Living Her Dream: Eldena Bear Don't Walk Discusses Her Law Career

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Eldena Bear Don’t Walk is living out her childhood dream. The youngster who imagined one day becoming a lawyer has done exactly that – and more. She has been an appellate judge for eight years, serving almost every tribe in Montana. At the St. Ignatius-based Bear Don’t Walk Law Office, she works as an attorney, consultant and independent legal researcher. And she was the first woman to serve as chief justice of the Crow Tribe, a seat she held from 2007 to 2011...

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Steinberger, Heather. "Living Her Dream: Eldena Bear Don’t Walk Discusses Her Law Career." Indian Country Today Media Network. February 10, 2014. Article. (https://ictnews.org/archive/living-her-dream-eldena-bear-dont-walk-discusses-her-law-career, accessed May 17, 2023)

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