Hearing: Oversight hearing titled: "Leaving Indian Children Behind: Reviewing the State of BIE Schools."

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Committee on Natural Resources)

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 (2:00 PM - 4:00 PM)

1334HR LHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Panel one

Ms. Kathleen Sedney
Assistant Inspector General for Audits, Inspections, and Evaluations, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of the Interior

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  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 02/12/2025 at 05:52 PM
  • CV [PDF] Added 02/12/2025 at 05:52 PM

Ms. Melissa Emery-Arras
Director for Education, Workforce, and Income Security Team, U.S. Government Accountability Office

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  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 02/12/2025 at 05:52 PM
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Panel two

Mr. Kasey Velasquez
Chairman, White Mountain Apache Tribe

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Ms. Cecilia Fire Thunder
President, Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition

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Mr. Jason Dropik
Executive Director, National Indian Education Association

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Ms. Shawna Becenti
Head of School, Navajo Preparatory School

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  • CV [PDF] Added 02/12/2025 at 05:52 PM

Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF]
  • Hearing Memo [PDF] Added 02/10/2025 at 01:59 PM
  • QFR Response - Becenti [PDF] Added 03/06/2025 at 10:43 AM
  • QFR Response - Emery-Arras [PDF] Added 03/06/2025 at 10:43 AM
  • QFR Response - Fire Thunder [PDF] Added 03/06/2025 at 10:43 AM
  • QFR Response - Sedney [PDF] Added 03/06/2025 at 10:43 AM

First Published: February 6, 2025 at 05:58 PM
Last Updated: March 6, 2025 at 10:43 AM