There is an intergenerational trauma from this legacy of disparity that s= till leads to higher rates of drowning among certain communities. I can=E2=80=99t get those statistics out of my head. I can=E2=80=99t stop= thinking about how powerless I felt as a single parent, relying on publi= c assistance and the grace and charity of others, to make sure my child w= as not left behind. Or worse, was not put in danger. That's one of the realities that drives me in my work. It=E2=80=99s one o= f the reasons we are doing everything we can to ensure kids have access t= o outdoor recreation, to rivers, to lakes, to mountains, and so much more= regardless of their zip codes. Yes, it will give communities a chance to benefit from the bounty of natu= re. But it also gives children the opportunity to learn about the land. T= o have access to our natural resources, to learn to respect and co-exist = with our environment. I believe that the foundation we build now will hel= p young people of today to become good stewards of our lands and waters, = and hopefully keep more children safe. All of this is informed by the effort to center equity and inclusion in o= ur work. The challenges our country faces=C2=A0=E2=80=94 climate change, = a global pandemic, economic uncertainty, and racial inequity=C2=A0=E2=80=94= can only be solved if marginalized communities have a voice, are respect= ed, and are included in solutions. Ok, so in Indigenous communities, pretty much everyone=E2=80=99s an Aunti= e. Calling someone Auntie is a sign of respect and an acknowledgement tha= t Aunties are there to teach us. We are all part of not only our own Pueb= los, Nations, Tribes, or villages, but we are also part of our broader In= digenous family. So, today=C2=A0=E2=80=94 you are all my family. And I=E2=80=99m here as A= untie Deb. I=E2=80=99m here to share that knowledge. To go beyond what we= know about equity and inclusion and representation. To empower each of y= ou to be your own change-maker. I mentioned earlier that we can=E2=80=99t wait for someone to ask us to s= tep up. We must be unafraid=C2=A0=E2=80=94 we must be fierce and often we= have to jump feet first into being the first at anything. If we=E2=80=99re lucky, there are times in history when someone from with= in the power structure truly understands the value of representation. Whe= n someone gives of their own power to lift up others who they know deserv= e to be heard. President Biden=C2=A0=E2=80=94 a white man born during the time of Jim Cr= ow, Japanese internment, farmworker exploitation, and forced assimilation= =C2=A0=E2=80=94 made space for a cabinet that looks like America. Marcia Fudge, a Black woman leading the Department of Housing and Urban D= evelopment; Miguel Cardona, a former teacher and the son of Puerto Rican = parents leading the Department of Education; Michael Regan, Isabel Guzman= , Lloyd Austin, Katherine Tai, Alejandro Mayorkas, and so many more; And = to top it all off, Kamala Harris, the daughter of Indian and Jamaican imm= igrants, serving as our first woman Vice President. We are the most diverse cabinet in the history of our country. But it=E2=80= =99s not just about us sitting in a chair in the Cabinet Room at the Whit= e House. It=E2=80=99s about the conversations and solutions that result w= hen people can bring their whole selves=C2=A0=E2=80=94 their diverse expe= riences, perspectives and input=C2=A0=E2=80=94 to the table, and where ea= ch of us listens and learns from these perspectives. The government is responsible for serving communities that have been marg= inalized but has rarely benefited from the input and experiences of peopl= e who live in those communities. Like many people of color, I come from a community that has dealt with th= e decisions of an Interior Department and a federal government that didn=E2= =80=99t appreciate or respect our history, our culture, or our autonomy. = All of that has led to environmental injustice. I know first-hand what it looks like to have a toxic, abandoned mine in m= y community. I=E2=80=99ve seen families struggle with the health impacts = of that, and with the environmental degradation of what detonating dynami= te every day for 30 years caused, while the largest open pit uranium mine= in the world was made. The company then simply abandoned it when it was = no longer cost effective, and it took decades to remedy. There are stories of Black children with lead poisoning in Flint, Michiga= n because they have contaminated water, and Latino organizers in Southern= California who went to school with tissues in their noses, because of no= sebleeds from toxic air quality. It=E2=80=99s these stories that make me feel the importance of electing l= eaders who look more like them, because they will understand better what = their communities go through, and they can be the change-makers who take = action. That=E2=80=99s why representation matters. It=E2=80=99s not just because = of who leadership is, but what they do with the power they wield. For too long, these issues have been brushed aside. The fact that not eve= ry community can get up and move every time there is a toxic spill, water= treatment failures, or an environmental disaster is too often forgotten.= But let me tell you: the time for change is right now. With the transformational Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in place, we=E2=80= =99re focusing on addressing legacy pollution in a way that acknowledges = the full picture of environmental injustice. We=E2=80=99re addressing lea= d pipes and clean drinking water, lack of broadband access, roads, bridge= s, and crumbling schools and infrastructure. For many of us, the struggle for equal access to government resources and= taxpayer investments is not new. It=E2=80=99s why I truly believe that e= very person in this country should know our full history =E2=80=94 our tr= iumphs, our struggles, our progress, and where we have fallen short. Because we will only change our future when we recognize what needs to be= changed and when we say the words out loud. Last month, I went to Mississippi to visit the home of Medgar and Myrlie = Evers=C2=A0=E2=80=94 the refrigerator in the family kitchen was one that = I could remember seeing in my own family home when I was a kid. The child= ren's twin beds reminded me of my and my siblings=E2=80=99 beds. Then, I = saw the bullet holes in the wall, and I could feel the horror of a family= targeted in their own home just because they wanted to live in a world w= here the color of their skin didn=E2=80=99t determine what restroom or sc= hool they could go to or whether or not they could vote. When we=E2=80=99re able to see how similar we are to each other, yet how = differently we experience the world, we learn to appreciate the unique ha= rdships people go through and understand that historical marginalization = puts entire communities behind. When I saw those bullet holes and listened to the Evers=E2=80=99 daughter= , Reena, recount her memories, it reminded me of the stories my grandma w= ould share about being taken away from her home by a government-sanctione= d Catholic boarding school, when she was only 8 years old. It=E2=80=99s a history that not many people know about in the United Stat= es=C2=A0=E2=80=94 that young Indigenous children were stolen from their h= omes and taken to =E2=80=9Cschools=E2=80=9D run by the federal government= , sometimes by the Department of the Interior! Those schools had one purp= ose: to assimilate Indigenous children. They took their clothes, cut thei= r long hair, and beat them when they spoke their traditional languages. A= s I mentioned: to kill the Indian in order to save the man. It=E2=80=99s a sad and traumatic part of my history. It is something that= still haunts communities, from those who survived boarding schools to th= ose who were raised by those survivors, often living every day with the h= orrors of that experience and passing on that trauma from generation to g= eneration. The term for that is =E2=80=9Cgenerational trauma=E2=80=9D and it=E2=80=99= s real, but you don=E2=80=99t just have to take my word for it. Far too m= any communities in our country experience generational trauma on a daily = basis. I recently visited a former Japanese Internment camp, the survivor= s and their descendants described how that long term imprisonment impacte= d them when they went home, how their parents and grandparents were never= the same and passed down that trauma. It doesn=E2=80=99t really ever get easier to talk about these periods in = American history. But when we talk about them, we can help communities to= heal. It=E2=80=99s why I launched the Federal Indian Boarding School initiative= , to investigate the full scope of forced assimilation practices at those= schools. To help Indigenous communities get answers and support resource= s so that they can continue to heal. The question we have to consider is this: would someone who hasn=E2=80=99= t directly experienced this trauma move these issues forward? Would they = know to prioritize the necessary healing in order to accomplish other goa= ls? The answer is maybe. But when leadership has those perspectives and can lead with empathy base= d on shared experiences, the answer to that question is definitely. This is why representation matters. President Biden has tasked every federal agency to use a lens of equity a= nd inclusion in the work we do. To center the voices of those who have be= en marginalized or underrepresented. It=E2=80=99s much easier to ground our path toward equity and inclusion i= f there are leaders at the table who have those experiences. And just as = lack of representation has an impact on how effective leadership is=C2=A0= =E2=80=94 the presence of representation opens the doors of opportunities= for others to follow. Not only do young people now see figures from their communities serving a= t the highest levels of government=C2=A0=E2=80=94 the policies and soluti= ons that are developed will break down the barriers that were meant to ke= ep them out. This is why representation matters. This is also why one of my personal goals is to leave the ladder down beh= ind me for more people to climb. And then, when they do climb that ladder= , I will lift them up on my shoulders so that they can climb even higher.= This is my responsibility because that=E2=80=99s what my ancestors did f= or me. I challenge everyone here to do the same. That=E2=80=99s the key step to = fully realizing equity and inclusion=C2=A0=E2=80=94 it doesn=E2=80=99t ju= st stop with us. This process must outlive us. So here it is, my South by Southwest family, Auntie Deb=E2=80=99s guide t= o equity and inclusion: First, for people who come from marginalized communities: *don=E2=80=99t = be afraid to be the first* and don=E2=80=99t wait for someone to ask you.= Step on to the stage and don=E2=80=99t worry about failing, because just= showing up is part of the work and it moves all of us another step forwa= rd. Shirley Chisolm=C2=A0=E2=80=94 one of my heroes=C2=A0=E2=80=94 was th= e first Black woman to serve in Congress. What you may not know is that s= he also ran for President! She broke down barriers so that more women cou= ld run and eventually win. Second, use any bit of power you have -=E2=80=94 and believe me anyone at= any level, every single person here, has power =E2=80=94 to *make room f= or diverse voices* that can take the lead. I mean, think about the room o= f people preparing for the Montgomery Bus Boycotts =E2=80=94everyone gath= ered, everyone had a role, everyone knew what was at stake, and everyone = worked together as a team to decide together in the planning, and they ex= ecuted that mission successfully. It requires a great deal of humility to admit that you don=E2=80=99t know= everything and that someone=E2=80=99s lived experiences can be just as v= aluable as a degree or a resume. But recognizing that will help build mor= e equitable and inclusive solutions. And it will help ensure that more pe= ople who look like America are around the table to make the best decision= s for America. Lift those people up! Third, *learn our country=E2=80=99s full history=C2=A0*=E2=80=94=C2=A0it=E2= =80=99s each of our obligation to go beyond what school curricula teaches= us. Our full history is deep, and it will require us to ask questions th= at make us uncomfortable but will lead us to better understand people=E2=80= =99s lived experiences without judgment. Listen more than you talk. When = you see a disparity=C2=A0=E2=80=94 the communities fighting for clean dri= nking water, breathing in toxic fumes, keeping their children safe in the= outdoors =E2=80=94 stop and think about why that disparity exists. If yo= u can=E2=80=99t figure it out, don=E2=80=99t stop there. Seek out ways to= help shine a light on it. Do the work to dig into root causes and build = solutions that have empathy. Fourth, *be fierce.* This is long and hard work that requires passion and= determination. Native American fishing rights activist, Billy Frank, fou= ght for 30 years to make sure his people had the right to fish on their a= ncestral homelands. Your truths and your experiences are valuable =E2=80=93= we can all benefit from sharing more of our whole selves. And last,* leave the ladder down* for more people to climb. Human rights = activist Dolores Huerta is still fighting for human rights =E2=80=94 60 y= ears after she started. Even at 92, she=E2=80=99s training the next gener= ation of activists, helping women run for office, lifting people up on he= r shoulders so they can have a voice in our future. There you have it -- tell everyone you know that Auntie Deb says that we = all have a role in making sure that equity and inclusion are not just tag= lines or empty promises. Representation truly does matter. 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margin-bott= om: 10px !important; line-height: 1.1; font-weight: bold; color: #000000;= font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24px;" align=3D"ce= nter">Secretary Haaland Takes Equity and Inclusion to the Next Level at S= XSW</h1> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">Secretary of the I= nterior Deb Haaland attended SXSW yesterday where she outlined<em> Auntie= Deb=E2=80=99s Guide=E2=80=AFto Equity & Inclusion. </em>Her remarks = highlighted=C2=A0her philosophy about why representation matters, how to = take it to the next level, and what can be possible when we recognize Ame= rica=E2=80=99s full history and provide space for all voices to have a se= at at the table.=C2=A0Putting her words into action, Secretary Haaland in= vited writer, transgender activist and military veteran Charlotte Clymer = to share the stage for a Q&A session following her speech.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">Secretary Haaland'= s remarks follow a series of events and actions taken to underscore the D= epartment=E2=80=99s prioritization of equity and inclusion across the fed= eral government, including <a href=3D"https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1N= iJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX= 2lkIjoiMjAyMjAzMTcuNTUwODA5NDEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5kb2kuZ292L3ByZX= NzcmVsZWFzZXMvaW50ZXJpb3ItZGVwYXJ0bWVudC10YWtlcy1hY3Rpb24tZm9zdGVyLWVxdWl= 0eS1hbmQtaW5jbHVzaW9uLWFjcm9zcy1pdHMtYnVyZWF1cyJ9.bIzxtaY6EFtsq0d5pG7gg2f= wPxVT6__H0vxnmF3cTSQ/s/926454684/br/128306884896-l" target=3D"_blank" rel= =3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0000EE; text-decoration: underline; -ms-wo= rd-break: break-all; word-break: break-word; -webkit-hyphens: none; -moz-= hyphens: none; hyphens: none;">establishing</a> the first-ever Diversity,= Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Council; <a href=3D"https://lnks.gd/= l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbG= ljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjAzMTcuNTUwODA5NDEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d= 3dy5kb2kuZ292L3ByZXNzcmVsZWFzZXMvc2VjcmV0YXJ5LWhhYWxhbmQtdG91cnMtc2lnbmlm= aWNhbnQtY2l2aWwtcmlnaHRzLXNpdGVzLW1pc3Npc3NpcHBpLWhpZ2hsaWdodHMifQ.wd7JD-= xY8iNZOdDP4QHRwU4WJ3rlxiO7Hm-NA3vOmd0/s/926454684/br/128306884896-l" targ= et=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0000EE; text-decoration: = underline; -ms-word-break: break-all; word-break: break-word; -webkit-hyp= hens: none; -moz-hyphens: none; hyphens: none;">visiting </a>historically= significant sites that tell the stories of marginalized communities; and= <a href=3D"https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2= lkIjoxMDMsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjAzMTcuNTUwODA= 5NDEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5kb2kuZ292L3ByZXNzcmVsZWFzZXMvaW50ZXJpb3It= ZGVwYXJ0bWVudC1hbm5vdW5jZXMtbmV4dC1zdGVwcy1yZW1vdmUtc3EtZmVkZXJhbC1sYW5kc= yJ9.blOs6joKC3SlIYaZ37ATiyJpuV3IeWWdLJxQl6hJcjw/s/926454684/br/1283068848= 96-l" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0000EE; text-de= coration: underline; -ms-word-break: break-all; word-break: break-word; -= webkit-hyphens: none; -moz-hyphens: none; hyphens: none;">advancing </a>e= fforts to remove derogatory names from our nation=E2=80=99s public lands = and waters.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left"><em><strong>Remark= s as prepared for delivery are below:</strong></em></p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">Hello, everyone! I= =E2=80=99m Deb Haaland, and I am happy to be here with all of you. It=E2=80= =99s great to be in Austin, Texas.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">I serve as the 54t= h Secretary of the Interior. I=E2=80=99m a proud member of the Pueblo of = Laguna in New Mexico. I was raised a military kid. I raised an amazing ch= ild as a single mom. I=E2=80=99m a wife, a sister, an auntie, and a publi= c servant.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">And... I=E2=80=99m= not supposed to be here. What I mean by that is this country was built o= n principles and systems that were meant to either assimilate or extermin= ate people like me =E2=80=93 to either make me blend into the background = of America or get rid of me altogether.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">But, against all o= dds, I am still here.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">The reality=C2=A0=E2= =80=94 that I am standing here as a figure of success in spite of my hist= ory of tragedy and loss =E2=80=93 is shared by many people in our country= . We cannot deny that laws and policies in our not-too-distant past here = in the United States were built on doctrines of enslavement, land grabbin= g, and discrimination.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">In fact, in many s= tates today including right here in Texas, there are still efforts to str= ip people of their dignity, discriminate against them because of their id= entities, and marginalize them. Quite frankly, it=E2=80=99s disgusting.</= p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">This is why I beli= eve representation matters. And why I think every single one of us has a = role to play in taking the power of that representation to the next level= .</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">Think about this: = the United States Department of the Interior was once the federal agency = tasked with the forced assimilation of Indigenous people. In fact, a lead= er in this country described that process as a way to, and I quote, =E2=80= =9Ckill the Indian, save the man.=E2=80=9D</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">It=E2=80=99s not l= ost on me that I lead a department with that history, and that, now, Indi= genous people everywhere have representation at the presidential cabinet = level. Today, we are in the room, at the table, and on the world stage.</= p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">But this should be= the norm, right? Every person in this country deserves to see themselves= in leadership.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">When I was growing= up, there weren=E2=80=99t many women in elected office and even fewer In= digenous people. How was I to know that this was even possible?</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">Lack of representa= tion sends a powerful message. It tells young people that these spaces ar= en=E2=80=99t for them. It tells them that their lived experience isn=E2=80= =99t relevant. Or maybe that they don=E2=80=99t deserve to have a chance = to be at the decision-making table.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">I will add that ma= ny adults subscribe to that thinking too.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">During my first ca= mpaign when I ran for Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico, no one asked me = to run. No one recruited me. It=E2=80=99s likely because no one considere= d that an Indigenous woman could hold that seat or even put together a su= ccessful campaign, because they=E2=80=99d never seen it done before. And = when our ticket lost, I=E2=80=99m sure there were a lot of people who tho= ught I would never run again.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">When I decided to = run for Congress, I did what most candidates do. I called around to close= friends, family, and people who would give me their honest opinions. My = close friends were ready to help. But folks across the country said, it c= ouldn=E2=80=99t be done=C2=A0=E2=80=94 that it would be impossible for a = Native woman to raise enough money or win that type of election, especial= ly given the fact that I was in a 6-way primary.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">Well, I=E2=80=99m = here to tell everyone at this event, and everyone joining online, that no= t only can it be done, but that it must be done.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">Sometimes, we have= to just take the plunge because no one=E2=80=99s gonna ask people like m= e to lead=C2=A0=E2=80=94 or at least it was that way for a very long time= . But even if we fail, we make it just a little bit easier for the next p= erson from a marginalized community who makes the effort after us.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">Lack of representa= tion hasn=E2=80=99t just meant that communities haven=E2=80=99t had a say= in policies that impact their lives=C2=A0=E2=80=94 which is awful enough= . It also has tragic consequences that can be, as many of you know, life = threatening.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">Last year, a natio= nal report found Black children ages 5 to 19 are five-and-a-half times mo= re likely to drown than white children. According to the USA Swimming Fou= ndation, about 70 percent of Black children and 60 percent of Latino chil= dren don=E2=80=99t know how to swim.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">And why don=E2=80=99= t they know how to swim? It goes back to a history of exclusion:</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">From being barred = from city and public pools. From a lack of access to beaches and open wat= er. From the growing disparities between people who have the time and mea= ns to pay for swimming lessons or water sports and those who do not. From= growing up in communities where experiencing the outdoors has felt out o= f reach, because parents lack the resources for transportation or even ad= mission costs.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">There is an interg= enerational trauma from this legacy of disparity that still leads to high= er rates of drowning among certain communities.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">I can=E2=80=99t ge= t those statistics out of my head. I can=E2=80=99t stop thinking about ho= w powerless I felt as a single parent, relying on public assistance and t= he grace and charity of others, to make sure my child was not left behind= . Or worse, was not put in danger.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">That's one of the = realities that drives me in my work. It=E2=80=99s one of the reasons we a= re doing everything we can to ensure kids have access to outdoor recreati= on, to rivers, to lakes, to mountains, and so much more regardless of the= ir zip codes.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">Yes, it will give = communities a chance to benefit from the bounty of nature. But it also gi= ves children the opportunity to learn about the land. To have access to o= ur natural resources, to learn to respect and co-exist with our environme= nt. I believe that the foundation we build now will help young people of = today to become good stewards of our lands and waters, and hopefully keep= more children safe.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">All of this is inf= ormed by the effort to center equity and inclusion in our work. The chall= enges our country faces=C2=A0=E2=80=94 climate change, a global pandemic,= economic uncertainty, and racial inequity=C2=A0=E2=80=94 can only be sol= ved if marginalized communities have a voice, are respected, and are incl= uded in solutions.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">Ok, so in Indigeno= us communities, pretty much everyone=E2=80=99s an Auntie. Calling someone= Auntie is a sign of respect and an acknowledgement that Aunties are ther= e to teach us. We are all part of not only our own Pueblos, Nations, Trib= es, or villages, but we are also part of our broader Indigenous family.</= p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">So, today=C2=A0=E2= =80=94 you are all my family. And I=E2=80=99m here as Auntie Deb. I=E2=80= =99m here to share that knowledge. To go beyond what we know about equity= and inclusion and representation. To empower each of you to be your own = change-maker.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">I mentioned earlie= r that we can=E2=80=99t wait for someone to ask us to step up. We must be= unafraid=C2=A0=E2=80=94 we must be fierce and often we have to jump feet= first into being the first at anything.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">If we=E2=80=99re l= ucky, there are times in history when someone from within the power struc= ture truly understands the value of representation. When someone gives of= their own power to lift up others who they know deserve to be heard.</p>= <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">President Biden=C2= =A0=E2=80=94 a white man born during the time of Jim Crow, Japanese inter= nment, farmworker exploitation, and forced assimilation=C2=A0=E2=80=94 ma= de space for a cabinet that looks like America.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">Marcia Fudge, a Bl= ack woman leading the Department of Housing and Urban Development; Miguel= Cardona, a former teacher and the son of Puerto Rican parents leading th= e Department of Education; Michael Regan, Isabel Guzman, Lloyd Austin, Ka= therine Tai, Alejandro Mayorkas, and so many more; And to top it all off,= Kamala Harris, the daughter of Indian and Jamaican immigrants, serving a= s our first woman Vice President.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">We are the most di= verse cabinet in the history of our country. But it=E2=80=99s not just ab= out us sitting in a chair in the Cabinet Room at the White House. It=E2=80= =99s about the conversations and solutions that result when people can br= ing their whole selves=C2=A0=E2=80=94 their diverse experiences, perspect= ives and input=C2=A0=E2=80=94 to the table, and where each of us listens = and learns from these perspectives.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">The government is = responsible for serving communities that have been marginalized but has r= arely benefited from the input and experiences of people who live in thos= e communities.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">Like many people o= f color, I come from a community that has dealt with the decisions of an = Interior Department and a federal government that didn=E2=80=99t apprecia= te or respect our history, our culture, or our autonomy. All of that has = led to environmental injustice.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">I know first-hand = what it looks like to have a toxic, abandoned mine in my community. I=E2=80= =99ve seen families struggle with the health impacts of that, and with th= e environmental degradation of what detonating dynamite every day for 30 = years caused, while the largest open pit uranium mine in the world was ma= de. The company then simply abandoned it when it was no longer cost effec= tive, and it took decades to remedy.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">There are stories = of Black children with lead poisoning in Flint, Michigan because they hav= e contaminated water, and Latino organizers in Southern California who we= nt to school with tissues in their noses, because of nosebleeds from toxi= c air quality.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">It=E2=80=99s these= stories that make me feel the importance of electing leaders who look mo= re like them, because they will understand better what their communities = go through, and they can be the change-makers who take action.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">That=E2=80=99s why= representation matters. It=E2=80=99s not just because of who leadership = is, but what they do with the power they wield.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">For too long, thes= e issues have been brushed aside. The fact that not every community can g= et up and move every time there is a toxic spill, water treatment failure= s, or an environmental disaster is too often forgotten.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">But let me tell yo= u: the time for change is right now.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">With the transform= ational Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in place, we=E2=80=99re focusing on= addressing legacy pollution in a way that acknowledges the full picture = of environmental injustice. We=E2=80=99re addressing lead pipes and clean= drinking water, lack of broadband access, roads, bridges, and crumbling = schools and infrastructure.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">For many of us, th= e struggle for equal access to government resources and taxpayer investme= nts is not new. It=E2=80=99s why I truly believe that every person in thi= s country should know our full history =E2=80=94 our triumphs, our strugg= les, our progress, and where we have fallen short.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">Because we will on= ly change our future when we recognize what needs to be changed and when = we say the words out loud.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">Last month, I went= to Mississippi to visit the home of Medgar and Myrlie Evers=C2=A0=E2=80=94= the refrigerator in the family kitchen was one that I could remember see= ing in my own family home when I was a kid. The children's twin beds remi= nded me of my and my siblings=E2=80=99 beds. Then, I saw the bullet holes= in the wall, and I could feel the horror of a family targeted in their o= wn home just because they wanted to live in a world where the color of th= eir skin didn=E2=80=99t determine what restroom or school they could go t= o or whether or not they could vote.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">When we=E2=80=99re= able to see how similar we are to each other, yet how differently we exp= erience the world, we learn to appreciate the unique hardships people go = through and understand that historical marginalization puts entire commun= ities behind.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">When I saw those b= ullet holes and listened to the Evers=E2=80=99 daughter, Reena, recount h= er memories, it reminded me of the stories my grandma would share about b= eing taken away from her home by a government-sanctioned Catholic boardin= g school, when she was only 8 years old.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">It=E2=80=99s a his= tory that not many people know about in the United States=C2=A0=E2=80=94 = that young Indigenous children were stolen from their homes and taken to = =E2=80=9Cschools=E2=80=9D run by the federal government, sometimes by the= Department of the Interior! Those schools had one purpose: to assimilate= Indigenous children. They took their clothes, cut their long hair, and b= eat them when they spoke their traditional languages. As I mentioned: to = kill the Indian in order to save the man.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">It=E2=80=99s a sad= and traumatic part of my history. It is something that still haunts comm= unities, from those who survived boarding schools to those who were raise= d by those survivors, often living every day with the horrors of that exp= erience and passing on that trauma from generation to generation.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">The term for that = is =E2=80=9Cgenerational trauma=E2=80=9D and it=E2=80=99s real, but you d= on=E2=80=99t just have to take my word for it. Far too many communities i= n our country experience generational trauma on a daily basis. I recently= visited a former Japanese Internment camp, the survivors and their desce= ndants described how that long term imprisonment impacted them when they = went home, how their parents and grandparents were never the same and pas= sed down that trauma.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">It doesn=E2=80=99t= really ever get easier to talk about these periods in American history. = But when we talk about them, we can help communities to heal.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">It=E2=80=99s why I= launched the Federal Indian Boarding School initiative, to investigate t= he full scope of forced assimilation practices at those schools. To help = Indigenous communities get answers and support resources so that they can= continue to heal.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">The question we ha= ve to consider is this: would someone who hasn=E2=80=99t directly experie= nced this trauma move these issues forward? Would they know to prioritize= the necessary healing in order to accomplish other goals? The answer is = maybe.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">But when leadershi= p has those perspectives and can lead with empathy based on shared experi= ences, the answer to that question is definitely.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">This is why repres= entation matters.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">President Biden ha= s tasked every federal agency to use a lens of equity and inclusion in th= e work we do. To center the voices of those who have been marginalized or= underrepresented.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">It=E2=80=99s much = easier to ground our path toward equity and inclusion if there are leader= s at the table who have those experiences. And just as lack of representa= tion has an impact on how effective leadership is=C2=A0=E2=80=94 the pres= ence of representation opens the doors of opportunities for others to fol= low.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">Not only do young = people now see figures from their communities serving at the highest leve= ls of government=C2=A0=E2=80=94 the policies and solutions that are devel= oped will break down the barriers that were meant to keep them out.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">This is why repres= entation matters.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">This is also why o= ne of my personal goals is to leave the ladder down behind me for more pe= ople to climb. And then, when they do climb that ladder, I will lift them= up on my shoulders so that they can climb even higher. This is my respon= sibility because that=E2=80=99s what my ancestors did for me.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">I challenge everyo= ne here to do the same. That=E2=80=99s the key step to fully realizing eq= uity and inclusion=C2=A0=E2=80=94 it doesn=E2=80=99t just stop with us. T= his process must outlive us.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">So here it is, my = South by Southwest family, Auntie Deb=E2=80=99s guide to equity and inclu= sion:</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">First, for people = who come from marginalized communities: <strong>don=E2=80=99t be afraid t= o be the first</strong> and don=E2=80=99t wait for someone to ask you. St= ep on to the stage and don=E2=80=99t worry about failing, because just sh= owing up is part of the work and it moves all of us another step forward.= Shirley Chisolm=C2=A0=E2=80=94 one of my heroes=C2=A0=E2=80=94 was the f= irst Black woman to serve in Congress. What you may not know is that she = also ran for President! She broke down barriers so that more women could = run and eventually win.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">Second, use any bi= t of power you have -=E2=80=94 and believe me anyone at any level, every = single person here, has power =E2=80=94 to <strong>make room for diverse = voices</strong> that can take the lead. I mean, think about the room of p= eople preparing for the Montgomery Bus Boycotts =E2=80=94everyone gathere= d, everyone had a role, everyone knew what was at stake, and everyone wor= ked together as a team to decide together in the planning, and they execu= ted that mission successfully.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">It requires a grea= t deal of humility to admit that you don=E2=80=99t know everything and th= at someone=E2=80=99s lived experiences can be just as valuable as a degre= e or a resume. But recognizing that will help build more equitable and in= clusive solutions. And it will help ensure that more people who look like= America are around the table to make the best decisions for America. Lif= t those people up!</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">Third, <strong>lea= rn our country=E2=80=99s full history=C2=A0</strong>=E2=80=94=C2=A0it=E2=80= =99s each of our obligation to go beyond what school curricula teaches us= . Our full history is deep, and it will require us to ask questions that = make us uncomfortable but will lead us to better understand people=E2=80=99= s lived experiences without judgment. Listen more than you talk. When you= see a disparity=C2=A0=E2=80=94 the communities fighting for clean drinki= ng water, breathing in toxic fumes, keeping their children safe in the ou= tdoors =E2=80=94 stop and think about why that disparity exists. If you c= an=E2=80=99t figure it out, don=E2=80=99t stop there. Seek out ways to he= lp shine a light on it. Do the work to dig into root causes and build sol= utions that have empathy.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">Fourth, <strong>be= fierce.</strong> This is long and hard work that requires passion and de= termination. Native American fishing rights activist, Billy Frank, fought= for 30 years to make sure his people had the right to fish on their ance= stral homelands. Your truths and your experiences are valuable =E2=80=93 = we can all benefit from sharing more of our whole selves.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">And last,<strong> = leave the ladder down</strong> for more people to climb. Human rights act= ivist Dolores Huerta is still fighting for human rights =E2=80=94 60 year= s after she started. Even at 92, she=E2=80=99s training the next generati= on of activists, helping women run for office, lifting people up on her s= houlders so they can have a voice in our future.</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom:= 10px !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-ser= if; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" align=3D"left">There you have it = -- tell everyone you know that Auntie Deb says that we all have a role in= making sure that equity and inclusion are not just taglines or empty pro= mises. 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