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House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Legislative Hearing on H.R.4715, H.R.5715 &amp; H.R.6707Legislative: Remote SCIP Legislative Hearing – March 31, 2022Date: Thursday, March 31, 2022Time: 01:00 PMPresiding: The Honorable Teresa Leger Fernández, ChairOn Thursday, March 31, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. ET, the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States (SCIP) will host a virtual, fully remote legislative hearing on the following tribal-related legislation:• H.R.4715, the Quapaw Tribal Landowner Settlement Act of 2021. The bill authorizes the appropriation of $137.5 million to settle the federal government’s mismanagement of assets held in trust for citizens of the Quapaw Nation.• H.R.5715, a bill to reauthorize the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund to ensure that the Udall Foundation can continue to award scholarships to Native students.• H.R.6707, the Advancing Equality for Wabanaki Nations Act. The bill ensures that the Aroostook Band of Micmacs, Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, the Passamaquoddy Tribe and the Penobscot Nation are treated in the same manner as other Indian nations in terms of law and policy. A land claim settlement currently imposes hurdles on the tribes when it comes to their sovereignty.Witness ListPanel IRepresentative Raúl GrijalvaArizona, 3rd DistrictRepresentative Jared GoldenMaine, 2nd DistrictPanel IIThe Honorable William J. Nicholas, Sr. (H.R. 6707)ChiefPassamaquoddy TribePrinceton, METhe Honorable Edward Peter-Paul (H.R. 6707)ChiefMi’kmaq Nation [Note: Aroostok Band of Micmacs]Presque Isle, MaineThe Honorable Clarissa Sabattis (H.R. 6707)ChiefHoulton Band of Maliseet IndiansLittleton, MaineThe Honorable Kirk Francis (H.R. 6707)ChiefPenobscot NationIndian Island, MaineThe Honorable Joseph T. Byrd (H.R. 4715)ChairmanQuapaw NationQuapaw, OklahomaMr. Charles P. Rose (H.R. 5715)Chair, Board of TrusteesMorris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall FoundationTucson, ArizonaMr. Patrick Strauch (H.R. 6707)Executive DirectorMaine Forest Products CouncilAugusta, MaineThis hearing will take place via Cisco WebEx and will be streamed on YouTube. For hearing materials and schedules, please visit U.S. House of Representatives, Committee Repository at docs.house.gov/.Committee Notice:https://naturalresources.house.gov/hearings/remote-scip-legislative-hearing_-march-31-2022

House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Legislative Hearing on H.R.4715, H.R.5715 &amp; H.R.6707 Legislative: Remote SCIP Legislative Hearing – March 31, 2022 Date: Thursday, March 31, 2022 Time: 01:00 PM Presiding: The Honorable Teresa Leger Fernández, Chair On Thursday, March 31, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. ET, the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States (SCIP) will host a virtual, fully remote legislative hearing on the following tribal-related legislation: • H.R.4715, the Quapaw Tribal Landowner Settlement Act of 2021. The bill authorizes the appropriation of $137.5 million to settle the federal government’s mismanagement of assets held in trust for citizens of the Quapaw Nation. • H.R.5715, a bill to reauthorize the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund to ensure that the Udall Foundation can continue to award scholarships to Native students. • H.R.6707, the Advancing Equality for Wabanaki Nations Act. The bill ensures that the Aroostook Band of Micmacs, Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, the Passamaquoddy Tribe and the Penobscot Nation are treated in the same manner as other Indian nations in terms of law and policy. A land claim settlement currently imposes hurdles on the tribes when it comes to their sovereignty. Witness List Panel I Representative Raúl Grijalva Arizona, 3rd District Representative Jared Golden Maine, 2nd District Panel II The Honorable William J. Nicholas, Sr. (H.R. 6707) Chief Passamaquoddy Tribe Princeton, ME The Honorable Edward Peter-Paul (H.R. 6707) Chief Mi’kmaq Nation [Note: Aroostok Band of Micmacs] Presque Isle, Maine The Honorable Clarissa Sabattis (H.R. 6707) Chief Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians Littleton, Maine The Honorable Kirk Francis (H.R. 6707) Chief Penobscot Nation Indian Island, Maine The Honorable Joseph T. Byrd (H.R. 4715) Chairman Quapaw Nation Quapaw, Oklahoma Mr. Charles P. Rose (H.R. 5715) Chair, Board of Trustees Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Tucson, Arizona Mr. Patrick Strauch (H.R. 6707) Executive Director Maine Forest Products Council Augusta, Maine This hearing will take place via Cisco WebEx and will be streamed on YouTube. For hearing materials and schedules, please visit U.S. House of Representatives, Committee Repository at <a href="http://docs.house.gov/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">docs.house.gov/</a>. Committee Notice: <a href="https://naturalresources.house.gov/hearings/remote-scip-legislative-hearing_-march-31-2022" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://naturalresources.house.gov/hearings/remote-scip-legislative-hearing_-march-31-2022</a>