He was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to be the 32nd United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota.
Pechota stated "The consensus is, the tribes want this land back.
"[2] He stepped down from the position in 1981 and accepted a job as counsel for the Native American Rights Fund in Boulder, Colorado.
[4] Pechota was born and raised in Colome, South Dakota, and is of Rosebud Sioux and Czechoslovakian descent.
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