National Endowment for the Humanities Chair Shelly C. Lowe, a member of the Navajo Nation, introduced President Biden and pointed to the Indigenous representation in the room and in the Biden administration.
“It is now my distinct honor to introduce a man who ensured that when I came into my position, there were others who looked like me, other Native voices, other Native individuals who were leading us and who are making the administration do what we needed to do,” Lowe said.
Worl was one of four Indigenous awardees recognized for their achievements during the ceremony. The others included “Braiding Sweetgrass” author Robin Wall Kimmerer, poet Joy Harjo and educator Robert Martin.
President Biden said during the ceremony that all of today’s recipients helped bring America into a better future.
“You have broken barriers. You blazed new trails, you redefined culture,” Biden said. “You’re the truth tellers, the bridge builders, the change seekers, and above all you’re the masters of your craft who have made us a better America for all you’ve done.”
Worl is one of 207 Americans that have received the medal. In a statement, she credited her mother, Bessie Quinto, for inspiring her life’s work.
“She devoted her whole life as a union organizer to secure economic equity for our people, among many other things,” Worl said in the release.
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