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Witnesses<\/div>\r\n
\r\nPanel one\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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Cynthia Petersen <\/div>\r\n
President, Yakutat Tlingit Tribe<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n
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\r\n\r\nDoreen Leavitt <\/div>\r\nSecretary and Director of Natural Resources, I\u00f1upiat Community of the Arctic Slope<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n- \r\n \t
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\r\nPanel two\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\nJarred-Michael Erickson <\/div>\r\nChairman, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n- \r\n \t
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\r\n\r\nJeremy Takala <\/div>\r\nTribal Councilman, Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n- \r\n \t
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\r\nPanel three\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\nKristopher Peters <\/div>\r\nChairman, Squaxin Island Tribe<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n- \r\n \t
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\r\n\r\nLoni Greninger <\/div>\r\nVice-Chair, Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n- \r\n \t
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\r\n\r\nQuintin Swanson <\/div>\r\nChairman, Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n- \r\n \t
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\r\n\r\nRobert de los Angeles <\/div>\r\nChairman, Snoqualmie Indian Tribe<\/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\nGuy Capoeman <\/div>\r\nPresident, Quinault Indian Nation<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n- \r\n \t
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\r\n\r\nWilliam (Bill) Iyall <\/div>\r\nChairman, Cowlitz Indian Tribe<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n- \r\n \t
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\r\n\r\nLouie Ungaro <\/div>\r\nCouncilman, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe<\/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\nAnnette Bryan <\/div>\r\nCouncilwoman, Puyallup Tribe of Indians<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n- \r\n \t
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\r\nPanel six\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\nDerek Bowman <\/div>\r\nTribal Council Member, Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n- \r\n \t
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\r\n\r\nJoe Davis <\/div>\r\nChairman, Hoopa Valley 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\nEd Johnstone <\/div>\r\nChairman, Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (NWIFC)<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n- \r\n \t
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\r\n\r\nJon Panamaroff <\/div>\r\nCo-Chair, Native American Contractors Association<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n- \r\n \t
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\r\n\r\nErvin Carlson <\/div>\r\nPresident, InterTribal Buffalo Council<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n- \r\n \t
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\r\n\r\nCody Desautel <\/div>\r\nPresident, Intertribal Timber Council<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n- \r\n \t
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\r\nPanel eight\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\nMark Macarro <\/div>\r\nPresident, National Congress of American Indians (NCAI)<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n- \r\n \t
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\r\n\r\nIra L. Matt <\/div>\r\nExecutive Director, Indigenous Diplomacy and Federal Relations, National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (NATHPO)<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n- \r\n \t
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\r\n\r\nCory Blankenship <\/div>\r\nExecutive Director, Native American Finance Officers Association (NAFOA)<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n- \r\n \t
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Relevant Links<\/div>\r\nLivestream: youtu.be\/1iTI_qqEM3E<\/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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