White House Tribal Nations Summit – Day Two – November 16, 2021
Posted: Wednesday, November 17, 2021
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The White House and members of the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration open the 2021 Tribal Nations Summit on November 16, 2021.
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.
Kevin Gover, Under Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution Blessing
Lynn Malerba, Chief, 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 Secretary Janet Yellen – 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 Native American Heritage Month Celebration 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
AGENDA – NOVEMBER 16, 2021
Welcome RemarksKevin Gover, Under Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution Blessing
Lynn Malerba, Chief, 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 Secretary Janet Yellen – 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 Native American Heritage Month Celebration 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