AUDIO: American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Hearing Day 1, Morning 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 – 9:00 AM
Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA • PLAYLIST: on.soundcloud.com/hL0P5BZ8pkLPo40TqW
Stephen Roe Lewis
Governor, Gila River Indian Community
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 – 9:00 AM
Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA • PLAYLIST: on.soundcloud.com/hL0P5BZ8pkLPo40TqW
Witnesses
Panel one
Darrell G. Seki Sr.
Chairman, Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians
Michael Fairbanks
Chairman, White Earth Nation
Virgil Wind
Chief Executive, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
Panel two
Bruce Savage
Chairman, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Austin Lowes
Chairman, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians
Winnay Wemigwase
Chairperson, Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians
John Johnson
President, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
Panel three
Jason Schlender
Executive Administrator, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission
Aja DeCoteau
Executive Director, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
Panel four
Ashton Picard
Vice-Chairman, Nez Perce Tribe
Donna Thompson
Chairwoman, Fort Hall Business Council of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes
Chief Allan
Chairman, Coeur d’Alene Tribe
Panel five
Dr. Toni Tsatoke-Mule
Executive Director, Kiowa Education Agency, Kiowa Tribe
Kristina Andrew
Third Chief, Curyung Tribal Council
Vivian Korthuis
Chief Executive Officer, Association of Village Council Presidents
Panel six
Duane Clarke
Chairman, The Hualapai Tribe of Arizona
Derrick W. Leslie
Tribal Education Department Director, White Mountain Apache Tribe
Duane Jackson Jr.
Council Member, Gila River Indian Community
Relevant Links
Livestream: youtu.be/-LNDKvPcgG0 (youtube.com)Witness List and Written Testimony (docs.house.gov)
Hearing Notice (appropriations.house.gov)