Eddie V. Edwards, a Choctaw Indian, has been appointed Assistant Area Director (Resources Management) for the Bureau of Indian Affairs Sacramento, California office, Commissioner of Indian Affairs Morris Thompson announced today.
Edwards has been a Trust Services Specialist in the BIA's Washington Office of Trust Responsibilities.
A Navy veteran, Edwards has a BA in engineering and industrial arts and a Doctor of Jurisprudence from Oklahoma City University. He has also
completed special courses in public lands, water rights and management in continuing education programs.
Edwards, 46, began working for BIA in 1971 as a realty specialist in the Muskogee Area Office. He had previous experience with the Veterans
Administration, Cherokee Community Organization and the New Mexico and Oklahoma State Highway departments.
