Senate Committee on Indian Affairs

Oversight Hearing entitled “Economic Self-Determination in Action: Examining the Small Business Administration Native 8(a) Program”

Date: February 10, 2026

Time: 9:30 AM

Location: Dirksen

Room: 628

Witnesses

Panel 1

The Honorable Chuck Hoskin Jr.

Principal Chief

Cherokee Nation

Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Ms. Katherine Carlton

President, Chugach Alaska Corporation

Policy Chair, Native American Contractors Association

Anchorage, Alaska

Ms. Polly Watson

Vice President of Operations

Bristol Bay Native Corporation

Anchorage, Alaska

Ms. Cariann Ah Loo

President

Native Hawaiian Organizations Association

Honolulu, Hawaii

Committee Notice:

https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearings/oversight-hearing-entitled-economic-self-determination-in-action-examining-the-small-business-administration-native-8a-program/