About the Event:

Congressional Panel Discussion with the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR) to identify policy solutions to address the recommendations outlined in the 2018 USCCR Report: “BROKEN PROMISES: Continuing Federal Funding Shortfall for Native Americans.”

When: Wednesday, June 5 from 1:00-2:00pm in HVC-200 (Capitol Visitors Center).

Contact: For questions or to RSVP, please contact Leah Li or Leah.Li@mail.house.gov or 202-225-5916.

Confirmed Panelists include:

• U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Host
• U.S. Representative Tom Cole (R-OK), Co-Chair, Congressional Native American Caucus
• U.S. Representative Deb Haaland (D-NM), Co-Chair, Congressional Native American Caucus
• Catherine Lhamon, Chair, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
• =Karen Narasaki, Lead Commissioner on Broken Promises Report, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
• Jefferson Keel, President, National Congress of American Indians (NCAI)
• Kirk Francis, President, USET Sovereignty Protection Fund
• Tara Katuk Mac Lean Sweeney, Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior
• Tracy Toulou, Director of the Office of Tribal Justice (OTJ) - U.S. Department of Justice
• Rear Adm. Michael D. Weahkee, Director of the Indian Health Service - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services