The White House and members of the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration host the 2021 Tribal Nations Summit.
The summit brings together officials and leaders from federally recognized tribes together to discuss how the federal government can invest in and continue to strengthen the nation-to-nation relationship and ensure that progress in Indian Country endures for years to come.
This is the second and final day of the two-day event.
AGENDA - NOVEMBER 16, 2021 Welcome Remarks Kevin Gover, Under Secretary of the Smithsonian Lynn Malerba, Mohegan Tribe
White House Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Julie Rodriguez
Policy Panel: Climate Change Impacts and Solutions Featuring Tribal leaders in conversation with: White House Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy Council on Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory
Secretary Denis McDonough - Department of Veterans Affairs
Policy Panel: Tribal Treaty Rights and Sacred Lands Featuring Tribal leaders in conversation with: Assistant Secretary Bryan Newland – Bureau of Indian Affairs Secretary Janet Yellen – US Department of the Treasury
White House Domestic Policy Director Susan Rice
Administration Listening Session Featuring Tribal leaders in conversation with: Secretary Deb Haaland – US Department of Interior Assistant Secretary Bryan Newland – Bureau of Indian Affairs General Counsel Sam Bagenstos – Office of Management and Budget Special Assistant to the President Libby Washburn – White House
Policy Panel: Economic and Workforce Development Featuring Tribal leaders in conversation with: Secretary Marty Walsh – US Department of Labor Administrator Isabella Guzman – Small Business Administration American Rescue Plan Coordinator Gene Sperling
Policy Panel: Infrastructure, Housing, and Energy Featuring Tribal leaders in conversation with: Secretary Jennifer Granholm – US Department of Energy Secretary Pete Buttigieg – US Department of Transportation
Reading by US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo
Introduction by Kenneth Kahn, Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Vice President Kamala Harris