The Senate Indian Affairs Committee held a hearing this morning on tribal courts.

The hearing started at 9:30am and lasted about 90 minutes. You can download audio clips below:

• Opening Statements

Panel 1 - Testimony | Q&A
MR. W. PATRICK RAGSDALE
Director, Office of Justice Services
Accompanied by: MR. JOE LITTLE, Associate Deputy Director, Office of Justice Services-Division of Tribal Justice Support, U.S. Department of the Interior.

THE HONORABLE ROMAN DURAN
First Vice President, National American Indian Court Judges Association (NAICJA), Albuquerque, NM

THE HONORABLE JOSEPH FLIES AWAY
Chief Judge, Hualapai Indian Tribe of Arizona MS DORMA SAHNEYAH
Trbal Prosecutor, Hopi Tribe of Arizona

THE HONORABLE TERESA POULEY
President, Northwest Tribal Court Judges Association, Washington

THE HONORABLE JOHN ST. CLAIR Chief Justice, Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Tribal Court, Wind River Reservation, Wyoming

Committee Notice:
OVERSIGHT HEARING on Tribal Courts and the Administration of Justice in Indian Country (July 24, 2008)

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