Bill Yellowtail grew up on his family's cattle ranch on the Crow Indian Reservation in Montana.   Holding a degree in geography from Dartmouth College, Bill has been a rancher, educator, fishing guide, Montana State Senator and congressional candidate.   An expert canoeist and fly fisherman, he was named Angler of the Year for 1991 by Fly Rod and Reel magazine.   From 1994 to 2001 he served as Regional Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, with responsibility for six western states and 27 Indian Tribes.  He received the Mary G. Ross Award for exemplary service from the Council of Energy Resource Tribes in 1999.  He serves on the boards of directors of the Burton K. Wheeler Center for Public Affairs and the National Audubon Society.   Bill lives in Bozeman, Montana, where he holds the Katz Chair in Native American Studies at Montana State University.