{"id":11263,"date":"2021-04-13T11:42:36","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T15:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/?p=11263"},"modified":"2021-05-06T12:00:20","modified_gmt":"2021-05-06T16:00:20","slug":"legislative-hearing-on-h-r-1884-the-save-oak-flat-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/04\/13\/legislative-hearing-on-h-r-1884-the-save-oak-flat-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Legislative Hearing on H.R.1884, the Save Oak Flat Act"},"content":{"rendered":"Legislative  Hearing on Save Oak Flat Act<BR>\r\nSubcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States<BR>\r\nDate: Tuesday, April 13, 2021<BR>\r\nTime: 01:00 PM<BR>\r\nPresiding: The Honorable Teresa Leger Fern\u00e1ndez, Chair\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nOn Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. (EDT), the <a href=https:\/\/naturalresources.house.gov\/subcommittees\/subcommittee-for-indigenous-peoples-of-the-united-states>Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States<\/a> (SCIP) will host a virtual, fully remote legislative hearing on the <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/indianz\/sets\/house-subcommittee-for-indigenous-peoples-of-the-united-states-hearing-on-save-oak-flat-act\">following tribal-related legislation<\/a>:\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n&#8226; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/116th-congress\/house-bill\/1884\">H.R. 1884<\/a> (Rep. Ra\u00fal Grijalva), To repeal section 3003 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. &#8220;Buck&#8221; McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, and for other purposes. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"20\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1029113032&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe><div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;\">  <\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nOak Flat, or <em>Chi\u2019chil Bildagoteel<\/em>, is of significant cultural importance and considered sacred by many tribal communities in Arizona, including the San Carlos Apache Tribe, which has resisted a years-long effort by Resolution Copper \u2013 owned by international mining conglomerates BHP and Rio Tinto \u2013 to mine the region. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Witness List<\/div>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"20\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1029113014&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe><div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;\"> <\/div>\r\nThe Honorable Shan Lewis &#8211; [<a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/06\/lewis041321.pdf>PDF: Testimony<\/a>] <BR>\r\nPresident <BR>\r\nInter Tribal Association of Arizona <BR>\r\nPhoenix, Arizona\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"20\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1029112999&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe><div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;\"> <\/div>\r\nThe Honorable Fawn Sharp &#8211; [<a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/06\/sharp041321.pdf>PDF: Testimony<\/a>]<BR>\r\nPresident<BR>\r\nNational Congress of American Indians<BR>\r\n Washington, D.C.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"20\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1029112978&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe><div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;\"> <\/div>\r\nDr. James Wells, PhD &#8211; [<a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/06\/wells041321.pdf>PDF: Testimony<\/a>]<BR>\r\nChief Operating Officer <BR>\r\nL. Everett &#038; Associates <BR>\r\nSanta Barbara, California\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"20\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1029112963&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe><div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;\"><\/div>\r\nThe Honorable Mila Besich &#8211; [<a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/06\/besich041321.pdf>PDF: Testimony<\/a>] <BR>\r\nMayor<BR>\r\nTown of Superior <BR>\r\nSuperior, Arizona\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"20\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1029112939&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe><div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;\"> <\/div>\r\n<P><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"20\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1029112912&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe><div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;\"> <\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Notice<\/div>\r\n<a href=https:\/\/naturalresources.house.gov\/hearings\/legislative-hearing-on-save-oak-flat-act>Hearing on Save Oak Flat Act<\/a> (April 13, 2021)\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/06\/housesciphr1884.jpg\" alt=\"housesciphr1884\" class=\"invisible\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" \/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States takes testimony on H.R.1884, the Save Oak Flat Act.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11281,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"single-audio.php","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[340,11,20,13,1,14],"tags":[869,223,1299,49,48,178,892,7,1072,43,51,1384],"class_list":["post-11263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-audio","category-environment","category-indian-trust","category-law","category-national","category-politics","tag-117th","tag-fawn-sharp","tag-h-r-1884","tag-hnrc","tag-house","tag-itca","tag-mining","tag-ncai","tag-oak-flat","tag-sacred-sites","tag-scip","tag-shan-lewis","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/06\/housesciphr1884.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-2VF","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11263"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11263\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}