Hearing
before the
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
on
S. 2688, the Native American Languages Act Amendments Act of 2000
Thursday, July 20, 2000
Vice-Chairman Inouye's Opening Statement
WITNESS LIST
The Honorable Mike Cohen, Assistant Secretary of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education, Washington, D.C.
PANEL I
Dr. Teresa McCarty, University of Arizona and Co-Director of the American Indian Language Development Institute, Tucson, Arizona
Dr. Michael Krauss, Director of the Alaska Native Language Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska
Dr. William Demmert, Jr., Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington
Mr. Darrell Kipp, Peigan Institute, Browning, Montana [Testimony not available.]
Accompanied by Jesse DeRocier and Terran Guarditee
PANEL II
Ms. Genevieve Jackson, Director, Division of Diné Education, Navajo Nation, Window Rock, Arizona [Testimony not available.]
Mr. Matthew Dick, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Nespelem, Washington
Dr. Rosita Worl, University of Alaska Southeast, Juneau, Alaska
PANEL III
The Honorable Brian Wallace, Chairman, Washoe Tribe, Gardnerville, Nevada
Accompanied by Steven James and Thelma Tripp
Dr. Kalena Silva, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, Hawaii
Ms. Namaka Rawlins, Executive Director, 'Aha Punana Leo, Inc., Hilo, Hawaii
Dr. William Wilson, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, Hawaii