The conference coincides with the opening on Tuesday of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Embassy of Tribal Nations in Washington, USA Today reported.
"For the first time since settlement, tribal nations will have a permanent home in Washington, D.C., where they can more effectively assert their sovereign status and facilitate a much stronger nation-to-nation relationship with the federal government," said Jefferson Keel, president of NCAI, which represents 250 tribes.

