About me
Stephanie Hudson is the Executive Director of Oklahoma Indian Legal Services. She is a member of the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma. She is a fourth generation descendent of Chief Lone Wolf, and a descendent of Maun-kee (Kiowa Bill). Chief Lone Wolf was a Kiowa warrior on the battlefields of the Indian Wars
in the late 1800’s. In 1907, he fought the United States of America in court, in the landmark Indian law case, Lone Wolf v. Hitchcock. He argued the U.S. violated their treaties when enacting the Allotment Act of 1900. The Kiowa and Comanche Tribes lost a substantial portion of their reservation with passage of
the Act, and the U.S. Supreme Court’s holding that the Allotment Act was legal under Congress’ Plenary Power. “After growing up watching all the complicated legal issues my grandparents had to deal with as owners of allotted Indian land, it was important to learn how to help Indian landowners. Understanding this complicated land ownership structure has become my passion, and my experiences growing up helped guide my path through law school and beyond.
