Steven Charles Emery

Background

Emery, Steven Charles was born on November 14, 1958 in Buffalo, New York, United States. Son of Clarendon E. Van Norman and Carol L. Emery.

Education

Associate of Arts, Nebraska Indian Community College Bachelor, U. South Dakot, Vermillion Juris Doctor, Harvard Law School, Cambridge.

Career

Assistant attorney general, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Eagle Butte, South Dakot, 1989-1991; partner, Van Norman & Emery, Eagle Butte, South Dakot, since 1989; chief justice, Oglala Sioux Nation Supreme Court, Pine Ridge, South Dakot, since 1996; attorney general, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Eagle Butte, since 1991. Attorney Marty Indian School, 1991-1995, Yankton Sioux Gaming Commission, 1993-1996. Chairman, Board Of Directors Cheyenne River Police Commission, 1989-1992, Cheyenne River Community College, 1991-1994.

Achievements

• Steven Charles Emery has been listed as a reputable Tribal attorney general by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lay eucharistic minister St. John's Episcopal Church, since 1990. Member Domestic Violence Prevention Task Force, 1996-1997. Member American Bar Association, South Dakot Bar Association, Northern Plains Tribal Judges Association.

Interests

• Avocations: teaching Lakota language and culture, singing traditionaland contemporary Lakota songs, composing and recording music in English and Lakota.

Connections

Married Belva M. Hollow Horn, December 23, 1994.

Father:

Clarendon E. Van Norman

Mother:

Carol L. Emery

Spouse:

Belva M. Hollow Horn