{"id":8114,"date":"2021-02-24T00:49:55","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T05:49:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/?p=8114"},"modified":"2021-02-24T14:45:22","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T19:45:22","slug":"senate-committee-on-indian-affairs-hears-from-native-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/02\/24\/senate-committee-on-indian-affairs-hears-from-native-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hears from Native leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\r\n                <iframe frameborder=\"0\"   scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.senate.gov\/isvp\/?type=arch&amp;comm=indian&amp;filename=indian022421&amp;auto_play=false&amp;poster=https:\/\/www.indian.senate.gov\/sites\/all\/themes\/ldsbootstrap\/images\/Indian-affairs-video-bg.png\"><\/iframe>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Note: Video feed from <a href=https:\/\/www.indian.senate.gov\/hearing\/oversight-hearing-call-action-native-communities-priorities-focus-117th-congress>Senate Committee on Indian Affairs<\/a> will start shortly before 2:30pm Eastern.<\/figcaption>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\">Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hears from Native leaders<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Wednesday, February 24, 2021<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source\">Indianz.Com<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<Strong>UPDATE:<BR>\r\n  Julie Kitka, President of the  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativefederation.org\/\">Alaska Federation of Natives<\/a>, based in  Anchorage, Alaska, will be testifying at the hearing.<\/strong>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe <a href=https:\/\/indian.senate.gov\/>Senate Committee on Indian Affairs<\/a> is hearing    from leaders of Indian Country, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian organizations at its <a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/02\/18\/senate-committee-on-indian-affairs-schedules-first-hearing\/>first hearing of the 117th Congress<\/a>.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe oversight hearing is titled \u201cA call to action: Native communities\u2019 priorities in focus for the 117th Congress.\u201d Four Native leaders are scheduled to share their views with the committee:\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=mx-5>\r\nThe Honorable Fawn Sharp <BR>\r\nPresident<BR>\r\n<a href=https:\/\/www.ncai.org\/>National Congress of American Indians<\/a><BR> Washington, D.C.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe Honorable Leonard Forsman <BR>\r\nPresident<BR>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/atnitribes.org\/\">Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians<\/a><BR>Portland, Oregon\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe Honorable Carmen &#8220;Hulu&#8221; Lindsey <BR>\r\nChair, Board of Trustees<BR>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oha.org\/\">Office of Hawaiian Affairs<\/a><BR>Honolulu, Hawaii\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<s>The Honorable Andy Teuber<\/s> <BR>\r\n<s>Chairman and President<\/s><BR>\r\n<s><a href=https:\/\/anthc.org\/>Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium<\/a><\/s><BR> \r\n<s>Anchorage, Alaska<\/s>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nOf note on the witness list is  Andy Teuber, who  resigned from his leadership position at the <a href=https:\/\/anthc.org\/>Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium<\/a> on Tuesday, according to <a href=https:\/\/www.alaskapublic.org\/2021\/02\/23\/alaskas-top-tribal-health-executive-andy-teuber-has-resigned\/>news reports<\/a> from Alaska. No <a href=https:\/\/www.adn.com\/alaska-news\/2021\/02\/23\/andy-teuber-head-of-the-alaska-native-tribal-health-consortium-resigns\/>explanation has been publicly given<\/a> and it&#8217;s likely another representative will testify in his place at the   hearing.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe committee typically convenes every Wednesday afternoon, Eastern time. During prior sessions of Congress,  members took part in <a href=https:\/\/www.indian.senate.gov\/hearings>oversight hearings, legislative hearings and business meetings<\/a> almost every week when lawmakers were in Washington, D.C.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nFor the 117th Congress, the committee is evenly split between Democrats and Republicans. Democrats have the upper hand in the Senate, due to Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s role as president in the chamber.\r\n<P><\/P><div class=\"mt-1 mb-1\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8411603009680747\" data-ad-slot=\"6394965691\"><\/ins><script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/div><p><\/p>\r\nOn the Democratic side, the committee consists of six members:\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n&#8226; <a href=https:\/\/www.schatz.senate.gov\/>Sen. Brian Schatz<\/a> (D-Hawaii), Chair<BR>\r\n&#8226; <a href=https:\/\/www.cantwell.senate.gov\/>Sen. Maria Cantwell<\/a> (D-Washington), Former Chair<BR>\r\n&#8226; <a href=https:\/\/www.tester.senate.gov\/>Sen. Jon   Tester<\/a> (D-Montana), Former Chair and Former Vice Chair<BR>\r\n&#8226; <a href=https:\/\/www.cortezmasto.senate.gov\/>Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto<\/a> (D-Nevada)<BR>\r\n&#8226; <a href=https:\/\/www.smith.senate.gov\/>Sen. Tina Smith<\/a> (D-Minnesota)<BR>\r\n&#8226; <a href=https:\/\/www.lujan.senate.gov\/>Sen. Ben Ray Luj\u00e1n<\/a> (D-New Mexico),   New member of panel\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nOn the Republican side, the committee consists of six members:\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n&#8226; <a href=https:\/\/www.murkowski.senate.gov\/>Sen. Lisa Murkowski<\/a> (R-Alaska), Vice Chair, Former Vice Chair<BR>\r\n&#8226; <a href=https:\/\/www.hoeven.senate.gov\/>Sen. John Hoeven<\/a> (R-North Dakota), Former Chair, 116th Congress<BR>\r\n&#8226; <a href=https:\/\/www.lankford.senate.gov\/>Sen. James Lankford<\/a>  (R-Oklahoma)<BR>\r\n&#8226; <a href=https:\/\/www.daines.senate.gov\/>Sen. Steve Daines<\/a>   (R-Montana) <BR>\r\n&#8226; <a href=https:\/\/www.rounds.senate.gov\/>Sen. Mike  Rounds<\/a>  (R-South Dakota), New member of panel<BR>\r\n&#8226; <a href=https:\/\/www.moran.senate.gov\/>Sen. Jerry  Moran<\/a>  (R-Kansas)\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1696\" data-attachment-id=\"7889\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/02\/18\/senate-committee-on-indian-affairs-schedules-first-hearing\/brianschatz-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/18\/brianschatz-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1696\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"brianschatz\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo: https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/senatecommitteeonindianaffairs\/50936148983\/&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/18\/brianschatz-1024x678.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/18\/brianschatz-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"brianschatz\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7889\" \/>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, participates in an organizational meeting on February 11, 2021. Photo: <a href=https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/senatecommitteeonindianaffairs\/50936148983\/>SCIA<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><\/p>\r\nNotably, no one from the Northeast or the Southeast  serves on the committee, though there has been representation from North Carolina in the past. No one from California, which is home to the largest population of American Indians and Alaska Natives and more than 100 tribes, is on the panel either.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe <a href=https:\/\/www.indian.senate.gov\/hearing\/oversight-hearing-call-action-native-communities-priorities-focus-117th-congress>oversight hearing<\/a> takes place at 2:30pm Eastern in Room 628 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building. A livestream will be available on <a href=https:\/\/indian.senate.gov\/>indian.senate.gov<\/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\/hearing\/oversight-hearing-call-action-native-communities-priorities-focus-117th-congress>Oversight Hearing &#8211;  \u201cA call to action: Native communities\u2019 priorities in focus for the 117th Congress.\u201d<\/a> (February 24, 2021)\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h4-responsive\">Related Stories<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/02\/18\/senate-committee-on-indian-affairs-schedules-first-hearing\/\" title=\"Senate Committee on Indian Affairs schedules first hearing\">Senate Committee on Indian Affairs schedules first hearing<\/a> (February 18, 2021)<BR><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/02\/11\/senate-committee-on-indian-affairs-organizational-business-meeting\/\" title=\"Senate Committee on Indian Affairs: Organizational Business Meeting\">Senate Committee on Indian Affairs: Organizational Business Meeting<\/a> (February 11, 2021)<BR><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/02\/10\/senate-committee-on-indian-affairs-meets-under-new-leadership\/\" title=\"Senate Committee on Indian Affairs meets under new leadership\">Senate Committee on Indian Affairs meets under new leadership<\/a> (February 10, 2021)<BR><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/02\/10\/senate-committee-on-indian-affairs-meets-under-new-leadership\/\" title=\"Senate Committee on Indian Affairs meets under new leadership\">Senate Committee on Indian Affairs meets under new leadership<\/a> (February 10, 2021)<BR><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/02\/04\/tribes-are-hurting-sen-catherine-cortez-masto-d-nevada\/\" title=\"\u2018Tribes are hurting\u2019: Sen. 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