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Thursday, August 31, 2006
NARF Executive Director John E. Echohawk recognized
for asserting and defending the rights of Indian tribes, in Human Rights Magazine:
The Spring 2006 issue of Human Rights
Magazine, by the
American Bar Association (ABA), focuses on "Aboriginal Occupiers of the Soil" and
calls attention to the efforts of NARF Executive Director John
E. Echohawk.
Echohawk, a Pawnee, was the first graduate of the
University of New Mexico's special program to train Indian lawyers,
and has been with NARF since its inception, having served continuously
as Executive Director since 1977. He has been recognized as one
of the 100 most influential lawyers in America by the National
Law Journal since 1988 and has received numerous service awards
and other recognition for his leadership in the Indian law field.
The article,
titled "Human Rights Hero: John Echohawk," is available online
at the web
site of the ABA Section of Individual Rights
and Responsibilities.
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