Legislative Hearing on Indian Lands Bill
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 2:00 PM
Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs
1324 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC 20515
H.R. 215 (Rep. Don Young of AK), To empower federally recognized Indian tribes to accept restricted fee tribal lands, and for other purposes. “American Indian Empowerment Act of 2017.”
Hearing Memo
https://naturalresources.house.gov/UploadedFiles/Hearing_Memo_--_Leg_Hrg_10.25.17.pdf
Witnesses and Testimony:
Mr. John Tahsuda III
Acting Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs
U.S. Department of the Interior
Washington, DC
https://naturalresources.house.gov/UploadedFiles/Testimony_Tahsuda.pdf
The Honorable Jonathon Nez
Vice President
Navajo Nation
Window Rock, AZ
https://naturalresources.house.gov/UploadedFiles/Testimony_Nezupdated.pdf
The Honorable J. Michael Chavarria (Unable to appear to death in tribal community)
Governor
Santa Clara Pueblo
Española, NM
The Honorable Henry Cagey
Council Member, Lummi Nation
Representative, Tribal Economic Growth Alliance
Bellingham, WA
https://naturalresources.house.gov/UploadedFiles/Testimony_Cagey.pdf
Mr. Cris Stainbrook
President
Indian Land Tenure Foundation
Little Canada, MN
https://naturalresources.house.gov/UploadedFiles/Testimony_Stainbrook.pdf
Mr. Eric Henson
Executive Vice President, Compass Lexecon
Research Affiliate, Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development
Tucson, AZ
https://naturalresources.house.gov/UploadedFiles/Testimony_Henson.pdf
Committee Notice:
https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=403172
