Witness list for Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing on bills

Tuesday, June 17, 2014  

Sen. Jon Tester (D-Montana), on right, and Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), on left, are chair and vice chair, respectively, of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee. Photo from April 9, 2014, hearing

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee holds a legislative hearing tomorrow

Two Native language bills are on the agenda. They are:

• S.1948, A bill to promote the academic achievement of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children with the establishment of a Native American language grant program;
• S.2299, A bill to amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to reauthorize a provision to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages.

The hearing takes place at 2:30pm in Room 628 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building. The witness list follows:

Panel 1
•Mr. William Mendoza
Executive Director, White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education-U.S. Department of Education

•The Honorable Lillian Sparks
Commissioner, Administration for Native Americans-U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Panel 2
•Ms. Clarena Brockie
Dean of Student Affairs-Aaniiih Nokoda College

•Ms. Sonta Hamilton Roach
Elementary School Teacher, Innoko River School-and Board Member, Doyon Limited

•Mr. Thomas Shortbull
President-Oglala Lakota College

•The Honorable Ed Delgado
Chairman-Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin

•Ms. Namaka Rawlins
Director of Strategic Partnerships and Collaboration-'Aha P'nana Leo, Hilo, HI

Committee Notice:
Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on the following bills (June 18, 2014)