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House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 – 1:30 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA WITNESSES Panel one Jeffrey Stiffarm President Fort Belknap Indian Community Harlan Baker Chairman Chippewa Cree Tribe Business Committee and Rocky Boy Health Center Ryan Rusche Citizen Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck Panel two Carole Lankford Councilwoman Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation Gene Small President Northern Cheyenne Tribe Panel three Bruce Savage Chairman Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Darrell Seki Sr. Chairman Red Lake Band Chippewa Indians Leonard Fineday Secretary Treasurer Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Virgil Wind Chief Executive Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Panel four J. Conrad “JC” Seneca President Seneca Nation Wena Supernaw Business Committee Chair Quapaw Nation Jeff Wacoche Chief United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians Panel five Ken Ahmann Tribal Utility Authority Director Colusa Indian Community Council Jose Simon III Chairman Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians Panel six Josh Cook Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians Lester “Shine” Nieto Chairman Tule River Indian Tribe of California James Naranjo Governor Pueblo of Santa Clara More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2025/02/24/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session/

House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 – 1:30 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA WITNESSES Panel one Jeffrey Stiffarm President Fort Belknap Indian Community Harlan Baker Chairman Chippewa Cree Tribe Business Committee and Rocky Boy Health Center Ryan Rusche Citizen Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck Panel two Carole Lankford Councilwoman Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation Gene Small President Northern Cheyenne Tribe Panel three Bruce Savage Chairman Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Darrell Seki Sr. Chairman Red Lake Band Chippewa Indians Leonard Fineday Secretary Treasurer Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Virgil Wind Chief Executive Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Panel four J. Conrad “JC” Seneca President Seneca Nation Wena Supernaw Business Committee Chair Quapaw Nation Jeff Wacoche Chief United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians Panel five Ken Ahmann Tribal Utility Authority Director Colusa Indian Community Council Jose Simon III Chairman Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians Panel six Josh Cook Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians Lester “Shine” Nieto Chairman Tule River Indian Tribe of California James Naranjo Governor Pueblo of Santa Clara More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2025/02/24/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session/

House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 – 1:30 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA WITNESSES Panel one Jeffrey Stiffarm President Fort Belknap Indian Community Harlan Baker Chairman Chippewa Cree Tribe Business Committee and Rocky Boy Health Center Ryan Rusche Citizen Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck Panel two Carole Lankford Councilwoman Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation Gene Small President Northern Cheyenne Tribe Panel three Bruce Savage Chairman Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Darrell Seki Sr. Chairman Red Lake Band Chippewa Indians Leonard Fineday Secretary Treasurer Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Virgil Wind Chief Executive Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Panel four J. Conrad “JC” Seneca President Seneca Nation Wena Supernaw Business Committee Chair Quapaw Nation Jeff Wacoche Chief United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians Panel five Ken Ahmann Tribal Utility Authority Director Colusa Indian Community Council Jose Simon III Chairman Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians Panel six Josh Cook Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians Lester “Shine” Nieto Chairman Tule River Indian Tribe of California James Naranjo Governor Pueblo of Santa Clara More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2025/02/24/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session/

House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 – 1:30 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA WITNESSES Panel one Jeffrey Stiffarm President Fort Belknap Indian Community Harlan Baker Chairman Chippewa Cree Tribe Business Committee and Rocky Boy Health Center Ryan Rusche Citizen Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck Panel two Carole Lankford Councilwoman Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation Gene Small President Northern Cheyenne Tribe Panel three Bruce Savage Chairman Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Darrell Seki Sr. Chairman Red Lake Band Chippewa Indians Leonard Fineday Secretary Treasurer Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Virgil Wind Chief Executive Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Panel four J. Conrad “JC” Seneca President Seneca Nation Wena Supernaw Business Committee Chair Quapaw Nation Jeff Wacoche Chief United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians Panel five Ken Ahmann Tribal Utility Authority Director Colusa Indian Community Council Jose Simon III Chairman Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians Panel six Josh Cook Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians Lester “Shine” Nieto Chairman Tule River Indian Tribe of California James Naranjo Governor Pueblo of Santa Clara More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2025/02/24/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session/

House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 – 1:30 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA WITNESSES Panel one Jeffrey Stiffarm President Fort Belknap Indian Community Harlan Baker Chairman Chippewa Cree Tribe Business Committee and Rocky Boy Health Center Ryan Rusche Citizen Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck Panel two Carole Lankford Councilwoman Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation Gene Small President Northern Cheyenne Tribe Panel three Bruce Savage Chairman Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Darrell Seki Sr. Chairman Red Lake Band Chippewa Indians Leonard Fineday Secretary Treasurer Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Virgil Wind Chief Executive Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Panel four J. Conrad “JC” Seneca President Seneca Nation Wena Supernaw Business Committee Chair Quapaw Nation Jeff Wacoche Chief United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians Panel five Ken Ahmann Tribal Utility Authority Director Colusa Indian Community Council Jose Simon III Chairman Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians Panel six Josh Cook Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians Lester “Shine” Nieto Chairman Tule River Indian Tribe of California James Naranjo Governor Pueblo of Santa Clara More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2025/02/24/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session/

House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 – 1:30 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA WITNESSES Panel one Jeffrey Stiffarm President Fort Belknap Indian Community Harlan Baker Chairman Chippewa Cree Tribe Business Committee and Rocky Boy Health Center Ryan Rusche Citizen Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck Panel two Carole Lankford Councilwoman Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation Gene Small President Northern Cheyenne Tribe Panel three Bruce Savage Chairman Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Darrell Seki Sr. Chairman Red Lake Band Chippewa Indians Leonard Fineday Secretary Treasurer Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Virgil Wind Chief Executive Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Panel four J. Conrad “JC” Seneca President Seneca Nation Wena Supernaw Business Committee Chair Quapaw Nation Jeff Wacoche Chief United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians Panel five Ken Ahmann Tribal Utility Authority Director Colusa Indian Community Council Jose Simon III Chairman Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians Panel six Josh Cook Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians Lester “Shine” Nieto Chairman Tule River Indian Tribe of California James Naranjo Governor Pueblo of Santa Clara More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2025/02/24/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session/

House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 – 1:30 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA WITNESSES Panel one Jeffrey Stiffarm President Fort Belknap Indian Community Harlan Baker Chairman Chippewa Cree Tribe Business Committee and Rocky Boy Health Center Ryan Rusche Citizen Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck Panel two Carole Lankford Councilwoman Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation Gene Small President Northern Cheyenne Tribe Panel three Bruce Savage Chairman Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Darrell Seki Sr. Chairman Red Lake Band Chippewa Indians Leonard Fineday Secretary Treasurer Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Virgil Wind Chief Executive Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Panel four J. Conrad “JC” Seneca President Seneca Nation Wena Supernaw Business Committee Chair Quapaw Nation Jeff Wacoche Chief United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians Panel five Ken Ahmann Tribal Utility Authority Director Colusa Indian Community Council Jose Simon III Chairman Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians Panel six Josh Cook Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians Lester “Shine” Nieto Chairman Tule River Indian Tribe of California James Naranjo Governor Pueblo of Santa Clara More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2025/02/24/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session/

House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 – 1:30 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA WITNESSES Panel one Jeffrey Stiffarm President Fort Belknap Indian Community Harlan Baker Chairman Chippewa Cree Tribe Business Committee and Rocky Boy Health Center Ryan Rusche Citizen Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck Panel two Carole Lankford Councilwoman Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation Gene Small President Northern Cheyenne Tribe Panel three Bruce Savage Chairman Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Darrell Seki Sr. Chairman Red Lake Band Chippewa Indians Leonard Fineday Secretary Treasurer Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Virgil Wind Chief Executive Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Panel four J. Conrad “JC” Seneca President Seneca Nation Wena Supernaw Business Committee Chair Quapaw Nation Jeff Wacoche Chief United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians Panel five Ken Ahmann Tribal Utility Authority Director Colusa Indian Community Council Jose Simon III Chairman Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians Panel six Josh Cook Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians Lester “Shine” Nieto Chairman Tule River Indian Tribe of California James Naranjo Governor Pueblo of Santa Clara More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2025/02/24/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session/

House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 – 1:30 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA WITNESSES Panel one Jeffrey Stiffarm President Fort Belknap Indian Community Harlan Baker Chairman Chippewa Cree Tribe Business Committee and Rocky Boy Health Center Ryan Rusche Citizen Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck Panel two Carole Lankford Councilwoman Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation Gene Small President Northern Cheyenne Tribe Panel three Bruce Savage Chairman Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Darrell Seki Sr. Chairman Red Lake Band Chippewa Indians Leonard Fineday Secretary Treasurer Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Virgil Wind Chief Executive Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Panel four J. Conrad “JC” Seneca President Seneca Nation Wena Supernaw Business Committee Chair Quapaw Nation Jeff Wacoche Chief United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians Panel five Ken Ahmann Tribal Utility Authority Director Colusa Indian Community Council Jose Simon III Chairman Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians Panel six Josh Cook Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians Lester “Shine” Nieto Chairman Tule River Indian Tribe of California James Naranjo Governor Pueblo of Santa Clara More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2025/02/24/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session/

House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 – 1:30 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA WITNESSES Panel one Jeffrey Stiffarm President Fort Belknap Indian Community Harlan Baker Chairman Chippewa Cree Tribe Business Committee and Rocky Boy Health Center Ryan Rusche Citizen Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck Panel two Carole Lankford Councilwoman Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation Gene Small President Northern Cheyenne Tribe Panel three Bruce Savage Chairman Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Darrell Seki Sr. Chairman Red Lake Band Chippewa Indians Leonard Fineday Secretary Treasurer Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Virgil Wind Chief Executive Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Panel four J. Conrad “JC” Seneca President Seneca Nation Wena Supernaw Business Committee Chair Quapaw Nation Jeff Wacoche Chief United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians Panel five Ken Ahmann Tribal Utility Authority Director Colusa Indian Community Council Jose Simon III Chairman Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians Panel six Josh Cook Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians Lester “Shine” Nieto Chairman Tule River Indian Tribe of California James Naranjo Governor Pueblo of Santa Clara More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2025/02/24/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session/

House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 – 1:30 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA WITNESSES Panel one Jeffrey Stiffarm President Fort Belknap Indian Community Harlan Baker Chairman Chippewa Cree Tribe Business Committee and Rocky Boy Health Center Ryan Rusche Citizen Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck Panel two Carole Lankford Councilwoman Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation Gene Small President Northern Cheyenne Tribe Panel three Bruce Savage Chairman Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Darrell Seki Sr. Chairman Red Lake Band Chippewa Indians Leonard Fineday Secretary Treasurer Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Virgil Wind Chief Executive Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Panel four J. Conrad “JC” Seneca President Seneca Nation Wena Supernaw Business Committee Chair Quapaw Nation Jeff Wacoche Chief United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians Panel five Ken Ahmann Tribal Utility Authority Director Colusa Indian Community Council Jose Simon III Chairman Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians Panel six Josh Cook Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians Lester “Shine” Nieto Chairman Tule River Indian Tribe of California James Naranjo Governor Pueblo of Santa Clara More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2025/02/24/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session/

House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 – 1:30 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA WITNESSES Panel one Jeffrey Stiffarm President Fort Belknap Indian Community Harlan Baker Chairman Chippewa Cree Tribe Business Committee and Rocky Boy Health Center Ryan Rusche Citizen Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck Panel two Carole Lankford Councilwoman Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation Gene Small President Northern Cheyenne Tribe Panel three Bruce Savage Chairman Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Darrell Seki Sr. Chairman Red Lake Band Chippewa Indians Leonard Fineday Secretary Treasurer Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Virgil Wind Chief Executive Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Panel four J. Conrad “JC” Seneca President Seneca Nation Wena Supernaw Business Committee Chair Quapaw Nation Jeff Wacoche Chief United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians Panel five Ken Ahmann Tribal Utility Authority Director Colusa Indian Community Council Jose Simon III Chairman Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians Panel six Josh Cook Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians Lester “Shine” Nieto Chairman Tule River Indian Tribe of California James Naranjo Governor Pueblo of Santa Clara More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2025/02/24/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session/

House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 – 1:30 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA WITNESSES Panel one Jeffrey Stiffarm President Fort Belknap Indian Community Harlan Baker Chairman Chippewa Cree Tribe Business Committee and Rocky Boy Health Center Ryan Rusche Citizen Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck Panel two Carole Lankford Councilwoman Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation Gene Small President Northern Cheyenne Tribe Panel three Bruce Savage Chairman Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Darrell Seki Sr. Chairman Red Lake Band Chippewa Indians Leonard Fineday Secretary Treasurer Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Virgil Wind Chief Executive Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Panel four J. Conrad “JC” Seneca President Seneca Nation Wena Supernaw Business Committee Chair Quapaw Nation Jeff Wacoche Chief United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians Panel five Ken Ahmann Tribal Utility Authority Director Colusa Indian Community Council Jose Simon III Chairman Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians Panel six Josh Cook Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians Lester “Shine” Nieto Chairman Tule River Indian Tribe of California James Naranjo Governor Pueblo of Santa Clara More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2025/02/24/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session/

House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 – 1:30 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA WITNESSES Panel one Jeffrey Stiffarm President Fort Belknap Indian Community Harlan Baker Chairman Chippewa Cree Tribe Business Committee and Rocky Boy Health Center Ryan Rusche Citizen Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck Panel two Carole Lankford Councilwoman Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation Gene Small President Northern Cheyenne Tribe Panel three Bruce Savage Chairman Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Darrell Seki Sr. Chairman Red Lake Band Chippewa Indians Leonard Fineday Secretary Treasurer Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Virgil Wind Chief Executive Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Panel four J. Conrad “JC” Seneca President Seneca Nation Wena Supernaw Business Committee Chair Quapaw Nation Jeff Wacoche Chief United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians Panel five Ken Ahmann Tribal Utility Authority Director Colusa Indian Community Council Jose Simon III Chairman Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians Panel six Josh Cook Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians Lester “Shine” Nieto Chairman Tule River Indian Tribe of California James Naranjo Governor Pueblo of Santa Clara More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2025/02/24/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session/

House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 – 1:30 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA WITNESSES Panel one Jeffrey Stiffarm President Fort Belknap Indian Community Harlan Baker Chairman Chippewa Cree Tribe Business Committee and Rocky Boy Health Center Ryan Rusche Citizen Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck Panel two Carole Lankford Councilwoman Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation Gene Small President Northern Cheyenne Tribe Panel three Bruce Savage Chairman Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Darrell Seki Sr. Chairman Red Lake Band Chippewa Indians Leonard Fineday Secretary Treasurer Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Virgil Wind Chief Executive Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Panel four J. Conrad “JC” Seneca President Seneca Nation Wena Supernaw Business Committee Chair Quapaw Nation Jeff Wacoche Chief United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians Panel five Ken Ahmann Tribal Utility Authority Director Colusa Indian Community Council Jose Simon III Chairman Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians Panel six Josh Cook Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians Lester “Shine” Nieto Chairman Tule River Indian Tribe of California James Naranjo Governor Pueblo of Santa Clara More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2025/02/24/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session/

House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 – 1:30 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA WITNESSES Panel one Jeffrey Stiffarm President Fort Belknap Indian Community Harlan Baker Chairman Chippewa Cree Tribe Business Committee and Rocky Boy Health Center Ryan Rusche Citizen Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck Panel two Carole Lankford Councilwoman Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation Gene Small President Northern Cheyenne Tribe Panel three Bruce Savage Chairman Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Darrell Seki Sr. Chairman Red Lake Band Chippewa Indians Leonard Fineday Secretary Treasurer Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Virgil Wind Chief Executive Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Panel four J. Conrad “JC” Seneca President Seneca Nation Wena Supernaw Business Committee Chair Quapaw Nation Jeff Wacoche Chief United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians Panel five Ken Ahmann Tribal Utility Authority Director Colusa Indian Community Council Jose Simon III Chairman Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians Panel six Josh Cook Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians Lester “Shine” Nieto Chairman Tule River Indian Tribe of California James Naranjo Governor Pueblo of Santa Clara More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2025/02/24/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session/

House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 – 1:30 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA WITNESSES Panel one Jeffrey Stiffarm President Fort Belknap Indian Community Harlan Baker Chairman Chippewa Cree Tribe Business Committee and Rocky Boy Health Center Ryan Rusche Citizen Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck Panel two Carole Lankford Councilwoman Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation Gene Small President Northern Cheyenne Tribe Panel three Bruce Savage Chairman Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Darrell Seki Sr. Chairman Red Lake Band Chippewa Indians Leonard Fineday Secretary Treasurer Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Virgil Wind Chief Executive Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Panel four J. Conrad “JC” Seneca President Seneca Nation Wena Supernaw Business Committee Chair Quapaw Nation Jeff Wacoche Chief United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians Panel five Ken Ahmann Tribal Utility Authority Director Colusa Indian Community Council Jose Simon III Chairman Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians Panel six Josh Cook Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians Lester “Shine” Nieto Chairman Tule River Indian Tribe of California James Naranjo Governor Pueblo of Santa Clara More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2025/02/24/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session/

House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 – 1:30 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA WITNESSES Panel one Jeffrey Stiffarm President Fort Belknap Indian Community Harlan Baker Chairman Chippewa Cree Tribe Business Committee and Rocky Boy Health Center Ryan Rusche Citizen Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck Panel two Carole Lankford Councilwoman Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation Gene Small President Northern Cheyenne Tribe Panel three Bruce Savage Chairman Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Darrell Seki Sr. Chairman Red Lake Band Chippewa Indians Leonard Fineday Secretary Treasurer Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Virgil Wind Chief Executive Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Panel four J. Conrad “JC” Seneca President Seneca Nation Wena Supernaw Business Committee Chair Quapaw Nation Jeff Wacoche Chief United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians Panel five Ken Ahmann Tribal Utility Authority Director Colusa Indian Community Council Jose Simon III Chairman Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians Panel six Josh Cook Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians Lester “Shine” Nieto Chairman Tule River Indian Tribe of California James Naranjo Governor Pueblo of Santa Clara More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2025/02/24/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session/

House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 – 1:30 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA WITNESSES Panel one Jeffrey Stiffarm President Fort Belknap Indian Community Harlan Baker Chairman Chippewa Cree Tribe Business Committee and Rocky Boy Health Center Ryan Rusche Citizen Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck Panel two Carole Lankford Councilwoman Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation Gene Small President Northern Cheyenne Tribe Panel three Bruce Savage Chairman Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Darrell Seki Sr. Chairman Red Lake Band Chippewa Indians Leonard Fineday Secretary Treasurer Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Virgil Wind Chief Executive Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Panel four J. Conrad “JC” Seneca President Seneca Nation Wena Supernaw Business Committee Chair Quapaw Nation Jeff Wacoche Chief United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians Panel five Ken Ahmann Tribal Utility Authority Director Colusa Indian Community Council Jose Simon III Chairman Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians Panel six Josh Cook Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians Lester “Shine” Nieto Chairman Tule River Indian Tribe of California James Naranjo Governor Pueblo of Santa Clara More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2025/02/24/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session/

House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 – 1:30 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA WITNESSES Panel one Jeffrey Stiffarm President Fort Belknap Indian Community Harlan Baker Chairman Chippewa Cree Tribe Business Committee and Rocky Boy Health Center Ryan Rusche Citizen Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck Panel two Carole Lankford Councilwoman Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation Gene Small President Northern Cheyenne Tribe Panel three Bruce Savage Chairman Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Darrell Seki Sr. Chairman Red Lake Band Chippewa Indians Leonard Fineday Secretary Treasurer Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Virgil Wind Chief Executive Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Panel four J. Conrad “JC” Seneca President Seneca Nation Wena Supernaw Business Committee Chair Quapaw Nation Jeff Wacoche Chief United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians Panel five Ken Ahmann Tribal Utility Authority Director Colusa Indian Community Council Jose Simon III Chairman Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians Panel six Josh Cook Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians Lester “Shine” Nieto Chairman Tule River Indian Tribe of California James Naranjo Governor Pueblo of Santa Clara More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2025/02/24/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session/

House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 – 1:30 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA WITNESSES Panel one Jeffrey Stiffarm President Fort Belknap Indian Community Harlan Baker Chairman Chippewa Cree Tribe Business Committee and Rocky Boy Health Center Ryan Rusche Citizen Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck Panel two Carole Lankford Councilwoman Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation Gene Small President Northern Cheyenne Tribe Panel three Bruce Savage Chairman Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Darrell Seki Sr. Chairman Red Lake Band Chippewa Indians Leonard Fineday Secretary Treasurer Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Virgil Wind Chief Executive Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Panel four J. Conrad “JC” Seneca President Seneca Nation Wena Supernaw Business Committee Chair Quapaw Nation Jeff Wacoche Chief United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians Panel five Ken Ahmann Tribal Utility Authority Director Colusa Indian Community Council Jose Simon III Chairman Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians Panel six Josh Cook Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians Lester “Shine” Nieto Chairman Tule River Indian Tribe of California James Naranjo Governor Pueblo of Santa Clara More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2025/02/24/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session/

House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 – 1:30 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA WITNESSES Panel one Jeffrey Stiffarm President Fort Belknap Indian Community Harlan Baker Chairman Chippewa Cree Tribe Business Committee and Rocky Boy Health Center Ryan Rusche Citizen Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck Panel two Carole Lankford Councilwoman Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation Gene Small President Northern Cheyenne Tribe Panel three Bruce Savage Chairman Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Darrell Seki Sr. Chairman Red Lake Band Chippewa Indians Leonard Fineday Secretary Treasurer Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Virgil Wind Chief Executive Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Panel four J. Conrad “JC” Seneca President Seneca Nation Wena Supernaw Business Committee Chair Quapaw Nation Jeff Wacoche Chief United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians Panel five Ken Ahmann Tribal Utility Authority Director Colusa Indian Community Council Jose Simon III Chairman Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians Panel six Josh Cook Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians Lester “Shine” Nieto Chairman Tule River Indian Tribe of California James Naranjo Governor Pueblo of Santa Clara More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2025/02/24/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session/

House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 – 1:30 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA WITNESSES Panel one Jeffrey Stiffarm President Fort Belknap Indian Community Harlan Baker Chairman Chippewa Cree Tribe Business Committee and Rocky Boy Health Center Ryan Rusche Citizen Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck Panel two Carole Lankford Councilwoman Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation Gene Small President Northern Cheyenne Tribe Panel three Bruce Savage Chairman Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Darrell Seki Sr. Chairman Red Lake Band Chippewa Indians Leonard Fineday Secretary Treasurer Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Virgil Wind Chief Executive Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Panel four J. Conrad “JC” Seneca President Seneca Nation Wena Supernaw Business Committee Chair Quapaw Nation Jeff Wacoche Chief United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians Panel five Ken Ahmann Tribal Utility Authority Director Colusa Indian Community Council Jose Simon III Chairman Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians Panel six Josh Cook Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians Lester “Shine” Nieto Chairman Tule River Indian Tribe of California James Naranjo Governor Pueblo of Santa Clara More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2025/02/24/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session/

House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 – 1:30 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA WITNESSES Panel one Jeffrey Stiffarm President Fort Belknap Indian Community Harlan Baker Chairman Chippewa Cree Tribe Business Committee and Rocky Boy Health Center Ryan Rusche Citizen Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck Panel two Carole Lankford Councilwoman Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation Gene Small President Northern Cheyenne Tribe Panel three Bruce Savage Chairman Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Darrell Seki Sr. Chairman Red Lake Band Chippewa Indians Leonard Fineday Secretary Treasurer Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Virgil Wind Chief Executive Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Panel four J. Conrad “JC” Seneca President Seneca Nation Wena Supernaw Business Committee Chair Quapaw Nation Jeff Wacoche Chief United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians Panel five Ken Ahmann Tribal Utility Authority Director Colusa Indian Community Council Jose Simon III Chairman Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians Panel six Josh Cook Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians Lester “Shine” Nieto Chairman Tule River Indian Tribe of California James Naranjo Governor Pueblo of Santa Clara More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2025/02/24/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session/

In this episode of Admissions Straight Talk, host Linda Abraham interviews Dr. LeeAnna Muzquiz, Associate Dean for Admissions at the University of Washington School of Medicine (UWSOM). Dr. Muzquiz, a graduate of UWSOM and a family physician with ties to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, discusses the unique five-state WWAMI (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho) curriculum, which allows students to complete their foundational training in their home states.The School of Medicine emphasizes training for rural and underserved communities, offering special programs like TRUST (Targeted Rural and Underserved Scholar Track) and CUSP (Community Urban Scholars Program) aimed at fostering future physicians committed to these populations. Dr. Muzquiz highlights the comprehensive and transparent admissions process at UWSOM, including the importance of personal storytelling in applications and interviews. Follow UsYouTubeFacebookLinkedInContact Uswww.accepted.comsupport@accepted.com+1 (310) 815-9553

Join Daily Inter Lake reporter Taylor Inman as she reviews the week's biggest headlines in northwest Montana. A proposed hunting bill is stirring controversy between the state and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, with concerns that it could unravel long-standing agreements and lead to legal battles. Meanwhile, Medicaid expansion is back in the legislative spotlight, with multiple bills shaping the future of healthcare access for nearly 80,000 Montanans. And in a much lighter—but no less impressive—story, young engineers put their skills to the test at the FIRST LEGO League robotics tournament, programming their autonomous machines to tackle underwater-inspired challenges. Read more from today's show:Tribes, wildlife officials oppose proposed hunting bill for Flathead Indian ReservationTwo Republican Medicaid expansion bills advance in the Montana LegislatureFlathead Valley teams dive into robotics challenge qualifying for state competitionMore local and state coverage: Whitefish skier Townsend Reed sets sights on Freeride World TourMontana Senate Judicial committee takes up bill that criminalizes care for transgender youthOverhaul of troubled state psychiatric hospital leaves lawmakers in limbo A big thank you to our headline sponsor for the News Now podcast, Loren's Auto Repair! They combine skill with integrity resulting in auto service & repair of the highest caliber. Discover them in Ashley Square Mall at 1309 Hwy 2 West in Kalispell Montana, or learn more at lorensauto.com. Check out Season 2 of Daily Inter Lake's Deep Dive podcast, dropping on 10/27/24! Reporter Kate Heston presents a four-part series on the Endangered Species Act, exploring the species most at-risk in northwest Montana. Discover how the law has helped some recover from near extinction and the challenges when federal and state protections overlap.Visit DailyInterLake.com to stay up-to-date with the latest breaking news from the Flathead Valley and beyond. Support local journalism and please consider subscribing to us. Watch this podcast and more on our YouTube Channel. And follow us on Facebook, Instagram and X. Got a news tip, want to place an ad, or sponsor this podcast? Contact us! Subscribe to all our other DIL pods! Keep up with northwest Montana sports on Keeping Score, dig into stories with Deep Dive, and jam out to local musicians with Press Play.

We are dropping this episode as an encore in light of the devastating fires LA have been experiencing the last few weeks. There are so many reasons these fires are happening and we wanted to re-share this episode on fire in support of answering some of the questions we have been seeing on social media and hearing on news platforms.  In this week's conversation, we speak with Tony Incashola Jr., forest manager for CSKT (Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes), and Stephanie Gillin, information and education program manager and former wildlife biologist for the CSKT at the Flathead Indian Reservation. Tony and Stephanie walk us through the history of fire and what it means to their tribes and how the criminalization of their fire practices not only impacted the health of the landscape but significantly changed how fire affects the land, ecosystems, and people of Montana and the general western part of the United States. Show Note Links: Returning Fire to the Land CSKT Tribes

Among California's efforts to fight homelessness is an allocation of more than $91 million to boost tribal housing efforts. The Cherokee Nation is putting $40 million toward affordable housing this year. That's on top of a $120 million housing investment two years ago. HUD is disbursing almost $73 million toward housing programs for 38 tribes. The aim is to offset the persistent disparity in Native American homelessness. We'll hear about what that money is being spent on and what hurdles remain. GUESTS Jamie Navenma (Hopi), executive director for Laguna Housing and Management Enterprise, president of the Southwest Tribal Housing Alliance, and a representative of region 8 for the National American Indian Housing Council Evelyn Immonen (Turtle Mt. Band of Chippewa Indians), senior program officer for the Tribal Nations and Rural Communities team at Enterprise Community Partners Jody Perez (Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes), executive director of the Salish and Kootenai Housing Authority

Dive into our conversation with Whisper Camel Means, a wildlife biologist from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, as she illuminates the critical role of Indigenous knowledge in wildlife conservation. Discover the stark realities facing Turtle Island's wildlife, explore the rich history of the Salish and Kootenai peoples [https://csktribes.org/], and learn how we can alter our behaviors to coexist harmoniously with our non-human relatives. This episode, recorded at the end of last year, is a profound reminder of our interdependence with nature and a call to action for preserving the legacy of our planet's diverse ecosystems for generations to come. For an extended interview and other benefits, become an EcoJustice Radio patron at https://www.patreon.com/ecojusticeradio Whisper Camel-Means is the Division Manager of the Division of Fish, Wildlife, Recreation and Conservation in the Natural Resources Department for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes on the Flathead Reservation [https://csktribes.org/] in Western Montana. She is a wildlife biologist by training and now an administrator over multiple disciplines including restoration of the Bison Range for the Tribes [https://bisonrange.org/about/]. She works on outreach projects and climate change planning. She is an enrolled tribal member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. Carry Kim, Co-Host of EcoJustice Radio. An advocate for ecosystem restoration, Indigenous lifeways, and a new humanity born of connection and compassion, she is a long-time volunteer for SoCal350, member of Ecosystem Restoration Camps, and a co-founder of the Soil Sponge Collective, a grassroots community organization dedicated to big and small scale regeneration of Mother Earth. Podcast Website: http://ecojusticeradio.org/ Podcast Blog: https://www.wilderutopia.com/category/ecojustice-radio/ Support the Podcast: Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ecojusticeradio PayPal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=LBGXTRM292TFC&source=url Executive Producer and Intro: Jack Eidt Hosted by Carry Kim Engineer and Original Music: Blake Quake Beats Episode 203

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes joined six other tribes in defense of a new federal rule protecting their water rights in court.

House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Public Witness Hearing - American Indian & Alaska Native: Day 1, Morning Session Date: Tue, 05/07/2024 - 9:00 AM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515 Witnesses Mr. Lee Juan Tyler Chairman, Fort Hall Business Council of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Ms. Whitney Gravelle President, Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority Mr. Kirk Francis Chief of Penobscot Indian Nation, United South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund (USET SPF) Mr. Robert Blanchard [Note: Witness was not present] Chairman, Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians Mr. Grant Johnson President, Prairie Island Indian Community Mr. Darrell Seki, Sr. Chairman, Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians Mr. Kevin Dupuis, Sr. Chairman, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Mr. Jason Schlender Administrator, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission Mr. Austin Lowes [Note: Initial part of statement not audible] Chairman, Sault Ste. Marie Band of Chippewa Indians Mr. George W. Thompson Vice President, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Mr. Henry Fox Vice Chairman, White Earth Nation Mr. Dana Sam Buckles Councilman, Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation Ms. Carole Lankford Councilwoman, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation Mr. Joseph Rosette Councilman, Chippewa Cree Tribe Ms. Ashleigh Weeks General Manager, Assiniboine and Sioux Rural Water Supply System Mr. Marvin Weatherwax, Jr. Councilman, Blackfeet Tribe of Montana Mr. George Jay Ball Councilman, Fort Belknap Indian Community Ms. Shere Wright-Plank Councilwoman, Rosebud Sioux Tribe Mr. Ervin Carlson President, Inter-Tribal Buffalo Council Mr. Frank Star Comes Out President, Oglala Sioux Tribe Mr. Frank Adams Chief, Upper Mattaponi Tribe Mr. Stephen Adkins Chief, Chickahominy Tribe Committee Notice: https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/public-witness-hearing-american-indian-alaska-native-day-1-morning-session

House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Public Witness Hearing - American Indian & Alaska Native: Day 1, Morning Session Date: Tue, 05/07/2024 - 9:00 AM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515 Witnesses Mr. Lee Juan Tyler Chairman, Fort Hall Business Council of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Ms. Whitney Gravelle President, Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority Mr. Kirk Francis Chief of Penobscot Indian Nation, United South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund (USET SPF) Mr. Robert Blanchard [Note: Witness was not present] Chairman, Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians Mr. Grant Johnson President, Prairie Island Indian Community Mr. Darrell Seki, Sr. Chairman, Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians Mr. Kevin Dupuis, Sr. Chairman, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Mr. Jason Schlender Administrator, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission Mr. Austin Lowes [Note: Initial part of statement not audible] Chairman, Sault Ste. Marie Band of Chippewa Indians Mr. George W. Thompson Vice President, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Mr. Henry Fox Vice Chairman, White Earth Nation Mr. Dana Sam Buckles Councilman, Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation Ms. Carole Lankford Councilwoman, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation Mr. Joseph Rosette Councilman, Chippewa Cree Tribe Ms. Ashleigh Weeks General Manager, Assiniboine and Sioux Rural Water Supply System Mr. Marvin Weatherwax, Jr. Councilman, Blackfeet Tribe of Montana Mr. George Jay Ball Councilman, Fort Belknap Indian Community Ms. Shere Wright-Plank Councilwoman, Rosebud Sioux Tribe Mr. Ervin Carlson President, Inter-Tribal Buffalo Council Mr. Frank Star Comes Out President, Oglala Sioux Tribe Mr. Frank Adams Chief, Upper Mattaponi Tribe Mr. Stephen Adkins Chief, Chickahominy Tribe Committee Notice: https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/public-witness-hearing-american-indian-alaska-native-day-1-morning-session

House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Public Witness Hearing - American Indian & Alaska Native: Day 1, Morning Session Date: Tue, 05/07/2024 - 9:00 AM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515 Witnesses Mr. Lee Juan Tyler Chairman, Fort Hall Business Council of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Ms. Whitney Gravelle President, Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority Mr. Kirk Francis Chief of Penobscot Indian Nation, United South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund (USET SPF) Mr. Robert Blanchard [Note: Witness was not present] Chairman, Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians Mr. Grant Johnson President, Prairie Island Indian Community Mr. Darrell Seki, Sr. Chairman, Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians Mr. Kevin Dupuis, Sr. Chairman, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Mr. Jason Schlender Administrator, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission Mr. Austin Lowes [Note: Initial part of statement not audible] Chairman, Sault Ste. Marie Band of Chippewa Indians Mr. George W. Thompson Vice President, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Mr. Henry Fox Vice Chairman, White Earth Nation Mr. Dana Sam Buckles Councilman, Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation Ms. Carole Lankford Councilwoman, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation Mr. Joseph Rosette Councilman, Chippewa Cree Tribe Ms. Ashleigh Weeks General Manager, Assiniboine and Sioux Rural Water Supply System Mr. Marvin Weatherwax, Jr. Councilman, Blackfeet Tribe of Montana Mr. George Jay Ball Councilman, Fort Belknap Indian Community Ms. Shere Wright-Plank Councilwoman, Rosebud Sioux Tribe Mr. Ervin Carlson President, Inter-Tribal Buffalo Council Mr. Frank Star Comes Out President, Oglala Sioux Tribe Mr. Frank Adams Chief, Upper Mattaponi Tribe Mr. Stephen Adkins Chief, Chickahominy Tribe Committee Notice: https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/public-witness-hearing-american-indian-alaska-native-day-1-morning-session

House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Public Witness Hearing - American Indian & Alaska Native: Day 1, Morning Session Date: Tue, 05/07/2024 - 9:00 AM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515 Witnesses Mr. Lee Juan Tyler Chairman, Fort Hall Business Council of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Ms. Whitney Gravelle President, Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority Mr. Kirk Francis Chief of Penobscot Indian Nation, United South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund (USET SPF) Mr. Robert Blanchard [Note: Witness was not present] Chairman, Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians Mr. Grant Johnson President, Prairie Island Indian Community Mr. Darrell Seki, Sr. Chairman, Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians Mr. Kevin Dupuis, Sr. Chairman, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Mr. Jason Schlender Administrator, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission Mr. Austin Lowes [Note: Initial part of statement not audible] Chairman, Sault Ste. Marie Band of Chippewa Indians Mr. George W. Thompson Vice President, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Mr. Henry Fox Vice Chairman, White Earth Nation Mr. Dana Sam Buckles Councilman, Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation Ms. Carole Lankford Councilwoman, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation Mr. Joseph Rosette Councilman, Chippewa Cree Tribe Ms. Ashleigh Weeks General Manager, Assiniboine and Sioux Rural Water Supply System Mr. Marvin Weatherwax, Jr. Councilman, Blackfeet Tribe of Montana Mr. George Jay Ball Councilman, Fort Belknap Indian Community Ms. Shere Wright-Plank Councilwoman, Rosebud Sioux Tribe Mr. Ervin Carlson President, Inter-Tribal Buffalo Council Mr. Frank Star Comes Out President, Oglala Sioux Tribe Mr. Frank Adams Chief, Upper Mattaponi Tribe Mr. Stephen Adkins Chief, Chickahominy Tribe Committee Notice: https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/public-witness-hearing-american-indian-alaska-native-day-1-morning-session

House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Public Witness Hearing - American Indian & Alaska Native: Day 1, Morning Session Date: Tue, 05/07/2024 - 9:00 AM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515 Witnesses Mr. Lee Juan Tyler Chairman, Fort Hall Business Council of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Ms. Whitney Gravelle President, Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority Mr. Kirk Francis Chief of Penobscot Indian Nation, United South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund (USET SPF) Mr. Robert Blanchard [Note: Witness was not present] Chairman, Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians Mr. Grant Johnson President, Prairie Island Indian Community Mr. Darrell Seki, Sr. Chairman, Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians Mr. Kevin Dupuis, Sr. Chairman, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Mr. Jason Schlender Administrator, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission Mr. Austin Lowes [Note: Initial part of statement not audible] Chairman, Sault Ste. Marie Band of Chippewa Indians Mr. George W. Thompson Vice President, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Mr. Henry Fox Vice Chairman, White Earth Nation Mr. Dana Sam Buckles Councilman, Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation Ms. Carole Lankford Councilwoman, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation Mr. Joseph Rosette Councilman, Chippewa Cree Tribe Ms. Ashleigh Weeks General Manager, Assiniboine and Sioux Rural Water Supply System Mr. Marvin Weatherwax, Jr. Councilman, Blackfeet Tribe of Montana Mr. George Jay Ball Councilman, Fort Belknap Indian Community Ms. Shere Wright-Plank Councilwoman, Rosebud Sioux Tribe Mr. Ervin Carlson President, Inter-Tribal Buffalo Council Mr. Frank Star Comes Out President, Oglala Sioux Tribe Mr. Frank Adams Chief, Upper Mattaponi Tribe Mr. Stephen Adkins Chief, Chickahominy Tribe Committee Notice: https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/public-witness-hearing-american-indian-alaska-native-day-1-morning-session

House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Public Witness Hearing - American Indian & Alaska Native: Day 1, Morning Session Date: Tue, 05/07/2024 - 9:00 AM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515 Witnesses Mr. Lee Juan Tyler Chairman, Fort Hall Business Council of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Ms. Whitney Gravelle President, Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority Mr. Kirk Francis Chief of Penobscot Indian Nation, United South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund (USET SPF) Mr. Robert Blanchard [Note: Witness was not present] Chairman, Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians Mr. Grant Johnson President, Prairie Island Indian Community Mr. Darrell Seki, Sr. Chairman, Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians Mr. Kevin Dupuis, Sr. Chairman, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Mr. Jason Schlender Administrator, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission Mr. Austin Lowes [Note: Initial part of statement not audible] Chairman, Sault Ste. Marie Band of Chippewa Indians Mr. George W. Thompson Vice President, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Mr. Henry Fox Vice Chairman, White Earth Nation Mr. Dana Sam Buckles Councilman, Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation Ms. Carole Lankford Councilwoman, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation Mr. Joseph Rosette Councilman, Chippewa Cree Tribe Ms. Ashleigh Weeks General Manager, Assiniboine and Sioux Rural Water Supply System Mr. Marvin Weatherwax, Jr. Councilman, Blackfeet Tribe of Montana Mr. George Jay Ball Councilman, Fort Belknap Indian Community Ms. Shere Wright-Plank Councilwoman, Rosebud Sioux Tribe Mr. Ervin Carlson President, Inter-Tribal Buffalo Council Mr. Frank Star Comes Out President, Oglala Sioux Tribe Mr. Frank Adams Chief, Upper Mattaponi Tribe Mr. Stephen Adkins Chief, Chickahominy Tribe Committee Notice: https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/public-witness-hearing-american-indian-alaska-native-day-1-morning-session

House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Public Witness Hearing - American Indian & Alaska Native: Day 1, Morning Session Date: Tue, 05/07/2024 - 9:00 AM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515 Witnesses Mr. Lee Juan Tyler Chairman, Fort Hall Business Council of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Ms. Whitney Gravelle President, Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority Mr. Kirk Francis Chief of Penobscot Indian Nation, United South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund (USET SPF) Mr. Robert Blanchard [Note: Witness was not present] Chairman, Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians Mr. Grant Johnson President, Prairie Island Indian Community Mr. Darrell Seki, Sr. Chairman, Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians Mr. Kevin Dupuis, Sr. Chairman, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Mr. Jason Schlender Administrator, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission Mr. Austin Lowes [Note: Initial part of statement not audible] Chairman, Sault Ste. Marie Band of Chippewa Indians Mr. George W. Thompson Vice President, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Mr. Henry Fox Vice Chairman, White Earth Nation Mr. Dana Sam Buckles Councilman, Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation Ms. Carole Lankford Councilwoman, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation Mr. Joseph Rosette Councilman, Chippewa Cree Tribe Ms. Ashleigh Weeks General Manager, Assiniboine and Sioux Rural Water Supply System Mr. Marvin Weatherwax, Jr. Councilman, Blackfeet Tribe of Montana Mr. George Jay Ball Councilman, Fort Belknap Indian Community Ms. Shere Wright-Plank Councilwoman, Rosebud Sioux Tribe Mr. Ervin Carlson President, Inter-Tribal Buffalo Council Mr. Frank Star Comes Out President, Oglala Sioux Tribe Mr. Frank Adams Chief, Upper Mattaponi Tribe Mr. Stephen Adkins Chief, Chickahominy Tribe Committee Notice: https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/public-witness-hearing-american-indian-alaska-native-day-1-morning-session

House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Public Witness Hearing - American Indian & Alaska Native: Day 1, Morning Session Date: Tue, 05/07/2024 - 9:00 AM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515 Witnesses Mr. Lee Juan Tyler Chairman, Fort Hall Business Council of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Ms. Whitney Gravelle President, Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority Mr. Kirk Francis Chief of Penobscot Indian Nation, United South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund (USET SPF) Mr. Robert Blanchard [Note: Witness was not present] Chairman, Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians Mr. Grant Johnson President, Prairie Island Indian Community Mr. Darrell Seki, Sr. Chairman, Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians Mr. Kevin Dupuis, Sr. Chairman, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Mr. Jason Schlender Administrator, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission Mr. Austin Lowes [Note: Initial part of statement not audible] Chairman, Sault Ste. Marie Band of Chippewa Indians Mr. George W. Thompson Vice President, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Mr. Henry Fox Vice Chairman, White Earth Nation Mr. Dana Sam Buckles Councilman, Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation Ms. Carole Lankford Councilwoman, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation Mr. Joseph Rosette Councilman, Chippewa Cree Tribe Ms. Ashleigh Weeks General Manager, Assiniboine and Sioux Rural Water Supply System Mr. Marvin Weatherwax, Jr. Councilman, Blackfeet Tribe of Montana Mr. George Jay Ball Councilman, Fort Belknap Indian Community Ms. Shere Wright-Plank Councilwoman, Rosebud Sioux Tribe Mr. Ervin Carlson President, Inter-Tribal Buffalo Council Mr. Frank Star Comes Out President, Oglala Sioux Tribe Mr. Frank Adams Chief, Upper Mattaponi Tribe Mr. Stephen Adkins Chief, Chickahominy Tribe Committee Notice: https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/public-witness-hearing-american-indian-alaska-native-day-1-morning-session

House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Public Witness Hearing - American Indian & Alaska Native: Day 1, Morning Session Date: Tue, 05/07/2024 - 9:00 AM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515 Witnesses Mr. Lee Juan Tyler Chairman, Fort Hall Business Council of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Ms. Whitney Gravelle President, Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority Mr. Kirk Francis Chief of Penobscot Indian Nation, United South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund (USET SPF) Mr. Robert Blanchard [Note: Witness was not present] Chairman, Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians Mr. Grant Johnson President, Prairie Island Indian Community Mr. Darrell Seki, Sr. Chairman, Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians Mr. Kevin Dupuis, Sr. Chairman, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Mr. Jason Schlender Administrator, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission Mr. Austin Lowes [Note: Initial part of statement not audible] Chairman, Sault Ste. Marie Band of Chippewa Indians Mr. George W. Thompson Vice President, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Mr. Henry Fox Vice Chairman, White Earth Nation Mr. Dana Sam Buckles Councilman, Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation Ms. Carole Lankford Councilwoman, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation Mr. Joseph Rosette Councilman, Chippewa Cree Tribe Ms. Ashleigh Weeks General Manager, Assiniboine and Sioux Rural Water Supply System Mr. Marvin Weatherwax, Jr. Councilman, Blackfeet Tribe of Montana Mr. George Jay Ball Councilman, Fort Belknap Indian Community Ms. Shere Wright-Plank Councilwoman, Rosebud Sioux Tribe Mr. Ervin Carlson President, Inter-Tribal Buffalo Council Mr. Frank Star Comes Out President, Oglala Sioux Tribe Mr. Frank Adams Chief, Upper Mattaponi Tribe Mr. Stephen Adkins Chief, Chickahominy Tribe Committee Notice: https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/public-witness-hearing-american-indian-alaska-native-day-1-morning-session

House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Public Witness Hearing - American Indian & Alaska Native: Day 1, Morning Session Date: Tue, 05/07/2024 - 9:00 AM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515 Witnesses Mr. Lee Juan Tyler Chairman, Fort Hall Business Council of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Ms. Whitney Gravelle President, Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority Mr. Kirk Francis Chief of Penobscot Indian Nation, United South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund (USET SPF) Mr. Robert Blanchard [Note: Witness was not present] Chairman, Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians Mr. Grant Johnson President, Prairie Island Indian Community Mr. Darrell Seki, Sr. Chairman, Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians Mr. Kevin Dupuis, Sr. Chairman, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Mr. Jason Schlender Administrator, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission Mr. Austin Lowes [Note: Initial part of statement not audible] Chairman, Sault Ste. Marie Band of Chippewa Indians Mr. George W. Thompson Vice President, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Mr. Henry Fox Vice Chairman, White Earth Nation Mr. Dana Sam Buckles Councilman, Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation Ms. Carole Lankford Councilwoman, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation Mr. Joseph Rosette Councilman, Chippewa Cree Tribe Ms. Ashleigh Weeks General Manager, Assiniboine and Sioux Rural Water Supply System Mr. Marvin Weatherwax, Jr. Councilman, Blackfeet Tribe of Montana Mr. George Jay Ball Councilman, Fort Belknap Indian Community Ms. Shere Wright-Plank Councilwoman, Rosebud Sioux Tribe Mr. Ervin Carlson President, Inter-Tribal Buffalo Council Mr. Frank Star Comes Out President, Oglala Sioux Tribe Mr. Frank Adams Chief, Upper Mattaponi Tribe Mr. Stephen Adkins Chief, Chickahominy Tribe Committee Notice: https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/public-witness-hearing-american-indian-alaska-native-day-1-morning-session

House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Public Witness Hearing - American Indian & Alaska Native: Day 1, Morning Session Date: Tue, 05/07/2024 - 9:00 AM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515 Witnesses Mr. Lee Juan Tyler Chairman, Fort Hall Business Council of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Ms. Whitney Gravelle President, Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority Mr. Kirk Francis Chief of Penobscot Indian Nation, United South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund (USET SPF) Mr. Robert Blanchard [Note: Witness was not present] Chairman, Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians Mr. Grant Johnson President, Prairie Island Indian Community Mr. Darrell Seki, Sr. Chairman, Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians Mr. Kevin Dupuis, Sr. Chairman, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Mr. Jason Schlender Administrator, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission Mr. Austin Lowes [Note: Initial part of statement not audible] Chairman, Sault Ste. Marie Band of Chippewa Indians Mr. George W. Thompson Vice President, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Mr. Henry Fox Vice Chairman, White Earth Nation Mr. Dana Sam Buckles Councilman, Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation Ms. Carole Lankford Councilwoman, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation Mr. Joseph Rosette Councilman, Chippewa Cree Tribe Ms. Ashleigh Weeks General Manager, Assiniboine and Sioux Rural Water Supply System Mr. Marvin Weatherwax, Jr. Councilman, Blackfeet Tribe of Montana Mr. George Jay Ball Councilman, Fort Belknap Indian Community Ms. Shere Wright-Plank Councilwoman, Rosebud Sioux Tribe Mr. Ervin Carlson President, Inter-Tribal Buffalo Council Mr. Frank Star Comes Out President, Oglala Sioux Tribe Mr. Frank Adams Chief, Upper Mattaponi Tribe Mr. Stephen Adkins Chief, Chickahominy Tribe Committee Notice: https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/public-witness-hearing-american-indian-alaska-native-day-1-morning-session

House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Public Witness Hearing - American Indian & Alaska Native: Day 1, Morning Session Date: Tue, 05/07/2024 - 9:00 AM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515 Witnesses Mr. Lee Juan Tyler Chairman, Fort Hall Business Council of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Ms. Whitney Gravelle President, Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority Mr. Kirk Francis Chief of Penobscot Indian Nation, United South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund (USET SPF) Mr. Robert Blanchard [Note: Witness was not present] Chairman, Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians Mr. Grant Johnson President, Prairie Island Indian Community Mr. Darrell Seki, Sr. Chairman, Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians Mr. Kevin Dupuis, Sr. Chairman, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Mr. Jason Schlender Administrator, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission Mr. Austin Lowes [Note: Initial part of statement not audible] Chairman, Sault Ste. Marie Band of Chippewa Indians Mr. George W. Thompson Vice President, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Mr. Henry Fox Vice Chairman, White Earth Nation Mr. Dana Sam Buckles Councilman, Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation Ms. Carole Lankford Councilwoman, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation Mr. Joseph Rosette Councilman, Chippewa Cree Tribe Ms. Ashleigh Weeks General Manager, Assiniboine and Sioux Rural Water Supply System Mr. Marvin Weatherwax, Jr. Councilman, Blackfeet Tribe of Montana Mr. George Jay Ball Councilman, Fort Belknap Indian Community Ms. Shere Wright-Plank Councilwoman, Rosebud Sioux Tribe Mr. Ervin Carlson President, Inter-Tribal Buffalo Council Mr. Frank Star Comes Out President, Oglala Sioux Tribe Mr. Frank Adams Chief, Upper Mattaponi Tribe Mr. Stephen Adkins Chief, Chickahominy Tribe Committee Notice: https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/public-witness-hearing-american-indian-alaska-native-day-1-morning-session

House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Public Witness Hearing - American Indian & Alaska Native: Day 1, Morning Session Date: Tue, 05/07/2024 - 9:00 AM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515 Witnesses Mr. Lee Juan Tyler Chairman, Fort Hall Business Council of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Ms. Whitney Gravelle President, Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority Mr. Kirk Francis Chief of Penobscot Indian Nation, United South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund (USET SPF) Mr. Robert Blanchard [Note: Witness was not present] Chairman, Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians Mr. Grant Johnson President, Prairie Island Indian Community Mr. Darrell Seki, Sr. Chairman, Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians Mr. Kevin Dupuis, Sr. Chairman, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Mr. Jason Schlender Administrator, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission Mr. Austin Lowes [Note: Initial part of statement not audible] Chairman, Sault Ste. Marie Band of Chippewa Indians Mr. George W. Thompson Vice President, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Mr. Henry Fox Vice Chairman, White Earth Nation Mr. Dana Sam Buckles Councilman, Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation Ms. Carole Lankford Councilwoman, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation Mr. Joseph Rosette Councilman, Chippewa Cree Tribe Ms. Ashleigh Weeks General Manager, Assiniboine and Sioux Rural Water Supply System Mr. Marvin Weatherwax, Jr. Councilman, Blackfeet Tribe of Montana Mr. George Jay Ball Councilman, Fort Belknap Indian Community Ms. Shere Wright-Plank Councilwoman, Rosebud Sioux Tribe Mr. Ervin Carlson President, Inter-Tribal Buffalo Council Mr. Frank Star Comes Out President, Oglala Sioux Tribe Mr. Frank Adams Chief, Upper Mattaponi Tribe Mr. Stephen Adkins Chief, Chickahominy Tribe Committee Notice: https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/public-witness-hearing-american-indian-alaska-native-day-1-morning-session

House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Public Witness Hearing - American Indian & Alaska Native: Day 1, Morning Session Date: Tue, 05/07/2024 - 9:00 AM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515 Witnesses Mr. Lee Juan Tyler Chairman, Fort Hall Business Council of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Ms. Whitney Gravelle President, Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority Mr. Kirk Francis Chief of Penobscot Indian Nation, United South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund (USET SPF) Mr. Robert Blanchard [Note: Witness was not present] Chairman, Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians Mr. Grant Johnson President, Prairie Island Indian Community Mr. Darrell Seki, Sr. Chairman, Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians Mr. Kevin Dupuis, Sr. Chairman, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Mr. Jason Schlender Administrator, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission Mr. Austin Lowes [Note: Initial part of statement not audible] Chairman, Sault Ste. Marie Band of Chippewa Indians Mr. George W. Thompson Vice President, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Mr. Henry Fox Vice Chairman, White Earth Nation Mr. Dana Sam Buckles Councilman, Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation Ms. Carole Lankford Councilwoman, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation Mr. Joseph Rosette Councilman, Chippewa Cree Tribe Ms. Ashleigh Weeks General Manager, Assiniboine and Sioux Rural Water Supply System Mr. Marvin Weatherwax, Jr. Councilman, Blackfeet Tribe of Montana Mr. George Jay Ball Councilman, Fort Belknap Indian Community Ms. Shere Wright-Plank Councilwoman, Rosebud Sioux Tribe Mr. Ervin Carlson President, Inter-Tribal Buffalo Council Mr. Frank Star Comes Out President, Oglala Sioux Tribe Mr. Frank Adams Chief, Upper Mattaponi Tribe Mr. Stephen Adkins Chief, Chickahominy Tribe Committee Notice: https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/public-witness-hearing-american-indian-alaska-native-day-1-morning-session

House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Public Witness Hearing - American Indian & Alaska Native: Day 1, Morning Session Date: Tue, 05/07/2024 - 9:00 AM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515 Witnesses Mr. Lee Juan Tyler Chairman, Fort Hall Business Council of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Ms. Whitney Gravelle President, Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority Mr. Kirk Francis Chief of Penobscot Indian Nation, United South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund (USET SPF) Mr. Robert Blanchard [Note: Witness was not present] Chairman, Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians Mr. Grant Johnson President, Prairie Island Indian Community Mr. Darrell Seki, Sr. Chairman, Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians Mr. Kevin Dupuis, Sr. Chairman, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Mr. Jason Schlender Administrator, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission Mr. Austin Lowes [Note: Initial part of statement not audible] Chairman, Sault Ste. Marie Band of Chippewa Indians Mr. George W. Thompson Vice President, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Mr. Henry Fox Vice Chairman, White Earth Nation Mr. Dana Sam Buckles Councilman, Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation Ms. Carole Lankford Councilwoman, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation Mr. Joseph Rosette Councilman, Chippewa Cree Tribe Ms. Ashleigh Weeks General Manager, Assiniboine and Sioux Rural Water Supply System Mr. Marvin Weatherwax, Jr. Councilman, Blackfeet Tribe of Montana Mr. George Jay Ball Councilman, Fort Belknap Indian Community Ms. Shere Wright-Plank Councilwoman, Rosebud Sioux Tribe Mr. Ervin Carlson President, Inter-Tribal Buffalo Council Mr. Frank Star Comes Out President, Oglala Sioux Tribe Mr. Frank Adams Chief, Upper Mattaponi Tribe Mr. Stephen Adkins Chief, Chickahominy Tribe Committee Notice: https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/public-witness-hearing-american-indian-alaska-native-day-1-morning-session

House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Public Witness Hearing - American Indian & Alaska Native: Day 1, Morning Session Date: Tue, 05/07/2024 - 9:00 AM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515 Witnesses Mr. Lee Juan Tyler Chairman, Fort Hall Business Council of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Ms. Whitney Gravelle President, Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority Mr. Kirk Francis Chief of Penobscot Indian Nation, United South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund (USET SPF) Mr. Robert Blanchard [Note: Witness was not present] Chairman, Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians Mr. Grant Johnson President, Prairie Island Indian Community Mr. Darrell Seki, Sr. Chairman, Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians Mr. Kevin Dupuis, Sr. Chairman, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Mr. Jason Schlender Administrator, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission Mr. Austin Lowes [Note: Initial part of statement not audible] Chairman, Sault Ste. Marie Band of Chippewa Indians Mr. George W. Thompson Vice President, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Mr. Henry Fox Vice Chairman, White Earth Nation Mr. Dana Sam Buckles Councilman, Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation Ms. Carole Lankford Councilwoman, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation Mr. Joseph Rosette Councilman, Chippewa Cree Tribe Ms. Ashleigh Weeks General Manager, Assiniboine and Sioux Rural Water Supply System Mr. Marvin Weatherwax, Jr. Councilman, Blackfeet Tribe of Montana Mr. George Jay Ball Councilman, Fort Belknap Indian Community Ms. Shere Wright-Plank Councilwoman, Rosebud Sioux Tribe Mr. Ervin Carlson President, Inter-Tribal Buffalo Council Mr. Frank Star Comes Out President, Oglala Sioux Tribe Mr. Frank Adams Chief, Upper Mattaponi Tribe Mr. Stephen Adkins Chief, Chickahominy Tribe Committee Notice: https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/public-witness-hearing-american-indian-alaska-native-day-1-morning-session

House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Public Witness Hearing - American Indian & Alaska Native: Day 1, Morning Session Date: Tue, 05/07/2024 - 9:00 AM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515 Witnesses Mr. Lee Juan Tyler Chairman, Fort Hall Business Council of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Ms. Whitney Gravelle President, Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority Mr. Kirk Francis Chief of Penobscot Indian Nation, United South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund (USET SPF) Mr. Robert Blanchard [Note: Witness was not present] Chairman, Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians Mr. Grant Johnson President, Prairie Island Indian Community Mr. Darrell Seki, Sr. Chairman, Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians Mr. Kevin Dupuis, Sr. Chairman, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Mr. Jason Schlender Administrator, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission Mr. Austin Lowes [Note: Initial part of statement not audible] Chairman, Sault Ste. Marie Band of Chippewa Indians Mr. George W. Thompson Vice President, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Mr. Henry Fox Vice Chairman, White Earth Nation Mr. Dana Sam Buckles Councilman, Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation Ms. Carole Lankford Councilwoman, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation Mr. Joseph Rosette Councilman, Chippewa Cree Tribe Ms. Ashleigh Weeks General Manager, Assiniboine and Sioux Rural Water Supply System Mr. Marvin Weatherwax, Jr. Councilman, Blackfeet Tribe of Montana Mr. George Jay Ball Councilman, Fort Belknap Indian Community Ms. Shere Wright-Plank Councilwoman, Rosebud Sioux Tribe Mr. Ervin Carlson President, Inter-Tribal Buffalo Council Mr. Frank Star Comes Out President, Oglala Sioux Tribe Mr. Frank Adams Chief, Upper Mattaponi Tribe Mr. Stephen Adkins Chief, Chickahominy Tribe Committee Notice: https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/public-witness-hearing-american-indian-alaska-native-day-1-morning-session

House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Public Witness Hearing - American Indian & Alaska Native: Day 1, Morning Session Date: Tue, 05/07/2024 - 9:00 AM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515 Witnesses Mr. Lee Juan Tyler Chairman, Fort Hall Business Council of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Ms. Whitney Gravelle President, Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority Mr. Kirk Francis Chief of Penobscot Indian Nation, United South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund (USET SPF) Mr. Robert Blanchard [Note: Witness was not present] Chairman, Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians Mr. Grant Johnson President, Prairie Island Indian Community Mr. Darrell Seki, Sr. Chairman, Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians Mr. Kevin Dupuis, Sr. Chairman, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Mr. Jason Schlender Administrator, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission Mr. Austin Lowes [Note: Initial part of statement not audible] Chairman, Sault Ste. Marie Band of Chippewa Indians Mr. George W. Thompson Vice President, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Mr. Henry Fox Vice Chairman, White Earth Nation Mr. Dana Sam Buckles Councilman, Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation Ms. Carole Lankford Councilwoman, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation Mr. Joseph Rosette Councilman, Chippewa Cree Tribe Ms. Ashleigh Weeks General Manager, Assiniboine and Sioux Rural Water Supply System Mr. Marvin Weatherwax, Jr. Councilman, Blackfeet Tribe of Montana Mr. George Jay Ball Councilman, Fort Belknap Indian Community Ms. Shere Wright-Plank Councilwoman, Rosebud Sioux Tribe Mr. Ervin Carlson President, Inter-Tribal Buffalo Council Mr. Frank Star Comes Out President, Oglala Sioux Tribe Mr. Frank Adams Chief, Upper Mattaponi Tribe Mr. Stephen Adkins Chief, Chickahominy Tribe Committee Notice: https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/public-witness-hearing-american-indian-alaska-native-day-1-morning-session

House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Public Witness Hearing - American Indian & Alaska Native: Day 1, Morning Session Date: Tue, 05/07/2024 - 9:00 AM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515 Witnesses Mr. Lee Juan Tyler Chairman, Fort Hall Business Council of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Ms. Whitney Gravelle President, Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority Mr. Kirk Francis Chief of Penobscot Indian Nation, United South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund (USET SPF) Mr. Robert Blanchard [Note: Witness was not present] Chairman, Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians Mr. Grant Johnson President, Prairie Island Indian Community Mr. Darrell Seki, Sr. Chairman, Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians Mr. Kevin Dupuis, Sr. Chairman, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Mr. Jason Schlender Administrator, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission Mr. Austin Lowes [Note: Initial part of statement not audible] Chairman, Sault Ste. Marie Band of Chippewa Indians Mr. George W. Thompson Vice President, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Mr. Henry Fox Vice Chairman, White Earth Nation Mr. Dana Sam Buckles Councilman, Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation Ms. Carole Lankford Councilwoman, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation Mr. Joseph Rosette Councilman, Chippewa Cree Tribe Ms. Ashleigh Weeks General Manager, Assiniboine and Sioux Rural Water Supply System Mr. Marvin Weatherwax, Jr. Councilman, Blackfeet Tribe of Montana Mr. George Jay Ball Councilman, Fort Belknap Indian Community Ms. Shere Wright-Plank Councilwoman, Rosebud Sioux Tribe Mr. Ervin Carlson President, Inter-Tribal Buffalo Council Mr. Frank Star Comes Out President, Oglala Sioux Tribe Mr. Frank Adams Chief, Upper Mattaponi Tribe Mr. Stephen Adkins Chief, Chickahominy Tribe Committee Notice: https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/public-witness-hearing-american-indian-alaska-native-day-1-morning-session

A conversation with Mike Durglo, Jr., climate coordinator and head of Historic Preservation for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. This episode was recorded in September of 2023. Glacier Conservancy: https://glacier.org/headwaters Frank Waln music: https://www.instagram.com/frankwaln/ Stella Nall art: https://www.instagram.com/stella.nall/ CSKT Climate Resiliency: http://csktclimate.org/