The Native American vet, whose confrontation with a group of Kentucky high school students wearing “MAGA” caps in Washington, DC, went viral, has extended an invitation to meet with the teens.

Nathan Phillips, 64, a veteran who served at the time of the Vietnam War, gained national attention last week when video circulated of his heated face-off with Nick Sandmann, a junior at Covington Catholic High School in Park Hills, Kentucky.

The Omaha Nation elder said he wants to use his “sudden and unwanted fame” as a teaching mechanism, according to the Indigenous Peoples Movement, the coalition behind the Indigenous Peoples March, ABC News reported.

He offered to meet with the students and community leaders to “have a dialog about cultural appropriation, racism, and the importance of listening to and respecting diverse cultures,” the group said in a statement Monday.

“Phillips and others were closing the Indigenous Peoples March with a prayer ceremony in their permitted area when, videos show, two groups without permits — Black Hebrew Israelites and the high school students — began arguing,” the statement said.

“Phillips said he approached and stepped between the two groups in an effort to quell the burgeoning conflict through spiritual song.”

Video showed Phillips standing in front of Sandmann, singing and banging on a drum, as a mostly white crowd of the student’s peers appeared to jeer at him.

Phillips was assailed online for approaching Sandmann, while President Trump slammed the media for treating the teen and his classmates “unfairly.”

“Looking like Nick Sandman & Covington Catholic students were treated unfairly with early judgements proving out to be false – smeared by media,” Trump tweeted Monday night.

“Not good, but making big comeback! ‘New footage shows that media was wrong about teen’s encounter with Native American, @TuckerCarlson,” he added.

On Tuesday, the president continued to weigh in, writing: “Nick Sandmann and the students of Covington have become symbols of Fake News and how evil it can be.

“They have captivated the attention of the world, and I know they will use it for the good – maybe even to bring people together. It started off unpleasant, but can end in a dream!”

Multiple reports initially blamed the students for the altercation, but subsequent footage emerged showing that they were being taunted by members of the group called the Black Hebrew Israelites.

Sandmann, who was in the nation’s capital for a March For Life protest, said he and his family have received threats after the incident.

“I never interacted with this protestor. I did not speak to him. I did not make any hand gestures or other aggressive moves. To be honest, I was startled and confused as to why he had approached me,” he said in a statement Sunday.

“I have received physical and death threats via social media, as well as hateful insults. … My parents are receiving death and professional threats because of the social media mob that has formed over this issue.”

Meanwhile, Phillips said Tuesday that Sandmann’s group had participated in a “vile” back-and-forth with another group of protesters earlier, which is why he intervened.

“This happened for two or three hours before I found myself in the middle of that,” Phillips told ABC’s “Good Morning America.” “The reason I was in the middle of that was because it came to a point where somebody had to do something.”

Footage showed the Black Hebrew Israelites taunting the students and other protesters, calling the Native Americans “Uncle Tomahawks” and “$5 Indians.”

Phillips said the Covington students lashed out with hateful insults of their own.

“I was seeing America be divided by hatred, and I wanted to turn away from this horrible sight and I wanted to go away from it,” he told “GMA.”

“I wanted to just ignore it, but then that thought … to my commitment to God, to a better future for all youth, the next generation.”

He also accused the students of hurling derogatory comments at him.

“I wish those chaperones and those teachers would have said, ‘This is the wrong behavior for American students to be displaying in our nation’s capital,'” he said. “Where were those teachers, those chaperones?”

Phillips said he wants to turn the ugly episode into a positive one, according to the Indigenous Peoples Movement.

“We feel that there is a distinct lack of understanding and appreciation of Native peoples and traditions worldwide. It’s time to address the indecency of culturally appropriating our ritual movements and songs for the enjoyment of non-Native peoples,” he said about the proposed meeting at Covington Catholic High School.

“So, let’s create space for the teaching of tolerance to happen,” he added.

Covington Catholic High School did not immediately respond to ABC News’ request for comment,

The Diocese of Covington and Covington Catholic School said over the weekend that they would investigate the incident.

“We condemn the actions of the Covington Catholic High School students towards Nathan Phillips specifically, and Native Americans in general,” they said in a statement.

“We extend our deepest apologies to Mr. Phillips. This behavior is opposed to the Church’s teachings on the dignity and respect of the human person.”