Oversight Hearing
before the
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
to discuss the goals and priorities of the
Alaska Native community for the 107th Congress
Thursday, May 10, 2001
WITNESS LIST
Overview
Julie Kitka, President, Alaska Federation of Natives, Anchorage, Alaska
Panel 1
Loretta Bullard, Executive Director, Kawerak Inc., Nome, Alaska
Alfred Ketzler, Sr., Chief Administrator Officer, Tanana Chiefs Conference, Inc., Fairbanks, Alaska
Rita Stevens, Kodiak Area Native Association, Kodiak, Alaska
Ed Thomas, President, Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska Central Council, Juneau, Alaska
Panel 2
Matthew Nicolai, President & CEO, Calista Corporation, Anchorage, Alaska
Norm Ream, President & CEO, the Thirteenth Region, Seattle, Washington
Chris McNeil, President & CEO, Sealaska Corporation, Juneau, Alaska
accompanied by: Vicky Otte, Cook Inlet Region Inc., Anchorage, Alaska
Panel 3
Mike Williams, Chairman, Alaska Inter-Tribal Council, Anchorage, Alaska
Vernita Herdman, Advocacy Coordinator, Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Anchorage, Alaska