{"id":447048,"date":"2026-03-11T20:31:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T01:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=447048"},"modified":"2026-03-12T12:24:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T17:24:57","slug":"audio-examining-federal-policies-governing-indian-water-rights-settlements-and-s-953-northeastern-arizona-indian-water-rights-settlement-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/03\/11\/audio-examining-federal-policies-governing-indian-water-rights-settlements-and-s-953-northeastern-arizona-indian-water-rights-settlement-act\/","title":{"rendered":"AUDIO: Examining Federal Policies Governing Indian Water Rights Settlements and S.953, Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act"},"content":{"rendered":"Senate Committee on Indian Affairs<BR>\r\nOversight Hearing on \u201cExamining Federal Policies Governing Indian Water Rights Settlements,\u201d and Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on S. 953, Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025<BR>\r\nDate: March 11, 2026<BR>\r\nTime: 2:30 PM<BR>\r\nLocation: Dirksen<BR>\r\nRoom: 628\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n&#8226; PLAYLIST: <a href=https:\/\/on.soundcloud.com\/iWDR42pjCjjnuVhp0E>on.soundcloud.com\/iWDR42pjCjjnuVhp0E<\/a>\r\n<p><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Agenda<\/div>\r\n<a href=https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/senate-bill\/953>S.953<\/a>, Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025. The   <a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/03\/19\/arizona-mirror-bipartisan-bill-provides-5-1-billion-for-tribal-water-settlement\/>bipartisan bill settles the water rights<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopi-nsn.gov\/\">Hopi Tribe<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navajo-nsn.gov\/\">Navajo Nation<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sanjuanpaiute-nsn.gov\">San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe<\/a>  in the <a href=https:\/\/www.kelly.senate.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/kelly-leads-reintroduction-of-bipartisan-bicameral-legislation-to-ratify-and-fund-historic-navajo-tribes-water-rights-settlement\/>Colorado River basin in northeastern Arizona<\/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\/soundcloud%253Atracks%253A2282002706&#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\nPANEL 1<BR>\r\nThe Honorable Mark Kelly [Press Release: <a href=https:\/\/www.kelly.senate.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/watch-kelly-introduces-tribal-leaders-and-highlights-arizona-water-settlement-at-senate-indian-affairs-hearing\/>Kelly Introduces Tribal Leaders and Highlights Arizona Water Settlement at Senate Indian Affairs Hearing<\/a>]<BR>\r\n Senator from Arizona<BR>\r\nSponsor of S.953 \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%253A2282002709&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nPANEL 2<BR>\r\nMr. Scott Cameron [PDF: <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/3-11-26-testimony-scott-cameron\/\">Written Testimony<\/a>]<BR>\r\nPrincipal Deputy Assistant Secretary \u2013 Water and Science <BR> \r\nExercising the Delegated Authority of Commissioner<BR>\r\nBureau of Reclamation<BR>\r\nDepartment of the Interior<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%253A2282002694&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe> \r\n<P><\/P>\r\nThe Honorable Buu Nygren [PDF: <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/3-11-26-testimony-buu-nygren\/\">Written Testimony<\/a>]<BR>\r\nPresident<BR>\r\nNavajo Nation<BR>\r\nWindow Rock, Arizona\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%253A2282002703&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nThe Honorable Lamar Keevama [PDF: <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/3-11-26-testimony-lamar-keevama\/\">Written Testimony<\/a>] <BR>\r\nChairman<BR>\r\nHopi Tribe<BR>\r\nKykotsmovi Village, Arizona\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"20\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" 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src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/soundcloud%253Atracks%253A2282002712&#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%253A2282002700&#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\/oversight-hearing-on-examining-federal-policies-governing-indian-water-rights-settlements-and-legislative-hearing-to-receive-testimony-on-s-953-northeastern-arizona-indian-water-r\/>Oversight Hearing on \u201cExamining Federal Policies Governing Indian Water Rights Settlements,\u201d and Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on S. 953, Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025<\/a> (March 11, 2026)\r\n<img src=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/12\/SenateCommitteeonIndianAffairs.png width=0 height=0 class=invisible>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds an oversight hearing and legislative hearing on March 11, 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