News Summary at 2:36 p.m. EDT

President Donald Trump’s Thursday rally at the Choctaw Nation in Durant, Oklahoma, placed him among a small group of sitting presidents who have visited Native American reservations. At the event, Trump greeted Choctaw Principal Chief Gary Batton and thanked the tribe. The article notes that delegations have met U.S. presidents in Washington since the Early Republic, but the purpose and tone of visits have changed as the relationship between the United States and tribal nations has evolved. Earlier visits often promoted assimilating Native people into white society, while more recent visits emphasize tribes’ inherent right to govern themselves.