Secretary Denis McDonough of the Department of Veterans Affairs and President Jonathan Nez of the Navajo Nation participate in a discussion about Native veterans at the White House Tribal Nations Summit in Washington, D.C., on December 1, 2022.

White House Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young addresses the White House Tribal Nations Summit in Washington, D.C, on December 1, 2022.

Tribal and federal officials participate in a discussion about public safety and justice at the White House Tribal Nations Summit in Washington, D.C., on December 1, 2022.

Participants:

Chairman Peter Yucupicio, Pascua Yaqui Tribe

Chairwoman Teri Gobin, Tulalip Tribes

Secretary Deb Haaland, Department of the Interior

Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Department of Homeland

Security

Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta, Department of Justice

Moderator: Solicitor Bob Anderson, Department of the Interior

Tribal and federal officials participate in a discussion about public safety and justice at the White House Tribal Nations Summit in Washington, D.C., on December 1, 2022.

Participants:

Chairman Peter Yucupicio, Pascua Yaqui Tribe

Chairwoman Teri Gobin, Tulalip Tribes

Secretary Deb Haaland, Department of the Interior

Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Department of Homeland

Security

Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta, Department of Justice

Moderator: Solicitor Bob Anderson, Department of the Interior

Tribal leaders and Cabinet secretaries host a discussion on climate and energy policy at the White House Tribal Nations Summit on November 30, 2022.

Armchair Conversation with Tribal Leaders: Climate and Clean Energy

President Fawn Sharp, National Congress of American Indians

Chairwoman Janet Alkire, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Department of Transportation

National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi, White House Climate Policy

Office

Director Brian Deese, White House National Economic Council

Moderator: Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan

Newland, Department of the Interior

The event took place at the Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C.

Tribal leaders and Cabinet secretaries host a discussion on tribal homelands at the White House Tribal Nations Summit on November 30, 2022.

Armchair Conversation with Tribal Leaders: Tribal Homeland Initiatives

President Richard Peterson, Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes

Chairman Manuel Heart, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe

Secretary Deb Haaland, Department of the Interior

Secretary Tom Vilsack, Department of Agriculture

Administrator Michael Regan, Environmental Protection

Agency

Moderator: Senior Advisor to the President Julie Chávez Rodriguez, White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs

The event took place at the Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C.

Tribal leaders and Cabinet secretaries host a discussion on education and Native languages at the White House Tribal Nations Summit on November 30, 2022.

Armchair Conversation with Tribal Leaders: Education and Native Languages

Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr, Cherokee Nation

Chief Executive Melanie Benjamin, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe

Secretary Miguel Cardona, Department of Education

Secretary Deb Haaland, Department of the Interior

Moderator: Deputy Solicitor Ann Marie Bledsoe Downes,

Department of the Interior

A brief question and answer session follows the panel discussion.

The event took place at the Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C.

President Joe Biden addresses the White House Tribal Nations Summit on November 30, 2022.

Secretary Deb Haaland, who is the first Native person to serve in a presidential cabinet, introduced Biden at the event, which was held at the Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C.

Tribal leaders and Cabinet secretaries host a discussion on economic policy at the White House Tribal Nations Summit on November 30, 2022.

Armchair Conversation with Tribal Leaders: Access to Capital

& Economic Development

President Scott Herman, Rosebud Sioux Tribe

Chairman Rodney Butler, Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation

Administrator Isabel Guzman, Small Business Administration

Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo, Department of Treasury

Moderator: Treasurer Lynn Malerba, Department of

Treasury

A brief question and answer session follows the panel discussion.

The event took place at the Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C.

President Joe Biden addresses the White House Tribal Nations Summit on November 30, 2022.

Secretary Deb Haaland, who is the first Native person to serve in a presidential cabinet, introduced Biden at the event, which was held at the Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C.