ILOC News

ILOC Chairman Troy A. Eid and Commissioner Theresa M. Pouley provided testimony at the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs oversight hearing on the Tribal Law and Order Act. Commission members, along with Associate Attorney General Tom Perrelli and representatives from the DOI, DOJ, SAMHSA, IHS, NCAI, and Joint Business Council of the Shoshone and Arapaho Tribes of the Wind River Indian Reservation, provided updates on implementation progress and steps for the future. The complete webcast is available below.

Indian Affairs Committee Oversight Hearing

Panel #1

Mr. Tom Perrelli
Associate Attorney General
United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC

Mr. Larry Echo Hawk
Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs
United States Department of the Interior, Washington, DC

Mr. Brendan Johnson
U.S. Attorney
District of South Dakota, United States Department of Justice, Sioux Falls, SD

Ms. Pamela S. Hyde
Administrator
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC

Dr. Rose Weahkee
Director
Division of Behavioral Health (DBH) in the Office of Clinical and Preventive Services, Indian Health Service. Rockville, MD

Panel #2

Mr. Troy A. Eid
Chair
Indian Law and Order Commission, Denver, CO

Panel #3

The Honorable Ivan Posey
Council Member
Joint Business Council of the Shoshone and Arapaho Tribes of the Wind River Indian Reservation, Fort Washakie, WY

The Honorable Theresa M. Pouley
Chief Judge
Tulalip Tribal Court, Tulalip, WA

Ms. Jacqueline Johnson-Pata
Executive Director
National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), Washington, DC