{"id":122806,"date":"2025-02-28T10:16:11","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T16:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=122806"},"modified":"2025-02-28T11:23:21","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T17:23:21","slug":"audio-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/02\/28\/audio-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-3\/","title":{"rendered":"AUDIO: American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Hearing Day 3"},"content":{"rendered":"House Committee on Appropriations<BR>\r\nSubcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies<BR>\r\nDate: Thursday, February 27, 2025 &#8211; 9:00 AM<BR>\r\nLocation: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA<BR>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n&#8226; PLAYLIST: <a href=https:\/\/on.soundcloud.com\/YDTEjykcL5LkQj3F8>on.soundcloud.com\/YDTEjykcL5LkQj3F8<\/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\/2043617144&#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 class=\"name\">Crystal Williams <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"title\">Treasurer<\/div> <div class=\"entity\">United South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Statement [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Wstate-WilliamsC-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Truth in Testimony [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-TTF-WilliamsC-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Biography [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Bio-WilliamsC-20250227.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\/2043617081&#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 class=\"name\">Abigail Echo-Hawk <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"title\">Director<\/div> <div class=\"entity\">Urban Indian Health Institute<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Statement [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Wstate-Echo-HawkA-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Truth in Testimony [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-TTF-Echo-HawkA-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Biography [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Bio-Echo-HawkA-20250227.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\/2043617084&#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 class=\"name\">Jason Schlender <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"title\">Executive Administrator<\/div> <div class=\"entity\">Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Statement [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Wstate-SchlenderJ-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Truth in Testimony [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-TTF-SchlenderJ-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Biography [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Bio-SchlenderJ-20250227.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\/2043617112&#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\/2043617164&#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 class=\"name\">Monique Martin <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"title\">Vice President of Intergovernmental Affairs<\/div> <div class=\"entity\">Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Statement [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Wstate-MartinM-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Truth in Testimony [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-TTF-MartinM-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Biography [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Bio-MartinM-20250227.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\/2043617096&#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 class=\"name\">Ileen Sylvester <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"title\">Executive Vice President for Executive and Tribal Services<\/div> <div class=\"entity\">Southcentral Foundation<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Statement [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Wstate-SylvesterI-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Truth in Testimony [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-TTF-SylvesterI-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Biography [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Bio-SylvesterI-20250227.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\/2043617100&#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\/2043617120&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe><P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"witnessPanel\">\r\n<strong>Panel three<\/strong>\r\n<\/div> \r\n<div class=\"witnessPanel\">\r\n<div class=\"name\">Reno Franklin <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"title\">Chair<\/div> <div class=\"entity\">California Rural Indian Health Board<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Statement [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Wstate-FranklinR-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Truth in Testimony [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-TTF-FranklinR-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Biography [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Bio-FranklinR-20250227.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\/2043617089&#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 class=\"name\">Inder Wadhwa <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"title\">Chief Executive Officer<\/div> <div class=\"entity\">Northern Valley Indian Health<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Statement [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Wstate-WadhwaI-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Truth in Testimony [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-TTF-WadhwaI-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Biography [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Bio-WadhwaI-20250227.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\/2043617104&#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 class=\"name\">Teresa Sanchez <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"title\">Health Board Delegate<\/div> <div class=\"entity\">Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health Inc.<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Statement [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Wstate-SanchezT-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Truth in Testimony [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-TTF-SanchezT-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Biography [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Bio-SanchezT-20250227.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\/2043617184&#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\/2043617132&#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 class=\"name\">Jerilyn Church <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"title\">President<\/div> <div class=\"entity\">Chief Executive Officer<\/div> <div class=\"entity\">Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Statement [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Wstate-ChurchJ-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Truth in Testimony [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-TTF-ChurchJ-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Biography [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Bio-ChurchJ-20250227.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\/2043617092&#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 class=\"name\">Anthony Locklear <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"title\">Interim Chief Executive Officer<\/div> <div class=\"entity\">National Indian Health Board<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Statement [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Wstate-LocklearA-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Truth in Testimony [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-TTF-LocklearA-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Biography [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Bio-LocklearA-20250227.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\/2043617140&#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 class=\"name\">Robyn Sunday-Allen <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"title\">President-elect<\/div> <div class=\"entity\">National Council of Urban Indian Health<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Statement [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Wstate-Sunday-AllenR-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Truth in Testimony [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-TTF-Sunday-AllenR-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Biography [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Bio-Sunday-AllenR-20250227.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\/2043617093&#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\/2043617172&#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 class=\"name\">Anhiwake Rose <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"title\">President<\/div> <div class=\"entity\">Chief Executive Officer<\/div> <div class=\"entity\">American Indian Higher Education Consortium<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Statement [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Wstate-RoseA-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Truth in Testimony [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-TTF-RoseA-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Biography [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Bio-RoseA-20250227.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\/2043617085&#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 class=\"name\">Jason Dropik <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"title\">Executive Director<\/div> <div class=\"entity\">National Indian Education Association<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Statement [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Wstate-DropikJ-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Truth in Testimony [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-TTF-DropikJ-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Biography [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Bio-DropikJ-20250227.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\/2043617105&#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 class=\"name\">Toni Tsatoke-Mule <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"title\">Executive Director<\/div> <div class=\"entity\">Kiowa Education Agency and Higher Education<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Statement [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Wstate-Tsatoke-MuleT-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Truth in Testimony [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-TTF-Tsatoke-MuleT-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Biography [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Bio-Tsatoke-MuleT-20250227.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\/2043617128&#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\/2043617109&#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 six<\/strong>\r\n<\/div> \r\n<div class=\"witnessPanel\">\r\n<div class=\"name\">Cecilia Fire Thunder <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"title\">Chairwoman<\/div> <div class=\"entity\">Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Statement [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Wstate-FirethunderC-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Truth in Testimony [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-TTF-FirethunderC-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Biography [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Bio-FirethunderC-20250227.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\/2043617156&#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 class=\"name\">Jordan Etcitty <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"title\">Executive Director<\/div> <div class=\"entity\">Din\u00e9 bi Olta School Board Association<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Statement [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Wstate-EtcittyJ-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Truth in Testimony [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-TTF-EtcittyJ-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Biography [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Bio-EtcittyJ-20250227.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\/2043617117&#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 class=\"name\">Aurene Martin <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"title\">Board of Directors Member<\/div> <div class=\"entity\">National Indian Child Welfare Association<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Statement [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Wstate-MartinA-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Truth in Testimony [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-TTF-MartinA-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Biography [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Bio-MartinA-20250227.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\/2043617096&#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\/2043617108&#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 seven<\/strong>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessPanel\">\r\n<div class=\"name\">Greg Abrahamson <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"title\">Vice-Chair<\/div> <div class=\"entity\">Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Statement [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Wstate-AbrahamsonG-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Truth in Testimony [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-TTF-AbrahamsonG-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Biography [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Bio-AbrahamsonG-20250227.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\/2043617101&#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 class=\"name\">Esther Lucero <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"title\">President<\/div> <div class=\"entity\">Chief Executive Officer<\/div> <div class=\"entity\">Seattle Indian Health Board<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Statement [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Wstate-LuceroE-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Truth in Testimony [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-TTF-LuceroE-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Biography [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Bio-LuceroE-20250227.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\/2043617088&#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 class=\"name\">Lloyd Miller <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"title\">Council<\/div> <div class=\"entity\">National Tribal Contract Support Coalition<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Statement [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Wstate-MillerL-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Truth in Testimony [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-TTF-MillerL-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Biography [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Bio-MillerL-20250227.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\/2043617116&#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\/2043617168&#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 eight<\/strong>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessPanel\">\r\n<div class=\"name\">Jeremy Takala <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"title\">Chair<\/div> <div class=\"entity\">Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Statement [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Wstate-TakalaJ-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Biography [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Bio-TakalaJ-20250227.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\/2043617124&#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 class=\"name\">Ed Johnstone <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"title\">Chairman<\/div> <div class=\"entity\">Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Statement [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Wstate-JohnstoneE-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Truth in Testimony [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-TTF-JohnstoneE-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Biography [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Bio-JohnstoneE-20250227.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\/2043617097&#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 class=\"name\">Heather Dawn Thompson <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"title\">Vice President<\/div> <div class=\"entity\">Native Nations Conservation and Food Systems<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Statement [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Wstate-ThompsonH-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Truth in Testimony [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-TTF-ThompsonH-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Biography [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Bio-ThompsonH-20250227.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\/2043617160&#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\/2043617152&#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 nine<\/strong>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessPanel\">\r\n<div class=\"name\">Austin Lowes <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"title\">Tribal Chairman<\/div> \r\n<div class=\"entity\">Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"title\"> Chair<\/div> \r\n<div class=\"entity\">Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority<\/div> \r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Statement [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Wstate-LowesA-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Biography [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Bio-LowesA-20250227.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\/2043617136&#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 class=\"name\">Mark Macarro <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"title\">President<\/div> <div class=\"entity\">National Congress of American Indians<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Statement [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Wstate-MacarroM-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Biography [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Bio-MacarroM-20250227.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\/2043617180&#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 class=\"name\">Cody Desautel <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"title\">President<\/div> <div class=\"entity\">Intertribal Timber Council<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Statement [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Wstate-DesautelC-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Truth in Testimony [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-TTF-DesautelC-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Biography [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Bio-DesautelC-20250227.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\/2043617121&#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 class=\"name\">Cory Blankenship <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"title\">Executive Director<\/div> <div class=\"entity\">Native American Finance Officers Association<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Statement [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Wstate-BlankenshipC-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Truth in Testimony [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-TTF-BlankenshipC-20250227.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"witnessinfo\">Witness Biography [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/24\/HHRG-119-AP06-Bio-BlankenshipC-20250227.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\/2043617176&#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\" 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