Witness list for hearing of Senate Indian Affairs Committee

Tuesday, January 31, 2012  

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee is holding a hearing this Thursday on three bills.

The bills are: S.1739, the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Judgment Fund Distribution Act; S.356, a bill to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act; and S.908,, a bill to provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon. The witness list follows:

The Honorable Jeff Merkley


Panel # 1
Mr. Michael S. Black
Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

Panel # 2
The Honorable Norman DesChamp
President, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe

The Honorable Arthur ''Archie'' Larose
Chairman, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe

The Honorable Cheryle Kennedy
Tribal Chairwoman, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community

The Honorable Delores Pigsley
Tribal Chairman, Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians

The Honorable Robert Garcia
Chairman, Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians

Committee Notice:
LEGISLATIVE HEARING on the following bills (February 2, 2012)

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