Oversight Hearing on the Process of Federal Recognition of Indian Tribes

Date: September 19, 2007

Time: 9:30 AM

Location: Dirksen

Room: 628

Witnesses

Mr. Lee Fleming

Director, Office of Federal Acknowledgment, Bureau of Indian Affairs

U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.

Testimony

The Honorable John Sinclair

Tribal President

Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana, Great Falls, MT

Testimony

The Honorable Jimmy Goins

Tribal Chairman

Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, Pembroke, NC

Testimony

The Honorable Ann D. Tucker

Tribal Chairperson

Muscogee Nation of Florida, Bruce, FL

Testimony

The Honorable Ron Yob

Tribal Chairman

Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians, Grand Rapids, MI

Testimony