{"id":25595,"date":"2022-06-27T13:35:28","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T17:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/?p=25595"},"modified":"2022-06-28T11:40:43","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T15:40:43","slug":"senate-committee-on-indian-affairs-holds-field-hearing-on-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/06\/27\/senate-committee-on-indian-affairs-holds-field-hearing-on-infrastructure\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds field hearing on infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":" <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/06\/27\/senate-committee-on-indian-affairs-holds-field-hearing-on-infrastructure\/hocokatati\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25599\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-attachment-id=\"25599\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/06\/27\/senate-committee-on-indian-affairs-holds-field-hearing-on-infrastructure\/hocokatati\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/27\/HocokataTi-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1568826825&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0003448275862069&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ho\u010bokata Ti\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Ho\u010bokata Ti&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Ho\u010bokata Ti cultural center and museum is owned and operated by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community in Shakopee, Minnesota. Photo by Indianz.Com &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/&quot;&gt;(CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/27\/HocokataTi-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/27\/HocokataTi-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Ho\u010bokata Ti\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-25599\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"> The Ho\u010bokata Ti cultural center and museum is owned and operated by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community in Shakopee, Minnesota. Photo by Indianz.Com <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/\">(CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\">Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds field hearing on infrastructure<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Monday, June 27, 2022<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source\">Indianz.Com<\/div>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"card border border-primary shadow-0 \">\r\n  <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n \r\n    <h5 class=\"card-title\">UPDATE <\/h5>\r\n        \r\nAccording to the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, the field hearing will be broadcast on the <a href=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCyrk47CduR0_u8fF-YV66Ig\/live>committee&#8217;s YouTube channel<\/a>. Also, written witness testimony has been added to this post. <div>\r\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\r\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Seqh-vWdN4o?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<em>Posted: June 28, 2022<\/em><\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe <a href=https:\/\/indian.senate.gov\/>Senate Committee on Indian Affairs<\/a> is going back on the road this week with a field hearing on infrastructure.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<a href=https:\/\/www.smith.senate.gov\/>Sen. Tina Smith<\/a> (D-Minnesota), a member of the committee, will chair the hearing, which takes place in Minnesota on Tuesday. It is being hosted by the <a href=https:\/\/shakopeedakota.org\/>Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community<\/a>, located just outside of the Twin Cities.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nAccording to the committee, the hearing will focus on the <a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/11\/12\/a-clear-message-to-sovereign-nations-indian-country-cheers-passage-of-1-2-trillion-infrastructure-bill\/>Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act<\/a>. The historic law provides over $13 billion in direct funding to tribal nations, and it opens up <a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/05\/31\/new-roadmap-helps-tribes-access-historic-levels-of-infrastructure-funding\/>billions of dollars in additional funds to Indian Country<\/a> through more than 150 programs across the U.S. government.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\" content_cards_card content_cards_domain_indianz-com\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content_cards_image\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_image_link\" href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/05\/31\/new-roadmap-helps-tribes-access-historic-levels-of-infrastructure-funding\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/25\/stmaryalaska.jpg\" alt=\"New \u2018roadmap\u2019 helps tribes access historic levels of infrastructure funding\">\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_title\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_title_link\" href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/05\/31\/new-roadmap-helps-tribes-access-historic-levels-of-infrastructure-funding\/\">\n\t\t\tNew \u2018roadmap\u2019 helps tribes access historic levels of infrastructure funding\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_description\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_description_link\" href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/05\/31\/new-roadmap-helps-tribes-access-historic-levels-of-infrastructure-funding\/\">\n\t\t\t<p>With over $13 billion on the table, the Biden administration is making sure tribes get access to historic levels of funding for infrastructure in Indian Country.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_site_name\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/favicon.ico\" alt=\"Indianz.Com\" class=\"content_cards_favicon\"\/>\t\tIndianz.Com\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe hearing begins at 11am Central in the <a href=https:\/\/mysticlakecenter.com\/event-spaces>Minnetonka Conference Room at the Mystic Lake Center<\/a>. It is open to the public.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe committee has not said whether a livestream will be provided. Recent field hearings in Hawaii and Alaska have been carried online.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nThe witness list for the infrastructure field hearing follows:\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=mx-4>\r\nThe Honorable Bryan Newland  &#8211;  Testimony: [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/28\/BryanNewland062822.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]\r\n<BR>\r\nAssistant Secretary &#8211; Indian Affairs<BR>\r\nU.S. Department of the Interior<BR> Washington, DC<BR>\r\n*Accompanied by Jason Freihage, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Management, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington DC\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nMs. Elizabeth Fowler  &#8211; Testimony: [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/28\/ElizabethFowler062822.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<BR>\r\nActing Director, Indian Health Service<BR>\r\nU.S. Department of Health and Human Services<BR> Washington, DC\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nMr. Jeremiah Baumann  &#8211; Testimony: [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/28\/JeremiahBaumann062822.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<BR>\r\nChief of Staff, Office of the Under Secretary for Infrastructure<BR>\r\nU.S. Department of Energy<BR> Washington, DC\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p><div class=\"mt-1 mb-1\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8411603009680747\" data-ad-slot=\"6394965691\"><\/ins><script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/div><P><\/P>\r\n<div class=mx-4>\r\nThe Honorable Cathy Chavers  &#8211; Testimony: [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/28\/CathyChavers062822.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<BR>\r\nChairwoman<BR>\r\nBois Forte Band of Chippewa<BR> Orr, Minnesota\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe Honorable Melanie Benjamin &#8211; Testimony: [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/28\/MelanieBenjamin062822.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<BR>\r\nChief Executive Officer<BR>\r\nMille Lacs Band of Ojibwe<BR> Onamia, Minnesota\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe Honorable Kevin Dupuis, Sr. &#8211; Testimony: [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/28\/KevinDupuis062822.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]\r\n<BR>\r\nChairman<BR>\r\nFond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa<BR> Cloquet, Minnesota\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe Honorable Keith Anderson &#8211; Testimony: [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/28\/KeithAnderson062822.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<BR>\r\nChairman<BR>\r\nShakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Business Council<BR> Prior Lake, Minnesota\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe Honorable Robert Larsen &#8211; Testimony: [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/28\/RobertLarsen062822.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<BR>\r\nPresident<BR>\r\nLower Sioux Indian Community<BR> Morton, Minnesota\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Notice<\/div>\r\n<a href=https:\/\/www.indian.senate.gov\/hearing\/field-hearing-titled-investing-native-communities-transformative-opportunities>Field Hearing titled \u201cInvesting in Native Communities: Transformative Opportunities in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act\u201d<\/a>\r\n<div class=\"h4-responsive\">Related Stories<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"related-story\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/06\/21\/historic-appointment-tribal-leader-named-treasurer-of-the-united-states\/\" title=\"\u2018Historic appointment\u2019: Tribal leader named Treasurer of the United States\">\u2018Historic appointment\u2019: Tribal leader named Treasurer of the United States<\/a> (June 21, 2022)<\/div><div class=\"related-story\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/05\/31\/new-roadmap-helps-tribes-access-historic-levels-of-infrastructure-funding\/\" title=\"New 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