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Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hears from Native leaders
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
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UPDATE:Julie Kitka, President of the Alaska Federation of Natives, based in Anchorage, Alaska, will be testifying at the hearing. The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is hearing from leaders of Indian Country, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian organizations at its first hearing of the 117th Congress. The oversight hearing is titled “A call to action: Native communities’ priorities in focus for the 117th Congress.” Four Native leaders are scheduled to share their views with the committee:
The Honorable Fawn Sharp
President
National Congress of American Indians
Washington, D.C. The Honorable Leonard Forsman
President
Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians
Portland, Oregon The Honorable Carmen “Hulu” Lindsey
Chair, Board of Trustees
Office of Hawaiian Affairs
Honolulu, HawaiiThe Honorable Andy Teuber
Chairman and President
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Anchorage, Alaska
Of note on the witness list is Andy Teuber, who resigned from his leadership position at the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium on Tuesday, according to news reports from Alaska. No explanation has been publicly given and it’s likely another representative will testify in his place at the hearing.
The committee typically convenes every Wednesday afternoon, Eastern time. During prior sessions of Congress, members took part in oversight hearings, legislative hearings and business meetings almost every week when lawmakers were in Washington, D.C.
For the 117th Congress, the committee is evenly split between Democrats and Republicans. Democrats have the upper hand in the Senate, due to Vice President Kamala Harris’s role as president in the chamber.
On the Democratic side, the committee consists of six members:
• Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), ChairPresident
National Congress of American Indians
Washington, D.C. The Honorable Leonard Forsman
President
Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians
Portland, Oregon The Honorable Carmen “Hulu” Lindsey
Chair, Board of Trustees
Office of Hawaiian Affairs
Honolulu, Hawaii
• Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Washington), Former Chair
• Sen. Jon Tester (D-Montana), Former Chair and Former Vice Chair
• Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nevada)
• Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minnesota)
• Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-New Mexico), New member of panel On the Republican side, the committee consists of six members: • Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Vice Chair, Former Vice Chair
• Sen. John Hoeven (R-North Dakota), Former Chair, 116th Congress
• Sen. James Lankford (R-Oklahoma)
• Sen. Steve Daines (R-Montana)
• Sen. Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota), New member of panel
• Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kansas)

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Notice
Oversight Hearing – “A call to action: Native communities’ priorities in focus for the 117th Congress.” (February 24, 2021)
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