OVERSIGHT HEARING on Impacts of Environmental Changes on Treaty Rights, Traditional Lifestyles, and Tribal Homelands
Thursday, July 19 2012
2:15PM
Senate Dirksen Bldg 628
Description:
The purpose of this hearing is to examine the disproportionate impact that climatic changes have on tribal homelands and the resources available to mitigate and adapt to the changing environment.
Witnesses
Panel # 1
Ms. Joann K. Chase
Director
American Indian Environmental Office, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC
Ms. Margaret Davidson
Director
Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, NOAA Coastal Services Center, U.S. Department of Commerce, Charleston, SC
Panel # 2
The Honorable Mike Williams
Chief
Yupiit Nation, Akiak, AK
The Honorable Tex "Red Tipped Arrow" Hall
Chairman
Mandan, Hidatsa & Arikara Nation, New Town, ND
The Honorable Thomas Dardar Jr.
Principal Chief
United Houma Nation, Golden Meadow, LA
Mr. Billy Frank
Chairman
Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, Olympia, WA
Ms. Malia Akutagawa
Assistant Professor of Law
University of Hawaii at Manoa, William S. Richardson School of Law, Honolulu, HI
Committee Schedule
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