House Committee on Natural Resources

Legislative Hearing on H.R. 1246 and H.R. 1532

Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee

Friday, March 24, 2023

9:00 AM Eastern

On Friday, March 24, 2023, at 9:00 a.m., in Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs will hold legislative hearing on the following bills:

H.R. 1246 (Rep. Hageman), To authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for federally recognized Indian tribes; and

H.R. 1532 (Rep. Hageman), To authorize any Indian Tribe to lease, sell, convey, warrant, or otherwise transfer real property to which that Indian Tribe holds fee title without the consent of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

Witnesses and Testimony

The Honorable Bryan Newland

Assistant Secretary

Bureau of Indian Affairs

U.S. Department of the Interior

Washington, DC

The Honorable Marcellus Osceola

Chairman

Seminole Tribe of Florida

Hollywood, Florida

The Honorable John Williams

Vice Chairman

United Auburn Rancheria

Auburn, California

Committee Notice:

https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=412937

House Committee on Natural Resources

Legislative Hearing on H.R. 1246 and H.R. 1532

Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee

Friday, March 24, 2023

9:00 AM Eastern

On Friday, March 24, 2023, at 9:00 a.m., in Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs will hold legislative hearing on the following bills:

H.R. 1246 (Rep. Hageman), To authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for federally recognized Indian tribes; and

H.R. 1532 (Rep. Hageman), To authorize any Indian Tribe to lease, sell, convey, warrant, or otherwise transfer real property to which that Indian Tribe holds fee title without the consent of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

Witnesses and Testimony

The Honorable Bryan Newland

Assistant Secretary

Bureau of Indian Affairs

U.S. Department of the Interior

Washington, DC

The Honorable Marcellus Osceola

Chairman

Seminole Tribe of Florida

Hollywood, Florida

The Honorable John Williams

Vice Chairman

United Auburn Rancheria

Auburn, California

Committee Notice:

https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=412937

House Committee on Natural Resources

Legislative Hearing on H.R. 1246 and H.R. 1532

Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee

Friday, March 24, 2023

9:00 AM Eastern

On Friday, March 24, 2023, at 9:00 a.m., in Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs will hold legislative hearing on the following bills:

H.R. 1246 (Rep. Hageman), To authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for federally recognized Indian tribes; and

H.R. 1532 (Rep. Hageman), To authorize any Indian Tribe to lease, sell, convey, warrant, or otherwise transfer real property to which that Indian Tribe holds fee title without the consent of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

Witnesses and Testimony

The Honorable Bryan Newland

Assistant Secretary

Bureau of Indian Affairs

U.S. Department of the Interior

Washington, DC

The Honorable Marcellus Osceola

Chairman

Seminole Tribe of Florida

Hollywood, Florida

The Honorable John Williams

Vice Chairman

United Auburn Rancheria

Auburn, California

Committee Notice:

https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=412937

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs

Roundtable Discussion titled “Native Priorities for the 2023 Farm Bill Reauthorization”

Wednesday, March 22 2023 - 02:30 PM

Location: Dirksen

Room Number: 628

PANEL 1

The Honorable Richard Chalyee Éesh Peterson

President

Central Council of Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, Juneau, AK

Ms. Mahina Paishon-Duarte

Co-Founder

ʻĀina Aloha Economic Futures, Honolulu, HI

Ms. Kelsey Scott

Director of Programs

Intertribal Agriculture Council, Gettysburg, SD

Mr. Ryan Lankford

Chairman

Montana State FSA Committee and Island Mountain Development Group, Chinook, MT

Mr. Vincent Cowboy

Chief Operations Officer

Navajo Agricultural Products Industry, Farmington, NM

Mr. Trenton Kissee

Director

Agriculture and Natural Resources for Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Claremore, OK

Ms. Mary Greene Trottier

President

National Association of Food Distribution Programs on Indian Reservations, Fort Totten, ND

Mr. Dustin Schmidt

Producer

Rosebud Sioux Tribe, White River, SD

**The Hearing record will remain open for two weeks. You are encouraged to submit written testimony to [email protected].

Committee Notice:

https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearing/roundtable-discussion-titled-native-priorities-2023-farm-bill-reauthorization

The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Arizona v. Navajo Nation, No. 21-1484, and Department of the Interior v. Navajo Nation, No. 22-51, on March 20, 2023.

At stake is whether the Navajo Nation can pursue a breach of trust claim against the United States for the government's failure to secure water from the Colorado River in accordance with tribal treaties.

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‘We’re still here’: Native film depicts struggles as Navajo Nation heads to U.S. Supreme Court

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U.S. Supreme Court adds more Indian Country cases to docket

https://www.indianz.com/News/2023/01/24/u-s-supreme-court-adds-more-indian-country-cases-to-docket/

The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Arizona v. Navajo Nation, No. 21-1484, and Department of the Interior v. Navajo Nation, No. 22-51, on March 20, 2023.

At stake is whether the Navajo Nation can pursue a breach of trust claim against the United States for the government's failure to secure water from the Colorado River in accordance with tribal treaties.

Story on Indianz.Com

‘We’re still here’: Native film depicts struggles as Navajo Nation heads to U.S. Supreme Court

https://www.indianz.com/News/2023/03/20/were-still-here-native-film-depicts-struggles-as-navajo-nation-heads-to-u-s-supreme-court/

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U.S. Supreme Court adds more Indian Country cases to docket

https://www.indianz.com/News/2023/01/24/u-s-supreme-court-adds-more-indian-country-cases-to-docket/

The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Arizona v. Navajo Nation, No. 21-1484, and Department of the Interior v. Navajo Nation, No. 22-51, on March 20, 2023.

At stake is whether the Navajo Nation can pursue a breach of trust claim against the United States for the government's failure to secure water from the Colorado River in accordance with tribal treaties.

Story on Indianz.Com

‘We’re still here’: Native film depicts struggles as Navajo Nation heads to U.S. Supreme Court

https://www.indianz.com/News/2023/03/20/were-still-here-native-film-depicts-struggles-as-navajo-nation-heads-to-u-s-supreme-court/

Story on Indianz.Com

U.S. Supreme Court adds more Indian Country cases to docket

https://www.indianz.com/News/2023/01/24/u-s-supreme-court-adds-more-indian-country-cases-to-docket/

The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Arizona v. Navajo Nation, No. 21-1484, and Department of the Interior v. Navajo Nation, No. 22-51, on March 20, 2023.

At stake is whether the Navajo Nation can pursue a breach of trust claim against the United States for the government's failure to secure water from the Colorado River in accordance with tribal treaties.

Story on Indianz.Com

‘We’re still here’: Native film depicts struggles as Navajo Nation heads to U.S. Supreme Court

https://www.indianz.com/News/2023/03/20/were-still-here-native-film-depicts-struggles-as-navajo-nation-heads-to-u-s-supreme-court/

Story on Indianz.Com

U.S. Supreme Court adds more Indian Country cases to docket

https://www.indianz.com/News/2023/01/24/u-s-supreme-court-adds-more-indian-country-cases-to-docket/

The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Arizona v. Navajo Nation, No. 21-1484, and Department of the Interior v. Navajo Nation, No. 22-51, on March 20, 2023.

At stake is whether the Navajo Nation can pursue a breach of trust claim against the United States for the government's failure to secure water from the Colorado River in accordance with tribal treaties.

Story on Indianz.Com

‘We’re still here’: Native film depicts struggles as Navajo Nation heads to U.S. Supreme Court

https://www.indianz.com/News/2023/03/20/were-still-here-native-film-depicts-struggles-as-navajo-nation-heads-to-u-s-supreme-court/

Story on Indianz.Com

U.S. Supreme Court adds more Indian Country cases to docket

https://www.indianz.com/News/2023/01/24/u-s-supreme-court-adds-more-indian-country-cases-to-docket/

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs

Oversight Hearing on "Native communities’ priorities for the 118th Congress"

Wednesday, March 08 2023 - 02:30 PM

Location:

Dirksen Room Number: 628

PANEL 1

The Honorable Shannon Holsey

Treasurer

National Congress of American Indians

Washington, DC

The Honorable Thomas Lozano

Chairman, Board of Directors

National American Indian Housing Council

Oroville, California

The Honorable Carmen Hulu Lindsey

Chair, Board of Trustees

Office of Hawaiian Affairs

Honolulu, Hawaii

Ms. Nicole Borromeo

Executive Vice President & General Counsel

Alaska Federation of Natives

Anchorage, Alaska

Ms. Kari Jo Lawrence

Executive Director

Intertribal Agriculture Council

Billings, Montana

Mr. Rico Frias

Executive Director

Native American Financial Officers Association

Washington DC

Ms. Tesia Zientek

Citizen Potawatomi Nation, President, Board of Directors

National Indian Education Association

Washington DC

Committee Notice:

https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearing/oversight-hearing-native-communities-priorities-118th-congress