The White House announced today that President Obama will hold a Tribal Nations Conference on November 5, with the 564 federally recognized Native American tribes.
“I look forward to hearing directly from the leaders in Indian Country about what my Administration can do to not only meet their needs, but help improve their lives and the lives of their peoples,” Obama said in a statement. “This conference will serve as part of the ongoing and important consultation process that I value, and further strengthen the Nation-to-Nation relationship.”
The White House said each of the 564 tribes will be invited to send one representative to the November conference, to meet with the President and administration members. Obama first mentioned the conference in June, in an address to the 2009 National Congress of American Indians Mid-Year Conference.
