US President Joe Biden greets members of a Native American community upon arrival at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, Arizona on October 24, 2024. President Biden is expected to issue a formal apology for the federal government's Native American boarding schools.Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images

Biden heads to Arizona reservation as Harris steps up appeal to Native American voters

His visit to the Gila River Indian Community's land on the outskirts of metro Phoenix will be his first to Indian Country as president

25 Oct 2024, 13:27 by Aamer Madhani · National Post

President Joe Biden is making his way to Indian Country, paying a long-promised visit to a reservation in Arizona that Democrats hope could provide a boost to Vice President Kamala Harris’ turnout in a key battleground state.

Biden’s visit to the Gila River Indian Community’s land on the outskirts of metro Phoenix will be his first to Indian Country as president — something he promised tribal leaders he would do nearly two years ago.