Oversight Hearing on Federal Recognition: Political and Legal Relationship between Governments

Date: July 12, 2012

Time: 2:15 PM

Location: Senate Dirksen Bldg

Room: 628

The purpose of this hearing is to examine the process of recognizing tribes through the Administrative and Congressional processes.

Witnesses

The Honorable Jim Webb

United States Senator, Washington, DC

Mr. Bryan Newland

Senior Policy Advisor to the Assistant Secretary

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

Testimony

The Honorable Stephen R. Adkins

Chief

Chickahominy Indian Tribe, Charles City, VA

Testimony

The Honorable Paul Brooks

Chairman

Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, Pembroke, NC

Testimony

Mr. John Norwood

Co-Chair

National Congress of American Indian Taskforce on Federal Acknowledgment, Washington, DC

Testimony

Mr. K. Jerome Gottschalk

Staff Attorney

Native American Rights Fund, Boulder, CO

Testimony

Mr. Michael J. Anderson

Owner

Anderson Indian Law, Washington, DC

Testimony