Hearing: Legislative Hearing on H.R. 2532, the Tribal Heritage and Grizzly Bear Protection Act (Rep. Grijalva)

Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife (Committee on Natural Resources)

Wednesday, May 15, 2019 (2:00 PM)

1324 LHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Mr. Benjamin H. Nuvamsa
Former Chairman, Hopi Tribe, Hopi Bear Clan, Village of Shungopavi, AZ

Added 05/16/2019 at 10:01 AM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 05/16/2019 at 10:11 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/16/2019 at 10:11 AM

Mr. Tom Rodgers
Blackfeet Nation, Rocky Mountains Tribal Leaders Council, Billings, MT

Added 05/16/2019 at 10:01 AM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 05/16/2019 at 10:11 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/16/2019 at 10:11 AM

Ms. Lynnette Grey Bull
Senior Vice President, Global Indigenous Council, Spokesperson, Northern Arapaho Elders Society, Wind River Reservation, WY

Added 05/16/2019 at 10:01 AM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 05/16/2019 at 10:11 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/16/2019 at 10:11 AM

Dr. Barrie Gilbert
Conservation Ecologist and Emeritus Faculty, Utah State University, Ontario, Canada

Added 05/16/2019 at 10:01 AM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 05/16/2019 at 10:11 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/16/2019 at 10:11 AM

Mr. Brian Nesvik
Director, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Cheyenne, WY

Added 05/16/2019 at 10:01 AM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 05/16/2019 at 10:11 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/16/2019 at 10:11 AM

Mr. Jonathan Wood
Senior Attorney, Pacific Legal Foundation, Research Fellow, Property and Environment Research Center, Arlington, VA

Added 05/16/2019 at 10:01 AM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 05/16/2019 at 10:11 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/16/2019 at 10:11 AM

Text of Legislation

  • H.R. 2532 ih [PDF] Added 05/09/2019 at 03:43 PM

Support Documents

  • Hearing notice [PDF] Added 05/09/2019 at 03:43 PM
  • Testimony of A. Gay Kingman, who was unable to testify in person due to medical reasons [PDF] Added 05/16/2019 at 01:16 PM
  • Submission FTR Grey Bull Affadit of the Northern Arapaho Elders Society [PDF] Added 05/20/2019 at 12:45 PM
  • Submission FTR GreyBull Eastern Shoshone Resolution [PDF] Added 05/20/2019 at 12:45 PM
  • Submission FTR GreyBull Email to former FWS Director Ashe RE: Racism [PDF] Added 05/20/2019 at 12:45 PM
  • Submission FTR Roders Senate EPW Testimony 10.10.18 [PDF] Added 05/20/2019 at 12:45 PM
  • Submission FTR Neguse Letter to Zinke 04.2017 [PDF] Added 05/20/2019 at 12:45 PM
  • Submission FTR Neguse 50 Scientists Letter of Opposition to Delist Grizzly bears [PDF] Added 05/20/2019 at 12:45 PM
  • Submission FTR McClintock Congressional Sportsmen's Assn Letter of Opposition to bill [PDF] Added 05/20/2019 at 12:45 PM
  • Submission FTR McClintock Livestock Industry Letter of Opposition to bill [PDF] Added 05/20/2019 at 12:45 PM
  • Submission of Tom Rodgers. Book Titled, "The Passing of the Great Race," by Madison Grant. Centenary Edition 2016. Hard copy kept on file with Committee. Added 06/03/2019 at 10:39 AM
  • Submission FTR Grey Bull. Book titled, "Almost Ancestors: The Grizzly Bear in Cheyenne Religion." Hard copy kept on file with Committee. Added 06/03/2019 at 10:45 AM

Member Statements

  • The Honorable Joe Neguse [PDF] Added 05/20/2019 at 12:47 PM

Hearing Record

  • Hearing: Witness List [PDF] Added 05/09/2019 at 03:43 PM
  • Nuvamsa Response to QFRs [PDF] Added 05/30/2019 at 10:38 AM
  • Grey Bull Response to QFRs [PDF] Added 05/30/2019 at 10:38 AM
  • Rodgers Response to QFRs [PDF] Added 05/30/2019 at 10:38 AM

First Published: May 9, 2019 at 09:38 AM
Last Updated: June 3, 2019 at 10:45 AM