• H.R. 2306 (Peterson): Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 2007

• H.R. 3699 (Oberstar): To provide for the use and distribution of the funds awarded to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe in Minnesota Chippewa Tribe v. United States, Docket Nos. 19 and 188, United States Court of Federal Claims.

Subject:
House Natural Resources Committee
Legislative Hearing on H.R. 2306 and H.R. 3699

When:
Thursday, June 5, 2008, at 10:00 a.m.

Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building.

Witnesses:
Panel 1
Honorable James Oberstar (D-MN)
Honorable Collin Peterson (D-MN)

Panel 2
Mr. Jerry Gidner, Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Department of the Interior, Washington, DC

Panel 3
Honorable Kevin Leecy, Tribal Chairman, Bois Forte Band of Chippewa Indians, Nett Lake, MN
Honorable Karen Driver, Chairwoman, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Cloquet, MN
Honorable Norman Deschampe, Chairman, Grand Portage Band of Chippewa Indians, Grand Portage, MN
Honorable George Goggleye, Jr., Chairman, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Indians, Cass Lake, MN
Honorable Melanie Benjamin, Chief Executive, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Indians, Onamia, MN
Honorable Erma J. Vizenor, Chairwoman, White Earth Nation, White Earth, MN