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The second day of the 2022 White House Tribal Nations Summit is about to begin. Tune in!

Livestreams:


livestream.com/ibc/events/106…

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It looks like those streams are already down so for those tuning in from home or the office, try this one instead:

Or even try this one, which seems to be working:

livestream.com/ibc/events/106…

Armchair Conversation with Tribal Leaders: Investing in Indian Country
White House American Rescue Plan Coordinator Gene Sperling
White House Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Coordinator Mitch Landrieu
White House Inflation Reduction Act Coordinator John Podesta
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DOI is really having trouble keeping up the livestream for the 2022 White House Tribal Nations Summit.

So try this one:



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That link just went down, no surprise.

Maybe this one will stay online for good?



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Tribal Leaders:
Chair Kat Brigham, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation @1855CTUIR
President Whitney Gravelle, Bay Mills Indian Community @bmicnews

Moderator:
Ambassador Susan Rice, Domestic Policy Advisor, White House

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At least the livestream is finally in HD?

Day one of the 2022 White House Tribal Nations summit was broadcast in 480p. Now we're at 720p.

Armchair Conversation with Tribal Leaders: Investing in Indian Country #Infrastructure #WHTNS #TribalNationsSummit

"We’ve got a lot of things we’ve gotta get done in the next two years”: Chair Kat Brigham of Confederated Umatilla Tribes says @1855CTUIR is investing #ARPA, #Infrastructure and other funds in health care and water needs on reservation in #Oregon. #WHTNS #TribalNationsSummit

According to White House Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Coordinator Mitch Landrieu, the Biden administration so far has distributed $3 billion in #Infrastructure funds to Indian Country. The law invests over $13 billion in tribal and Native programs. #WHTNS #TribalNationsSummit

“Climate change is an indigenous issue”: President Whitney Gravelle of Bay Mills Indian Community says tribe is planning to invest Inflation Reduction Act funds to address energy, power and other needs on the reservation in #Michigan. #IRA #WHTNS #TribalNationsSummit @bmicnews

“You need to get the resources to us. We are in the trenches”: Chairman Ron Allen of the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe wants federal agencies to work closely with Indian Country to get #Infrastructure and other funds to communities that need it the most. #WHTNS #TribalNationsSummit

“We do have a story. We should tell our story so we can help our people. We should never quit telling our stories”: President Whitney Gravelle of Bay Mills Indian Community at the 2022 White House Tribal Nations Summit. #WHTNS #TribalNationsSummit @bmicnews

Next up at the 2022 White House Tribal Nations Summit:

Director Shalanda Young, White House Office of Management and Budget

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“We stand with Indian Country”: Director Shalanda Young of White House Office of Management and Budget has consulted with tribes and created the first ever Tribal Advisor position at OMB, held by Elizabeth Carr (Sault Tribe). #WHTNS #TribalNationsSummit #TribalConsultation

NEXT at 2022 White House Tribal Nations Summit
Tribal Leader Fireside Chat: Health Equity
Secretary Xavier Becerra, Department of Health and Human Services @HHSGov @SecBecerra
Indian Health Service Director Roselyn Tso, Department of Health and Human Services @IHSgov @IHSDirector

From left:
Chief Kirk Francis, Penobscot Nation #Maine
Secretary Xavier Becerra, Department of Health and Human Services @HHSGov @SecBecerra
Director Roselyn Tso (Navajo), Indian Health Service @IHSgov @IHSDirector
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"Indian Country deserves better and we are demanding better": Chief Kirk Francis of Penobscot Nation says tribal citizens are facing "life and death" situations due to lack of adequate and MANDATORY funding at the Indian Health Service. #WHTNS #TribalNationsSummit #Appropriations

"The votes aren't there yet...I hope you will help us": Secretary Xavier Becerra calls on tribal leaders to help enact adequate and MANDATORY funding for Indian Health Service. @HHSGov put @IHSgov request in budget -- now Congress must act. #WHTNS #TribalNationsSummit @SecBecerra

"We need to have mandatory or advanced appropriations": Director Roselyn Tso of Indian Health Service calls for adequate & stable funding to ensure @IHSgov fulfills trust and treaty obligations to tribes & their citizens. @IHSDirector #WHTNS #TribalNationsSummit #Appropriations

"Get the yes--or get the no--so you can see who’s a friend and who’s not": Secretary Xavier Becerra again makes case for adequate and MANDATORY funding for Indian Health Service. Calls on tribes to get lawmakers on record for @IHSgov. #TribalNationsSummit #Appropriations #WHTNS

"We haven't done enough...Funding levels within IHS are still too low": Secretary Xavier Becerra acknowledges lack of adequate funding for diabetes efforts @IHSgov. The Special Diabetes Program for Indians remains in limbo in Congress. @HHSGov #SDPI #TribalNationsSummit #WHTNS

Next up at 2022 White House Tribal Nations Summit:

Attorney General Merrick Garland, Department of Justice

@TheJusticeDept #MMIW #MMIP

"This is unacceptable": Attorney General Merrick Garland says Department of Justice committed to addressing "persistently high levels of violence" against Native people, especially women and girls. #MMIW #MMIP #TribalNationsSummit #WHTNS #NotInvisible #SavannasAct @TheJusticeDept

Next up at 2022 White House Tribal Nations Summit:
Armchair Conversation with Tribal Leaders: Public Safety and Justice
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas
Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta of Justice Department #WHTNS

Tribal Leaders:
Chairwoman Teri Gobin, Tulalip Tribes @Tulalip_Tribes #Washington
Chairman Peter Yucupicio, Pascua Yaqui Tribe #Arizona

Moderator: Solicitor Bob Anderson (Bois Forte Band), Department of the Interior @Interior

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“The Missing and Murdered Unit is working”: Secretary Deb Haaland says Bureau of Indian Affairs has solved 570 #MMIP cases since April 2021. Includes 90 missing person cases and 6 murder cases. #WHTNS #TribalNationsSummit @SecDebHaaland @USIndianAffairs @BureauIndAffrs #MMIW

“A Supreme Court decision has really eroded the notion of fundamental sovereign rights”: Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta says Department of Justice is committed to helping tribes address public safety after Castro-Huerta. #WHTNS #TribalNationsSummit #TribalSovereignty

“We need to do our work in a way that respects the dignity of the tribal sovereign nations we serve”: Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas launched Tribal Homeland Security Advisory Council to help Department of Homeland Security understand Indian Country. @SecMayorkas @DHSgov #WHTNS

"That hurt — that hurt us as a people”: Chair Peter Yucupicio of Pascua Yaqui Tribe cites negative impacts of violence on community in #Arizona. Tribe was one of first to arrest, prosecute and punish non-Indians under Violence Against Women Act. #WHTNS #TribalNationsSummit #VAWA

"In the first year we made 15 arrests. Half of those cases...included crimes against our children": Chair Teri Gobin notes Tulalip Tribes among 1st to arrest, prosecute & punish non-Indians with Violence Against Women Act of 2013. Only 2022 #VAWA protects children.@Tulalip_Tribes

"It's time now for full jurisdiction": Chair Peter Yucupicio of Pascua Yaqui Tribe says United States must recognize inherent sovereign right of tribes over ALL crimes on their lands. Tribes still limited in ability to exercise jurisdiction over non-Indians. #TribalNationsSummit

"There needs to be an Oliphant fix--it needs to get done...We are sovereign nations and we can handle it": Chair Teri Gobin of Tulalip Tribes calls for recognition of full tribal jurisdiction. #Oliphant ruling from 1978 limits tribes. @Tulalip_Tribes #TribalNationsSummit #WHTNS

“Our people deserve better”: Chair Amber Torres of Walker River Paiute Tribe decries lack of resources to address violence in Indian Country. Says tribes in #Nevada have access to just ONE special investigator for 27 tribal communities. #TribalNationsSummit #WHTNS

Lunch is now being served in the Bison Bistro at the Department of the Interior. @Interior

The 2022 White House Tribal Nations Summit is due to return at 1:10pm Eastern for discussions about Native veterans and Indigenous knowledge.

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Next up at 2022 White House Tribal Nations Summit..

Tribal Leader Fireside Chat: Veterans
Secretary Denis McDonough, Department of Veterans Affairs @SecVetAffairs @DeptVetAffairs

Livestream is still working, and still in HD:


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"American Indians and Alaska Natives serve 5 times the national average in the armed forces”: President Jonathan Nez of Navajo Nation praises long-overdue dedication of National Native American Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. @NNPrezNez #TribalNationsSummit #WHTNS

“Largest expansion of VA health care and VA benefits in at least a generation”: Secretary Denis McDonough urges Native veterans to contact @DeptVetAffairs to obtain benefits under new PACT Act of 2022.

Visit va.gov/pact or call 1-800-MyVA411
@SecVetAffairs #WHTNS

“We are able to provide them with real-time updates”: President Jonathan Nez of Navajo Nation notes that his tribe is first recognized by @DeptVetAffairs Tribal Representation Expansion Program. Navajo Nation Veterans Administration can now help Native veterans obtain benefits.

“It recognizes the urban Indian community”: Secretary Denis McDonough announces Native American Veteran Homelessness Initiative - partnership between @DeptVetAffairs, @HUDgov, @IHSgov & Urban Indian Organizations to address housing issues for #NativeVeterans. #TribalNationsSummit

“This is not a 'give me' program. This is everything we earned”: Chief Bill Smith of Valdez Native Tribe in #Alaska urges @DeptVetAffairs and @IHSgov to continue to work together to address health care needs of Native veterans. #WHTNS #TribalNationsSummit @HHSGov

“Nobody has any guidance on how that is supposed to be done”: Chairman Joseph Rupnick of Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation calls on @DeptVetAffairs to do more to address benefits owed to #NativeVeterans under the new PACT Act of 2022. @PBPNation #WHTNS #TribalNationsSummit

Next up at 2022 White House Tribal Nations Summit...

Tribal Leader Fireside Chat: Indigenous Knowledge
Chair Brenda Mallory, White House Council on Environmental Quality
Director Arati Prabhakar, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

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“Indigenous knowledge serves as that foundation”: Chair Mike Wiggins Jr. of Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa says tribal expertise has developed over thousands of years, serving as basis for decisions made for future generations. #WHTNS #TribalNationsSummit @TweetBadRiver

“We’re off to the races”: Director Arati Prabhakar of White House Office of Science and Technology Policy announces release of Indigenous Knowledge Guidance for Federal Agencies to include and prioritize tribal expertise in federal decisions.

Learn More:
whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-upda…

“There have already been steps that have been taken”: Chair Brenda Mallory of White House Council on Environmental Quality cites restoration of Bears Ears National Monument and inclusion of tribal expertise at #BearsEars as example of Indigenous Knowledge. #TribalNationsSummit

“We’ve been here a long time. We plan to be here a lot longer”: Chair Mike Wiggins Jr. of Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa encourages tribes to develop their "bundles" of Indigenous Knowledge to help protect their lands and natural resources. #TribalNationsSummit #WHTNS

“She is the first but not the last”: Vice Chair Lewis "Bill" Whipple of Round Valley Indian Tribes is at 2022 White House Tribal Nations to introduce fellow RVIT citizen Nicole Mann, first Native woman in space! #TribalNationsSummit #WHTNS #NativeWomenLead

"I think it's all about exposure": Nicole Aunapu Mann, the first Native woman in space, answered questions from the International Space Station, encouraging young Native students to explore careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. #STEM #TribalNationsSummit #WHTNS

Secretary Gina Raimondo of the Department of Commerce is delivering a video message as the public portion of the 2022 White House Tribal Nations winds down. @SecRaimondo @CommerceGov #TribalNationsSummit #WHTNS

Tribal leaders are now heading to Bison Bistro at Department of the Interior in Washington DC for final part of 2022 White House Tribal Nations Summit.

Sessions with White House Council on Native American Affairs will not be livestreamed.

Secretary Haaland will close at 5pm.