House Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 – 9:30 AM
Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA

• LIVESTREAM: youtu.be/w0lxTsG9fI0

Witnesses
Panel one
Ryan Oatman

Vice-Chairman
Nez Perce Tribe

Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]
Donna Thompson

Vice-Chair
Fort Hall Business Council of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes

Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]
Chief Allen

Chairman
Coeur d’Alene Tribe

Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]
Panel two
Stacy Shepherd

Executive Officer of Member Services
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]
Audrey Lee

Second Chief
Sac and Fox Nation

Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]
Mike Natchees

Councilman
Ute Indian Tribe

Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]
Panel three
Kirk Francis

Chief
Penobscot Indian Nation

Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]
Corey Hinton

Citizen
Passamaquoddy Tribe

Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]
Brian Harris

Chief
Catawba Nation

Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]
John Johnson

President
Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians

Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]
Panel four
Kathleen Wooden Knife

President
Rosebud Sioux Tribe

Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]
Justin Song Hawk

Vice-Chairman
Yankton Sioux Tribe

Frank Star Comes Out

President
Oglala Sioux Tribe

Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]
Panel five
Ryman Lebeau

Chairman
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe

Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]
Janet Alkire

Chairwoman
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]
Panel six
Steven Orihuela

Chairman
Bishop Paiute Tribe

Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]
Charles Martin

Chairman
Morongo Band of Mission Indians

Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]
Erica Pinto

Chairwoman
Jamul Indian Village

Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]
Cecilia Flores

Tribal Council Chairwoman
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe

Witness Statement [PDF]
Witness Biography [PDF]
Relevant Links

Livestream: youtu.be/w0lxTsG9fI0 (youtube.com)
Witness List and Written Testimony (docs.house.gov)
Hearing Notice (appropriations.house.gov)