rez Productions, 1996) (CD & cassette).
“Persecution of Native American Religions, Past and Present” (audiotape conference recording at Parliament of World Religions 1999
conference in South Africa), Item #PWR99-024.
http://www.conferencerecording.com/aaaListTapes.asp?CID=PWR99
B. FILMS AND RADIO about or featuring Walter R. Echo-Hawk:
Modern Day Warriors, Jenni Monet, director (2008) (Best Public Service Winner, 2008 American Indian Motion Picture Awards Show,
American Indian Film Festival, 2008).
A Seat At The Table, Gary Rhine, director & producer (KIRAFU Productions, 2003):
http://www.dreamcatchers.org/aseatatthetable/index.html
Who Owns The Past?, documentary about Native American repatriation issues, Jed Riffe, Producer(2000)(PBS airing scheduled for
Fall, 2001):
http://www.pbs.org/wotp/tribes/pawnee/
In the Light of Reverence, documentary about Native American sacred sites produced by the Sacred Land Film Project(2000)(advisor):
http://www.sacredland.org/ and
http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/ilrc.html
Indigenous v. Non-Indigenous Rights, Responsibilities and Relationships,(1997)(UNL Video Services) (68 minute lecture) http://
videoservices.unl.edu/catalog/search2.cfm?ID=338
http://netche.unl.edu/catalog/search2.cfm?ID=1482
Working with NAGPRA, a training video produced by the U.S. National Park Service(1997).
Your Humble Serpent: The Wisdom of Ruebin Snake, Gary Rhine, director & producer(KIRARU Productions,1995)(aired on Worldlink
TV during weeks of Oct.1 and 15, 2001):
http://www.der.org/films/humble-serpent.html
CNN, Native Americans: The Invisible People, Pt. I (aired, Oct. 30, 1994).
Everything has a Spirit, Ava Hamilton, producer (1993), a film about Native American religious freedom (aired PBS).
Understanding the American Indian Religious Freedom Act, Gary Rhine, producer (KIRARU Productions, 1993), a short public
education film.
Sacred Sites, a film about traditional Native American holy places, focusing on Mount Graham, Arizona, Bruce Nachbar, producer
(Firkin Films Production, 1992).
Thieves of Time, produced and directed by Don Hopfner for KAET-TV (Channel 8, Tempe, Arizona) (premiered August 22, 1992), a
film about Native American repatriation issues:
http://pbsvideodb.pbs.org/programs/program.asp?item_id=6267
The Peyote Road, producer Gary Rhine(KIRARU Productions, 1992), a film about Native American Church's religious freedom crisis
(aired on World Link TV, Feb. 2002)@
http://www.kifaru.com/peyroad6T.html
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Walter has been featured on numerous television newscast and radio interviews on state and national news, including ABC's "Good
Morning America," CNN News, CBS News, and local TV news programs in Hawaii, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon,
Kansas, Nebraska, California, Indiana and elsewhere, including miscellaneous national and local radio interviews, including NPR's
“Native America Calling,” "Morning Edition" and the "Michael Jackson Show."
In addition, he has been featured in numerous misc. newspaper and
magazine interviews on national and local newspapers, including Time,
Newsweek, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Los
Angeles Times, USA Today and Indian Country Today.
D. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS about or featuring Echo-Hawk:
Huston Smith & Phil Cousineau. A Seat At The Table: Huston Smith in
Conversation with Native Americans on Religious Freedom. Berkeley, CA:
Univ. of CA Press. 2005. Pp. 24-38.
Garrett Epps. To An Unknown God: Religious Freedom on Trial. New York:
St. Martin’s Press. 2001. Pp. 185, 193-94, 209.
R. David Edmunds, ed. The New Warriors: Native American Leaders Since
1900. Lincoln, NE: Univ. of Neb. Press. 2001. Pp. 299-321.
James Olson, ed. Encyclopedia of American Indian Civil Rights. Wesport
Conn.: Greenwood Press. 1997. Pp.110-11.
Painting by Walter Echo-Hawk
Sharon Malinowski, ed. Notable Native Americans. Detroit MI: Gale Research Inc. 1995. Pp. 141-42.
Duane Champagne, ed. The Native North American Almanac. Detroit\ Washington, D.C.\ London: Gale Research Inc. 1994. Pp.
1051-52.
IV. AWARDS\RECOGNITION:
• Governor’s Commendation (2010), from Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry, for professional contributions on behalf of indigenous cultures.
• Federal Bar Association’s Judge Sarah Hughes Civil Liberties Award (2009), for civil rights work;
• 2009 Distinguished American Indian Alumni, Oklahoma State University;
• Certificate of Appreciation from Azee Bee Nahagha of Dine Nation (formerly Native American Church of Navajoland) (2004);
• Martin Luther King, Jr., Peace Award (1998), Metropolitan College of Denver;
• "Spirit of Excellence Award" (1995), ABA, Commission On Opportunities for Minorities in the Profession;
http://www.abanet.org/minorities/ftp/05spiritnom.pdf
• "Special Award," Native American Church of North America (1994), for work on American Indian Religious Freedom Act Amendments of 1994;
• Dine Nation (1994), for work on passage of American Indian Religious Freedom Act Amendments of 1994;
• Co-Grand Marshal, Martin L. King March (1993), Martin L. King Center, Atlanta, GA;
• National Co-Chair, 30th Anniversary March on Washington, Aug. 27-28, 1993; http://www.rohophoto.com/martin.htm
http://wwwtech.mit.edu/V113/N34/king.34w.txt.html
• "Civil Liberties Award," ACLU of Oregon (1992);
• Adela Dwyer-St. Thomas of Villanova Peace Award (1992), for outstanding contributions to the understanding of the meaning & conditions of
justice & peace in human communities) http://www.peaceandjustice.villanova.edu/peace_award
• 13. Pawnee Nation (1990), for repatriation & reburial of Pawnee ancestors.
V. REFERENCES: Supplied on request.
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EDUCATION
TRIBAL AFFILIATION
FOR BOOKING
BA, Political Science
Oklahoma State
University (1970)
Enrolled member of the
Pawnee Nation of
Oklahoma
Walter R. Echo-Hawk
P.O. Box 254
Yale, OK 74085
JD, University of New
Mexico (1973)
(918) 387-2710
[email protected]
FaceBook.com/walter.echohawk
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