House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs

House Subcommittee Hearing on the Indian Trust Asset Reform Act

Kate Fort

Here is the link to the page. The archived video of the hearing should be up on that page sometime today.

Witnesses and Testimony:

PANEL I

The Honorable Mike Simpson (H.R. 409)
Member of Congress

PANEL II

Mr. Michael Black (H.R. 409 and H.R. 4350)
Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs
U.S. Department of the Interior

Mr. Llevando “Cowboy” Fisher (H.R. 4350)
President
Northern Cheyenne Tribe

Mr. Ernie Stensgar (H.R. 409)
Vice Chairman, Coeur d’Alene Tribe
Member, Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians
(Truth in Testimony Form)

Mr. David Mullon (H.R. 409)
Chief Counsel
National Congress of American Indians
(Truth in Testimony Form)

Alaska Native Subsistence Act Proposes Co-Management Structure That Includes Tribal Leaders to Replace Current Federal/State Management Structure

Victoria Sweet

The Alaska Native Subsistence Co-Management Demonstration Act of 2014 proposes a new co-management structure in the Ahtna region. The new structure would include tribal officials in the management of the land and resources, replacing the current dual federal and state management structure.

The House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs will hold a hearing on the Act March 14, 2014, 11:00 am (EST). The hearing will be available online here.

AFN has released an overview video to explain some of the complexities of protecting subsistence rights  and the strength of co-management here.

Ahtna, Inc. has also released a video here.

Article here.