<\/p>\r\n• H.R.4715<\/a>, the Quapaw Tribal Landowner Settlement Act of 2021. The bill authorizes the appropriation of $137.5 million to settle the federal government’s mismanagement of assets held in trust<\/a> for citizens of the Quapaw Nation<\/a>.\r\n <\/p>\r\n• H.R.5715<\/a>, a bill to reauthorize the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund to ensure that the Udall Foundation<\/a> can continue to award scholarships to Native students<\/a>.\r\n <\/p>\r\n• H.R.6707<\/a>, the Advancing Equality for Wabanaki Nations Act. The bill ensures that the Aroostook Band of Micmacs<\/a>, Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians<\/a>, the Passamaquoddy Tribe [Indian Township<\/a> | Pleasant Point<\/a>] and the Penobscot Nation<\/a> are treated in the same manner as other Indian nations in terms of law and policy. A land claim settlement currently imposes hurdles on the tribes when it comes to their sovereignty.\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\nRepresentative Jared Golden <\/p>\r\nPanel II <\/p>\r\nThe Honorable Edward Peter-Paul (H.R. 6707) [Testimony: PDF] <\/p>\r\nThe Honorable Clarissa Sabattis (H.R. 6707) [Testimony: PDF<\/a>] <\/p>\r\nThe Honorable Kirk Francis (H.R. 6707) [Testimony: PDF<\/a>] <\/p>\r\nThe Honorable Joseph T. Byrd (H.R. 4715) [Testimony: PDF<\/a>] <\/p>\r\nMr. Charles P. Rose (H.R. 5715) [Testimony: PDF<\/a>] <\/p>\r\nMr. Patrick Strauch (H.R. 6707) [Testimony: PDF<\/a>] <\/p>\r\nThis hearing will take place via Cisco WebEx and will be streamed on YouTube<\/a>. For hearing materials and schedules, please visit U.S. House of Representatives, Committee Repository at docs.house.gov\/<\/a>. \r\n <\/p>\r\n
\r\nRepresentative Ra\u00fal Grijalva
\r\nArizona, 3rd District\r\n
\r\nMaine, 2nd District\r\n
\r\nThe Honorable William J. Nicholas, Sr. (H.R. 6707) [Testimony: PDF<\/a>]
\r\nChief
\r\nPassamaquoddy Tribe
\r\nPrinceton, ME\r\n
\r\nChief
\r\nMi\u2019kmaq Nation [Note: Aroostok Band of Micmacs]
\r\nPresque Isle, Maine\r\n
\r\nChief
\r\nHoulton Band of Maliseet Indians
\r\nLittleton, Maine\r\n
\r\nChief
\r\nPenobscot Nation
\r\nIndian Island, Maine\r\n
\r\nChairman
\r\nQuapaw Nation
\r\nQuapaw, Oklahoma\r\n
\r\nChair, Board of Trustees
\r\nMorris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation
\r\nTucson, Arizona\r\n
\r\nExecutive Director
\r\nMaine Forest Products Council
\r\nAugusta, Maine\r\n
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