VIDEO: American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Hearing Day 1, Afternoon Session
Posted: Monday, February 24, 2025
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House Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 – 1:30 PM
Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA • LIVESTREAM: youtu.be/1XCYX52Cw_g
Witness List and Written Testimony (docs.house.gov)
Hearing Notice (appropriations.house.gov)
Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 – 1:30 PM
Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA • LIVESTREAM: youtu.be/1XCYX52Cw_g
Witnesses
Panel one
Jeffrey Stiffarm
President
Fort Belknap Indian Community
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]
Harlan Baker
Chairman
Chippewa Cree Tribe Business Committee and Rocky Boy Health Center
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]
Dana “Sam” Buckles
Councilman
Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]
Panel two
Carole Lankford
Councilwoman
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]
Panel three
Bruce Savage
Chairman
Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]
Darrell Seki Sr.
Chairman
Red Lake Band Chippewa Indians
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]
Leonard Fineday
Secretary
Treasurer
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]
Virgil Wind
Chief Executive
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]
Panel four
Wena Supernaw
Business Committee Chair
Quapaw Nation
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]
Jeff Wacoche
Chief
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]
Panel five
Ken Ahmann
Tribal Utility Authority Director
Colusa Indian Community Council
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]
Jose Simon III
Chairman
Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]
Panel six
Josh Cook
Director of Intergovernmental Affairs
Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]
Lester “Shine” Nieto
Chairman
Tule River Indian Tribe of California
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]
Relevant Links
Livestream: youtu.be/1XCYX52Cw_g (youtube.com)Witness List and Written Testimony (docs.house.gov)
Hearing Notice (appropriations.house.gov)

