The House Natural Resources Committee, led by Chairman Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), will hold an oversight hearing on "Diversifying Native Economies."

Subject:
House Natural Resources Committee
Oversight Hearing on "Diversifying Native Economies"

When:
Wednesday, September 19, 2007, at 10:00 a.m.

Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:
Panel 1
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 2
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 3
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

Opening Statement
Chairman Nick J. Rahall