The House Natural Resources Committee, led by Chairman Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), will hold an oversight field hearing on "The Needs and Challenges of Tribal Law Enforcement on Indian Reservations."

Subject:
House Natural Resources Committee
"The Needs and Challenges of Tribal Law Enforcement on Indian Reservations"

When:
Friday, June 1, 2007, at 12:00 p.m.

Where:
Lower Brule Tribal Headquarters
187 Oyate Circle
Lower Brule, South Dakota

Witnesses:
Panel 1
Mr. Pat Ragsdale, Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, D.C.; Accompanied by Christopher Chaney and Elmer Fourdance
Chairman Michael Jandreau, Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, Lower Brule, SD
Chairman Lester Thompson, Jr., Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, Ft. Thompson, SD

Panel 2
President John Yellowbird Steele, Oglala Sioux Tribe, Pine Ridge, SD
Chairman Joseph Brings Plenty, Sr. , Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Eagle Butte, SD
President Rodney Bordeaux, Rosebud Sioux Tribe, Rosebud, SD
Gary Gaikowski, Chief of Police, Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate, Agency Village, SD; Speaking on behalf of Chairman Michael Selvage, Sr. , Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate, Agency Village, SD

Panel 3
Georgia Little Shield, Director, Pretty Bird Woman House, McLaughlin, SD
Ms. Karen Artichocker, Director, Cangleska, Inc., Kyle, SD
Ms. Carol Pollack, Researcher, Amnesty International, New York, NY

Panel 4
Mr. Robert W. Cournoyer, Chairman, Yankton Sioux Tribe, Marty, SD
Mr. Archie Fool Bear, Councilman, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Fort Yates, ND