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President Joe Biden departs from Air Force One at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Oct. 24, 2024.
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Biden’s first trip to Gila River Indian Community

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President Joe Biden departs from Air Force One at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Oct. 24, 2024. (Gabriel Pietrorazio/KJZZ)
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Gov. Stephen Roe Lewis of the Gila River Indian Community exits Air Force One alongside tribal leaders at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Oct. 24, 2024. (Gabriel Pietrorazio/KJZZ)
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Air Force One lands on the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport tarmac on Oct. 24, 2024. (Gabriel Pietrorazio/KJZZ)
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Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes (left), Gila River Indian Community Gov. Stephen Roe Lewis and Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes (right) pose for a selfie on the tarmac after President Joe Biden and Air Force One touched down on Oct. 24, 2024. (Gabriel Pietrorazio/KJZZ)
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A pair of protesters briefly interrupt President Joe Biden’s apology for the federal Indian boarding school era on Oct. 25, 2024. (Gabriel Pietrorazio/KJZZ)
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Yolanda Hart Stevens, a member of the Gila River Indian Community, dances with a Native Vote 2024 pendant during President Joe Biden’s visit on Oct. 25, 2024. (Gabriel Pietrorazio/KJZZ)
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Gila River Indian Community Gov. Stephen Roe Lewis joins President Joe Biden on stage before issuing his formal apology for the 150-year federal Indian boarding school era during his first official trip to Indian Country on Oct. 25, 2024. (Gabriel Pietrorazio/KJZZ)
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A group of O’odham singers and basket dancers perform for President Joe Biden. (Gabriel Pietrorazio/KJZZ)
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Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren (right) sits in the front row, watching President Joe Biden formally apologize for the federal Indian boarding school era. (Gabriel Pietrorazio/KJZZ)
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President Joe Biden and Gov. Stephen Roe Lewis of the Gila River Indian Community walk to the podium. (Gabriel Pietrorazio/KJZZ)
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Interior Secretary Deb Haaland speaks before introducing President Joe Biden outside the Gila Crossing Community School in Laveen. (Gabriel Pietrorazio/KJZZ)
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Gila River Indian Community Gov. Stephen Roe Lewis hugs President Joe Biden on Oct. 25, 2024. (Gabriel Pietrorazio/KJZZ)
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