Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
Oversight Hearing on “Water as a Trust Resource: Examining Access in Native Communities”
Wednesday, September 27 2023 – 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 September 27, 2023.

PANEL 1
The Honorable Bryan Newland
Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs
Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior
Washington, DC
TESTIMONY: [PDF]

Mr. Benjamin Smith
Deputy Director, Indian Health Service
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Washington, DC
TESTIMONY: [PDF]

The Honorable Crystalyne Curley
Speaker
Navajo Nation Council
Window Rock, Arizona
TESTIMONY: [PDF]

The Honorable Valerie Nurr’araaluk Davidson
President & CEO
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Anchorage, Alaska
TESTIMONY: [PDF]

Mr. Kali Watson
Chairman
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
Kapolei, Hawaii
TESTIMONY: [PDF]

Professor Heather Tanana
Initiative Lead
Universal Access to Clean Water for Tribal Communities Project
San Clemente, California
TESTIMONY: [PDF]

Oversight Hearing on “Water as a Trust Resource: Examining Access in Native Communities” (September 27, 2023)