Witness list for hearing on Lumbee Tribe federal recognition bill

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

• WATCH: Legislative Hearing - H.R.1964 - Lumbee Recognition Act

The House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States is holding a legislative hearing on Wednesday afternoon.

H.R.1964, the Lumbee Recognition Act, is the only item is on the agenda for the hearing. The bill extends full federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe, headquartered in North Carolina.

"The state already recognizes the Lumbee community as a sovereign tribe, and Congress should do the same," Democrats who control the House Committee on Natural Resources said in a post on social media.

The hearing takes place at 2pm Eastern in Room 1324 of the Longworth House Office Building. The witness list follows:

Hon. Harvey Godwin, Jr.
Chairman, Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina
West Pembroke, NC

Dr. Frederick Hoxie
Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois
Urbana, IL

Hon. Richard Sneed
Principal Chief, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Cherokee, NC

House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Notice

Legislative Hearing (December 4, 2019)

Cover photo by North Carolina Department of Transportation Communications shows leaders and citizens of the Lumbee Tribe taking part in the dedication of highway named in honor of the late Jimmy Goins in Raleigh, North Carolina, on June 28, 2017. Goins served on the tribe's first council and as chairman for two consecutive terms. He was killed in an accident on the highway in 2015.