Y 4. In 2/11: S. hrg. 101-544

S. HRG. 101-549

INDIAN VETERANS

HEARING

BEFORE THE

SELECT COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS

UNITED STATES SENATE

ONE HUNDRED FIRST CONGRESS

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office
U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402

CONTENTS ·

Statements:

Apuna, Dr. Samuel, member, Native American Veterans Affairs Advisory
Committee, Mililani, HI..

Page

30

Chappabitty, Dr. Edwin, chief of medical staff, Lawton Indian Hospital,
representing the Comanche Tribe, Lawton, OK.....

5

Collins, Tom, Assistant Secretary, Veterans Employment and Training,
Department of Labor, Washington, DC.........

14

Field, Raymond, chairman, Native American Veterans Affairs Advisory
Committee, Silver Spring, MD..

27

Haney, Jerry, principal chief, Seminole Tribe of Oklahoma and National
Commander of the Vietnam Era Veterans Intertribal Association,
Shawnee, OK.

11

Inouye, Hon. Daniel K., U.S. Senator from Hawaii, chairman, Select

Committee on Indian Affairs.

1

McCain, Hon. John, U.S. Senator from Arizona, vice chairman, Select

Committee on Indian Affairs.

2

Morris, Raymond D., executive director, Office of Navajo Veterans Af-

fairs, Window Rock, AZ...

3

Permison, Dr. Stephen, director of patient care policy, Indian Health
Service, Rockville, MD......

19

Twist, Ted, former veterans service office, Division of Veterans Affairs,

South Dakota......

8

Vogel, R.J., Chief Benefits Director, Veterans Benefits Administration,

Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC.

Prepared statements:

APPENDIX

Apuna, Dr. Samuel (with questions and answers)

Billy, Irving, interim vice chairman, Navajo Tribal Council..

Chappabitty, Dr. Edwin, chief of medical staff, Lawton Indian Hospital,
representing the Comanche Tribe, Lawton, OK.

Collins, Tom......

180

Field, Raymond....

213

Haney, Jerry (with attachments)

47

McCain, Hon. John, U.S. Senator from Arizona, vice chairman, Select

Committee on Indian Affairs

35

.....

Morris, Raymond D....

40

Murkowski, Hon. Frank H., U.S. Senator from Alaska...

38

Permison, Dr. Stephen

186

Shaw, David Ortega, Department of Veterans Affairs Advisory Commit-