Hearing · Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies · House of RepresentativesLikely held · Mar 17, 2026

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies – American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness (Day 1, Morning Session)

Name: Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies – American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness (Day 1, Morning Session)
Start: 2026-03-17T09:00:00-04:00
Location: 2008, Rayburn House Office Building

Committee

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies

Date

Mar 17, 2026 · 09:00

Location

2008, Rayburn House Office Building

Witnesses

Likely held

Inferred from the date. No official record confirms this meeting took place.

Location

2008, Rayburn House Office Building

Committee

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies

Congress

119th

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Witnesses(24)

Name	Position	Organization
Aja DeCoteauColumbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission	Executive Director	Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
Ashton PicardNez Perce Tribe	Vice-Chairman	Nez Perce Tribe
Audrey LeeSac and Fox Nation	Principal Chief	Sac and Fox Nation
Austin LowesSault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians	Chairman	Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians
Brian HarrisCatawba Nation	Chief	Catawba Nation
Bruce SavageFond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa	Chairman	Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Chief AllanCoeur d’Alene Tribe	Chairman	Coeur d’Alene Tribe
Darrell SekiRed Lake Band of Chippewa Indians	Chairman	Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians
Derrick LeslieWhite Mountain Apache Tribe	Tribal Education Department Director	White Mountain Apache Tribe
Donna ThompsonFort Hall Business Council of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes	Chairwoman	Fort Hall Business Council of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes
Dr. Toni Tsatoke-MuleKiowa Education Agency, Kiowa Tribe	Executive Director	Kiowa Education Agency, Kiowa Tribe
Duane ClarkeThe Hualapai Tribe of Arizona	Chairman	The Hualapai Tribe of Arizona
Grant JohnsonPrairie Island Indian Community	Tribal Council President	Prairie Island Indian Community
Jason SchlenderGreat Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission	Executive Administrator	Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission
John JohnsonLac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians	President	Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
Kirk FrancisUnited South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund	President	United South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund
Kristina AndrewCuryung Tribal Council	Third Chief	Curyung Tribal Council
Michael FairbanksWhite Earth Nation	Chairman	White Earth Nation
Stacy ShepherdThe Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma	Executive Officer of Member Services	The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
Stephen LewisGila River Indian Community	Governor	Gila River Indian Community
Virgil WindMille Lacs Band of Ojibwe	Chief Executive	Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
Vivian KorthuisAssociation of Village Council Presidents	Chief Executive Officer	Association of Village Council Presidents
Whitney GravelleBay Mills Indian Community/Board Member, Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority	President	Bay Mills Indian Community/Board Member, Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority
Winnay WemigwaseLittle Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians	Chairperson	Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians

Related sessions(3)

Congress.gov publishes each day of a multi-day hearing separately. These are other sessions of this hearing, each with its own record.

Mar 17, 2026

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies – American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness (Day 1, Afternoon Session)

Mar 18, 2026

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies – American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness (Day 2, Morning Session)

Mar 18, 2026

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies – American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness (Day 2, Afternoon Session)