phoenix – President Joe Biden’s arrival in Phoenix marks several firsts for the President and our country.

This is my first visit to Arizona Biden Since announcing in July that he would not run for re-election.

Some state leaders who attended President Biden’s arrival watched the president greet tribal members.

Biden speaking Gila River Community Tomorrow morning, he will formally apologize for his role in the country’s abusive Native American residential school system, which has separated nearly 18,000 Native children from their families.

The system, which has been in effect for nearly 150 years and aims to assimilate Native American children, has reportedly led to approximately 1,000 deaths.

This will be the first time a US President has apologized for the government’s role in what some have called genocide, but it is not yet known whether any official action will follow the apology.

“I’m going to do something that should have been done a long time ago to make a formal apology to Indian nations for the way we’ve treated their children for years, that’s why I’m going, that’s why I’m going.” “I’m headed West,” Biden said before arriving.

“Many of our relatives and family members have had to endure, I can’t put it any other way, torturous situations,” said Stephen Roe Lewis, Governor of the Gila River Indian Community. “To have them beaten for speaking their native language, to be systematically stripped of their braids, their haircuts, all their cultural attire, and so to see an apology from the president shows that not only is this actually happening, but that the U.S. government has acknowledged it.”

Lewis added that the Biden-Harris administration is helping to implement policy on indigenous lands and ensure that indigenous people’s voices are heard.

“With the help of the White House, we are the first in the Western Hemisphere to have solar panels on canals. We are doing water efficiency and water conservation projects that this administration supports, which shows that when tribes are at the table, they innovate,” he added.

The visit was also to campaign and secure the votes of Arizona’s Native American community, long secured by the Democratic party.

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes and Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes also saluted the president and praised his commitment to Native American people.

“You saw tribal leaders getting off Air Force One from all over the country, and I thought it was very impressive,” Mayes said.

“Historically this is a big issue for a lot of our Indigenous communities who have felt left behind and I think have been underrepresented for a while,” Fontes said.

Democrats are making efforts to reach Native American voters this election.

Vice President applicant Tim Walz visited the Gila River Indian Community a few weeks ago, and Walz is set to visit Window Rock on the Navajo Nation on Saturday.

In the 2020 election, some Native communities voted 90% for Biden, who won Arizona by fewer than 11,000 votes.

Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan joined Biden on his trip to Arizona.

If Harris and Walz win the election, Flanagan will assume the role of Governor of Minnesota and become the first Native American woman to hold this title in US history.