House Committee on Appropriations

Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies

Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2026 – 1:00 PM

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

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Witnesses

Panel one

Chuck Hoskin Jr.

Principal Chief, Cherokee Nation

Jonodev Chaudhuri

Ambassador, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation

Reggie Wassana [Note: Did not appear in person]

Governor, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes

Panel two

James Naranjo

Governor, Pueblo of Santa Clara

Charles Riley

Governor, Pueblo of Acoma

Panel three

Verlon Jose

Chairman, The Tohono O’odham Nation of Arizona

Dr. Buu Nygren

President, Navajo Nation

Panel four

Robyn Sunday-Allen [Note: Did not appear in person]

President-Elect, National Council of Urban Indian Health

Francys Crevier

Chief Executive Officer, National Council of Urban Indian Health

A.C. Locklear

Chief Executive Officer, National Indian Health Board

Abigail Echo-Hawk

Director, Urban Indian Health Institute

Conrad Jacket

Board Member, Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board, Inc.

Panel five

Teresa Sanchez

Board President, Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc., Tribal Member of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians

Esther Lucero

President and Chief Executive Officer, Seattle Indian Health Board

Aaron Hines

Chair, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board

Leanndra Ross

Vice President, Executive and Tribal Services, Southcentral Foundation of Alaska

Panel six

Angelique Albert

Chief Executive Officer, Native Forward Scholar Fund

Ahniwake Rose

President & CEO, American Indian Higher Education Consortium

Panel seven

Cecilia Fire Thunder

President, Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition (OLNEC)

Aurene Martin

Secretary, National Indian Child Welfare Association

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