{"id":722477,"date":"2026-07-29T12:13:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T17:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=722477"},"modified":"2026-07-29T12:37:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T17:37:10","slug":"testimony-buddy-rocha-jr-yavapai-apache-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/07\/29\/testimony-buddy-rocha-jr-yavapai-apache-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"Testimony: Buddy Rocha, Jr., Yavapai-Apache Nation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\">Testimony: Buddy Rocha, Jr., Yavapai-Apache Nation<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on S.3573, S.3617, S.4368, S.4417 &#038; S.4890<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Wednesday, July 29, 2026<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source\">Indianz.Com<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<strong>&#8226; PDF: <a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/7-29-26-buddy-rocha\/>Testimony<\/a>\r\n<\/strong>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nBuddy Rocha, Jr., Chairman of the Yavapai-Apache Nation, testifies before the <a href=https:\/\/indian.senate.gov\/>Senate Committee on Indian Affairs<\/a> on July 29, 2026.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nRocha appears at a <a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/07\/28\/witness-list-for-senate-committee-on-indian-affairs-hearing-on-tribal-water-rights-legislation\/>legislative hearing to receive testimony on S.3573, S.3617, S.4368, S.4417 and S.489<\/a>. He provides testimony on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/senate-bill\/3617\">S.3617<\/a>, the Yavapai-Apache Nation Water Rights Settlement Act of 2026.\r\n<P><\/p>\r\nThe Honorable Buddy Rocha, Jr.<BR>\r\nChairman<BR>\r\nYavapai-Apache Nation<BR>\r\nVerde, Arizona\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/07\/29\/testimony-buddy-rocha-jr-yavapai-apache-nation\/7-29-26-buddy-rocha-1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-722230\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1700\" height=\"2200\" data-attachment-id=\"722230\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/07\/29\/testimony-buddy-rocha-jr-yavapai-apache-nation\/7-29-26-buddy-rocha-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/29\/7.29.26-Buddy-Rocha-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1700,2200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Testimony: Buddy Rocha\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/29\/7.29.26-Buddy-Rocha-1.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/29\/7.29.26-Buddy-Rocha-1.jpg\" alt=\"Testimony: Buddy Rocha\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-722230\" \/><\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/07\/29\/testimony-buddy-rocha-jr-yavapai-apache-nation\/7-29-26-buddy-rocha-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-722231\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1700\" height=\"2200\" data-attachment-id=\"722231\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/07\/29\/testimony-buddy-rocha-jr-yavapai-apache-nation\/7-29-26-buddy-rocha-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/29\/7.29.26-Buddy-Rocha-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1700,2200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Testimony: Buddy Rocha\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/29\/7.29.26-Buddy-Rocha-2.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/29\/7.29.26-Buddy-Rocha-2.jpg\" alt=\"Testimony: Buddy Rocha\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-722231\" \/><\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/07\/29\/testimony-buddy-rocha-jr-yavapai-apache-nation\/7-29-26-buddy-rocha-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-722232\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1700\" height=\"2200\" data-attachment-id=\"722232\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/07\/29\/testimony-buddy-rocha-jr-yavapai-apache-nation\/7-29-26-buddy-rocha-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/29\/7.29.26-Buddy-Rocha-3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1700,2200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Testimony: Buddy Rocha\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/29\/7.29.26-Buddy-Rocha-3.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/29\/7.29.26-Buddy-Rocha-3.jpg\" alt=\"Testimony: Buddy Rocha\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-722232\" \/><\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/07\/29\/testimony-buddy-rocha-jr-yavapai-apache-nation\/7-29-26-buddy-rocha-4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-722228\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1700\" height=\"2200\" data-attachment-id=\"722228\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/07\/29\/testimony-buddy-rocha-jr-yavapai-apache-nation\/7-29-26-buddy-rocha-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/29\/7.29.26-Buddy-Rocha-4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1700,2200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Testimony: Buddy Rocha\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/29\/7.29.26-Buddy-Rocha-4.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/29\/7.29.26-Buddy-Rocha-4.jpg\" alt=\"Testimony: Buddy Rocha\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-722228\" \/><\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/07\/29\/testimony-buddy-rocha-jr-yavapai-apache-nation\/7-29-26-buddy-rocha-5\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-722229\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1700\" height=\"2200\" data-attachment-id=\"722229\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/07\/29\/testimony-buddy-rocha-jr-yavapai-apache-nation\/7-29-26-buddy-rocha-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/29\/7.29.26-Buddy-Rocha-5.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1700,2200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Testimony: Buddy Rocha\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/29\/7.29.26-Buddy-Rocha-5.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/29\/7.29.26-Buddy-Rocha-5.jpg\" alt=\"Testimony: Buddy Rocha\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-722229\" \/><\/a>\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-to-receive-testimony-on-s-3573-s-3617-s-4368-s-4417-s-4890\/>Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on S. 3573, S. 3617, S. 4368, S. 4417 &#038; S. 4890<\/a> (July 29, 2026)","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Buddy Rocha, Jr., Chairman of the Yavapai-Apache Nation, testifies before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on July 29, 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