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Secretary Deb Haaland and leaders at the Department of the Interior host a press call on December 21, 2021, to discuss the Biden-Harris administration's renewable energy progress. SPEAKERS: Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management Laura Daniel-Davis Bureau of Land Management Director Tracy Stone-Manning Photo: U.S. Department of the Interior https://www.flickr.com/photos/usinterior/51746386701/

Secretary Deb Haaland addresses the Alaska Federation of Natives annual convention on December 14, 2021. Haaland, a citizen of the Pueblo of Laguna, leads the Department of the Interior. She is the first Native person in charge of the federal agency with the most trust and treaty responsibilities in Indian Country. AFN's meeting took place virtually due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Thumbnail photo by U.S. Department of the Interior: https://www.flickr.com/photos/usinterior/51685172469/

Vanita Gupta, the Associate Attorney General at the Department of Justice, addresses the Alaska Federation of Natives annual convention on December 14, 2021. The AFN convention took place virtually. Thumbnail photo courtesy Department of Justice: https://www.justice.gov/asg/staff-profile/meet-associate-attorney-general

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Oversight Hearing “Restoring Justice: Addressing Violence in Native Communities through VAWA Title IX Special Jurisdiction”Wednesday, December 08 2021 - 02:30 PM Location: Dirksen Room Number: 628 Ms. Allison Randall Principal Deputy Director, Office on Violence Against Women U.S. Department of Justice Washington, DC https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/allisonrandall120821.pdf Mr. Wizipan Little Elk Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs U.S. Department of the Interior Washington, DC https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/wizipangarriott120821.pdf The Honorable J. Michael Chavarria Governor, Santa Clara Pueblo Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/michaelchavarria120821.pdf The Honorable Fawn Sharp President, National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Washington, DC https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/fawnsharp120821.pdf The Honorable Stacie Fourstar Chief Judge, Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes Poplar, Montana https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/staciefourstar120821.pdf Ms. Elizabeth A. Reese Professor, Stanford Law School Stanford, California https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/elizabethreese120821.pdf Ms. Michelle Demmert Director, Law & Policy Center Alaska Native Women's Resource Center Fairbanks, Alaska https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/michelledemmert120821.pdf Committee Notice: https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearing/oversight-hearing-restoring-justice-addressing-violence-native-communities-through-vawa Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/senatecommitteeonindianaffairs/albums/72157720218757393

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Oversight Hearing “Restoring Justice: Addressing Violence in Native Communities through VAWA Title IX Special Jurisdiction”Wednesday, December 08 2021 - 02:30 PM Location: Dirksen Room Number: 628 Ms. Allison Randall Principal Deputy Director, Office on Violence Against Women U.S. Department of Justice Washington, DC https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/allisonrandall120821.pdf Mr. Wizipan Little Elk Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs U.S. Department of the Interior Washington, DC https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/wizipangarriott120821.pdf The Honorable J. Michael Chavarria Governor, Santa Clara Pueblo Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/michaelchavarria120821.pdf The Honorable Fawn Sharp President, National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Washington, DC https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/fawnsharp120821.pdf The Honorable Stacie Fourstar Chief Judge, Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes Poplar, Montana https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/staciefourstar120821.pdf Ms. Elizabeth A. Reese Professor, Stanford Law School Stanford, California https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/elizabethreese120821.pdf Ms. Michelle Demmert Director, Law & Policy Center Alaska Native Women's Resource Center Fairbanks, Alaska https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/michelledemmert120821.pdf Committee Notice: https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearing/oversight-hearing-restoring-justice-addressing-violence-native-communities-through-vawa Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/senatecommitteeonindianaffairs/albums/72157720218757393

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Oversight Hearing “Restoring Justice: Addressing Violence in Native Communities through VAWA Title IX Special Jurisdiction”Wednesday, December 08 2021 - 02:30 PM Location: Dirksen Room Number: 628 Ms. Allison Randall Principal Deputy Director, Office on Violence Against Women U.S. Department of Justice Washington, DC https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/allisonrandall120821.pdf Mr. Wizipan Little Elk Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs U.S. Department of the Interior Washington, DC https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/wizipangarriott120821.pdf The Honorable J. Michael Chavarria Governor, Santa Clara Pueblo Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/michaelchavarria120821.pdf The Honorable Fawn Sharp President, National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Washington, DC https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/fawnsharp120821.pdf The Honorable Stacie Fourstar Chief Judge, Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes Poplar, Montana https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/staciefourstar120821.pdf Ms. Elizabeth A. Reese Professor, Stanford Law School Stanford, California https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/elizabethreese120821.pdf Ms. Michelle Demmert Director, Law & Policy Center Alaska Native Women's Resource Center Fairbanks, Alaska https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/michelledemmert120821.pdf Committee Notice: https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearing/oversight-hearing-restoring-justice-addressing-violence-native-communities-through-vawa Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/senatecommitteeonindianaffairs/albums/72157720218757393

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Oversight Hearing “Restoring Justice: Addressing Violence in Native Communities through VAWA Title IX Special Jurisdiction”Wednesday, December 08 2021 - 02:30 PM Location: Dirksen Room Number: 628 Ms. Allison Randall Principal Deputy Director, Office on Violence Against Women U.S. Department of Justice Washington, DC https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/allisonrandall120821.pdf Mr. Wizipan Little Elk Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs U.S. Department of the Interior Washington, DC https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/wizipangarriott120821.pdf The Honorable J. Michael Chavarria Governor, Santa Clara Pueblo Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/michaelchavarria120821.pdf The Honorable Fawn Sharp President, National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Washington, DC https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/fawnsharp120821.pdf The Honorable Stacie Fourstar Chief Judge, Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes Poplar, Montana https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/staciefourstar120821.pdf Ms. Elizabeth A. Reese Professor, Stanford Law School Stanford, California https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/elizabethreese120821.pdf Ms. Michelle Demmert Director, Law & Policy Center Alaska Native Women's Resource Center Fairbanks, Alaska https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/michelledemmert120821.pdf Committee Notice: https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearing/oversight-hearing-restoring-justice-addressing-violence-native-communities-through-vawa Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/senatecommitteeonindianaffairs/albums/72157720218757393

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Oversight Hearing “Restoring Justice: Addressing Violence in Native Communities through VAWA Title IX Special Jurisdiction”Wednesday, December 08 2021 - 02:30 PM Location: Dirksen Room Number: 628 Ms. Allison Randall Principal Deputy Director, Office on Violence Against Women U.S. Department of Justice Washington, DC https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/allisonrandall120821.pdf Mr. Wizipan Little Elk Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs U.S. Department of the Interior Washington, DC https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/wizipangarriott120821.pdf The Honorable J. Michael Chavarria Governor, Santa Clara Pueblo Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/michaelchavarria120821.pdf The Honorable Fawn Sharp President, National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Washington, DC https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/fawnsharp120821.pdf The Honorable Stacie Fourstar Chief Judge, Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes Poplar, Montana https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/staciefourstar120821.pdf Ms. Elizabeth A. Reese Professor, Stanford Law School Stanford, California https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/elizabethreese120821.pdf Ms. Michelle Demmert Director, Law & Policy Center Alaska Native Women's Resource Center Fairbanks, Alaska https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/michelledemmert120821.pdf Committee Notice: https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearing/oversight-hearing-restoring-justice-addressing-violence-native-communities-through-vawa Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/senatecommitteeonindianaffairs/albums/72157720218757393

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Oversight Hearing “Restoring Justice: Addressing Violence in Native Communities through VAWA Title IX Special Jurisdiction”Wednesday, December 08 2021 - 02:30 PM Location: Dirksen Room Number: 628 Ms. Allison Randall Principal Deputy Director, Office on Violence Against Women U.S. Department of Justice Washington, DC https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/allisonrandall120821.pdf Mr. Wizipan Little Elk Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs U.S. Department of the Interior Washington, DC https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/wizipangarriott120821.pdf The Honorable J. Michael Chavarria Governor, Santa Clara Pueblo Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/michaelchavarria120821.pdf The Honorable Fawn Sharp President, National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Washington, DC https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/fawnsharp120821.pdf The Honorable Stacie Fourstar Chief Judge, Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes Poplar, Montana https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/staciefourstar120821.pdf Ms. Elizabeth A. Reese Professor, Stanford Law School Stanford, California https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/elizabethreese120821.pdf Ms. Michelle Demmert Director, Law & Policy Center Alaska Native Women's Resource Center Fairbanks, Alaska https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/michelledemmert120821.pdf Committee Notice: https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearing/oversight-hearing-restoring-justice-addressing-violence-native-communities-through-vawa Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/senatecommitteeonindianaffairs/albums/72157720218757393

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Oversight Hearing “Restoring Justice: Addressing Violence in Native Communities through VAWA Title IX Special Jurisdiction”Wednesday, December 08 2021 - 02:30 PM Location: Dirksen Room Number: 628 Ms. Allison Randall Principal Deputy Director, Office on Violence Against Women U.S. Department of Justice Washington, DC https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/allisonrandall120821.pdf Mr. Wizipan Little Elk Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs U.S. Department of the Interior Washington, DC https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/wizipangarriott120821.pdf The Honorable J. Michael Chavarria Governor, Santa Clara Pueblo Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/michaelchavarria120821.pdf The Honorable Fawn Sharp President, National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Washington, DC https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/fawnsharp120821.pdf The Honorable Stacie Fourstar Chief Judge, Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes Poplar, Montana https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/staciefourstar120821.pdf Ms. Elizabeth A. Reese Professor, Stanford Law School Stanford, California https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/elizabethreese120821.pdf Ms. Michelle Demmert Director, Law & Policy Center Alaska Native Women's Resource Center Fairbanks, Alaska https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/michelledemmert120821.pdf Committee Notice: https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearing/oversight-hearing-restoring-justice-addressing-violence-native-communities-through-vawa Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/senatecommitteeonindianaffairs/albums/72157720218757393

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Oversight Hearing “Restoring Justice: Addressing Violence in Native Communities through VAWA Title IX Special Jurisdiction”Wednesday, December 08 2021 - 02:30 PM Location: Dirksen Room Number: 628 Ms. Allison Randall Principal Deputy Director, Office on Violence Against Women U.S. Department of Justice Washington, DC https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/allisonrandall120821.pdf Mr. Wizipan Little Elk Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs U.S. Department of the Interior Washington, DC https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/wizipangarriott120821.pdf The Honorable J. Michael Chavarria Governor, Santa Clara Pueblo Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/michaelchavarria120821.pdf The Honorable Fawn Sharp President, National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Washington, DC https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/fawnsharp120821.pdf The Honorable Stacie Fourstar Chief Judge, Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes Poplar, Montana https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/staciefourstar120821.pdf Ms. Elizabeth A. Reese Professor, Stanford Law School Stanford, California https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/elizabethreese120821.pdf Ms. Michelle Demmert Director, Law & Policy Center Alaska Native Women's Resource Center Fairbanks, Alaska https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/michelledemmert120821.pdf Committee Notice: https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearing/oversight-hearing-restoring-justice-addressing-violence-native-communities-through-vawa Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/senatecommitteeonindianaffairs/albums/72157720218757393

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Oversight Hearing “Restoring Justice: Addressing Violence in Native Communities through VAWA Title IX Special Jurisdiction”Wednesday, December 08 2021 - 02:30 PM Location: Dirksen Room Number: 628 Ms. Allison Randall Principal Deputy Director, Office on Violence Against Women U.S. Department of Justice Washington, DC https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/allisonrandall120821.pdf Mr. Wizipan Little Elk Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs U.S. Department of the Interior Washington, DC https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/wizipangarriott120821.pdf The Honorable J. Michael Chavarria Governor, Santa Clara Pueblo Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/michaelchavarria120821.pdf The Honorable Fawn Sharp President, National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Washington, DC https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/fawnsharp120821.pdf The Honorable Stacie Fourstar Chief Judge, Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes Poplar, Montana https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/staciefourstar120821.pdf Ms. Elizabeth A. Reese Professor, Stanford Law School Stanford, California https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/elizabethreese120821.pdf Ms. Michelle Demmert Director, Law & Policy Center Alaska Native Women's Resource Center Fairbanks, Alaska https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/michelledemmert120821.pdf Committee Notice: https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearing/oversight-hearing-restoring-justice-addressing-violence-native-communities-through-vawa Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/senatecommitteeonindianaffairs/albums/72157720218757393

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Oversight Hearing “Restoring Justice: Addressing Violence in Native Communities through VAWA Title IX Special Jurisdiction”Wednesday, December 08 2021 - 02:30 PM Location: Dirksen Room Number: 628 Ms. Allison Randall Principal Deputy Director, Office on Violence Against Women U.S. Department of Justice Washington, DC https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/allisonrandall120821.pdf Mr. Wizipan Little Elk Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs U.S. Department of the Interior Washington, DC https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/wizipangarriott120821.pdf The Honorable J. Michael Chavarria Governor, Santa Clara Pueblo Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/michaelchavarria120821.pdf The Honorable Fawn Sharp President, National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Washington, DC https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/fawnsharp120821.pdf The Honorable Stacie Fourstar Chief Judge, Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes Poplar, Montana https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/staciefourstar120821.pdf Ms. Elizabeth A. Reese Professor, Stanford Law School Stanford, California https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/elizabethreese120821.pdf Ms. Michelle Demmert Director, Law & Policy Center Alaska Native Women's Resource Center Fairbanks, Alaska https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/08/michelledemmert120821.pdf Committee Notice: https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearing/oversight-hearing-restoring-justice-addressing-violence-native-communities-through-vawa Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/senatecommitteeonindianaffairs/albums/72157720218757393

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland visited Alcatraz Island in San Francisco, California, on November 20, 2021, to mark the 52nd anniversary of its occupation by Native activists in pursuit of tribal self-determination. Haaland delivered remarks about the progress that has been made in Indian Country in the intervening years, as well as the work needed ahead. "We are the descendants of grandparents, aunts, uncles and parents who were stolen from their homes and from their families so that their cultures, traditions, and languages could be wiped away from their memories," said Haaland, who is the first Native person to lead the Department of the Interior, the federal agency with the most trust and treaty responsibilities. "Many of us come from families who were relocated from our homelands with broken promises by the federal government that their children would have better lives," she said. "In November of 1969, a history began with acts of defiance to 'Take the Rock,'" Haaland continued. "That history -- in many ways -- paved the way for the Tribal self-determination policies that President Biden and I championed just this week as we gathered with Tribal leaders for the first White House Tribal Nations Summit of this administration." Photo by U.S. Department of the Interior (CC BY-SA 2.0) https://www.flickr.com/photos/usinterior/51698317113/

The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, No. 19-1392, on December 1, 2021. At issue is a Mississippi state law that bans nearly all abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Thumbnail photo by Ulysse Bex/Cronkite News

The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.897, the Agua Caliente Land Exchange Fee to Trust Confirmation Act, on December 1, 2021. The bill places about 2,500 acres in southern California into trust for the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. The lands are of cultural and historical importance to the tribe.

The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.4352, a legislative fix to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Carcieri v. Salazar, on December 1, 2021. The bill ensures that all federally recognized tribes, regardless of the date of federal recognition, can restore their homelands through the land-into-trust process. The Carcieri decision otherwise requires all tribes to show they were "under federal jurisdiction" as of 1934, injecting uncertainty and hurdles into the process.

The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.2930, the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act, on December 1, 2021. The bill, also known as the STOP Act, addresses the illegal trafficking of tribal cultural items by facilitating their repatriation to tribal nations. It was written in response to an alarming number of auctions of tribal property taking place overseas.

The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.2074, the Indian Buffalo Management Act, on December, 2021. The bill creates a permanent program at the Department of the Interior to help promote and develop tribal capacity to manage buffalo, or bison, herds.

The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hosts a business meeting on November 17, 2021. The only item on the agenda is S.648, the Technical Correction to the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act. The bill makes technical corrections to a previously enacted water rights settlement for the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation in Nevada and Idaho. The bill helps the tribes recover interest that was lost on their funds held in trust at the Department of the Interior. The Biden administration supports the legislation. The committee took testimony on S.648 on October 6. Approval at the business meeting clears the bill for consideration by the full U.S. Senate. Committee Notice: https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearing/business-meeting-consider-s-648-legislative-hearing-receive-testimony-s-1364-hr-1975-hr-2088

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on S. 1364, H.R. 1975, H.R. 2088 & H.R. 4881 Wednesday, November 17 2021 - 02:30 PM Location: Dirksen Room Number: 628 BILLS S. 1364, Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Recognition Act H.R. 1975, Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2021 H.R. 2088, Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act H.R. 4881, Old Pascua Community Land Acquisition Act PANEL 1 The Honorable Richard Burr Senator United States Senate The Honorable Thom Tillis Senator United States Senate The Honorable G. K. Butterfield Representative United States House of Representatives The Honorable Darrell Issa Representative United States House of Representatives PANEL 2 The Honorable Bryan Todd Newland Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs Department of the Interior, Washington, DC https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/bryannewland111721.pdf The Honorable Harvey Godwin, Jr., Chairman Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Pembroke, North Carolina https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/harveygodwin111721.pdf The Honorable Robert Smith Chairman Pala Band of Mission Indians Pala, California https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/robertsmith111721.pdf The Honorable Richard Sneed Principal Chief Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Cherokee, North Carolina https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/richardsneed111721.pdf The Honorable Peter Yucupicio Chairman Pascua Yaqui Tribe Tucson, Arizona https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/peteryucupicio111721.pdf Committee Notice: https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearing/business-meeting-consider-s-648-legislative-hearing-receive-testimony-s-1364-hr-1975-hr-2088

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on S. 1364, H.R. 1975, H.R. 2088 & H.R. 4881 Wednesday, November 17 2021 - 02:30 PM Location: Dirksen Room Number: 628 BILLS S. 1364, Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Recognition Act H.R. 1975, Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2021 H.R. 2088, Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act H.R. 4881, Old Pascua Community Land Acquisition Act PANEL 1 The Honorable Richard Burr Senator United States Senate The Honorable Thom Tillis Senator United States Senate The Honorable G. K. Butterfield Representative United States House of Representatives The Honorable Darrell Issa Representative United States House of Representatives PANEL 2 The Honorable Bryan Todd Newland Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs Department of the Interior, Washington, DC https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/bryannewland111721.pdf The Honorable Harvey Godwin, Jr., Chairman Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Pembroke, North Carolina https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/harveygodwin111721.pdf The Honorable Robert Smith Chairman Pala Band of Mission Indians Pala, California https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/robertsmith111721.pdf The Honorable Richard Sneed Principal Chief Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Cherokee, North Carolina https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/richardsneed111721.pdf The Honorable Peter Yucupicio Chairman Pascua Yaqui Tribe Tucson, Arizona https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/peteryucupicio111721.pdf Committee Notice: https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearing/business-meeting-consider-s-648-legislative-hearing-receive-testimony-s-1364-hr-1975-hr-2088

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on S. 1364, H.R. 1975, H.R. 2088 & H.R. 4881 Wednesday, November 17 2021 - 02:30 PM Location: Dirksen Room Number: 628 BILLS S. 1364, Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Recognition Act H.R. 1975, Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2021 H.R. 2088, Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act H.R. 4881, Old Pascua Community Land Acquisition Act PANEL 1 The Honorable Richard Burr Senator United States Senate The Honorable Thom Tillis Senator United States Senate The Honorable G. K. Butterfield Representative United States House of Representatives The Honorable Darrell Issa Representative United States House of Representatives PANEL 2 The Honorable Bryan Todd Newland Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs Department of the Interior, Washington, DC https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/bryannewland111721.pdf The Honorable Harvey Godwin, Jr., Chairman Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Pembroke, North Carolina https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/harveygodwin111721.pdf The Honorable Robert Smith Chairman Pala Band of Mission Indians Pala, California https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/robertsmith111721.pdf The Honorable Richard Sneed Principal Chief Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Cherokee, North Carolina https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/richardsneed111721.pdf The Honorable Peter Yucupicio Chairman Pascua Yaqui Tribe Tucson, Arizona https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/peteryucupicio111721.pdf Committee Notice: https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearing/business-meeting-consider-s-648-legislative-hearing-receive-testimony-s-1364-hr-1975-hr-2088

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on S. 1364, H.R. 1975, H.R. 2088 & H.R. 4881 Wednesday, November 17 2021 - 02:30 PM Location: Dirksen Room Number: 628 BILLS S. 1364, Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Recognition Act H.R. 1975, Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2021 H.R. 2088, Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act H.R. 4881, Old Pascua Community Land Acquisition Act PANEL 1 The Honorable Richard Burr Senator United States Senate The Honorable Thom Tillis Senator United States Senate The Honorable G. K. Butterfield Representative United States House of Representatives The Honorable Darrell Issa Representative United States House of Representatives PANEL 2 The Honorable Bryan Todd Newland Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs Department of the Interior, Washington, DC https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/bryannewland111721.pdf The Honorable Harvey Godwin, Jr., Chairman Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Pembroke, North Carolina https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/harveygodwin111721.pdf The Honorable Robert Smith Chairman Pala Band of Mission Indians Pala, California https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/robertsmith111721.pdf The Honorable Richard Sneed Principal Chief Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Cherokee, North Carolina https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/richardsneed111721.pdf The Honorable Peter Yucupicio Chairman Pascua Yaqui Tribe Tucson, Arizona https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/peteryucupicio111721.pdf Committee Notice: https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearing/business-meeting-consider-s-648-legislative-hearing-receive-testimony-s-1364-hr-1975-hr-2088

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on S. 1364, H.R. 1975, H.R. 2088 & H.R. 4881 Wednesday, November 17 2021 - 02:30 PM Location: Dirksen Room Number: 628 BILLS S. 1364, Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Recognition Act H.R. 1975, Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2021 H.R. 2088, Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act H.R. 4881, Old Pascua Community Land Acquisition Act PANEL 1 The Honorable Richard Burr Senator United States Senate The Honorable Thom Tillis Senator United States Senate The Honorable G. K. Butterfield Representative United States House of Representatives The Honorable Darrell Issa Representative United States House of Representatives PANEL 2 The Honorable Bryan Todd Newland Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs Department of the Interior, Washington, DC https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/bryannewland111721.pdf The Honorable Harvey Godwin, Jr., Chairman Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Pembroke, North Carolina https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/harveygodwin111721.pdf The Honorable Robert Smith Chairman Pala Band of Mission Indians Pala, California https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/robertsmith111721.pdf The Honorable Richard Sneed Principal Chief Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Cherokee, North Carolina https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/richardsneed111721.pdf The Honorable Peter Yucupicio Chairman Pascua Yaqui Tribe Tucson, Arizona https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/peteryucupicio111721.pdf Committee Notice: https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearing/business-meeting-consider-s-648-legislative-hearing-receive-testimony-s-1364-hr-1975-hr-2088

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on S. 1364, H.R. 1975, H.R. 2088 & H.R. 4881 Wednesday, November 17 2021 - 02:30 PM Location: Dirksen Room Number: 628 BILLS S. 1364, Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Recognition Act H.R. 1975, Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2021 H.R. 2088, Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act H.R. 4881, Old Pascua Community Land Acquisition Act PANEL 1 The Honorable Richard Burr Senator United States Senate The Honorable Thom Tillis Senator United States Senate The Honorable G. K. Butterfield Representative United States House of Representatives The Honorable Darrell Issa Representative United States House of Representatives PANEL 2 The Honorable Bryan Todd Newland Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs Department of the Interior, Washington, DC https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/bryannewland111721.pdf The Honorable Harvey Godwin, Jr., Chairman Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Pembroke, North Carolina https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/harveygodwin111721.pdf The Honorable Robert Smith Chairman Pala Band of Mission Indians Pala, California https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/robertsmith111721.pdf The Honorable Richard Sneed Principal Chief Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Cherokee, North Carolina https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/richardsneed111721.pdf The Honorable Peter Yucupicio Chairman Pascua Yaqui Tribe Tucson, Arizona https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/peteryucupicio111721.pdf Committee Notice: https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearing/business-meeting-consider-s-648-legislative-hearing-receive-testimony-s-1364-hr-1975-hr-2088

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on S. 1364, H.R. 1975, H.R. 2088 & H.R. 4881 Wednesday, November 17 2021 - 02:30 PM Location: Dirksen Room Number: 628 BILLS S. 1364, Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Recognition Act H.R. 1975, Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2021 H.R. 2088, Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act H.R. 4881, Old Pascua Community Land Acquisition Act PANEL 1 The Honorable Richard Burr Senator United States Senate The Honorable Thom Tillis Senator United States Senate The Honorable G. K. Butterfield Representative United States House of Representatives The Honorable Darrell Issa Representative United States House of Representatives PANEL 2 The Honorable Bryan Todd Newland Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs Department of the Interior, Washington, DC https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/bryannewland111721.pdf The Honorable Harvey Godwin, Jr., Chairman Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Pembroke, North Carolina https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/harveygodwin111721.pdf The Honorable Robert Smith Chairman Pala Band of Mission Indians Pala, California https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/robertsmith111721.pdf The Honorable Richard Sneed Principal Chief Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Cherokee, North Carolina https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/richardsneed111721.pdf The Honorable Peter Yucupicio Chairman Pascua Yaqui Tribe Tucson, Arizona https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/peteryucupicio111721.pdf Committee Notice: https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearing/business-meeting-consider-s-648-legislative-hearing-receive-testimony-s-1364-hr-1975-hr-2088

The White House and members of the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration will 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 first day of the two-day event. AGENDA - NOVEMBER 15, 2021 Welcome Remarks - Shanon Holsey, Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians Secretary Deb Haaland – US Department of the Interior President Joe Biden First Lady Jill Biden Attorney General Merrick Garland - US Department of Justice Policy Panel: Combatting Covid-19 in Indian Country Featuring Tribal leaders in conversation with: Secretary Xavier Becerra – US Department of Health and Human Services Dr. Anthony Fauci – Chief Medical Officer to the President Policy Panel: Native American Educator and Native Languages Featuring Tribal leaders in conversation with: Secretary Miguel Cardona – US Department of Education Secretary Deb Haaland – US Department of the Interior Policy Panel: Public Safety and Justice Featuring Tribal leaders in conversation with: Secretary Deb Haaland – US Department of the Interior Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco – US Department of Justice Secretary Tom Vilsack – US Department of Agriculture

The White House and members of the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration will 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 first day of the two-day event. AGENDA - NOVEMBER 15, 2021 Welcome Remarks - Shanon Holsey, Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians Secretary Deb Haaland – US Department of the Interior President Joe Biden First Lady Jill Biden Attorney General Merrick Garland - US Department of Justice Policy Panel: Combatting Covid-19 in Indian Country Featuring Tribal leaders in conversation with: Secretary Xavier Becerra – US Department of Health and Human Services Dr. Anthony Fauci – Chief Medical Officer to the President Policy Panel: Native American Educator and Native Languages Featuring Tribal leaders in conversation with: Secretary Miguel Cardona – US Department of Education Secretary Deb Haaland – US Department of the Interior Policy Panel: Public Safety and Justice Featuring Tribal leaders in conversation with: Secretary Deb Haaland – US Department of the Interior Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco – US Department of Justice Secretary Tom Vilsack – US Department of Agriculture

The White House and members of the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration will 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 first day of the two-day event. AGENDA - NOVEMBER 15, 2021 Welcome Remarks - Shanon Holsey, Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians Secretary Deb Haaland – US Department of the Interior President Joe Biden First Lady Jill Biden Attorney General Merrick Garland - US Department of Justice Policy Panel: Combatting Covid-19 in Indian Country Featuring Tribal leaders in conversation with: Secretary Xavier Becerra – US Department of Health and Human Services Dr. Anthony Fauci – Chief Medical Officer to the President Policy Panel: Native American Educator and Native Languages Featuring Tribal leaders in conversation with: Secretary Miguel Cardona – US Department of Education Secretary Deb Haaland – US Department of the Interior Policy Panel: Public Safety and Justice Featuring Tribal leaders in conversation with: Secretary Deb Haaland – US Department of the Interior Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco – US Department of Justice Secretary Tom Vilsack – US Department of Agriculture

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on S. 1364, H.R. 1975, H.R. 2088 & H.R. 4881 Wednesday, November 17 2021 - 02:30 PM Location: Dirksen Room Number: 628 BILLS S. 1364, Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Recognition Act H.R. 1975, Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2021 H.R. 2088, Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act H.R. 4881, Old Pascua Community Land Acquisition Act PANEL 1 The Honorable Richard Burr Senator United States Senate The Honorable Thom Tillis Senator United States Senate The Honorable G. K. Butterfield Representative United States House of Representatives The Honorable Darrell Issa Representative United States House of Representatives PANEL 2 The Honorable Bryan Todd Newland Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs Department of the Interior, Washington, DC https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/bryannewland111721.pdf The Honorable Harvey Godwin, Jr., Chairman Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Pembroke, North Carolina https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/harveygodwin111721.pdf The Honorable Robert Smith Chairman Pala Band of Mission Indians Pala, California https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/robertsmith111721.pdf The Honorable Richard Sneed Principal Chief Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Cherokee, North Carolina https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/richardsneed111721.pdf The Honorable Peter Yucupicio Chairman Pascua Yaqui Tribe Tucson, Arizona https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/peteryucupicio111721.pdf Committee Notice: https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearing/business-meeting-consider-s-648-legislative-hearing-receive-testimony-s-1364-hr-1975-hr-2088

The White House and members of the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration will 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 first day of the two-day event. AGENDA - NOVEMBER 15, 2021 Welcome Remarks - Shanon Holsey, Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians Secretary Deb Haaland – US Department of the Interior President Joe Biden First Lady Jill Biden Attorney General Merrick Garland - US Department of Justice Policy Panel: Combatting Covid-19 in Indian Country Featuring Tribal leaders in conversation with: Secretary Xavier Becerra – US Department of Health and Human Services Dr. Anthony Fauci – Chief Medical Officer to the President Policy Panel: Native American Educator and Native Languages Featuring Tribal leaders in conversation with: Secretary Miguel Cardona – US Department of Education Secretary Deb Haaland – US Department of the Interior Policy Panel: Public Safety and Justice Featuring Tribal leaders in conversation with: Secretary Deb Haaland – US Department of the Interior Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco – US Department of Justice Secretary Tom Vilsack – US Department of Agriculture

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on S. 1364, H.R. 1975, H.R. 2088 & H.R. 4881 Wednesday, November 17 2021 - 02:30 PM Location: Dirksen Room Number: 628 BILLS S. 1364, Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Recognition Act H.R. 1975, Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2021 H.R. 2088, Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act H.R. 4881, Old Pascua Community Land Acquisition Act PANEL 1 The Honorable Richard Burr Senator United States Senate The Honorable Thom Tillis Senator United States Senate The Honorable G. K. Butterfield Representative United States House of Representatives The Honorable Darrell Issa Representative United States House of Representatives PANEL 2 The Honorable Bryan Todd Newland Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs Department of the Interior, Washington, DC https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/bryannewland111721.pdf The Honorable Harvey Godwin, Jr., Chairman Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Pembroke, North Carolina https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/harveygodwin111721.pdf The Honorable Robert Smith Chairman Pala Band of Mission Indians Pala, California https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/robertsmith111721.pdf The Honorable Richard Sneed Principal Chief Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Cherokee, North Carolina https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/richardsneed111721.pdf The Honorable Peter Yucupicio Chairman Pascua Yaqui Tribe Tucson, Arizona https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/peteryucupicio111721.pdf Committee Notice: https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearing/business-meeting-consider-s-648-legislative-hearing-receive-testimony-s-1364-hr-1975-hr-2088

The White House and members of the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration will 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 first day of the two-day event. AGENDA - NOVEMBER 15, 2021 Welcome Remarks - Shanon Holsey, Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians Secretary Deb Haaland – US Department of the Interior President Joe Biden First Lady Jill Biden Attorney General Merrick Garland - US Department of Justice Policy Panel: Combatting Covid-19 in Indian Country Featuring Tribal leaders in conversation with: Secretary Xavier Becerra – US Department of Health and Human Services Dr. Anthony Fauci – Chief Medical Officer to the President Policy Panel: Native American Educator and Native Languages Featuring Tribal leaders in conversation with: Secretary Miguel Cardona – US Department of Education Secretary Deb Haaland – US Department of the Interior Policy Panel: Public Safety and Justice Featuring Tribal leaders in conversation with: Secretary Deb Haaland – US Department of the Interior Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco – US Department of Justice Secretary Tom Vilsack – US Department of Agriculture

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on S. 1364, H.R. 1975, H.R. 2088 & H.R. 4881 Wednesday, November 17 2021 - 02:30 PM Location: Dirksen Room Number: 628 BILLS S. 1364, Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Recognition Act H.R. 1975, Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2021 H.R. 2088, Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act H.R. 4881, Old Pascua Community Land Acquisition Act PANEL 1 The Honorable Richard Burr Senator United States Senate The Honorable Thom Tillis Senator United States Senate The Honorable G. K. Butterfield Representative United States House of Representatives The Honorable Darrell Issa Representative United States House of Representatives PANEL 2 The Honorable Bryan Todd Newland Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs Department of the Interior, Washington, DC https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/bryannewland111721.pdf The Honorable Harvey Godwin, Jr., Chairman Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Pembroke, North Carolina https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/harveygodwin111721.pdf The Honorable Robert Smith Chairman Pala Band of Mission Indians Pala, California https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/robertsmith111721.pdf The Honorable Richard Sneed Principal Chief Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Cherokee, North Carolina https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/richardsneed111721.pdf The Honorable Peter Yucupicio Chairman Pascua Yaqui Tribe Tucson, Arizona https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/peteryucupicio111721.pdf Committee Notice: https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearing/business-meeting-consider-s-648-legislative-hearing-receive-testimony-s-1364-hr-1975-hr-2088

The White House and members of the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration will 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 first day of the two-day event. AGENDA - NOVEMBER 15, 2021 Welcome Remarks - Shanon Holsey, Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians Secretary Deb Haaland – US Department of the Interior President Joe Biden First Lady Jill Biden Attorney General Merrick Garland - US Department of Justice Policy Panel: Combatting Covid-19 in Indian Country Featuring Tribal leaders in conversation with: Secretary Xavier Becerra – US Department of Health and Human Services Dr. Anthony Fauci – Chief Medical Officer to the President Policy Panel: Native American Educator and Native Languages Featuring Tribal leaders in conversation with: Secretary Miguel Cardona – US Department of Education Secretary Deb Haaland – US Department of the Interior Policy Panel: Public Safety and Justice Featuring Tribal leaders in conversation with: Secretary Deb Haaland – US Department of the Interior Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco – US Department of Justice Secretary Tom Vilsack – US Department of Agriculture