Eldena Bear Don't Walk (born ) is an American lawyer, judge and politician. She is an enrolled citizen of the
Crow Tribe of Montana and was the first woman to serve as the Chief Justice of that tribal court. She is also a descendant of the
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. She has served as a judge for several other
Tribal Courts.
She is the chair of the Indian Law section of the
State Bar of Montana.
She ran in the
2018 election cycle as a
Democrat for an open seat in District 93 in
Montana House of Representatives
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which is in the
Mission Valley and includes part of the
Flathead Indian Reservation.
Her father was
Urban Bear Don't Walk, who was one of the first Native American lawyers graduating from the
University of Montana School of Law in 1975. He founded the Crow Tribal Court. Her mother is the activist and fashion designer
Marjorie Bear Don't Walk. Her daughter, Mitchell Rose Bear Don't Walk, known as Rose, is a botanist and one of 24 members of the newly formed Tribal Youth Health Advisory Board to the National Indian Health Board, as well as a host on the YouTube channel
SciShow.
Eldena Bear Don't Walk received her
Masters in Public Administration (MPA) and
Juris Doctor
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from the University of Montana School of Law.
She achieved a master of laws degree (LLM) from the
Rogers College of Law,
University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona in 2013.
See also
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List of Native American jurists
References
1970s births
Living people
Year of birth uncertain
21st-century American lawyers
21st-century Native American politicians
Crow people
Native American judges
Native American lawyers
University of Montana alumni
21st-century American women lawyers
American women judges
American lawyers
21st-century Native American women
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