Senate Committee on Indian Affairs

Oversight Hearing on “Water as a Trust Resource: Examining Access in Native Communities”

Wednesday, September 27 2023 – 02:30 PM

Location: Dirksen

Room Number: 628

PANEL 1

The Honorable Bryan Newland

Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs

Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior

Washington, DC

Mr. Benjamin Smith

Deputy Director, Indian Health Service

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Washington, DC

The Honorable Crystalyne Curley

Speaker

Navajo Nation Council

Window Rock, Arizona

The Honorable Valerie Nurr’araaluk Davidson

President & CEO

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium

Anchorage, Alaska

Mr. Kali Watson

Chairman

Department of Hawaiian Home Lands

Kapolei, Hawaii

Professor Heather Tanana

Initiative Lead

Universal Access to Clean Water for Tribal Communities Project

San Clemente, California

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Notice:

https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearing/oversight-hearing-water-trust-resource-examining-access-native-communities