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Early life[edit]
Born: Montrose, Colorado 1950. Moved to San Deigo, California 1953. Lawrence R. Baca was part of the Pawnee tribe[1][2]
Growing up in the San Deigo County he often saw signs in restaurants, movie theaters, parks, and many other places that said "No Indians Allowed". He and his family had suffered great discrimination simply for being an American Indian especially his father who was assaulted for going into a "whites only" bar, his dad still had the scars from the attack up until the day he died.[3]
He graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1973 and in 1976 he graduated from Harvard Law School.[3]
Lawyer career[edit]
He spent a good portion of his career fighting for civil rights among American Indians making sure that many of their voices were heard and reviewed equally just like anyone else.[3] He became the first American Indian Lawyer to be hired in the United States Justice Department in 1976 and when he retired in 2008 he also became the longest serving American Indian Attorney in the history of the Justice Apartment.[3]
Lawrence Baca would also help train other minority attorneys and would also help other American Indians to find ways into becoming lawyers or even attorneys as well[1]
He would also go on to create the Indian Law Section for which he would be the Chairman for 20 years[1]
Additionally he would also formed the American Indian Lawyers Association of the Department of Justice for which he would be the Chairmen for 30 years
He was also awarded the Sarah T. Hughes Civil Rights Award in 2017[1]
Lawrence Baca retired for the Department of Justice after serving for 32 years[4]
Hobby of photography[edit]
Lawrence Baca would get his first camera after he graduated from Harvard and would use that camera to take photos of landscapes all across the United States.[5]
One of the pictures he took were in the State of Utah, sites that had huge red figures or sites that had many holes[5]
Bibliography[edit]
- Phil, Brodeen,(1992-2023) "National Native American Bar Association"[3]
- An organization meant to help spread awareness to those in the federal government about the issues facing Native American Communities.
- "Interview with Lawrence Baca: Fighting for Civil Rights & Justice in Indian Country"[1]
- The Pawnee tribe[2]
- ICT News [5]
- "The Mitchell Museum of the American Indian Honors Cheryl Crazy Bull at 12th Annual Dr. Carlos Montezuma Awards"[6]
- Indian Memo Pad [7]
- Meyers v. Board of Education: The Brown v. Board of Indian Country[8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Law, fedbarblog in Indian (2018-10-18). "Interview with Lawrence Baca: Fighting for Civil Rights & Justice in Indian Country". Federal Bar Association. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
- ^ a b "Home | Pawnee Nation". pawneenation.org. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
- ^ a b c d e "Member Profile – Lawrence Baca – National Native American Bar Association". Retrieved 2023-03-08.
- ^ Procopiolaw (2017-07-25). "Honorable Lawrence R. Baca Named the Sarah T. Hughes Civil Rights Award Winner". Blogging Circle. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
- ^ a b c Rose, Christina (2018-09-13). "One Pawnee Lawyer's Passion for Protecting and Photographing Rock Art". ICT News. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- ^ Maheshhadiya (2021-11-24). "The Mitchell Museum of the American Indian Honors Cheryl Crazy Bull at 12th Annual Dr. Carlos Montezuma Awards | American Indian College Fund". Retrieved 2023-03-08.
- ^ "Memo pad | National Museum of the American Indian". americanindian.si.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
- ^ https://illinoislawreview.org/wp-content/ilr-content/articles/2004/5/Baca.pdf
Category:University of California, Santa Barbara alumni Category:Harvard Law School alumni