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Invitation to Consult Letter Mailed on December 16, 2013

George Blanchard Governor Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma 

Carlos Bullock Chairman Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas 

Tarpie Yargee Chief Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town 

Donnie Donald Cabaniss Chairman Apache Tribe of Oklahoma 

Jim Shakespear Chairman Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation 

Richard Getchell Chief Aroostook Band of Micmacs 

Floyd Azure Chairman Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation 

Michael Wiggins Chairman Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians 

Jeffrey D. Parker President Bay Mills Chippewa Indian Community 

TJ Show Chairman Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana 

Kevin Leecy Chairman Bois Forte Band of Chippewa 

Brenda Shemayne Edwards Chairwoman Caddo Nation of Oklahoma 

Bill Harris Chief Catawba Indian Nation 

Clint Halftown Nation Representative Cayuga Nation 

Bill John Baker Principal Chief Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma 

Janice Boswell Governor Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma 

Kevin Keckler Sr Chairman Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe 

Bruce Sunchild Chairman Chippewa-Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy's Reservation, Montana 

John Paul Darden Chairman Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana 

John A. Barrett Chairman Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma 

Michael Burgess Chairman Comanche Nation, Oklahoma 

Joe Durglo Chairman Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Rsvn. 

Amos Murphy Chairman Confederated Tribes of Goshute Reservation 

Kevin Sickey Chairman Coushatta Indian Tribe 

Brandon Sazue Chairman Crow Creek Sioux Tribal Council 

Darrin Old Coyote Chairman Crow Tribe of Montana 

Kerry Holton President Delaware Nation, Oklahoma 

Paula Pechonick Chief Delaware Tribe of Indians 

Michell Hicks Principal Chief Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians 
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Glenna J. Wallace Chief Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma 

Alvin S. Marques Chairman Ely Shoshone Tribal Council 

Anthony Reider President Flandreau Santee Sioux Executive Committee 

Karen R. Diver Chairwoman Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa 

Harold "Gus" Frank Chairman Forest County Potawatomi Community of WI 

Tracy King President Fort Belknap Indian Community of the Fort Belknap Reservation of MT 

Jeff Houser Chairman Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma 

Rupert Steele Chairman Goshute Business Council 

Norman Deschampe Chairman Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa 

Derek J. Bailey Chairman Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians 

Kenneth Meshigaud Chairperson Hannahville Indian Community 

Jon Greendeer President Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin 

Brenda Commander Tribal Chief Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians 

Timothy Rhodd Chairman Iowa Tribe of Kansas & Nebraska 

Janice Rowe-Kurak Chairperson Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma 

Cheryl Smith Principal Chief Jena Band of Choctaw Indians 

Ty Vicenti President Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico 

Guy Gene Munroe Chairman Kaw Nation, Oklahoma 

David F. Garcia Governor Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico (Pueblo of Santo Domingo) 

Warren C. Swartz President Keweenaw Bay Indian Community 

Tiger Hobia Town King Kialegee Tribal Town 

Juan Garza Chairman Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas 

Steve Cadue Chairman Kickapoo Tribe of Kansas 

Gilbert Salazar Chairman Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma 

Ron Twohatchet Chairman Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma 

Gordon Thayer Chairman Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of WI 

Tom Maulson President Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin 

Alan Shively Chairman Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians 

Arthur LaRose Chairman Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe 

Ken Harrington Tribal Chairman Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians 

Michael Jandreau Chairman Lower Brule Sioux Tribal Council 

Shannon Blue Tribal President Lower Sioux Indian Community of Minnesota 

Rodney Butler Chairman Mashantucket Pequot Tribe 

Cedric Cromwell Chairman Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe 

David (D.K.) Sprague Tribal Chairman Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Potawatomi Indians 

Randal Chevalier Tribal Chairman Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin 

Mark Chino President Mescalero Apache Tribe 

Douglas G. Lankford Chief Miami Tribe of Oklahoma 

Colley Billie Chairman Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida 

Marjorie Anderson Chief Executive Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe 

Phyliss J. Anderson Chief Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians 

Kevin Brown Chairman Mohegan Indian Tribe 

Matthew Thomas Chief Sachem Narragansett Indian Tribe 

Leroy Spang President Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, 

Montana

Homer A. Mandoka Chairperson Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Pottawatomi Indians 

John Steele President Oglala Sioux Tribal Council 

Joe Garcia Governor Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico (Pueblo of San Juan) 

Amen Sheridan Chairman Omaha Tribe of Nebraska 

Ray Halbritter Nation Representative Oneida Nation of New York 

Edward Delgado Chairman Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin 

Irving Powless Chief Onondaga Nation 

John R. Shotten Chairman Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma 

Ethel E. Cook Chief Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma 
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Lora Tom Chairperson Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Tribal Council 

Joseph Socabasin Governor Passamaquoddy Tribe (Indian Township Reservation) 

R. Clayton Cleaves Chief Passamaquoddy Tribe (Pleasant Point Reservation) 

Marshall Gover President Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma 

Kirk Francis Tribal Chief Penobscot Nation 

John P. Froman Chief Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma 

Buford L. Rolin Chairman Poarch Band of Creek Indians 

Matthew Wesaw Tribal Council Chairman Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians 

Douglas G. Rhodds Chairman Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma 

Rebecca White Chairperson Ponca Tribe of Nebraska 

Steve Ortiz Chairman Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation 

Audrey Bennett Tribal President Prairie Island Indian Community 

Randal Vicente Governor Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico 

Robert B. Pecos Governor Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico 

Frank E. Lujan Governor Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico 

Michael Toledo Governor Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico 

Richard B. Luarkie Governor Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico 

Ernest Mirabal Governor Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico 

Gerald Nailor Governor Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico 

George Rivera Governor Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico 

Raymond Sandoval Governor Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico 

Perry Martinez Governor Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico 

Malcolm Montoya Governor Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico 

Lawrence Montoya Governor Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico 

Walter Dasheno Governor Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico 

Nelson Cordova Governor Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico 

Mark Mitchell Governor Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico 

Marcellus Medina Governor Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico 

Rodger Martinez President Ramah Navajo Chapter 

Rose GurnoeSoulierChairperson Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of WI 

Floyd (Buck) Jourdain Tribal Chair Red Lake Band of Ojibwe 

Cyril L. Scott President Rosebud Sioux Tribal Council 

Adrian Pushetonequa Chairman Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi In Iowa (Meskwaki Nation) 

Michael Dougherty Chairman Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska 

George Thurman Principal Chief Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma 

Dennis V. Kequom Chief Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan 

Randy Hart Chief Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe 

Ron LaFrance Chief Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe 

Paul Thompson Chief Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe 

Roger Trudell Chairman Santee Sioux Nation of Nebraska 

Darwin "Joe" McCoy Chairman Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of MI 

James E. Billie Chairman Seminole Indian Tribe of Florida 

Barry E. Snyder President Seneca Nation of Indians 

William Fisher Chief Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma 

Stanley R. Crooks Chairman Shakopee-Mdewakanton Sioux (Dakota) Community 

Randy King Chairman Shinnecock Indian Nation 

Ivan D. Posey Chairman Shoshone Business Community 

Robert Shepherd Chairman Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation 

Garland McGeshick Tribal Chair Sokaogon Chippewa (Mole Lake) Community of Wisconsin 

Jim R. Newton Chairman Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, CO 

Roger Yankton Chairman Spirit Lake Tribal Council 

Lewis Taylor Chairman St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin 

Charles W. Murphy Chairman Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Council 
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Kimberly Vele President Stockbridge Munsee Community of Wisconsin 

Bill Anoatubby Governor The Chickasaw Nation 

Gregory E. Pyle Chief The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma 

Michael Burgess Chairman The Comanche Nation of Oklahoma 

Russell Bradley Chairperson The Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas 

Ralph Simon Executive Director The Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas 

Luke Terry Tribal Environmental 

Director

The Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas 

Larry Romanelli Ogema The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians 

Bill Gene Follis Chief The Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma 

George Tiger Principal Chief The Muscogee (Creek) Nation 

John D. RedEagle Principal Chief The Osage Nation 

John Berrey Chairman The Quapaw Tribe of Indians 

Leonard M. Harjo Principal Chief The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma 

Ron Sparkman Chief The Shawnee Tribe 

George Scott Town King Thlopthlocco Tribal Town 

Tex Hall Chairman Three Affiliated Tribes - MHA Nation 

Roger Hill Chief Tonawanda Band of Seneca 

Donald Patterson President Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma 

Walt Moran Chairman Trenton Indian Service Area 

Earl J. Barbry Chairman Tunica-Biloxi Tribe 

Merle St. Clair Chairman Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa 

Leo R. Henry Chief Tuscarora Nation 

George Wickliffe Chief United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma 

Kevin Jensvold Chairman Upper Sioux Community 

Curtis Cesspooch Chairperson Ute Business Committee 

Gary Hayes Chairman Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Rsvn, CO, NM & UT 

Cheryl AndrewsMaltaisChairwoman Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) 

Paula Salazar Chairperson Wells Indian Colony Band Council 

Erma Vizenor Tribal Chair White Earth Band of Ojibwe 

Terri Parton President Wichita and Affiliated Tribes, OK 

John Blackhawk Chairman Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska 

Billy Friend Chief Wyandotte Nation 

Thurman Cournoyer Chairman Ynakton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota 

Frank K. Paiz Governor Ysleta del Sur Pueblo of Texas 

Arlen Quetawki Governor Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation 

William Anderson Chairman Moapa Band of Paiute Indians 

Gary Archuleta Chairman Mooretown Rancheria

Vincent Armenta Chairman Santa Ynez Band of Mission Indians

Donald Arnold Chairman Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians

Clarence Atwell Chairman Santa Rosa Rancheria

Tracey Avila Chairperson Robinson Rancheria

Linda Ayer Chairwoman Winnemucca Tribal Council

Ruben Balderas President Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation

Warner Barlese Chairman Summit Lake Paiute Tribal Council

Shannon Barney President Round Valley Indian Tribes

Bobby Barrett Chairman Viejas Band of Mission Indians

Wanda Batchelor Chairman Washoe Tribe of Nevada & California 

Robert C. Bear Chairman Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation

Thomas Beauty Chairman Yavapai-Apache Nation Council

Daniel Beltran Chairman Lower Lake Rancheria

Harold Bennett Chairman Quartz Valley Reservation
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Leonard Bowman Chairman Bear River Band of Rohnerville Rancheria

Sherry Bridges Interim Chairperson Habematole Pomo of Upper Lake

Nathan M. Brown Chairman Elem Indian Colony of Pomo Indians

Claudia Brundin Tribal Chairperson Blue Lake Rancheria

Wayne Burke Chairman Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe

Silvia Burley Chairperson California Valley Miwok Tribe

Richard Button Chairman Lone Pine Paiute Shoshone Reservation

Roman W. Carrill Chairman Hopland Reservation

Bryan Cassadore Chairman Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Tribe Council

Lee Choe Acting Chairman San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona

Sherry Cordova Chairwoman Cocopah Indian Tribe

Arlo Crutcher Chairman Fort McDermitt Paiute & Shoshone Tribes

Margaret Dalton Chairperson Jackson Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians

Kevin Day Chairman Tuolumne Rancheria

Dale "Chad" Delgado Chairman Bishop Paiute Tribe

Christobal C. Devers Chairman Pauma/Yuima Band of Mission Indians

Stacy Dixon Chairman Susanville Indian Rancheria

Rick R. Dowd President Resighini Rancheria

Wayne Dyer Chairman Yomba Shoshone Tribe

James Edwards Chairman Berry Creek Rancheria

Leroy J. Elliott Chairman Manzanita Band of Mission Indians

Elwood Emm Chairman Yerington Paiute Tribe

Eldred Enas Chairman Colorado River Indian Tribes

Diane Enos President Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Council

John Feliz Chairman Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians

Judy E. Fink Chairperson North Fork Rancheria

Michael Fitzgerald Chairman Sherwood Valley Rancheria

Nicholas H. Fonseca Chairman Shingle Springs Rancheria

Everett Freeman Chairman Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians

Ryan Garfield Chairperson Tule River Reservation

George Gholson Chairman Timbisha Shoshone Tribe

John Glazier Chairperson Bridgeport Paiute Indian Colony

Mary Ann Green Chairperson Augustine Band of Mission Indians

Gail L. Green Chairperson Wiyot Tribe

Joseph Hamilton Chairman Ramona Band of Mission Indians

Elizabeth Hansen Chairperson Redwood Valley Reservation

Patricia Hermosillo Chairperson Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians

Johnny Hernandez Spokesman Iipay National of Santa Ysabel

Harvey Hopkins Chairman Dry Creek Rancheria of Pomo Indians

Anthony Jack Chairman Big Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians 

Mike Jackson President Quechan Tribal Council

Bernadine Jones Chairman Havasupai Tribal Council

Ernest Jones President Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe

David Keyser Chairperson United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria

Ronald Kirk Chairman Grindstone Rancheria

L. Mark Kizer Chairman Dresslerville Community Coucil

Francine Kupsch Spokesperson Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla & Cupeno Indians

Clifford LaChappa Chairman Barona Band of Mission Indians

Monique LaChappa Chairperson Campo Kumeyaay Nation

Allen E. Lawson Spokesman San Pasqual Band of Diegueno Indians

Ronnie Lupe Chairman White Mountain Apache Tribe

Mark Macarro Chairman Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians

Chad Malone Chairman Carson Colony

Sim Malotte Chairman South Fork Band Council
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Victor Mann Chairman Lovelock Paiute Tribe

Louis Manuel Chairman Ak-Chin Indian Community 

John Marcus Chairman Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians

Alvin Marques Chairman Ely Shoshone Tribal Council

Robert Marquez Chairman Cold Springs Rancheria of Mono Indians

Robert Martin Chairman Morongo Band of Mission Indians

Leonard Masten Chairman Hoopa Valley Tribal Council

Lloyd Mathieson Chairman Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians

Frederick (Bo) Mazzetti Chairman Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians

Marshall McKay Chairman Rumsey Rancheria

Marjorie Mejia Chairperson Lytton Rancheria of California

Arlan D. Melendez Chairman Reno-Sparks Tribal Council

Gregory Mendoza Governor Gila River Indian Community 

William Mesa Chairman Jamul Indian Village

Darrell Mike Spokesman Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians

Dale A. Miller Chairman Elk Valley Rancheria

Yvonne Miller Chairperson Ione Band of Miwok Indians 

Kara L. Miller Chairperson Smith River Rancheria

Wayne Mitchum Chairperson Cachil DeHe Band of Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian Comm.

Virgil Moorehead Chairman Big Lagoon Rancheria

Virgil "Dave" Moose Chairman Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens Valley

Rosemary Morillo Chairwoman Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians

Alvin Moyle Chairman Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribal Business Council

Barbara Murphy Chairman Redding Rancheria

Charles Murphy Chairman Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

Larriann Musick Chairperson LaJolla Band of Luiseno Indians

Israel Naylor Chairman Fort Independence Reservation

Cristy Nelson Chairperson Cahto Tribes of the Laytonville Rancheria

Glenda Nelson Chairperson Enterprise Rancheria

Ned Norris Chairman Tohono O'odham Nation

Thomas O'Rourke Chairman Yurok Tribe

Rebecca Osuna Chairperson Inaja-Cosmit Band of Mission Indians

Gwendolyn Parada Chairperson LaPosta Band of Mission Indians

Nelson Pinola Chairman Manchester-Point Arena Band of Pomo Indians

Robert Pinto Chairman Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay Indian

Bernold Pollard Chairman Fort Bidwell Reservation

Rhonda 

Morningstar Pope Chairperson Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians

Terry Rambler Chairman San Carlos Apache Tribe

Dennis Ramirez Chairman Mechoopda Indian Tribe of the Chico Rancheria

James Ramos Chairman San Manuel Band of Mission Indians

Morris Reid Chairperson Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians

Mary L. Resvaloso Chairman Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians

Cherie Rhoades Chairperson Cedarville Rancheria

Ida Riggins Chairperson Pit River Tribe

Carl Rivera Chairman Middletown Rancheria

DeAnn Roberts Chairperson Woodfords Community Council

Mark Romero Chairman Mesa Grande Band of Mission Indians

David Roosevelt Tribal Chairman Cabazon Band of Mission Indians

Salvador Rosales Chairperson Potter Valley Tribe

Paula Salazar Chairperson Wells Indian Colony Band Council

Luther Salgado Chairman Cahuilla Band of Indians

Loreen Sammaripa Chairman Walker River Paiute Tribal Council

Virginia Sanchez Chairman Duckwater Tribal Council
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Merlene Sanchez Acting Chairperson Guidiville Rancheria

Greg Sarris Chairman Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria

Billie G. (Jake) Saulque Chairman Benton Paiute - Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe

Ona Segundo Chairperson Kaibab Paiute Tribal Council

Kyle Self Interim Chairperson Greenville Rancheria

Ben Shelly President Navajo Nation

LeRoy Shingoitewa Chairman Hopi Tribe of Arizona

Edward "Titio" D. Smith Chairman Chemechuevi Indian Tribe of the Chemehuevi Reservation

Robert Smith Chairman Pala Band of Mission Indians

Ivan Smith Chairman Tonto Apache Tribe, Tonto Apache Tribal Council

Garth Sunberg Chairman Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria

Arch Super Chairman Karuk Tribe of California

Gerald Temoke Chairperson Elko Band of the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone

Benny Tso Chairman Las Vegas Tribal Council

Daniel Tucker Spokesman Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation

Emilio Valencia Chairman Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the Stewarts Point Rancheria

Waldo Walker Chairman Washoe Tribal Council

Leanne Walker-Grant Chairperson Table Mountain Rancheria

Wilfred Whatoname Chairman Hualapai Tribal Council

Timothy Williams Chairman Fort Mojave Tribal Council

Leona Williams Chairperson Pinoleville Reservation

Charlie Wright Chairperson Cortina Indian Rancheria of Wintun Indians

Mervin Wright Vice Chairman Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe

Michael Young Chairman Battle Mountain Band Council

Peter S. Yucupicio Chairperson Pascua Yaqui Tribal Council

Gregory J. Abrahamson Chairman Spokane Tribe of the Spokane Reservation

Casimero Aceveda President Organized Village of Kake

James Adams President Native Village of Nunam Iqua

Donald Adams President Native Village of Tetlin

Frank Aguchak President Scammon Bay Traditional Council

Cynthia Ahwinona President Nome Eskimo Community

Luki Akelkok President Ekwok Village

Bambi Akers President Chuloonawick Native Village

Isaac K. Akootchook President Kaktovik Village

Nick Alexia First Chief Nikolai Village

Fred Alexie First Chief Village of Kaltag

J. Allan Chairman Coeur d' Alene Tribal Council

William Ron Allen Chairman Jamestown S'Klallam Tribal Council

Sophie Aloyo President Native Village of Pilot Point

Gail Alstrom-Beans President Yupiit of Andreafski

Eleanor Amaktoolik President Chinik Eskimo Community 

Linda Amedo President Native Village of Akhiok

Phyllis Amodo President Kaguyak Village

Howard T. Amos President Native Village of Mekoryuk

Dennis Andrew President New Stuyahok Village

Martin Andrew President Organized Village of Kwethluk

Lorene Anelon President Village of Iliamna

Theodore Angaiak President Tununak IRA Council

Ralph Angasan President King Salmon Tribe

Norman Arriola President Ketchikan Indian Community 

James Ayuluk First Chief Chevak Native Village

Lori Baker Chief Native Village of Minto

Tim Ballew II Chairman Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation
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Percy Ballot President Native Village of Buckland 

Norbert Beans President Algaaciq Native Village (St. Mary's)

Palassa Beans President Pilot Station Traditional Village

Wilmer Beetus First Chief Hughes Village

Simon L. Bekoalok President Native Village of Shaktoolik

Harry Billum President Chitina Traditional Village Council

Jacob Black President Native Village of Napakiak

Nicholas Boots President Ohogamuit Traditional Council

Zenia Borenin President Native Village of Akutan

William

BredemanWoods President Manley Hot Springs Village

George Bright President Native Village of Goodnews Bay

Harriett C. Brouillette President Chilkoot Indian Association

Cassius Brown President Kongiganak Traditional Council

William F. Brown President Native Village of Eek

David Bunyun Chief Native Village of Hooper Bay

Shelly Burch Chairperson Snoqualmine Tribe

Norman Burgett First Chief Huslia Village

Gary Burke Chairman Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation

David Burnett Chairman Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation

Whittier Burns President Native Village of Noatak

Debra Call President Knik Village

Caroline P. Cannon President Native Village of Point Hope

Moses Carl President Newtok Village

Thomas Carl President Nunakauyarmiut Tribe

Roderick Carlson President Chignik Bay Tribal Council

Penny Carty President Village of Salamatoff

Frances G. Charles Chairman Lower Elwha Tribal Community

June Childress President Village of Wainwright

Annie Christensen President Native Village of Port Heiden

Daniel Chythlook President Native Village of Aleknagik

Brian Cladoosby Chairman Swinomish Indians of the Swinomish Reservation of Washington

Crystal Collier President Seldovia Village Tribe

Delia Commador President Skagway Village

Dorothy Cook President Native Village of Eklutna

Daniel Courtney Chairman Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians

Virginia Cross Chairperson Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

Charlie A. Curtis President Native Village of Kiana

Peter Daniel President Native Village of Kongiganak

Roy Danny President Tanacross Village Council

Harold David First Chief Allakaket Village

Caroline Nora David First Chief Mentasta Traditional Council

Kevin Deigh First Chief Egegik Village

Rick Delkittie President Nondalton Village

Archie Webster Demmert President Klawock Cooperative Association

Victoria Demmert President Yakutat Tlingit Tribe

Roy Denny President Native Village of Tanacross

Herman Dillon Chairman Puyallup Tribal Council

Julia Dorris President Village of Kalskag

Darin Douglas President Native Village of Koyuk

Glenn Douglas President Native Village of Shungnak

Shield Downey First Chief Native Village of Ambler

Kristi Downing President Ugashik Traditional Village 

Arnold Dushkin President Native Village of Nikolski
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Sidney Edenshaw President Hydaburg Cooperative Association

George Edwardson President Inupiat Community of the Artic Slope

Richard G. Encelewski President Ninilchik Village

Christian Ernest President Wrangell Cooperative Association

Phyllis Evan President Village of Lower Kalskag

Larry Evanoff Chairman Native Village of Chenega

Roy S. Ewan President Gulkana Village

Michael Finley Chairman Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation

Wascca Fly President Tuluksak Native Community

Leonard Forsman Chairman Suquamish Tribe of Washington

John A. Foster President Native Village of Unga

Tony Foster Chairman Quileute Tribe of the Quileute Reservation

John A. Foster President Unga Tribal Council

Wally Frank President Angoon Community Association

Nick Frank President Tuntutuliak Traditional Council

Gary Frost Chairman Klamath Tribes

Mary Gamboa First Chief Venetie Village Council

Bob Garcia Chairman Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians

Darin Gene President Native Village of Gakona

Daniel George President Akiachak Native Community 

Billy Gilman President Atmautluak Traditional Council

Robert Golley Chairman Native Village of Chuathbaluk

Johnny Goodlaw President Native Village of Tazlina

Vera Lynn Goods Chief Takotna Village

Chase Gray President Native Village of Council

Sophie B. Gregory President Village of Sleetmute

Clemenes Grunert President Native Village of Chignik Lagoon

John Guinn Executive Director Orutsararmuit Native Village

Paul E. Gundersen President Native Village of Nelson Lagoon

Jeff Hadley President Native Village of Kotzebue

Sam Harding 1st Chief Alatna Village

Millie Hawley President Native Village of Kivalina

Robert J. Henrichs Chairman Native Village of Eyak

Stephanie Herbert First Chief Chalkyitsik Village

Robert Heyano President Native Village of Ekuk

Ruth Hobler President Native Village of False Pass

Donald Honea First Chief Native Village of Ruby

George B Hooper President Native Village of Tununak

Rosa Horner President Native Village of Kobuk

Harry Hugo President Village of Anaktuvuk Pass

Apokedak Ida President Levelock Village

Cynthia Ivall Chairperson Nisqually Indian Tribe

Ivan M. Ivan Chief Akiak Native Community 

William Iyall Chairman Cowlitz Indian Tribe

Alvin Iyatunguk President Native Village of Deering

ToniLee Jackson President Native Village of Kluti-Kaah (aka Copper Center)

Ernest E. James 1st Chief Birch Creek Tribe

Nancy James First Chief Native Village of Fort Yukon

Brian James President Solomon Traditional Council

Keith Jensen President Pedro Bay Village Council

Carl Jerue First Chief Anvik Village

Johnathon John President Arctic Village 

Solomon John 1st Chief Circle Native Community 

Johnny John President Crooked Creek Traditional Council
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Jennifer John President Lime Village 

Dwayne John First Chief Village of Venetie

Kathy Johnson President Native Village of Unalakleet

Maryanne Johnson President Portage Creek Village 

Bernice Kaigelak President Native Village of Nuiqsut

Gretchen Kameroff President Emmonak Village

Amber Karsen President Pauloff Harbor Village

Robert A. Keith President Native Village of Elim

Robert Kelly Chairman Nooksack Indian Tribe

Patrice Kempf Acting Chairman Stillaguamish Board of Directors

Cheryl Kennedy Chairperson Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon

Arnold D. Kewan President Native Village of Port Lions

Isadora Kilanak President Village of Chefornak

Mitchell Kiyuklook President Native Village of Savoonga

Gerald B Kosbruk President Native Village of Perryville 

Brook Kristovich President Native Village of Napaimute

Moses Kritz President Traditional Village of Togiak

David Kutch President Native Village of Georgetown

Etta Kuzakin President Agdaagux Tribe of King Cove

Simeon Kuzakin President Native Village of Belkofski

Wally Kvasnikoff First Chief Native Village of Nanwalek (aka English Bay)

Clarence Laiti President Douglas Indian Association 

James C. Landlord First Chief Asa' carsarmiut Tribe

Chris G. Larson President Native Village of Napaskiak

Jenny M. Lee President Teller Traditional Council

Nastasia Levi President Village of Lower Kalskag

Leo Lolnitz 1st Chief Koyukuk Native Village

David Lopeman Chairman Squaxin Island Tribe of the Squaxin Island Reservation

Maria Lopez Chairperson Hoh Indian Tribe

Derek Lopez Council President Petersburg Indian Association

William J. D. Lord First Chief Nenana Native Association

Janice W. Mabee Chairperson Sauk-Suiattla Tribal Council

Ronald Mahle President Native Village of Chitina

Terry Mann President Kokhanok Village

John O Mark President Native Village of Kwinhagak

Shirley Martin President Native Village of Saint Michael

Peter Martin President Stebbins Community Association

Randy Mayo President Native Village of Stevens

Micah McCarty Chairman Makah Indian Tribal of the Makah Indian Rsvn

Patrick McCarty First Chief Rudy Tribal Coundil

Rayette McGlashan President Qagan Tayagungin Tribe of Sand Point Village

Peter Mellick President Sleetmute Traditional Council

Joshua Melton President Noorvik Native Community

Christopher Merculief President St. George Island

Ed Metcalf Chairman Coquille Indian Tribe

Charles Miller Chairman Skokomish Indian Tribe

William J. Miller President Village of Dot Lake

Sheila A. Minock President Iqurmiut Traditional Council

Wayne Morgan President Village of Aniak

Franklin D. Napoleon President Native Village of Paimiut

Jimmy Nayukok President Atqasuk Village

Mary Nelson President Larsen Bay Tribal Council

Loretta Nelson President Native Village of Afognak

Mary Nelson President Native Village of Larsen Bay
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Herman Nelson President New Koliganek Village Council

Charlene Nelson Chairperson Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay Indian Rsvn

Glen Nenema Chairman Kalispel Indian Community of the Kalispel Reservation

Veronica Nicholas President Native Village of Cantwell

Gabriel H. Nicholi Chief Organized Village of Grayling 

Donald F. Nielsen President South Naknek Village

Steven Nikolai First Chief Telida Village

Fran Norman Chair Chenega IRA Council

Patrick N. Norman First Chief Native Village of Port Graham

Teddy Northway President Northway Village

Wesley G. Okbaok President Native Village of Teller

Tommy Olemaun President Native Village of BarrowInupiat Traditional Government

Patrick F. Omiak President Native Village of Diomede (aka Inalik)

Lucy H. Oquilluk President Native Village of Mary's Igloo

Paul Panamarioff President Native Village of Ouzinkie

Eugene J. Paul First Chief Holy Cross Village

Paul J. Paul President Native Village of Kipnuk

Nicholai O. Pavilla Vice President Village of Armautluak

Benjamin Payenna Chief King Island Native Community 

Patrick Peterson President Naknek Native Village

Richard J. Peterson President Organized Village of Kasaan

Conrad Peterson President Village of Old Harbor

Jaylene

PetersonNyren Chairperson Kenaitze Indian Tribe

Kathline Peters-Zuray President Native Village of Tanana

Amos Philemonoff President Saint Paul Island

Tony Phillip President Native Village of Kwigillingok

Ben Phillip President Village of Alakanuk

Delores Pigsley Chairman Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon

Rhonda Pitka Chief Beaver Village

JoAnn Polston First Chief Healy Lake Village

Jennifer Porter Chairperson Kootenai Tribe of Idaho

Gordon Pullar President Lesnoi Village/Woody Island Tribal Council

Clyde Ramoth President Native Village of Selalik

Denise M. Rankin President Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska

Alicia, L Reft President Native Village of Karluk 

Julius M. Rexford President Native Village of Point Lay

Ellen Richard President Native Village of Wales

William Riley President Native Village of Pitka's Point

Joyce Roberts First Chief Native Village of Eagle 

Julian Roberts First Chief Native Village of Venetie Tribal Government

Margaret Roberts President Tangirnaq Native Village

Charlotte Rodrique Chairperson Burns Paiute Tribe

Cheemuk Rose President Village of Kotlik

Jessica Rukovishnikoff President Aleut Community of St. Paul Island

AlexAnna Salmon President Igiugig Village 

Brenda Schwantes Chairperson Sun'aq Tribe of Kodiak

Shawn Shanigan President Native Village of Kanatak

Fawn Sharp President Quinault Indian Nation

John W. Sharp President Twin Hills Village 

Melvin Sheldon Chairman Tulalip Tribes of Washington

Theresa Shorty President Native Village of Marshall

Lincoln M. Simon President Native Village of White Mountain

Cheryl Sinka President Village of Bill Moore's Slough
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Larry Sinyon President Cheesh-na Tribe

Norman Small President Platinum Traditional Village 

Nathan Small Chairman Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation

Harry Smiskin Chairman Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation

Stanley Smith Chairman Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon

Mark Snigaroff President Native Village of Atka

Christopher Sommer 1st Chief Galena Village

Frank Standifer III President Native Village of Tyonek

Lee Stephan President & 1st Chief Eklutna Native Village

Jimmy P. Stevens President Native Village of Nunapitchuk

Nicolai Stevens President Oscarville Traditional Village

Michael J. Stickman 1st Chief Nulato Tribal Council

Sharon G. Strick First Chief McGrath Native Village 

Kimberly A. Strong President Chilkat Indian Village (Kukwan)

Jerome C. Sullivan Chairman Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe

Edward Thomas President Central Council Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes

Edward K. Thomas President Craig Tribal Association

Evelyn Thomas President Village of Crooked Creek

Frank Thompson 1st Chief Evansville Tribe

Allen Ticket President Selawik IRA Council

Thomas Tilden First Chief Curyung Tribal Council

Kirsten Timbers President Village of Solomon

Stewart R. Tocktoo President Native Village of Brevig Mission

Stanley Tocktoo President Native Village of Shishmaref

Joseph Tony President Umkumiut Native Village

David Totemoff President Native Village of Tatitlek

Moses T. Toyukuk President Manokotak Village

Paul Tulik President Native Village of Nightmute

Maurice Turet President Village of Ohogamiut

Eddie Ungott President Native Village of Gambell 

Doug Wade Chairman Chickaloon Native Village

Jason S. Walker Chairman Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation

Lee Wallace President Organized Village of Saxman

Rosaline Ward President Kobuk Traditional Council

Jennifer Washington Chairperson Upper Skagit Indian Tribe

Raymond Wassillie President Newhalen Village

Harry Wassily President Village of Clarks Point

Victor Wellington Mayor Metlakatla Indian Community

Moses White President Kasigluk Traditional Elders Council

Silas C. Whitman Chairman Nez Perce Tribe

Lawrence A. Widmark Chairman Sitka Tribe of Alaska

Tom Wiehi President Rampart Village

George A.E. Williams President Native Village of Hamilton

Mary Willis President Village of Red Devil

Mary L. Willis President Village of Stony River

Tom Wooten Chairman Samish Indian Nation

Randy Workman Chief Shageluk Native Village

Frank Wright President Hoonah Indian Association