ABOUT
Eldena Bear Don’t Walk is a citizen of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and a descendent of the Crow and Chippewa people. She currently serves as a conflict defender division administrator at the Office of the Montana Public Defender, and as an associate appellate justice for the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska and the Gun Lake Tribe in Michigan.
Prior to this, she was the Chief Justice of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) Appellate Court, and Chief Justice for the Chippewa Cree Tribe. Eldena was the first woman ever to serve as Chief Justice of the Crow Nation. She was also the Attorney Judge for the Ft. Peck Tribes, when they become one of five tribes extending jurisdiction under the Violence Against Women Act.