President Obama told a gathering of hundreds of tribal nation representatives in Washington on Monday that he had done his best to fulfill his 2008 promise to be a champion for them and their causes. And I hope I’ve done right by you,” Obama said. “And I hope I’ve set a direction that others will follow.”The eighth annual White House Tribal Nations Conference, Obama’s last, comes at a critical moment in relations between Native Americans and the federal government. There’s no guarantee that the next administration will keep the tribal advisory councils, or even the consultation executive order. It matters who is president.”While Obama did not predict who would succeed him, he did emphasize he would continue to work on tribal issues after leaving the White House.

Source: Washington Post September 26, 2016 23:24 UTC