Thread : For those whom may not know, The Department of the Interior's orgins were that of the War Department, the Indian War Department. (1) 
The Department of Interior would later shift to become the War Department & Indian Policy Department prior to becoming The Department of Interior we know today. (2)
Departmental responsibilities include administering lands and minerals, national parks, and wildlife refuges as well as upholding Federal trust responsibilities to Indian tribes and Alaska Natives. (3)
Additionally, The Interior is responsible for endangered species conservation and other environmental conservation efforts. (4)
"You have noticed that everything an Indian does is in a circle. That is because the power of the world always works in circles, and everything tries to be round. The sky is round, and I have heard that the earth is round like a ball, and so are all the stars.... (5)
The wind, in its greatest power, whirls. Birds make their nest in circles, for theirs is the same religion as ours. -Hehaka Sapa (Black Elk) - Oglala Lakota (6)
#FullCircleMoment #DebHaaland #thedepartmentofinterior #Indigenous
#FullCircleMoment #DebHaaland #thedepartmentofinterior #Indigenous
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