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Secretary of the Interior [[James G. Watt]] faced criticism for his alleged hostility to environmentalism, for his support of the development and use of federal lands by foresting, ranching, and other commercial interests, and for banning [[the Beach Boys]] from playing a 1983 Independence Day concert on the [[National Mall]] out of concerns of attracting "an undesirable element". His 1983 resignation was prompted by a speech in which he said about his staff: "I have a black, a woman, two Jews and a cripple. And we have talent."<ref name="bart">[https://web.archive.org/web/20000920054559/http://www.bartleby.com/63/56/556.html 556. James G Watt, US Secretary of the Interior.], "Simpson's Contemporary Quotations" (1988) via ''bartleby.com'' and [[Wayback Machine]].</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://rmoa.unm.edu/docviewer.php?docId=wyu-ah07667.xml |title=RMOA – Document<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=October 29, 2008 |archive-date=January 8, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108103112/http://rmoa.unm.edu/docviewer.php?docId=wyu-ah07667.xml |url-status=dead }}</ref> | Secretary of the Interior [[James G. Watt]] faced criticism for his alleged hostility to environmentalism, for his support of the development and use of federal lands by foresting, ranching, and other commercial interests, and for banning [[the Beach Boys]] from playing a 1983 Independence Day concert on the [[National Mall]] out of concerns of attracting "an undesirable element". His 1983 resignation was prompted by a speech in which he said about his staff: "I have a black, a woman, two Jews and a cripple. And we have talent."<ref name="bart">[https://web.archive.org/web/20000920054559/http://www.bartleby.com/63/56/556.html 556. James G Watt, US Secretary of the Interior.], "Simpson's Contemporary Quotations" (1988) via ''bartleby.com'' and [[Wayback Machine]].</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://rmoa.unm.edu/docviewer.php?docId=wyu-ah07667.xml |title=RMOA – Document<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=October 29, 2008 |archive-date=January 8, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108103112/http://rmoa.unm.edu/docviewer.php?docId=wyu-ah07667.xml |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
Under the Administration of President [[George W. Bush]], the Interior Department's maintenance backlog climbed from $5 billion to $8.7 billion, despite Bush's campaign pledges to eliminate it completely. Of the agency under Bush's leadership, Interior Department Inspector General [[Earl Devaney]] has cited a "[[culture of fear]]" and of "ethical failure." Devaney has also said, "Simply stated, short of a crime, anything goes at the highest levels of the Department of Interior."<ref name="lat012409">[[Julie Cart|Cart, Julie]]. [http://www.latimes.com/news/la-na-parks25-2009jan25,0,3051208.story?page=2&track=rss "Bush legacy leaves uphill climb for U.S. parks"], '' | Under the Administration of President [[George W. Bush]], the Interior Department's maintenance backlog climbed from $5 billion to $8.7 billion, despite Bush's campaign pledges to eliminate it completely. Of the agency under Bush's leadership, Interior Department Inspector General [[Earl Devaney]] has cited a "[[culture of fear]]" and of "ethical failure." Devaney has also said, "Simply stated, short of a crime, anything goes at the highest levels of the Department of Interior."<ref name="lat012409">[[Julie Cart|Cart, Julie]]. [http://www.latimes.com/news/la-na-parks25-2009jan25,0,3051208.story?page=2&track=rss "Bush legacy leaves uphill climb for U.S. parks"], ''Los Angeles Times'', January 25, 2009.</ref> | ||
Launched in June of 2021, the [https://www.doi.gov/priorities/strengthening-indian-country/federal-indian-boarding-school-initiative Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative] intended to investigate federal Indian boarding school policies and multi-generational impacts of trauma on American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children. Released in two volumes, the three year investigation produced the first report<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newland |first=Bryan |date=May 2022 |title=Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative Investigative Report |url=https://www.bia.gov/sites/default/files/dup/inline-files/bsi_investigative_report_may_2022_508.pdf}}</ref> in May 2022 and the second and final<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newland |first=Bryan |date=July 2024 |title=Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative Investigative Report Vol. II |url=https://www.bia.gov/sites/default/files/media_document/doi_federal_indian_boarding_school_initiative_investigative_report_vii_final_508_compliant.pdf}}</ref> volume in June 2024. The final report details the severe trauma and cultural disruption inflicted on Native American communities through these schools, which operated from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century. It highlights the systemic abuse and neglect endured by students, finding 973 children died at the schools and calls for accountability and measures to address the ongoing impact on Native American families and communities to include working closely with tribal nations on the identification and repatriation of the remains.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kavi |first=Aishvarya |date=July 30, 2024 |title=Nearly 1,000 Native Children Died at Boarding Schools, Interior Dept. Finds |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/30/us/politics/native-american-boarding-schools.html |website=New York Times}}</ref> | Launched in June of 2021, the [https://www.doi.gov/priorities/strengthening-indian-country/federal-indian-boarding-school-initiative Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative] intended to investigate federal Indian boarding school policies and multi-generational impacts of trauma on American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children. Released in two volumes, the three year investigation produced the first report<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newland |first=Bryan |date=May 2022 |title=Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative Investigative Report |url=https://www.bia.gov/sites/default/files/dup/inline-files/bsi_investigative_report_may_2022_508.pdf}}</ref> in May 2022 and the second and final<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newland |first=Bryan |date=July 2024 |title=Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative Investigative Report Vol. II |url=https://www.bia.gov/sites/default/files/media_document/doi_federal_indian_boarding_school_initiative_investigative_report_vii_final_508_compliant.pdf}}</ref> volume in June 2024. The final report details the severe trauma and cultural disruption inflicted on Native American communities through these schools, which operated from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century. It highlights the systemic abuse and neglect endured by students, finding 973 children died at the schools and calls for accountability and measures to address the ongoing impact on Native American families and communities to include working closely with tribal nations on the identification and repatriation of the remains.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kavi |first=Aishvarya |date=July 30, 2024 |title=Nearly 1,000 Native Children Died at Boarding Schools, Interior Dept. Finds |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/30/us/politics/native-american-boarding-schools.html |website=New York Times}}</ref> | ||