Promoting and Supporting Tribal Access to Spectrum and Related Benefits in Native Communities
Posted: Wednesday, September 21, 2022
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Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
Roundtable discussion titled “Promoting and Supporting Tribal Access to Spectrum and Related Benefits in Native Communities”
Wednesday, September 21 2022 – 02:30 PM
Location: Dirksen
Room Number: 628 Note: Video feed from Senate Committee on Indian Affairs will go live shortly before 2:30pm Eastern. On Wednesday, September 21, at 2:30 p.m. ET / 8:30 a.m. HT, U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaiʻi), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, will lead a roundtable entitled “Promoting and Supporting Access to Spectrum and Related Benefits in Native Communities.” Schatz and the committee will hear from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, Department of the Interior, Government Accountability Office, and Native leaders and experts on promoting and improving spectrum access for Native communities.
Senior Advisor to the Secretary
U.S. Department of the Interior
Washington D.C. Mr. Umair Javed
Chief Counsel, Office of the Chairwoman
U.S. Federal Communications Commission
Washington D.C. Ms. Priscilla Delgado Argeris
Chief Legal Advisor, Office of the Chairwoman
U.S. Federal Communications Commission
Washington D.C. Ms. Anna Maria Ortiz, PH.D
Director, Natural Resources and Environment
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Washington D.C. Ms. Sally Moino
Assistant Director, Physical Infrastructure
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Washington D.C. Mr. Tyler Iokepa Gomes
Deputy to the Chairman
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
Kapolei, Hawaii The Honorable Melanie Benjamin
Chief Executive Officer
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
Onamia, Minnesota
*Accompanied by MR. KEITH MODGLIN, Director of Information Technology, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, Onamia, Minnesota Mr. Chris Cropley
Network Architect
Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska
Juneau, Alaska
Roundtable discussion titled “Promoting and Supporting Tribal Access to Spectrum and Related Benefits in Native Communities”
Wednesday, September 21 2022 – 02:30 PM
Location: Dirksen
Room Number: 628 Note: Video feed from Senate Committee on Indian Affairs will go live shortly before 2:30pm Eastern. On Wednesday, September 21, at 2:30 p.m. ET / 8:30 a.m. HT, U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaiʻi), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, will lead a roundtable entitled “Promoting and Supporting Access to Spectrum and Related Benefits in Native Communities.” Schatz and the committee will hear from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, Department of the Interior, Government Accountability Office, and Native leaders and experts on promoting and improving spectrum access for Native communities.
Witness List
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Ms. Heidi Todacheene Senior Advisor to the Secretary
U.S. Department of the Interior
Washington D.C. Mr. Umair Javed
Chief Counsel, Office of the Chairwoman
U.S. Federal Communications Commission
Washington D.C. Ms. Priscilla Delgado Argeris
Chief Legal Advisor, Office of the Chairwoman
U.S. Federal Communications Commission
Washington D.C. Ms. Anna Maria Ortiz, PH.D
Director, Natural Resources and Environment
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Washington D.C. Ms. Sally Moino
Assistant Director, Physical Infrastructure
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Washington D.C. Mr. Tyler Iokepa Gomes
Deputy to the Chairman
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
Kapolei, Hawaii The Honorable Melanie Benjamin
Chief Executive Officer
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
Onamia, Minnesota
*Accompanied by MR. KEITH MODGLIN, Director of Information Technology, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, Onamia, Minnesota Mr. Chris Cropley
Network Architect
Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska
Juneau, Alaska
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Notice
Roundtable discussion titled “Promoting and Supporting Tribal Access to Spectrum and Related Benefits in Native Communities” (September 21, 2022)