Hearing: Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies – American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness (Day 2, Morning Session)

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

Panel one

Jonas G. Hill
Councilman, Oneida Nation

• Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/18/2026 at 07:53 AM
• Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/17/2026 at 06:16 PM

Michael Conners
Chief, Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe

• Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 05:19 PM
• Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 05:19 PM
• Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 05:19 PM

Panel two

Eugene DeCora Sr.
Councilman, Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska

• Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 05:19 PM
• Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 05:19 PM
• Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 05:19 PM

Joseph P. Rupnick
Chairman, Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation

• Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 05:19 PM
• Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 05:19 PM

Panel three

Mike Natchees
Vice Chairman, Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation

• Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 05:19 PM
• Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 05:19 PM

Laurel Ann Yellowhorse
Chairwoman, Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah

• Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/16/2026 at 05:57 PM
• Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/16/2026 at 05:57 PM
• Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/16/2026 at 05:57 PM

Panel four

Cody Shambo
Councilman, Fort Belknap Indian Community

• Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 05:19 PM
• Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 05:19 PM

Michael Dolson
Chairman, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation

• Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 05:19 PM
• Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 05:19 PM
• Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 05:19 PM

Michael Comes At Night
Councilman, Blackfeet Tribal Business Council, Blackfeet Nation

• Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 05:19 PM
• Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 05:19 PM
• Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 05:19 PM

Jestin Dupree
Councilman, Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation

• Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 05:19 PM
• Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 05:19 PM
• Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 05:19 PM

Panel five

Ryman LeBeau
Chairman, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe

• Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 05:19 PM
• Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 05:19 PM

Peter Lengkeek
Chairman, Crow Creek Sioux Tribe

• Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 05:19 PM
• Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/16/2026 at 09:19 AM
• Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 05:19 PM

Frank Star Comes Out
President, Oglala Sioux Tribe

• Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 05:19 PM
• Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 05:19 PM
• Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 05:19 PM

Panel six

Steve Sitting Bear
Chairman, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

• Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 05:19 PM
• Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 05:19 PM

Lonna J. Street
Chairperson, Spirit Lake Tribe

• Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 05:19 PM
• Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 05:19 PM

Panel seven

Jeff Wacoche
Chief, United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma

• Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 05:19 PM
• Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 05:19 PM
• Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 05:19 PM

Jacob Keyes
Chairman, Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma

• Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 05:19 PM
• Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 05:19 PM

Rick Sylestine
Chairman, Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas

• Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 06:14 PM
• Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 06:14 PM
• Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/13/2026 at 06:14 PM