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Witnesses<\/div>\r\n
\r\nPanel one\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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Tehassi tasi Hill <\/div>\r\n
Chairman, Oneida Nation<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n
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\r\n\r\nMichael Conners <\/div>\r\nChief, Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n- \r\n \t
- Witness Statement [PDF<\/a>]<\/li>\r\n \t
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\r\nPanel two\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\nEugene DeCora Sr. <\/div>\r\nCouncilman, Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n- \r\n \t
- Witness Statement [PDF<\/a>]<\/li>\r\n \t
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\r\n\r\nJoseph P. Rupnick <\/div>\r\nChairman, Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n- \r\n \t
- Witness Statement [PDF<\/a>]<\/li>\r\n \t
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\r\nPanel three\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\nMike Natchees <\/div>\r\nVice Chairman, Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n- \r\n \t
- Witness Statement [PDF<\/a>]<\/li>\r\n \t
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\r\n\r\nLaurel Ann Yellowhorse <\/div>\r\nChairwoman, Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n- \r\n \t
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\r\nPanel four\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\nCody Shambo <\/div>\r\nCouncilman, Fort Belknap Indian Community<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n- \r\n \t
- Witness Statement [PDF<\/a>]<\/li>\r\n \t
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\r\n\r\nMichael Dolson <\/div>\r\nChairman, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n- \r\n \t
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\r\n\r\nMichael Comes At Night <\/div>\r\nCouncilman, Blackfeet Tribal Business Council, Blackfeet Nation<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n- \r\n \t
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\r\n\r\nJestin Dupree <\/div>\r\nCouncilman, Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n- \r\n \t
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\r\nPanel five\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\nRyman LeBeau <\/div>\r\nChairman, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n- \r\n \t
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\r\n\r\nPeter Lengkeek <\/div>\r\nChairman, Crow Creek Sioux Tribe<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n- \r\n \t
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\r\n\r\nKathleen Wooden Knife <\/div>\r\nPresident, Rosebud Sioux Tribe<\/div>\r\n- \r\n
- Note: No longer on witness list as of March 17, 2026.<\/li>\r\n \t
- Note: No written testimony posted as of March 16, 2026.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\nFrank Star Comes Out <\/div>\r\nPresident, Oglala Sioux Tribe<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n
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\r\nPanel six\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\nSteve Sitting Bear <\/div>\r\nChairman, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n- \r\n \t
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\r\n\r\nLonna J. Street <\/div>\r\nChairperson, Spirit Lake Tribe<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n- \r\n \t
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\r\nPanel seven\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\nJeff Wacoche <\/div>\r\nChief, United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n- \r\n \t
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\r\n\r\nJacob Keyes <\/div>\r\nChairman, Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n- \r\n \t
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\r\n\r\nRick Sylestine <\/div>\r\nChairman, Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n- \r\n \t
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Relevant Links<\/div>\r\nLivestream: youtu.be\/9h43bJKI3rA<\/a> (youtube.com)
\r\nWitness List and Written Testimony<\/a> (docs.house.gov)
\r\nHearing Notice<\/a> (appropriations.house.gov) \r\n
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