American politician
Bill Yellowtail
In office January 7, 1985 – January 1994Preceded by Carroll Graham Succeeded by Ramona Howe
Born William Petzoldt Yellowtail Jr.
(1948-01-08 ) January 8, 1948 (age 76)
Wyola, Montana , U.S.Political party
Democratic Spouse Margarette Carlson-Yellowtail
Alma mater
Dartmouth College (
BA )
William Petzoldt Yellowtail Jr. (born January 8, 1948) is an American politician and businessman who served as a member of the
Montana Senate and as a regional administrator of the
United States Environmental Protection Agency .
Early life and education
Born in
Wyola, Montana , Yellowtail grew up on his family's cattle ranch on the
Crow Indian Reservation in Montana.
[1] He is a 1971 graduate of
Dartmouth College , where he earned a
Bachelor of Arts in
Geography and
Environmental Studies after a brief period of absence from the college.
[2]
Career
Yellowtail served on the
Montana Senate from 1985 to 1993, representing
Big Horn ,
Rosebud and
Powder River counties. He also served as a Regional Administrator of the
United States Environmental Protection Agency from 1994 to 1996, managing Region VIII.
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Later in 1996, he ran an unsuccessful campaign against
Republican
Rick Hill for Montana's lone seat in the
U.S. House of Representatives as a
Democrat .
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[6] He was defeated in a controversial campaign notorious for
mudslinging efforts by himself and Hill.
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He returned to the EPA shortly thereafter to his former post, but suffered further scandal for allegedly unknowingly violating the
Hatch Act in 2000.
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Yellowtail is an employee with Off the Beaten Path in
Bozeman, Montana , and has served on the boards of directors for the Burton K. Wheeler Center for Public Policy in Montana, the
National Audubon Society , and the Humanities Montana organization.
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He serves on the advisory committee for the One Montana nonprofit organization.
[17] As a prominent Crow Indian, he recently served as the
MSU Emeritus Katz Chair in
Native American Studies
[18] and advocated for tribal relations with the EPA during his tenure as its Region VIII Administrator.
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References
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"Emeritus Katz Chair, Bill Yellowtail" . montana.edu . Retrieved 2016-03-15 .
^ Narula, Svati (November 1, 2012).
"Strangers in a Strange Land" . Dartmouth Alumni Magazine . Retrieved April 30, 2015 .
^ Kennedy, Tre (January 4, 1993).
"History and final status of bills and resolutions of the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Montana" . Internet Archive . Retrieved April 30, 2015 .
^ Ritz, Nancy (January 7, 1985).
"History and final status of bills and resolutions of the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Montana" . Internet Archive . Retrieved April 30, 2015 .
^ Carle, Robin (November 5, 1996).
"STATISTICS OF THE PRESIDENTIAL AND CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 5, 1996" . Clerk of the House of Representatives . Retrieved April 30, 2015 .
^ Matthews, Mark (April 1, 1996).
"Yellowtail throws in his hat" . High Country News . Retrieved April 30, 2015 .
^ Wilkinson, Todd (June 7, 1996).
" "Indian Cowboy"'s Quest for Capitol Hill" . The Christian Science Monitor . Retrieved April 30, 2015 .
^ Anez, Bob (October 24, 1996).
"Montana Voters To Choose Between Adulterer, Spouse Abuser" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . Associated Press. Retrieved April 30, 2015 .
^ Brooke, James (August 11, 1996).
"Crime, Scandal and Other Yawners" . New York Times . Retrieved April 30, 2015 .
^ Goodman, Ellen (October 25, 1996).
"The candidate's three worst moments" . Baltimore Sun . Retrieved April 30, 2015 .
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"EPA makes changes in Denver Regional Office" (Press release). April 28, 2000. Retrieved April 30, 2015 .
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"National News Briefs; E.P.A. Aide Steps Aside After Ethics Inquiry" . New York Times . April 29, 2000. Retrieved April 30, 2015 .
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"Members of the Montana Council for the Humanities/Humanities Montana, 1972-2014" . Archived from
the original on May 23, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2015 .
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"Off the Beaten Path Guides" . Archived from
the original on January 12, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2015 .
^ Seideman, David (June 1, 2003).
"Sacred Trust" . Audubon . Archived from
the original on May 1, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2015 .
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"Emeritus Katz Chair, Bill Yellowtail" . Montana State University . August 8, 2011. Retrieved April 30, 2015 .
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"Staff, Board, and Advisory Committee" . One Montana . Archived from
the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2015 .
^ Schmidt, Carol (October 10, 2006).
"Yellowtail tabbed as MSU endowed chair in Native American Studies" . MSU News . Retrieved April 30, 2015 .
^ Browner, Carol (March 14, 1994).
"EPA Indian Policy" (PDF) . Retrieved April 30, 2015 . ;
External links
[1] Property and Environment Research Center article on Indian Sovereignty, by Yellowtail
[2] Interview with Yellowtail on capitalism
[3] Interview with Yellowtail on Native Americans
Further reading
Josephy, Alvin M., Jr. Lewis and Clark through Indian Eyes . 1st ed. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006.