{"id":121158,"date":"2025-02-24T00:02:36","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T06:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=121158"},"modified":"2025-02-26T08:45:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T14:45:07","slug":"video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-morning-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/02\/24\/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-morning-session\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Hearing Day 1, Morning Session"},"content":{"rendered":"House Committee on Appropriations
\r\nSubcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
\r\nDate: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 – 9:30 AM
\r\nLocation: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA\r\n

<\/P>\r\n• LIVESTREAM: youtu.be\/w0lxTsG9fI0<\/a>\r\n

<\/p>\r\n

Witnesses<\/div>\r\n
\r\nPanel one<\/strong>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n
Ryan Oatman <\/div>\r\nVice-Chairman
Nez Perce Tribe\r\n
Witness Statement [PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n
Witness Biography [PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\nNote: No longer on witness list.<\/em>\r\n<\/div>

<\/p>\r\n

\r\n
Donna Thompson <\/div>\r\nVice-Chair
Fort Hall Business Council of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes\r\n
Witness Statement [PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n
Witness Biography [PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<\/div>

<\/p>\r\n

\r\n
Chief Allen <\/div>\r\nChairman
Coeur d’Alene Tribe\r\n
Witness Statement [PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n
Witness Biography [PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<\/div>

<\/p>\r\n

\r\nPanel two<\/strong>\r\n<\/div> \r\n
\r\n
Stacy Shepherd <\/div>\r\nExecutive Officer of Member Services
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma\r\n
Witness Statement [PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n
Witness Biography [PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<\/div>

<\/p>\r\n

\r\n
Audrey Lee <\/div>\r\nSecond Chief
Sac and Fox Nation\r\n
Witness Statement [PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n
Witness Biography [PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<\/div>

<\/p>\r\n

\r\n
Mike Natchees <\/div>\r\nCouncilman
Ute Indian Tribe\r\n
Witness Statement [PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n
Witness Biography [PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<\/div>

<\/p>\r\n

\r\nPanel three<\/strong>\r\n<\/div> \r\n
\r\n
Kirk Francis <\/div>\r\nChief
Penobscot Indian Nation\r\n
Witness Statement [PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n
Witness Biography [PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<\/div>

<\/p>\r\n

\r\n
Corey Hinton <\/div>\r\nCitizen
Passamaquoddy Tribe\r\n
Witness Statement [PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n
Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n
Witness Biography [PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<\/div>

<\/p>\r\n

\r\n
Brian Harris <\/div>\r\nChief
Catawba Nation\r\n
Witness Statement [PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n
Witness Biography [PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<\/div>

<\/p>\r\n

\r\n
John Johnson <\/div>\r\nPresident
Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians\r\n
Witness Statement [PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n
Witness Biography [PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<\/div>

<\/p>\r\n

\r\nPanel four<\/strong>\r\n<\/div> \r\n
\r\n
Kathleen Wooden Knife <\/div>\r\nPresident
Rosebud Sioux Tribe\r\n
Witness Statement [PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n
Witness Biography [PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<\/div>

<\/p>\r\n

\r\n
Justin Song Hawk <\/div>\r\nVice-Chairman
Yankton Sioux Tribe
\r\nNote: No longer on witness list.<\/em>\r\n<\/div>

<\/p>\r\n

\r\n
Frank Star Comes Out <\/div>\r\nPresident
Oglala Sioux Tribe\r\n
Witness Statement [PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n
Witness Biography [PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<\/div>

<\/p>\r\n

\r\nPanel five<\/strong>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n
Ryman LeBeau <\/div>\r\nChairman
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe\r\n
Witness Statement [PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n
Witness Biography [PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<\/div>

<\/p>\r\n

\r\n
Janet Alkire <\/div>\r\nChairwoman
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe\r\n
Witness Statement [PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n
Witness Biography [PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<\/div>

<\/p>\r\n

\r\nPanel six<\/strong>\r\n<\/div> \r\n
\r\n
Steven Orihuela <\/div>\r\nChairman
Bishop Paiute Tribe\r\n
Witness Statement [PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n
Witness Biography [PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<\/div>

<\/p>\r\n

\r\n
Charles Martin <\/div>\r\nChairman
Morongo Band of Mission Indians\r\n
Witness Statement [PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n
Witness Biography [PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<\/div>

<\/p>\r\n

\r\n
Erica Pinto <\/div>\r\nChairwoman
Jamul Indian Village\r\n
Witness Statement [PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n
Witness Biography [PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<\/div>

<\/p>\r\n

\r\n
Cecilia Flores <\/div>\r\nTribal Council Chairwoman
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe\r\n
Witness Statement [PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n
Witness Biography [PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<\/div>

<\/p>\r\n

Relevant Links<\/div>\r\nLivestream: youtu.be\/w0lxTsG9fI0<\/a> (youtube.com)
\r\nWitness List and Written Testimony<\/a> (docs.house.gov)
\r\nHearing Notice<\/a> (appropriations.house.gov)\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The House Committee on Appropriations hears from American Indian and Alaska Native witnesses on the morning of February 25, 2025.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":121217,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"single-video-entry.php","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,1,14,334],"tags":[5366,1527,214,6052,2769,4025,38,183,319,6056,1817,600,1691,428,4681,346,6050,4481,3719,48,894,4479,2529,6048,6054,6053,924,1244,4347,1376,1851,184,302,97,127,2340,2680,544,6049,3720,348,4855,185,98,6051,754,6055,27,508,467],"class_list":["post-121158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indian-trust","category-national","category-politics","category-video","tag-119th","tag-alabama-coushatta","tag-appropriations","tag-audrey-lee","tag-bishop-paiute","tag-brian-harris","tag-california","tag-catawba","tag-cda","tag-cecilia-flores","tag-charles-martin","tag-cheyenne-river-sioux","tag-chief-allan","tag-choctaw","tag-corey-hinton","tag-dc","tag-donna-thompson","tag-erica-pinto","tag-frank-star-comes-out","tag-house","tag-idaho","tag-jamul","tag-janet-alkire","tag-john-johnson","tag-justin-song-hawk","tag-kathleen-wooden-knife","tag-kirk-francis","tag-maine","tag-mike-natchees","tag-morongo","tag-nez-perce","tag-north-carolina","tag-north-dakota","tag-oglala-sioux","tag-oklahoma","tag-passamaquoddy","tag-penobscot","tag-rosebud-sioux","tag-ryan-oatman","tag-ryman-lebeau","tag-sac-and-fox","tag-shoban","tag-south-carolina","tag-south-dakota","tag-stacy-shepherd","tag-standing-rock-sioux","tag-steven-orihuela","tag-texas","tag-utah","tag-ute","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/23\/housecommitteeonappropriationsday1am.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-vwa","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121158","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=121158"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":121987,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121158\/revisions\/121987"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/121217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}