A lecture by Walter Echo Hawk, Native American attorney, author, and tribal judge.
Walter Echo-Hawk has represented Indian tribes on legal issues such as treaty rights, water rights, religious freedom, prisoner rights, and repatriation rights. his career spans the pivotal years when Indian tribes reclaimed their land, sovereignty, and pride in a stride toward freedom. He will discuss the impact of the United nations declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples on the future of federal Indian law and policy in the United States.