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Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Roundtable on Federal Recognition TOMORROW
Here.
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Roundtable on Fish and Wildlife Issues TOMORROW
Here is the SCIA link.
And the flyer:
SCIA rndtble flyer Fish and Wildlife
Hosted by Loretta A. Tuell, Majority Staff Director/Chief Counsel
Date: Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Committee Hearing Room
628 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC
Topics: The Committee is interested in hearing about the various issues tribes and native communities are facing in conserving, managing, and protecting their fish and wildlife resources. Topics will include:
• Promoting sustainable practices to ensure healthy populations of fish and wildlife
• Preserving hunting, fishing, and gathering rights and access to traditional food sources
• Incorporating traditional knowledge in federal policy and decision-making
• Co-management of fish and wildlife resources
• Promoting cultural preservation through intergovernmental cooperation
RSVP: Please let us know if you plan to attend this event and what issues you are most interested in addressing.
• By phone: Christiane Cardoza at 202-224-2251; or
. E-mail: roundtable@indian.senate.gov
SCIA: Internet Gaming Panel Prepared Testimony
Here:
Panel # 1
The Honorable Robert Odawi Porter
President
Seneca Nation of Indians, Salamanca, NY
Panel # 2
Mr. Kevin K. Washburn
Dean, School of Law Administration
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Mr. I. Nelson Rose
Senior Professor
Whittier Law School, Encino, CA
Mr. Alex Skibine
Professor, S.J. Quinney College of Law
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Panel # 3
Mr. Patrick Fleming
Litigation Support Director
Poker Players Alliance, Washington, DC
Mr. Glenn Feldman
Attorney
Mariscal, Weeks, McIntyre & Friedlander, Phoenix, AZ
Written Testimony on SAVE Native Women Act in Yesterday’s SCIA Hearing
Here is the link to the hearing site.
Here are the relevant witnesses:
Panel # 2
Mr. Tom Perrelli
Associate Attorney General
U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC
Panel # 3
Ms. Suzanne Koepplinger
Executive Director
Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center, Minneapolis, MN
Mr. Thomas B. Heffelfinger
Attorney
Best & Flanagan LLP, Minneapolis, MN
- No testimony yet.
SCIA Hearing on E-Commerce: Written Testimony
Here:
Panel # 1
Mr. Geoffrey Blackwell
Chief
Office of Native Affairs and Policy, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC
Dr. Howard Hays M.D., M.S.P.H.
Acting Chief Information Officer
Indian Health Service, US Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC
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SCIA Press Release on GAO Report on IHS Billing
SENATORS URGE IMPROVEMENTS TO INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE
WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of senators is urging Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and other top administration officials to act quickly to improve health care delivery to American Indians and Alaska Natives.
In a letter to Secretary Sebelius and Indian Health Service Director Dr. Yvette Roubideaux, the senators pointed to a U.S. Government Accountability Office report issued Friday, September 23, that highlights billing and other problems in the IHS system that make it difficult for American Indians and Alaska natives to receive care from health providers and makes it difficult for health care providers offering the services to get reimbursed.
The GAO report, called “Indian Health Service: Increased Oversight Needed to Ensure Accuracy of Data Used for Estimating Contract Health Service Need,” states that due to inadequate and inconsistent data collection by IHS, it has been very difficult for health care providers who contract with IHS to quickly determine a patient’s eligibility for services. Poor data collection also makes it difficult for IHS to know what contractual services are needed by American Indians and Native Alaskans and whether it has adequate funds to pay for such services.
Written Testimony in SCIA Hearing on TLOA
Enough acronyms?
Here is the link to the witness list, and the list is reproduced here:
Panel # 1
Mr. Tom Perrelli
Associate Attorney General
United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC
Mr. Larry Echo Hawk
Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs
United State s Department of the Interior, Washington, DC
Mr. Brendan Johnson
U.S. Attorney
District of South Dakota, United State s Department of Justice, Sioux Falls , SD
Ms. Pamela S. Hyde
Administrator
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC
Dr. Rose Weahkee
Director
Division of Behavioral Health (DBH) in the Office of Clinical and Preventive Services, Indian Health Service. Rockville, MD
Panel # 2
Mr. Troy A. Eid
Chair
Indian Law and Order Commission, Denver, CO
Violence Against Native American Women Act of 2011 – Draft Bill Released
Earlier this week the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs released this draft bill for comment.
Here are more details from NCAI:
This draft bill recognizes and strengthens concurrent tribal criminal jurisdiction to investigate, prosecute, convict, and sentence both Indians and non-Indians who assault Indian spouses, intimate partners, or dating partners, or who violate protection orders, in Indian country. The bill improves the ability of tribes to respond to sex trafficking and strengthens accountability, coordination and consultation with federal agencies.
The Committee is asking tribal leaders, advocates, and representatives to submit any comments or suggestions on the draft in writing by September 6, 2011, via email to comments@indian.senate.gov. Please contact Erik Stegman or Wendy Helgemo at 202-224-2251 with any questions.
Written Testimony in SCIA Hearing on Indian Gaming Regulation
Here is the witness list, with links to the written testimony:
Panel # 1
The Honorable Tracie Stevens
Chairwoman
National Indian Gaming Commission, Washington, DC
Panel # 2
Mr. Ernest L. Stevens
Chairman
National Indian Gaming Association, Washington, DC
Mr. Jamie Hummingbird
Chairperson
National Tribal Gaming, Commissioners/Regulators, Tahlequah, OK
Panel # 3
Mr. J. Kurt Luger
Executive Director
Great Plains Indian Gaming Association, Bismarck, ND
Written Testimony
Mr. Sheila Morago
Executive Director
Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association, Oklahoma City, OK
Mr. John Meskill
Executive Director
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Commission, the Mohegan Tribe, Uncasville, CT
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Hearing on Violence against Indian Women Written Testimony
Here:
Panel # 1
Mr. Tom Perrelli
Associate Attorney General, Ll.S.
Department of Justice, Washington, DC
Dr. Rose Weahkee
PH.D.
Division of Behavioral Health, Indian Health Service, Ll.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC
Panel # 2
The Honorable Donald W. Rodgers
Chief
Catawba Indian Nation, Rock Hill,SC
written testimony
Ms. Carmen O’Leary
Director
Native Women’s Society of the Great Plains, Timber Lake, SD
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