House Committee on Appropriations

Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies

Public Witness Hearing - American Indian & Alaska Native: Day 2, Morning Session

Date: Wed, 05/08/2024 - 9:00 AM

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

Witnesses

Robert Miguel

Chairman, Ak-Chin Indian Community

Sherry J. Parker

Chairwoman, Hualapai Tribe

Stephen Roe Lewis

Governor, Gila River Indian Community

Ervin Chavez

Executive Board President, Diné Bi Olta School Board Association (DBOSBA)

Derrick Leslie

Tribal Education Department Director, White Mountain Apache Tribe

Buu Nygren

President, Navajo Nation

Tesia Zientek

Board President, National Indian Education Association

Anhiwake Rose

Vice-President of Congressional and Federal Relations, American Indian Higher Education Consortium

Shawna Allison Becenti

Head of School, Navajo Preparatory School

Gjermundson Jake

Board President, Ramah Navajo School Board, Inc. (RNSB)

Cecilia Fire Thunder

President, Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition

Troy Lunderman

Human Resources Director, St. Francis Indian School

Ryan Wilson

President, Oglala Lakota/National Alliance to Save Native Languages

Lloyd Miller

Counsel

Dr. Valerie J. Grussing, PHD

Executive Director, National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (NATHPO)

Nicholas Lovesee

Director of Policy, Native American Finance Officers Association (NAFOA)

Aurene Martin

Treasurer, Board of Directors for the National Indian Child Welfare Association

William F. Smith

Chairman and Alaska Area Representative, National Indian Health Board

Todd Wilson

Executive Director, National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH)

Jon Brady

President, Native American Church Of North America

Verlon Jose

Chairman, Tohono O’odham Nation

Lawrence Mirabal

Vice President of Operations, The Institute of American Indian Arts

Lionel Haskie

Director of Operations, Navajo Agricultural Products Industry

Committee Notice:

https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/public-witness-hearing-american-indian-alaska-native-day-2-morning-session