LeRoy
W. Wilder
Cited
as “an admirable role model, not only for Indian youth
and Indian law students and lawyers, but for students and
lawyers of any race or ethnicity,”Wilder taught himself
an area not covered by his law school curriculum, federal
Indian law, and went on to teach it to others. One of the
first two California Indians admitted to that state's bar
in 1973, he helped shape the law of Indian rights, was a
founding member of what became the National Native American
Bar Association, and has served the needs of Indians from
protecting families to protecting economic interests, and
is hailed as a role model for Native American youth.
