Larry Baca awarded top Justice Department honor
Thursday, April 24, 2008
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Law
Larry Baca, a member of the
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma, received the U.S> Attorney General's Medallion at a ceremony on Wednesday.
Baca, a graduate of Harvard Law School, was the first American Indian hired through the Attorney General's Honor Law Program in 1976 and was the first American Indian hired for the Civil Rights Division at the
Department of Justice. He helped file landmark lawsuits affecting individual Indian rights to run for public office and gain access to educational opportunities.
Baca most recently served as deputy director of the
Office of Tribal Justice at DOJ. He retired this spring.
Get the Story:
Press Release: Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey Awards Attorney General's Medallion to Tribal Justice Official
(DOJ 4/23)
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