Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
Oversight Hearing entitled “Economic Self-Determination in Action: Examining the Small Business Administration Native 8(a) Program”
Date: February 10, 2026
Time: 9:30 AM
Location: Dirksen
Room: 628
Witnesses
Panel 1
The Honorable Chuck Hoskin Jr.
Principal Chief
Cherokee Nation
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Ms. Katherine Carlton
President, Chugach Alaska Corporation
Policy Chair, Native American Contractors Association
Anchorage, Alaska
Ms. Polly Watson
Vice President of Operations
Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Anchorage, Alaska
Ms. Cariann Ah Loo
President
Native Hawaiian Organizations Association
Honolulu, Hawaii
Committee Notice:
https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearings/oversight-hearing-entitled-economic-self-determination-in-action-examining-the-small-business-administration-native-8a-program/
