{"id":10248,"date":"2021-04-15T13:27:30","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T17:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/?p=10248"},"modified":"2021-04-15T16:58:26","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T20:58:26","slug":"biden-administration-relaunches-white-house-council-on-native-american-affairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/04\/15\/biden-administration-relaunches-white-house-council-on-native-american-affairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden administration relaunches White House Council on Native American Affairs"},"content":{"rendered":"\"deb\r\n
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland. Photo: U.S. Department of the Interior<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n
Biden administration relaunches White House Council on Native American Affairs<\/div>\r\n
Thursday, April 15, 2021<\/div>\r\n
By Acee Agoyo<\/div>\r\n
Indianz.Com<\/div>\r\n

<\/p>\r\nThis is a developing story and this post will be updated throughout the day.<\/em><\/strong>\r\n

<\/p>\r\nWASHINGTON, D.C. — The Joe Biden administration is relaunching the White House Council on Native American Affairs (WHCNAA) as it seeks to strengthen the federal government’s relationship with tribal nations.\r\n

<\/P>\r\nThe first meeting of the revived council takes place next week. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland<\/a>, who is making history as the first Native person in a presidential cabinet, will serve as chair of the U.S. government-wide initiative.\r\n

<\/P>\r\n\u201cThe White House Council on Native American Affairs represents an important commitment to strengthen Tribal sovereignty, uphold our commitment to Tribal Nations, and honor the United States\u2019 nation-to-nation relationships,\u201d said Haaland, who is the first Native person to lead the Department of the Interior<\/a>, in a statement provided first to Indianz.Com<\/a>.\r\n

<\/P>\r\n\u201cAddressing the systemic inequities that impact Indigenous peoples is the responsibility of every federal agency that will require an all-of-government approach across the Administration,\u201d added Haaland, who is a citizen of the Pueblo of Laguna<\/a>, an Indian nation based in New Mexico.\r\n

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NEWS from the Biden administration: President @JoeBiden is relaunching the White House Council on Native American Affairs! The first meeting takes place virtually on April 23, 2021. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland will chair the council. @SecDebHaaland<\/p>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t

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<\/P>\r\nSusan Rice<\/a>, who serves as Domestic Policy Advisor at the White House, is also taking part in the first meeting of the WHCNAA on April 23. Addressing climate change, racial equity, economic recovery, as well as improving COVID-19 response efforts<\/a> in the United States, are among the top priorities of the Biden team.\r\n

<\/p>\r\n\u201cThe White House Council on Native American Affairs will maximize federal efforts to support Tribal Nations as they tackle pressing issues, such as COVID-19 response, reopening schools and rebuilding Tribal economic development,\u201d said Rice, who previously served as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.\r\n

<\/p>\r\n \u201cThis inter-agency Council reinforces the Administration\u2019s support for Tribal sovereignty and self-governance and will help to fulfill the Federal trust and treaty responsibilities to Tribal Nations,\u201d said Rice.\r\n

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