American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness - February 27, 2025

Witnesses
Crystal Williams
Treasurer, United South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund
Abigail Echo-Hawk
Director, Urban Indian Health Institute
Jason Schlender
Executive Administrator, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission
Monique Martin
Vice President of Intergovernmental Affairs, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Ileen Sylvester
Executive Vice President for Executive and Tribal Services, Southcentral Foundation
Reno Franklin
Chair, California Rural Indian Health Board
Inder Wadhwa
Chief Executive Officer, Northern Valley Indian Health
Teresa Sanchez
Health Board Delegate, Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health Inc.
Jerilyn Church
President, Chief Executive Officer, Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board
Anthony Locklear
Interim Chief Executive Officer, National Indian Health Board
Robyn Sunday-Allen
Chief Executive Officer, National Council of Urban Indian Health
Ahniwake Rose
President, Chief Executive Officer, American Indian Higher Education Consortium
Jason Dropik
Executive Director, National Indian Education Association
Toni Tsatoke-Mule
Executive Director, Kiowa Education Agency and Higher Education
Cecilia Fire Thunder
Chairwoman, Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition
Jordan Etcitty
Executive Director, Diné bi Olta School Board Association
Aurene Martin
Board of Directors Member, National Indian Child Welfare Association
Greg Abrahamson
Vice-Chair, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
Esther Lucero
President, Chief Executive Officer, Seattle Indian Health Board
Lloyd Miller
Council, National Tribal Contract Support Coalition
Jeremy Takala
Chair, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
Ed Johnstone
Chairman, Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission
Heather Dawn Thompson
Vice President, Native Nations Conservation and Food Systems
Austin Lowes
Tribal Chairman, Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians
Mark Macarro
President, National Congress of American Indians
Cody Desautel
President, Intertribal Timber Council
Cory Blankenship
Executive Director, Native American Finance Officers Association