Biden’s message, to come during a trip to Arizona, would be the first public apology from a sitting U.S. president in response to a federal policy that wreaked havoc on tribal communities.
Gila River Indian Community Gov. Stephen Roe Lewis told NPR that the formal apology is coming as part of Biden’s first official visit to an Indigenous community as president.
Biden is expected to visit Gila Crossing Community School to issue his formal apology, Lewis said. The apology was confirmed by a person familiar with the White House's thinking who wasn't authorized to speak publicly about the announcement yet.
Lewis said the visit comes full circle after Vice President Harris also paid a visit to the community earlier this month.
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