'I run because my ancestors gave me this ability.'
Haaland, the secretary of the interior, ran the Boston Marathon to honor her ancestors.Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland is celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day by running the Boston Marathon on Monday, honoring ancestors that ran before her.."Along the way to running my first marathon, I began to think deeply about the story of my people who have used running not only to get places but to preserve their traditions and culture. ...
In a separate proclamation marking Columbus Day, he also acknowledged the"wrongs and atrocities" that European explorers brought to native communities.As secretary, Haaland has made a point to focus on Indigenous communities by expanding the United States' climate policies to include Indigenous traditional knowledge, taking steps to address both the missing and murdered Indigenous peoples across the country, and by restoring tribal homelands.
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