Oversight Hearing “Buy Native American: Federal Support for Native Business Capacity Building and Success”

Date: March 16, 2022

Time: 4:00 PM

Location: Dirksen

Room: 628

Witnesses

Mr. Wizipan Garriott

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs

Department of the Interior, Washington, DC

Testimony

Ms. Janie Hipp

General Counsel

Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC

Testimony

Ms. Wahleah Johns

Director, Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs

U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC

Testimony

Ms. Lexie Holden

Associate Director

Intertribal Agriculture Council, Billings, MT

Testimony

Mr. JT Willie

Director, Division of Economic Development

Navajo Nation, Window Rock, AZ

Testimony

Ms. J. Kukui Maunakea-Forth

Founder and Executive Director

MA‘O Organic Farms, Wai‘anae, Hawai‘i

Testimony

Mr. Gary Hennigh

City Administrator

City of King Cove, AK

Testimony