COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES
1324 Longworth House Office Building
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
10:00 a.m.
LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON:
- H.R. 31 (McIntyre), To provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and for other purposes. "Lumbee Recognition Act"
- H.R. 1385 (Moran), To extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe-Eastern Division, the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., the Monacan Indian Nation, and the Nansemond Indian Tribe. "Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2009"
WITNESSES & TESTIMONY:
Panel I
The Honorable Tim Kaine (H.R. 1385)
Governor
Commonwealth of Virginia
Richmond, VA
Panel II
Congressman Mike McIntyre, D-NC (H.R. 31)
Congressman James Moran, D-VA (H.R. 1385)
Congressman Heath Schuler, D-NC (H.R. 31)
Congressman Patrick McHenry, R-NC (H.R. 31)
Panel III
George Skibine (H.R. 31, H.R. 1385)
Acting Deputy Associate Secretary for Policy & Economic Development
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Washington, DC
Panel IV
The Honorable James Ernest Goins (H.R. 31)
Chairman
Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina
Pembroke, NC
The Honorable Stephen R. Adkins (H.R. 1385)
Chief
Chickahominy Tribe on behalf of Virginia Indian Tribal Alliance for Life
Charles Country, VA
Gerald L. Danforth (H.R. 31)
Retired Chairman
Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin
Oneida, WI
Arlinda F. Locklear (H.R. 31)
Esquire
Attorney for the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina
Washington, DC
Dr. Helen C. Rountree, Ph.D. (H.R. 1385)
Professor Emerita of Anthropology
Old Dominion University
Hampton, VA
Michael Cook (H.R. 31)
Executive Director
United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc.
Nashville, TN
