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PROTECTING She explained: “A tribe’s rights began her career at K&L Gates,
From page 1 “I help protect their air, their are often attacked on multiple where she represented the
Duwamish Tribe pro bono in
fronts. Projects that threaten
Oregon who seek to protect waters and their spectacular them are often wide-scale and their efforts to seek federal
the Columbia River Gorge and multidimensional. Tribes are recognition. She also worked
Pacific Coast from fossil fuel sacred places. I am indebted often forced into a battle of in the Native American Unit of
contamination. to my tribal clients for the attrition in which they must the Northwest Justice Project,
On behalf of a treaty tribe, she defend their rights before helping to provide access to
persuaded the Columbia River opportunities they have a wide variety of decision justice to indigent Indigenous
Gorge Commission to uphold makers.” populations. Amber received her
a county’s denial of a railroad given me.”– AMBER PENN-ROCO In 2018, Amber also law degree from the University
expansion permit that was being published “Trump’s of Washington School of Law.
sought to increase fossil fuel Dismantling of the National Amber was born and raised
cargo in the Gorge. Grand Ronde Tribal citizens Monuments: Sacrificing Native in Chehalis. She is married to
She also helped the tribe who directly descend from American Interests on the David Caverly, a private chef,
persuade the Washington State the tribe’s treaty chief avoid Altar of Business” in Review, and she is mother to their baby
Energy Facility Site Evaluation political disenrollment. She co- condemning the Trump girl, Lily.
Council to deny a permit that chaired administrative, trial and Administration’s demolition In her free time, she enjoys
would have allowed Tesoro appellate litigation that began of Bears Ears and other reading, hiking with her dogs
Savage to transport 360,000 in 2013 and culminated with a National Monuments, which and going to street fairs. Amber
barrels of crude oil each day watershed appellate decision in are also sacred spaces for many is an enrolled member of the
through the Gorge. 2016. That decision required the indigenous peoples. Confederated Tribes of the
To accomplish these results family to be re-enrolled. She excoriated President Chehalis Reservation.
for her tribal clients, Amber uses In recognition of her various Trump for his “utter disregard Galanda Broadman is an
federal and state environmental professional accomplishments, for the preservation of the land Indigenous Rights Law Firm
statutes, such as the National Super Lawyers magazine has and for the recognition of tribal with seven lawyers and offices
Environmental Policy Act, bestowed Amber with its “Rising interests. He has proven that in Seattle, Yakima and Bend,
federal Endangered Species Act Star” honor for the last four when those interests compete Oregon, and an affiliate in
and State Environmental Policy consecutive years. with private business interests, Tucson, Arizona.
Act, as well as federal Indian During that same timespan, he will always protect the In existence since 2010, the
treaties and tribal environmental she has served on the Editorial businessman, to the detriment of firm is dedicated to protecting
laws. Board for the National Lawyers tribal people across the nation.” and defending indigenous treaty
“I have the distinct honor Guild’s prestigious journal Fearing, as she wrote in 2016, and sovereign rights, economic
of helping tribes protect their Review. “Tribes are suffering a death by a interests and human rights.
homelands for the sake of In 2016, Amber published thousand cuts” – through battles “I am excited for my future
the next seven generations,” “Standing Rock and the Erosion in sacred places such as the with the firm and the ability to
continued Amber. “I help protect of Tribal Rights” in Review, Columbia River Gorge, Standing take a more active role in our
their air, their waters and their where she decried that, “Tribes Rock and Bears Ears – Amber team’s practice of law,” Amber
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spectacular sacred places. I am are suffering from an onslaught is ever-committed to protecting said. “And I am excited to help
indebted to my tribal clients of projects ... that imperil their indigenous communities from protect indigenous America
for the opportunities they have rights and their sacred duty legal, environmental or cultural against further environmental
given me.” to protect their surrounding harm. degradation or cultural
Amber also helped 66 natural resources and culture.” Nine years ago, Amber destruction.”

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