Indian Country Today reports that Larry EchoHawk called former Coeur d’Alene Tribal Chairman Ernie Stensgar to apologize for past actions against Indian gaming as Idaho attorney general.
EchoHawk, is expected to get President Barack Obama’s nomination as the director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. But his recommendation, as attorney general, to Idaho Gov. Cecil Andrus to change the language of state legislation so the state no longer would have a legal obligation under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to negotiate for casino, Class III gaming with Idaho’s tribes, has brought opposition from some tribes.
Idaho tribes though have written Obama supporting EchoHawk, who is a law professor now at Brigham Young University and involved in a law firm with his sons Paul and Mark in Pocatello. EchoHawk lost his bid for Idaho governor to Republican Phil Batt in 1994.
Leaders of the Nez Perce, Coeur d’Alene and the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes have expressed support for EchoHawk and said he does not support weakening Indian gaming rights. EchoHawk is a member of the Pawnee tribe.
EchoHawk would be the first Mormon appointed to a high-ranking position in the Obama administration, the Salt Lake Tribune reports.
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It's a false life for all mankind.
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EchoHawk's dilemma
Has anyone asked EchoHawk how he will reconcile his opposition to gambling as a devote member of the Mormon faith, with his expected promotion of Indian gambling?
He'll change his name to Jack.
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To read is wonderful. To comprehend art. Falling back to whatever you believed in is NORMAL.