John,
Today is Native American Heritage Day, a day to recognize and honor Native Americans’ contributions to our country.
As the first Native American to serve as a U.S. Cabinet secretary, Deb Haaland is already leading the U.S. Department of the Interior in a new direction.
Under Haaland’s leadership, The U.S. Department of the Interior has pushed forward with two commercial-scale, offshore wind energy projects, with more on the way, after having no such projects planned just one year ago.
The Department of the Interior is also now living up to its commitment to protect and improve access to indigenous sacred sites by collaborating with indigenous communities to ensure the department is being a good steward of their lands.
And now, just this week, Deb Haaland began pushing to remove offensive names on federal land.
“Our nation’s lands and waters should be places to celebrate the outdoors and our shared cultural heritage—not to perpetuate the legacies of oppression.” - Deb Haaland
Will you sign our thank you card to Deb Haaland for fighting to make sure the Department of the Interior responsibly manages our nation's public lands while honoring and upholding its treaties with the Indigenous people from whom those lands were stolen?
The leadership of our country, from City Hall to the White House, needs to reflect the life experience and strategic vision of our nation's demographics.
It is clear that representation matters, especially within political and movement organizations. Deb Haaland’s leadership as United States Secretary of the Interior shows why.
So on Native American Heritage Day, please sign our thank you card to Deb Haaland to show her we appreciate all of the hard work she is doing at the Department of the Interior.
Thank you for all that you do,
- Tre
Tre Graves
Digital Organizing Coordinator
Democracy for America
