Oversight Hearing

Oversight Hearing on the National Indian Gaming Commission

Date: April 17, 2008

Time: 10:30 AM

Location: Dirksen

Room: 562

Witnesses

Mr. Philip Hogen

Chairman

National Indian Gaming Commission, Washington, D.C.

Testimony

The Honorable Delia Carlyle

Chairwoman, Arizona Indian Gaming Association / Chairwoman, Ak-Chin Indian Community Council

Ak-Chin Indian Community Council, Phoenix, AZ

Testimony

The Honorable J.R. Mathews

Board Member and Vice-Chairman of the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma

Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma, Quapaw, OK

Accompanied by: Mark Van Norman, Executive Director, National Indian Gaming Association, Washington, D.C.

Testimony

Mr. Brian Patterson

President

United South and Eastern Tribes, Nashville, TN

Testimony

Mr. Kurt Luger

Executive Director

Great Plains Indian Gaming Association, Bismarck, ND

Testimony

Ms. Kathryn R.L. Rand, J.D.,

Co-Director, Institute for the Study of Tribal Gaming Law and Policy

University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND

Accompanied by: Steven Light, PhD., Co-Directors, Institute for the Study of Tribal Gaming Law and Policy, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND

Testimony