Field Hearing: Voting Rights and Election Administration in the Dakotas

Subcommittee on Elections (Committee on House Administration)

Tuesday, April 16, 2019 (10:00 AM local time)

Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Council, Building #1
North Standing Rock Avenue
Fort Yates, ND 58538

Witnesses

Panel one

Ms. Alysia LaCounte
General Counsel, on behalf of Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa

Added 04/12/2019 at 05:35 PM
  • Statement of Alysia LaCounte [PDF] Added 04/13/2019 at 01:49 PM

Ms. Myra Pearson
Chairwoman, Spirit Lake Tribe

Added 04/18/2019 at 10:59 AM
  • Written Statement of Chairwoman Myra Pearson [PDF] Added 04/18/2019 at 10:59 AM

Mr. Charles Walker
Councilman at Large, on behalf of Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

Added 04/12/2019 at 05:35 PM
  • Statement of Charles Walker [PDF] Added 04/13/2019 at 01:49 PM

Mr. Roger White Owl
Chief Executive Officer, on behalf of Mandan, Hidatsa & Arikara Nation

Added 04/12/2019 at 05:35 PM
  • Written Testimony of Roger White Owl [PDF] Added 04/18/2019 at 10:55 AM

Panel two

Ms. Ruth Buffalo
Representative, North Dakota House of Representatives

Added 04/12/2019 at 05:35 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 04/18/2019 at 10:55 AM
  • Biography of Ruth Ann Buffalo [PDF] Added 04/22/2019 at 09:49 AM

Ms. Jacqueline De León
Staff Attorney, Native American Rights Fund

Added 04/12/2019 at 05:35 PM
  • Written Testimony of Jacqueline De Leon [PDF] Added 04/18/2019 at 10:55 AM
  • Biography of Jacqueline De Leon [PDF] Added 04/22/2019 at 09:49 AM

Ms. Prairie Rose Seminole
Community Organizer

Added 04/12/2019 at 05:35 PM
  • Statement of Prairie Rose Seminole [PDF] Added 04/14/2019 at 03:58 PM
  • Biography of Prairie Rose Seminole [PDF] Added 04/22/2019 at 09:49 AM

Panel three

Ms. Donita Loudner
former Buffalo County Commissioner

Added 04/12/2019 at 05:35 PM

Ms. Peri Pourier
Representative, South Dakota House of Representatives

Added 04/13/2019 at 11:36 AM

Mr. O.J. Semans Sr.
Co-Executive Director, Four Directions, Inc.

Added 04/12/2019 at 05:35 PM
  • Statement of O.J. Semans, Sr. [PDF] Added 04/13/2019 at 01:49 PM
  • Biography of OJ Semans, Sr. [PDF] Added 04/22/2019 at 09:49 AM

Support Documents

  • Hearing Announcement [PDF]

First Published: April 8, 2019 at 01:54 PM
Last Updated: April 22, 2019 at 09:49 AM


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