Kekek Jason Stark has heritage of the Turtle Mountain Ojibwe and belongs to the Bizhiw (Lynx) Clan. He holds a B.A. in American Indian Studies, with an Ojibwe Language emphasis, from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities and a J.D. from Hamline University School of Law.
Kekek served as the Legal Director/Tribal Attorney for the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe Indians. He also providds technical supervision of the Legal Department on a wide range of issues including: treaty rights, natural and cultural resources, land use, child welfare, child support, real property, procurement, preference, tort, contract, constitutional, gaming, environmental, intellectual property, employment law, and litigation.
Before assuming his role with Lac Courte Oreilles, Kekek served as an Attorney/Policy Analyst for the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission. His work at the Commission involved the preservation, implementation and utilization of treaty-reserved rights for eleven Ojibwe bands encompassing Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. He has served as board member of the Waadookodaading Ojibwe Language Institute, the Bad River Head Start Policy Council, the Anoka-Hennepin Indian Education Committee, and Nawayee Center School. Kekek has also served as an adjunct instructor for the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe Community College, the University of Wisconsin – Superior, and the University of Minnesota – Duluth. He is currently a professor of law at the University of Montana.