Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs

Tuesday, March 8, 2011  

The new Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs met today for its first hearing of the 112th Congress.

Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska), the chairman of the subcommittee, called the hearing to discuss funding for Indian programs. Assistant Secretary Larry Echo Hawk and Acting Special Trustee Ray Joseph were the only witnesses.

The hearing lasted about 90 minutes. Audio files can be downloaded below:

• Opening Statements (8:02)

• Larry Echo Hawk Testimony (7:09) | Ray Joseph Testimony (5:11)

• Q&A Round 1 (33:55) | Q&A Round 2 (36:45)

Committee Notice:
Oversight Hearing on "The effectiveness of federal spending on Native American programs, and on the President’s FY 2012 budget request for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians" (March 8, 2011)

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