Business Meeting to consider S. 1471 / Oversight Hearing on “Examining the COVID-19 Response in Native Communities: Native Languages One Year Later” / Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on S. 989 & S. 1402

Date: May 26, 2021

Time: 2:30 PM

Location: Dirksen

Room: 628

Witnesses

Ms. Michelle Sauve

Acting Commissioner

Administration for Native Americans, Department of Health & Human Services, Washington, DC

Testimony

The Honorable Chuck Hoskin, Jr.

Principal Chief

Cherokee Nation, Tahlequah, OK

Testimony

Ms. Leslie Harper

President

National Coalition of Native American Language Schools and Programs, Cass Lake, MN

Testimony

Ms. Kaʻiulani Laehā

Chief Executive Officer

Aha Punana Leo, Hilo,HI

Testimony

Ms. Bernadette "Yaayuk" Alvanna-Stimpfle

Director, Kawerak Eskimo Heritage

Chair, Alaska Native Language Preservation and Advisory Council, Nome, AK

Testimony