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Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
Roundtable discussion entitled “The Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission’s Report on Native Children.”
Date: May 8, 2024
Time: 2:30 PM
Location: Dirksen
Room: 628

Witnesses:
Gloria O’Neill
Chair of the Commission
President/CEO of Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc.
Anchorage, Alaska

Tami Decoteau, PhD
Vice Chair of the Commission
DeCoteau, Trauma-Informed Care & Practice, PLLC
Bismarck, North Dakota

Anita Fineday
Commissioner
Implementation Director of Equity and Engagement
Minnesota Department of Children, Youth and Families
Brainerd, Minnesota

Leander (Russ) McDonald
Commissioner
President of United Tribes Technical College
Bismarck, North Dakota

Don Gray
Commissioner
Board Member of Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation
Anchorage, Alaska

Delia Ulima
Advisory Committee Member
Statewide Initiative Manager
HI H.O.P.E.S. Initiative, EPIC ‘Ohana Inc.
Honolulu, Hawaii

Gil Vigil
President of the Board
National Indian Child Welfare Association
Portland, Oregon

Sarah Kastelic
Executive Director
National Indian Child Welfare Association Portland, Oregon

Committee Notice:
https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearings/roundtable-discussion-entitled-alyce-spotted-bear-and-walter-soboleff-commissions-report-on-native-children/

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
Roundtable discussion entitled “The Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission’s Report on Native Children.”
Date: May 8, 2024
Time: 2:30 PM
Location: Dirksen
Room: 628

Witnesses:
Gloria O’Neill
Chair of the Commission
President/CEO of Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc.
Anchorage, Alaska

Tami Decoteau, PhD
Vice Chair of the Commission
DeCoteau, Trauma-Informed Care & Practice, PLLC
Bismarck, North Dakota

Anita Fineday
Commissioner
Implementation Director of Equity and Engagement
Minnesota Department of Children, Youth and Families
Brainerd, Minnesota

Leander (Russ) McDonald
Commissioner
President of United Tribes Technical College
Bismarck, North Dakota

Don Gray
Commissioner
Board Member of Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation
Anchorage, Alaska

Delia Ulima
Advisory Committee Member
Statewide Initiative Manager
HI H.O.P.E.S. Initiative, EPIC ‘Ohana Inc.
Honolulu, Hawaii

Gil Vigil
President of the Board
National Indian Child Welfare Association
Portland, Oregon

Sarah Kastelic
Executive Director
National Indian Child Welfare Association Portland, Oregon

Committee Notice:
https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearings/roundtable-discussion-entitled-alyce-spotted-bear-and-walter-soboleff-commissions-report-on-native-children/

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
Date: Tue, 05/07/2024 - 1:00 PM
Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515

Witnesses
Jeffrey Gill
Councilor, Seneca Nation

Wema Supernaw
Chairwoman, Quapaw Nation

Carson Ball
Self Governance Coordinator, Muscogee (Creek) Nation (MCN)

Chuck Hoskin, Jr
Principal Chief, Cherokee Nation

John Pettigrew
Acting Chief of Police, Oglala Sioux Tribe-Dept. of Public Safety

Julius T Murray, III
Chairman, Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation

Dustin Klatush
Chairman, Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation

Cindy Marchand
Secretary, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation

Maulian Bryant
Ambassador, Penobscot Nation

Darnell Maria
Executive Director, Ramah Navajo Chapter

Thora Padilla
President, Mescalero Apache Tribe

Victoria Kitchenyan
Chairwoman, Winnebago Tribe

Greg Hitchcock
Vice Chairman, Cowlitz Indian Tribe

Jeremy Takala
Councilman, Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation

Ron Allen
Chairman and CEO, Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe

Brian Harris
Chief, Catawba Nation

Gloria O'Neill
President and CEO, Cook Inlet Tribal Council/Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children

Jill Sherman-Warne
Councilmember, Hoopa Valley Tribe

Catalina Villa Montes
Treasurer, Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc

Russell Attebery
Chairman, Karuk Tribe

Charmaine McDarment
Chairperson, Tule River Indian Tribe

Committee Notices:
https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/public-witness-hearing-american-indian-alaska-native-day-1-afternoon-session
https://docs.house.gov/Committee/Calendar/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=117269

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