Native American Law Issues -

Kathy Kinsman and Randy Hunter

 

Kathy Kinsman

Kathy has been with the AG’s office for 9 years, representing the Department of Heritage and Arts, the Housing and Community Development Division and the Department of Agriculture and Food.  Kathy is also the “Tobacco Contact” for the State of Utah, a position which entails the day-to-day enforcement of the 1998 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement and defending the State’s enforcement record to assure continued receipt of annual MSA payments of approximately $40 million.  Most recently Kathy has been asked to assist with issues relating to State and Tribal relations.

 

Prior to the AG’s office, Kathy was in-house counsel for a construction and development company in Summit County.  Kathy practiced land use and environmental law, as well as real estate and general commercial law, in the U.S. Virgin Islands for 10 years before hurricane concerns led her and her family to relocate to Utah 18 years ago.

 

Randy Hunter

Randy graduated from the University of Wyoming Law School in 1976. He was a law enforcement Ranger for Grand Teton National Park and later practiced law in Wyoming. He has been with the State for 24 years and is currently in the Highways and Utilities Division. When not in the office he can be found at the shooting range where he likes to complete in Single Action shooting or at Abravenel Hall where he performs with the Utah Symphony Chorus. He loves Classical, Opera, and Cowboy music. Randy grew up near the Wind River Indian Reservation. As a boy, he loved pow wow dancing and performed with an Arapaho dance group. He was the only non-­Indian in the group. The group also performed historic religious ceremonies and dances at several Native sacred sites in Wyoming and South Dakota. He was given the Native name of Randy Snow Eagle. He volunteers with the Adopt­a­Native Elder program delivering food and medicine to remote locations on the Navajo Reservation. As an officer of the Dept of Interior, he was involved in law enforcement activities on several reservations and National Parks during the violent days of the “American Indian Movement” or “AIM”.