Joint DOI/Tribal Leaders Task Force
(May 29, 2002)

Co-Chairs:
J. Steven Griles, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior
Neal A. McCaleb, Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior
Tex Hall, Chairman, Three Affiliated Tribes of North Dakota
Sue Masten, Chairwoman, Yurok Tribe of Indians of California

U.S. Department of the Interior Representatives:
J. Steven Griles, Deputy Secretary
James E. Cason, Associate Deputy Secretary
David L. Bernhardt, Director, Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs
Eric Ruff, Director, Office of Communications
Thomas J. Slonaker, Special Trustee for American Indians
Ross O. Swimmer, Director, Office of Indian Trust Transition
Neal A. McCaleb, Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs
Aurene Martin, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs

BIA Region/Tribal Representatives:
Alaska: Mr. Mike Williams, President, Akiak Native Community(Member)
Hon. Ed Thomas, President, Central Council Tlingit-HaidaTribes of Alaska (Alt.)
Hon. Joe Williams, President, Organized Village of Saxman (Alternate)
Ms. Julie May Roberts, Executive Director, Tanana Tribal Council (Alternate)  

Eastern: Mr. Keller George, Oneida Nation of New York (Member)
Mr. Tim Martin, Executive Director, United South & Eastern Tribes (Mbr)

Eastern Okla.: Hon. Bill Anoatubby, Governor, Chickasaw Nation (Member)
Hon. Charles Tillman Jr., Principal Chief, Osage Nation (Member)
Ms. Mekko Grace Bunner, Thlopthlocco Tribal Town (Alternate)

Great Plains: Hon. Mike Jandreau, Chairman, Lower Brule Sioux Tribe (Member)
Hon. Richard Monette, Chairman, Turtle Mt. Band of Chippewa Indians (Mbr)
Hon. Tex Hall, Chairman, Three Affiliated Tribes of North Dakota (Alternate)

Midwest: Hon. Melanie A. Benjamin, Chief Executive, Mille Lacs Band Reservation
Business Committee (Member)
Mr. Paul Ninham, Member, Oneida Business Committee, Oneida Tribe of
Indians of Wisconsin (Member)
Hon. Troy Swallow, President, Ho-Chunk Nation (Alternate)

Navajo: Mr. Ervin Keeswood, Navajo Council Delegation (Member)
Mr. George Arthur, Navajo Council Delegation (Member)
Mr. Alfred Yazzie (Alternate)
Mr. Harrison Plummer (Alternate)
Joint DOI/Tribal Leaders Task Force continued:

Northwest: Hon. Ernie Stensgar, Chairman, Coeur D'Alene Tribe (Member)
Hon. W. Ron Allen, Chairman, Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe (Member)
Hon. Colleen Cawston, Chairperson, Confederated Tribes of the
Colville Reservation (Alternate)

Pacific: Hon. Sue Masten, Chairwoman, Yurok Tribe of Indians (Member)
Hon. Rachel Joseph, Chairwoman, Lone Pine Tribe of Shoshone Paiute (Mbr)
Hon. Mary Belardo, Chairwoman, Torres-Martinez Band of
Desert Cahuilla Indians (Alternate)
Mr. Andrew J. Masiel, Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians (Alternate)
Ms. Leslie Lohse, Councilmember, Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians (Alt.)

Rocky Mt.: Hon. Alvin Windy Boy, Chairman, Chippewa-Cree Business Committee (Mbr)
Hon. Geri Small, President, Northern Cheyenne Tribal Council (Member)
Mr. Ervin Carson, Councilmember, Blackfeet Tribe of Montana (Alternate)

So. Plains: Hon. Garry McAdams, President, Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Member)
Mr. James Potter, Treasurer, Prairie Band Potawatomi Tribe of Kansas (Mbr)
Hon. Alonzo Chalepah, Vice Chairman, Apache Tribe of Oklahoma (Alt.)
Mr. Russell Ellis, Treasurer, Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma (Alt.)

Southwest: Hon. Clement Frost, Vice Chairman, Southern Ute Indian Tribe (Member)
Hon. Harry E. Early, Governor, Pueblo of Laguna (Member)
Hon. John Gonzalez, Governor, Pueblo of San Ildefonso (Alternate)
Hon. Gregory Ortiz, Lt. Governor, Pueblo of Acoma (Alternate)
Mr. Joseph A. Garcia, Councilman, Pueblo of San Juan(Alternate)
Hon. Ernest House, Councilman, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe (Alternate)

Western: Hon. Edward Manuel, Chairman, Tohono O'odham Nation (Member)
Mr. Alvin Moyle, Councilman, Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribal Business
Council (Member)
Hon. Rose Tavenpont, Vice Chairman, Ute Tribe (Member)
Hon. Dennis Smith, Vice Chairman, Duck Valley Shoshone (Alternate)

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