Alvin Ziontz reflects on his more than thirty years representing Indian tribes, from a time when Indian law was little known through landmark battles that upheld tribal government. As the senior attorney arguing U.S. v. Washington, Ziontz was party to the historic 1974 Boldt decision affirming the Pacific Northwest tribes' treaty fishing right, with ramifications for tribal rights nationwide. His work took him to reservations in Montana, Wyoming, and Minnesota, as well as Washington and Alaska, and he describes not only the work of a tribal attorney but also his personal entry into the life of Indian country.