Pete Marovich/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced "long overdue" commitments to Native American nations. "On my watch, we're ushering in a new era and advancing a way for the federal government to work with tribal nations," Biden said as he spoke at the first in-person White House Tribal Nations Summit in six years, knocking his predecessor for not hosting any such forum. Biden announced $135 million to help tribal communities impacted by climate change. Eleven "severely impacted tribes" will receive funds, according to the Interior Department, and three are planning on relocating entirely to new areas: the Newtok Village in Alaska, the Native Village of Napakiak in Alaska, and the Quinault Indian Nation in Washington. "There are tribal communities at risk of being washed away, washed away by superstorms, rising sea levels and wildfires raging," Biden said Wednesday, calling the damage "devastating.&quo
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The Biden administration gave $75 million in aid to the three communities in Alaska and Washington. Eight other Tribal communities received an additional $40 million.