American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Hearing Day 1, Morning Session by indianz

House Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 – 9:30 AM
Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA

WITNESSES
Panel one
Donna Thompson
Vice-Chair
Fort Hall Business Council of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes

Chief Allen
Chairman
Coeur d’Alene Tribe

Panel two
Stacy Shepherd
Executive Officer of Member Services
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

Audrey Lee
Second Chief
Sac and Fox Nation

Mike Natchees
Councilman
Ute Indian Tribe

Panel three
Kirk Francis
Chief
Penobscot Indian Nation

Corey Hinton
Citizen
Passamaquoddy Tribe

Brian Harris
Chief
Catawba Nation

John Johnson
President
Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians

Panel four
Kathleen Wooden Knife
President
Rosebud Sioux Tribe

Frank Star Comes Out
President
Oglala Sioux Tribe

Panel five
Ryman Lebeau
Chairman
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe

Janet Alkire
Chairwoman
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

Panel six
Steven Orihuela
Chairman
Bishop Paiute Tribe

Charles Martin
Chairman
Morongo Band of Mission Indians

Erica Pinto
Chairwoman
Jamul Indian Village

Cecilia Flores
Tribal Council Chairwoman
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe

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Contains tracks

• Opening Remarks by indianz
• Donna Thompson / Shoshone-Bannock Tribes by indianz
• Chief Allen / Coeur d’Alene Tribe by indianz
• Q&A with Panel One by indianz
• Stacy Shepherd / Choctaw Nation by indianz