Vice President Biden Speaks at the 2014 White House Tribal Nations Conference

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On December 3, 2014, Vice President Joe Biden addressed the 2014 White House Tribal Nations Conference. At the conference, leaders from the 566 federally-recognized Native nations engaged with the President, Cabinet Officials, and the White House Council on Native American Affairs on key issues facing tribes including, respecting tribal sovereignty and upholding treaty and trust responsibilities, lack of access to capital and credit, and protecting Native women and youth.

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"Vice President Biden Speaks at the 2014 Tribal Nations Conference." The White House. Washington, D.C. 2014. Film. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MlrrNDndjI#t=10, accessed January 30, 2015).

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