House Committee on Appropriations

Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies

Date: Tuesday, March 18, 2026 – 1:00 PM

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

• LIVESTREAM: https://youtu.be/1iTI_qqEM3E

Witnesses

Panel one

Cynthia Petersen

President, Yakutat Tlingit Tribe

Panel two

Jarred-Michael Erickson

Chairman, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation

Jeremy Takala

Tribal Councilman, Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation

Panel three

Kristopher Peters

Chairman, Squaxin Island Tribe

Loni Greninger

Vice-Chair, Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe

Quintin Swanson

Chairman, Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe

Robert de los Angeles

Chairman, Snoqualmie Indian Tribe

Panel four

Guy Capoeman

President, Quinault Indian Nation

William (Bill) Iyall

Chairman, Cowlitz Indian Tribe

Louie Ungaro

Councilman, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

Panel five

Annette Bryan

Councilwoman, Puyallup Tribe of Indians

Panel six

Derek Bowman

Tribal Council Member, Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria

Joe Davis

Chairman, Hoopa Valley Tribe

Panel seven

Ed Johnstone

Chairman, Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission

Jon Panamaroff

Co-Chair, Native American Contractors Association

Ervin Carlson

President, InterTribal Buffalo Council

Cody Desautel

President, Intertribal Timber Council

Panel eight

Mark Macarro

President, National Congress of American Indians

Ira L. Matt

Executive Director, Indigenous Diplomacy and Federal Relations, National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers

Amy Minniear

Treasurer, NAFOA

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