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Testimonies Presented to Congress in 2011

Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs – Bureau of Indian Affairs

List of testimonies delivered by BIA officials to Congress during 2011, including dates and topics.
DateTitle
3/8/11Statement of Larry Echo Hawk, Before the Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives on the President's FY 2012 Budget Request, for Indian Programs in the Department of the Interior
3/15/11Statement of Larry Echo Hawk, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate, on the President’s FY 2012 Budget Request for Indian Programs in the Department of the Interior
4/14/11Statement of Donald Del Laverdure, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate, on S. 703, Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Homeownership (HEARTH) Act
4/14/11Testimony of George T. Skibine, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate, on S. 546, Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act of 2011
4/14/11Testimony of Donald Del Laverdure, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate, on S. 636, A Bill to Provide the Quileute Indian Tribe Tsunami and Flood Protection, and for Other Purposes
4/20/11Statement of John Anevski, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate, Field Hearing on the Wind River Irrigation Project
6/9/11Testimony of Donald Del Laverdure, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate, on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
6/22/11Testimony of Jodi Gillette, Before the Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 1158, Montana Minerals Conveyance Act
6/22/11Testimony of Jodi Gillette, Before the Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 1560, A Bill to Amend Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo Tribe to Determine Blood Quantum Requirements for Membership in Their Tribe
7/12/11Statement of Donald “Del” Laverdure Before the House S/C on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, on H. R. 1234 and H. R. 1291, to Amend Act of June 18, 1934, to Reaffirm Authority of Secretary of DOI to Take Land Into Trust
7/21/11Statement of Michael S. Black, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate, on Facing Floods and Fires – Emergency Preparedness for Natural Disasters in Native Communities
8/9/11Statement of Edward Parisian, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate, on Empowering Native Youth to Reclaim Their Future
8/17/11Statement of Michael R. Smith, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate, on Strengthening Self-Sufficiency: Overcoming Barriers to Economic Development in Native Communities
9/15/11Statement of Dr. Herbert C. Frost, Before the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands on H.R. 1162, a Bill to Provide the Quileute Indian Tribe Tsunami and Flood Protection, and for Other Purposes
9/15/11Statement of Paul Tsosie, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate, on Tribal Transportation in Indian Country
9/22/11Testimony of Jodi Gillette, Before the House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, on H.R. 1556, A Bill to Amend the Omnibus Indian Advancement Act (Omnibus), PL 106-568 (2000)
9/22/11Testimony of Jodi Gillette, Before the House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, on H.R. 1461, Mescalero Apache Tribe Leasing Authorization Act
9/22/11Testimony of Jodi Gillette, Before the House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, on H.R. 2444, Tribal Self-Governance Act of 2011
10/4/11Testimony of Paula L. Hart, Before the House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs on H.R. 2938, Gila Bend Indian Reservation Lands Replacement Clarification Act
10/13/11Statement of Larry Echo Hawk, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate, on Carcieri Crisis: The Ripple Effect on Jobs, Economic Development and Public Safety in Indian Country
10/20/11Testimony of Donald “Del” Laverdure, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate, on S. 134, Mescalero Apache Tribe Leasing Authorization Act
10/20/11Testimony of Donald “Del” Laverdure, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate, on S. 1327, a Bill to Amend the Act of March 1, 1933, to Transfer Certain Authority and Resources to the Utah Dineh Corporation
10/20/11Testimony of Donald “Del” Laverdure, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate, on S. 1345, Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Grand Coulee Dam Equitable Compensation Settlement Act
10/20/11Testimony of Donald “Del” Laverdure, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate, on S. 399, Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act of 2011
10/22/11Statement of Larry Echo Hawk, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate Oversight Field Hearing, on Helping Our People Engage to Protect Our Youth
11/3/11Testimony of Mike Black, Before the House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives on H. R. 2362, Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act
11/3/11Testimony of Mike Black, Before the House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 205, Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Home Ownership Act (HEARTH)

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