With a BIA official
OVERSIGHT HEARING
on Federal Recognition: Political and Legal Relationship between Governments
Thursday, July 12 2012
2:15PM
Senate Dirksen Bldg 628
Description:
The purpose of this hearing is to examine the process of recognizing tribes through the Administrative and Congressional processes.
The Honorable Jim Webb
United States Senator, Washington, DC
Witnesses
Panel # 1
Mr. Bryan Newland
Senior Policy Advisor to the Assistant Secretary
Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, DC
Panel # 2
The Honorable Stephen R. Adkins
Chief
Chickahominy Indian Tribe, Charles City, VA
The Honorable Paul Brooks
Chairman
Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, Pembroke, NC
Mr. John Norwood
Co-Chair
National Congress of American Indian Taskforce on Federal Acknowledgment, Washington, DC
Mr. K. Jerome Gottschalk
Staff Attorney
Native American Rights Fund, Boulder, CO
Mr. Michael J. Anderson
Owner
Anderson Indian Law, Washington, DC
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