Hearing
before the
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
to receive testimony on the goals and priorities of the
member tribes of the Midwest Alliance of Sovereign Tribes (MAST)
Tuesday, June 19, 2001
Chairman Inouye's Opening Statement
WITNESS LIST
Panel I
The Honorable Robert Chicks, Chairman, Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans, Bowler, WI
The Honorable Melanie Benjamin, Chief Executive Officer, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, Onamia, MN
The Honorable Eli Hunt, Chairman, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, Cass Lake, MN
The Honorable Doyle Turner, Chairman, White Earth Tribal Council, White Earth, MN
Panel II
The Honorable Richard McGeshick, Chairman, Lac Vieux Desert Tribal Council, Watersmeet, MI
The Honorable Gerald Danforth, Chairman, Onieda Nation, Onieda, WI
The Honorable Gerald Chingwa, Chairman, Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Petosky, MI
Panel III
Ms. Ardith ‘Dodie' Chambers, Treasurer, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians, Peshawbestown, MI
Mr. Thurlow ‘Sam' McClellan, Councilor, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians, Peshawbestown, MI
The Honorable Ruby Camp, Council Member, Lac Vieux Desert Tribal Council, Watersmeet, MI
The Honorable Mike Christensen, Council Member, Lac du Flambeau Tribal Council, Lac du Flambeau WI
Panel IV