House Committee on Appropriations

Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies

Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 – 1:30 PM

Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA

WITNESSES

Panel one

Jeffrey Stiffarm

President

Fort Belknap Indian Community

Harlan Baker

Chairman

Chippewa Cree Tribe Business Committee and Rocky Boy Health Center

Ryan Rusche

Citizen

Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck

Panel two

Carole Lankford

Councilwoman

Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation

Gene Small

President

Northern Cheyenne Tribe

Panel three

Bruce Savage

Chairman

Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

Darrell Seki Sr.

Chairman

Red Lake Band Chippewa Indians

Leonard Fineday

Secretary

Treasurer

Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe

Virgil Wind

Chief Executive

Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe

Panel four

J. Conrad “JC” Seneca

President

Seneca Nation

Wena Supernaw

Business Committee Chair

Quapaw Nation

Jeff Wacoche

Chief

United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians

Panel five

Ken Ahmann

Tribal Utility Authority Director

Colusa Indian Community Council

Jose Simon III

Chairman

Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians

Panel six

Josh Cook

Director of Intergovernmental Affairs

Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians

Lester “Shine” Nieto

Chairman

Tule River Indian Tribe of California

James Naranjo

Governor

Pueblo of Santa Clara

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