Opening Remarks

House Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2026 – 1:00 PM
Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA
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Witnesses
Panel one
Chuck Hoskin Jr.
Principal Chief, Cherokee Nation
Jonodev Chaudhuri
Ambassador, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation
Reggie Wassana [Note: Did not appear in person]
Governor, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes
Panel two
James Naranjo
Governor, Pueblo of Santa Clara
Charles Riley
Governor, Pueblo of Acoma
Panel three
Verlon Jose
Chairman, The Tohono O’odham Nation of Arizona
Dr. Buu Nygren
President, Navajo Nation
Panel four
Robyn Sunday-Allen [Note: Did not appear in person]
President-Elect, National Council of Urban Indian Health
Francys Crevier
Chief Executive Officer, National Council of Urban Indian Health
A.C. Locklear
Chief Executive Officer, National Indian Health Board
Abigail Echo-Hawk
Director, Urban Indian Health Institute
Conrad Jacket
Board Member, Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board, Inc.
Panel five
Teresa Sanchez
Board President, Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc., Tribal Member of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians
Esther Lucero
President and Chief Executive Officer, Seattle Indian Health Board
Aaron Hines
Chair, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
Leanndra Ross
Vice President, Executive and Tribal Services, Southcentral Foundation of Alaska
Panel six
Angelique Albert
Chief Executive Officer, Native Forward Scholar Fund
Ahniwake Rose
President & CEO, American Indian Higher Education Consortium
Panel seven
Cecilia Fire Thunder
President, Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition (OLNEC)
Aurene Martin
Secretary, National Indian Child Welfare Association
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