Senate Committee on Indian Affairs

Oversight Hearing titled, “Fentanyl in Native Communities: Native Perspectives on Addressing the Growing Crisis”

Date: November 8, 2023

Time: 2:30pm

Location: Dirksen

Room: 628

Witnesses

The Honorable Tony Hillaire

Chairman

Lummi Nation

Bellingham, WA

The Honorable Jamie S. Azure

Chairman

Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota

Belcourt, ND

The Honorable Bryce Kirk

Councilman

Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation

Poplar, MT

Dr. A. Aukahi Austin Seabury, Ph.D.

Executive Director & Licensed Clinical Psychologist

I Ola Lāhui, Inc.

Honolulu, HI

Mr. Eric M. Gettis

Senior Vice President of Behavioral Health

Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium

Juneau, AK - Accompanied by Dr. Corey P. Cox, MD, Clinical Director for Addiction Services, Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium, Juneau, AK

Dr. Claradina Soto, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA

Committee Notice:

https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearings/oversight-hearing-titled-fentanyl-in-native-communities-native-perspectives-on-addressing-the-growing-crisis/