House Resources hearing on land-into-trust policy

Monday, February 25, 2008  

The House Natural Resources Committee is holding a hearing this Wednesday on the Bush administration's new land-into-trust policy for off-reservation casinos.

The hearing takes place at 11am in Room 1324 of the Longworth House Office Building. The witness list follows:

Panel 1
The Honorable Carl Artman, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Department of the Interior

Panel 2
The Honorable Lorraine White, Chief, St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Council
The Honorable Vincent Armenta, Tribal Chairman, Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians
The Honorable Hazel Hindsley, Tribal Chairwoman, St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin

Panel 3
The Honorable Joe Garcia, President, National Congress of the American Indians
Mr. Alex Tallchief Skibine, Professor, University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
Mr. Kevin K. Washburn, Visiting Associate Professor of Law, Harvard Law School

Get the Story:
Department Of Interior’s Recently Released Guidance On Taking Land Into Trust For Indian Tribes And Its Ramifications (February 27, 2008)

Off-Reservation Gaming Policy:
Guidance on taking off-reservation land into trust for gaming purposes (January 3, 2008)

BIA Letters:
Big Lagoon Rancheria | Chemehuevi Tribe | Hannahville Indian Community | Jemez Pueblo | Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa | Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeño Indians | Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians | St. Regis Mohawk Tribe | Stockbridge Munsee Band of Mohican Indians | Seneca-Cayuga Tribe | United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians | Other January 4 Tribes

Relevant Links:
House Natural Resources Committee - http://resourcescommittee.house.gov

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