Senate Committee on Indian Affairs

Oversight Hearing on “Preparing to Head Back to Class: Addressing How to Safely Reopen Bureau of Indian Education Schools.”

Wednesday, July 29 2020 - 02:30 PM

Location: Dirksen

Room Number: 628

NOTE: The opening remarks [Track 1] and testimony from Tony Dearman [Track 2] are incomplete due to problems with the audio feed.

PANEL 1

Mr. Tony Dearman

Director, Bureau of Indian Education

U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, DC

https://www.indian.senate.gov/sites/default/files/07.29.20%20-%20Tony%20Dearman%20BIE%20SCIA%20Testimony%20-%20Final_0.pdf

PANEL 2

Ms. Marita Hinds

President

National Indian Education Association, Washington, DC

https://www.indian.senate.gov/sites/default/files/07.29.20%20NIEA%20Testimony%20%20BIE%20Schools%20Final_0.pdf

Dr. David Yarlott, Jr.

Chair

American Indian Higher Education Consortium, Alexandria, VA

https://www.indian.senate.gov/sites/default/files/AIHEC_SCIA%20Hearing_July%2029%202020_with%20apendices_FINAL_0.pdf

Committee Notice:

https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearing/oversight-hearing-preparing-head-back-class-addressing-how-safely-reopen-bureau-indian