WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:08.940 --> 00:00:09.280 (Music) 00:00:09.280 --> 00:00:12.480 I’m Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior. 00:00:12.480 --> 00:00:16.640 I was proud to join the Biden-Harris  Administration in March as the first Native   00:00:16.640 --> 00:00:23.280 American Cabinet Secretary. We immediately got  to work delivering COVID-19 relief to families,   00:00:23.280 --> 00:00:30.240 businesses, Tribes, and local communities across  the country through the American Rescue Plan. 00:00:30.240 --> 00:00:35.840 From bolstering climate resilience and a clean  energy economy, to supporting Tribal nations and   00:00:35.840 --> 00:00:42.400 advancing environmental justice, we are working  to build back better with much-needed investments   00:00:42.400 --> 00:00:49.040 in communities that will advance our vision  for a robust and equitable clean energy future. 00:00:49.600 --> 00:00:52.880 Here are a few of our Department  leaders to highlight some of the   00:00:52.880 --> 00:00:54.400 progress we’ve made this year. 00:00:55.120 --> 00:00:59.120 Hello, I’m Tommy Beaudreau, Deputy  Secretary of the Interior Department. 00:00:59.840 --> 00:01:04.080 Interior is home to several  unique law enforcement agencies   00:01:04.080 --> 00:01:09.440 committed to our mission to make communities  across the country safe and welcoming.   00:01:10.160 --> 00:01:14.320 We’re working to strengthen trust and  collaboration between law enforcement   00:01:14.320 --> 00:01:20.000 and communities with the new Law Enforcement Task  Force that Secretary Haaland stood up this year. 00:01:20.960 --> 00:01:26.080 This task force is working to implement the  highest standards for protecting the public   00:01:26.080 --> 00:01:33.600 and provide necessary policy guidance, resources,  and training to agency personnel. With a focus   00:01:33.600 --> 00:01:40.640 on equity and evidence-based decision making, the  task force will review and identify opportunities   00:01:40.640 --> 00:01:46.880 for improving law enforcement programs across the  Department to keep personnel and communities safe. 00:01:47.840 --> 00:01:51.280 Hi, I'm Laura Daniel-Davis, and I'm the Principal   00:01:51.280 --> 00:01:54.720 Deputy Assistant Secretary for  Land and Minerals Management... 00:01:55.440 --> 00:02:00.640 At the Department of the Interior, we know  that the time to act on climate is now.   00:02:01.200 --> 00:02:05.760 Clean energy — including solar,  onshore and offshore wind,   00:02:05.760 --> 00:02:11.120 geothermal, and wave and tidal energy  projects — will help communities across   00:02:11.120 --> 00:02:16.880 the country be part of the climate solution  while creating good-paying union jobs. 00:02:17.520 --> 00:02:25.120 Early on, President Biden set ambitious goals that  will set us on a path to a clean energy economy,   00:02:25.120 --> 00:02:27.840 and we rolled up our sleeves and got to work. 00:02:28.560 --> 00:02:32.960 We launched the first two commercial  scale offshore wind projects   00:02:32.960 --> 00:02:38.240 in the United States. We are advancing  solar projects on thousands of acres   00:02:38.240 --> 00:02:42.720 of public lands in the Western United  States. And we’re just getting started. 00:02:44.160 --> 00:02:49.840 Hi, I'm Shannon Estenoz, and I'm the Assistant  Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks... 00:02:50.560 --> 00:02:55.920 To meet the moment our country faces, the  Biden-Harris administration launched “America   00:02:55.920 --> 00:03:02.000 the Beautiful,” a decade-long challenge to  conserve, connect, and restore 30 percent of   00:03:02.000 --> 00:03:07.680 our lands and waters by 2030 for the sake of  our economy, our health, and our well-being. 00:03:08.400 --> 00:03:14.400 Our National Parks and National Wildlife Refuges  are invaluable partners in this effort to connect   00:03:14.400 --> 00:03:21.120 with communities, to expand access to the outdoors  and to develop locally led conservation efforts. 00:03:21.840 --> 00:03:26.400 America The Beautiful recognizes that  agricultural and forest landowners,   00:03:27.040 --> 00:03:34.080 anglers And other outdoor enthusiasts, Tribal  Nations, states, territories, local officials,   00:03:34.080 --> 00:03:38.720 and other important partners and  stakeholders all have a role to play   00:03:38.720 --> 00:03:43.200 in ensuring that we leave a livable  planet to future generations. 00:03:43.200 --> 00:03:46.400 "Boozhoo.” (Hello) “Mino ghiizhep!" (Good day!) 00:03:46.400 --> 00:03:50.320 My name is Bryan Newland, and I'm the  Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs,   00:03:50.320 --> 00:03:52.000 here at the Department of the Interior... 00:03:52.880 --> 00:03:58.240 At Interior, we fundamentally believe  that honoring our relationship with Tribes   00:03:58.240 --> 00:04:02.640 and upholding our trust and treaty  responsibilities are paramount to our mission.  00:04:03.360 --> 00:04:07.520 In March of this year, we conducted  nation-to-nation consultations with   00:04:07.520 --> 00:04:12.960 Tribal leaders to identify best practices,  and to create a roadmap for our work together   00:04:12.960 --> 00:04:16.960 across the department so that we can  strengthen our relationships with Tribes. 00:04:17.600 --> 00:04:21.520 We’re using this process to ensure that  Tribal Nations have a seat at the table   00:04:21.520 --> 00:04:26.720 before policies are created that impact their  communities, from land into trust reform to   00:04:26.720 --> 00:04:32.400 job creation, expanded broadband and grant  opportunities, to addressing the crisis of   00:04:32.400 --> 00:04:37.040 Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples  and the heartbreaking and intensive work   00:04:37.040 --> 00:04:41.840 we’re undertaking with Secretary Haaland’s  Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative. 00:04:42.480 --> 00:04:46.000 Hi, I'm Eric Werwa, I'm fulfilling  the responsibilities of the Assistant   00:04:46.000 --> 00:04:48.000 Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget... 00:04:48.800 --> 00:04:52.960 Climate change is driving the devastating  intersection of extreme heat and drought   00:04:52.960 --> 00:04:57.200 that is fueling wildfires that move with  a speed and intensity previously unseen. 00:04:58.080 --> 00:05:02.800 Paramount to this issue is promoting climate  resiliency across landscapes and communities,   00:05:03.360 --> 00:05:08.160 modernizing the firefighter workforce while  creating good jobs, and protecting the safety   00:05:08.160 --> 00:05:12.160 and long-term wellbeing of our wildland  firefighters and incident responders. 00:05:12.880 --> 00:05:18.240 This year we raised firefighter pay, combined  resources for wildland fire response across   00:05:18.240 --> 00:05:21.360 Interior’s land management  agencies, used the latest   00:05:21.360 --> 00:05:25.680 science and technologies to enhance our  operational capability and decision-making,   00:05:25.680 --> 00:05:28.560 and developed a Climate Action Plan  to guide our work for the future. 00:05:30.000 --> 00:05:35.440 Aloha, I'm Keone Nakoa, the Deputy Assistant  Secretary for Insular and International Affairs... 00:05:36.080 --> 00:05:41.200 The territories are an integral part of the fabric  of America, and the freely associated states,   00:05:41.200 --> 00:05:45.440 while independent countries, are uniquely  interwoven with the United States in terms   00:05:45.440 --> 00:05:50.400 of a shared history, ongoing partnership, and  a vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific. 00:05:51.040 --> 00:05:55.280 At the Department of the Interior, we’re  working to fulfill our trust and Insular Area   00:05:55.280 --> 00:06:00.480 responsibilities through efforts to strengthen  economic and health capacities in the territories,   00:06:00.480 --> 00:06:05.040 to fulfill Compact of Free Association  obligations, and address climate resilience,   00:06:05.040 --> 00:06:07.760 conservation, and clean energy deployment. 00:06:07.760 --> 00:06:10.400 We are also supporting international partners and   00:06:10.400 --> 00:06:14.160 collaborating across the federal family  to build a healthy and resilient ccean. 00:06:15.680 --> 00:06:19.840 Hi, I'm Tanya Trujillo, Assistant  Secretary for Water and Science... 00:06:20.480 --> 00:06:23.840 Climate change is impacting our  lives now, more than ever – as we   00:06:23.840 --> 00:06:27.920 witness the severe drought across the  West and other extreme weather events.   00:06:28.480 --> 00:06:31.760 The current drought presents one of  the biggest challenges of our time. 00:06:32.640 --> 00:06:35.600 This year, we have been working  closely with our federal,   00:06:35.600 --> 00:06:40.960 Tribal and non-federal partners to help  communities impacted by the ongoing drought   00:06:40.960 --> 00:06:44.400 and to develop science-based  solutions to build resiliency. 00:06:45.280 --> 00:06:49.680 We are also working across the board to  ensure that we rebuild our scientific   00:06:49.680 --> 00:06:53.520 capacity throughout the country and  around the world – through improved   00:06:53.520 --> 00:06:58.800 earth observation systems and next generation  programs to help meet the challenges ahead. 00:07:00.240 --> 00:07:03.760 Hi, I'm Bob Anderson, Solicitor of  the Department of the Interior... 00:07:04.320 --> 00:07:08.800 At Interior we are committed to executing  our mission ethically and responsibly.   00:07:08.800 --> 00:07:13.040 We work to build trust in government by  ensuring our department is following the law   00:07:13.040 --> 00:07:15.120 and operating transparently. 00:07:15.120 --> 00:07:19.760 We also work with the Justice Department to  ensure that our active litigation portfolio   00:07:19.760 --> 00:07:24.800 upholds our efforts focused on fair use  and safe management of our public lands,   00:07:24.800 --> 00:07:29.840 as well as our obligations to Indian Country, to  our nation’s wildlife, and to the American public. 00:07:30.640 --> 00:07:34.960 One of the items I am most proud of this  year is our work to restore Bears Ears,   00:07:34.960 --> 00:07:40.080 Grand Staircase-Escalante and the Northeast  Canyons and Seamounts National Monuments.   00:07:40.080 --> 00:07:43.840 These special places will now be  preserved for generations to come. 00:07:45.600 --> 00:07:50.400 This year showed us that there is no  shortage of challenges facing our country,   00:07:50.400 --> 00:07:56.080 but it also showed us that our country is strong  and can tackle any challenge that comes our way. 00:07:56.720 --> 00:08:00.400 It also demonstrated that we are  stronger when we work together.   00:08:00.960 --> 00:08:06.320 In the past few months, we joined global  leaders at COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland   00:08:06.320 --> 00:08:12.240 and Tribal Nations at the White House’s first  Tribal Nations Summit of this Administration. We   00:08:12.240 --> 00:08:18.320 recognize that we must work collaboratively if we  are to make lasting changes to protect this Earth. 00:08:18.880 --> 00:08:22.400 We have more work to do to  address the ongoing pandemic,   00:08:22.400 --> 00:08:29.360 the climate crisis, racial injustice, and economic  uncertainty, but we are strong and we can do it. 00:08:30.080 --> 00:08:34.480 Thanks to the historic investments made  in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law,   00:08:34.480 --> 00:08:40.080 we will have even more opportunity to deliver  concrete results on these priorities in   00:08:40.080 --> 00:08:46.480 communities around the country in the years ahead.  We are going to transform our infrastructure,   00:08:46.480 --> 00:08:52.480 create good-paying union jobs, invest in climate  resilience, promote equity and inclusion,   00:08:52.480 --> 00:08:56.640 and leave a better world for our  children, and for future generations. 00:08:57.440 --> 00:09:07.840 Interior made history in 2021, and in  2022, all of us, together, can do it again. 00:09:11.200 --> 00:09:11.572 (Music ends)