Hearing: American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Hearing

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

Tuesday, May 7, 2024 (9:00 AM - 12:00 PM)

2008 RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Panel one

Mr. Lee Juan Tyler
Chairman, Fort Hall Business Council of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes

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Ms. Whitney Gravelle
President, Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority

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Mr. Kirk Francis
Chief of Penobscot Indian Nation, United South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund (USET SPF)

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Panel two

Mr. Grant Johnson
President, Prairie Island Indian Community

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Mr. Darrell Seki Sr.
Chairman, Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians

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Mr. Kevin Dupuis Sr.
Chairman, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

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Mr. Jason Schlender
Administrator, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission

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Panel three

Mr. Austin Lowes
Chairman, Sault Ste. Marie Band of Chippewa Indians

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Mr. George W. Thompson
Vice President, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

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Panel four

Mr. Henry Fox
Vice Chairman, White Earth Nation

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Mr. Dana Sam Buckles
Councilman, Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation

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Ms. Carole Lankford
Councilwoman, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation

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Panel five

Mr. Joseph Rosette
Councilman, Chippewa Cree Tribe

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Ms. Ashleigh Weeks
General Manager, Assiniboine and Sioux Rural Water Supply System

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Mr. Marvin Weatherwax Jr.
Councilman, Blackfeet Tribe of Montana

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Mr. George Jay Ball
Councilman, Fort Belknap Indian Community

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Panel six

Ms. Shere Wright-Plank
Councilwoman, Rosebud Sioux Tribe

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Mr. Ervin Carlson
President, Inter-Tribal Buffalo Council

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Mr. Frank Star Comes Out
President, Oglala Sioux Tribe

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Panel seven

Mr. Frank Adams
Chief, Upper Mattaponi Tribe

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Mr. Stephen Adkins
Chief, Chickahominy Tribe

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  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 12:24 PM
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First Published: May 1, 2024 at 09:32 AM
Last Updated: May 7, 2024 at 12:28 PM


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