Senate Committee on Indian Affairs

Roundtable discussion entitled “The Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission’s Report on Native Children.”

Date: May 8, 2024

Time: 2:30 PM

Location: Dirksen

Room: 628

Witnesses:

Gloria O’Neill

Chair of the Commission

President/CEO of Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc.

Anchorage, Alaska

Tami Decoteau, PhD

Vice Chair of the Commission

DeCoteau, Trauma-Informed Care & Practice, PLLC

Bismarck, North Dakota

Anita Fineday

Commissioner

Implementation Director of Equity and Engagement

Minnesota Department of Children, Youth and Families

Brainerd, Minnesota

Leander (Russ) McDonald

Commissioner

President of United Tribes Technical College

Bismarck, North Dakota

Don Gray

Commissioner

Board Member of Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation

Anchorage, Alaska

Delia Ulima

Advisory Committee Member

Statewide Initiative Manager

HI H.O.P.E.S. Initiative, EPIC ‘Ohana Inc.

Honolulu, Hawaii

Gil Vigil

President of the Board

National Indian Child Welfare Association

Portland, Oregon

Sarah Kastelic

Executive Director

National Indian Child Welfare Association Portland, Oregon

Committee Notice:

https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearings/roundtable-discussion-entitled-alyce-spotted-bear-and-walter-soboleff-commissions-report-on-native-children/