[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 197 (Thursday, October 13, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 61957-61958]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22410]


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                Proclamation 10473 of October 7, 2022

                
Indigenous Peoples' Day, 2022

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                On Indigenous Peoples' Day, we honor the sovereignty, 
                resilience, and immense contributions that Native 
                Americans have made to the world; and we recommit to 
                upholding our solemn trust and treaty responsibilities 
                to Tribal Nations, strengthening our Nation-to-Nation 
                ties.

                For centuries, Indigenous Peoples were forcibly removed 
                from ancestral lands, displaced, assimilated, and 
                banned from worshiping or performing many sacred 
                ceremonies. Yet today, they remain some of our greatest 
                environmental stewards. They maintain strong religious 
                beliefs that still feed the soul of our Nation. And 
                they have chosen to serve in the United States Armed 
                Forces at a higher rate than any other group. Native 
                peoples challenge us to confront our past and do 
                better, and their contributions to scholarship, law, 
                the arts, public service, and more continue to guide us 
                forward.

                I learned long ago that Tribal Nations do better when 
                they make their own decisions. That is why my 
                Administration has made respect for Tribal sovereignty 
                and meaningful consultation with Tribal Nations the 
                cornerstone of our engagement and why I was proud to 
                restore the White House Council on Native American 
                Affairs. To elevate Indigenous voices across our 
                Government, I appointed Deb Haaland as Secretary of the 
                Interior, the first Native American to serve as a 
                cabinet secretary, along with more than 50 other Native 
                Americans now in significant roles across the executive 
                branch.

                My Administration is also directly delivering for 
                Native communities--creating jobs, providing critical 
                services, and restoring and preserving sacred Tribal 
                lands. We have made the biggest investment in Indian 
                Country in history, securing billions for pandemic 
                recovery, infrastructural improvements, and climate 
                change resilience, and we are working together with 
                Tribal Nations to end the scourge of violence against 
                Indigenous women and girls.

                These efforts are a matter of dignity, justice, and 
                good faith. But we have more to do to help lift Tribal 
                communities from the shadow of our broken promises, to 
                protect their right to vote, and to help them access 
                other opportunities that their ancestors were long 
                denied. On Indigenous Peoples' Day, we celebrate 
                indigenous history and our new beginning together, 
                honoring Native Americans for shaping the contours of 
                this country since time immemorial.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of 
                the United States of America, do hereby proclaim 
                October 10, 2022, as Indigenous Peoples' Day. I call 
                upon the people of the United States to observe this 
                day with appropriate ceremonies and activities. I also 
                direct that the flag of the United States be displayed 
                on all public buildings on the appointed day in honor 
                of our diverse history and the Indigenous peoples who 
                contribute to shaping this Nation.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                seventh day of October, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                seventh.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

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