Hearing: Legislative hearing on: H.R. 3608 (Nolan), To amend the Act of October 19, 1973, concerning taxable income to members of the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians. “Grand Portage Band Per Capita Adjustment Act”, H.R. 4534 (Cramer), To amend the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act to require background checks before foster care placements are ordered in tribal court proceedings, and for other purposes. “Native American Children's Safety Act”, H.R. 5020 (Daines), To amend the Indian Land Consolidation Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contract with eligible Indian tribes to manage land buy-back programs, to authorize that certain amounts be deposited into interest bearing accounts, and for other purposes. “Indian Tribal Self-Determination in Land Consolidation Act of 2014”, H.R. 5049 (Simpson), To exchange trust and fee land to resolve land disputes created by the realignment of the Blackfoot River along the boundary of the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, and for other purposes. “Blackfoot River Land Exchange Act of 2014”; and H.R. 5050 (Simpson), To repeal the Act of May 31, 1918, and for other purposes. “May 31, 1918 Act Repeal Act”

Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs (Committee on Natural Resources)

Tuesday, July 29, 2014 (2:00 PM)

1324 LHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Panel one

The Honorable Larry Roberts
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior

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The Honorable Michael K. Simpson
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

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Panel two

Mr. Norman Deschampe
Chairman, Grand Portage Band of Chippewa

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Mr. Tex “Red Tipped Arrow” Hall
Chairman, Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation Tribal Council

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Mr. Nathan Small
Chairman, Fort Hall Business Council for the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes

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Mr. Grant Stafne
Councilman, Tribal Executive Board, Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes

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Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF]
  • Witness List [PDF] Added 07/30/2014 at 04:01 PM

First Published: July 23, 2014 at 09:40 AM
Last Updated: July 30, 2014 at 04:01 PM