Hearing: American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Hearing

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

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 (9:00 AM - 12:00 PM)

RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Panel one

Robert Miguel
Chairman, Ak-Chin Indian Community

Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 03:47 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 03:47 PM

Sherry J. Parker
Chairwoman, Hualapai Tribe

Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM

Panel two

Stephen Roe Lewis
Governor, Gila River Indian Community

Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM

Ervin Chavez
Executive Board President, Diné Bi Olta School Board Association (DBOSBA)

Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM

Derrick Leslie
Tribal Education Department Director, White Mountain Apache Tribe

Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM

Buu Nygren
President, Navajo Nation

Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM

Panel three

Tesia Zientek
Board President, National Indian Education Association

Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM

Anhiwake Rose
Vice-President of Congressional and Federal Relations, American Indian Higher Education Consortium

Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM

Shawna Allison Becenti
Head of School, Navajo Preparatory School

Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM

Gjermundson Jake
Board President, Ramah Navajo School Board, Inc. (RNSB)

Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM

Panel four

Cecilia Fire Thunder
President, Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition

Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM

Troy Lunderman
Human Resources Director, St. Francis Indian School

Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 03:58 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 03:58 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 03:58 PM

Ryan Wilson
President, Oglala Lakota/National Alliance to Save Native Languages

Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM

Panel five

Lloyd Miller
Counsel, National Tribal Contract Support Cost Coalition

Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM

Dr. Valerie J. Grussing PHD
Executive Director, National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (NATHPO)

Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM

Nicholas Lovesee
Director of Policy, Native American Finance Officers Association (NAFOA)

Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM

Panel six

Aurene Martin
Treasurer, Board of Directors for the National Indian Child Welfare Association

Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM

William F. Smith
Chairman and Alaska Area Representative, National Indian Health Board

Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM

Todd Wilson
Executive Director, National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH)

Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM

Jon Brady
President, Native American Church Of North America

Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM

Panel seven

Verlon Jose
Chairman, Tohono O’odham Nation

Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM

Lawrence Mirabal
Vice President of Operations, The Institute of American Indian Arts

Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM

Lionel Haskie
Director of Operations, Navajo Agricultural Products Industry

Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 05/06/2024 at 02:45 PM

First Published: May 1, 2024 at 09:34 AM
Last Updated: May 6, 2024 at 04:40 PM


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