{"id":288953,"date":"2025-11-06T16:06:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T22:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=288953"},"modified":"2025-11-06T16:07:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T22:07:07","slug":"audio-legislative-hearing-on-s-107-the-lumbee-fairness-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/11\/06\/audio-legislative-hearing-on-s-107-the-lumbee-fairness-act\/","title":{"rendered":"AUDIO: Legislative Hearing on S.107, the Lumbee Fairness Act"},"content":{"rendered":"Senate Committee on Indian Affairs<BR>\r\nLegislative Hearing on S.107, the Lumbee Fairness Act<BR>\r\nDate: November 5, 2025<BR>\r\nTime: 2:30 PM<BR>\r\nLocation: Dirksen\r\nRoom: 106\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<strong>&#8226; PLAYLIST: <a href=https:\/\/on.soundcloud.com\/tNgOWXWbEQ55taLD0y>on.soundcloud.com\/tNgOWXWbEQ55taLD0y<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nAgenda:<BR>\r\nThe legislative hearing will be held on Wednesday November 5, 2025, at 2:30 p.m. in Room 106 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC. Additional overflow seating will also be available in Room 628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Opening Remarks<\/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\/soundcloud%253Atracks%253A2207293707&#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\">Panel 1<\/div>\r\nThe Honorable Thom Tillis<BR>\r\nSenator<BR>\r\nNorth Carolina\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\/soundcloud%253Atracks%253A2207293715&#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\">Panel 2<\/div>\r\nThe Honorable John Lowery [PDF: <a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/11-05-2025-testimony-john-lowery\/>Testimony<\/a>]<BR>\r\nChairman<BR>\r\nLumbee Tribe<BR>\r\nPembroke, North Carolina\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\/soundcloud%253Atracks%253A2207293711&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nMs. Arlinda Locklear [PDF: <a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/11-05-2025-testimony-arlinda-locklear\/>Testimony<\/a>] <BR>\r\nTribal Attorney<BR>\r\nWashington, DC\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\/soundcloud%253Atracks%253A2207293723&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe Honorable Michell Hicks [PDF: <a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/11-05-2025-testimony-michell-hicks-main\/>Testimony<\/a> |\r\n<a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/11-05-2025-testimony-michell-hicks-exhibits\/>Exhibits<\/a>]<BR>\r\nPrincipal Chief<BR>\r\nEastern Band of Cherokee Indians<BR>\r\nCherokee, North Carolina\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\/soundcloud%253Atracks%253A2042942448&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe Honorable Ben Barnes [PDF: <a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/11-05-2025-testimony-ben-barnes\/>Testimony<\/a>]<BR>\r\nChief<BR>\r\nShawnee Tribe<BR>\r\nMiami, Oklahoma\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\/soundcloud%253Atracks%253A2207293695&#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\">Panel 3<\/div>\r\nDepartment of the Interior [PDF: <a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/11-05-2025-testimony-doi\/>Testimony<\/a>]<BR>\r\nWritten Statement Only\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Question and Answers<\/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\/soundcloud%253Atracks%253A2207293703&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe>\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\/soundcloud%253Atracks%253A2207293699&#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\">Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Notice<\/div>\r\n<a href=https:\/\/www.indian.senate.gov\/hearings\/legislative-hearing-on-s-107-the-lumbee-fairness-act-before\/>Legislative Hearing on S.107, the Lumbee Fairness Act<\/a> (November 5, 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