Oversight Hearing on Unemployment on Indian Reservations at 50%: The Urgent Need to Create Jobs in Indian County

Date: January 28, 2010

Time: 2:15 PM

Location: Dirksen

Room: 628

Witnesses

Mr. Donald Laverdure

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs

U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, DC

Testimony

The Honorable Jefferson Keel

President

National Congress of American Indians, Washington, DC

Testimony

The Honorable Harvey Spoonhunter

Chairman

Northern Arapaho Business Council, Ethete, WY

Testimony

Ms. Gloria O'Neill

President and CEO

Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Anchorage, AK

Testimony

Mr. Conrad Edwards

President and CEO

Council for Tribal Employment Rights, Federal Way, WA

Testimony