President Joe Biden and members of his administration host the White House Tribal Nations Summit on December 7, 2023.

The summit is taking place at the Department of the Interior headquarters in Washington, D.C.

President Joe Biden and members of his administration host the White House Tribal Nations Summit on December 7, 2023.

The summit is taking place at the Department of the Interior headquarters in Washington, D.C.

President Joe Biden and members of his administration host the White House Tribal Nations Summit on December 7, 2023.

The summit is taking place at the Department of the Interior headquarters in Washington, D.C.

President Joe Biden and members of his administration host the White House Tribal Nations Summit on December 7, 2023.

The summit is taking place at the Department of the Interior headquarters in Washington, D.C.

President Joe Biden and members of his administration host the White House Tribal Nations Summit on December 7, 2023.

The summit is taking place at the Department of the Interior headquarters in Washington, D.C.

President Joe Biden and members of his administration host the White House Tribal Nations Summit on December 7, 2023.

The summit is taking place at the Department of the Interior headquarters in Washington, D.C.

President Joe Biden addresses the White House Tribal Nations Summit on December 6, 2023.

Biden was introduced by Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland, a political appointee at the Department of the Interior.

The summit is being held at Interior headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Native chefs share the stage at the White House Tribal Nations Summit.

Vilsack outlined several tribal initiatives at the Department of Agriculture, which he leads. The work includes food prepared by five Native chefs for tribal leaders who are attending the two-gathering in Washington, D.C.

Native chefs participating:

* Rob Kinneen (Tlingit)

* Crystal Wahpepah (Kickapoo / Sac and Fox)

* Joe Robbins (Penobscot)

* Francisco Alegria (Menominee)

* Leah Husby (Menominee)

The chefs are being assisted by students from the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute, a tribal college in New Mexico.

The presentation occurred during the morning session of the White House Tribal Nations Summit on December 6, 2023.

Tribal representatives and federal officials participate in a panel titled "Next Steps to Address the Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples."

The panel took place during the morning session of the White House Tribal Nations Summit on December 6, 2023.

Tribal representatives and federal officials participate in a panel titled "Protecting Tribal Homelands in an Era of Climate Change."

PARTICIPANTS

Wahleah Johns, Director of Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs, Department of Energy (Moderator)

Nancy James, Chief of Gwichyaa Zhee Gwich'in Tribal Council, Native Village of Fort Yukon

Tyson Johnston, Director of Self-Governance, Quinault Nation

Jennifer Granholm, Secretary, Department of Energy

Brenda Mallory, Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality, White House

Bryan Newland, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior

The panel took place during the morning session of the White House Tribal Nations Summit on December 6, 2023.