House Committee on AppropriationsSubcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related AgenciesDate: Tuesday, March 17, 2026 – 9:00 AMLocation: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA• LIVESTREAM: youtu.be/-LNDKvPcgG0WitnessesPanel oneDarrell G. Seki Sr.Chairman, Red Lake Band of Chippewa IndiansMichael FairbanksChairman, White Earth NationVirgil WindChief Executive, Mille Lacs Band of OjibweGrant Johnson [Note: did not appear in person]Tribal Council President, Prairie Island Indian CommunityPanel twoBruce SavageChairman, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior ChippewaAustin LowesChairman, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa IndiansWinnay WemigwaseChairperson, Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa IndiansJohn JohnsonPresident, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa IndiansPanel threeJason SchlenderExecutive Administrator, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife CommissionWhitney Gravelle [Note: did not appear in person]President, Bay Mills Indian Community/Board Member, Chippewa Ottawa Resource AuthorityAja DeCoteauExecutive Director, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish CommissionPanel fourAshton PicardVice-Chairman, Nez Perce TribeDonna ThompsonChairwoman, Fort Hall Business Council of the Shoshone-Bannock TribesChief AllanChairman, Coeur d’Alene TribePanel five and sevenStacy Shepherd [Note: Did not appear in person]Executive Officer of Member Services, The Choctaw Nation of OklahomaDr. Toni Tsatoke-MuleExecutive Director, Kiowa Education Agency, Kiowa TribeKristina AndrewThird Chief, Curyung Tribal CouncilVivian KorthuisChief Executive Officer, Association of Village Council PresidentsPanel sixBrian Harris [Note: did not appear in person]Chief, Catawba NationPanel seven [Note: See panel five]Panel eightDuane ClarkeChairman, The Hualapai Tribe of ArizonaDerrick W. LeslieTribal Education Department Director, White Mountain Apache TribeDuane Jackson Jr. Council Member, Gila River Indian CommunityMore on Indianz.Com:https://indianz.com/News/2026/03/16/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-morning-session-2/