House Committee on Natural Resources

Leaving Indian Children Behind: Reviewing the State of BIE Schools

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 | 2:00 PM

On Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at 2:00 p.m., in room 1334 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold an oversight hearing titled “Leaving Indian Children Behind: Reviewing the State of BIE Schools.”

Witnesses

Panel One

Ms. Kathleen Sedney

Assistant Inspector General for Audits, Inspections, and Evaluations, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of the Interior

Ms. Melissa Emery-Arras

Director for Education, Workforce, and Income Security Team, U.S. Government Accountability Office

Panel Two

Mr. Kasey Velasquez

Chairman, White Mountain Apache Tribe

Ms. Cecilia Fire Thunder

President, Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition

Mr. Jason Dropik

Executive Director, National Indian Education Association

Ms. Shawna Becenti

Head of School, Navajo Preparatory School