{"id":122169,"date":"2025-02-26T09:48:26","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T15:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=122169"},"modified":"2025-02-26T09:48:26","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T15:48:26","slug":"audio-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/02\/26\/audio-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session\/","title":{"rendered":"AUDIO: American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Hearing Day 1, Afternoon Session"},"content":{"rendered":"House Committee on Appropriations<BR>\r\nSubcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies<BR>\r\nDate: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 &#8211; 1:30 PM<BR>\r\nLocation: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n&#8226; PLAYLIST: <a href=https:\/\/on.soundcloud.com\/VoKg1DL1wcPqMzWX8>soundcloud.com\/VoKg1DL1wcPqMzWX8<\/a>\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\/2042051924&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe> \r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Witnesses<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessPanel\">\r\n<strong>Panel one<\/strong> \r\n<\/div>  \r\n<div class=\"witnessPanel\">\r\n<div>Jeffrey Stiffarm <\/div>\r\n<div>President<\/div> <div>Fort Belknap Indian Community<\/div>\r\n        <div>Witness Statement [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/23\/HHRG-119-AP06-Wstate-StiffarmJ-20250225.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n        <div>Witness Biography [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/23\/HHRG-119-AP06-Bio-StiffarmJ-20250225.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/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\/2042294709&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe> \r\n<\/div> <P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"witnessPanel\">\r\n<div>Harlan Baker <\/div>\r\n<div>Chairman<\/div> <div>Chippewa Cree Tribe Business Committee and Rocky Boy Health Center<\/div>\r\n        <div>Witness Statement [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/23\/HHRG-119-AP06-Wstate-BakerH-20250225.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n        <div>Witness Biography [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/23\/HHRG-119-AP06-Bio-BakerH-20250225.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/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\/2042294724&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe> \r\n<\/div> <P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"witnessPanel\">\r\n<div>Ryan Rusche <\/div>\r\n<div>Citizen<\/div> <div>Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck<\/div>\r\n        <div>Witness Statement [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25\/HHRG-119-AP06-Wstate-BucklesD-20250225.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n        <div>Witness Biography [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25\/HHRG-119-AP06-Bio-RuscheR-20250225.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/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\/2042294760&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe> \r\n<\/div> <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\/2042294752&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe> \r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"witnessPanel\">\r\n <strong>Panel two<\/strong> \r\n<\/div>  \r\n<div class=\"witnessPanel\">\r\n<div>Carole Lankford <\/div>\r\n<div>Councilwoman<\/div> <div>Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation<\/div>\r\n        <div>Witness Statement [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/23\/HHRG-119-AP06-Wstate-LankfordC-20250225.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n        <div>Witness Biography [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/23\/HHRG-119-AP06-Bio-LankfordC-20250225.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/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\/2042294721&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe> \r\n<\/div> <P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"witnessPanel\">\r\n<div>J. Conrad &#8220;JC&#8221; Seneca <\/div>\r\n<div>President<\/div> <div>Seneca Nation<\/div>\r\n        <div>Witness Statement [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/23\/HHRG-119-AP06-Wstate-SenecaJ-20250225.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n        <div>Witness Biography [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/23\/HHRG-119-AP06-Bio-SenecaJ-20250225.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/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\/2042294717&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe> \r\n<\/div> <P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"witnessPanel\">\r\n<div>Gene Small <\/div>\r\n<div>President<\/div> <div>Northern Cheyenne Tribe<\/div>\r\n        <div>Witness Statement [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/23\/HHRG-119-AP06-Wstate-SmallG-20250225.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n        <div>Witness Biography [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/23\/HHRG-119-AP06-Bio-SmallG-20250225.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/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\/2042294736&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe> \r\n<\/div> <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\/2042294725&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe> \r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"witnessPanel\">\r\n <strong>Panel three<\/strong> \r\n<\/div>  \r\n<div class=\"witnessPanel\">\r\n<div>Bruce Savage <\/div>\r\n<div>Chairman<\/div> <div>Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa<\/div>\r\n        <div>Witness Statement [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/23\/HHRG-119-AP06-Wstate-SavageB-20250225.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n        <div>Witness Biography [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/23\/HHRG-119-AP06-Bio-SavageB-20250225.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/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\/2042294768&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe> \r\n<\/div> <P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"witnessPanel\">\r\n<div>Darrell Seki Sr. <\/div>\r\n<div>Chairman<\/div> <div>Red Lake Band Chippewa Indians<\/div>\r\n        <div>Witness Statement [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/23\/HHRG-119-AP06-Wstate-SekiD-20250225.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n        <div>Witness Biography [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/23\/HHRG-119-AP06-Bio-SekiD-20250225.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/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\/2042294744&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe> \r\n<\/div> <P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"witnessPanel\">\r\n<div>Leonard Fineday <\/div>\r\n<div>Secretary<\/div> <div>Treasurer<\/div> <div>Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe<\/div>\r\n        <div>Witness Statement [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/23\/HHRG-119-AP06-Wstate-FinedayL-20250225.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n        <div>Witness Biography [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/23\/HHRG-119-AP06-Bio-FinedayL-20250225.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/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\/2042294776&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe> \r\n<\/div> <P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"witnessPanel\">\r\n<div>Virgil Wind <\/div>\r\n<div>Chief Executive<\/div> <div>Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe<\/div>\r\n        <div>Witness Statement [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/23\/HHRG-119-AP06-Wstate-WindV-20250225.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n        <div>Witness Biography [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/23\/HHRG-119-AP06-Bio-WindV-20250225.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/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\/2042294764&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe> \r\n<\/div> <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\/2042294713&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe> \r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"witnessPanel\">\r\n <strong>Panel four<\/strong> \r\n<\/div>  \r\n<div class=\"witnessPanel\">\r\n<div>Wena Supernaw <\/div>\r\n<div>Business Committee Chair<\/div> <div>Quapaw Nation<\/div>\r\n        <div>Witness Statement [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/23\/HHRG-119-AP06-Wstate-SupernawW-20250225.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n        <div>Witness Biography [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/23\/HHRG-119-AP06-Bio-SupernawW-20250225.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/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\/1817652174&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe> \r\n<\/div> <P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"witnessPanel\">\r\n<div>Jeff Wacoche <\/div>\r\n<div>Chief<\/div> <div>United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians<\/div>\r\n        <div>Witness Statement [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/23\/HHRG-119-AP06-Wstate-WacocheJ-20250225.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n        <div>Witness Biography [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/23\/HHRG-119-AP06-Bio-WacocheJ-20250225.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/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\/2042294728&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe> \r\n<\/div> <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\/2042294772&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe> \r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"witnessPanel\">\r\n  <strong>Panel five<\/strong>\r\n<\/div>  \r\n<div class=\"witnessPanel\">\r\n<div>Ken Ahmann <\/div>\r\n<div>Tribal Utility Authority Director<\/div> <div>Colusa Indian Community Council<\/div>\r\n        <div>Witness Statement [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/23\/HHRG-119-AP06-Wstate-AhmanK-20250225.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n        <div>Witness Biography [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/23\/HHRG-119-AP06-Bio-AhmanK-20250225.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/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\/2042294716&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe> \r\n<\/div> <P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"witnessPanel\">\r\n<div>Jose Simon III <\/div>\r\n<div>Chairman<\/div> <div>Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians<\/div>\r\n        <div>Witness Statement [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/23\/HHRG-119-AP06-Wstate-SimonJ-20250225.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n        <div>Witness Biography [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/23\/HHRG-119-AP06-Bio-SimonJ-20250225.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/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\/2042294780&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe> \r\n<\/div> <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\/2042294712&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe> \r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"witnessPanel\">\r\n<div> <strong>Panel six<\/strong><\/div>\r\n<\/div>  \r\n<div class=\"witnessPanel\">\r\n<div>Josh Cook <\/div>\r\n<div>Director of Intergovernmental Affairs<\/div> <div>Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians<\/div>\r\n        <div>Witness Statement [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/23\/HHRG-119-AP06-Wstate-CookJ-20250225.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n        <div>Witness Biography [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/23\/HHRG-119-AP06-Bio-CookJ-20250225.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/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\/2042294740&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe> \r\n<\/div> <P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"witnessPanel\">\r\n<div>Lester &#8220;Shine&#8221; Nieto <\/div>\r\n<div>Chairman<\/div> <div>Tule River Indian Tribe of California<\/div>\r\n       <div>Witness Statement [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/23\/HHRG-119-AP06-Wstate-NietoL-20250225.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n        <div>Witness Biography [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/23\/HHRG-119-AP06-Bio-NietoL-20250225.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/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\/2042294784&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe> \r\n<\/div> <P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"witnessPanel\">\r\n<div>James Naranjo <\/div>\r\n<div>Governor<\/div> <div>Pueblo of Santa Clara<\/div>\r\n        <div>Witness Statement [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/23\/HHRG-119-AP06-Wstate-NaranjoJ-20250225.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n        <div>Witness Biography [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/23\/HHRG-119-AP06-Bio-NaranjoJ-20250225.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/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\/2042294748&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe> \r\n<\/div> <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\/2042294712&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe> \r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\"> Relevant Links<\/div>\r\n<a href=https:\/\/youtu.be\/1XCYX52Cw_g>Livestream: youtu.be\/1XCYX52Cw_g<\/a> (youtube.com)<BR>\r\n<a href=https:\/\/docs.house.gov\/Committee\/Calendar\/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=117914>Witness List and Written Testimony<\/a> (docs.house.gov)<BR>\r\n<a href=https:\/\/appropriations.house.gov\/schedule\/hearings\/american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-day-1-afternoon-session-0>Hearing Notice<\/a> (appropriations.house.gov)\r\n<img src=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/26\/housecommitteeonappropriationsday1pm.png width=0 height=0 class=invisible>\r\n<img src=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/23\/housecommitteeonappropriationslivestream.jpg width=0 height=0 class=invisible>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The House Committee on Appropriations hears from American Indian and Alaska Native witnesses on the afternoon of February 25, 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