Oversight Hearing on “Water as a Trust Resource: Examining Access in Native Communities”

Date: September 27, 2023

Time: 2:30 PM

Location: Dirksen

Room: 628

Witnesses

The Honorable Bryan Newland

Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs

Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, DC

Testimony

Mr. Benjamin Smith

Deputy Director, Indian Health Service

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC

Testimony

The Honorable Crystalyne Curley

Speaker

Navajo Nation Council, Window Rock, AZ

Testimony

The Honorable Valerie Nurr'araaluk Davidson

President & CEO

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage, AK

Testimony

Mr. Kali Watson

Chairman

Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Kapolei, HI

Testimony

Professor Heather Tanana

Initiative Lead

Universal Access to Clean Water for Tribal Communities Project, San Clemente, CA

Testimony