Senate Committee on Indian Affairs

Oversight Hearing on “Examining the COVID-19 Response in Native Communities: Native Languages One Year Later” / Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on S. 989 & S. 1402

Wednesday, May 26 2021 - 02:30 PM

Location: Dirksen

Room Number: 628

* S. 989, the Native American Language Resource Center Act of 2021

* S. 1402, the Durbin Feeling Native American Languages Act of 2021

Ms. Michelle Sauve

Acting Commissioner

Administration for Native Americans, Department of Health & Human Services, Washington, DC

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The Honorable Chuck Hoskin, Jr.

Principal Chief

Cherokee Nation, Tahlequah, OK

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Ms. Leslie Harper

President

National Coalition of Native American Language Schools and Programs, Cass Lake, MN

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Ms. Kaʻiulani Laehā

Chief Executive Officer

Aha Punana Leo, Hilo,HI

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Ms. Bernadette "Yaayuk" Alvanna-Stimpfle

Director, Kawerak Eskimo Heritage

Chair, Alaska Native Language Preservation and Advisory Council, Nome, AK

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Committee Notice:

https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearing/business-meeting-consider-s-1471-oversight-hearing-examining-covid-19-response-native

Cover photo by Anadisgoi / Cherokee Nation

https://anadisgoi.com/index.php/culture-stories/589-cherokee-nation-breaks-ground-on-historic-durbin-feeling-language-center