Hearing: Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies – American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness (Day 1, Morning Session)

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

Tuesday, March 17, 2026 (9:00 AM)

2008 RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Panel one

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

Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 06:18 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 06:18 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 06:18 PM

Michael Fairbanks
Chairman, White Earth Nation

Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 06:27 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 06:27 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 06:27 PM

Virgil Wind
Chief Executive, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe

Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 06:27 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 06:27 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 06:27 PM

Panel two

Bruce Savage
Chairman, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 06:27 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 06:27 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 06:27 PM

Austin Lowes
Chairman, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians

Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 06:32 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 06:32 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 06:32 PM

Winnay Wemigwase
Chairperson, Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians

Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM

John Johnson
President, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians

Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 06:27 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 06:27 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 06:27 PM

Panel three

Jason Schlender
Executive Administrator, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission

Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM

Whitney Gravelle
President, Bay Mills Indian Community/Board Member, Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority

Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 06:27 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 06:27 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 06:27 PM

Aja DeCoteau
Executive Director, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission

Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 06:27 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 06:27 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 06:27 PM

Panel four

Ashton Picard
Vice-Chairman, Nez Perce Tribe

Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM

Donna Thompson
Chairwoman, Fort Hall Business Council of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes

Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM

Chief Allan
Chairman, Coeur d’Alene Tribe

Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM

Panel five

Dr. Toni Tsatoke-Mule
Executive Director, Kiowa Education Agency, Kiowa Tribe

Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM

Panel six

Brian Harris
Chief, Catawba Nation

Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM

Panel seven

Vivian Korthuis
Chief Executive Officer, Association of Village Council Presidents

Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM

Kristina Andrew
Third Chief, Curyung Tribal Council

Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM

Panel eight

Stephen Roe Lewis
Governor, Gila River Indian Community

Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM

Derrick W. Leslie
Tribal Education Department Director, White Mountain Apache Tribe

Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM

Duane Clarke
Chairman, The Hualapai Tribe of Arizona

Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 04:01 PM

First Published: March 10, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Last Updated: March 25, 2026 at 03:43 PM


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