House Committee on Natural Resources
Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs
Wednesday, March 6, 2024 |  2:15 PM

On Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at 2:15 p.m., in room 1334 Longworth House Office Building, the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs will hold an oversight hearing titled “Advancing Tribal Self-Determination: Examining Bureau of Indian Affairs’ 638 Contracting.”

Witnesses are by invitation only.

Witnesses and Testimony

The Hon. Bryan Newland
Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs
U.S. Department of the Interior
Washington, D.C. 
https://indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/20/HHRG-118-II24-Wstate-NewlandB-20240306.pdf

The Hon. Deborah Dotson
President
Delaware Nation
Anadarko, OK 
https://indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/20/HHRG-118-II24-Wstate-DotsonD-20240306.pdf

The Hon. Martin Harvier
President
Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community
Scottsdale, AZ 
https://indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/20/HHRG-118-II24-Wstate-HarvierM-20240306.pdf

Mr. Jay Spaan
Executive Director
Self-Governance Communication & Education Tribal Consortium
Tulsa, OK 
https://indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/20/HHRG-118-II24-Wstate-SpaanJ-20240306.pdf

The Hon. Cheryl Andrews-Maltais
Chairwoman
Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Aquinnah
Aquinnah, MA [Minority witness]
https://indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/20/HHRG-118-II24-Wstate-Andrews-MaltaisC-20240306.pdf

Committee Notice:
https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=415607

Advancing Tribal Self-Determination: Examining Bureau of Indian Affairs’ 638 Contracting

Martin Harvier / Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community

Deborah Dotson / Delaware Nation

Bryan Newland / Department of the Interior

Opening Remarks

I wrote this song and produced it from scratch on November 27, 2024.
It is a day that is marked to remember the resistance.
All lyrics were spontaneously sung; this is just what was in my heart.

Open The Gates

John Kush has been a part of the Chumash community's ongoing expression of unique art and culture since his early childhood. Our guest lives and works within the Chumash ancestral homelands as personal and professional artists and previously worked on several important projects for the Northern Chumash Tribal Council (NCTC). Our guest’s artistic legacy spans decades and he joins for the hour to discuss the forthcoming, international indigenous exhibit: Decolonize Native Art (D.N.A.). which comprises of Indigenous artists across Turtle Island who express what decolonization means through their “art” and more. Tune in to hear about the D.N.A. exhibit, Chumash history and contemporary struggles and more. 

Guest:
o	John Kush (Chumash Nation) is the principal organizer for the upcoming Decolonize Native Art (DNA), which is being held at the Santa Barbara Community Arts Workshop, 631 Garden Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, from 12/13/2024-12/18/2024.

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Decolonize Native Art International Exhibit in the Chumash Nation

Today on American Indian Airwaves, listeners will hear extensive update on why 31st Anniversary of the Beginning of the War Against Oblivion, the armed uprising of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) on January 1st, 1994, against the colonial state of Mexico and global capitalism, was placed on hold.

On January 1st, 1994, the Mayan peoples’ traditional homelands were recovered after the 12-day armed uprising of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) against state violence and a legacy of settler colonial oppression. The EZLN’s actions are concrete evidence of how Zapatismo in Chiapas has improved the living conditions of the communities based on organization, autonomy, and self-determination. 

Tune in to hear about how the systemic and increased organized crime violence is having on Indigenous peoples throughout Chiapas, MX. Also, listeners will hear a recap of the major 2024 events for Indigenous peoples throughout the settler colonial state of Mexico such as the 50th anniversary of the important 1974 Indigenous Congress in Chiapas, convened by the late Bishop Samuel Ruiz, whose 100th birthday would have been in 2024. Moreover, hear about the 2024 elections such as with the MORENA party reelected by a landslide; and how Claudia Sheinbaum replaces AMLO, cementing MORENA monopoly on power and what that means for Indigenous and Mayan peoples. The MORENA party corruption means more extractive industry expansion, displacement of Indigenous peoples without free, prior, and informed consent, and the violent repression of Indigenous protests and resistance against megaprojects, plus more. 

Guest:
•	Richard Stahler-Sholk, a retired Professor of Political Science at Eastern Michigan University, and community activist involved with the School of Chiapas which is an organization of grassroots activists and communities working to support the autonomous, indigenous Zapatista communities of Chiapas, Mexico. Schools for Chiapas was created the mid-1990’s by individuals searching for ways to make the world a better place and working to create a world where all worlds fit.

Archived programs can be heard on Soundcloud at: https://soundcloud.com/burntswamp

American Indian Airwaves streams on over ten podcasting platforms such as Amazon Music, Apple Podcast, Audible, Backtracks.fm, Gaana, Google Podcast, Fyyd, iHeart Media, Mixcloud, Player.fm, Podbay.fm, Podcast Republic, SoundCloud, Spotify, Tunein, YouTube, and more. 


The Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) 31st Anniversary Suspended: Cartel & State Violence Escalations in Chiapas

House Committee on Natural Resources
Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs
Examining 50 years of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act in Indian Country
 Friday, April 4, 2025 |  10:00 AM

On Friday, April 4, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. (CDT), the Committee on Natural Resources will hold an oversight hearing titled “Examining 50 years of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act in Indian Country.” This hearing will examine the successes and opportunities for tribal self-governance in economic development and healthcare as the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act turns 50.

This hearing will be held at the First Americans Museum, 659 American Indian Blvd., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Witnesses
The Hon. Bill Anoatubby
Governor
Chickasaw Nation
Ada, Oklahoma

The Hon. Chuck Hoskin
Principal Chief
Tahlequah, Oklahoma

The Hon. Gary Batton
Chief
Durant, Oklahoma

The Hon. Wena Supernaw
Chair
Quapaw Nation
Quapaw, Oklahoma

The Hon. David Hill
Principal Chief
Muscogee Creek Nation
Okmulgee, Oklahoma

Mr. Mark Rogers
Chief Executive Officer
Osage Nation Health System
Pawhuska, Oklahoma

The Hon. Martin Harvier
President
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
Scottsdale, Arizona
[Minority witness]

Mr. Jay Spaan
Executive Director
Self-Governance Communication & Education Tribal Consortium
Tulsa, Oklahoma
[Minority witness]

More on Indianz.Com:
https://indianz.com/News/2025/04/01/witness-list-for-house-subcommittee-field-hearing-on-indian-self-determination/

Wena Supernaw / Quapaw Nation

David Hill / Muscogee Creek Nation

Gary Batton / Choctaw Nation

Mark Rogers / Osage Nation Health System

Q&A Part 2

Chuck Hoskin Jr / Cherokee Nation

Q&A Part 1

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