Here is the witness list for the May 25, 2005, Senate Indian Affairs Committee oversight hearing on S.J.Res.15, A joint resolution to acknowledge a long history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the United States Government regarding Indian tribes and offer an apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the United States.

Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kansas), the sponsor of S.J.Res.15

Panel I
Tex Hall, President, National Congress of American Indians
Ed Thomas, President, Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Tribes in Alaska
Dr. Negiel Bigpond Sr., President, Two Rivers Native American Training Center in Bixby, Oklahoma.

The hearing begins at 10am and will be held in Senate Russell Building Room 485. A live link will be available at http://indian.senate.gov.

Relevant Documents:
Sen. Sam Brownback Statement | Text of S.J.Res.15 [As introduced] | H.J.Res.3

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