Legislative Hearing on a Draft Bill to Address Law and Order in Indian Country

Date: June 19, 2008

Time: 9:30 AM

Location: Dirksen

Room: 562

Witnesses

The Honorable Ron His Horse Is Thunder

Chairman

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Fort Yates, ND

Testimony

The Honorable Joe Garcia

President

National Congress of American Indians, Washington, D.C.

Testimony

The Honorable Gretchen Shappert

United States Attorney, Western District of North Carolina / Chair of the Department’s Native American Issues Subcommittee

United States Department of Justice, Charlotte, NC

Testimony

Mr. W. Patrick Ragsdale

Director, Office of Justice Services

United States Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.

Testimony

Professor Kelly Stoner

Director, Native American Legal Resource Center and Clinical Programs

Oklahoma City University School of Law, Oklahoma City, OK

Testimony

Mr. Walter Lamar

President and CEO

Lamar Associates, Washington, D.C.

Testimony