White House Announces Sept. 26 Tribal Nations Conference; Releases Progress Report

President Obama will host the 2016 White House Tribal Nations Conference on Monday, Sept. 26, in Washington, D.C. The President’s final Tribal Nations Conference will continue to build on his Administration’s firm commitment to strengthening the government-to-government relationship with Indian Country and improving the lives of American Indians and Alaska Natives.

Each of the 567 federally recognized tribes are invited to send one representative to the conference, which provides tribal leaders with a unique opportunity to network, interact directly with high-level federal government officials and members of the White House Council on Native American Affairs, and participate in breakout sessions focused on the issues of greatest interest and concern to their tribes.

Since taking office, the President’s budget proposals have strongly supported tribal nations as well as federal treaty and trust responsibilities to Native Americans through a wide range of direct services and funding for programs administered by tribes. On Aug. 15, the White House released a report on this progress that includes recommendations from the 2015 Tribal Nations Conference and outlines the Administration’s work in Indian Country in 2015.

The report was announced in a blog by Karen Diver, the Special Assistant to the President for Native American Affairs in the White House Domestic Policy Council. For additional details about the Sept. 26 event, watch the White House website.