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House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies hearing entitled, " American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Day 3."

Witnesses Include:
Panel I
- 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

Panel II
- Monique Martin, Vice President of Intergovernmental Affairs, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
- Ileen Sylvester, Executive Vice President for Executive and Tribal Services, Southcentral Foundation

Panel III
- 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.

Panel IV
- 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

Panel V
- 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

Panel VI
- 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

Panel VII
- 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

Panel VIII
- 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

Panel IX
- 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

February 27, 2025.

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