The 2021 virtual White House Tribal Nations Summit in pictures

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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at a Tribal Nations Summit in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, next to the White House, in Washington, DC on November 15, 2021. He discussed a proposed oil and gas drilling ban in a swath of New Mexico desert considered sacred, the White House said. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a Tribal Nations Summit in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, next to the White House, in Washington, D.C. on November 16, 2021. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

U.S. President Joe Biden hands a signing pen to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland as he signs an executive order to help improve public safety and justice reform for Native American communities after delivering remarks at the 2021 Tribal Nations Summit at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on November 15, 2021 in Washington, D.C. The summit, which coincides with national Native American Heritage Month, creates the opportunity for Tribal leaders to engage directly with officials from the Biden Administration. Biden was joined by (L-2nd R) First Lady Jill Biden, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, and U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

U.S. First Lady Jill Biden speaks during a Tribal Nations Summit in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, next to the White House, in Washington, DC on November 15, 2021. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland delivers remarks at the 2021 Tribal Nations Summit at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on November 15, 2021 in Washington, DC. The summit, which coincides with national Native American Heritage Month, creates the opportunity for tribal leaders to engage directly with officials from the Biden Administration. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland speaks at a Tribal Nations Summit in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, next to the White House, in Washington, DC on November 15, 2021. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)