AUDIO: American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Hearing Day 1, Afternoon Session
Posted: Tuesday, March 17, 2026
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House Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2026 – 1:00 PM
Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA • PLAYLIST: on.soundcloud.com/6Iaq4g818u4fGylcS3
Witness List and Written Testimony (docs.house.gov)
Hearing Notice (appropriations.house.gov)
Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2026 – 1:00 PM
Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA • PLAYLIST: on.soundcloud.com/6Iaq4g818u4fGylcS3
Witnesses
Panel one
Jonodev Chaudhuri
Ambassador, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation
Panel two
James Naranjo
Governor, Pueblo of Santa Clara
Charles Riley
Governor, Pueblo of Acoma
Panel three
Verlon Jose
Chairman, The Tohono O’odham Nation of Arizona
Panel four
Francys Crevier
Chief Executive Officer, National Council of Urban Indian Health
A.C. Locklear
Chief Executive Officer, National Indian Health Board
Abigail Echo-Hawk MA (Pawnee)
Director, Urban Indian Health Institute
Conrad Jacket
Board Member, Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board, Inc.
Panel five
Teresa Sanchez
Board President, Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc., Tribal Member of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians
Esther Lucero MPP (Diné)
President and Chief Executive Officer, Seattle Indian Health Board
Aaron Hines
Chair, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
Leanndra Ross
Vice President, Executive and Tribal Services, Southcentral Foundation of Alaska
Panel six
Angelique Albert
Chief Executive Officer, Native Forward Scholar Fund
Ahniwake Rose (Cherokee & Muscogee)
President & CEO, American Indian Higher Education Consortium
Panel seven
Cecilia Fire Thunder
President, Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition (OLNEC)
Aurene Martin
Secretary, National Indian Child Welfare Association
Relevant Links
Livestream: youtu.be/UX1i9N0arHI (youtube.com)Witness List and Written Testimony (docs.house.gov)
Hearing Notice (appropriations.house.gov)