Subcommittee Hearing

Housing for Native Americans: Review of Federal Programs, Barriers, and Opportunities

Housing, Transportation, and Community Development Date:   Thursday, May 27, 2021 Time:   10:00 AM Location:   Remote

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COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT will meet REMOTELY to conduct a hearing entitled, “Housing for Native Americans: Review of Federal Programs, Barriers, and Opportunities.” The witnesses will be: Mr. Dante Desiderio, Chief Executive Officer, National Congress of American Indians, Washington, D.C.; Mr. Adrian V. Stevens, Acting Board Chairman, National American Indian Housing Council, and Executive Director, Seneca Nation Housing Authority, Member, Seneca Nation, Irving, NY; Ms. Alene Tchourumoff, Senior Vice President, Community Development and Center for Indian Country Development, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Mr. Michael Goze, CEO, American Indian Community Development Corporation (AICDC), Minneapolis, Minnesota, Chairman, Board of Commissioners, Ho-Chunk Housing and Community Development Agency (HHCDA), Tomah, WI, and Member, Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin; and Mr. Eric E. Shepherd, Executive Director, Sisseton Wahpeton Housing Authority, Sisseton, SD, and Member, Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate.

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Witnesses

  1. Mr. Dante Desiderio
    Chief Executive Officer
    National Congress of American Indians
  2. Mr. Adrian V. Stevens
    Acting Board Chairman, Executive Director, and Member
    National American Indian Housing Council, Seneca Nation Housing Authority, Seneca Nation
  3. Ms. Alene Tchourumoff
    Senior Vice President
    Community Development and Center for Indian Country Development, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
  4. Mr. Michael Goze
    CEO, Chairman, and Member
    American Indian Community Development Corporation (AICDC), Board of Commissioners, Ho-Chunk Housing and Community Development Agency (HHCDA), Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin
  5. Mr. Eric E. Shepherd
    Executive Director and Member
    Sisseton Wahpeton Housing Authority, Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate