Agenda South Dakota Hearing September 9, 2005 • 11:00 A.M. Journey Museum, 222 New York Street, Rapid city, SD Commission Members National Commissioners Charles Mathias, Honorary Chairman; Bill Lann Lee, Chairman; Hon. John Buchanan; Chandler Davidson; Dolores Huerta; Elsie Meeks; Charles Ogletree, Joe Rogers Guest Commissioners Hon. Thomas Daschle, Special Policy Adviser, Alston & Bird Jacqueline Johnson, Executive Director, National Congress of American Indians Hon. Chris Nelson, Secretary of State, South Dakota Focus Challenges of Voting in Indian Country Click panelist's name to view testimony 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM Chair: Call to Order 11:30 AM– 1:00 PM First Panel: • Dan McCool, Director, American West Center, University of Utah • Bryan Sells, Attorney, ACLU Voting Rights Project • Raymond Uses The Knife, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe • Brenda Blue Arm, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe • Hon. Theresa Two Bulls, State Senator, South Dakota • Jeanine Pease, Vice President for Indian Affairs, Rocky Mountain College (invited) 1:00 PM– 2:00 PM LUNCH BREAK 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Second Panel: • Craig Dillon, Councilman, Oglala Sioux Tribal Council, LaCreek District • Richard Guest, Staff Attorney, Native American Rights Fund • Adele Enright, County Auditor, Dewey County • O.J. Semans, Rosebud Sioux Tribe • Jesse Clausen, Oglala Lakota (invited) 3:30 PM– 3:40 PM BREAK 3:40 PM– 4:15 PM Third Panel: Public Testimony 4:15 PM– 4:30 PM Closing Remarks Back to main page