[Senate Hearing 112-711]
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                                                        S. Hrg. 112-711

 
                  NOMINATION OF KEVIN WASHBURN TO BE 
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INDIAN AFFAIRS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

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                                HEARING

                               before the

                      COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS
                          UNITED STATES SENATE

                      ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS

                             SECOND SESSION

                               __________

                           SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

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                      COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS

                   DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii, Chairman
                 JOHN BARRASSO, Wyoming, Vice Chairman
DANIEL K. INOUYE, Hawaii             JOHN McCAIN, Arizona
KENT CONRAD, North Dakota            LISA MURKOWSKI, Alaska
TIM JOHNSON, South Dakota            JOHN HOEVEN, North Dakota
MARIA CANTWELL, Washington           MIKE CRAPO, Idaho
JON TESTER, Montana                  MIKE JOHANNS, Nebraska
TOM UDALL, New Mexico
AL FRANKEN, Minnesota
      Loretta A. Tuell, Majority Staff Director and Chief Counsel
     David A. Mullon Jr., Minority Staff Director and Chief Counsel


                            C O N T E N T S

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Hearing held on September 14, 2012...............................     1
Statement of Senator Akaka.......................................     1
Statement of Senator Udall.......................................     2

                               Witnesses

Anoatubby, Hon. Bill, Governor, Chickasaw Nation.................     5
Cole, Hon. Tom, U.S. Representative from Oklahoma................     3
Washburn, Kevin, Nominee to be Assistant Secretary for Indian 
  Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior.......................     7
    Prepared statement...........................................    10
    Biographical information.....................................    12

                                Appendix

Dasheno, Hon. Walter, Governor, Pueblo of Santa Clara, prepared 
  statement......................................................    31
Parker, Alan R., Professor, Advanced Studies in Tribal 
  Government, Evergreen State College, prepared statement........    31
Response to written questions submitted to Kevin Washburn by:
    Hon. Daniel K. Akaka.........................................    33
    Hon. John Barrasso...........................................    35
    Hon. Maria Cantwell..........................................    36
    Hon. Tim Johnson.............................................    37
    Hon. John McCain.............................................    38
    Hon. Lisa Murkowski..........................................    39
    Hon. Jon Tester..............................................    41
Vicente, Randall, Governor, Pueblo of Acoma, prepared statement..    32


   NOMINATION OF KEVIN WASHBURN TO BE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INDIAN 
                    AFFAIRS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE 
                                INTERIOR

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                       FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2012


                                       U.S. Senate,
                               Committee on Indian Affairs,
                                                    Washington, DC.
    The Committee met, pursuant to notice, at 2:38 p.m. in room 
628, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. Daniel K. Akaka, 
Chairman of the Committee, presiding.

          OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. DANIEL K. AKAKA, 
                    U.S. SENATOR FROM HAWAII


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