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TIME CHANGE: Committees on Natural Resources and Education & the Workforce to Hold Joint Hearing Demanding Accountability at Haskell Indian Nations University — Tomorrow at 3:15 PM

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 22, 2024

WASHINGTON — Tomorrow, July 23, at 3:15 p.m., the Committee on Natural Resources’ Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ), and the Committee on Education and the Workforce’s Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, chaired by Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT), will hold a joint hearing titled “Investigating How the Biden Administration Ignored Cries for Help from Students at Haskell Indian Nations University.”
 
“Continued reports of widespread misconduct involving Haskell Indian Nations University and the Department of Interior are deeply concerning. Despite months of repeated appeals by students, government officials including Secretary Haaland appear to have ignored their complaints or take them seriously. Allegations of campus misconduct at HINU, including sexual assault, must never be disregarded and the students deserve better from the federal government and the Bureau of Indian Education,” stated Chairman Gosar.
 
“Misconduct and abuse at Haskell Indian Nations University has been ignored for far too long and impacted far too many, all while there’s been no action from the Biden administration,” said Chairman Owens. “Together with my colleagues on the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, we’ll fight for accountability and justice for all those impacted. This is not an issue that will be swept under the rug.”
 
What: 
Joint subcommittee hearing titled “Investigating How the Biden Administration Ignored Cries for Help from Students at Haskell Indian Nations University”
 
When: 
3:15 p.m. 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 23, 2024 
 
Where: 
1334 Longworth House Office Building 

Witnesses:

  • Panel 1 
    • The Honorable Bryan Newland, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior 
    • Mr. Matthew Elliott, Assistant Inspector General for Investigations, Office of Inspector General, Department of the Interior
  • Panel 2 
    • Dr. Ronald J. Graham, Former President, Haskell Indian Nations University
    • Ms. Emily Martin, J.D., Chief Program Officer, National Women’s Law Center
    • Mr. Clay J. Mayes III, Head Coach, Track and Field, Cross Country, Haskell Athletic Department, Haskell Indian Nations University 
Press: 
The joint hearing is open to the press and will be live-streamed on the Committee’s YouTube page
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