Hearing: American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Day 1

Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (Committee on Appropriations)

Wednesday, March 8, 2023 (9:00 AM)

2008 RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Panel one

Laurie Harper
President, Board of the Tribal Education Departments National Assembly (TEDNA)

Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM

Thomas Miller
Board President, Association of Community Tribal Schools (ACTS)

Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM

Larry Wright Jr.
Executive Director, National Congress of American Indian (NCAI)

Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM

Tesia Zientek
President, National Indian Education Association

Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM

Panel two

Jonodev Chaudhuri
Ambassador, Muscogee Creek Nation, on behalf of Chief David Hill

Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/07/2023 at 11:18 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/07/2023 at 11:18 AM

Oliver Littlecook
Chairman, Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma

Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM

Panel three

Kirk Francis
Chief, Penobscot Indian Nation

Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM

Dr. Buu Nygren
President, Navajo Nation

Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM

Frank Star Comes Out
President, Oglala Sioux Tribe

Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM

Panel four

Floyd Azure
Chairman, Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation

Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM

Carole Depoe Lankford
Member, Tribal Council of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation

Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM

Jeffrey Stiffarm
President, Fort Belknap Indian Community

Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM

Ashleigh Weeks
General Manager, Assiniboine and Sioux Rural Water Supply System (ASRWSS)

Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/06/2023 at 07:13 PM

Panel five

David Boxley
Councilmember, Metlakatla Indian Community

Added 03/07/2023 at 09:53 AM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/07/2023 at 09:53 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/07/2023 at 09:53 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/07/2023 at 09:53 AM

Dr. Pearl Brower
President/CEO, Ukpeagvik Iñupiat Corporation

Added 03/07/2023 at 09:53 AM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/07/2023 at 09:53 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/07/2023 at 09:53 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/07/2023 at 09:53 AM

Panel six

Abigail Echo-Hawk
Executive Vice President, Seattle Indian Health Board and Director of the Urban Indian Health Institute

Added 03/07/2023 at 09:53 AM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/07/2023 at 09:53 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/07/2023 at 09:53 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/07/2023 at 09:53 AM

Cecilia Firethunder
President, Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition, Board of Trustee for Oglala Lakota College, and Little Wound School Board Member

Added 03/07/2023 at 09:53 AM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/07/2023 at 09:53 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/07/2023 at 09:53 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/07/2023 at 09:53 AM

Aurene Martin
Treasurer, National Indian Child Welfare Association

Added 03/07/2023 at 09:53 AM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/07/2023 at 09:53 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/07/2023 at 09:53 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/07/2023 at 09:53 AM

First Published: March 1, 2023 at 01:35 PM
Last Updated: March 7, 2023 at 01:33 PM


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