Lael Echo-Hawk

Lael Echo-Hawk (Pawnee) represents tribes and tribal organizations across the United States. She leads the tribal advocacy group MThirtySix and is General Counsel for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah). After serving as in-house counsel for a tribe and its economic enterprises, Lael moved to Washington, D.C. to take a position as Legislative Director for the Native American Contractors Association and Counselor to the Chairwoman of the National Indian Gaming Commission. Lael provided advice on tribal internal governance issues and economic development activities and strategic policy analysis on national tribal legislative and regulatory proposals. Lael is a Past-President of both the National Native American Bar Association and the Northwest Indian Bar Association. She is 2013 recipient of National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development “40 Under 40” and is currently based in Washington, D.C.

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