Oversight Hearing on Indian Trust Fund Litigation

Date: March 29, 2007

Time: 9:15 AM

Location: Russell

Room: 485

Witnesses

The Honorable Dirk Kempthorne

Secretary

Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.

Testimony

Mr. William Mercer

Acting Associate Attorney General

Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.

Testimony

Mr. John Bickerman

Bickerman Dispute Resolution, Washington, D.C.

Testimony

Ms. Eloise Cobell

Lead Plaintiff

Cobell v. Kempthorne, Browning, MT

Accompanied by: Keith Harper, Partner, Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP, Washington, D.C.

Testimony

Mr. John Echohawk

Executive Director

Native American Rights Fund, Boulder, CO

Testimony

The Honorable William Martin

Vice Chairman, InterTribal Monitoring Association on Indian Trust Funds

First Vice President, Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska

Testimony