Committee on House Administration

ELECTIONS SUBCOMMITTEE FIELD HEARING

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Council, Building #1

North Standing Rock Avenue

Fort Yates, ND 58538

Field Hearing: Voting Rights and Election Administration in the Dakotas

On Tuesday, April 16, 2019 the Subcommittee on Elections of the Committee on House Administration will hold a field hearing entitled “Voting Rights and Election Administration in the Dakotas.”

The Subcommittee hearing will take place at 10:00 AM at the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Council, Building # 1, North Standing Rock Avenue, Fort Yates, ND 58538.

Witnesses

Panel 1:

Charles Walker, Councilman at Large, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

http://docs.house.gov/meetings/HA/HA08/20190416/109314/HHRG-116-HA08-Wstate-WalkerC-20190416.pdf

Rodger White Owl, CEO, Mandan, Hidatsa, & Arikara Nation

Alysia LaCounte, General Counsel, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians

http://docs.house.gov/meetings/HA/HA08/20190416/109314/HHRG-116-HA08-Wstate-LaCounteA-20190416.pdf

Myra Pearson, Chairwoman, Spirit Lake Nation [full text of testimony]

https://cha.house.gov/sites/democrats.cha.house.gov/files/documents/Spirit%20LakeTestimony.pdf

Panel 2:

Jacqueline De Leon, Staff Attorney, Native American Rights Fund

Ruth Buffalo, North Dakota State Representative, District 27

Prairie Rose Seminole, Community Organizer

http://docs.house.gov/meetings/HA/HA08/20190416/109314/HHRG-116-HA08-Wstate-SeminoleP-20190416.pdf

Panel 3:

OJ Semans, Sr., Co-Executive Director, Four Directions

http://docs.house.gov/meetings/HA/HA08/20190416/109314/HHRG-116-HA08-Wstate-SemansO-20190416.pdf

Donita Loudner, Former Buffalo County Commissioner

Committee Notice:

https://cha.house.gov/hearing/field-hearing-voting-rights-and-election-administration-dakotas

Photo of Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Illinois) with Standing Rock Elementary Little Warriors drum group:

https://twitter.com/HouseAdmnGOP/status/1118171262180843520