Hearing: Oversight Hearing on Examining Federal Facilities in Indian Country

Subcommittee on Indigenous Peoples of the United States (Committee on Natural Resources)

Thursday, June 17, 2021 (12:00 PM)

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Washington, D.C.
The hearing will be held remotely via the Cisco Webex Virtual Platform. Public access will be available via the Committee's website and social media pages.

Witnesses

Panel one

Mr. Jason Freihage
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Management, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs

Added 06/15/2021 at 11:20 AM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 06/17/2021 at 03:40 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 06/17/2021 at 03:40 PM

Mr. Randy Grinnell
Deputy Director for Management Operations, Indian Health Service

Added 06/15/2021 at 11:20 AM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 06/17/2021 at 03:40 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 06/17/2021 at 03:40 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 06/17/2021 at 03:40 PM

Panel two

The Honorable Chief Allan
Chairman, Coeur d'Alene

Added 06/15/2021 at 11:20 AM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 06/17/2021 at 03:40 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 06/17/2021 at 03:40 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 06/17/2021 at 03:40 PM

The Honorable David Hill
Principal Chief, Muscogee Creek Nation

Added 06/15/2021 at 11:20 AM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 06/17/2021 at 03:40 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 06/17/2021 at 03:40 PM

The Honorable Victoria Kitcheyan
Chairwoman, Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska

Added 06/15/2021 at 11:20 AM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 06/17/2021 at 03:40 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 06/17/2021 at 03:40 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 06/17/2021 at 03:40 PM

The Honorable Ned Norris Jr.
Chairman, Tohono O’odham Nation

Added 06/15/2021 at 11:20 AM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 06/17/2021 at 03:40 PM
  • Photos of the Santa Rosa Ranch School and Sells Hospital [PDF] Added 07/01/2021 at 09:47 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 06/17/2021 at 03:40 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 06/17/2021 at 03:40 PM

The Honorable Timothy Nuvangyaoma
Chairman, Hopi Tribe

Added 06/15/2021 at 11:20 AM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 06/17/2021 at 03:40 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 06/17/2021 at 03:40 PM

Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF]
  • Rep. Leger Fernández Submission: USCCR Report - Broken Promises: Continuing Federal Funding Shortfall for Native Americans dated December 2018 [PDF] Added 06/21/2021 at 04:52 PM
  • Rep. Leger Fernández Submission: Navajo Nation White Paper - Locked Up & Forgotten: The Federal Government's Failure to Fund Tribal Correctional Healthcare dated June 2016 [PDF] Added 06/21/2021 at 04:52 PM
  • Rep. Leger Fernández Submission: ProPublica - The Bureau of Indian Education Hasn’t Told the Public How Its Schools Are Performing. So We Did It Instead. Dated 06.09.2021 [PDF] Added 06/21/2021 at 04:52 PM
  • San Carlos Apache Tribe - Statement for SCIP Hrg on “Examining Federal Facilities in Indian Country” dated 06.17.21 [PDF] Added 06/21/2021 at 04:52 PM
  • Native Directions - Statement for SCIP Hrg on “Examining Federal Facilities in Indian Country” dated 06.14.21 [PDF] Added 06/21/2021 at 04:52 PM
  • Ute Indian Tribe - Statement on Federal Facilities in Indian Country dated 6.30.21 [PDF] Added 07/01/2021 at 09:47 AM
  • National Council of Urban Indian Health - Videos [PDF] Added 07/01/2021 at 09:47 AM

Member Statements

  • The Honorable Teresa Leger Fernandez [PDF] Added 06/28/2021 at 09:50 AM
  • The Honorable Don Young [PDF] Added 06/28/2021 at 09:50 AM
  • The Honorable Raúl M. Grijalva [PDF] Added 06/28/2021 at 09:50 AM

Hearing Record

  • Hearing: Witness List [PDF] Added 06/15/2021 at 11:20 AM
  • QFRs - Rep. Leger Fernández [PDF] Added 07/01/2021 at 09:47 AM
  • QFRs - Rep. Grijalva [PDF] Added 07/01/2021 at 09:47 AM
  • QFRs - Rep. Gallego [PDF] Added 07/01/2021 at 09:47 AM
  • AFRs - Hon. Norris [PDF] Added 07/01/2021 at 09:47 AM
  • AFRs - Hon. Hill [PDF] Added 07/02/2021 at 08:43 AM
  • AFRs - Hon. Nuvangyaoma [PDF] Added 07/02/2021 at 08:43 AM
  • AFRs - Mr. Grinnell [PDF] Added 09/17/2021 at 10:04 AM
  • AFRs - Mr. Freihage (BIA) [PDF] Added 09/22/2021 at 09:37 AM

First Published: June 10, 2021 at 10:22 AM
Last Updated: September 22, 2021 at 09:37 AM


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