Ceremonial Swearing in Ceremony Held for Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Larry EchoHawk

Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Larry Echo Hawk was administered the oath of office by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar today. The former Idaho state Attorney General and Brigham Young law professor is the department's eleventh individual to hold the position. Echo Hawk is an enrolled member of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma.

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    Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Larry EchoHawk, his wife Terry EchoHawk, and Secretary Salazar at the swearing-in ceremony on June 26, 2009. [Photo Credit: Tami A. Heilemann DOI]

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    Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Larry EchoHawk, his wife Terry EchoHawk, and Secretary Salazar at the swearing-in ceremony on June 26, 2009. [Photo Credit: Tami A. Heilemann DOI]

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    Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Larry EchoHawk and Secretary Salazar. [Photo Credit: Tami A. Heilemann DOI]

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    In attendance at the swearing in ceremony for Mr. EchoHawk were several other American Indian senior Obama Administration staffers including Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation Mike Connor, Solicitor General of the Department of the Interior Hilary Tompkins, Senior Policy Advisor for Native American Affairs in the White House Domestic Policy Council Kimberly Teehee, Secretary Salazar, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Larry EchoHawk, Director of Indian Health Service at the Department of Health & Human Services Dr. Yvette Roubideaux, and Deputy Associate Director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs Jodi Gillette. [Photo Credit: Tami A. Heilemann DOI]

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    Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Larry EchoHawk watches on as Lee Juan Tyler of the Shashone-Bannock Tribes of Ft. Hall Reservation in Idaho delivers an opening prayer at the ceremonial swearing in ceremony. [Photo Credit: Tami A. Heilemann DOI]

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    Secretary Salazar, Assistant Secretary EchoHawk and other members of the secretary's staff participate in a Friendship Dance with members of the Shashone-Bannock Tribe. [Photo Credit: Tami A. Heilemann DOI]

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    Assistant Secretary EchoHawk and Secretary Salazar. [Photo Credit: Tami A. Heilemann DOI]

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