House Committee on Natural Resources
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Leaving Indian Children Behind: Reviewing the State of BIE Schools
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 | 2:00 PM

On Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at 2:00 p.m., in room 1334 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold an oversight hearing titled “Leaving Indian Children Behind: Reviewing the State of BIE Schools.”

Panel One
Ms. Kathleen Sedney [PDF: Testimony]
Assistant Inspector General for Audits, Inspections, and Evaluations
Office of Inspector General
U.S. Department of the Interior

Ms. Melissa Emery-Arras [PDF: Testimony]
Director for Education, Workforce, and Income Security Team
U.S. Government Accountability Office

Panel Two
Mr. Kasey Velasquez [PDF: Testimony]
Chairman
White Mountain Apache Tribe

Ms. Cecilia Fire Thunder [PDF: Testimony]
President
Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition

Mr. Jason Dropik [PDF: Testimony]
Executive Director
National Indian Education Association

Ms. Shawna Becenti [PDF: Testimony]
Head of School
Navajo Preparatory School

Leaving Indian Children Behind: Reviewing the State of BIE Schools (February 12, 2025)