"I do look forward to, just as I've done in the last 10 years in public office, learning from our tribal nations, Native American brothers and sisters, how we best address the systemic injustice so that a generation from now we wouldn't be talking about a health disparity of 20 years or a generation from now there would never be a discussion of missing and murdered indigenous women. …

"For any of these we can't wait a generation, even though many of our tribal nations and indigenous people, they've been waiting."

A health improvement plan Bullock instituted after his first election to governor in 2012 found that in Montana, that Native Americans die on average 20 years earlier than white people. He said following that study he created to Office of American Indian Health within the governor's office, also in consultation with tribal leaders.

"Whether you're in Iowa or Oklahoma or Alaska or Montana, you should know that the next president of the United States is going to listen, is going to consult and is going to work in partnership to make all of our lives better," Bullock said.