Indianz.Com Listening Lounge, Senate Indian Affairs Committee oversight hearing on Lands eligible for gaming pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, July 27, 2005. Note: All files in MP3 format. Intro - 5:18 - 938k Vitter, Voinovich - 22:40 - 3.89MB Panel I - 35:00 - 6.00MB | Q&A - 20:17 - 3.48MB Panel II - 32:10 - 5.52MB Q&A - 21:26 - 3.67MB

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee held an oversight hearing today on "Lands eligible for gaming pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act."

Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona), the chairman of the committee, has promised a series of hearings on issues affecting the $19 billion Indian gaming industry. He has raised a number of concerns about the regulation of tribal casinos and off-reservation casino proposals.

The witness list for the hearings is as follows:

Sen. George V. Voinovich (R-lllinois)
Sen. David Vitter (R-Louisiana)

Panel I
George Skibine, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy and Economic Development for Indian Affairs
Penny Coleman, Acting General Counsel, National Indian Gaming Commission

Panel II
Walter Gray, Tribal Administrator, Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians, Talmage, California
Christine Norris, Principal Chief, Jena Band of Choctaw Indians, Jena, Louisiana
John Barnett, Chairman, Cowlitz Indian Tribe, Longview, Washington
Charles D. Enyart, Chief, Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, Seneca, Missouri

The hearing started at 9:30am. It was broadcast online at http://indian.senate.gov

Relevant Links:
National Indian Gaming Commission - http://www.nigc.gov
National Indian Gaming Association - http://www.indiangaming.org

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