VIDEO: American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Hearing Day 1, Morning 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 – 9:30 AM
Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA

• LIVESTREAM: youtu.be/w0lxTsG9fI0

Witnesses
Panel one
Ryan Oatman
Vice-Chairman
Nez Perce Tribe
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]
Note: No longer on witness list.

Donna Thompson
Vice-Chair
Fort Hall Business Council of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]

Chief Allen
Chairman
Coeur d’Alene Tribe
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]

Panel two
Stacy Shepherd
Executive Officer of Member Services
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]

Audrey Lee
Second Chief
Sac and Fox Nation
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]

Mike Natchees
Councilman
Ute Indian Tribe
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]

Panel three
Kirk Francis
Chief
Penobscot Indian Nation
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]

Corey Hinton
Citizen
Passamaquoddy Tribe
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]

Brian Harris
Chief
Catawba Nation
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]

John Johnson
President
Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]

Panel four
Kathleen Wooden Knife
President
Rosebud Sioux Tribe
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]

Justin Song Hawk
Vice-Chairman
Yankton Sioux Tribe
Note: No longer on witness list.

Frank Star Comes Out
President
Oglala Sioux Tribe
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]

Panel five
Ryman LeBeau
Chairman
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]

Janet Alkire
Chairwoman
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]

Panel six
Steven Orihuela
Chairman
Bishop Paiute Tribe
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]

Charles Martin
Chairman
Morongo Band of Mission Indians
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]

Erica Pinto
Chairwoman
Jamul Indian Village
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]

Cecilia Flores
Tribal Council Chairwoman
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]

Relevant Links
Livestream: youtu.be/w0lxTsG9fI0 (youtube.com)
Witness List and Written Testimony (docs.house.gov)
Hearing Notice (appropriations.house.gov)