FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 2, 1998
CONTACT: Christopher M. Changery
(202) 224-2251

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Senate Indian Affairs Committee Chairman Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-Colo.) today announced he will hold an oversight hearing on tribal sovereign immunity Wednesday, April 7, at 11:00 a.m. at the Doubletree Guest Suites, 16500 Southcenter Parkway in Seattle, Washington

The hearing, the second in a series of three, will focus on property right and civil rights. Scheduled to testify are:

PANEL I

Dan Evans, former governor and United States Senator, State of Washington; Foster, Pepper & Shefelman, PLLC, Attorneys at Law, Seattle, Washington

Robert Anderson, Counselor to the Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior, Seattle, Washington

PANEL II-A, Property Rights

Christopher Vance, Metropolitan King County Councilmember, Kent, Washington

Jeffrey Sullivan, Prosecuting Attorney, Yakima County, Washington

Jill Jensen, Co-President, Citizens for Safety and Environment, Enumclaw, Washington

Bill Taylor, Puget Sound Shellfish Growers Association, Shelton, Washington

Alan Montgomery, Chairman, United Property Owners of Washington, Seattle, Washington

PANEL II-B, Property Rights

Jose Quintana, Town Manager, Town of Ignacio, Ignacio, Colorado

Clement Frost, Chairman, Southern Ute Tribe, Ignacio, Colorado

Henry Cagey, Chairman, Lummi Indian Nation, Bellingham, Washington

Susan Williams, Williams & Janov, P.C., Albuquerque, New Mexico

Joe DeLaCruz, former president, Quinault Indian Nation, Hoquiam, Washington

PANEL III-A, Civil Rights

Michael T. Pablo, Chairman, Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes, Pablo, Montana

Sue Shafer, Chairperson, Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, Roseburg, Oregon

Roy Bernal, Chairman, All Indian Pueblo Council, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Mary Wynne, Tribal Judge, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Nespelem, Washington

PANEL III-B, Civil Rights

Colonel Caleb H. Johnson, Hopi Tribal Councilmember, Kykotsmovi, Arizona

William J. Lawrence, Owner/Publisher, Native American Press/Ojibwe News, Bemidji, Minnesota

Roland Morris, President, All Citizens Equal, Ronan, Montana

Craig D. Greenberg, Huffman, Usem, Saboe, Crawford & Greenberg, Attorneys at Law, Minneapolis, Minnesota