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Kirke Kickingbird
Of Counsel
Mr. Kickingbird, a member of the Kiowa Tribe and Kiowa Gourd
Clan, has practiced Indian law since 1969, and with the Firm
since 2000. He has provided training and technical assistance
to over 150 tribal governments within the United States and
Canada, and has consulted with experts and governmental officials
from Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South America, Africa,
Norway and Russia on matters of indigenous people’s
rights.
From 1988-2000 he directed the Native American Legal Resource
Center at Oklahoma City University School of Law, where he
served on the faculty. He has served as Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma
and as Chairman of the Oklahoma Indian Affairs Commission
(1992-95). In March 1995, he was appointed Special Counsel
on Indian Affairs to the Governor of Oklahoma, Frank Keating,
a post he filled until August 2000. In 1996, he was elected
to the Board of Governors of the American Bar Association,
an office he held for four years.
Mr. Kickingbird led the legal and court management review
of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Tribal Court System (1992-93).
He was appointed by Oklahoma Chief Justice Opala to serve
on the Oklahoma Supreme Court Committee to Recommend Standards
for Granting Full Faith and Credit to the Judicial Proceedings
of Indian Tribes, Nations and Bands (1992-94).
He has written extensively on matters related to Indian
law and tribal governance. His first book, One Hundred Million
Acres (Macmillan, 1973) was nominated to the Pulitzer Committee.
While executive director (1971-1983) of the Washington-based
Institute for the Development of Indian Law, he and his staff
wrote a popular set of books for tribal leaders which include:
Indian Sovereignty, Indian Treaties, The Federal-Indian Trust
Relationship, and Indian Jurisdiction. In 1987, his book,
Indians and the U.S. Constitution: A Forgotten Legacy, was
honored by the U.S. Bicentennial Commission. He has also written
many articles for law journals and training manuals dealing
with taxation, jurisdiction, gaming, environmental concerns,
and economic development in Indian country.
A graduate of the University of Oklahoma (B.A., 1966, J.D.,
1969), Mr. Kickingbird is a member of the Oklahoma and District
of Columbia bars and has been admitted to the Federal Tax
Court. His memberships include the Native American Bar Association
(President for 2000), Oklahoma Bar Association, and Oklahoma
Indian Bar Association.
E-mail: kickingbird@hsdwok.com
Phone: (405) 602-9425
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