Thank you so much. Thank you. Everybody please have a seat. It is wonderful to see all of you. Thank you, Phyllis, for the wonderful introduction. 非常感谢。谢谢大家。请各位就座。很高兴见到大家。感谢菲利丝精彩的介绍。
I want to thank all the tribal leaders who are here for making this year's conference the most successful yet. I want to acknowledge outstanding members of my team that have helped pull this together, but, more importantly, day in and day out are thinking about what we can do to make sure that all the tribes that are represented have a voice here in Washington. 我要感谢今天到场的各位部落领导人，是你们让今年的会议取得了迄今为止最圆满的成功。我要向我的团队中为筹办会议付出努力的杰出成员表示感谢；但更重要的是，他们日复一日地思考如何确保今天在华盛顿代表各部落发出自己的声音。
First of all, my outstanding Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar. We are so proud of him. Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, Larry Echo Hawk. Hey! And our outstanding solicitor for the Department of Interior, Hilary Tompkins. 首先是我们杰出的内政部长肯·萨拉萨尔。我们为他深感自豪。印第安事务助理部长拉里·埃科霍克。嗨！还有我们内政部杰出的法律顾问希拉里·汤普金斯。
Now, today, I'm here not only as President. As I've mentioned before, I am also here as an adopted member of the Crow Nation. So I'd like to recognize my adoptive Mom and Dad, Sonny and Mary Black Eagle, who are backstage. They're going to be coming out here in a little bit. 今天，我来到这里不仅是以总统的身份。正如我以前提到过的，我还是克劳族接纳的成员。因此，我想向我的养父母桑尼和玛丽·布莱克·伊格尔致意，他们现在就在后台。他们过一会儿就会出来。
I'm so grateful they took me into their family. I bet they're grateful that I never went through the "terrible twos" -- or "terrible teens." They got me after I was a little more polished. 非常感谢他们把我接纳进家庭。我敢说，他们也很庆幸我没有经历“可怕的两岁阶段”，也没有经历“可怕的青少年阶段”。他们是在我稍微成熟、懂事一些之后才接纳我的。
Ken Salazar, he works so hard on the issues that matter to all of you. And we also have members of Congress here as well who are great partners in this effort. And I finally -- I want to give a shout-out to the young people who are here as part of the White House program called "Champions for Change." Really remarkable young people. I had a chance to meet them backstage. 肯·萨拉萨尔为所有与你们息息相关的问题付出了极大努力。国会中也有许多成员来到这里，他们是这项工作的优秀伙伴。最后，我还想特别向参加白宫“变革先锋”项目的年轻人致意。他们都是非常出色的年轻人。我刚才有机会在后台见到他们。
There's Teressa Baldwin, who's working to prevent teen suicide among Alaska Natives. LeVon Thomas, who's bringing green jobs to the Navajo Nation. Dallas Duplessis, who started a gardening club to promote healthy eating in Tulalip, Washington. She wrote, "Our goal is not to be couch potatoes, but to grow some potatoes." I think Michelle would like that one. 特蕾莎·鲍德温正在努力预防阿拉斯加原住民青少年自杀；勒冯·托马斯正在为纳瓦霍族带来绿色就业机会；达拉斯·杜普莱西斯在华盛顿州图拉利普创办了一个园艺俱乐部，倡导健康饮食。她写道：“我们的目标不是成为窝在沙发上的土豆，而是种出一些土豆。”我想米歇尔会喜欢这句话。
Standing in this room, with leaders of all ages, it's impossible not to be optimistic about the future of Indian Country. Obviously, we face tough times. But you still believe that tomorrow can be better than today. You're out there making your communities better places to live. What you expect -- and what you deserve -- is a federal government that helps, not hinders, your efforts. You deserve leaders in Washington who fight for you every single day. 站在这个有各个年龄段领导人的房间里，我们不可能不对印第安地区的未来充满乐观。显然，我们正面临艰难时期。但你们仍然相信，明天会比今天更好。你们正在努力让自己的社区成为更宜居的地方。你们所期待、也理应得到的，是一个帮助而不是阻碍你们努力的联邦政府。你们理应得到每天为你们奋斗的华盛顿领导人。
That's one of the reasons I ran for this office. When I visited the Crow Nation during the campaign, I said my job was not just to win an election; it was to make sure that Washington starts focusing on you. I promised a true government-to-government relationship -- a relationship that recognizes our sometimes painful history, a relationship that respects the unique heritage of Native Americans and that includes you in the dream that we all share. 这正是我竞选这一职位的原因之一。竞选期间我访问克劳族时说过，我的工作不只是赢得选举，而是确保华盛顿开始关注你们。我承诺建立真正的政府对政府关系——一种承认我们有时痛苦历史的关系，一种尊重原住民独特传统、并让你们参与我们共同梦想的关系。
And together, we're building that relationship. I told you I would bring tribal leaders to Washington to reflect -- to develop an agenda that reflects your hopes and your concerns. And now, for a third year in a row, we have kept that promise. I told you that when I was President, we wouldn't just pay lip service to the idea of consultation. And today, we're holding every Cabinet agency responsible for working together with Indian tribes. 我们正在共同建立这种关系。我曾告诉你们，我会邀请部落领导人来到华盛顿，听取你们的意见，制定一份反映你们希望与关切的议程。如今，我们已经连续第三年兑现了这一承诺。我曾告诉你们，我担任总统后不会只在口头上表示支持协商。今天，我们正在要求每一个内阁部门都对与印第安部落协同工作负责。
I told you I'd appoint Native Americans to senior positions in the White House. And I know that many of you have worked with Kim Teehee of Cherokee Nation, my senior policy advisor for Native American issues; and Charlie Galbraith of the Navajo Nation, in our office of Intergovernmental Affairs. 我曾告诉你们，我会任命原住民担任白宫高级职务。我知道，你们中的许多人曾与切罗基族的金·蒂希合作，她是我负责原住民事务的高级政策顾问；你们也曾与纳瓦霍族的查理·加尔布雷思合作，他任职于我们的政府间事务办公室。
We're working to make our government-to-government relationship even stronger. We asked Congress to recognize the power of tribes to prosecute perpetrators of domestic violence, whether they're Indian or non-Indian. And in the wake of the Carcieri decision, we've asked Congress to restore the Secretary of the Interior's authority to take land into trust for federally recognized Indian tribes. 我们正努力进一步巩固政府对政府关系。我们请求国会承认部落起诉家庭暴力犯罪者的权力，无论犯罪者是印第安人还是非印第安人。在卡尔谢里裁决之后，我们请求国会恢复内政部长为联邦承认的印第安部落将土地纳入信托的权力。
So this new relationship represents a major step forward. It is change. But I promised even more than that. I told you that as President, I would work with you to tackle the most difficult problems facing Native American families. And that's exactly what we've done. We passed the Tribal Law and Order Act, and began making Indian Country a safer place to live. We permanently authorized the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and made quality health care accessible to more Native Americans. 因此，这种新关系代表着一大进步。这就是变化。但我承诺的远不止这些。我曾告诉你们，担任总统后，我会与你们一起解决原住民家庭面临的最棘手问题。而我们确实这样做了。我们通过了《部落法律与秩序法》，开始让印第安地区变得更加安全。我们永久授权《印第安人医疗保健改善法》，让更多原住民能够获得优质医疗服务。
Just this week, we streamlined leasing regulations, which will lead to more homes, more businesses, more renewable energy on the reservation. That's what change is. 就在本周，我们简化了租赁规定，这将带来更多住房、更多企业以及保留地上的更多可再生能源。这就是变化。
And finally, we said that even as we include Indian tribes in the broader promise of America, we're going to keep native traditions alive. So when Michelle launched Let's Move! in Indian Country, she brought lacrosse players to the White House, and invited Native American children to plant the "three sisters" crops in the White House vegetable garden. 最后，我们还说过，即使把印第安部落纳入美国更广阔的发展愿景，我们也要让原住民传统延续下去。因此，当米歇尔在印第安地区发起“让我们行动起来！”计划时，她把长曲棍球运动员请到白宫，并邀请原住民儿童在白宫菜园里种植“三姐妹”作物。
While our work together is far from over, today we can see what change looks like. It's the Native American-owned small business that's opening its doors, or a worker helping a school renovate. It's new roads and houses. It's wind turbines going up on tribal lands, and crime going down in tribal communities. That's what change looks like. 虽然我们的共同事业远未结束，但今天我们已经可以看到变化的样子：一家原住民所有的小企业正在开门营业，一名工人正在帮助学校翻修；新的道路和房屋正在建成；部落土地上正在竖起风力涡轮机，部落社区的犯罪率正在下降。这就是变化的样子。
So we should be proud of what we've done -- together. But of course, that should sharpen our resolve to do even more. Because as long as Native Americans face unemployment and poverty rates that are far higher than the national average, we're going to have more work to do. And I wake up every day focused on how to get this economy growing and create jobs for every American, faster. We're working to rebuild an economy where no matter who you are, no matter what you look like -- black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American -- you can make it if you try. 因此，我们应当为我们共同取得的成就感到自豪。当然，这也应当增强我们继续取得更大成就的决心。只要原住民仍然面临远高于全国平均水平的失业率和贫困率，我们就还有更多工作要做。我每天早晨醒来，都会专注于更快地推动经济增长、为每一位美国人创造就业机会。我们正在努力重建一种经济：无论你是谁，无论你的外貌如何——无论是黑人、白人、拉丁裔、亚裔还是原住民——只要你努力，就能取得成功。
And that's why I proposed the American Jobs Act -- to help all Americans, including First Americans, make it through these tough times. It's why my administration has addressed the obstacles that are unique to Indian country by guaranteeing loans for homeowners and small business owners and tribes. It's why we're working to equip your communities with high-speed Internet access. 这就是我提出《美国就业法》的原因——帮助包括第一美国人，也就是原住民在内的所有美国人渡过艰难时期。我的政府之所以解决印第安地区特有的障碍，是因为我们要为房主、小企业主和部落提供贷款担保。我们之所以努力让你们的社区接入高速互联网，也是出于同样的原因。
And even as we meet at this moment, we have to prepare the next generation for the future -- which is why, earlier today, I signed an executive order to launch the White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education. 即使我们此刻正在这里开会，也必须为下一代的未来做好准备。因此，今天早些时候，我签署了一项行政命令，启动白宫美国印第安人与阿拉斯加原住民教育倡议。
Secretary Duncan -- who is here -- Secretary Salazar, they're going to work together on this effort to prepare Native American youth to compete for the high-skilled, good jobs of tomorrow. We're going to find ways to reduce the dropout rate. We're going to help students who've already dropped out re-enter the education system. And we're going to strengthen our Tribal Colleges and Universities. They are cornerstones of their community and they deserve our support. 在场的邓肯部长和萨拉萨尔部长将共同推进这项工作，帮助原住民青年为明天的高技能、高质量工作做好竞争准备。我们将想办法降低辍学率，帮助已经辍学的学生重新回到教育体系，并加强我们的部落学院和大学。它们是社区的基石，理应得到我们的支持。
So we've made progress together. And a lot of that progress is possible because of all of you -- because the ideas that you've shared at the last two conferences, and that you're sharing at this conference. 因此，我们共同取得了进展。其中许多进展之所以能够实现，是因为有你们每一个人的努力，是因为你们在前两次会议上分享的想法，也是因为你们正在本次会议上分享新的想法。
And that's why I'm looking forward to hearing the results of the discussion that you have today. I want to know what we can do to keep tackling the tough issues -- from education to jobs to health care to public safety. 所以，我期待听到你们今天讨论的成果。我想知道，我们可以采取哪些措施，继续处理从教育、就业到医疗和公共安全等棘手问题。
It would be nice to say that the work was done, but we know the truth. We haven't solved all our problems. We've got a long road ahead. But I believe that one day, we're going to be able to look back on these years and say that this was a turning point. 如果能说工作已经完成当然很好，但我们知道事实并非如此。我们还没有解决所有问题。前方还有很长的路要走。但我相信，有一天我们回顾这些岁月时，会说这是一个转折点。
This was the moment when we began to build a strong middle class in Indian Country; the moment when businesses, large and small, began opening up in reservations; the moment when we stopped repeating the mistakes of the past, and began building a better future together, one that honors old traditions and welcomes every Native American into the American Dream. 这是我们开始在印第安地区建设强大中产阶级的时刻；是大小企业开始在保留地开门营业的时刻；是我们停止重复过去的错误，开始共同建设更美好未来的时刻——一个尊重古老传统、欢迎每一位原住民加入美国梦的未来。 We've got to finish what we started. So today, I want to thank all of you for everything that you do. I want to ask you to keep going. And when you go back home, making your communities better places to live, I want you all to know that you've got a partner in Washington. You have an administration that understands the challenges that you face and, most importantly, you've got a President who's got your back. 我们必须完成已经开始的事业。今天，我要感谢你们所做的一切，并请你们继续前进。当你们回到家乡，继续努力让自己的社区变得更宜居时，我希望你们都知道，华盛顿有一个伙伴支持你们。你们拥有一个理解你们所面临挑战的政府；最重要的是，你们拥有一位站在你们这边的总统。
We've got to finish what we started. So today, I want to thank all of you for everything that you do. I want to ask you to keep going. And when you go back home, making your communities better places to live, I want you all to know that you've got a partner in Washington. You have an administration that understands the challenges that you face and, most importantly, you've got a President who's got your back. 我们必须完成已经开始的事业。今天，我要感谢你们所做的一切，并请你们继续前进。当你们回到家乡，继续努力让自己的社区变得更宜居时，我希望你们都知道，华盛顿有一个伙伴支持你们。你们拥有一个理解你们所面临挑战的政府；最重要的是，你们拥有一位站在你们这边的总统。
So thank you. God bless you. God bless the United States of America. 谢谢大家。愿上帝保佑你们。愿上帝保佑美利坚合众国。