House Committee on Appropriations

Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies

Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 – 9:30 AM

Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA

WITNESSES

Panel one

Donna Thompson

Vice-Chair

Fort Hall Business Council of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes

Chief Allen

Chairman

Coeur d’Alene Tribe

Panel two

Stacy Shepherd

Executive Officer of Member Services

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

Audrey Lee

Second Chief

Sac and Fox Nation

Mike Natchees

Councilman

Ute Indian Tribe

Panel three

Kirk Francis

Chief

Penobscot Indian Nation

Corey Hinton

Citizen

Passamaquoddy Tribe

Brian Harris

Chief

Catawba Nation

John Johnson

President

Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians

Panel four

Kathleen Wooden Knife

President

Rosebud Sioux Tribe

Frank Star Comes Out

President

Oglala Sioux Tribe

Panel five

Ryman Lebeau

Chairman

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe

Janet Alkire

Chairwoman

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

Panel six

Steven Orihuela

Chairman

Bishop Paiute Tribe

Charles Martin

Chairman

Morongo Band of Mission Indians

Erica Pinto

Chairwoman

Jamul Indian Village

Cecilia Flores

Tribal Council Chairwoman

Alabama-Coushatta Tribe

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