Editing Larry Echo Hawk (section)

==Career==
Echo Hawk began his legal career working with California Indian Legal Services. In 1975, he started his own law practice in [[Salt Lake City, Utah]].<ref name="Whittle 2012-04-14" /> In 1977, he became general legal counsel for the [[Fort Hall, Idaho]]-based Shoshone-Bannock Tribes. He also served as a special prosecutor for the [[Navajo Nation]] in 1985.

He later settled in Idaho, becoming active in the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. In 1982 Echo Hawk was elected to a seat in the [[Idaho House of Representatives]] from [[Bannock County, Idaho|Bannock County]], where he served two terms. He was later elected Bannock County prosecuting attorney in 1986.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://appropriations.house.gov/uploadedfiles/02.28.12_budget_hearing_-_interior_-_larry_echohawk_-_biography.pdf|title=Biographical Statement of Larry Echo Hawk Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs U.S. Department of the Interior|access-date=May 30, 2016}}</ref> Echo Hawk was elected Attorney General of Idaho in 1990, the first Native American elected to this position in Idaho.<ref name="doi"/>

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.

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 Party (United States)|Republican]] candidate, former [[Lieutenant Governor of Idaho|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]].

===Native American issues===
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.<ref>[http://appropriations.house.gov/UploadedFiles/02.28.12_Budget_Hearing_-_Interior_-_Larry_EchoHawk_-_Biography.pdf U.S. House hearing bio of Echo Hawk]</ref> He has also served on the board of the American Indian Community Resource Center.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.doi.gov/whoweare/larryechohawk.cfm |title=Department of Interior bio of Echo Hawk |access-date=2012-04-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805035412/http://www.doi.gov/whoweare/larryechohawk.cfm |archive-date=2012-08-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[John EchoHawk|John Echo Hawk]], director of the [[Native American Rights Fund]], is his brother.

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]].<ref name= "usdoi-4-2012" /> 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 (government)|Cabinet]].<ref>{{citation |url= http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865553811/New-Mormon-leader-Echo-Hawk-fostered-new-era-in-tribal-US-relations.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120413174147/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865553811/New-Mormon-leader-Echo-Hawk-fostered-new-era-in-tribal-US-relations.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= April 13, 2012 |title= Dennis Romboy "New Mormon Leader Echo Hawk Fostered New Era in U.S., Tribal Relations |newspaper= [[Deseret News]] |date= April 10, 2012 }}</ref> He resigned his position at Interior on April 27, 2012.<ref>{{citation |url= http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/04/09/echo-hawk-sets-resignation-date-for-april-27-107249 |title= Echo Hawk Sets Resignation Date For April 27 |date= April 9, 2012 |journal= [[Indian Country Today|Indian Country Today Media Network]] |access-date= April 13, 2012 |archive-url= https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20131021203645/http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/article/echo-hawk-sets-resignation-date-for-april-27-107249 |archive-date= October 21, 2013 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

In February 2019, Echo Hawk joined the administration of Utah governor [[Gary Herbert]] as special counsel on Native American affairs.<ref>[https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2019/02/05/herbert-reyes-hire-larry/ ''Salt Lake Tribune'' article on Echo Hawk's appointment]</ref>

===LDS Church service ===
{{Infobox LDS biography
| name                 = Larry J. Echo Hawk
| position_or_quorum1  = [[First Quorum of the Seventy]]
| called_by1           = [[Thomas S. Monson]]
| start_date1          = {{start date|2012|03|31}}
| end_date1             = {{end date|2018|10|06}}
| end_reason1           = Designated [[emeritus]] General Authority
|position_or_quorum2        = [[Emeritus]] General Authority
| called_by2         = [[Russell M. Nelson]]
| start_date2        = {{start date|2018|10|06}}
}}
In the LDS Church, Echo Hawk has served as [[stake president|president]] of a student [[Stake (Latter Day Saints)|stake]] on the BYU campus, a [[Bishop (LDS Church)|bishop]], and [[High council (Latter Day Saints)|high councilor]].

At the time he was elected State Attorney General in Idaho, he was serving as a member of the board of trustees of [[LDS Social Services]].<ref>{{citation |title= Idaho attorney general is living example of 'American dream' |url= https://www.thechurchnews.com/archive/1991-08-03/idaho-attorney-general-is-living-example-of-american-dream-3633 |newspaper= [[Church News]] |date= August 3, 1991 }}</ref>

He was [[Common consent (Mormonism)|accepted]] by church membership as a general authority and member of the [[First Quorum of the Seventy]] on March 31, 2012. During his first year as a general authority he made multiple trips throughout the southwest US, often meeting with groups of Latter-day Saint Native Americans.<ref>[http://www.navajotimes.com/politics/2013/0813/080113ech.php ''Navajo Times'' article on Echo Hawk]</ref> From 2013 to 2015, Echo Hawk served as second counselor in the presidency of the church's Philippines [[Area (LDS Church)|Area]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140502060657/http://www.ldschurchnewsarchive.com/media/attachments/64.pdf ''Church News'', May 25, 2013].</ref><ref name="August 2015 changes">[https://web.archive.org/web/20150505061636/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865627718/Area-leadership-assignments-announced.html?pg=all "LDS First Presidency announces area leadership assignments"], ''[[Church News]]'', 2 May 2015.</ref> From 2015 to 2018, Echo Hawk served as an assistant executive director of the church's Correlation Department.<ref name=Councils>{{cite news |url= http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865670102/Church-leaders-discuss-importance-of-councils.html?pg=all |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170101090944/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865670102/Church-leaders-discuss-importance-of-councils.html?pg=all |url-status= dead |archive-date= January 1, 2017 |title='A heavenly pattern' participating in family, Church councils|last= Weaver |first= Sarah Jane |date= 29 December 2015 |newspaper= [[Deseret News]] }}</ref> He was also a member of the LDS Church's Boundary and Leadership Change Committee.<ref>[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/church/leader/larry-echo-hawk?lang=eng LDS Church profile on Echo Hawk]</ref> On October 6, 2018, Echo Hawk was released and designated an emeritus general authority.<ref>{{citation |url= https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/leadership-changes-announced-october-2018-general-conference|title= Leadership Changes Announced at October 2018 General Conference: Seven General Authority Seventies released|work= Newsroom |publisher= [[LDS Church]] |date= 2018-10-06 }}</ref>