VIDEO: American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Hearing Day 2, Morning Session
Posted: Monday, February 24, 2025
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House Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025 – 9:30 AM
Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA

• LIVESTREAM: youtu.be/B42JtfPli4A

Witnesses
Panel one
Harry Antonio
Governor
Pueblo of Laguna
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]

Myron Armijo
Governor
Pueblo of Santa Ana
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]

Charles Riley
Governor
Pueblo of Acoma
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]

Panel two
Chuck Hoskin Jr.
Principal Chief
Cherokee Nation
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]

Jonodev Chaudhuri
Ambassador
Muscogee (Creek) Nation
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]

Rodney Butler
Chairman
Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and Native American Finance Officers Association
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]

Panel three
Mitchell Hicks
Principal Chief
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]

Cheyenne Robinson
Secretary
Omaha Tribe of Nebraska
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]

Kameron Runnels
Vice-Chairman
Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]

Victoria Kitcheyan
Chairwoman
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]

Panel four
Doreen Leavitt
Tribal Council Secretary
Iñupiat Community of the Artic Slope
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]

David Boxley
Councilman
Metlakatla Indian Community
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]

Cynthia Petersen
President
Yakutat Tlingit Tribe
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]

Panel five
Stephen Roe Lewis
Governor
Gila River Indian Community
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]

Duane Clarke
Chairman
Hualapai Tribe
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]

Martin Harvier
President
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]

Terry Rambler
Chairman
San Carlos Apache Tribe
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]

Panel six
Verlon Jose
Chairman
Tohono O’odham Nation of Arizona
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]

Tanya Lewis
Chairwoman
Yavapai-Apache Nation of Arizona
Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]

Relevant Links
Livestream: youtu.be/B42JtfPli4A (youtube.com)
Witness List and Written Testimony (docs.house.gov)
Hearing Notice (appropriations.house.gov)