The House Natural Resources Committee, led by Chairman Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), will hold a legislative hearing on H.R. 1294, the "Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2006," and H.R. 65, the "Lumbee Recognition Act."

Subject:
House Natural Resources Committee
Legislative Hearing on H.R. 1294 and H.R. 65

When:
Wednesday, April 18, 2007, at 10:00 a.m.

Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:
Senator Elizabeth Dole, R-NC (H.R. 65)
Congressman Mike McIntyre, D-NC (H.R. 65)
Congressman Robin Hayes, D-NC (H.R. 65)
Congressman James Moran, D-VA (H.R. 1294)
Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, D-VA (H.R. 1294)
Congressman Frank R. Wolf, R-VA (H.R. 1294)

Panel 1 (H.R. 65, H.R. 1294)
The Honorable Carl J. Artman, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, D.C.

Panel 2 (H.R. 65)
Chairman Goins, Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, Pembroke, NC, Accompanied by Ms. Arlinda Locklear, Attorney for Lumbee Tribe
Principal Chief Mitchell Hicks, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Cherokee, NC
Mr. Kelvin Sampson, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Dr. Jack Campisi, Anthropologist, Red Hook, NY

Panel 3 (H.R. 1294)
Chief Stephen Adkins, Chickahominy Indian Tribe, Charles Country, VA
Chief Kenneth Branham, Monacan Indian Nation, Madison Heights, VA
The Reverend Jonathan Barton, Virginia Council of Churches, Inc., Richmond, VA
Ms. Helen Rountree, Anthropologist, Hampton, VA

Opening Statement
Chairman Nick J. Rahall