Panel I:
The Honorable Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
The Honorable Shelley Berkley
Panel II:
Chief Fred Cantu. Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan
Carl Artman, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior
Alicia Walker, Chairman, Sault Ste. Marie Chippewa Tribe
Kathryn Tierney, Tribal Attorney, Bay Mills Indian Community
Cynthia J. Abrams, Board Member, National Coalition Against Legalized Gambling (submitting statement for the record)
Legislation
House hearing on off-reservation casino bills
Friday, March 14, 2008
The House Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing this morning on two off-reservation casino bills.
H.R.
2176 and H.R.
4115 settle land claims for the Bay Mills Indian Community and
the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of
Chippewa Indians. The tribes would be able to open casinos on sites hundreds
of miles away from their existing reservations.
The bills have been approved by the House Natural Resources Committee.
But Rep. John Conyers (D-Michigan), the chairman of the Judiciary committee,
opposes the measures.
The hearing takes place at 10am and will be broadcast at http://judiciary.house.gov. The witness list follows:
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