House Committee on Natural Resources
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Leaving Indian Children Behind: Reviewing the State of BIE Schools
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 | 2:00 PM
On Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at 2:00 p.m., in room 1334 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold an oversight hearing titled “Leaving Indian Children Behind: Reviewing the State of BIE Schools.”
Panel One
Ms. Kathleen Sedney
Assistant Inspector General for Audits, Inspections, and Evaluations
Office of Inspector General
U.S. Department of the Interior
Ms. Melissa Emery-Arras
Director for Education, Workforce, and Income Security Team
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Panel Two
Mr. Kasey Velasquez
Chairman
White Mountain Apache Tribe
Ms. Cecilia Fire Thunder
President
Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition
Mr. Jason Dropik
Executive Director
National Indian Education Association
Ms. Shawna Becenti
Head of School
Navajo Preparatory School
Leaving Indian Children Behind: Reviewing the State of BIE Schools
(February 12, 2025)
