COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES
1324 Longworth House Office Building
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
10:00 a.m.

LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON:

• "Diversifying Native Economies"

WITNESSES & TESTIMONY:

Panel I

Dr. Robert Middleton
Director
United States Department of the Interior
Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development
Washington, D.C.

Mr. William H. Largent
Assistant Administrator
Office of Native American Affairs
United States Small Business Administration
Washington, D.C.

Ms. Katherine V. Schinasi
Managing Director
Acquisition and Sourcing Management
United States Government Accountability Office
Washington, D.C.

Panel II

The Honorable Tex Hall
Chairman and CEO
Inter-Tribal Economic Alliance
Mandaree, ND

The Honorable Joe Garcia
President
National Congress of American Indians
Washington, D.C.

Mr. Greg DuMontier
Chairman
Native American Contractors Association
Washington, D.C.

Ms. Julie Kitka
President
Alaska Federation of Natives
Anchorage, AK

Panel III

Mr. Jonathan Taylor
Research Associate
The Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Senior Policy Associate
Native Nations Institute
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
President
The Taylor Policy Group, Inc
Cambridge, MA

Mr. Neal McCaleb
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Chickasaw Nation Industries, Inc.
Ada, OK

Ms. Sarah Lukin
Director of External Relations
Afognak Native Corporation and Alutiiq, LLC
Anchorage, AK